Hofzinser's Card Tricks

based on S. H. Sharpe's "Hofzinser's Card Conjuring"

2002
Written by Karl Fulves
Work of Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser
148 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Joseph K. Schmidt
Language: English
80 entries
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Karl Fulves Introduction longer article about Hofzinser's work and why it's rewritten in this edition
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Sympathetic Numbers cards dealt until spectator calls stop, then four cards chosen, ten cards dealt, all selections are Tens and prediction is ten
Related toVariationsAlso published here 15
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Gaze Force
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Synonymous Thoughts #1 two selections shuffled back, performer locates cards from another deck in his pocket
VariationsAlso published here 16
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Under Spread Cull
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Bottom Palm
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Transfer Palm classic to classic
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Karl Fulves Further Notes on the significance of the spread cull
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Association of Thoughts twenty cards on table, six-spot chosen, six cards become twenty-six
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Force from tabled row counting from either end
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Karl Fulves Further Notes on double enders
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Theodore DeLand Educated Die / Spotter Die Ace through Six of Clubs in row, spectator finds the Six
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Four Eights four chosen cards turn out to be the Eights, they're lost and four indifferent cards change to Eights, then Jacks are produced
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Impromptu Double Ender Sevens shown as Eights
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Top Change
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Two Card-Catch from hand to hand
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Karl Fulves Further Notes on the Hofzinser Top Change
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Everywhere And Nowhere #1 two duplicates
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Glide Handling second card is injogged
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Karl Fulves Further Notes on the plot "Everywhere & Nowhere"
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Four Aces aces produced, then sixteen more aces produced, duplicate aces
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Pinky Riffle
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card Production
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Bent Card Subtlety
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Top Change Variation
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Metamorphosis Of The Flying Card three spectators choose the same card, it transposes with another selection, duplicate
VariationsAlso published here 45
Pocket Force spectator quickly extracts card from pocket
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Hide Out showing spread between the hands and hiding a card at back
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Air Drop Transformation two cards back to back
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Sensation deck in pocket, any card named, it's removed from pocket, then wrapped in handkerchief, another card transposes with it
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Reinhard Müller Further Notes on the pocket index
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Pre-Determination Of Thought
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Tray Index card index on bottom of tray
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Card Addition from Tray
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Karl Fulves Further Notes on the plot and Robert-Houdin's version
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Sam H. Sharpe The Three Of Clubs
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Wild Card Move
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Thought two decks on table, spectator removes thought-of card from other deck
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Karl Fulves Further Note on Robert-Houdin's version and the Mexican Turnover
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Power Of Faith spectator selects three cards which match prediction, then assembly, four double facers
VariationsAlso published here 62
Karl Fulves Further Notes on "Magician Makes Good" and Mac McDonald's $100 Ace Routine
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Four Kings card thought of, then a spectator extracts it from pocket, three matching cards found, then assembly, four double facers
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Psychological Fan Force only picture card in group
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Karl Fulves Further Notes on the psychological fan force
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Theodore DeLand DeLand's Four Ace Trick three double facers
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Domination Of Thought #1 performer tables card, spectator thinks card from another deck, it disappears and the prediction card on table is correct
VariationsAlso published here 73
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser One Hand Mexican Turnover
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Karl Fulves Further Notes on the Premonition effect
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Karl Fulves Domination Of Thought #2 card removed by performer and wrapped in handkerchief, card thought of from second deck vanishes and travels to pocket, wrapped card is also thought-of card
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Karl Fulves Further Notes on double backers
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Remember And Forget #1
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Depth Illusion Precursor card slid under top card but apparently in center
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Karl Fulves Further Notes on the plot and credit information on the Depth Illusion
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M. Cazenseuve Fake Fan Insertion really on top, see "Magic Without Apparatus" (Camille Gaultier, p. 85)
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Remember And Forget #2
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Remember And Forget #3 using mis-spotted card
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Omnipotence Of The Ladies four cards chosen, they're the Queens, they transpose with four indifferent cards, Queens change one by one and back to Queens
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Deceive Your Neighbor four cards chosen, four Queens on table, they transpose one by one, then back
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Married Hearts #1 two cards in center come to top and bottom, then three cards transpose around with guessing game presentation
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Married Hearts #2 "The Married Hearts - The Loving Couple", shortened version
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Throw Switch deck thrown on table to catch two cards which are switched, see also p. 108
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Karl Fulves Further Notes on Robert-Houdin's Ladies Looking-Glass
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Queen Of Hearts four Kings each change into Queen of Hearts and back, then four cards are counted to via named numbers, they're the Queens
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Unit Block Control Second Deal block backjogged
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Mysterious Pack Of Cards entire deck changes into duplicates of three selections one after the other
Inspired by
  • Protean Pack (Robert-Houdin)
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Half Pass under Top Card
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Deck Switch two methods
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Everywhere And Nowhere #2 expanded routine
VariationsAlso published here 118
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Fan Force card under fan
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Everywhere And Nowhere #3 an additional nine cards change into selection
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Palm Packet Switch
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Synonymous Thoughts #2 two selections shuffled back, performer locates first card from another deck in his pocket, it changes into second selection which is given away
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Pocket Card for Transformation
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Insoluble Impromptu ring to inside playing card which was torn and restored before
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Under Handkerchief Switch of torn pieces
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Lost, Stolen, Strayed - A King card vanishes in deck, then rises (= is pulled from) from behind another single card
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Karl Fulves Further Notes on the rising card effect and Hofzinser
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Ace Of Hearts
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Flying Thought selection flies out of deck, spring mechanism
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Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Three Powers three chosen cards vanish from deck, arrive in pocket, deck vanishes (in topit type space) and appears in pocket, three selections rise one with corner torn off that visible restores, a card is shot with pistol into candle
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Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2016.