Card Secrets Unlocked

2005
Written by Peter Duffie
Work of Peter Duffie
66 pages (E-book), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings
Language: English
25 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Peter Duffie Crystal Clear Transpo ungaffed handling for Scarne glass transposition, inspired by Alex Elmsley solution
VariationsAlso published here 3
Peter Duffie A Lessen in Dishonesty card pocketed from eighteen-card packet, all but two cards eliminated which have the same suit/value combination as pocketed card
Inspired by
  • "Down Under Deal with Multiple Cards" (Hideo Kato, Precursor #79)
 8
Peter Duffie A Royal Enigma #1
Inspired by 10
Peter Duffie More Royal Enigmatics court cards are mixed and eventually unite in suits again, with spelling
Inspired byRelated to 12
Peter Duffie Mexican Expansion free selection is predicted with three cards (type, value and suit)
Inspired byVariations 14
Stephen Tucker Stephen Tucker Goes Down Mexican Way free selection is predicted with three cards (type, value and suit)
Inspired by 16
Peter Duffie U. D. Associates two matching mates are found by spectator with down-under-deal
Inspired by 18
Peter Duffie Lead-in using additional twelve cards in the handling for later Ace Assembly, no lapping
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo method with lapping
 20
Peter Duffie Only a Game Down under Deal, spectators get matches
  • Phase 1
  • Phase 2
Also published here 22
Peter Duffie On a Roll spectator selects a card and cuts the deck into three piles, top cards and selection make up the four Jacks
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Peter Duffie Sly Aces selection lost, routine with four Aces in which two turn over, penetrate to top, then red Aces catch mate of selection in deck and selection is found sandwiched between tabled black Aces
Related to 29
Peter Duffie A Great Deal of Thought Klondike shuffle placement, two selections, spelling and transformation
Inspired by 33
Peter Duffie Mind Field
Also published here 36
Peter Duffie A Shade Inexplicable cards numbered in red from One to Eight on one side and in black on the other side, total of some numbers divined with remaining cards
Inspired byAlso published here 38
Peter Duffie Here Lies the Truth hands-off spell lie detector
Also published here
  • Best of Alchemy Card Magic (compiled by Paul Halls, 2002)
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Peter Duffie Mucky Hands four blank cards transpose with four Kings in Himber wallet
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Peter Duffie It's in the Stars re-distribution principle with eight cards and two selections
  • Alternative Ending
Inspired by
  • "Stars in Their Eyes" (Paul Hallas, Mindful Mentalism 3)
Related to 		47
Peter Duffie As Easy as A, B, C deck shuffled and cut into three piles, two piles end up giving the number of red and black cards in the third pile
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Spectator Shuffles Red/Black one riffle shuffle
 		50
Peter Duffie The Problem with Hofzinser
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Peter Duffie Short Sharp Shock Sharpened
Inspired by 54
Peter Duffie Old Timer a Five is reversed, then a card is chosen and lost, the Five locates it
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Peter Duffie Orbital Stack cyclical deck with irregular suits (upset suits, Lewis Jones)
  • Simplex Orbital Stack
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Peter Duffie Magnum Stack cyclical deck with irregular suits (upset suits, Lewis Jones)
  • Simplex Magnum Stack
 		60
Peter Duffie Miracle Thot! card thought of, the prediction is removed, it matches thought-of card and they transpose
Also published here
  • marketed in 1990s
 62
Data entered by Denis Behr.