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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Fifth Method nailnick
1889 70
Fifth Method nailnick as selection is replaced underneath fan
1890 22
Amerikanische Methode nail nick
1896 131
The Nickel Tube for Vanishing a Handkerchief
1903 279
The Nickel Tube for Vanishing a Handkerchief - Improved Form
1903 281
The Nickel Tube, with Pull
1903 283
The "Marvellous Metamorphosis" Silver Cylinder nickled tube to switch handkerchief that is pushed inside
1903 320
The Bewitched Nickel nickel changes to penny in spectator's hand
Variations 1909 260
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Coeur-Mariage (Erste Ausführung) two cards in center come to top and bottom, then three cards transpose around with guessing game presentation
VariationsAlso published here 1910 125
Charles T. Jordan Diabolical Transposition two thought cards across with two decks, stacked, siamesa
VariationsAlso published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
22
Charles T. Jordan, De Forrest The Diabolical Reversed Card (Improved) card reverses visibly à la tunnel effect
Variations 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
32
Theodore Annemann Nickles on the Brain date of coin is predicted
1934 39
Royal Marriages
Variations 1935 104
Laurie Ireland The Automatic Jig Saw Puzzle Worker using P&L nickle Card Box
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
3
Stewart James Numismatigic coin divination behind back, magnetism
Related toAlso published here Oct. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 25)
157
The Nines random numbers add up to nine, Nines are selected
Related toVariations 1936 156
Victor Farelli The Mystic Eight four of a kind location based on the mystical number 8
Variations 1936 38
Prediction confusing cut to force two cards, possibly by Ralph W. Hull (see Trost reference)
Variations 1937 23
U. F. Grant Spellino spectator's name is spelt
Related to 1937 50
U. F. Grant Giant Acrobatic Cards some jumbo cards are dealt face up face down alternating, they turn over again while a second packet is now mixed alternately, double backers
VariationsAlso published here 1937 127
Theodore Annemann Subtle Method of Setting the Deck Openly for one-way backs in course of a location
Related to 1937 139
Ben Erens Miracle Card Location nail nick while inserting card in fan
1937 331
Jess Kelly, Laurie Ireland Vanish of Coin from Trousers Fold half dollar put in trouser fold, changes into nickel, forty-five pennies grabbed from air
Variations 1937 40
Martin Gardner Gardner's Card Speller answer to three questions is spelled, spectator can lie, still the card shows up at the end
Related toVariations 1937 3
Sid Lorraine Addition to Elliott's Crimp nail nick
1938 52
Ben Erens, Henry Gordien, Louis Zingone Nicking the Edge of a Card three methods by those three people for nicking a selection, one with pencil
1938 61
Dai Vernon Do As I Do packs not exchanged, no key card
Variations 1938 576
Egg Stains cleaning for nickel, copper, brass
1938 874
Orville Wayne Meyer The Magic Thrust
Related toVariations 1938 18
Theodore Annemann Nail Nick Key Control
1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
368
L. Vosburgh Lyons The Knickel of Kanadah coin divination, magnetism
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 72)
486
Theodore Annemann The Accessory devil's handkerchief to force any small object
Related to 1939 8
Edward Marlo The First Miracle spectator looks at any card in table spread while performer looks away, self-crimp
Related toVariations 1940
Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto)
11
Charles Hopkins 24 - Using "locators" for "outs". Use of short cards, scraped/nicked edges
1940 39
Charles Hopkins 37 - Use of "Locators". Short cards, nicked edges, scraped edges, crimps
1940 54
Charles Hopkins 45 - Look for informal "readers". Check for telltale nicks/dirt/scrapes on cards
Related to 1940 63
46 - Scrapes and nicks. How to nailnick
1940 64
Dr. Stanley Jaks The Dream of a Hermit three decks, with spelling coincidence in third deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 124)
719
Dai Vernon Vernon's Automatic Gambler same set-up dealt over and over for two players
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941/49 19
Bruce Elliott Hard Boiled Miracle nickel vanishes and travels into chosen hard boiled egg
Feb. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 2)
5
Danny Morris, Doc Hurwitz, Walter B. Gibson Betcha
  • boiling water in a paper bag
  • beer bet
  • coin bet / puzzle ("One is not a nickel")
Variations Dec. 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 24)
101
Eddie Joseph The "Nick" Location punch-like nick made in key card, deck in hand or on table with pointing motivation
Related to 1942 16
Martin Gardner Vanish and Spell card vanishes and is found via spelling from the top
Related to 1942 14
Richard Himber Double Detection magician determines facing cards in a by a spectator faced deck
Variations 1942/27 205
U. F. Grant Slow Motion Bill Transposition
Related toVariations 1943/27 109
The Persnickety Pinochle Player two aces of diamonds are torn in half, one half appears elsewhere
1943/27 115
Jay Marshall The Difference spoon bend on table
Related to Apr. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 59)
242
R. M. Jamison Double Back Card Force method to repeat 203rd Force with a second card
Inspired byVariations July 1944 60
L. Vosburgh Lyons The Knickel of Kanadah coin divination, magnetism
Also published here 1944 243
Bob Hummer The 'snappy' Thirteen Cent Trick two nickels and three pennies, spectator can turn one sort of coins over while performer's back is turned, revelation of which coins are turned over
Also published here 1945 1
John Scarne Triple Coincidence two decks, three cards exchanged
Variations 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
15
Carmen D'Amico The Domico Location nicking the side edge
Related to 1946 51
Warren Wiersbe Miracle Do As I Do
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1946 4
Warren Wiersbe In My Estimation ... performer cuts off same amount of cards as spectator
Related toVariations 1946 6
Warren Wiersbe, Bob Hummer Double Separation packet shuffled face-up face-down, then statement over condition made and colors separated
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1946 11
Milbourne Christopher Nickels and Quarters two Nickels under one envelope change place with two Quarters under second envelope, see also p. 237 for notes by Rowland Goodman
May 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 12)
216
George Starke A Coin Surprise two Nickels balanced on each middle finger are given two spectator, they change into Pennies
July 1946 234
George Sands Super Optical Illusion four blue backed cards reverse themselves and changes faces and backs, see p. 320 for comment
Related toVariations Dec. 1946 275
Bob Hummer The Lonely Card CATO routine, cards turned face up, performer takes packet behind back and reverses all cards except selection
VariationsAlso published here 1946 2
George Coons This Is Your Card spectator removes a card each from ten-card groups, when his selection is among them he takes this one
Variations 1946 12
J. B. Bobo The Squirting Nickel use for hollow coin to squirt water from, heckler stopper
1947 95
J. B. Bobo The Magic Mint nickel in the hand, half dollar appears, nickel transforms into another half dollar
1947 97
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley Pennies, Nickels and Dimes two spectators remove a handful of coins from a bag with pennies, nickels and dimes, performer divines the exact amount of each
1947 18
Milbourne Christopher Wooden Nickels wooden coins as giveaways
Feb. 1947 293
Magimathics Pennies, Nickels and Dimes are used for mental arithmetic, performer divines amount of each coins
Nov. 1947 370
Bob Somerfeld Telepaphone phone numbers are written on billets, one is selected, person at other end divines chosen card
Inspired by
  • Howard Savage's "The Phantom Phone" in "The Sphinx", June 1929
Related toAlso published here
June 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 153)
612
Ross Bertram Twenty-One Cents two nickels, dime and cent into hand, all vanish except nickel, ungaffed
1948 94
U. F. Grant The Nickle and Penny spectator distributes nickel and penny in his two hands, has to do some calculations without telling the result, then performer knows which is where, also as phone effect
Dec. 1948 8
Nick, Gile Menottes escape from handcuffs, rings with chain, followed by german translation "Handschellen"
Aug. 1948 6
Gile, Nick Statif pour cigarettes stand to produce and vanish cigarettes, followed by german translation "Das Cigarettenstativ"
Sep. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 23&24)
13
Gile, Nick Back and front d'une cigarette back and front with a cigarette, needle, followed by german translation "Back and front von einer Cigarette"
Sep. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 23&24)
14
Gile, Nick La pipe du prestidigitateur pipe looks like wand, followed by german translation "Die Pfeife des Zauberers"
Sep. 1948
La Baguette Magique (Issue 23&24)
15
Al Leech Double Deuce
Related toVariations 1949 26
Match, Nickel, and Glass match balanced on edge of coin is moved, under glass
1949 25
U. F. Grant Change Please half dollar in hand changes into quarter, two dimes and a nickel
May 1949 13
Don Tanner Blind Vision nail nick
Aug./Sep. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
8
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Prime Presentation two decks, one card is selected and both decks dealt until same card is found in other deck, card found at same position as mate of selection is named and its mate is not found in other deck but in envelope, repeated with written prediction inside card case
Related toVariations 1949 1
Fair Cuts - Double Force face-to-face cuts to force two cards
Related toVariations 1949 53
Nepomuk Nickleplated bending spoon convincer
Related toAlso published here Aprs 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 200)
799
Edward Marlo Marlo's Janus some red and ten cards are mixed, spectator deals them on face-up cards on table, all color match, double facers, see also p. 837
Variations June 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 206)
822
Al Baker, Dr. Ben B. Braude You Do as I Do (Using one pack of cards) No. 14, Do As I Do, performer picks out spectator's card, asks spectator to take out similar card and is able to divine it
Variations 1950 29
Oscar Weigle Color Scheme No. 47, Cards mixed face up/down, spectator separates face up/down, as well as red/black
VariationsAlso published here 1950 83
Stewart James James's Miracle No. 72, two numbers from one to ten, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers
Related toVariations 1950 132
Dai Vernon, Carmen D'Amico Vernon's Three-Card Assembly No. 85, handling and presentation for three Jacks deal from a shuffled deck
Variations 1950 155
Nick Navarino Jack Goes to Town No. 87, Story deck trick about a farmer's son
1950 160
Howard Thurston, Oscar Weigle Dice Will Tell No. 109, selection found by roll of dice
Variations 1950 210
John Scarne, Frank Garcia The Four Deuces No. 152, magician and spectator each place half the deck behind their backs. They each take out two cards, which are revealed to be the four Twos
Variations 1950 296
Milbourne Christopher Super Psychometry with envelopes, nail nicks
May 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 12)
657
Lewis Ganson Gambler's Luck poker player's picnic type Kings location, open Bottom Deal demo followed by Aces deal
Inspired by
  • "Tops Four Aces" (Paul Clive's "Card Tricks Without Skill")
  • "The Honest Gambler" (Walter B. Gibson's "Professional Magic for Amateurs")
Variations
1950 71
Bob Somerfeld Nickel for Your Thoughts spectator's write down phone numbers, one slip and a playing card are selected, the person is called who reveals the card, actually assistant, Devil's Handkerchief
Related toAlso published here 1951 2
Bob Hummer Hummers Mathematical 3 Card Monte mathematical three card monte
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1951 1
Eddie Joseph The Invisible Influence deck is divided in halves and performer knows matching pairs when cards are dealt, six phases
  • The Patter
  • The Influence in Operation
  • The Principle Explained
  • Details of Working
  • Additional Information
Variations 1951 2
Change for a Half half dollar to a quarter, a nickel and two dimes
1952 80
John Braun Much from Little nickel to penny and half dollar, edge grip
Variations 1952 80
Transformation nickel to half dollar
1952 118
Stewart James, Milton Kort Almost a Transposition transposition of dime and penny, as a kicker the dime transforms into two nickels
Related toVariations 1952 127
Thomas H. Bearden The Curious Nickel coin travels from hand to hand, appears and vanishes with the aid of a rabbit foot
1952 142
Han Ping Chien, J. B. Bobo, Stewart Judah Coins Through the Table eight coins, four penetrate the table, four versions
1.) Classic Han Ping Chien
2.) without putting the coins on the knee
3.) with an odd ninth coin
4.) Steward Judah, six pennies, one nickel
1952 191
Stewart James Jimmy Valentine Picks a Lock two coins wrapped in handkerchief and the corner pulled through a padlock, one is named and that one is removed, nickel & penny set
1952 236
Stewart James Money Paper paper disc penetrates a stack of four pennies and ends up inside a business card, nickel & penny set
1952 237
Stewart James Almost a Transposition trasposition of dime and penny, as a kicker the dime transforms into two nickels, nickel & penny set, dime & penny set
Related to 1952 238
Nickel to Half Dollar special folding half with nickel soldered to center section
1952 260
The Squirting Nickel when pressed, water squirts out
1952 264
The Magic Mint nickel in the hand, half dollar appears, nickel transforms into another half dollar
1952 289
Eddie Joseph How Much Is It Worth? finger ring changes into nickle and back
1952 14
Robert Lotz Red and Blue (Improved)
Related to 1952 11
Al Leech Ace Sandwich sandwiched card transposes with another card, happens in deck
Related toVariations 1953 6
Edward Marlo Traveling Card three packets
Variations 1953 93
Charles Smith Knickle Head nickel on forehead, has huge thumbtack/nail on back when removed
VariationsAlso published here Oct. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 318)
79
Edward Marlo Second Method imperfection, nailnick, edgemark
Related to 1956 6
Edward Marlo Multiple Card Control Sequence imperfection, nailnick, edgemark
1956 7
Nick Trost A Stab in the Dark with deck wrapped inside newspaper, with two cards, one card chosen by performer, reflection of knife used
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
30
Nick Trost Jokers Wild all cards apparently the same, then become all Jokers but selection
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
31
Nick Trost Simultaneous deck is riffle shuffled, one suit is placed in spectator pocket and all others suits shuffled again, one suit matches order from cards in spectator's pocket
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
32
Nick Trost False Shuffle Sequence apparently mixing three piles, order of one stays the same
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
33
Nick Trost Spectator's Card Rise cards are cased all sticking out, all cards slide down except selection, in spectator's hand
Related to 1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
33
Nick Trost Card and Penny-Tration Routine coin vanishes when half of the cards are put on top, magnet in cards
1956
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956)
34
Derek Vernon Nickel-Plated bending spoon convincer, coin
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1956 7
Al Leech Case Card cards are cased with a block sticking out, all cards slide down except selection in spectator's hand
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Jan. 1956
The New Phoenix (Issue 335)
148
Marconick Gypsy Thread
VariationsAlso published here 1956 53
The Purloined Objects Penny, ring, key distributed to three spectators. Each spectator then takes a number of matches corresponding to some rules, magician then divines who has which object
Related to 1956 57
Royal Vale Heath Heath's Variation Which Hand, divine which hand holds nickel and which hand holds penny, required length of calculation as tell
Inspired byRelated to 1956 60
Der Nürnbergerkongress des M.Z.v.D convention report of gathering in Nürnberg, Kaps, Sitta, Marconick, Pollux, Edoardo, Weyeneth, Ilico, Musty
1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 3)
411
Martin Gardner The "One Two Three" Trick three sets of Ace to Three are removed, one set put in a face-up row on table, one set put face down under those cards in the row, last three cards are distributed by spectator so they don't match the face-up cards, face-down cards either predict the placement, or each set has an Ace, Two and Three, also suggestion with other objects (different-sized cups of three colors)
Variations July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
5
Terry Nosek Rate of Exchange Routine for Coin Capers handling for Harry Roydon's Coin Capers, Pennies change to Nickel
1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
9
Allessandro Penny and Nickel Transposition hand to hand
1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
14
Charles Hudson Sorcerer's Seven performer talks about the number seven, spectator puts a card in the deck, cards next to it equals seven, variation where all four cards are stabbed into the deck (Rusduck), see credits in No. 8
Related toVariations June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
9
Brother John Hamman The Perfect Bridge Hand Spades stacked in preliminary dealing round
Variations 1958 24
Bert Allerton The Bent Spoon
Related to 1958 10
Ortsring Basel announcements of the magic circle Basel, Galli-Galli, Marconick
1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 6)
761
Dai Vernon Four of a Kind magician and spectator each exchange some cards which turn out to be a four-of-a-kind
Related toVariations 1959 19
Al Leech The Spectator Does a Trick two cards tell value and suit, "Untouchted" with touching
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959 6
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey Aus aller Welt on Hilmar Krämer, Max Bühler, Sitta, Kalanag, Marconick, Graziadei, Fu Manchu, Maymo
1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 2)
816
Marconick Markonicks "Gypsy-Thread"
Also published here 1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 6)
872
Bill Simon For Faro-Nicks faro Triumph with thirty-card deck
June 1960
Ibidem (Issue 21)
15
Nick Trost Nick's Push-Thru Card Tunnel (tunnel change plot) without gaffs
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 364)
285
Hans-Peter Holbach Eine Schere die nicht schneidet report of convention in Utrecht, Al Preston, Ted Winkel, Jan Gol, Wenegini, Marconick, Henk Vermeyden
1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 4)
77
Herb Zarrow Revolving Aces four times Christ Force
Related toVariations 1962 98
Jack Miller, Al Koran Lazy Man's Card Trick
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1962 199
Dai Vernon Vernon Five Card Mental Force
Variations 1962 20
Max Malini Nail Nicking Method while displaying cards in each hand
Also published here 1962 71
Nick Trost Band-It
Apr. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 368)
301
U. F. Grant Nickle to English Penny with playing card
Nov. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 374)
325
James Steranko Kinetic Energy fingertip peek, method to make the selection move to an in-jogged position, then nail nick
1962 31
James Steranko Impact fingertip peek, left third fingernail enters break briefly, nicks card and break is lost
1962 32
James Steranko Influence in demo riffle a card is nail nicked and peeked, then it is forced in fingertip peek position
Related to 1962 36
Don Tanner The Back Room on Dino Mazza, U.F. Grant, Nick Trost, Lou Zgoda, Chet Roth
Oct. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 384)
366
Bob Veeser Acetimation estimation presentation, nail nicked Ace
1964 49
Albert "Alwelli" Wetzel V. Internationales Festival der Magie in S.Andrea-Bagni brief article on the convention in S.Andrea-Bagni, Sitta, Albert Sala, Line & Jean Garance, Carlo Gorini, Gino Chetta, Tel Smit, Marconick, Alice, Nevio Martini, Aurélien, Philipp, Carolus
1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 4)
50
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey, Albert "Alwelli" Wetzel Oscarelli hat gehört... on Franz Braun, Max Giebe, Abra, Genii, Mayette, Vermeyden, Jean Feller, Marconick, Fred Kaps
1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 4)
67
Willy "Tex Williams" Peter, Dr. William Weyeneth La Nuit de la Magie on a public show in the Corso theatre in Zürich and convention day, Graf X, Rudolf Fürrer, Albert Sala, Laterna Magica, Marius, Line & Jean Garance, Marconick, Robert-Robert, Alice, Leas Auréliens, Fred Kaps, Sitta, Chrsitian Balmer, Marconick, Les Andreals, Onkel Peppi, Freddy Fah
1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 5)
69
Herman L. Weber Appendix I. Methods of Adding the Key, Old and New
  • Handkerchief
  • From Body Clip
  • Assistant's Back
  • Behind Chair
  • From Table Top
  • Newspaper
  • Nickeled Tray
  • Chautauqua Method
1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
38
Herb Zarrow Penny and Nickel Transposition
Inspired by 1966 373
Spinning Nickels fall onto one side when spun
1966 438
J. B. Bobo The Stack of Nickels and Die die placed on stack and covered, betting game that die can be moved underneath, sucker element
1966 453
Charles Smith Knickle Head nickel on forehead, has huge thumbtack/nail on back when removed
Also published here 1966 473
John Giordmaine The Big Nickel borrowed nickel changes into giant coin
  • An Alternate Effect
Variations 1966 473
Milton Kort, Cass Dmuchowski Okito Change for a Half half dollar in box changes to quarter, two dimes and a nickel, two versions
1966 503
Karl Fulves The Red Queen's Move spectator guesses red or black, red-black pairs formed on table, see also p. 864 for credit information
Related toVariations June 1966 42
Bill Simon, Harry Lorayne Deal & Duck eight cards removed below the table by performer and spectator, packet used to find Aces via deal & duck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1967 149
Roy Walton Draw Poker Plus 25-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush
Related to
  • correction on p. 86
Variations
Feb. 1967 79
Francis Haxton Gambler's Last Chance performer holds four cards, spectator choses any card face-down, it completes Royal Flush
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1967 113
Al Koran The Gold Medallion prediction of number on medallion
Related toVariations 1968 11
Al Koran Double Thought spectator finds performer's card and the other way around, marked deck
Related toVariations 1968 89
Edward Marlo Quick 3-Way Version extra card
Variations 1968 123
Everett Lyda Large Coin Routine jumbo coin ideas
Inspired by 1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
59
Karl Fulves ESP + Math ESP cards are shuffled and distributed, performer knows who has a pair in his cards, see also p. 728 for comment, p. 840 for comment by Jerry Fulton
Related toVariations Feb. 1968 162
Karl Fulves According to Hoyle stud poker, after each card is dealt, the performer's face up card are exchanged with one of the other player's, performer still wins
Related toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1968 218
Eddie Fields Tripartite challenge card location, relatively hands-off, nail-nicking top card of tabled packet when pointing to it
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968 41
Marconick Silks From Silk
1968 14
Marconick Fountain of Silks brief, flower / blossoming production of multiple silks
1968 15
Fred Lowe Question card chosen by cutting off some cards and counting...
  • Question for All
  • Question for Experts
  • Question for Connoisseurs
Variations 1969 134
Roy Walton Money Power from twenty-card packet, two set of mates are found with spectator, making up four-of-a-kind
VariationsAlso published here July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
41
Jon Racherbaumer Estimations
  • Albert Goshman: Boob on the Tube?
  • Last Word on the Fields' Book
  • 13 Ways of Looking at Criticism
  • An Open Letter to Nick Trost
  • Vernon, Gibson, and Sharpe
Winter 1969
Hierophant (Issue 2)
84
Dan Tong Perambulating Coins various travels and hand penetration with penny and nickle, using gimmick with penny/nickle glued together
1969 70
Mike Morhman Red Dragon five symbols, chosen one predicted (in an odd way)
Related to Feb. 1969 239
Karl Fulves Even Money Proposition spectator is given pairs of red and black cards, he guesses all colors correctly, see p. 289 for reference, p. 292 for comments by George McLean & George Blake
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1969 257
Karl Fulves The Compleat Gamester proposition bets
  • Birthday Bet (see p. 292 for Mel Stover comment)
  • Red And Black (Martin Gardner)
  • License Plate Poker
  • Ace-Deuce-Jack Variations
  • Black And White
  • Coin Swindles
  • 3-Card Poker
  • Odds On Favorite (Omega Bet, card pushed in reversed and pairs dealt off)
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1969 272
Roy Walton Oil and Queens transformation kicker
VariationsAlso published here 1969 15
Roy Walton Friendly Persuasion separating in suits, unusual procedure
VariationsAlso published here Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
125
Dai Vernon The Changing Cards four cards turn over, change from queens to aces one by one, then their backs
Variations 1970 8
Allan Slaight Build Down progressive poker deal with ten card poker deal finale, see also p. 340 & 342
Inspired byRelated to
  • "The Psychological Loser" (Daniel Dobson, Tokyo Trickery by Takinshi Nemoto, Magic Inc.)
VariationsAlso published here
Mar. 1970 325
Morty Rudnick Two Coins two coins under two cards, one travels to the other, coins connected with thread, see also p. 348
Related toVariations June 1970 343
John Bowery Added Bit for "Two Coins" coin travels to under card to second coin, coins connected with thread
Inspired by Sep. 1970 363
Henry Christ Tally-Ho! spelling using words on card case
Variations 1971 115
Harry Lorayne Faro Quickie & Follow-Up two face up cards find selection peeked at, followed by challenge location with nail nick
1971 254
Johnny Thompson, Harry Riser Hofzinser All-Backed three card transformation sequence, with all-backs phase, see references for credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
91
Roy Walton Double Discovery mates to two selections found in twenty-card packet
VariationsAlso published here June 1971 428
Martin Gardner Paradox Papers paper with numbers in a 4x4 grid is folded into small square, edges cut off, then all even numbers are one way and the odds another, application with cards, Steve Shimm suggestion, tapestry handling, see also p. 521 for Gene Nielson handling, H. E. Dudeney
Inspired by
  • Henry Dudeny puzzle from "Modern Puzzles" (1926)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
July 1971 429
Karl Fulves Unmatch five reds and five blacks mixed, spectator points to any five, removed as block, cards from both piles simultaneously turned over, always one red and one black, see also p. 460
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 1971 443
Karl Fulves Hex Squared 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card, see also p. 512 and also p. 550 for ideas by "Eddie" Cowles and Karl Fulves
Related toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1971 466
Al Baker Ambitious Card phase from Daley Notebooks, then sequence using Ace, Two and Three
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1971 474
Roy Johnson, Morty Rudnick The Schmuck Prediction! four way out prediction envelope, "all schmucks choose ..."
1971 39
Roy Walton Another Fine Mess court cards rearrange themselves, royal assembly meets follow the leader
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1971 37
Paul Maurer, Claude Pahud 20ème Anniversaire du Club de Neuchâtel - Réunion d'Automne du CMS / Herbstreffes des MRS on the 20 year jubilee of the magic circle of Neuchâtel, Dr. Vuille, Les Clauginos, Rilax, Berlany's, Ben, Les Andreals, Jean de Merry, Pierre Hall, Ivo Durox, Roger Alain, Les Rodgers, Marconick, Jean Garance, Edy Künzler, Hervey, Jemes, Roger-Alain
1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 1)
12
Derek Dingle Visual Reverse and Color Change inspired by Trost's version (originally from his lecture notes)
Inspired by 1971 ca. 4
21 Force shown to Garcia by Marconick, credited to Marlo in reference
Related toVariations 1972 44
Marconick Case Card card penetrated case, gaffed case with slit
VariationsAlso published here 1972 79
Frank Garcia Head to Head Poker kind of Always cut the Cards in reverse, crimp
Variations 1972 82
Nick Conticello Seeing Through the Deck one of five
Related to 1972 124
Nick Conticello The Non-Telephone Telephone Trick small packet, spectator selects a card, does some rearranging and is left with card
Variations 1972 137
Morty Rudnick Funny Force prediction appears on paper, comedy presentation
1972 202
Tom Fitzgerald A Nickel to Dime Routine four nickels transpose with four dimes, using nickel to dime cap gaff
1972 287
Morty Rudnick Hair, There and Everywhere imaginary invisible thread is used to animate various things
Variations 1972 294
Morty Rudnick Coin-Flation coin is magnified with lense and remains large
1972 352
Nick Trost Jumbo Two Way Split matching routine with cut-in-half jumbo cards, based on Stewart James' "Split Second" (Tops)
1972 57
Mack Picknick Picnick's Aces Aces to top
Variations 1972 89
Nick Trost High Card Poker Deal poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
VariationsAlso published here 1972 157
Brother John Hamman Underground Transposition
Related toVariationsAlso published here July 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 7)
52
Karl Fulves (reviewer) ESP Session by Nick Trost
brief
July 1972 546
Roy Walton A Switch in Time four red cards and four blacks cards, swap one, two, three cards around, always remain separate, as a climax the packets transpose
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972 1
Karlheinz Krummel Kongress des Magischen Ringes der Schweiz on the convention of the Swiss Magic Circle in St. Gallen, Edi Künzler, Jean Garance, Martinos, Bob Stello, Orlando, Roger Jaquet, Marconick, Rico Leitner, Mischa mit dem Regenschirm, Roberto, Ralf Rolsn, Sonja, Yrus, Roman Brunschwiler, Pirelli, Hermanion, Walt Nelson
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 3)
52
Billy McComb The Half-Dyed Color Changing Silk routine ends with a silk in two colors, stopped in middle of the transformation
Variations 1972 41
H. Adrian Smith, Dr. Jacob Daley Adrain Smith's Poker Player's Dilemma (Sphinx April 1938) No. 402, "Adrian" misspelled, matching the cards with Royal Flush: four Royal Flush cards in Hearts cut to and tabled, then the last in Spades, all change to Spades
  • Variation (Daley, missing Hearts Royal Flush produced from pocket)
Also published here
  • "A Panicky Poker Player's Problem" (H. Adrian Smith, The Sphinx, Vol. 37 No. 2, Apr. 1938, p. 39)
1972 109
Al Koran Headline Countdown newspaper torn up and a piece selected, a word is chosen, it has been predicted, binary prediction
Related toVariations 1972 53
Morty Rudnick Impromptu Mis-Indexed Bill ten-dollar bill with hundred-dollar index
Related to June 1973 628
Neal Thomas 5¢ Coke coin dropped in shot glass under handkerchief cover, coin changes to coke, squirting nickel
Oct. 1973 677
Paul Maurer Jahrestagung und GV des MRS on the Swiss national convention in Thonex/Geneva, Jean Garance, Ali Bongo, Andrea Tonella, Erwin Dörig, Martin Rutz, Klingsor, Edy Künzler, Pavel, Sitta, Paviolo, Jean de Merry, Marino, Marconick, Robert Danau, Mac Deller, Tim Balou, Jan Nostram, Alex Sauty, Werner Nussbaumer, Rolf Andra
1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 3)
47
Claude Pahud Réunion de Printemps du Cercle Magique Suisse à Genève on the Swiss national convention in Thonex/Geneva, Pavel, Marconick, Paviolo, Louis Marino, Jean de Merry, Marconick, Ali Bongo, Les Andreals, Robert Danau, Mac Deller, Pavel, Chun Chin Fu
1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 3)
57
Werner "Walt Nelson" Nussbaumer 19. Oesterreichisches Magiertreffen in Krems report of Austrian convention in Krems, Kurt Baldrian, Reiner Teschner, Reinhard Müller, Gerwald Lehotzky, Jan Torell, Les Andreals, Peter Gloviczki, Mr. Cox, Heinz Boucina, Fred Sherry, Marconick, Argola, Phoa Yan Tiong, Pater Ewald Marzall, Nibo Figerio
1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 5)
96
Marconick Case Card card penetrated case, gaffed case with slit
Also published here 1973 10
Jerry Mentzer Four and One Revisited basically Hamman's Mystic Nine with five cards
Inspired by
  • Nick Trost's "Four and One Trick" (Linking Ring, July 1957)
1974 132
Jerry Mentzer Odd Color Four and One basically Hamman's Mystic Nine with five cards, color changing back kicker of selection
Inspired by
  • Nick Trost's "Four and One Trick" (Linking Ring, July 1957)
1974 136
Vic Trabucco Twist color changing backs kicker
Related toAlso published here 1974 150
Paul Curry A Swindle Of Sorts
Related toVariations 1974 7
Paul Curry IOU quarter is wrapped with paper and in a flash the paper vanishes, coin transforms to a nickel. Under the nickel is a little circle of paper "IOU 20ct"
1974 25
Paul Curry Cider! with extra card (double jonah)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974 28
Nick Bolton Editorial
Sep. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
Nick Bolton Editorial
Dec. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 4)
51
Karl Fulves (reviewer) Fickle Nickle by John Cornelius Feb. 1974 709
John Benzais 11¢ Transpo transposition between marked penny and dime, spectator holds one coin under table, secret use of nickel
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1974 721
Larry Jennings An Ambitious Classic two methods
Variations 1975
Epilogue (Issue Special No 3 (Part 2))
269
Walt Lees My Blue Ac-es with red and blue cards, inspired by Nick Trost's "Four Red Backed Aces"
Related to Feb. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 6)
70
Fred Robinson Edge Spinners bar bets and flourishes with coins
  • Finger Flicker, coin spinning
  • Thumb It, coin spinning with two hands
  • Tri-Van, sleeving technique while coin spins
  • Bottoms Up, coin spins on reversed tumbler
  • Nicked, how to hear on which side a coin lands on
  • Off Balance, coin lands always on the same side
  • Smash and Grab, spun coin vanishes by hitting a match box on it
  • For Two Pins, coin spins held by two pins
  • Skittled, coin is knocked over with an other coin
May 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 9)
106
Peter Kane, Gustave Southall Gil's Game spectator cannot win in red-black game in which he has to select groups of one color
Related to
  • New Pentagram, June 1970
VariationsAlso published here
1975 4
Roy Walton Happy Families three cards of three suits are mixed and eventually unite
Inspired by
  • Stewart Judah's "Lightning Strikes Twice"
VariationsAlso published here
1975 19
Stewart Judah Decoy Dice six cards used, two dice rolled and selection made via counting
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
855
George Sands Lucky 13 prime principle force, small packet counted to named number until only one card remains
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1975 1035
Ronald B. Edwards Coin Divination three nickels, three pennies, three cards (Two, Six, Ten), spectator arranges coins in some way under cards, performer divines layout
Also published here Aug. 1975 1043
Moneda en la Frente (II) classic Knickle Head routine, soldered
1975 104
Nick Trost Introduction
1975 1
Nick Trost False Deal Deluxe pseudo false deal of a straight after one honest riffle shuffle
Also published here 1975 3
Nick Trost Triple-Jack False Deal
Also published here 1975 3
Nick Trost Reading the Backs Routine cards are named in shuffled deck, first singly then top cards of three cut piles
1975 4
Nick Trost Casing the Deck deck cut into two pile, top card of one is named when looking at the other
1975 5
Nick Trost The Gambler and his Partner demonstrating a muck transfer of a card from one hand to another
1975 5
Nick Trost Gambler vs. Magician
1975 7
Nick Trost The Stacking Demonstration overhand stacking demo with two cards, then it is completed to Royal Flush as a surprise, reciting formula as presentation
1975 14
Nick Trost The Bottom Deal Demonstration
1975 15
Nick Trost, Ken Beale Ten-Card Poker Routine
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two (Ken Beale's idea)
  • Phase Three
Also published here 1975 16
Nick Trost Eighteen Card Poker uses concept of a morphing Jonah card that changes every phase, three phases
Related toAlso published here 1975 17
Nick Trost High-Card Poker poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Also published here 1975 21
Nick Trost The Blackjack Demonstration blackjack stack
1975 23
Nick Trost Trost's Blackjack-Poker Routine
  • Phase One - Blackjack
  • Phase Two - Poker
Related to 1975 24
Nick Trost Introduction
1975 1
Nick Trost Odd Man Wins!
Also published here 1975 5
Nick Trost The Trick of Thirty-One gambling game with Aces, Twos, ... Sixes, with winning strategy
1975 6
Nick Trost The Horse Race
  • The Repeat
  • Horce Race - Riffle Shuffle Method
Also published here 1975 10
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah The Siamese Aces two Aces are put together in the pack, but a confederate places cards between them secretly, yet they still are together, with Stuart Judah idea
1975 13
Nick Trost Card Craps card craps game with special short-long deck
1975 22
Nick Trost Bridge Deck dealing yourself all Spades, then all high cards together with partner
Related to 1975 24
Nick Trost The Pinochle Deck Pinochle demonstration
1975 25
Nick Trost Shaking Short Cards out of Deck
1975 25
Nick Trost High-Low Cutting Pack specially cut deck
1975 26
Gerald Kosky I Like Girls! variation of the Marconick Die, different numbers from die can be shown then card is opened to show domino and pin up girl, movable spots
1975 204
Lawrence Nudelman Changing a Quarter the Easy Way quarter changed into two nickels and a dime under handkerchief, wrist watch hold out
1975-1978 ca. 8
Fred Kaps, Nick Trost Inversion Follow-Up
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 3)
42
Frederick Braue Count-Down Triumph wrong card used to count to selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 11)
143
Fred Robinson Focus on Fred Kaps, Ricky Jay, Richiardi Junior, John Fisher, Ali Bongo, Ken Brooke, Jack Avis, Paul Stone, Nick Bolton
Nov. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 3)
330
Harvey Rosenthal Banish nickel and penny on table, covered with hands, one travels across, repeat, then chosen coin travels table, then both covered with card, one travels across, two coins joined with thread
Related toVariations 1976
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #2)
899
Nick Trost The Odd-colored Back six face-up cards shown, spectator always picks the card with an odd colored back
VariationsAlso published here 1976 3
Nick Trost The "One-Two-Three" Trick coincidence effect - spectator places a row of Ace, Two, Three on table, matches order of performer's row of Ace, Two and Three
Also published here 1976 4
Nick Trost The Lone Stranger Spectator locates own card by unknowingly placing it with a group of cards of a different color
Also published here 1976 5
Nick Trost Card in Pocket Coincidence Card placed previously in pocket is the mate of spectator's free selection
Also published here 1976 6
Nick Trost Intuition Card reversed by spectator in red pack matches card reversed in blue pack by magician, same position in deck as well
VariationsAlso published here 1976 7
Nick Trost The Odd Couple six pairs of cards on table, spectator always picks the "odd couple"
1976 9
Nick Trost Color Match-up spectator able to colors of ten pairs of cards
1976 10
Nick Trost Believe It or Not! Half the deck shuffled face up/down, is magically straightened out but the messy order is transferred to the other half sitting on the table (mixed half transposes with unmixed half)
VariationsAlso published here 1976 14
Nick Trost Push-through Reversed Card Card Tunnel effect, card turns over as it is pushed perpendicularly through the deck
VariationsAlso published here 1976 15
Nick Trost Four Ace Opener four Aces found one by one via flipping packets over on top of the deck, like a Cut Deeper Force
1976 17
Nick Trost Four Ace Disclosure simple four Ace production
Also published here 1976 18
Nick Trost Aces in Reverse Triumph with Aces
1976 18
Nick Trost Topsy-turvy Ace Location Triumph with Aces
Also published here 1976 19
Nick Trost The Elevator Effect Four Jacks travel up, down in deck, also end with Jack face up in deck
1976 20
Nick Trost Transposed Aces with Repeat Four blue backed Aces and four red backed Aces on table, named Aced transposes between the two packets, twice
1976 21
Shigeo Futagawa Japanese Ace Trick Oil and Water effect with two red Aces and two black Aces, 2&2
Also published here 1976 22
Walter Rollins, Brother John Hamman, Nick Trost Six Cards - Three Black and Three Red Six Card Repeat type of routine
Also published here 1976 24
Nick Trost Optical Three Card Monte
Also published here 1976 24
Nick Trost Truly - Unbelievable! Matching effect using Svengali type of deck
1976 32
Nick Trost ESP Double-thot Pack
1976 32
Nick Trost Color-Changing Pack
1976 34
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Matched Picture Cards picture cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up in mates
VariationsAlso published here 1976 3
Nick Trost The Gathering of the Court Cards three packets of Jacks, Queens, Kings, assemble to three Jacks, three Queens and three Kings
VariationsAlso published here 1976 4
Nick Trost Three Jacks - Three Aces Separation type of effect
1976 5
Nick Trost What's in a Name? Spell spectator's name to locate card
Also published here 1976 7
Nick Trost Time Will Tell Clock Trick
Also published here 1976 8
Nick Trost An Out for the Vernon Force Using odd back
Inspired by 1976 10
Nick Trost Dice and Card Revelation Card found at number rolled on dice, then performer pulls out pair of cards that match the numbers on the dice
1976 10
Nick Trost Automatic Lie Speller Lie Detector with verification
VariationsAlso published here 1976 12
Nick Trost Predicting One of Six Cards Matchbook moved from card to card on row of six
1976 13
Nick Trost Coincidence of Two Numbers and a Prediction
1976 14
Nick Trost Prediction and Location of Four Matching Cards
1976 15
Nick Trost A Prediction and a Date - Updated Cards dealt to any year called for from 1900 to 1975, plus predict a card
Variations 1976 16
Nick Trost The Ultra Date Trick Extension to year 2000 for A Prediction and a Date
Inspired by 1976 17
Nick Trost Divining the Total of Three Bottom Cards Performer divines total number of bottom cards of three piles
1976 18
Nick Trost Weighing the Cards
Variations 1976 19
Nick Trost Kings and Queens Royale
1976 19
Nick Trost Weighing the Colors Tell how many red/black cards there are in each pile
Also published here 1976 20
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Card Elimination Card vanishes from deck, then appears face up in the deck later
Also published here 1976 22
Nick Trost U-Find-It Spectator locates card by stabbing face up card into the deck
Also published here 1976 24
Nick Trost Ace, Deuce or Trey Either Ace, Two or Three will change to selection, spectator's choice
1976 24
Nick Trost Russian Roulette "You will select the red card"
1976 27
Nick Trost No-sleight Wild Card
1976 28
Nick Trost Expanding Cards Fan of mini cards grow into large cards
Also published here 1976 29
Nick Trost The Hotel Mystery
1976 30
Nick Trost ESP Sixth-thot Divine thought-of ESP symbol
1976 31
Nick Trost Compute-a-thot Three spot in inserted into packet, selection is found by spelling or counting or next to Three
1976 33
Nick Trost Kings and Blanks
1976 34
Nick Trost Predicting the Total Spectator chooses and adds three numbers chosen from number cards, performer predicts total
1976 35
Karl Fulves Automatic Poker No. 15, spectator selects five cards from ten-card packet, hand predicted, performer is left with winning hand
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1976 26
The Duplex Mind No. 31, deck cut and one half turned face-up, both cards at cut position remembered, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, performer divines both selections with some amulet, two key cards
Variations 1976 49
Rick Johnsson Just for Kicks Chinese coin changes into two quarters then into big nickle which eventually disappears, using the Kick Change
1976 17
Nick van Setten Nick van Setten's Knot Production apparently throwing knot on rope
Also published here 1976 42
Martin A. Nash In The Nick Of Time touching only before the selection is made, performer shouts stop as spectator deals right at his card, see p. 447 for additional crediting
Related toVariations 1977 218
Roy Walton A Straight Shuffle spectator can shuffle, you get a straight
Related toVariationsAlso published here Mar./Apr. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 7&8)
392
Paul Harris, Allan Ackerman Re-set Classic Re-set routine
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1977 77
John Benzais Super Transpo penny and dime tranpose, one held by spectator, secret use of nickel
Also published here 1977 25
Karl Fulves The 32¢ Trick two glasses, penny, dime and nickel in each glass, a penny penetrates one glass and drops in other glass, repeat
Inspired by 1977 89
Marconick Cambio Marconick with paper tube
1977 53
Marconick 15. Paraguas color changing umbrella
1977 110
Scotty York I. Borrowed Nickel Thru Spectator Hand - (Almost) borrowed Nickel turns into five Pennies when tapped with pen, on spectator's hand
1977 1
Marconick Free-Handed Silk Production rolled up and palmed
1977 7
Frank Garcia Grand Slam gilbreath, duplicate spade cards
Inspired by Mar. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 3)
29
Wayne Dobson, Morty Rudnick Coin Assembly two connected coins, gimmick by Morty Rudnick
Aug. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)
613
Ross Bertram Twenty-One Cents two nickels, dime and cent into hand, all vanish except nickel, ungaffed
1978 25
Emil Jarrow Nickel and Dime or Penny Routine
1978 154
Thomas A. O'Lenick Aero-Dynamic Dollar bill with two quarters in it is folded into propellor and tossed to ceiling where it sticks
Related to 1978 67
Nail Nick
1978 39
David Stahl Nickel-Load-E-In cigarette through marked coin, coin then vanishes and appears inside sealed envelope
1978 16
Traveling Coins (Passe Passe Coins), two piles of four coins are covered with nickel-plated covers, coins travel one by one, two shells
1978/76 132
Nickle to Penny to Dime coin changes when briefly covered, magnetic shell
1978/76 133
Nickles to Dimes stack of Nickles change into Dimes, covered with brass container, made popular by Brema
1978/76 136
Marcello Truzzi A Cut Above strip of paper with symbols is cut, cut position predicted, see page 312 for tip by Nick Varga
Feb. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 2)
159
Nick Pudar Ultimate Transposed Cards double facer, one card in deck
July 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)
226
Karrell Fox Baffling Blow-Outs party blow-outs used for Chinese Sticks type routine, tube through sleeve
Variations 1979 245
Milbourne Christopher Der Geldschein an der Decke bill on ceiling, coin inside drops back down
Related to Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
105
Nick Trost Introduction
1979 1
Nick Trost The Pack about an ESP deck
1979 1
Nick Trost ESP Numerology ten-twenty force with ESP cards
1979 2
Nick Trost ESP Baby Hummer card that ends up as only reversed card in packet after mixing procedure is prediction
Related to 1979 2
Nick Trost Eliminator packet cut off an ESP deck, anti-faro elimination procedure, remaining card matches prediction
1979 3
Nick Trost Pair-ity ESP pair chosen, it matches pair on table
1979 3
Nick Trost ESP Decoy Die six ESP cards used, two dice rolled and selection made via counting and located
Inspired by 1979 4
Nick Trost Test Pattern 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card, using ESP cards
Inspired by 1979 5
Nick Trost ESP Duck or Deal four circles and four crosses are separated via down-under-deal
Inspired by 1979 6
Nick Trost Finger Sense two chosen ESP symbols are found by performer with deck in his pocket
1979 7
Nick Trost Reflections one of five chosen ESP cards is divined
1979 8
Nick Trost Dual Reverse two chosen ESP cards are the only reversed ones
1979 8
Nick Trost ESP Do As I Do
1979 9
Nick Trost E.S. Pattern marker moved on matrix type layout, a match occurs
1979 10
Nick Trost 3-Way Matchup three matching signs after some cutting
1979 11
Nick Trost ESP 7 Card Draw spectator takes cards from two piles, set of cards is predicted
1979 11
Nick Trost Odd Isn't It? eight ESP cards, one chosen, it is the only odd card, eight card brainwave
1979 12
Nick Trost Sync-Ro-Mesh matchings with ten-card ESP packet
1979 13
Nick Trost 5-Way Coincidence two piles are dealt through in unison, matching pairs removed, they match and also fit a prediction
1979 14
Nick Trost Million to One ESP five cards chosen, they make up a full set of ESP cards
1979 14
Nick Trost Introduction
1979 1
Nick Trost Numerology simple ten-twenty force
1979 1
Nick Trost Deuces Wild selection put between red Twos, it changes into another card and is found between black Twos in deck
1979 2
Nick Trost Ace to Five - The Easy Method last card changes color
Also published here 1979 3
Nick Trost Five in a Row
Also published here 1979 4
Nick Trost Mystic Five selection found with number five, then five hands dealt and spectator receives four Fives
1979 5
Nick Trost Significator Five-Spot Significator Five-Spotface-up five used to count to selection, counted cards are the four Aces
Also published here 1979 6
Nick Trost Oil & Aces 4&4
Inspired by 1979 7
Nick Trost Quick Vanishing Card card vanishes from small packet, Gardner like
Also published here 1979 7
Nick Trost Four and One Trick mystic nine with five cards
Inspired by
  • Nick Trost's "Four and One Trick" (Linking Ring, July 1957)
1979 9
Nick Trost Pop-Up Card card pops out as deck is dropped into case
1979 10
Nick Trost Double-Take Card Change simplified version
Inspired by 1979 11
Nick Trost Saturday Aces
1979 12
Nick Trost The Same Card unknown card is put reversed in deck, it turns out to be later selection
1979 13
Nick Trost Significator Cards spectator cuts off a pile, remembers the bottom card and shuffles the pile reversed in the rest, four random cards are used to divine the selection
Also published here 1979 14
Nick Trost Togetherness two cards chosen with poke, spectator's cut to the cards
1979 15
Nick Trost Hamman's Aces and Kings transposition, then follow the leader
Inspired by 1979 16
Nick Trost Introduction
1979 1
Nick Trost Three Object Divination three objects distributed to three spectators, each spectator then takes a number of matches corresponding to some rules, magician then divines who has which object
Related to 1979 1
Nick Trost Judah's Computer Cards simplified handling for Judah's "Computing Any Value Named"
Also published here 1979 2
Nick Trost Three-Way Prediction using three blank cards with colored stickers
Inspired by 1979 5
Nick Trost Newspaper Prediction newspaper folded and torn, number counted to, Koran's binary newspaper
Inspired by 1979 7
Nick Trost Number Cards Routine four cards with numbers on both sides, three phase
Related to 1979 10
Nick Trost Message Cards two cards shown on all four sides which are numbered in the corner, message appears
1979 11
Nick Trost Prediction With Six Dice six dice in a row, spectator moves matchbook around and all but one die are eliminated, prediction inside matchbook
1979 14
Nick Trost 4 Person Mental Effect sixteen punched cards, four spectators think of one from a group of four each, found with sorting rod
Also published here 1979 15
Robert Cassidy (reviewer) ESP Card Magic by Nick Trost June/July 1979 4
Robert Cassidy (reviewer) Close Up Mentalism by Nick Trost June/July 1979 4
Nick Pudar Recalled quote: "the patter is that the two black kings represent big car companies, and that the red kings represent cars they've manufactured", in effect a card travels from table to sandwich
Apr. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)
329
Nick Pudar Snap-Turn Lapping as two cards are snapped over, one is lapped
Apr. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)
330
Marconick Marconick's Gypsy Thread
Also published here 1980 10
Stephen Minch Megaphysics performer finds matching ESP card of two spectators, by stopping spectator deal cards, impromptu Mene-Tekel
Inspired by
  • Nick Trost's "Metaphysics" in "ESP Card Session", 1965.
Variations
1980 50
Nick van Setten Swindle Box four coins penetrate box and table, secret extra box
  • Notes By Karl Fulves
1980
The Chronicles (Issue 26)
1324
Bob Hummer The 'Snappy' Thirteen Cent Trick two nickels and three pennies, spectator can turn one sort of coins over while performer's back is turned, revelation of which coins are turned over
Related toAlso published here 1980 15
Howard A. Adams Symba Wonda five spectators select five ESP cards, each hand ends up having one of every symbol, first published in 1970
Related to 1980
OICUFESP (Issue 3 - FURTHER brand new esp card miracles)
16
Al Smith Court Card Connexion picture cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up in mates
Inspired byRelated to
  • Al Smith's earlier handling in Abra #1768
VariationsAlso published here
1980 1
Nick Pudar The Incredible "Bulk" with two coins that have tape around them, kicker: stuck together
Sep. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 9)
531
Howard Schwarzman, Ken Krenzel The Original Card Tunnel
Related to 1981 99
Rhett Bryson Bryson's Buffalo Chips one side of wooden nickel transforms
1981 54
Nail Nick bottom card
1981 10
Jon Racherbaumer, Nick Trost Flip-Flop Triumph featuring eight-packet display by Trost
Inspired by 1981 13
Jim Ryan The Sevens - A Card Trick spectators select four cards by taking and dealing, they are all Sevens, then the cards reverse in the deck
Related toVariations 1981 1
David Britland (reviewer) Nickel Saver by Scotty York 1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
109
Howard A. Adams Basic Cidentaquin ESP symbol is removed from deck and other cards turned over in pairs, two pairs match and they also match the chosen symbol
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Cidentaquin" in "Genii" Vol. 34, No. 12. August, 1970. P. 519.
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 8 - 21 Cidentaquin Variations)
1
Derek Dingle Royal Triumph "Progressive Triumph" with color changing back kicker
VariationsAlso published here 1982 147
Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Kings put on four piles which are assembled, Kings appear on top
Related toVariations 1982 24
Harry Lorayne Nick Pudar mini bio
1982 279
Nick Pudar Fold-er-ol folded card in case, unfolded card outside box, the folds transpose
1982 280
Terry LaGerould The Nickel Knows spelling using words on coin leads to all Fives, using a coin
Inspired by 1982 334
Marconick Card Case Revisited deck cased and rubbed over hand, selection appears, slit in case
Variations 1982 45
Tom Craven Mental Nick spectator cuts small packet and counts cards, then he remembers card at that position in deck
1982 5
Mack Picknick Challenge Poker draw poker, performer has flush, overhand shuffle stacking
1982 34
Mack Picknick The Gambler and His Accomplice gambling demo, spectators see cards put down in front of accomplice, eventually they are found in hand of performer
1982 36
Peter Kane Mister-ee Five by Five one suit added to a deck to make a 65-card deck, selection matches coincidence when two piles are turned up in unison, faro, constant stack
Inspired byVariations 1982 7
Stephen Tucker Editorial on Martin Nash, Nick Bolton
Oct. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1158
Shigeo Futagawa Stunumbers No. 17, some small numbers added, total predicted, using number cards, for credit information see "Future Choice" reference
Related toVariations 1983 27
Nick Trost Symbolique princess card trick with ESP card, repetition and then performer finds all cards with same symbol as selection
  • ESP-Princess
  • Princess Repeat
  • Seeing Stars
Also published here
  • Nick Trost's "Symbolique" in Mickey Hades "ESP-Session with Nick Trost" 1971
1983 20
Bill Diedrich The Squished Nickel nickel is pressed flat by squeezing it with bare hands
1983 63
Edward Marlo On These Subjects procedure for locating nicked, scratched, edge marked cards while riffle shuffling
1984 81
Edward Marlo Scratch Sorcery or Nickromancy nicked or scratched key card and riffle shuffle control
1984 227
Reinhard Müller Gilbreath in the Escorial sorting in four suits
Variations 1984
Arcane (Issue 11)
150
Roberto Giobbi The Blindfold Stop Trick performer shouts stop, corner short
Inspired by 1984 4
Mack Picknick What's in the Envelope signed selection in sealed envelope transposes with ace
1984 51
Michael F. Zens, Karl Fulves Any Hand Called For No. 72, double-deal stacking
Related toVariations 1984 106
Karl Fulves The Omega Bet No. 73, card pushed face-up in center and deck dealt in pairs, pair with face-up card matches or not, multiple phases
Related toVariations 1984 107
Edward Marlo Amplius Nickels Thieves and Sheep, identical coins, see also "Credits and References" at end of book
Also published here
  • MUM, June 1980
1984 28
Robert Cassidy E.S.P. Duplication ESP cards are sealed in envelope, performer matches sequence
Inspired by 1984 45
Ron Ferris "X To See"
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 12)
1151
Brother John Hamman The Magic Cards four cards change to three selections one after another, gemini counts (general cards with packet)
Related toVariationsAlso published here Summer 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)
289
Harry Lorayne Nick Pudar mini bio
1985 240
Nick Pudar "Block"Buster Ace Assembly at the end all packets are glued together ala solid deception
Related to 1985 241
Nick Pudar Pips Queek Five of Clubs to Four of Clubs by removing the center pip, then four pips fall off leaving holes
1985 245
Nick Pudar Perspective picture of joker gets smaller and bigger on card
1985 253
Tom Craven Expanded 10-20 Force for two cards
Variations 1985 521
Terry LaGerould Lost And Found backwards count as prediction, "Countdown Force"
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1985 560
Ace Control nail nick
1985 29
Charlie Miller Additional Miller Notes
  • holding break while tapping on table
  • nailnick and estimate distance from key
  • "Vernon's 7 card, 7 piles trick."
(1940)
1985 1
Nick van Setten One Hand Turnover
1985 108
Nick van Setten One Coin Interlude one coin penetrates in and out of Okito box
1985 110
Michael Weber Steel small black ball put in spectator's hand, it is then suddenly in performer's hand and spectator holds different steel ball instead
Inspired by 1985 15
Nick Pudar Hit the Deck card sword type effect with frisbee
Aug. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 8)
1247
Leslie A. LeViness Apocalypse Variations or Additions
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 9)
1259
Nick Pudar Versatile Count under- or overcount
Oct. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 10)
1265
David Britland The Last Game multiphase routine, with card swapping
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1986
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 2)
20
John Bannon A/K/A Reset using Rising Crime Display
Variations 1986 56
Tetsuyoshi Hoshino Not By Sight one of four aces chosen, found, one-way faces, garden-path-presentation
Related toVariations Mar. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 3)
1329
Edward Marlo Nick's Trick handling of Eddie Fields' Nail Nick location
1987 65
Eddie Fields Nail Nick Method
1987 65
Philip T. Goldstein The Schizoid Rosary two piles created from deck, number of red card in one and court card in other pile predicted
VariationsAlso published here 1987 1
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Making Change quarter in bull dog clip over a flame, changes into two dimes and a nickel, see also p. xi at back of book
Variations 1987 11
Jay Sankey, Richard Sanders Making Change Again quarter changes into two dimes and a nickel, impromptu version without the clip
Inspired by 1987 39
Thomas Hierling Impromptu Mexican Monte
Inspired by 1987 75
Dai Vernon The Scrape nailnick
1988 8
Dai Vernon Nailnick
1988 8
Ben Harris, David Faulkner Invertz pairs are deal after one riffle shuffle, top cards turned over, two chosen and exchanged, later located
Inspired byVariations 1988 24
Roy Walton Imperfect Clones two red Queens and two Jokers removed, the Jokers change to odd-backed duplicates of the Queens
Variations 1988 98
Roy Walton The Marriage Brokers with two Jokers
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • Genii, Sep. 1973
1988 118
Dai Vernon A Straight Deal pseudo fifth,... deal
Variations 1989 108
Judge Frank Price The Muleshoe Gambler
Related to Sep. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 9)
1681
Nick Pudar Blues in the Night two back change
Dec. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 12)
1727
Brother John Hamman Dead-Man's Hand odd-backed pokerhand transforms
Variations 1989 15
Brother John Hamman The Twins
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1989 93
Brother John Hamman The Jacks Come Back 2&2, oil water with four Jacks, transformation into Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1989 101
Brother John Hamman The Multiplying Kings selection placed with kings, kings become various number of cards and suit combinations, selection face up in deck
Variations 1989 129
Brother John Hamman Micro-Macro (With Gimmicked Cards) queens visibly shrink to miniature cards, mini deck grows to full size except selection
Inspired by 1989 141
David Williamson 51 Cards to Pocket deck to pocket
Related toVariations 1989 77
Karl Fulves Reference Notes on the Center Pull-Out, precursor Marconick
Related to 1989 35
Steve Beam Lobotomy when glasses are removed huge spike protruding from the glasses, gag
Related to 1989 516
Tower of Nickels No. 28, stack of coins, problem to move top coin one coin down without touching the stack
1989 40
David Devant, Dai Vernon Nimble Nickels No. 49, ten coins in two rows, picked up in pairs, one coin moved across, they all travel across, double toss
1989 51
Karl Fulves Two Coins No. 61, two coins under two cards, one travels to the other, coins connected with thread
Inspired by 1989 74
Ronald B. Edwards Divination No. 73, three nickels, three pennies, three cards (Two, Six, Ten), spectator arranges coins in some way under cards, performer divines layout
Also published here 1989 101
Bob King Order Please deck shuffled face-up/face-down, performer arranges half the deck to match face-up/face-down sequence of other half
Inspired byAlso published here 1989 5
Harry Lorayne Straight Away despite spectator's shuffling, two straights are dealt, gilbreath
Variations 1990 251
John Bannon Play It Straight (Triumph) ordered suit reversed & distributed as finale
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990 1
John Bannon Shock Treatment thought-of-card placed in pocket as prediction, another selection is found
Related toVariations 1990 42
Bob King I'll Guess Your Weight performer cuts off same amount as spectator, then to selection
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1990 5
Simon Aronson Mark-a-Place Mates deck cut in halves, two spectator touch a card in each half, the cards next to the touch card in one half are the mates of the two card in the other half
Variations 1990 10
Nick Trost Psi Stebbins Lie Speller
1990 169
Nick Trost Tale of the Tell credit information (last paragraph)
1990 172
Patrick Page Noody Handkerchief one corner of handkerchief knotted, it can nod and answer questions, with gimmick with spring
Also published here 1990 70
Harvey Cohen Aces by Mistake
Variations July 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 7)
1954
Ron Ferris Sweetheart Stack spectator can change cards
Inspired by
  • Nick Trost's "Challenge Poker Deal"
1991 716
Moshe Botwinick Tic-Tac Tell three different tic-tac containers with different flavors, spectator selects eats one candy and performer divines it
Dec. 1991
Magick (Issue 465)
2323
Karrell Fox Gulliver's Nickel nickel becomes giant nickel under handkerchief and back to normal
1991 17
Karrell Fox Changing the Change two nickels and two pennies transpose under jumbo nickel and penny
1991 25
Patrick Page Das nickende Taschentuch one corner of handkerchief knotted, it can nod and answer questions, with gimmick with spring
Also published here Nov. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 3)
130
Nick Trost Paddle Move Variation
1991 363
Jerry K. Hartman Transcendental Mate-itation spectator selects only pair of mates
VariationsAlso published here
  • in "The Linking Ring" June 1988. P. 91.
1991 541
Ray Mertz, Nick Trost All Wild deck cut in half, one half card from each half is selected, they match split face jumbo card prediction, rest of the cards are blank
Inspired by July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
56
Peter Duffie Family Plot Jack-Queen-King marriages
Inspired byVariations 1991 21
Jon Racherbaumer, Nick Trost Elevating the Aces
1992 250
Steve Dusheck Penny Pile pile of pennies changes into a nickel
1992 82
Terry LaGerould Nail-nick Rick Aces lost, then all at once taken from pocket
1992 35