Checkers

18 entries in Games / Checkers
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Eddie Joseph Personal Publicity magic square with letters on business cards, playing checkers with spectator, word aid
 		1940 ca.
Original Tricks
14
Hen Fetsch Your Move red and black liquid change into checkers, inside paper cone
 		1946
Milk Pitcher Magic
27
Tréborix Divination de pions checkers with numbers on one side, checkers are moved and number is divined, followed by german translation "Altes Trick in neuer Fassung"
 		1947
La Baguette Magique (Issue 16)
4
Bob Hummer Politicians Puzzle 6x6 checkerboard, three checkers put on three D's for Democrats or three R's for Republican, spectator can spell a word with the three checkers, moving them for each letter, back is turned and politicians can be divined
Also published here 1952 (ca.)
Politicians Puzzle
1
Bob Hummer Mom and Pop Puzzle six checkers on a checkerboard, mom and pop are spelled several times, when performer turns over last spelled word is divined
Also published here 1952 (ca.)
Politicians Puzzle
2
Bob Hummer Hummer's Checker Trick Spectator moves three checker pieces around on the board via spelling, magician can divine the starting positions of the checker pieces
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
62
Mel Stover Puzzle: Black Chinese Checkers
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
31
Robert Ellenwold, Karl Fulves Blindfold Checkers checker board, prediction details how to play so chosen color wins
Related to
  • p. 166 for credit information
VariationsAlso published here 		Jan. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 3)
149
Roy Walton Checkers card version with two decks
Inspired byRelated to May 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 7)
178
Robert Ellenwold Damespielen mit verbundenen Augen checker board, prediction details how to play so chosen color wins
Also published here Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
17
Gene Nielsen Check Mate checkers in bag, spectator choses only checker with different color, forcing bag with flap
Related to 1976
Magick (Issue 150)
749
Don Tanner Rice, Lemon & Checkers rice, lemon and checkers are placed in three cloth bags, they transpose around
 		1978
It's in the Bag
14
Bob Hummer Politicians Puzzle 6x6 checkerboard, three checkers put on three D's for Democrats or three R's for Republican, spectator can spell a word with the three checkers, moving them for each letter, back is turned and politics can be divined
Also published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
3
Bob Hummer Mom and Pop Puzzle six checkers on a checkerboard, mom and pop are spelled several times, when performer turns over last spelled word is divined
VariationsAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
34
Checkers Bet
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
71
Titanic Thompson Checkers Bet
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
72
Bob Farmer Chess for Chumps
  • Flim-Flam
cheating at chess
  • Playing Four Or More Games At Once
  • Cheating at Checkers
 		June 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 10)
57
Mel Stover Cheating At Checkers
Apr. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 8)
87