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Karl Fulves He Found It! No. 57, rabbit folded from handkerchief finds one card chosen out of four and bites off corner
1988 168
Karl Fulves One out of Four Force number from one two four, involves spelling
1988 168
Karl Fulves Cards and Handkerchiefs chapter intro
1988 171
Karl Fulves Jinx Deck No. 58, a red ace rises through handkerchief covered deck, then deck drops out leaving other red ace behind
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 171
Karl Fulves Four-Way Prophet No. 59, one of four cards forced, some face-up cards added together to arrive at same card in another deck
1988 176
Eddie Ward, Karl Fulves Zombie Card Rise No. 60, under handkerchief
1988 179
Karl Fulves Magic with "Handkerchief Magic" No. 61, this book is a force-book with "one" as every tenth word at the start of each chapter, ten-value is forced with cards
1988 182
Edward Marlo Vanishing Aces Aces vanish one by one from top of deck, effect by Jack Vosburgh, ungaffed
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1964
1988 51
Roy Walton Palmist's Prophecy number of cards chosen from top of deck is predicted via sum of playing card values
  • The Repeat
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, June 1973
1988 80
Roy Walton Oversight Aces are placed aside, stacking sequence shuffled with rest of deck, Aces apparently forgotten, they are placed on top and immediately dealt to the performer in five-handed game
Related toVariations 1988 82
Roy Walton Separation spectator shuffles a packet with red and black cards and the Joker, packet is shown to have the colors separated and the Joker is between them
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves problem
Related to
1988 123
John Scarne Western Union Trick telegram, for real method sie "Remote Control" reference
Related to 1989 208
Brother John Hamman To do a Double Turnover from a four-card packet followed by five-card packet
Related to 1989 13
Brother John Hamman The Bottom Double Drop turning double over on deck from bottom of right hand packet
Related toAlso published here 1989 32
Brother John Hamman The Chinese Shuffle multiple up-downjog culling to get into any order with up to six culls
Related toAlso published here 1989 68
Karl Fulves Riffle Control incomplete riffle shuffle
1989 87
Brother John Hamman Cream Rises to the Top triumph combo in which aces show up and change into selections
Related to 1989 191
David Williamson Torn & Restored Transposition
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1989 72
Philip T. Goldstein Forehand four matching pairs generated
Inspired by 1989 7
Karl Fulves Getting Smaller
1989 1
Karl Fulves Block Exchange Counts as used in Elmsley Count
1989 2
Karl Fulves MacCount four cards, Ace travels from pocket back to packet, featuring count that shows all cards but changes order
Variations 1989 3
Karl Fulves Dollar Swindle 3&2, dollar bill placed in packet, color separate to either side of bill
1989 5
Sam Schwartz Interrupted Ices four Aces, four Kings, two cards exchanged, stay separated, and so on
Inspired by 1989 7
Karl Fulves Sneak Preview presentational idea for packet trick
1989 9
Karl Fulves K-Counts order changed and card concealed
Inspired by 1989 11
Karl Fulves K-2 four Kings change to four Queens
1989 12
Karl Fulves Up The Ladder "swindle count in which any small number of cards can be counted as any larger number, and any number of cards can be concealed"
1989 14
Karl Fulves Remix three packets with red-black-mixed cards, two are separated but remix, the third separates
1989 15
Karl Fulves Zebra Count
1989 15
Karl Fulves Carrousel two reds and two blacks, color named, those two cards turn up one by one
1989 17
Karl Fulves Carrousel Count four-as-four while concealing two
1989 17
Karl Fulves The Educated Die Ace through Six, die rolled and card counted to, it's always an ace, two methods
1989 19
Karl Fulves Demi-Device 2&2, featuring a displacement count
1989 21
Karl Fulves Option Play aces sandwich one of three cards in a small packet
Related to 1989 23
Karl Fulves Dollar Hofzinser using dollar bill in handling
1989 24
Karl Fulves Quixote no get-ready, two handlings, credit claim
Inspired by 1989 25
Karl Fulves Cronus Double
1989 28
Karl Fulves The Starting Four Ace to Three of Hearts and Joker removed from two decks, Three placed in other packet leaves three images, the Two two images, finally Joker vanishes
Inspired by 1989 30
Karl Fulves Fourmula One four Fours, suddenly all red, then two change into queens
1989 35
Karl Fulves Black Cat four cards, two Jacks turn up and the other two are Aces, "lazy gambler" theme
1989 36
Karl Fulves Gammatron four-as-four in which all cards are seen but order changed
1989 39
Karl Fulves Sixtet Ace-2-3 reverses order when second set of Ace-2-3 is reversed
1989 40
Karl Fulves The Original Method of "Sixtet"
Related to 1989 43
Karl Fulves Bid Six biddle count method of "Sixtet"
Related to 1989 44
Sam Schwartz Quarter Turn a card turns over one quarter at the time
Inspired by 1989 46
Sam Schwartz Torn Up card torn in quarters vanishes, on a blank card in packet of blanks the card reappears a quarter at a time
Inspired by 1989 51
Karl Fulves Hand Out two hands arrange in same order, beginning of "Handicraft" section
Variations 1989 54
Karl Fulves Hands Down coincidence effect when cards from two hands are exchanged
1989 55
Karl Fulves Red Handed three reds and blacks, one exchanged, spectator also exchanges cards and they're separated again, posed as problem
1989 55
Karl Fulves Even Handed two poker hands with face-up/face-down cards, spectator exchanges any two cards, when poker hands are examined they're the same, posed as problem
1989 56
Karl Fulves Back Handed two rows, spectator exchanges two cards which are predicted via backs, posed as problem
1989 56
Karl Fulves Hand to Hand Ace to Three face-up and face-down, spectator matches them, posed as problem
1989 56
Karl Fulves Introduction
1989 1
Karl Fulves Flying Colors with airplane sight gag
1989 2
Karl Fulves Concentrate! three mismatched pairs become matches
1989 3
Karl Fulves Dream Detective card chosen from four red and four black cards, they're odd backed, some cards outjogged and injogged from deck
1989 4
Karl Fulves Bootleg card transforms after weird selection procedure and comes out of shoe
1989 7
Karl Fulves, Henry Christ Mathejack four jacks produced after some counting
Inspired by 1989 9
Karl Fulves Topsy Transpo top and bottom card transpose
1989 10
Karl Fulves Top to Bottom Reverse card levered up with third finger underneath as in Curry change
1989 10
Karl Fulves Outnumbered packet, counting procedure, two mates found, no-touch
Related to 1989 12
Jack Birnman And a Pair of Kings red kings change to black deuces, kings then reproduced, two more changes and pair produced from air, "Tens Routine"
Variations 1989 13
Karl Fulves Aces In One "Always Cut the Cards" plot
1989 16
Karl Fulves Ad Hoc Aces
Inspired byVariations 1989 18
Karl Fulves Frequent Flyer card peeked at and deck spread on table, AS slid under spread right next to selection
Related to 1989 20
Karl Fulves Frequent Flyer - Sandwich Variation similar but selection ends up between two aces
Related to 1989 21
Karl Fulves, Howard Wurst This Just In red aces in case change place with jack outside case
Inspired byRelated to 1989 22
Karl Fulves Stack In The Box ace between jokers in case, ace suddenly outside and four kings in case
1989 24
Karl Fulves Overcount Off the Deck here two as three
1989 25
Karl Fulves Jacknife jack in box, aces outside, they transpose
Related to 1989 26
Karl Fulves Quick Black Jack sandwich in case, center card penetrates case
1989 27
Karl Fulves Shadow Self card chosen by spectator is reversed and changes into previous selection, two handlings
1989 28
Karl Fulves No. 1 With A Bullet poker hand gets better every time it's displayed and the cards get bullet holes, posed as problem
Related to 1989 30
Karl Fulves Hue Go red Four pushed face-down in face-up deck and changes into black Four
1989 31
Karl Fulves Angle-Jog Push-In Change
1989 31
Karl Fulves Redblackjack out of five cards spectator picks the right one to complete his blackjack, "The Red Prediction"
Related toVariations 1989 32
Roy Walton Strathjack
Inspired by 1989 33
Karl Fulves Staple Condition odd-backed card pushed halfway into deck, stapler moved over deck, card stapled to selection
Related to 1989 35
Bill Wisch Top Secret Count false counts off the top of the deck, over, under, hiding cards
Variations 1989 39
Karl Fulves Card Revelation in Packet
1989 41
Karl Fulves Interspace nine-card packet, spectator turns a pair over anywhere, performer places card between them behind back
Variations 1989 41
Karl Fulves Reversed Card card vanishes from face of packet, reappears reversed in deck
1989 43
Karl Fulves Turnover Glide card changes into selection
1989 44
Karl Fulves Tenkai Book Turnover Comments
1989 45
Karl Fulves Force Feed card in center sandwiched, as sandwich is pulled out it is switched for top card
Related toVariations 1989 46
Karl Fulves Triple Sandwich Location three selections, card found with sandwich cards, those change into other two selections
1989 47
Karl Fulves Slapjack widely separated sandwich cards come to trap selection, sandwich cards remain outjogged, with variations
Related to 1989 48
Karl Fulves Introduction
1989 1
Karl Fulves Rush Hour bills placed in performer's trouser packet travel into stack in hand one by one
1989 2
Karl Fulves Out Take silver coin folded in paper changes place with copper coin in envelope
1989 5
Karl Fulves Codex quarter changes into gold coin when wrapped in paper
1989 7
Karl Fulves Notes on bill switches
Related to 1989 9
Karl Fulves Zimzum coin drops through holes in paper that are much smaller
1989 10
Karl Fulves Cop a Bill four bills become 3, featuring palm-off
1989 13
Karl Fulves Cop Notes bill palm notes for previous trick
1989 15
Karl Fulves Transcam
1989 16
Karl Fulves Bunco Bills
Also published here 1989 17
Karl Fulves Cop a Bill II featuring palm-off with bill folded in quarters
1989 21
Karl Fulves, Don Nielsen Outboxed coin through table upwards into matchbox, also as coin through ceiling downwards
1989 25
Karl Fulves Change Reaction bill folded in V shape torn apart, each half is a bill
1989 27
Karl Fulves Undercover pocket card, "high card wins" presentation
Inspired by 1989 30
Karl Fulves Shake Out two $5 bills and two $1 bills alternated, they separate, repeat, oil & water
1989 33
Karl Fulves Protokind
1989 1
Karl Fulves Quid Pro Quota card chosen from packet, position remembered by spectator counting procedure
  • (A) Lockdown (11-card packet)
  • (B) Futures/Options (10-card packet)
  • (C) Go Fourth (10 cards, faro)
  • (D) Point of View (14 pointer cards)
  • (E) Cue Test
  • (F) First and Ten (spectator finds magicians card and vice versa)
  • (G) Doctor Cue
  • (H) HI Test
  • (I) Xtantra
  • (J) Doctor's Out
  • (K) Outback
Variations 1989 3
Roy Walton Cue Sheet "Doctor Cue" variations, location in small packet
Inspired by 1989 13
Karl Fulves Override reverse from break/peek
1989 15
Karl Fulves Side Show card pushed in and left sticking out angle jogged, then produced from pocket
1989 16
Karl Fulves Convincing Side Steal dummy card left sticking out
1989 16
Karl Fulves, Don Nielsen Discerned Data odd-backed Mental Discernment, OOSOOM, one of nine, posed as problem
1989 23
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Twos Much selection lost, indicator Two-spot turned up, but selection under eight cards, other three Twos under original Two
1989 24
Karl Fulves Transmissible white and brown envelopes, signed selection in white envelope, envelopes riffle shuffled, travels to a chosen brown envelope
1989 26
Karl Fulves Double on Deck Laydown deck set on table one-handed with double angled to side
1989 26
Karl Fulves Angle Transfer center block transfer
1989 27
Howard Wurst Midnite Card Trick corner of whole deck missing, corner selected and held to missing-corner of deck, reattaches to correct card
Inspired by 1989 30
Father Cyprian Fr. Cyprian's Solution corner of whole deck missing, corner selected and held to missing-corner of deck, reattaches to correct card
Inspired by 1989 33
Allan Slaight Stranger Than That
  • #1: two-card location with spelling
  • #2: two-card location with down-under deal
Inspired by
  • "Letter From A Stranger" (Stewart James)
Related toAlso published here
1989 37
Karl Fulves Psykick II
Inspired byRelated to 1989 38
Karl Fulves Kid Trix some blue-backed cards torn in half, card selected and signed from red deck, two blue-blacked halves restored and turned over - it is the spectator's signed card
1989 44
Karl Fulves One From Column A card through newspaper
1989 47
Karl Fulves Stamp Collector the same stamp stamps different cards on blank cards, posed as problem
1989 48
Karl Fulves Tenvelopes ten cards in ten envelopes, performer and spectator each chose a card from those, envelopes shuffled and dealt, performer wins and the two previous selections are odd-backed
  • Tenotes (Envelopoker)
Related toVariations 1989 49
Karl Fulves Tenvelopes Two ten cards in ten envelopes, performer and spectator each chose a card from those, envelopes shuffled and dealt, performer wins and the two previous selections are odd-backed, face-up/face-down elaboration
Related to 1989 1
Karl Fulves Tenvelopes Three another method
Related to 1989 3
Karl Fulves Blue Alternate variation of "Tenvelopes"
Related to 1989 6
Karl Fulves Introduction
1989 1
Karl Fulves Makeshift card changes in named card, back to back transformation handling
Related to 1989 2
Karl Fulves Overthrow coin (or other object) on tabled spread during turnover
1989 4
Karl Fulves Launch Site copper coin under tabled spread, silver on top, silver vanishes and reappears under isolated card
1989 5
Karl Fulves Force Card Note forcing card with coin on spread via "Overthrow", A-10 set-up
1989 5
Karl Fulves Trade In two 3s and an Ace change to two Aces and a 3
Inspired by 1989 6
Karl Fulves Pirouette with extra card
Related to 1989 6
Karl Fulves Rough House three cards in case, two more put in, then those two come out cut up in pieces, story presentation
Related to
  • Richard Himber's "Surprise Stab"
1989 9
Karl Fulves Unbeknownst bridged deck
Related to 1989 10
Karl Fulves Mexipo 2&2 oil & water sequence with a card transposition, "As the title indicates, this is a transpo-type trick using a Mexican turnover."
1989 11
Karl Fulves Mexican Turnover from Center
Related to 1989 11
Karl Fulves Sidepockets two selections from the two side pockets, alternative bluff method given
Inspired by 1989 12
Karl Fulves Two Pocket Bluff two cards palmed in one hand are apparently removed from different pockets
1989 12
Karl Fulves, John Scarne, J. W. Sarles Flash Poker spectator stops performer's shuffle at four Aces, they then change into a royal flush
Related to 1989 14
Karl Fulves Rivalry black kings catch two Aces, then red kings catch four Aces and previously found aces between black kings are gone
Inspired by 1989 16
Karl Fulves Trade Secrets selection to pocket
1989 18
Karl Fulves Flushtration Palm bluff in which double card is openly placed in palm, then one card removed
1989 19
Karl Fulves Rightful Place deck spread face-down on table, spectator marks back of any card, spread turned over, magician correctly guesses card, multiple methods
Variations 1989 20
Karl Fulves Faxfiction three cards on fax machine, two exchanged, image sent, performer on other end names position of unchanged card
Inspired by 1989 22
Karl Fulves Starlite different method for "Rightful Place"
Inspired by 1989 23
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's Approach different method for "Rightful Place"
Inspired by 1989 23
Karl Fulves Covering the Spread different method for "Rightful Place"
Inspired byVariations 1989 24
Karl Fulves Marksman
Inspired by 1989 25
Karl Fulves This Just Out side-jogged sandwich cards in deck, selection appears between those side-jogged cards
1989 27
Karl Fulves Non-Symmetric Trap selection lost in deck, two red Jacks with x card cut in deck, black Jack cut in deck and other black Jack left on table, red Jacks now have two black Jacks sandwiched and tabled card is selection
1989 29
Karl Fulves Standard Test four Jacks change into two Jacks and a double backer which is split into two Aces
1989 32
Karl Fulves Daley's Last Handling
1989 33
Karl Fulves Center Pull Out Double Lift Gemini Count
Related to 1989 33
Karl Fulves, Don Stewart on Splitting and Fusion for magicians, dated to 1950s
1989 33
Karl Fulves Cast of Characters four jokers, small packet ambitious, change into kings
1989 34
Karl Fulves Reference Notes on the Center Pull-Out, precursor Marconick
Related to 1989 35
Karl Fulves Run Around one-handed cutting sequence used to find selection with sandwich cards
1989 36
Karl Fulves Cutting Control to top
1989 36
Karl Fulves Flourish One-Hand Cut Sequence "Reverse Charlier", see also p. 47 for credit information
1989 37
Karl Fulves Jackhammer Finish alternate finish to "Run Around", deck with two Jacks sticking out hammered on card case, selection eventually sandwiched in between them
1989 40
Karl Fulves Kixback prediction card on top of deck between sandwich cards, card selected and put back, it was the prediction card which is still sandwiched
Related to 1989 41
Karl Fulves Read No Evil two old pieces of paper, deck cut in three piles, coincidences occur
1989 42
Karl Fulves Wind-Up Cut cutting sequence to secretly reverse half the deck
1989 44
Karl Fulves Reverse English
Inspired by 1989 46
Karl Fulves Wind Up Reverse alternative handling, cut that reversed half the deck
1989 48
Karl Fulves Introduction with credit information on multiple shifts
1989 1
Frank Thompson Multi Shift aka Straddle Shift, also for single card
Variations 1989 2
Karl Fulves Straddle Pass
Inspired by 1989 7
Karl Fulves Recapture card appears between top two black Aces with unusual presentation
1989 8
Karl Fulves Boxed In four Aces shows, one named, aces dropped on case, named ace penetrates into case
1989 9
Karl Fulves Transitrap card transposes with sandwich pair
1989 10
Karl Fulves PDQuickie Aces placed in different parts of the deck, one cut, two hands dealt and performer gets Aces (doubles inserted)
1989 14
Karl Fulves Outjogged Poker apparent stacking with outjogged aces as demo, when dealt aces fall to spectator, yet performer gets aces
Related to 1989 15
Karl Fulves Strip Stack pairs of Twos through Sixes are upjogged and then squared, one shuffle and deal for two players, both get straights, one hand changes to Aces
Inspired by 1989 21
Karl Fulves To Hindu hindu shuffle
1989 22
Karl Fulves Cut or Shuffle arguing that cut multiple shifts are better than shuffle shifts
1989 22
Karl Fulves Longitudinal Aces paper clip on top card, deck set on table, when spectator turns over top card with clip it changed into previous selection or
(B) into the four Aces
(C) into named Ace
Variations 1989 24
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves Remote Collectors Aces remain on table separated from deck, dated 1972
Variations 1989 26
Derek Dingle, Karl Fulves Loading Cards into Center same result as Deep ATFUS
1989 26
Dai Vernon Collectible Aces remain on table separated from deck
Inspired by 1989 30
Karl Fulves Full Court Press widely separated sandwich cards come to trap selection, sandwich cards remain outjogged, with "bluff spacing" for visible variation
Related to 1989 32
Karl Fulves KF Note on the Diagonal Palm-Shift
Related to 1989 36
Karl Fulves Excursion Aces pushed into different parts of deck, deck slapped, only Aces remain and deck traveled to four pockets, posed as problem
1989 37
Karl Fulves One-Handed Multiple Shift posed as problem
1989 37
Karl Fulves Cased Multiple Shift posed as problem
1989 37
Karl Fulves Autopalm three Aces, one chosen and all three put in deck, deck cut at other two Aces, chosen one is palmed and produced from anywhere
Related to 1989 38
Karl Fulves Card from Case Removal handling from left cop position
1989 40
Karl Fulves Swivel Stack Aces placed in different parts of deck and squared, then Kings, two hands dealt, they are Aces and Kings
1989 44
Karl Fulves Overshift two cards in different parts come together to trap selection, overhand shuffle & multiple shift combo
Variations 1989 45
Karl Fulves OS II sandwich placed in different parts of deck, later it is back together but with different selection
Inspired by 1989 47
Herb Zarrow The Pendulum or Lazy Magician's Knot flourish knot
Also published here
  • Herb Zarrow's "The Pendulum or Lazy Magician's Knot" in Karl Fulves "Close-Up Folio" No.12 /1979
1989 36
John Quine Slider Aces concept, faro a packet into the deck and push it through, being in control of cards, for a Cutting the Aces routine
Inspired by Feb. 1989
The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 1)
7
Karl Fulves Follow the Leader & Oil and Water combination, plot suggestion
Related to 1989 iii
Karl Fulves Introduction
1989 v
Karl Fulves Easy Money Magic chapter intro
1989 1
Karl Fulves Quarter Bet No. 1, quarter under half dollar changes into dime, heads or tail presentation
1989 1
Dr. Edward G. Ervin One from Two No. 4, two coins clearly shown, one placed in pocket, it comes back, featuring three-coin arrangement that can be shown from both sides as two coins, also for six-as-three coins
Variations 1989 5
Karl Fulves Quick Print No. 5, several blank papers, they are folded and put in cup, one removed, it changes into bill
1989 6
Karl Fulves Stand-Up Magic chapter intro
1989 12
Karl Fulves Air Traffic No. 15, coin in fist, pen pushed through and coin vanishes, repeat and coin reappears, using pen clip
1989 21
Karl Fulves Higher No. 16, coin placed in eye like monocle, performer slowly turns around and coin vanishes, reappears on top of head (duplicate)
1989 22
Karl Fulves Matter Thru Matter chapter intro
1989 24
Karl Fulves, Tony Slydini Tunnel Move No. 19, one coin penetrates table, extra coin
1989 27
Karl Fulves Winged Silver No. 22, coin vanishes from covered glass, reappears in ball of wool
Inspired by 1989 33
Karl Fulves Coin Stunts chapter intro
1989 35
Karl Fulves At the Table chapter intro
1989 51
Karl Fulves Down Under No. 53, coin wrapped in handkerchief apparently tossed through ceiling, it come back from below table
1989 57
Karl Fulves Cover Up No. 54, simplified matrix
1989 60
Karl Fulves Swindle Switch chapter intro
Related to 1989 65
Karl Fulves Lockpick No. 58, coin under handkerchief and key on other side transpose
1989 68
Karl Fulves Prepared Tricks chapter intro
1989 72
Karl Fulves Half and Half No. 60, borrowed one-dollar bill in envelope, cut in two, two half dollar coins come out
Inspired by 1989 72
Karl Fulves Two Coins No. 61, two coins under two cards, one travels to the other, coins connected with thread
Inspired by 1989 74
Karl Fulves Porous Coin No. 62, coin wrapped in paper is penetrated by pin
Inspired by 1989 77
Ronald B. Edwards, Karl Fulves Moneyfly No. 63, coin travels into spectator's hand, using money tray made from bill
Inspired by 1989 78
Karl Fulves Safe Deposit No. 64, one and five dollar bill, fiver vanishes and reappears in box, one folded to look like two bills with fake index
1989 80
Karl Fulves Mystic Dime No. 66, coins travel from one paper cup to another under the table
1989 82
Karl Fulves Topsy-Turvy No. 67, three copper and three silver coins in one purse, copper coins travel to another purse, silt in purse
1989 85
Karl Fulves, Alex Elmsley Astral Coins No. 68, coins travel through table to under card, thread from coin to card
Inspired by 1989 86
Karl Fulves Shortchange Trick chapter intro
1989 93
Karl Fulves Bunco Bills No. 70
Also published here 1989 93
Dr. Raymond L. Beebe, Karl Fulves Shortchanged No. 71, removing bills from spectator's pocket apparently
1989 95
Karl Fulves Bamboozled No. 72, with glued bill flap gaff
Inspired by 1989 97
Karl Fulves Money Mental chapter intro
1989 101
Vic Shoenk, Karl Fulves Destiny No. 76, coin from batch chosen, deck shuffled and dealt into four piles, face cards on piles are the year of the date, e.g. Ace-Nine-Eight-Nine
1989 105
Edward Bagshawe, Sam Schwartz, Karl Fulves Metalogic No. 77, four coins, each represents a president, one chosen and divined
1989 106
Bob Hummer, Stewart James, Mel Stover, Karl Fulves Immovable Object No. 78, six numbered glasses, coin moved from glass to glass
1989 107
Karl Fulves A Lesson in Timing chapter intro
1989 109
Karl Fulves Haunted House chapter intro
1989 113
Karl Fulves Rebound No. 82, silver coin in paper, copper coin in envelope, transposition
1989 114
Karl Fulves The Gathering No. 83, coin travels from under one playing card to another
1989 117
Karl Fulves Sealed-Box Mystery No. 84, coin penetrates table upwards into matchbox
1989 119
John A. M. Howie, Karl Fulves Holed Out No. 85, coin through smaller hole in paper
Inspired by 1989 122
Karl Fulves Coins and Cups No. 86, four coins each in two paper cups, they travel into one cup one by one, slit in cup
1989 125
Karl Fulves Platform Tricks chapter intro
1989 127
Karl Fulves The Miser's Dream No. 87, using a paper carton as bucket
1989 127
Karl Fulves, Brian MacCarthy Hyper Banking No. 88, slit in center of a paper, coin disappears and reappears
Inspired by
  • MacCarthy's "The Disappearing Hole" in "Impromptu" from 1939
1989 129
Al Lasher, Karl Fulves Coin-juring No. 89, coin displayed in the space between the hat band and the crown of the hat, coin vanishes when tossed up, reappears in glass in hat
Inspired by 1989 131
Al Koran, Karl Fulves A Stab in the Pack No. 90, deck wrapped with dollar bill, knife next to selection
1989 132
Karl Fulves, Tom Harris, George Blake Pay Day No. 91, envelopes torn to pieces according to spectator's wishes, the one with bill remains unharmed
Inspired by 1989 134
Karl Fulves Smart Money No. 92, calculation with date on any coin with result in number nine, this book is a force-book with "of" as every ninth word at the start of each chapter
1989 135
Karl Fulves Introduction
1989 5
Karl Fulves Hands Off spectator remembers card, cuts off a packet, down-under deal, spreads card face-up, performer names selection
1989 11
Karl Fulves This Is It! with sixteen cards and two deals into four rows
1989 12
Karl Fulves Fingerprints fingerprint presentation for key card location
1989 14
Karl Fulves The Gambler weird stacking procedure, then two hands dealt and performer has four-of-a-kind
1989 15
Karl Fulves Nerve performer touches spectators forehead with both first fingers while he has his eyes closed and divines a selection, over the head situation
1989 16
Karl Fulves Bermuda Triangle three packets made, a card chosen, it is the originally third card from top and can be divined
1989 17
Karl Fulves The Magic Spell spelling through Ace through Seven in packet
1989 20
Karl Fulves Love Match two picture cards look away from each other and then towards each other
1989 21
Karl Fulves Twenty-Twenty spectator deal pile into three packets and pockets top cards, they are divined
1989 23
Karl Fulves Mind Over Matter
1989 24
Karl Fulves The Message Deck message in deck on piece of paper, dealing procedure to locate card, tantalizer type but one pile always dealt face-up
Related to 1989 24
Karl Fulves Gambler's Dream five red and black cards, one chosen from each, open stacking procedure, two hands dealt and the selections are exchanged
1989 26
Karl Fulves A Fortune spectator cuts off packet and then counts down to make a selection (10-20 handling), value is looked up on chart and spectator loses
1989 27
Karl Fulves The Joker Thinks Joker apparently divines the top two cards of two cut-off packets
1989 31
Karl Fulves Crazy Colors partial color separation shown after one riffle shuffle
1989 32
Karl Fulves Astral Mind
1989 34
Karl Fulves, Eddie Fields Flyaway card to case, miscalling
Related to 1989 35
Karl Fulves The Secret twelve-card packet, spectator remembers a card and its position and moves cards around, performer is able to restore original order
1989 36
Karl Fulves Surprise Reverse spectator places card in reversed deck with cover card
1989 37
Karl Fulves Magnetic Fingers spectator cannot lift finger off chosen card
1989 38
Karl Fulves Levitation card floats behind fingers
Related to 1989 41
Karl Fulves Triple Mystery three cards mated via re-dealing packet
1989 43
Karl Fulves Fast Find double Hofzinser Toss to find four-of-a-kind
1989 44
Karl Fulves Hidden Diamonds Diamonds, Jacks and Queens found with story presentation
1989 46
Roy Johnson Focus on Murder ten cards with names, number and person at position remembered, divined
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1989 52
Justin Higham Mistaken Identity Joker stabbed in deck, spectator remembers card above Joker, another card below it, they name the same card which is then shown to be reversed in deck between two Jokers
Inspired by Oct. 1989
Inside Out (Issue 7)
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Jon Racherbaumer Karl Fulves: The Great Pretender eight pages on credit fights, J. W. Sarles
  • Item One: Marlo & Double Vanish & Recovery
  • Item Two: Scorpio Switch vs. Another Sandwich Switchout (The New Tops, June 1985)
  • Item Three: Spectator cut the Aces plot
  • Item Four: Bottop Change
  • Item Five: Jordan Count
  • Item Six: Oil & Water effect
Related toAlso published here Oct. 1989
Inside Out (Issue 7)
7
Justin Higham Subtle Square-Up Steal
Related toAlso published here 1989 13
Ken Krenzel Soft Cards two cards that are face to face are suddenly back to back, gaffed
Inspired byRelated to 1990 3
Karl Fulves Vector Switch
Related to 1990 76
Ken Krenzel, Karl Fulves Partial Vector Switch
Inspired by 1990 78
Bob King Psychic Location card chosen, spectator cuts it into deck, with two questions the position is announced and the card cut to, suit rotation stack
Inspired byVariations 1990 19
Karl Fulves Foreword
1990 v
Karl Fulves The Preliminaries what rope to use, how to prepare it, presentational ideas (rope as suspenders or phone cord)
1990 1
Karl Fulves The Overhand Knot chapter intro
1990 4
Karl Fulves, Milbourne Christopher Triple Knots No. 4, three knots appear in rope
Also published here 1990 8
Karl Fulves The Slip Knot chapter intro
1990 17
Karl Fulves The Square Knot chapter intro
1990 34
Karl Fulves Special Effects chapter intro, knot effect
1990 47
Karl Fulves Here, Spot! No. 25, lose knot tied, loop/circle comes off rope
Also published here 1990 51
Karl Fulves Flourish Knots chapter intro
1990 54
Karl Fulves Self-Taught Ropes No. 28, two ropes put over shoulders of spectator, a knot appears behind his back on each rope, secret one-handed knotting
1990 56
Karl Fulves One-Hand Figure 8 No. 29, different one-handed knot
Related to 1990 57
Karl Fulves Dissolving Knots chapter intro
1990 65
Milbourne Christopher, Dr. Zina Bennett, Karl Fulves Triplicity No. 38, routine, three knots appear, one vanishes, one is untied and one is pulled off
1990 72
Karl Fulves Cut-and-Restored Rope chapter intro
1990 77
Eric F. Impey, Karl Fulves Impey's Impromptu No. 41
Inspired by 1990 81
Dr. Weiner, Karl Fulves Knot at All No. 45, knot tied in rope, spectator cuts knot off, restoration, knot reappears
1990 89
Karl Fulves The Hunter Knot chapter intro
1990 99
Karl Fulves Ropes That Think chapter intro, mental rope magic
1990 107
Karl Fulves, U. F. Grant Liar's Ropes No. 52, two ropes, one with knot, spectator thinks of rope with or without knot, one of the ropes stretches to expose lie
1990 107
Karl Fulves, Sam Schwartz Thought Knots No. 53, spectators tie knots, they are counted and that many words counted down in this book, that word is forced and "of", force book
1990 110
Karl Fulves Spirit Knots No. 55, rope and ring put in paper bag, three knots appear in rope and ring is tied in chosen knot
1990 114
Karl Fulves Miracle Move chapter intro
1990 123
Jack Miller Miller's Move No. 58, ring onto rope with tied ends
Variations 1990 123
Karl Fulves, Peter Warlock Releaso No. 61, ring onto rope
Inspired byRelated to 1990 127
Karl Fulves Psychic Rope Ties chapter intro
1990 130
Philip T. Goldstein Naked Lunch Aces turn over one by one between two Jokers, backs change climax
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "M-U-M" June, 1980.
1990 45
Philip T. Goldstein Off-Balance Leader color-groups with two different numerical sizes
Inspired byAlso published here 1990 87
Edward Marlo Marlo's Third Solution to Hofzinser's Card Problem
Inspired by 1990 55
Justin Higham Direct Proposition
Inspired by 1990
Inside Out (Issue Special No. 1)
12
Karl Fulves Square Paper about this magazine, "I began dealing cards at age 13"
1990
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Bill Whittington Sucker Card Switch open spread switch, but cards are not switched when checked
Variations 1990
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Karl Fulves Bill-Fooled different presentation for Sucker Card Switch
1990
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Karl Fulves Inside Trading open switch is followed by an invisible switch
1990
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Karl Fulves Fake Spread Switch
Inspired by 1990
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Karl Fulves Fixed Bets intro
1990
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Martin Gardner, Karl Fulves Martin Gardner's Elusive Ace Monty Hall problem with three Aces, monte type routine by Fulves
Inspired byRelated to 1990
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Karl Fulves Cap Flip bar bet with beer cap, turning it over on table
Related to 1990
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Karl Fulves Dice Controls intro
1990
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Karl Fulves Scoop Switch with cup
1990
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Karl Fulves Holdover with cup, on outside of cup
Related to 1990
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Karl Fulves Marked Improvement cards with obvious marks on back are dealt out, the marks on one hand indicate what's in the next player's hand
Related toVariations 1990
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Karl Fulves Square Paper on the real work, using marked cards, companion Cheat Sheet, Trump
Related to 1990
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Robert E. Neale Borromean Bet topological bar bet with three interlocked rings of different colors
  • Introduction
  • The Sucker Move
  • Spectator Holds a Ring
  • Marked Rings
  • The Fooler
  • The Finish
Related to 1990
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Karl Fulves Dice Controls
1990
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Karl Fulves Money Switch No. 1 with bills
1990
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Karl Fulves Money Switch No. 2 with bills
1990
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Karl Fulves Handoff two dice switch while pulling bills off a stack
1990
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Karl Fulves Fixed Bets
1990
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Karl Fulves, Martin Gardner Well Stacked on top of bottle is a bill, followed by a stack of coins, problem of removing the bill, multiple methods
Related to 1990
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Karl Fulves Square Paper gambling lectures, craps
1990
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Jerry K. Hartman Cheating U. shuffled deck, four random cards turned over, those are stacked to a player, in second phase the Aces are dealt
Inspired by 1990
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Karl Fulves Dice Control
1990
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Karl Fulves Free Loading with bills
1990
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Karl Fulves Laydown Switch with bills
1990
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Karl Fulves Bootleg Liquor Story corn syrup, gambling
1990
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Karl Fulves Under Over 7 double digit dice
1990
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Karl Fulves Double Digit Deal all cards face up, cards chosen with a die
1990
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Karl Fulves Fixed Bets
1990
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35
Mel Stover Zebras three pieces of paper, zebra and clown design, layout puzzle (similar to riders on horses)
Related to 1990
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Karl Fulves Gambler vs. The Kid open bottom deal, yet the cards end up in other hand, Aces kicker
Related toVariations 1990
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Karl Fulves Deep Thot chosen card travels from one poker hand to another, both hands in envelopes, stuck into book
1990
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Karl Fulves Deep Thot Switch two things stuck in book, topological switch when turning book in several steps
1990
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Karl Fulves Deep Thot Transposition two packets stuck into both ends of a book, transposition
1990
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Karl Fulves Diehard two dice rolled with cup, performer does not look, spectator turns one over and announced total, performer names both numbers
Related to 1990
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Karl Fulves The Office further comments on the referenced items, poker probability problem by Martin Gardner
Related to 1990
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6
Newspaper Clippings related to gambling
Related to 1990
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8
Karl Fulves Gene Maze Card Controls introduction
1990
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11
Karl Fulves X Markes the Plot Aces lost with riffle shuffles and a straight cut, then dealt off the top again
Variations 1990
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12
Karl Fulves Money Switches with Cards on switching cards with bills in hands
1990
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17
Karl Fulves The Office New Phoenix, cheating with dice
Related to 1990
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19
Newspaper Clippings related to gambling
Related to 1990
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20
Karl Fulves Check Scams cheating methods with money checks
  • Check Scam No. 1
  • Check Scam No. 2
  • Check Scam No. 3
  • Check Scam No. 4
  • Check Scam No. 5
  • Check Scam No. 6
1990
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Karl Fulves Short Change Wallet Z-fold wallet with money clip, short-change routine
Related to 1990
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Karl Fulves Zodiac Switch using Z-fold Short Change Wallet
1990
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26
Karl Fulves One and Only red-backed card signed on back and put in wallet, blue-backed card chosen and signed, red card is removed and has now both signatures, using Z-fold Short Change Wallet
Related to 1990
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27
Karl Fulves Close-Up Bets intro
1990
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29
Karl Fulves Spoon Lift lifting a spoon off the table in a certain way
1990
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29
Karl Fulves Bent Fork one tine of fork bends
1990
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30
Karl Fulves The Office playing poker over the phone,
1990
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31
Karl Fulves Amateur Night on the pick-up stack
  • (3) 3-4-5
  • Category Two
1990
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37
Karl Fulves Bookie test with casino brochures that explain the rules of the games, chosen game divined, revealing shadow through covers
1990
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40
Karl Fulves The Office
1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 4)
41
Karl Fulves Controlled Roll with Tricked Dice Cup
1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 4)
41
Karl Fulves Phone Tricks how bookies work the phones
1990
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43
Karl Fulves Daylight Poker poker hands drawn from face-up spread, yet performer wins
Related toAlso published here 1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 5)
48
Karl Fulves The Office Donald Trump, magnetic dice
1990
Cheat Sheet (Issue 5)
51
Karl Fulves Passing Play loading method to load card into Z-fold short change wallet
Related to 1990 1
Karl Fulves Light Fingered red and blue backed cards transpose, signature travels to another card, using Z-fold Short Change Wallet
Related to 1990 1
Karl Fulves Marked Improvement cards with obvious marks on back are dealt out, the marks on one hand indicate what's in the next player's hand, details of stack given on this extra sheet
Related to 1990 1
Karl Fulves, Robert E. Neale More Borromean Notes topological bar bet with three interlocked rings of different colors, more notes and credit information
  • Further Reading
Related to 1990 ca. 1
Karl Fulves "X" Card to Wallet
1991 26
Alex Elmsley Penny Plain performer brings card to special position corresponding with cut-off packet behind back, principle similar to Penelope Principle
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 374
John Bannon The Ace-Man Cometh progressive matching the cards with transformation after every phase
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 92
Karl Fulves Introduction
1991 1
Karl Fulves Ask the Cards a Question card to wallet with off-beat presentation involving blank cards with messages, card parked in jacket pocket before loaded
1991 2
Karl Fulves S and L "Satan and Lucifer", spectator choses mate of card in box
1991 4
Karl Fulves Box Spread Force card loaded under case, case dropped on tabled spread where spectator calls stop
1991 4
Karl Fulves No Fault folded paper in middle of deck is pulled and a four-of-a-kind jumps out
Related to 1991 6
Karl Fulves Switchback any card switched out via spread strip-out
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 9
Karl Fulves Upwardly Mobile named ace jumps from bottom of deck to top
1991 11
Karl Fulves X-pert Aces lost, then dealt off the top again
Inspired by 1991 11
Karl Fulves Good News Bad News card that remains outjogged transforms
1991 13
Karl Fulves Smear Center Double Lift
1991 13
Karl Fulves Procrastination Card Trick performer wants to find card, but other trick with Kings gets in the way
1991 16
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles O-Verse overhand shuffle reverse
1991 18
Karl Fulves Subplot spectator faces deck
1991 19
Karl Fulves Auto Gambler spectator gets four-of-a-kind after weird matching selection procedure, self-working
1991 20
Karl Fulves Autopilot
Inspired by 1991 21
Karl Fulves Jiminy sandwich slides through deck and picks up selection
Related to 1991 22
Karl Fulves Daley Deal
  • Gaffed card addenda (with optional transformation climax)
1991 24
Karl Fulves Fotostatic Memory indifferent card inserted in card case changes into selection, case as instant camera
1991 26
Karl Fulves Two-Umff separating the revelation and the rightening
Variations 1991 28
Karl Fulves Optimum Opener: Annexed Aces using "Riffle Shuffle Control" to control a selection and cull the Aces from shuffled deck, negative cull
1991 30
Karl Fulves Trickonometry signed card in case transposes with signed card reversed in deck
  • Cased Card Note (what to do with card left in case)
1991 33
Karl Fulves Semi Circular Reasoning semi-circular cut-out at flap of case disappears or restores or travels next to selection, posed as problem
1991 34
Karl Fulves The Usual Suspects spectator choses three cards which transform into cards to complete a four-of-a-kind
1991 35
Karl Fulves Biddle Stop Force spectator says stop, "Force Feed"
1991 36
Karl Fulves Ace Apparent one-handed cutting to Aces, they're levered over one by one and left outjogged in different positions
1991 37
Karl Fulves Hideout selection vanishes from packet, the reappears again
1991 38
Karl Fulves Triumphant with transposition finale
Inspired by 1991 39
Karl Fulves Random Stud stud version with randomly mixed face-up/face-down cards, dealer wins with royal flush
1991 40
Karl Fulves Steal and Deal spectator stops performer's deal at selection
1991 41
Karl Fulves Feedback / Force Feed card in center sandwiched, as sandwich is pulled out it is switched for top card, see next page for face-up version
Related to 1991 42
Jerry K. Hartman Force Four card sandwiched in middle switched as sandwich is pulled out of deck, also with four cards sandwiched
Inspired by 1991 43
Karl Fulves Upcount four black cards removed, but selection was red, still found in packet, false count with upjogged cards
1991 45
Karl Fulves No Get-Ready Triple Lift running cut followed by multiple lift, initial break from bottom
1991 48
Karl Fulves Immersed
Related to 1991 49
Karl Fulves Outfoxed apparent stacking with outjogged aces as demo, when dealt aces are openly dealt from center to spectator, yet performer gets aces, two methods
Related to 1991 51
Karl Fulves Dime a Dozen
1991 54
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Eric F. Impey, Karl Fulves One-Hand Cut Production card dragged out with thumb
Related to 1991 57
Karl Fulves Rip-Apart Production faro shuffled cards ripped apart, selection remains outjogged from one half
1991 58
Karl Fulves Pivot Production from Case from behind case
1991 59
Karl Fulves Pull Apart card perpendicular in middle of one half, part that sticks out in other half, when halves are pulled apart the card splits in two
Related to 1991 60
Karl Fulves Truncate queen transposes with two deuces in deck, queen splits in two, substitution trunk presentation
1991 62
Karl Fulves Split Image I face-up version of "Pull Apart"
Related to 1991 1
Karl Fulves Split Image II face-up version of "Pull Apart"
Related to 1991 4
Karl Fulves Split Image III two Twos stick perpendicular in a half of the deck each, halves pushed together so Twos are out of sight, the two Twos then change into four Aces
Inspired byRelated to 1991 5
Karl Fulves Stretch Note card stretches between two halves of the deck
1991 6
Edward Marlo Simplex Banded Card to Cardcase rubber band around cased deck, it vanishes, spectator removes deck and finds rubber band around selection in deck
Inspired byRelated to 1991 28
Karl Fulves Preface
1991 2
Karl Fulves Sporting Events chapter intro
1991 3
Karl Fulves Spot Check four dice, performer always wins
1991 4
Karl Fulves Rapid Transitive six dice, performer wins
1991 5
Karl Fulves Tri Color six dice, performer and spectator each take two, performer wins
1991 6
Karl Fulves Shareholder six dice, performer against two spectators, performer wins
1991 6
Karl Fulves Dominant Dice second phase for previous dice game
1991 7
Karl Fulves A Penny Saved coin layout, game with die, performer wins
1991 8
Karl Fulves High Stebbins
  • (A) spectator cuts packet and takes top card, performer next, high card wins
  • (B) high card wins with twelve-card packet, three cards each, performer has better odds
  • (C) high card wins variation with better odds for performer
  • (D) high card wins combined with faro shuffle to shift odds to first or second player
1991 10
Karl Fulves Alien Dice nontransitive dice principle with only two dice
1991 14
Karl Fulves Digit Detective two spectators play "high card wins" with a packet, performer divines card value that was added previously
1991 15
Karl Fulves Post Position horse race on paper
1991 16
Karl Fulves Paper Hanger stack of bills is cut, game with top bills, performer has better chances
1991 19
Karl Fulves The Cheshire Cat chips and cups are used for game in which performer has better chances
1991 20
Karl Fulves Crossroader poker chips chosen from two cups, high number wins, audience decides who wins in the long run
1991 23
Karl Fulves Square Numbers columns and rows in magic square as nontransitive set with special properties, applied to chips game
  • The Basic Squares
  • Alien Numbers
  • Twofer
  • Advantage Player
1991 25
Karl Fulves Games Without Numbers chapter intro, Scissors-Rock-Paper
1991 25
Karl Fulves Paper Race four papers sticking out underneath cover, whoever choses the paper that is on top of the other's choice when cover is removed wins
1991 34
Karl Fulves Chain Reaction endless chain as game between two participants
1991 35
Karl Fulves Short Straw percentage game with three straws in three cups each
1991 38
Karl Fulves Playing The Slots box with four slots, performer and spectator chose one, more money comes out of performer's slot
1991 39
Karl Fulves Threesome percentage game with chips in cups
1991 41
Karl Fulves The Right Bettor percentage game with picture cards of animals
1991 42
Karl Fulves Road Race
1991 43
Karl Fulves Code Nine nontransitive game with cut-in-half tickets that have half numbers on them
Related to 1991 46
Karl Fulves Markers ideas related to nontransitive games
  • Simple Sets (Dualities, Royal Family)
  • Unequal Sets
  • A Nontransitive Pyramid
  • Flat Dice
  • Parity Dice (4 Thru 9 Dice, 2 Thru 10 Dice, 1 Thru 12 Dice, 36 Number Dice)
  • House Dice
  • High Percentage Games
  • 3 Blind Dice
  • Little Bingo
  • Odds On
1991 52
Karl Fulves Bibliography Nontransivity in print
1991 71
Philip T. Goldstein Zenvelopes ten ESP cards in envelopes are sorted in pairs by spectator
Inspired byVariations 1991 8
Steve Beam Opening Stab prediction envelope inserted into a ribbon-spread pack, deck is shown to be in order and one card is missing where envelope was inserted, it contains the missing card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 728
Jon Racherbaumer The Great Pretender: Karl Fulves eight pages on credit fights, J. W. Sarles
  • Item One: Marlo & Double Vanish & Recovery
  • Item Two: Scorpio Switch vs. Another Sandwich Switchout (The New Tops, June 1985)
  • Item Three: Spectator cut the Aces plot
  • Item Four: Bottop Change
  • Item Five: Jordan Count
  • Item Six: Oil & Water effect
Also published here Sep. 1991 6
Karl Fulves Square Paper Little Joe's pool hustling intro
1991
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John Scarne 3-Second Stack
Related toVariations 1991
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Roy Walton The Honest Cheat spectator tries to match suit distribution of a poker hand that is set aside, spectator is allowed to cheat but loses, performer wins
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1991
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J. W. Sarles Spin Out five coins with a number on each side, they are spun and bottom sum never loses to top sum, gaffed coin
Related to 1991
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Karl Fulves Fixed Bets
1991
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Karl Fulves Three Glasses turning glasses mouth down in three moves, routine, credit information with references
1991
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Karl Fulves Dice Controls mechanical dice cups
1991
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Karl Fulves Dr. Dice switches using partition cup
1991
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Karl Fulves Shake Out using partition cup
Inspired by
  • Doctor Dice Cup in "The Fashionable Science of Parlour Magic" (Anderson, 1840)
1991
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Karl Fulves Sevens Up two dice taped together
1991
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47
Karl Fulves Mathemonte without a key card that must be recognized, prediction "we will pick the same card"
Inspired byRelated to 1991
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Karl Fulves Square Paper on card counting
1991
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50
Joseph K. Schmidt A Real Slick Ace indifferent card sandwiched between Ten to King of Spades changes to Ace in middle of deck
Inspired byVariations 1991
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Karl Fulves Fixed Bets eleven bar bets involving numbers, nail
1991
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Karl Fulves Beginner's Luck four Kings change to a Royal Flush, using a double facer with cut out section at corner
Variations 1991
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Karl Fulves Square Paper
Related to 1991
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62
Karl Fulves One Deck Shoe basic handling of shoe
  • The Apparatus
Related to 1991
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Karl Fulves Royal Stop spectator stops at card that completes a Royal Flush as cards are removed one by one from a gambling shoe
1991
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Karl Fulves Call Box spectator stops at named Ace as cards are removed one by one from a gambling shoe
1991
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Karl Fulves More Controls using a gambling shoe
1991
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Karl Fulves Dealing Seconds from a gambling shoe
1991
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Karl Fulves The Holdout Shoe holding back cards in gambling shoe until they are required
1991
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Howard Wurst, Karl Fulves One Good Hand one of six cards chosen with die, it makes perfect blackjack with previously dealt Ace, other five cards are a full house
Related to 1991
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Karl Fulves Spell Die one of six cards chosen with die, it makes perfect blackjack with previously dealt Ace, other five cards are a full house
Related to 1991
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Karl Fulves Fixed Bets
1991
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Karl Fulves Square Paper Kenneth Hense, legalizing casino in New York, chain letters
1991
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Kenneth Hense The Sting Switch
Related toVariations 1991
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Karl Fulves Notes by Karl Fulves on the Sting Switch, also as Half Deck Switch, with unusual brainwave method
Inspired by 1991
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Karl Fulves Rough & Smooth intro, continuation of gambling shoe article
Related to 1991
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Karl Fulves Mirror Peek with gambling shoe
1991
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Karl Fulves Prism Method peeking with gambling shoe
1991
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Karl Fulves Rough and Smooth using rough-smooth cards in gambling shoe (or different finishes)
1991
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Karl Fulves Needle in a Haystack finding odd-backed cards by sense of touch in gambling shoe
1991
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Karl Fulves Hole Card Play cheating method with high-low rough-smooth deck (or different finishes)
1991
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Karl Fulves Dice Controls
1991
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Karl Fulves Sleeve Switch
1991
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Karl Fulves Squeeze Switch
1991
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Karl Fulves Fixed Bets with shortchange description
1991
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Karl Fulves Square Paper comments on S. W. Erdnase and his book
1991
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Karl Fulves Dice Controls
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 8)
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Karl Fulves Tops or T's certain type of percentage dice
1991
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Karl Fulves Winning Streak red/black betting game, multiple phases
  • The Streak System
  • Winning Streak
  • The Paradox
  • System Notes
  • S'Martingale
Also published here 1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 8)
92
Karl Fulves Square Paper
1991
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98
Karl Fulves Scarne Shuffle Palms intro
1991
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John Scarne Scarne Shuffle Palm II overhand shuffle cover
Related toVariations 1991
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100
Karl Fulves Dice Controls Devil's Dice Box/Chinese Dice Box
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 9)
107
Karl Fulves Super Shot routine with two dice in a box, controlling numbers
Related toVariations 1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 9)
107
Ken Uston, Karl Fulves Uston on "Slugs"
1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 6)
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Karl Fulves Basic Training on Blackjack strategies
  • Basic Basics
  • Playing the Tables
  • How to Practice
  • Expanding the Options
  • Flashcard Swindles
1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 6)
57
Karl Fulves The Office Backjack, John Scarne
Related to 1991
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60
Karl Fulves Loansharks "I don't collect loans, I collect debts"
1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 7)
63
Karl Fulves The Office authorship of Erdnase
Related to 1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 7)
69
Karl Fulves Theory Only bet with polarizing light filters
Also published here
  • "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" (G. Zukav, 1979)
1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 7)
71
Karl Fulves The Office John Scarne, Ten Card Poker Deal
Related to 1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 8)
81
Karl Fulves Shake an Ace named Ace appears at total of rolled dice
Inspired by 1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 8)
81
Karl Fulves Guys and Dolls stories about meeting gamblers
1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 9)
83
Karl Fulves Tour of Vegas cards from different casinos, spectator picks a casino, then a card value, in an envelope that card with the right casino back is predicted
Related to 1991
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