Transformation

82 entries in Dice (small) / Transformation
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Der Kartenwürfel playing card change to three-inch die
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
161
The Changing Dice
  • Improved Methods
also with all black and white sides, three-sided shell
Related to 1903
Later Magic
514
Carl Willmann Der seine Farbe verändernde Würfel color changing die in hand of spectator, shell
 		Jan. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 1)
11
Edward Marlo Triple Dice Routine two in hand one in pocket, with surprises (shrinking dice, coin appearance)
 		1943
Shoot the Works
9
Edward Marlo The Thumb Twister paddle move, with misspotted die
 		1943
Shoot the Works
28
Edward Marlo The Dice Switch Routine color changes
 		1943
Shoot the Works
43
Edward Marlo Simple Dice Routine
  • bar bet with four dice (snatching paper away from stack of dice)
  • number divination (7-principle) with three dice
  • magnetic dice with two dice
  • number divination with two dice
  • paddle routine with one die
  • color changing die
 		1943
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1943)
16
Dr. Theodore Sack Sack's Spotted Sorcery three phase routine with dice, pips on dice change
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 152)
615
Walter Essman Single Control dice change color
 		Dec. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 295)
1180
Dr. Theodore Sack Sack's Spotted Sorcery three phase routine with dice, pips on dice change
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1953
Classic Secrets of Magic
50
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai Three Dice Trick three dice picked up and number arrangement on them changes, paddle move with three dice in pyramid configuration
VariationsAlso published here 1953
Six Tricks by Tenkai
8
Gerald Kosky How Many? two in the hand one in the pocket with dice, involving blank and large die
Also published here 1954
Routined Manipulation Finale
69
Ali Bongo Deolali Dice short two-dice routine with cup, they grow in the fist as climax
Also published here 1954
Routined Manipulation Finale
74
Milton Kort Dice / Dice / Dice Dice routine, multiple phase, change color, chink-a-chink, grows in size
 		1962
Kort Is Now In Session
57
Horace E. Bennett Unfair Shake two in the hand (here dice cup) one in the pocket, then die change color and size twice, as a kicker a shot glass appears under the cup
Variations 1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
113
Bob Ostin The "Sky Hooks" Routine coin is put on invisible sky hook where it also becomes invisible, then it appears again and finally changes into a die
 		1968
Fingertip Fantasies
1
James G. Thompson Jr. A Couple of Rolling Bones dice routine, production, chink-a-chink, through table, color change, mis-spotted with Dizzy Dice finale
  • That's How Dictators are Born
  • Two Opposite Sides Always Total 7
  • Sometimes There Are Missspotted Ones
  • Appearances Are Often Deceiving
  • Four Sides Of Two Dice Should Total 14
  • Spots May Change But Always Total 14
  • Another Example
  • Sometimes All Spots Jump
  • In Summary, It's 7 That's Always Important
  • Homing Pigeons, But More About That Later
  • Multipliers Too
  • Peregrinators All
  • Not In But Through The Woodwork
  • Chameleon? Yes, sir!
  • Chaperoned Travelling
  • More About Homing Pigeons
  • Disintegration
  • Chameleon Again
  • Diminishing Squeeze
  • Inflation
 		1968
Top Secrets of Magic — Volume 3
287
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Würfelverkleinerung die shrinks when covered with shell, die then change back to normal size
 		1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 6)
106
Senor Carlos M. Mora Color Changing Die inside cup
 		1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
204
Bill Spooner Eenie, Meenie, Miney, --- No Moe three-quarter inch die shrinks in stages and vanishes
 		1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
205
Michael A. Perovich Tipsy Dice production, penetration and color change of dice, using a cork
Inspired by Oct. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 31)
173
Charlie Miller The 'Slicker' Didn't Know I Was Slicker Than He Was! story trick, blank dice changes into dice with seven dots on each side
 		May 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 12)
89
Dr. Theodore Sack Sack's Punktehexerei three phase routine with dice, pips on dice change
Also published here Oct. 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
38
Tenkai Ishida Three Dice Trick three dice picked up and number arrangement on them changes, paddle move with three dice in pyramid configuration
Also published here 1974
The Magic of Tenkai
124
Stewart Judah, Paul Swinford Sack/Judah Dice
Inspired by Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
847
Father Cyprian A Dice Opener two in the hand one in the pocket, using Lin Searles squashed die and pop-up die under close-up mat, six phases
Also published here Apr. 1975
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 6)
956
Barry Govan Technicolor Dice two leather dice cups, red and green die, transposition and stuff with giant die climax
Inspired by
  • "Chromo Cups & Balls" (Milt Kort)
 1975
Another Close-up Cavalcade
53
Edward Marlo Marlo Visible Change
1975
Another Close-up Cavalcade
56
Barry Govan, Ian Baxter Dice Interlude color change phases with giant die climax
 		1975
Another Close-up Cavalcade
58
Jan Torell Dice Card jumbo card changes to jumbo die
 		1975
Magic by Jan Torell
18
Peter Wilker Bitte Genau Aufpassen two in the hand with three dice, large die as climax
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 2)
36
Friedrich Merkel Chip in Würfel chip changes into die
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 5)
94
Harvey Rosenthal The Diminishing Die die diminishes several times, with metamorphosis change
 		1976
Close-Up Sampler — Part 1
6
Harvey Rosenthal Color Changing Die die changes color multiple times, metamorphosis change
 		1976
Close-Up Sampler — Part 1
7
Harvey Rosenthal New Theory Square-Circle die changes into sponge ball, metamorphosis change
 		1976
Close-Up Sampler — Part 1
8
Die to Canary a large die is placed in a crystal casket and transforms into a bird, under handkerchief
 		1976
Classic Magic with Apparatus
56
Bob Ostin Sponge Ball to Dice
Also published here 1976 ca.
Sleightly Surprising
4
Bob Ostin Spellbound Variation climax for Vernon routine, coin changes to big dice
 		1976 ca.
Sleightly Surprising
7
Cinco Dados Cambian Su Color color change of five dice, using cup
 		1977
Magicolor
94
Bill Scott Somersault "Three Dice Tricks"
four dice in dice cup, thrown into air, dice change into one large die
 		1978
The Chronicles (Issue Close-up Folio No. 11)
10
Karl Fulves Coin Problems (B) coin in drinking glass changes to copper coin or to die, posed as problem
 		1978
Interlocutor (Issue 22)
84
David Stahl Gem-Hernia-Maker variation for "Gem Buster" routine, flat die is stretched to bigger disc
 		1978
Don't Stall, Stahl!
14
Les Scheyer A Dice Interlude front and back of die is shown and transforms
Also published here Apr. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 4)
183
Harry Lorayne, Kirk Stiles Double Surface a value is shown on three sides
 		Apr. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 4)
185
Mary Wolf The Cone and Coins Routine Cylinder & Coins with cone and die which grows as finale
 		1980
John: Verse Two
115
Mary Wolf Die to Half Dollar metamorphosis style
 		1980
John: Verse Two
121
El Duco Golden Dice three black dice change into golden dice under handkerchief
 		1980
El Duco's Lecture Notes
7
Jeff Busby Phantom of the Dice Table color changing die routine with cup, die behind ear holdout
  • Phase One: "It's Right Ear"
  • Phase Two: A Handy Switch
  • Phase Three: Into the Darkness
  • Notes
  • Further Notes
 		1981
The Chronicles (Issue 29)
1345
Les Scheyer Ein Würfel-Interludium front and back of die is shown and transforms
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
54
Geno Munari Doubting Dice dots on dice change and eventually fall off dice
 		1981
The Magic of Jimmy Grippo
154
Trevor Lewis Blow Die dice grows and shrinks, humorous presentation
 		1981
Esolc
73
Kurti Freitag Vienna Dice Change pips on dice change, paddle move
 		1982
The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part I
19
Bobby Bernard Bernard Switch Coin transforms into a pair of dice
 		1982
The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard
39
George Schindler Dice-A-Rubik two dice transform into small Rubik's cubes when thrown
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
30
George Schindler Quick Change Cube small Rubik's cube changes into normal die, pull
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
31
John Ryan Hologram-Itis two dice are put in glass disc and become a hologram
 		Aug. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 28)
540
Martin Lewis Dice Propagation Chop Cup routine with dice, dice change color, produce large dice, final load is lots of small dice
 		1985
Martin's Miracles
133
Tenkai Ishida Tenkai's Three Dice updated routine, three dice picked up and number arrangement on them changes, paddle move with three dice in pyramid configuration
  • Basic Technique
  • Routine
Inspired by 1988
The Scents of Sophistication
1
Father Cyprian High Rollers (A Dice Opener) two in the hand one in the pocket, using Lin Searles squashed die and pop-up die under close-up mat, six phases
Also published here 1989
Lecture Notes #11
25
Bob King Bob King Dice Routine two in the hand (here dice cup) one in the pocket, then die change color and size, as a kicker a shot glass appears under the cup
Inspired by 1991
Classic Stand-Up Close-Up
6
Paul Gertner The Big or Little Die Trick die grows and shrinks
 		1994
Steel and Silver
119
Steve Dusheck Dice-O-Matic die placed in hand, spectator names any color, die transformed into many multi-colored small dice
 		1994
Dusheck's Close-Up Magic
68
Michael Skinner Taking Our Lumps applications for sticking things behind table edge: broken and restored match, dice transformation (to sugar)
 		1996
Classic Sampler
16
Ali Bongo Deolali-Würfel short two-dice routine with cup, they grow in the fist as climax, described by Lewis Ganson
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
6
Gene Gordon Three Dice Monte routine with two white dice and one red die, traveling and transformations, large red die finale (or vanish)
Inspired by Jan. 1998
Onyx (Issue 2)
5
Milton Kort Changing Trains Red dice transpose with white dice, then change to green
 		1999
Kort
277
David Regal Spot Remover Moving spots from side to side of a die, similar to Sack Dice Routine but with one die
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
86
Ellis Stanyon The Card Changes to a Die No. 38
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
181
Bob King Cube Route two different-colored cubes behind screen, they transpose, then change to different color
 		2000
Great Britain 2001
15
Tony Bartolotta Educated Dice routine for Sachs/Sack's Dice, credit information on paddle move
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2)
27
Gerald Kosky Wieviele? two in the hand one in the pocket with dice, involving blank and large die
Also published here 2000
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 1)
33
Les Scheyer A Dice Interlude front and back of die is shown and transforms
Also published here 2000
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 62 No. 2)
25
Karl Fulves Dice Duo blue and yellow dice transform into larger green die, pendulum pull
 		2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
227
Charlie Frye Eccentricks spots travel from die to pen, die is then blank and pen spotted
 		Aug. 2002
MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 12)
110
Bob Ostin Sponge Ball to Dice
Also published here 2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
135
Alberto de Figueiredo Dados al whisky dice stacking routine, die vanishes, changes color and in the end filled shot glass appears
Inspired by 2009
13
174
Hiroshi Sawa ダイス爆弾 (Dice Bomb) Dice Bomb gimmick, big dice inside clear glass shaken and splits into many small dice
 		2013
Magic of Dr. Sawa (澤浩の奇術)
46
Christian Scherer Davids Spleen ball, cone and handkerchief variation, with cup, big die and silk
Inspired byAlso published here 2014
Schlaglichter
286
Alexander de Cova Dice-Opener routine with four dice, jumbo dice finale
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 1
80
Chris Wardle Don't Play With Your Food sugar poured in hand, it becomes a sugar cube, pepper poured in hand with cube, it changes into a sugar cube die, then vanishes
Inspired by
  • "The Evaporating Sugar" (Brad Stine & Gregory Wilson, Magic for Dummies)
 Apr. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 4)
60
Christian Scherer Dice Player's Spleen ball, cone and handkerchief variation, with cup, big die and silk
Inspired byAlso published here 2024
Mosaic
158
Juha-Matti Ristiharju It Is Not Stealing If You Just Borrow It multi-phase routine
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Edwin Sachs' "Changing Dice" in "Sleight of Hand" P. 81. 1877.
 2025
For Friends
193