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Faire tirer une carte au hasard... Pour la faire trouver ensuite... Freely chosen card found on top or in the middle, as spectator wishes
 		1786
Testament de Jérôme Sharp
115
Card comes to Top/Bottom on hand or with paper-wrapped deck, long card
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
42
Der Zuschauer als Karten-Kommandant card shuffled back by spectator, yet it appears on top
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
224
Die Wanderung einer Karte selection travels from top to center of deck, or from center to top
 		Aug. 1896
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 8)
115
Card to Top visual, top change and air pressure turnover
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
43
Card to Bottom top and bottom cards shown indifferent, then selection travels to the bottom
 		May 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 5)
69
Top, Bottom or Center spectator decides whether his selection should appear on top, bottom or in the center
 		Jan. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 1)
5
Suggestions for its Use selection appears at bottom with small explosion, chemical
 		1903
Later Magic
61
Louis F. Christianer The Top Card selection is shown not to be on top, suddenly it appears face up on top, top card is quickly turned over
 		1919
More Effective Card Tricks
16
Jack Merlin Pass Using Second Dealing ambitious card sequence, second deal
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
6
Ralph W. Hull Two/Three of Diamonds pseudo duplicates for ambitious card phase
 		1932
"Eye-Openers"
5
Tommy Tucker The Perfect Shift double lift to fake a pass
 		1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
13
T. Page Wright Ambitious Card Sequence basic
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
18
Push-In Switch for Ambitious Card
1934
Card Tricks That Work
6
The Ambitious Card two phases, including card from under shoe back to top
 		1934
Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
48
A New Top Change second card is palmed while top one is displayed, then replaced
 		1935
Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
86
Laurie Ireland On the Bottom, on Top and in the Pocket
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
23
Dick Madden The Modern Eye-Popper short card used to simplify double lift
 		Oct. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 25)
155
Introducing the Ambitious Card Trick card appears face-up on deck during springing of cards, application of Spring Palm
 		1936
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
132
Frank Lane Double Backed Card Routine back of selection changes, ambitious card phase, count-down phase, card reverses, double index gaff and double backer
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
118
Ralph W. Hull The Eye Popper svengali/mirage deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
254
The Mene Tekel Deck - 1. basic application
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
257
On the Top chosen card comes to top, short card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
310
The Slap Trick card comes to top, Seven vs. Eight impromptu duplicate
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
337
The Double Lift with a Short Card with ambitious card phase
 		1938
Greater Magic
475
Ralph W. Hull The Pop-Eyes Eye-Popper Trick with Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper deck
 		1938
Greater Magic
532
Laurie Ireland Card Control
1938
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1938)
7
The First Phase
1940
Expert Card Technique
283
Using Double Lift Turnup two methods
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
284
Ambitious Card Move
1940
Expert Card Technique
286
Cover for the Ambitious Card Double Lift
1940
Expert Card Technique
287
The Obliging Card apparently mistake is made, ambitious phase
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
322
Edward Marlo The Ambitious Card facilitating double lift by bending top cards
 		1940
Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto)
19
The Great Merlini Behind the Eight Ball
  • Effect #1: Top card changes into selection
  • Effect #2: Another selection comes to top
  • Effect #3: selection is stabbed to with another card
  • Effect #4: Magic Thrust
  • Effect #5: spectator seals card in envelope (glimpsed with alcohol)
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 114)
673
A Stubborn Card
1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
20
Laurie Ireland Card Control card transformation, ends up in pocket
 		1940
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1940)
7
Deane Moore Double Lift Substitute
1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
16
Al Baker The Ambitious Card - Two Novel Methods two phases
Related toAlso published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
17
Theodore Annemann The Modern Eye Popper short card used to simplify double lift
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
49
Warner Perry To the Top with stranger card (which is not the selection)
 		July 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 2)
133
John Brown Cook The Transfer of a Card double deal from centre for short ambitious card sequence
 		1946
Card Control
80
Arthur H. Buckley Wishful Thinking Experiment No. 25 - peeked card comes to top in clean manner
 		1946
Card Control
181
Arthur H. Buckley The Illusive Transfer Experiment No. 40
 		1946
Card Control
208
Jean Hugard Card Magic on The Revolution (air pressure turnover), also with two cards in quick succession or as Ambitious Card phase
Related to Jan. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 8)
187
Edward Marlo The "S" Shaped Turn Over multiple lift for ca. five cards, S-crimp
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
6
Edward Marlo Flight of Time card is chosen by counting procedure, then card travels to top or to other packet
 		Oct. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 137)
549
A Bit of Byplay
1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
172
Hen Fetsch Band-It Card selection is lost in the deck and encircled with two rubber bands, deck is placed behind back and when shown again selection is on face of the still encircled deck
 		1949
Band-It Card
1
Hen Fetsch Band-It Card Cache same effect as Band-It Card, more rubber bands and clean at the end
 		1949
Band-It Card
3
Jack Yeager Ambitious Card Routine climax, card changes to blank card with "That's All, Folks!" written on it
Also published here
  • Jack Yeager's "Second Portfolio of Tricks"
 1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
3
Bruce Elliott Brrrrtttt! phase for ambitious card
Also published here June 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 231)
924
Edward Marlo Effect No. 10 peeked-at card is shown reversed with table spread, optional ambitious card sequence follow-up
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
6
Al Leech An Ambitious Card
1952
Manipulating with Leech
26
Frank Garcia Garcia's Interlude sucker sequence, side slip fake
 		Sep. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 263)
1051
Bill Simon Ambitious Bit with the side slip
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
115
Al Leech A Suspicious Move garden path
 		1953
Card Man Stuff
7
Edward Marlo Flight of Time card is chosen by counting procedure, then card travels to top or to other packet
 		1953
The Cardician
11
Edward Marlo Ambitious Card Move
1953
The Cardician
54
Frank Garcia, Dai Vernon Topper Garcia's topper mover, two handed bluff display on top, Vernon's variation one handed
Related toVariations May 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 282)
1126
Bruce Elliott Brrrrtttt! phase for ambitious card
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
138
Edward Marlo The Time Machine 3&3, three reds and blacks are alternated, Ace of Spades put in center of one half, the other half shuffled upside-down, all things are undone when traveled back in time, writing of time written on a business card vanishes
Variations Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
2
Edward Marlo Card to Top on tabled deck, using tabled palm
 		1957
The Tabled Palm
19
Edward Marlo Rise-Rise-Rise card from center rises to top visible, tabled, two methods (Tenkai and Flat Palm)
Variations 1957
The Tabled Palm
23
Edward Marlo The Lost Card sucker presentation, using The Card Transfer
 		1957
The Tabled Palm
36
Edward Marlo D. As Ambitious
1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
75
Al Leech Doubly Ambitious
1959
Cardmanship
6
Al Leech A Triple Discovery first card rises to the top and transforms in the second and third selected card
Variations 1959
Cardmanship
17
Edward Marlo Card travels to bottom tabled, context (point 3.)
 		1961
Card Switches
11
Max Malini Card Jumps to Top single phase Ambitious Card
Also published here 1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
55
Nate Leipzig, Charlie Miller Leipzig's Card Production Variation card clings to hand
Also published here 1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
62
Edward Marlo Two
1962
The K. M. Move
3
Jack Avis The Jumping Thought card peeked at, deck shuffled by spectator, card divined and it comes to top
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
69
Jochen Zmeck, Ralph W. Hull Schneller als das Auge ambitious phases with mirage deck, also as double ambitious phase
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
14
Jochen Zmeck Das Mene-Tekel-Spiel roughed short/long menetekel and applications
1. card to top
2. card through table
3. divination
4. rising card
5. card to pocket
6. card travels between two slates
7. having multiple cards chosen
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
21
Edward Marlo Note using Tilt in ambitious card routine, "most obvious use (...) for this reason I have avoided it", getting into position before removing top card
 		1962
Tilt!
15
Neal Elias Tilt Contribution
1962
Tilt!
28
Filieren mittels Abschleifen
1962
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 23 No. 4)
203
Nate Leipzig Ambitious Card Quickie double deal turnover, from center and top
 		1963
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig
162
Harry Lorayne Double-Lift Gag sucker presentation
 		1967
Deck-Sterity
11
Arthur Hastings Ambition Without Cause phase with double-gag "it rises to the top and changes to x!"
 		July 1967
Ibidem (Issue 32)
26
Edward Marlo Marlo Top Change variation of previous item
Related to 1968
Expert Card Conjuring
33
Edward Marlo Transfer Palm Sequence
1968
Expert Card Conjuring
120
Edward Marlo Effect 7 card visually comes to top twice, see also page 29
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
17
Edward Marlo Effect 2 card jumps off top of deck, twice, double jumps from deck
 		1968
On the Acrobatic Cards
26
Tony Kardyro T.K's Ambitious Joker joker comes to the top twice then transforms into selection
 		1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
10
Bill Spooner Spooner's Ambitious Card Move bluff display on top
Related toAlso published here 1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
47
Edward Marlo How Many card placed on table, cards dealt onto it, rises to top, optional repeat phase with double facer (step 6)
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
142
Edward Marlo For the Unambitious related to "Coming Up in the World", see correction on page 34
Related to Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
11
J. Stewart Smith To The Top "Coming Up in the World" precursor, shown by a soldier in 1942, see also p. 415, p. 426 for comment by Charles Hudson
Related to Apr. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 6)
413
Gaylord E. Hill Fastest Card in the West card apparently in center + air-pressure turnover
 		1971
Magick (Issue 27)
132
Roger Smith Rising Card Effect
  • Notes of Jan. 30. 1971
ambitious card sequence, with face up card moving under top card
 		Apr. 1971
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 9)
9
Bill Simon, Frank Garcia Control Knockout card is produced on top via slip cut two times
Related to
  • "Slip Cut Effect" (Ed Marlo, The Gen, April 1956)
 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
45
Frank Garcia Ambitious Card - 1. classic sequence to load new card above a.c.
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
48
Frank Garcia Ambitious Card - 3. paintbrush change
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
49
Frank Garcia Ambitious Card - 4. card is apparently seen produding from centre
Related to 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
50
T. Nelson Downs Ambitious Card - 5. double backer
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
51
Edward Marlo Ambitious Swindle hidden use of Edward Victor's Color Change
Related to Oct. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 10)
81
Neal Elias Ambitious Get Ready "Get Ready For Braue After Zingone" (see next trick)
Inspired by Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 3)
477
Louis Zingone Surprise Reverse card on top, another card put in center, it rises to top and other card is reversed in center, for Dai Vernon credit see p. 484
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Surprise Reverse (Cigam, Walter Schwartz, 1931)
 Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 3)
477
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 246, double backer in Ambitious Card, no details
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
62
Ambitious Card Routine No. 441, Horowitz move idea, perhaps double lift reverse from No. 280
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
126
Ambitious Card Move No. 509, a bit unclear
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
142
Another Ambitious Card Move No. 511, three-phase sequence with color change
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
143
Ambitious Card Move No. 514, open slip card to lose top card after double lift
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
144
Ambitious Card Move No. 526, showing top two cards as indifferent cards and thereby placing selection to second position for next phase
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
148
Dr. Jacob Daley Ambitious Card Move No. 539, card pushed in, deck turned over, shuffled, continued with ambitious card, more a control sequence
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
151
Dr. Jacob Daley Snap Crimp As Ambitious Card Move No. 550, controlling selection after spectator shuffle
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
154
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Moves: 1) Ambitious card No. 604-1, "Reverse card routine", handling not entirely clear
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
168
Al Baker Baker's Moves: 2) For Ambitious Card No. 621-2, sequence with double lift and loosing top two cards
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
173
John Scarne Scarne's Push In Move For Ambitious Card No. 671, bit unclear
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
183
Karl Fulves, Bert Allerton Topped Card appears on top
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part One)
41
Karl Fulves Which One strange presentation
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
121
Frank Garcia Ace Spectacular ambitious phase with Aces, then Kings turn over and change to Aces via Larreverse
Also published here 1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
71
Frank Garcia, Edward Victor Ambitious Opener
1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
159
Wesley James Coming Up In The World
Related toVariations 1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
165
Harry Lorayne The Persistence-of-Vision Control
1973
Rim Shots
96
Charles T. Jordan Elasticity card inserted in middle of banded deck, deck tossed in air, selection appears at face
Also published here Oct. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 12)
682
Tom Ellis Super Rise Loading Move, see p. 985 for Wesley James reference
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 6)
721
Eddie Fechter Tips, Hints, and Bits of Business various gags, on the classic force and Ambitious Card bit
Also published here 1974
Magician Nitely
130
Harry Lorayne The Ultra Move for the Ambitious Card
1975
Afterthoughts
17
Harry Lorayne The Ultra Move and the Fast Pass
1975
Afterthoughts
19
Karl Fulves Kannibal Kards - Phase Four four jacks become three, then two, then one, single card placed in center comes back to top with other jacks
Related to 1975
Kannibal Kards
3
Dr. Gordon C. Peck That Top Card Ambitious card type of sequence with short card
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
217
Karl Fulves Infinitely Ambitious ambitious phase with random card, described as endless loop
Related to Aug. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10)
1041
Roger Smith Think-Spell - And the Great Invisible Pass thought-of card spelled to, then put in center and comes back to top, progressive set-up
 		1975
Smith's Mini-Lecture Notes No. 1
5
Charles T. Jordan Elasticity card inserted in middle of banded deck, deck tossed in air, selection appears at face
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
54
Ken Krenzel Kung Fu Card
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
103
Roy Walton Ambitious Movie apparently visual penetration to top
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 1)
310
Philip T. Goldstein Tabled Ambition with the Lyle push in change, card is pushed in the deck half way sticking out, and with the card the the deck is cut, rest on top
Related to 1976
Classic Tackler
16
Tony Slydini Drop Steal top cards lapped while inserting card near top
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
91
A Quicky Card Trick single-phase ambitious card
 		1976
Now you see it, now you don't!
43
Edward Marlo Ambitious Goal using T.K. Drop Sleight
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
213
Edward Marlo Togetinto using T.K. Drop Sleight
Related to 1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
214
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico's Application on Bob Nelson's Discovery
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
263
Bill Wisch Application see application B)
 		1977
Palm Change 1 & 2
7
David Carré The Card Expert multiphase routine, fullstack
 		Feb. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 6)
366
John Cornelius John Cornelius Method
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1027
Roger Smith Some Ultimate Pass Ideas pseudo pass for magicians, duplicate
Inspired by 1977
The Ultimate Card Book No. 1
5
Roger Smith The Card That Went in the Deck on Top card put reversed in center is claimed to travel invisibly to top, becomes visible when dealt off the deck, second deal
 		1977
Innovative Magic No. 2
21
Ken Krenzel As an Ambitious Card Ending Block Turnover
 		1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
18
Ken Krenzel The "One-Card" Double Lift
Related to 1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
62
Philip T. Goldstein Remembrance of Cards Past short ambitious card sequence, back of card changes
 		Nov. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 11)
128
Tony Noice For Ambitious Experts using passes
 		July 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)
219
Karl Fulves Buried Alive
1980
Interlock
10
Edward Marlo Banded: That's Impossible!
  • First Effect: face card on banded deck changes
  • Second Effect: top and bottom card of banded deck change, a center card turns over
  • Third Effect: face card of banded deck changes
  • Fourth Effect (An Ambitious Bit): card comes to top in banded deck
  • Emphasizing the Difference: card peeked at in banded deck turns over
Related to 1981
Cardworks
85
Ken Simmons The Magician's Fooler
1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
57
David Britland Continuum card sticks out from center, second card is added to it, when card is removed, apparently Irv Wiener's move, see p. 94 for credits
Related to June 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 2)
29
Harvey Rosenthal Ambition to the bottom using Kelly / Ovette move variation
 		Dec. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 8)
151
Juan Tamariz Efecto 3°. Anti-Ambiciosa card to bottom
Also published here 1981
Magia Potagia — Volume I
25
Roy Walton The Put Down bottom card of double secretly inserted into center
 		1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
199
Al Smith Audition Aces Aces produced, then they vanish on top of the deck one by one, Vernon Fooled Houdini sequence, then Aces reappear, one Ace in pocket transposes with one Ace in the deck, duplicate
Related to 1981
Cards At Bay
9
Roy Walton Ambitious Movie apparently visual penetration to top
 		1982
For Your Entertainment Pleasure
31
Derek Dingle The Alpha Toss Toss Change Handling, see also page 24 for visual change idea
 		Sep. 1982
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles The Higher Elevation two methods
Related to 1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
42
Peter Kane Second Place
1982
Kane
94
Ross Bertram Bertram's Descending Card card inserted in middle sinks to bottom, tabled
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
110
Ross Bertram Up and Up two times, tabled
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
112
Ross Bertram An Uplifting Application
1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
158
Ross Bertram Bertram's Ascending Card tabled deck
 		1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
160
Pascal Monmoine Cal-Pass card sticks out from deck and is flipped over on top, in that process one card is added, also as a visual color change
Also published here May 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 25)
478
Stephen Tucker Jogger ambitious card sequence, card moves in a fan
 		Sep. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 29)
555
Stephen Tucker Top Deck two ambitious card moves
  • card on top penetrates second card only, out jogged
  • card out jogged at the back comes to the top
 		Oct. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 30)
589
Stephen Tucker Snow Fall ambitious card move, card sinks through deck
 		Dec. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32)
628
Simon Lovell The Second Deal in Leiu of a Double Lift "Lieu" (sic)
 		1983
Second to None
38
Frank Simon Cutiltillusion card cut into center comes to top, despite an out-jogged marker card, cut/tilt combo
Related to 1983
Versatile Card Magic
69
Stephen Tucker Weekend Double Ambitious sequence with Marlo Tilt
 		1984
The Card-Mad-gic of Stephen Tucker
43
Steve Beam Early Riser ambitious card sequence, card rises once visibly, plunger
 		1984
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 3)
37
Steve Beam Downs' Upper variation on the Downs change, without table, as an ambitious card sequence
 		1984
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 3)
39
David Britland Revolution card from top to center, out jogged
 		Apr. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 36)
703
Peter Duffie Business for the Top Change spectator apparently saw a switch
 		1984
Close-Up to the Point
16
Jay Sankey Bit By Bit half the signature comes to top, then full signature, visual
 		1985
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4
58
Walter E. Cummings Ambitious Karate using Karate Move
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
333
Ambitious Card Move pushing double in, push-in change, palming bottom half to top
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
20
Frederick Braue The Braue Turndown same as Tamariz/Bruce Turnover/Replacement
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
25
Frederick Braue Ambitious Card Move upward buckle to visualize arrival at top
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4)
23
Push-In Change Ambitious Card Sequence burying the card deeper
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)
20
Ambitious Card Move card appears face-up on top as cards are sprung in other hand
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)
27
Eric DeCamps The Inverted Card short ambitious card sequence, card turned inside out and split, using blank-faced and blank-backed card
Inspired by 1985
The Magic of Eric DeCamps
22
Verne Chesbro The Double Lift Build-Up sequence to "load" for another double lift
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
7
Bruce Elliott Brrrrtttt!
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
8
Edward Marlo For the Unambitious
Variations 1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
12
Daryl Martinez The Double Whammo
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
15
Frank Garcia, Bill Spooner Topper bluff display
Related to 1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
20
Daryl Martinez Tilted and Turned with visual change
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
22
Daryl Martinez Up the Falls
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
24
Daryl Martinez The Pass
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
28
Vic Kirk Signed With Suspicion
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
41
Daryl Martinez To Boldly Go giving indifferent Card to Spectator
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
41
Philip T. Goldstein Tabled Ambition
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
46
Al Baker The Out-Jog Change
Related to 1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
48
Edward Marlo The Ambitious Miracle-Change as a Push-In Change
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
49
Michael Weber Layers Of Conviction
Related to 1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
50
Dr. Jacob Daley The Daily Leaper
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
58
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Cover For The Ambitious Card Double-Lift
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
60
Daryl Martinez The Impromptu Duplicate
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
61
Philip T. Goldstein Four-Fifths of the Truth impromptu-duplicate Idea
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
63
Michael Weber, Eric A. Maurin The Whole Truth impromptu-duplicate Idea
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
64
Anonymous The Kagemusha Principle pseudo duplicate - Idea
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
65
Roy Walton Ambitious Movie apparently visual penetration to top
Also published here 1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
66
Edward Marlo Rise, Rise, Rise
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
69
Daryl Martinez The Triple Whammo
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
72
Daryl Martinez A One-Handed Sequence
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
85
Irv Weiner The One-Card Double Lift not really a Deal
Related to 1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
90
Philip T. Goldstein Fancy Dancer double facer
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
98
Dai Vernon The Trick That Fooled Houdini double backed card
Variations 1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
100
Daryl Martinez The Gaffless Houdini-Fooler
1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
101
Rick Anderson Nothing Changes pointing out top & bottom card
 		1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
103
Dai Vernon The Rising Sun clean phase, one-handed Tenkai Switch
Related toVariations 1987
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 1
164
Eric DeCamps Relativity's Relative signed selection (after ambitious card phases) is split into blank-faced and blank-backed card
 		Apr. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 4)
1338
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders An Ambitious Section general comments
 		1987
When Creators Collide...
41
Richard Sanders A Not so Humble Beginning getting into a routine, selection suddenly appears face-up on deck
 		1987
When Creators Collide...
41
Peter Duffie Day Tripper Ace of Spades rises from bottom to top on spectator's hand, selection into pocket
Inspired by 1987
Inspirations
87
Karl Fulves One Hand Bandit card cut to bottom comes back to top, one-handed
 		1987
Secret Session — Part Three
70
José Carroll Variations handling for unloading and inserting card for ambitious card routine
Also published here 1988
52 Lovers
59
Wesley James, José Carroll Coming Up in the World adaption of the move
 		1988
52 Lovers
70
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #1 Nine as Six
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
46
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #2
Related to 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
46
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #3 double back card
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
106
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #4 card in center transposes with card on top
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
134
Edward Marlo Tip - Ambitious Bit #5 little routine, with block turnover
Variations 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
134
Edward Marlo, Frederick Braue Tip - Ambitious Bit #6 pop-up card with repeat
Inspired by 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
150
Steve Beam Tenkai Charlie ambitious card move
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 22)
381
Roy Walton Because It Was There
  • "Riffle Aces"
Related to 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 31)
1373
Jörg Alexander Weber A Case of Ambition card travels back to face of deck in case
 		1988
First there was a dream
51
Rick Silberman Double Up
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1599
Gene Maze Single Up
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1600
Bill Kalush Single to Double Double Deal Turnover
 		Mar. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 3)
1616
Bobby Bernard Swivel-Two
May 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 5)
1636
Edward Marlo As an Ambitious Bit
1989
So Soon?
11
Edward Marlo Sophisticated Ambitious Bit "Bonus Item"
bridging method for top card, here used for consecutive multiple lifts with Auto Break
 		1989
So Soon?
57
To The Top coming up in the world
 		1989
German Card Top Twenties
10
Juan Tamariz Effect 3. Anti-Ambitious card to bottom, see also The Magic Way
Also published here 1989/91
Sonata
42
Doug Edwards It's Uncanny
Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1867
Harry Lorayne Primal Ambition using two cards
 		1990
Trend Setters
22
Harry Lorayne The 52nd Card top card travels to bottom
 		1990
Trend Setters
214
Ken Krenzel Going Up
1990
Close-up Impact!
95
Ken Krenzel Rebound card comes to bottom in banded deck
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
100
Gary Ouellet On the Count of Three!
1990
Close Up Illusions
185
Gary Ouellet Ambitious Challenge after Tilt card sticking out a bit from the front
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
187
Gary Ouellet Peregrination cards in spread on table
 		1990
Close Up Illusions
333
Michael Powers The AT&T Trick "ambitious-twist-transpo"
Ace to Four set aside, ambitious sequence with selection which is left outjogged, twisting routine, last card transposes with outjogged selection
 		1990
Top Secret Stuff
13
Tom Ellis Super Rise Loading Move
Related to 1990
Laid Back in Graz 1990
27
José Carroll The Card-Calculator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1991
52 Lovers — Volume II
47
Tony Miller Insert Out Miller Variable Placement
Also published here June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1939
Alex Elmsley Ambitious to the End three phases
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
296
Edward Marlo Houdini Would Have Bought This! ambitious sequence with double backer
 		Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
13
Karl Fulves Immersed
Related to 1991
28 Card Tricks
49
Ray Mertz Twisted Up pass, as an ambitious card move
 		Mar. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 1)
6
T. Page Wright Ambitious Card Sequence top changes
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
170
William H. McCaffrey The Repeating Card to Top
1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
241
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