243 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Tilt
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Depth Illusion Precursor card slid under top card but apparently in center
1910 89
Joseph Cottone Tilt Position in different context
1940 20
Edward Marlo Foreword credit information
Related to 1962 1
Edward Marlo Bluff Shift to the Top or at Any Number from the Top Tilt, lowering deck below top card
1962 3
Edward Marlo Bluff Shift to the Bottom or at Any Number from the Bottom Tilt directly to bottom
Variations 1962 5
Edward Marlo Bluff Shift and Palm Off Tilt to bottom and cop or palm "Side-Squaring Palm"
1962 5
Edward Marlo Flexible Bluff Shift Aces inserted from back into center one by one, controlled together in any order, bluff spacing
Variations 1962 6
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico's Idea establishing tilt break in center during insertion of first Ace
Inspired by 1962 7
Edward Marlo Front Tilt when spectators are looking from above
1962 8
Edward Marlo, Charles Aste Jr. Center Push Subtlety actual center cards pushed out a bit from back, see precursor by Charles Aste, Jr. on p. 13
1962 12
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 15
Edward Marlo Tilt to the Bottom
1969 110
Tilt
July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
66
Roger Klause Convincing Mock Pass tilt & bluff pass combination
Nov. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 10)
73
Edward Marlo Tilt Tip
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
291
Charles Aste Jr. Tilt Subtlety striking center cards, often credited to Schwarzman
Related to Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
10
Edward Marlo Tilt
1972 17
Karl Fulves Tabled Tilt
1973 44
Dai Vernon Tilt
1974 108
Karl Fulves One-Hand Tilt Get-Ready mention of it: "Although (...) not appeared in print, it seems to be widely used with many variations in circulation."
Mar. 1974
Epilogue (Issue 20)
183
Charles Aste Jr., Howard Schwarzman Tilt Finesse jamming dodge
Related to 1975
Epilogue (Issue Special No 1)
239
Lin Searles Tilt Bit
1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
53
Dai Vernon Tilt
Nov. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 3)
175
Karl Fulves Tilt Credit Information with claim that Conrad Bush coined the term "Depth Illusion"
1975 14
Karl Fulves One Hand Tilt Get-Ready
1975 15
Karl Fulves Half Tilt multiple cards inserted, some go in center and some in break
1975 16
Dai Vernon Depth Illusion
1975
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 7)
4
Jon Racherbaumer A One-Hand Tilt
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 1)
15
Edward Marlo Tilt
1976 4
Edward Marlo Double Tilt two breaks, applications
Variations 1977 291
Harvey Rosenthal One Hand Tilt Get-Ready
1977 186
Edward Marlo Tilt
1977 204
Dai Vernon The Depth Illusion with credit discussion
Related to 1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1025
Ralph W. Hull Ralph Hull's Method tilt precursor
Also published here
  • "Hull's Eye Popper", 1932
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1025
Anon's Method
Related to 1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1025
Edward Victor Edward Victor's Method
Also published here
  • Further Magic of the Hands (1946)
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1026
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Method
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1026
Howard Schwarzman Howard Schwarzman's Idea poke finesse
Related to 1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1027
Karl Fulves Tilt Note on the name "Tilt" by Ed Marlo
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1027
John Cornelius John Cornelius Method
1977
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)
1027
Roger Klause R.K. One Handed Tilt
Related to 1978 35
Ken Krenzel, Edward Marlo Center Tilt
1978 159
Ken Krenzel The Front Tilt
1978 160
Ken Krenzel Application of Tilt for Loading setting up for rising card sequence, tilt variation
1978 16
Richard Kaufman Variation of the Tilt Load setting up for rising card sequence, multiple cards
1978 17
Tilt brief
1978
The Talon (Issue 1)
6
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Tilt
1978 9
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Tilt brief
1979 29
Reverse Tilt
1979 5
Richard Kaufman Tilt Center Pull-Out apparently pulling card out from center
1979 12
Edward Marlo Multiple Tilt as set-up for collectors
1979 83
Tilt brief
1979 126
Karl Fulves More Notes Yet notes on the Interlock principle
  • (A) No-Break approach
  • (B) alternate procedure
  • (C) switch with double card
  • (D) paper clip addition, paper clip version of Hofzinser problem
  • (E) connection to Tilt
  • (F) allusion to Haunted Pack set-up with Interlock
Related to 1980 59
Daryl Martinez Convincing Tilt
VariationsAlso published here 1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
39
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon, Arturo de Ascanio Tilt
Dec. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 12)
776
Geoffrey Latta One-Hand Tilt Get-Ready with pinky count
1981 46
Tilt
1981 55
Ken Simmons Tilt Throw-Off I
1981 57
Jon Racherbaumer Tilt Throw-Off II
1981 58
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon, Walt Lees, Fred Robinson Tilt / Depth Illusion one handed set-up, with convincer by Fred Robinson
1981 8
Don England The Tilt Bluff Pass control to second from top
Sep. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 9)
680
Dai Vernon Tilt brief
1982 21
No Deck Tilt tilt under single card, apparently whole deck
1982 332
Edward Marlo Tilt
1982 109
David Britland Tilt? tilt variartion
Jan. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 9)
163
Edward Marlo The 380-Degree Tilt good Angles
1983 11
Frank Simon Cutiltillusion card cut into center comes to top, despite an out-jogged marker card, cut/tilt combo
Related to 1983 69
Edward Marlo Tilt Tip front tilt handling
1984 99
Arturo de Ascanio Tilt Finesse
May 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 5)
917
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt / Depth Illusion
1984 112
Bottom Tilt
1984 13
Father Cyprian Untilt tilt subtlety
Aug. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1100
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
1985 23
Tilt
1985 154
Edward Marlo Tilt
1985 8
Ben Harris Impromptu Daryl using tilt principle
Inspired byRelated to 1985 13
Daryl Martinez Tilted and Turned with visual change
1985/87 22
Daryl Martinez The Tiltless Tilt directly to the top
1985/87 54
Robert Gardner Apex Escape tilt with cased deck, selections are immediately palmed away
Mar. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 3)
1186
Ben Harris The Floating Ambitious Card tilted card slowly lowered
Variations 1986 10
Dai Vernon Tilt
1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Up Close)
6
Tilt
1987 6
Darwin Ortiz One-Handed Tilt Setup
1988 14
Dai Vernon Depth Illusion credit information on how Dai Vernon came up with it in 1927
1988 94
Howard Schwarzman, Charles Aste Jr. Tilt Finesse poking out cards in center
1988 95
Jerry K. Hartman Depth Deceptions 3) Tilt-Bluss Pass Combination
Also published here Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1444
Steve Beam Upwardly Mobile 1 card sticking out at the front slowly and visibly rises to the top
Related to 1988 370
Steve Beam Upwardly Mobile 2 card sticking out at the back slowly and visibly rises to the top
Related toVariations 1988 372
Steve Beam Upwardly Mobile 3 card sticking out face up at the back slowly and visibly rises to the top
1988 404
Phillip Young Upwardly Mobile IV
1988 418
Edward Victor, Edward Marlo Tilt
1989 24
Tilt
1989 14
Gary Kurtz One-Handed Get-Ready
1990 13
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
1990 12
Harry Lorayne Goin' Home Convincer
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1739
Edward Marlo Flash Convincer context (credit correction p. 1872)
May 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 5)
1784
Tilt to Bottom
1990 33
Gary Ouellet Ambitious Challenge after Tilt card sticking out a bit from the front
1990 187
Dai Vernon Tilt
1990 19
Dai Vernon Tilt
1991 44
Howard Schwarzman, Charles Aste Jr. Tilt Finesse pushing some cards from center
1991 44
One-Handed Tilt Get-Ready
1991 250
Edward Marlo Tilt Faro Shuffle false faro shuffle, also applied to triumph plot
  • two-shuffle sequence
Also published here June 1991 1
Edward Marlo Tilt
1991 12
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
1991 26
Jerry K. Hartman Tilt Cut
Also published here 1991 128
Bill Kalush Tilt Finesse breaking deck at front
Variations 1992 132
Dai Vernon Tilt / Depth Illusion
1992 32
Steve Draun, Edward Marlo The Depth-Illusion Palm directly into gambler's cop or full palm
Related to 1993 46
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon ティルト (Tilt) also known as Depth Illusion by Vernon
1993 123
Karl Fulves Tilt/Depth Illusion credit fight
Inspired by
  • comments by Jon Racherbaumer in "Flashpoints"
Related to
1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
38
Tilt
1993 188
Bottom Tilt two cards inserted in deck, one of them slides to the bottom
1993 5
Dai Vernon Tilt
1994 123
Edward Marlo Tilt brief
1994 3
Tilt
1994 20
Peter Duffie Duffie's Depth Deception subtlety
Variations 1995 268
Edward Marlo Depth Illusion
1995 93
Howard Schwarzman Tilt Finesse dodging center cards out
1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
203
Martin Gardner Tilt Finesse spreading top cards back
1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
204
Tilt brief, retaining the Tilt-break beneath card as it is inserted, see also p. 74
1995 25
Dai Vernon, Jerry K. Hartman Tilt consecutive Tilts beneath multiple cards, each time allowing one card above Tilt break to drop onto inserted card
1995 106
Tommy Wonder Ambi-Tilt detailed management
1996 129
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Tilt
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...)
108
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt brief
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Entertainer)
115
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
1996 36
Tilt brief
1996 90
Larry Jennings A Subtle Getready for the Depth Illusion using break enlargement technique
Related to 1997 100
Front Tilt
1997 70
The Tilt Move (or Depth Illusion)
1997 142
Bob White Managing the Depth Illusion
Also published here 1997 15
Bob White Bob White's One Hand Tilt get-ready
Related toAlso published here 1997 18
Edward Marlo Tilt Faro Shuffle (Plus Triumph Effect) retains stack
  • two-shuffle sequence
Also published here Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
1
Edward Marlo Marlo's Tilt Undercut (Plus Ace Effect) slip cut handling with tilted top card, Ace cutting application
Related to Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
5
Howard Schwarzman Tilt Poke Subtlety
1997 5
Dai Vernon Depth Illusion
1998 84
Edward Marlo Tilt Insertion Convincer lifting left hand with in-jogged card to show face of card going in
Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
9
Jerry Andrus On the Rise tilted card slowly lowered
Inspired by Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
13
Bob White One-Hand Tilt get-ready, from 1968
Also published here Sep. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
71
David Regal One-Hand Tilt Get-Ready
1999 15
Tilt
1999 23
Edward Marlo Tilt brief
1999 3
Justin Higham Full Tilt straight to bottom
Inspired byVariations 1999 31
Justin Higham Less Than Full Tilt to certain number from bottom
Inspired by 1999 32
Gregory Wilson Single card masquerades as deck card inserted beneath it, Tilt illusion
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
16
Chad Long Convincing Cut one-hand cut à la beginning of Charlier cut, then reaching in to pull out an Ace, reverse tilt
Inspired by 1999 155
David Harkey Tailwind tilted card slowly lowered, with post-it on card
Inspired by Sep./Oct. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 55)
644
Michel Huot, Steve Duperré The Huot/Duperre Control Insert card into Charlier position, Tilt-esque
Also published here Sep./Oct. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 10 No. 55)
646
Roberto Giobbi Tilt Introduction, credit information
2000 995
Dai Vernon, Arturo de Ascanio Tilt
2000 997
One-handed Tilt Get-ready
2000 999
Howard Schwarzman, Charles Aste Jr., Edward Marlo Tilt Finesse I
Related to 2000 1000
Daryl Martinez, Christoph Borer Tilt Finesse II
Inspired by 2000 1000
Roberto Giobbi Final Thought
2000 1001
Edward Marlo, Juno Tilt variation
2000 85
Justin Hanes Quest tilt handling
Inspired by 2000 5
Tilt
2001 219
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Depth Illusion Precursor card slid under top card but apparently in center
2002 80
Karl Fulves Further Notes on the plot and credit information on the Depth Illusion
2002 83
Tilt
2003 27
Bébel Expertalk: Bebel on Tilt different convincers
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Related toAlso published here Sep. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
87
Edward Marlo Tilt
2004 62
Michel Huot, Steve Duperré The Charlier Control Insert card into Charlier position, Tilt-esque
Also published here 2004 65
Ralph W. Hull Front Tilt credit information, see also p. 432
2004 430
Wesley James Thoughts on Tilt credit information
2004 432
Tilt
2004 80
Dai Vernon Depth Illusion
2004 60
Tyler Wilson B.O.O.T.Y. "Bored of Ostentatious Tilts Yet?"
getting into position for Tilt
Also published here 2005 8
Tyler Wilson Tyler Insults Tilt's Totally Inexplicable Elegance and Simplicity Tilt finesses
  • Right T.I.T.T.Y. Method
  • Left T.I.T.T.Y. Method
Related to
  • Tomas Blomberg's "Zilt", Jack Parker's "Ultra-Tilt"
Also published here
2005 7
Tyler Wilson B.O.O.T.Y. "Bored of Ostentatious Tilts Yet?"
getting into position for Tilt
Also published here 2005 11
Bob White Managing The Depth Illusion
Also published here 2005 30
Bob White Bob White's One Hand Tilt get-ready
Also published here 2005 33
Tyler Wilson Deep Vernon finesse
Aug. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 8)
28
Tilt
Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
28
Tyler Wilson Tyler Insults Tilt's Totally Inexplicable Elegance and Simplicity Tilt finesses
  • Tuning
  • Tokyo
Also published here 2006 21
Tyler Wilson Bored of Ostentatious Tilts Yet? getting into position for Tilt
Also published here 2006 27
No Deck Tilt before vanish under single card
2006 44
Tilt
2006 22
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Tilt brief
2007 27
Tilt Finesse pushing some cards from center, here claimed by Lorayne
2007 302
Edward Marlo Tilt brief, used three times to set selections between concealed Collector cards, see reference
Related to 2007 127
One-Handed Preparation for Vernon's Depth Illusion
2008 195
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 6)
103
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Tilt
2009 28
Dai Vernon, Ken Krenzel Trick That Fooled Houdini Variant
2009 120
Tyler Wilson Tilt Credits
2010 77
Dai Vernon Tilt brief
2010 102
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo Tilt
2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 13)
356
Harry Lorayne Tilted "In Depth"
  • Bottom Out (to second from bottom)
  • Sidewinder (insertion started from the side as left hand turns)
2011 65
Tilt with one-handed get-ready, see credit information on p. 41
2011 39
Tilt
Feb. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)
92
David Britland Going Deeper
  • Cardopolis
intro on the Depth Illusion
June 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 6)
18
David Britland Front Tilt
Related to
  • "Awkward Ace" (Edward Vitor, Further Magic of the Hands, 1946)
June 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 6)
18
Tilt brief
2012 6
Tony Cabral Tilting At Windmills why Tilt is no good
2012 22
Eric T. Dockery One-Card Tilt Finesse
Also published here
  • Precursor XIII, 1986.
2012 68
Peter Dudley Block Push-Out Tilt Subtlety
2012 5
Justin Higham Side-Tilt Control card pushed side-ways into packet in right-hand end grip
2012 5
Howard Schwarzman Tilt Subtlety
2013 19
Dai Vernon, Edward Marlo The Tilt (Depth Illusion)
2013 43
Tom Crosbie O.T.T. Control to the top, Tilt without Tilt
2013 71
Bottom Tilt
2013 242
Karl Fulves One-Handed Tilt Get-Ready
2014 27
Daryl Martinez Convincing Tilt
Also published here 2014 120
Howard Schwarzman Depth Illusion finesse
Nov. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11)
22
Tilt to Bottom
2016 157
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Tilt Subtlety card is pushed out from center via plunger
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Mar 15)
79
Andi Gladwin Convincing Depth Illusion a card actually sticks out at back
Also published here Oct. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 10)
61
John Guastaferro Tilt into Case
2017 39
Tilt brief
2017 17
Front Tilt
2018 47
Dai Vernon Depth Illusion lowering deck for get-ready
2018 71
Johnny Thompson Tilt Lift-Up to obtain a break underneath inserted card
2018 130
Howard Schwarzman Tilt Poke Finesse
2018 177
John Bannon Underdog Control tilt to near bottom
Sep. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 9)
69
Fake insertion card apparently inserted perpendicularly between two other cards, really goes beneath them
Related to 2018 19
Edward Marlo, Dai Vernon Tilt
2018 94
Tom Gagnon Bluff Tilt pseudo tilt ambitious card phase
2019 157
Steve Forte Faking the Shift
  • Vernon pass/false cut
  • slip-cut
  • multi-card tilt
2020 1013
Andi Gladwin Convincing Tilt No. 2, card actually sticks out at back
Related toAlso published here 2020 131
Tilt
2020 186
Dai Vernon The Depth Illusion (Original Dai Vernon Get-Ready and Technique)
2020 197
Dai Vernon Depth Illusion with an one-handed get-ready
2020 227
Ben Harris The Floating Ambitious Card tilted card slowly lowered
2020 237
Steve Reynolds More Tilt History credit information, letters from Ed Marlo to Bill Simon and Neal Elias
Related to 2021
Output (Issue 17)
20
Edward Marlo Way Ahead Tilt no-break get-ready
2021
Output (Issue 17)
28
Edward Marlo Tilt For Magicians
2021
Output (Issue 17)
29
Tilt
2021 21
Tilt
2022 67
Bébel Expertalk: Bebel on Tilt different convincers
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Also published here 2022 230
Mathieu Bich Expertalk: Mathieu Biche on Marlo's Tilt tilted card slowly lowered with blowing/air pressure
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2004
2022 352
Gordon Bruce Tilt Clincher
2022 152
Gordon Bruce Depth Illusion Convincer right first finger adds to illusion, also for front tilt
2022 153
Tom Gagnon Gagnon's Depth Deception subtlety, card apparently sticks out from the side and is squared in on table
Inspired by 2022 154
Gordon Bruce Ambitious Tilt Aces Aces put on top, then inserted into center one by one, they rise back to top, two tilt breaks
Inspired by 2022 157
Tom Gagnon Bluff Tilt ribbon spread tilt throw-off, card travels to bottom
2022 159
Dai Vernon Vernon Depth Illusion brief, see also p. 241
2022 138
Fake Center Insertion back of left hand to spectators, card really placed on top
2023
The Neat Review (Issue 5 - Paris 2022)
237
Convincing Tilt to Bottom bluff insertion
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
795
Gary Plants Thought 2: Tilt Key Card using tilted card as key
2023 34
Fontal Tilt Trap two out-jogged cards visually come together to sandwich selection, bluff spacing
2023 18
Justin Higham Multiple Shift Finesse forgetting one Ace during multiple shift and losing it afterwards
2023 8
Tilt
2024 128