1,346 entries for Nick

This search includes results that are not relevant to tricks or sleights (e.g. columns, reviews, articles, ...). Click here to hide these results.
500 per page
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
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
Imagine
21
Jon Racherbaumer, Nick Trost Elevating the Aces
1992
Card Finesse II
250
Steve Dusheck Penny Pile pile of pennies changes into a nickel
 		1992
Dusheck's Coin Magic
82
Terry LaGerould Nail-nick Rick Aces lost, then all at once taken from pocket
 		1992
Pasteboard Presentations
35
Jim Sisti (reviewer) Hot Dog! by Nick Trost, Patrick Reymond Sep./Oct. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 13)
138
Ernest Earick Double Damned
VariationsAlso published here 1993
By Forces Unseen
141
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Coin Trick edited reprint from 1964, coin penetrates silk into glass twice
Inspired by
  • "The Marconick Coin Trick", ca. 1963
Variations 		Jan. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 4)
11
Karl Fulves Draw Test sixteen-card poker, four players get four cards each
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
16
Ron Rennick Shades sun glasses put on table as prediction, card chosen by counting black cards in one pile and counting down in another pile, it is the King of Spades with stuck-on sun glasses
 		1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
34
Charles T. Jordan, Ron Rennick Count Down Force counting black cards in one pile and counting down in another pile
 		1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
34
Karl Fulves Guess Again eight cards are placed outjogged into tabled spread, cards dealt in pairs, color matches with outjogged cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 5)
55
Patrick Page Do as I Do spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1993
Lecture Patrick Page
21
Al Thatcher Super-Duper Poker Deal Zens stack
Variations 1993
Card File
67
Jack Birnman Sharper's Image after some shuffling (also by spectator) a two-handed game is dealt, performer receives a Full House with Aces and Kings, faro
Variations June 1993
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 2)
15
Eddie Fechter Be Honest - What Is It? two cards, one held by spectator and one by performer, change into two totally different cards, other two cards end up in performer's trouser pocket
Related toVariations 1993
Fechter
132
René Lavand Mahtub multiple phases
Related toAlso published here 1993
Magic From The Soul
176
Dennis Marks Power Drain battery is drained and filled up again, using a battery tester
Related to
  • "Brain Drain" (Moshe Botwinick aka Marc Salem, Invocation #63, June 1991)
  • "Free of Charge" (Tom Craven, The Linking Ring, Vol. 71 No. 9, Sep. 1991)
 Sep. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 3)
1
Larry Becker Commentary on CSICOP's "Magic for Skeptics II", Joe Nickell, Robert Baker, Jerry Andrus, Ray Hyman, exposure
 		Sep. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 3)
14
Ray Hyman Reply to Larry Becker on CSICOP's "Magic for Skeptics II", Joe Nickell, Robert Baker, Jerry Andrus, Ray Hyman, exposure
 		Sep. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 3)
15
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind as Moshe Botwinik, rolled up paper balls in bag, one has a dot
 		Oct. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 4)
1
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind: II. Rutledge Redux as Moshe Botwinik, variation of Rutledge's Voice Print, names written on list, odd one is divined
 		Nov. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 5)
5
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind: III. Eye Lie as Moshe Botwinik, person thinks of a number and has to lie when asked, performer reveals it, no props
 		Dec. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 6)
5
Allan Ackerman My Favorite Gemini marriage in deck
Related toVariations 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
12
Chuck Smith Knickle Head "What If?" Bonus Page
coin stuck to forehead, when removed a large tack is seen soldered to it
Related toVariations 1994
What If?
23
Alex Elmsley The Mexican Prediction free selection is predicted with two cards (value and suit)
Related toVariations 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
37
Alex Elmsley Fool's Mate joker as cupid and method
VariationsAlso published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1973
 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
149
Alex Elmsley Dazzle packet with jokers, backs change color multiple times
Related toVariations 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
463
Meir Yedid Making Change quarter changes into nickel and twenty cent coins
Inspired by 1994
Magical Wishes
13
Peter Duffie Those Enigmatic Royals
  • Phase One (based on Card Puzzle)
  • Phase Two (based on Happy Families, court cards mixed and the suits unite again via spelling)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
206
David Harkey Nick of Time coin into borrowed wrist watch behind glass
Inspired by
  • handling in Linking Ring Parade, Nov. 1988
 1994
Close-Up File
147
Bob Farmer Nick Trost "Showdown" comments on Trost's routine
Related to Mar. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 7)
59
Philip T. Goldstein No Weigh selection lost, spectator cuts of a packet, performer goes behind the back with deck in one hand, then selection is found at position corresponding to number of cut-off cards reversed, credit information, clock trick principle
Inspired by Apr. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 8)
73
Larry Jennings Breakup Flight quarter in one hand, it splits and two dimes travel to other hand and nickel remains
 		Sep. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
37
Stephen Hobbs (reviewer) Nickel Dime - Nickel Penny Heiz Products Dec. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 4)
71
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind: To Tell the Truth audience members write several pieces of information on pieces of paper and they are collected in a box, some are selected and content divined using lie/truth presentation
 		Jan. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 7)
11
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind: Post No Lies only effect description, liar routine with message board
Related to Feb. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 8)
5
Ford Kross Kross Roads on Moshe Botwinick, Ross Johnson, Marc Sky, Joe Lantierre, Bob Cassidy, Robinson Wizard, John Cornelius
 		Feb. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 8)
9
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind: Post No Lies - Part 2 only effect description, liar routine with message board
Related to Mar. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 9)
5
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind: Lie-A-Bill one of five bills is selected by spectator and last digits of serial number remembered, liar routine to find bill then prediction of serial number is shown on business card
 		Apr. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 10)
5
Bruce Bernstein Psych-Out four phases
Related toAlso published here 1994
Psych-Out
4
Peter Duffie Marriage on the Rocks
Related toVariations 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
30
Peter Duffie Eleven Plus chosen pair of cards adds to eleven which is predicted, using dealing into two piles repeatedly (stay stack principle)
VariationsAlso published here 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
170
Nick Trost Court Card Conclave twelve court cards pair themselves
VariationsAlso published here
  • in "3 Pet Secrets" (Nick Trost)
 1995
Card College — Volume 1
63
Bob King, Ted Biet, Angelo Carbone, Jon Allen, Duane Henry, Frank Chambers, Michael Mander, Nick Fitzherbert, Harry Lorayne Bonus Section various tips on preparation & performance of "Out of Order"
 		1995
Out of Order
8
Aldo Colombini Nice Salad 4&4, red and black cards transpose, then mix
Variations 1995
What's Up Deck?
83
Aldo Colombini Magnetic eight packets made that are shuffled face-up/face-down, in the end all red cards are face-up with black selection and vice versa
Inspired by
  • first effect in David Jones's notes "Note Closely"
Variations 		1995
What's Up Deck?
87
Aldo Colombini Meeting assembly with the twelve court cards, one value changes to Aces and the missing cards are produced from pockets
Inspired by 1995
What's Up Deck?
116
Jerry K. Hartman Peer Pairs performer and spectator alternately select a few cards from their own Ace-Ten set, performer always going first, their selections’ values match
Variations 1995
After Craft
179
Jon Racherbaumer Let Om two approaches
Variations Winter 1996
The Looking Glass (Issue 1)
19
Thomas A. O'Lenick Aero-Dynamic Dollar bill with two quarters in it is folded into propellor and tossed to ceiling where it sticks
 		1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Las Vegas Close-Up)
181
Bob King Perfect Match 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 Apr. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 4)
2629
Nick Pudar Whole Hole hole appears and disappears in queen
 		Dec. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 12)
2731
David Neighbors Fusion Aces cutting the Aces, as climax four glued blocks with Aces on top
Related toVariations June 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1
Yuji Yamamoto, Marconick Dreifache Tuchproduktion auf Seil three handkerchiefs appear on rope
 		1996
Ideen von Yuji Yamamoto
12
Peter Duffie Draw Poker Gilbreath principle in the form that cards are taken from two piles to make up poker hands, two spectators do this and get straight flushes
Inspired byVariations 1996
Untold
9
Peter Duffie Aradia ESP card pocketed and another chosen, both divined
Variations 1996
Method in Effect
15
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor's Desk on Neil Rozun, Bert Rutan, Moshe & Teva Botwinick, Allen & Nany Zingg, Ty Kralin, Ted Saint James, Marc Sky, Marc Salem, Doug Dyment
 		1996
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 10)
224
Brick Tilley Tom-Poolery snooker stunts
  • First Stunt: Crazyballz
  • Second Stunt: Make a Wish
  • Third Stunt: Two-Dollar Trick Shot
  • Fourth Stunt: Verner's Closer (Nick Varner)
Related to Mar. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 7)
62
Bob Farmer The Farmarx System marking system
Related to Oct. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
86
Jim Burns, Mike Rogers Nickel-Dime Dazzler using Nickels to Dimes set with brass cap
 		Nov. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
70
Nick Trost Foreword
1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
15
Nick Trost The Observation Test
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
17
Nick Trost Seven Card Count Variation of Six Card Repeat, credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The Linking Ring, Feb. 1955
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
19
Walter Rollins, Brother John Hamman, Bob Longe Rollins-Hamman-Longe Routine
Inspired byRelated to
  • "One Too Many" (Bob Longe, 101 Amazing Card Tricks, 1993)
Also published here 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
21
Nick Trost Double Pinochle with an Elevator Finish
Inspired by
  • "Knock-Out Aces" (Ted Biet, Genii, June 1982)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
22
Nick Trost Rising Crime Display
1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
23
Nick Trost The Five-Ace Poker Hand
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
25
Nick Trost Generic Deck Version Variation on "The Five-Ace Poker Hand" with blank cards
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
27
Nick Trost Red or Black - Which? small packet
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
28
Nick Trost, Tom Hubbard The Ultimate Version Variation on "Red or Black - Which?"
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
30
Nick Trost Weight Guess Spectator pockets cards, magician divines how many, breather at twenty-six
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • New Tops, Feb. 1966
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
32
Mike Rogers Mike Roger's Version Variation of "Weight Guess" with cards face up
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
33
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's Version Variation of "Weight Guess", also with cards face up, but no initial counting
Inspired byVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
34
Nick Trost Double Turnover Coincidence Two spectators cut to black Queens, which is previously predicted by written prediction
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
37
Nick Trost Reversed Coincidence with one deck Magician and spectator each has half a deck, they exchange one card and place reversed in each half, revealed to be mates
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
38
Nick Trost Do as I Do with Two Cards magician and spectator freely exchange two cards each, turn out to be four Queens
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
39
Nick Trost Card in Pocket Coincidence Prediction card placed in pocket, spectator selects card by counting down to named number, card in pocket shown to be mates
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
40
Nick Trost Ten-In-A-Row Double Coincidence
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
41
Nick Trost Swindle Suits based on "The Tarot Speaks" marketed by Arthur Emerson
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
43
Nick Trost Courtship Kings placed on top of Queens and squeezed, instantly dealt off in pairs
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
47
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Matched Picture Cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
49
Al Smith Al Smith's Version Variation of "Matched Picture Cards" without deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
50
Norman Houghton Norman Houghton's First Version Variation of "Matched Picture Cards" also without deck
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
52
Norman Houghton Norman Houghton's Second Version Variation of "Matched Picture Cards" also without deck too
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
53
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's Version Visual variation of "Matched Picture Cards"
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
54
Paul Swinford Paul Swinford's Routine Combination of original and Tom Hubbard's "Matched Picture Cards"
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
56
Nick Trost The Gathering of the Court Cards three packets of Jacks, Queens, Kings, assemble to three Jacks, three Queens and three Kings
Related toAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
57
Nick Trost Like with Like Version "The Gathering of the Court Cards" with hotel story
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
58
Nick Trost J-Q-K Climax Version Reverse effect of "The Gathering of the Court Cards"
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
60
Charles Hudson Charles Hudson's Version Variation of "The Gathering of the Court Cards"
Related toAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
61
Nick Trost Royal Rendevouz Follow the Leader type of routine, with Ambitious Ending
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
63
Nick Trost A Cardman's Puzzle four packets of Jacks, Queen, Kings, assemble to four Jacks, four Queens and four Kings
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
64
Nick Trost Four-Ace Vanish and Recovery Four Aces vanish from deck, and appear back face up in the middle of the deck
Inspired by
  • "Record" (Andre Robert, The Magigram, April 1979)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
67
Nick Trost Spectator Finds the Aces spectator selects two cards from spread, the two cards adjacent to each selection shown to be Aces
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
68
Nick Trost Aces From Nowhere two methods
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
70
Nick Trost Triumph Ace Opener Four Ace Triumph
Related to
  • "Flip-Flop Triumph" (Jon Racherbaumer, Lecture Notes, 1982)
Variations 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
72
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Second Method Different method for "Triumph Ace Opener", first appeared in The New Tops, May 1981 (First part of method credited to Stewart Judah)
Inspired by
  • "Ace Opener for Experts" (Stewart Judah, The Magic World of Stewart Judah, 1966)
Related to 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
74
Nick Trost Four Ace Disclosure
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
75
Nick Trost Ace Stop
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
76
Nick Trost Double Discovery spectator finds four Kings and four Aces (Principle originator unknown in, but possibly from "A Prediction", Ralph W. Hull, 1932)
Inspired byVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
77
Nick Trost Peek-A-Boo Aces Pointer Principle to tell which Ace was selected
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
79
Nick Trost Flapjack Aces three Aces turn over at once
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
80
Nick Trost, Shigeo Takagi Topsy Turvy Aces Handling by Shigeo Takagi, performed on Card and Coin Magic (1989)
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
81
Nick Trost Observation Test with Aces Black Aces change to red Aces, black Aces shown to have vanished and then reappears on faced halves
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
83
Nick Trost False Deal Deluxe pseudo false deal of a straight after one honest riffle shuffle
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
87
Nick Trost Bottoms, Seconds and Centers Demo Pseudo demo (with duplicate card)
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
88
Nick Trost The Penney Paradox sucker bet
Related to
  • Trine (Lewis Jones, 2002)
  • "Penney-Ante" (Walter Penney, The Journal of Recreational Mathematics, Oct 1969)
  • "On the Paradoxical Situations that Arise from Nontransitive Relations" (Martin Gardner, Scientific American, Oct 1974)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
89
Nick Trost Handsome Bridge Hand Dealing perfect bridge hand from shuffled deck, with stud poker demo to set it up
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
92
Nick Trost Odd Man Wins! presentation by Mack Picknick
VariationsAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
93
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher The Omega Bet - Updated Multiple prediction of whether selected cards matched color, last phase uses Gilbreath
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
96
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Horse Race Ace as horses, run a miniature racetrack, uses matches
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
Related to
  • "Horse Race" (John Scarne, Scarne on Cards, 1949)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
99
Nick Trost Second Method alternative method for "Horse Race" using Gilbreath Principle
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
102
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher, Tom Hubbard Automatic Poker - A Different Handling Uses packet of eleven cards masquerading as ten
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
106
Nick Trost Tenkai Poker Deal Cards shuffled face up/down, poker hands are dealt, only magician gets face down cards (plot credited to Persi Diaconis, routine inspired by Ricky Jay's routine on Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women)
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
108
Nick Trost, Ken Beale Ten-Card Poker Deal - Trost Routine Three phases, second phase is Ken Beale's idea
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
109
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Eighteen-Card Poker Uses concept of a morphing Jonah card that changes every phase (presentation by Stewart Judah)
Related to
  • "Psych-Out" (Bruce Bernstein, 1985)
  • "The Cincinnati Kid Poker Game" (Tony Binarelli, Gary Ouellet's The Magic of Tony Binarelli, 1991)
VariationsAlso published here 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
111
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
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
113
Nick Trost Calling the Hands
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
115
Nick Trost Psychic Poker similar to previous "Calling the Hands"
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
117
Nick Trost Spectator's Card Trick
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
119
Nick Trost Kissed and Divined (Improved) Two card prediction using faced halves (original idea by Richard Himber)
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
120
Nick Trost A Premonition two prediction cards match selection by value and suit separately
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
121
Nick Trost Predicting One of Six Cards Moving counter on row of cards
Inspired by
  • "See No Evil - Hear No Evil" (Clyde Cairy & Peter Tappan, The New Tops, 1967)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
122
Nick Trost Seven Card Draw Prediction predicted number of red/black cards selected, taking cards from top and bottom
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
123
Nick Trost Double Poker Hand Prediction Comes from Bill Miesel's notes, performed in 1968
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
124
Nick Trost Cards and Dice Prediction Pair of dice used, includes presentation idea by Mack Picknick
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
125
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah O-Aces Red backed and blue backed Aces, predict selected Ace/color of back (presentation by Stewart Judah), includes ideas by Stewart Judah (double envelopes) and Tom Hubbard (Himber wallet)
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
127
Nick Trost Time Will Tell Clock trick
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
131
Nick Trost M-U-M Miracle
Inspired by
  • "Thought-O-Card" (G. P. Appaduri, M-U-M, March 1971)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
132
Nick Trost Significator Five-Spot Significator Five-Spotface-up five used to count to selection, counted cards are the four Aces
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
134
Nick Trost X Marks the Spot Selection turns up the same time as a marked card
Related toVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
135
Nick Trost Lost and Found
1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
136
Nick Trost Subtle Location with the Gilbreath Principle
1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
137
Nick Trost The Lone Stranger Card located by being in bank of opposite colors
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
138
Nick Trost Double Revelation with Cards and Dice Pair of dice to locate card, and prediction of numbers on dice
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
139
Nick Trost Double Shock! Two spectators find each other's card
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
141
Nick Trost The Eliminator Uses gaffed dice (mispotted) to locate card in one of six piles, credit info for plot given to publication in Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques (Gilles-Edme Guyot, 1740)
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
142
Nick Trost Nick's Push-Thru Card Tunnel (tunnel change plot) without gaffs, includes history information for tunnel change plot
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
145
Johnny Thompson, Stewart Judah Thompson-Judah Version Variation on "Nick's Push-Thru"
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
147
Nick Trost Lineup Gilbreath Principle, arranging face up/down cards in same order
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
149
Nick Trost Believe It or Not! mixed cards become ordered and ordered cards become mixed (improved method from original, published in The Linking Ring, February 1955)
Inspired byAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
150
Nick Trost What's In A Name? Spell spectator's name to locate card (credit info for plot origin)
Related toAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
153
Nick Trost This Is Your Card - With a Punch Spelling location with five cards, produce four Aces
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
154
Nick Trost Automatic Lie Speller Lie Detector with verification
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
155
Nick Trost Kings Royale two decks, four cards selected from each, all turn out to be Kings
Inspired byVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
159
Nick Trost Intuition Two reversed selections match / same position in decks
Inspired byAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
161
Nick Trost Blind-Sight Gilbreath principle, shuffle two decks together
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
162
Nick Trost Ambitious Ace, Deuce, Trey
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
167
Nick Trost Elevator Cards - Trost Version Four Jumping Jacks with story
Inspired by
  • "Penetration" (Ed Marlo, The Sphinx, June 1948)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
169
Nick Trost The Olram Elevator
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
170
Jack Watson Jack Watson's variations Two variations in handling of Nick Trost's The Olram Elevator, first appeared in The New Tops, December 1979
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
171
Nick Trost Trost on Reset Easy handling with clean finish
Inspired byVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
172
Nick Trost, U. F. Grant Three Chances in 26 Updated handling of "One Chance in 26" (Nick Trost, The New Tops, May 1965) with Gilbreath and two more selections
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
175
Nick Trost Miracle Match Up similar to Gemini Mates in plot, two methods
Inspired by
  • "Prospero" (Peter Warlock, The Magigram, February 1980)
Variations 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
177
Nick Trost Duo Brainwave no rough/smooth
Inspired by
  • "Ultra Brainwave Deck" (Patrick Page, Abracadabra, May 1982)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
180
Nick Trost Dingle's "Royal Triumph" - Trost Version Four kings with odd backs will change into four selections
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
182
Nick Trost Trost on "Matching the Cards" Four jacks change to Aces, with blank deck ending
Inspired by
  • "Herbert Milton's Rendition of Matching the Cards" (Lewis Ganson, Matching the Cards, 1977)
Related to
  • "Correcting a Mistake" (Hatton & Plate, Magician's Tricks: How They Are Done, 1910)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
184
Nick Trost The Tic-Tac-Toe Divination deck of 'X's and 'O's, match order of 'X's and 'O's.
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
185
Nick Trost, Earle Oakes Technicolor Change First appeared in Precursor X by Bill Miesel, 1986.
Inspired by
  • trick performed by Father Paul Zipfel for 1966 IBM Convention Close Up Competition in Indianapolis
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
187
Nick Trost Nick's Stranger in Paradise Spectator thinks of any card and is removed from blue back deck, previously pocketed red deck is found to be missing the thought of card, tabled card is revealed to be it, first published in The New Tops, November 1968
Related to
  • "Thought Anticipated" (Dave Campbell, The Gen, April 1959)
  • "Premonition Outdone" (Stan Lobenstern, 1968)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
189
Nick Trost Mini Match two chosen mini cards match paper clipped predictions of normal sized cards
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
190
Nick Trost A Clean-Cut Coincidence Spectator coincidentally selects mates, which is predicted by performer
Inspired byVariations
  • "Double Influence" (Tom Mosier, The Linking Ring, May 1995)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
193
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Elimination Selection appears reversed in deck after it has vanished
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
194
Nick Trost Second Version Removes double backer in "Elimination"
Inspired by
  • "The Disappearing Card" (Bob Longe, 101 Amazing Card Tricks, 1993)
Related to 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
196
Nick Trost Eight-Card Brainwave
VariationsAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
199
Nick Trost Abra-Card-Abra Performer and spectator's selections match, rest of cards are Jokers
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
201
Nick Trost, Frank Garcia, Dr. Stanley Jaks Kopy Kat Performer and spectator exchange cards from packets, shown to match, other cards are completely different
Inspired byRelated to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
202
Nick Trost Klip Joint Two chosen mini cards match two paper clipped prediction cards
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
203
Nick Trost, U. F. Grant Jumbo Two-Way Split Stewart James's trick with jumbo cards. Prediction idea by U. F. Grant
Inspired by
  • "Split Second" (Stewart James, The New Tops, December 1962)
Variations 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
206
Nick Trost Trick-Kards Four of a kind turns face down one by one, then change backs, then change suits, follow by appearance of 'X' on backs
Inspired by
  • "Flipped Out" (Ed Hollins, marketed by Emerson & West)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
211
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher Flim-Flam Blank cards print, to three Tens, then change to three Aces to match previously tabled Ace
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
213
Nick Trost Showdown three phase Ten Card Poker Deal routine, last phase is stud poker. Includes Tom Hubbard's handling at the end.
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
216
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's Handling of "Showdown"
Inspired byAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
219
Nick Trost Nick's Expanding Cards Mini poker hand grows in size to poker-size, gimmick could have inspired Micro Macro
Inspired by
  • "Lohrey's Enlarging Cards" (Carl Lohrey, marketed in The Linking Ring, 1950s)
VariationsAlso published here 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
220
Nick Trost Maxi-Twisto Twisting the Aces with Royal Flush ending
Inspired by
  • "A Twist on Maxi" (Mike Gallo, Genii, August 1986)
Related to
  • "Maxi-Twist" (Roger Smith, 1976)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
222
Nick Trost Gilbreath Aces Four Aces lost in deck, spectator deals through deck and locates Aces
Inspired by
  • an Ace opener described by Oscar Weigle Jr. (The Dragon, June 1939), credited to Steve Belchou
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
225
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher Crooked Dealing Pseudo gambling demo for seconds, bottoms and centers
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
228
Nick Trost Zens-Gilbreath Poker Deal Any poker hand called for
Inspired byRelated to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
232
Nick Trost The Perfecto Bridge Deal duplicate Spades
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
235
Nick Trost Straight Poker Deal Deal from shuffled deck, spectators get straight, performer get full house.
Variations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
236
Nick Trost Pinochle Deal uses Pinochle deck
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
239
Nick Trost Pitch Deal Game called "Pitch"
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
242
Nick Trost Twenty-Deck Poker Deal Poker with twenty cards
Related to
  • "The Hokey-Poker Deck" (Jim Lucier, The New Tops, March 1978)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
245
Nick Trost Seven-Spades Bridge Deal partner and performer get all the Spades
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
251
Nick Trost Seven-No-Trump Bridge Deal partner and performer get no-trump hands
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
253
Nick Trost In-Between Deal Game called In-Between, uses poker chips
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
254
Nick Trost Gin Rummy Deal
1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
257
Nick Trost Coon Can Deal Gives description and history of game
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
261
Nick Trost Special-Deck Blackjack-Poker Deal Blackjack and poker combined demo
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
265
Nick Trost Canasta Deal
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
270
Nick Trost Uruguay Canasta Deal
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
273
Nick Trost International Canasta Deal
1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
274
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah The Odd Set Performer mentally influences spectator to select "odd" pile of ESP cards
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
278
Nick Trost The Third Dimension Performer predicts three chosen ESP symbols
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
281
Nick Trost ES-Pair-ity Selected pair of ESP cards to be matching, other pairs don't match
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
282
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Metaphysics Performer divines two thought of ESP symbols by producing it from pocketed deck
VariationsAlso published here
  • "ESP Card Session", 1965
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
284
Nick Trost Sym-sational Divine three peeked symbols
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
285
Nick Trost Million to One ESP Five ESP cards freely selected, found to consist of unique symbols (no repeat)
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
286
Nick Trost Geo-Metrick Spectator attempts to match performer's tabled ESP cards, all match
Inspired by
  • "Reds and Blacks" (Jerry Mentzer, Card Routines Number Two, 1962)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
288
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher Symbol Discernment Detect ESP symbols by sense of touch
Inspired by
  • "Suit Discernment" (Paul J. Flory, The Linking Ring, Jan 1979)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
290
Nick Trost ESP Sixth-Thot Predict thought of symbol
Related to 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
292
Nick Trost ESP Janus
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
294
Nick Trost Telespo Performer matches symbols, spectator fails, and then performer divines symbols from different room
Related toVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
297
Nick Trost Dream of the Hermit
Inspired byVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
302
Nick Trost Sources List of trick sources
 		1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
327
Peter Duffie From Nowhere Spectator cuts the deck a few times, Royal Flush in Spades is produced
Inspired by
  • "Cruz Control" (Phil Goldstein, The Linking Ring one man parade, 1995)
Variations 		1997
Effortless Card Magic
17
Peter Duffie The Fourmost Card reversed in packet of twenty-five cards, packet is "mixed" and dealt into five poker hands - hand with reversed card contains four of a kind, other hands are mixed
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997
Effortless Card Magic
67
Peter Duffie, George McBride All The Fives! Packet of four cards set aside as prediction, spectator eliminates cards until two cards left, values added together equal five, four cards are the four Fives (variation, first published in Abracadabra no. 2590)
Variations 1997
Effortless Card Magic
72
Peter Duffie Trost-worthy Six pairs of cards, spectator selects one pair and adds the values of the cards, count down the deck to find selected card (based on Nick Trost ESP Trick)
 		1997
Effortless Card Magic
83
Ron Bauer The Magic Coin coin on forehead, has huge nail on back when removed
Inspired by 1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
65
Alex Elmsley Power Poker ten cards, spectator can chose which he wands, full house and royal flush
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1997
Alex Is At It Again
2
Philip T. Goldstein A Credit To His Race horse race plot, with particular rules and playing cards, performer wins, Interrupted Gilbreath Principle
Inspired by
  • "Derby" (Tony Koynini, 1952)
VariationsAlso published here 		1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
95
Peter Duffie Acquiescence two spectators lay out pairs, red-black matching total predicted
Variations 1997
N.D.E. — A Near Deck Experience
1
Nick Trost Ein wahrer Knockout spectator stabs card next to his selection behind back
Also published here 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
186
Jim Sisti (reviewer) Super Showdown by Nick Trost Nov./Dec. 1997
The Magic Menu (Vol. 8 No. 44)
510
Michael Close (reviewer) A Price Guide to Books: 1639 - 1990 by Michael Canick Aug. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 12)
33
Michael Close (reviewer) The Card Magic of Nick Trost by Nick Trost Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
23
Michael Close (reviewer) Super Showdown by Nick Trost Dec. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 4)
37
Nail Nicks
1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
29
Eddie Fields Tripartite challenge card location, relatively hands-off, nail-nicking top card of tabled packet when pointing to it
Also published here 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
32
Roberto Giobbi, Mack Picknick Picnick at the Summit four aces travel from different positions to the top of the deck
Inspired by 1998
Card College — Volume 3
773
Karl Fulves Profiling number of red cards in one pile corresponds with number of black in another
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
116
Karl Fulves Nickels to Dimes magician's only trick with nickels to dimes apparatus in which nickels transpose with cap
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
122
Karl Fulves Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 9)
274
Jack Avis Alaskan Poker five times the spectator and magician cut the deck in turn and remove the top card, performer ends up with Royal Flush
Related to 1998
Vis à Vis
54
Peter Duffie Impossible Opener two spectators cut to two cards which are then named
Variations 1998
Covert Concepts
4
Tom J. Mosier Common Cents four coins, prediction of chosen coin, using Nickel-Penny-Dime set
 		1998
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 10)
309
Lew R. Brooks The Kangaroo Kid gambling demo with packet of sixteen cards removed from the deck, story
Inspired by
  • "From the Land Down Under" (Ken Beale, World's Greatest Card Tricks, Bob Longe, 1996)
Variations 		1998
Stack Attack
28
Milton Kort Security Express four Aces vanish from between red Jacks, appear between black Jacks in middle of the pack
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • New Pentagram, Vol. 2 No. 12, Feb. 1971
 1999
Kort
73
Milton Kort That Darned Ace spectator names any Ace, performer does twisting with four cards, Kings turn over one by one but fourth one is named Ace, suit matches missing King
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves problem
Variations 		1999
Kort
95
Nick Trost "Seven Card Draw" Prediction predicted number of red/black cards selected, taking cards from top and bottom
 		1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
313
Karl Fulves Semid Ot Slekein "Unsolved Mysteries"
stack of dimes changes into four genuine nickels, posed as a problem
 		1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
330
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
Also published here 1999
Cunning Card Miracles
60
Dai Vernon Sub Rosa Crimp
  • The Unseen Side of Dai Vernon
nick in center
 		Jan. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 1)
42
Roy Walton The Apprentice Matchmaker
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
42
Jerry K. Hartman Well-Prepaired thirteen pairs are made of the 26 red cards, spectator chooses the only pair that is a perfect match of mates
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1999
Onyx (Issue 9)
13
Steve Taylor Shrinking Nickel on spectator's hand with Raven
 		1999
Real World Magic
165
Tony Bartolotta Mark Down three dimes and three pennies in paper cup, out come a quarter, a nickel and three pennies, three "penny and dime" sets
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
108
Tony Bartolotta, Karl Fulves Mark Down II four nickels on table in row, dates in numerical order, four cards with positions mixed, coins exchanged according to cards's order, performer rearranged coins in numerical order without looking by sense of touch, optional appearance of another coin or wedding ring
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4)
109
Steve Beam Reconstruction with torn cards
Inspired byRelated to
  • Nick Trost's "Red or Black - Which?" in "The New Tops" 8/9 1972.
 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
173
Peter Duffie In the Nick of Time two signed cards sealed in envelope, one burned, it is found with the other card in the other envelope with burnt back
 		2000
New Inspirations
5
Nick Trost One Card Reverse card vanishes from packet and re-appears reversed
 		2000
Card File Two
164
Chuck Smith, Don Alan Knickle Head
Inspired by 2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
23
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Clayton Rawson: Magic and Mystery by Clayton Rawson (written by Michael Canick) Jan. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 1)
70
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Magic in Fiction: A Short Title Checklist by Michael Canick Jan. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 1)
70
Kuniyasu Fujiwara Automatic Ace Triumph hands-off, dealing procedure, sixteen cards, parity
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 5)
19
Ken Michaels A Visit to a Magician's Paradise Michael Canick's Booksellers show in NYC
 		Dec. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 12)
65
Karl Fulves Auto Draw three-handed draw poker, combination of bottom deal with jonah card ploy
Related toVariations 2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
18
Jon Racherbaumer Phantom Autograph card location, apparently marking the back of the selection with an "invisible pen", later a card is signed on the back for real and the signature travels to another card, nail nick credit information
Inspired by Oct. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
72
Iain Girdwood Gerrymandering Threes cut to and count down, spectator cuts deck in three piles, top of center pile is a Three, other Threes are found by counting three down in each pile
Inspired by
  • "Magician versus Spectator" (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp No. 34)
Variations 		2000
Virtual Miracles
16
Gene Maze Peeping "Tom" Hotel Mystery version with four Queens, four Kings and a Joker, four Queen/King pairs become two Queen pairs and two King pairs
VariationsAlso published here 2000
Virtual Miracles
31
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"
Also published here 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
321
Simon Aronson Oddly Enough Simple game as bet, magician keeps winning
Inspired by 2001
Try the Impossible
179
Karl Fulves Never Was eighteen coins in pairs in 3x3 square, one pair chosen, one of the coins in this pair vanishes, nickel & dime set
Inspired by 2001
Hex Squared
18
Karl Fulves Future Vision No. 2, face-up/face-down cards instead of red/black
Related to 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
3
Nick Trost, Mike Rogers Heavyweight No. 5, performer cuts off same number of cards as spectator
Inspired by 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
7
Karl Fulves Two by Two No. 11, packet shown in pairs, no matches, when shown again they match
Related to 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
18
Karl Fulves, Nick Trost Psychic Aura No. 22, three cards chosen from tabled layout, mates reverse in deck
Inspired by
  • "Psychic Coincidence" (Nick Trost, Three Pet Secrets, 1964)
Related to 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
35
Karl Fulves Magnetic Force No. 30, mates of two selections found on either side of another card
Related toVariations 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
63
Harry Lorayne Alternative Blackjack Jacks placed on top of Aces and squeezed, instantly dealt off in pairs
Inspired byVariations 2001
Personal Collection
479
John Cornelius The Fickle Nickel invented 1972, with credit information
 		2001
The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius
143
R. Paul Wilson 8cardBW+2
Inspired byAlso published here 2001
Omerta
7
Brother John Hamman Triple Match three cards selected by performer and spectator match
Variations Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
42
Michael Canick Clayton Rawson: The Great Merlini
May 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 5)
20
John Moehring The Yankee Gathering VIII: When Sorcerers Socialize
Related to Jan. 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 5)
62
Michael Canick Ample Av Support
  • Letters
Related to Mar. 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 7)
15
Phil Pivnick Presentation of The Floating Lady
  • Guest Editorial
 		Mar. 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 7)
25
Gabi Pareras Parejas Reales twelve court cards pair themselves
Inspired by 2001 ca.
El Efecto — Para un "Mundo" de Ficción Mágica
36
David Regal On Call spectator's phone number appears
Variations 2002
Constant Fooling 1
111
Philip T. Goldstein 力ルイ千ビンナコネコナンビ千イル力? a/k/a Stack Cats
Related toVariations 2002
Redivider
26
Lewis Jones Trine guessing game of color sequence of three consecutive cards
Related to 2002
Ahead of the Pack
117
Lee Asher Milking the Boards fake milk shuffling sequence, overhand stacking gag
VariationsAlso published here 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
173
Steve Beam The Omega Particle multi-phase betting game
Related toVariations 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
186
Morty Rudnick Thread Coin Gimmick
2002
Dobson's Choice
13
Harry Lorayne Speaking Volumes
Related to June 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 6)
28
John Mulholland His Nickname was Buzzard
  • 59 Years Ago
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Aug. 1942
 Jan. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 5)
94
Al Baker Five Nickels shell
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
713
John Scarne, Roberto Giobbi Affinity in Numbers Prediction
Variations 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1153
Steve Belchou, Roberto Giobbi The Poker Player's Royal Flush Aces are cut to, royal flush appears as well
Related toVariations 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1298
Nailnick or Scratch as card is inserted, see also p. 26
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
22
Karl Fulves Deck Removal Nail Nick as deck is removed from case
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
81
Karl Fulves World Series disguised ten-card poker deal for four players with twenty cards
Variations 2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
87
Nail Nicking Bottom Card
2003
Off The Books (Issue 6)
109
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Diminishing Matches two cards cut to, they're mates
Variations 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
18
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Hustler cards mixed face-up/face-down, pairs brought forward from behind back, wager whether orientation of the pairs match, Aces finale, faro
Inspired by
  • face-up/face-down idea in Nick Trost's "Card Problems" (1964)
 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
90
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Hours of Magic
Inspired by
  • "Repeat Six Card Test" (ESP Session, Nick Trost, 1971)
 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
98
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Remote Control Poker Royal Flush shows up at the end
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
114
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Accidental Diary sixteen-card Unicycle Stack, credits George Sands's "One to Eight" principle (really Hummer Addition Principle)
Variations 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
70
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Synchronicity two cards chosen from incomplete Riffle Shuffle position with smaller packets, in the end cards dealt from two piles and selections turn up at same position
Inspired byVariations 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
93
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • The Art of Deception (Kevin D. Mitnick)
  • The Museum of Hoaxes (Alex Boese)
 		Feb. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2)
12
James Swain Shuffle Tracking
  • The Card Expert
Combination Aces with red-black separation climax
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 4)
32
Gary Plants Match Me do as i do with mates, four Aces finale
VariationsAlso published here June 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 6)
69
David Oliver (reviewer) Wonderland Dollar by Nick Brown Oct. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 10)
96
Jim Sisti Magic on the Menu on changing restaurants or staying in one place
Related to Apr. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 8)
80
Michael Close (reviewer) The Expert at the Card Table - Centennial Edition by S. W. Erdnase
Michael Cranick Booksellers 		May 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 9)
29
Nick Morton Now Serving
  • Mail
Related to June 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 10)
23
Nicholas Einhorn Nick's Flick from deck, with catching in deck with same hand
 		2004
World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 1
11
Yoshi Akiyama, Harvey Rosenthal Three Coin Divination nickel, dime, penny and handful of change, some instructions given, divination about amount of change left in hand and coins on table
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
346
Ian Rowland Persuasion one of eight cards with symbols is chosen and predicted
Inspired by Jan. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 1)
68
Al Schneider Cheap, Fast, and Good
  • The Schneider Technique
business card put on shot glass, nickel penetrates card into glass
 		July 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 7)
84
Keith "Kip" Pascal History of Coin Snatching References to stealing coins from hands, including pop culture references. Mentions The Amazing Richardson, Bruce Lee and other coin snatchers.
Related to 2005
Coin Snatching
13
Nail Nicking a Card
2005
Combo II
58
Barrie Richardson Giant Pairs Repaired cards shown in pairs, they are not mated, then they are, using jumbo cards and story presentation
Inspired byAlso published here
  • marketed 1999
 2005
Act Two
171
Yannick Lacroix Muscle Pass Coin Production
Aug. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 8)
29
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Secrets of the Sideshows (Joe Nickell, 2005)
Erdnase authorship
 		Oct. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 10)
12
Max Nelson The Gizmo Box case put on deck, card added to top, here as force
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 4)
28
Nick Trost Bottom Deal Gilbreath two-phase deal after an honest riffle shuffle by the spectator, bottom deal demonstration and then fair deal
Also published here
  • The New Tops, April 1994
 2005
Charlatan (Issue 9)
117
Karl Fulves Drawing Blanks penny, nickel, dime and quarter in matchbox, three coins removed and combined to form a number, fourth coin's value added, spectator lets performer know the number of digits, coins taken out are divined
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
50
Dai Vernon Three Covers and a Nickel Monte
Also published here
  • MUM, Dec. 2001
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
27
Harry Riser Really Shuffled Matcho three cards matched, faro and three double backers
VariationsAlso published here
  • MUM, Feb. 2000
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
141
Steve Beam The Ark Maneuver card is reversed in center and cards dealt in pairs from top to bottom, cards after reversed card can be divined
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
233
Michael Powers Minimalist Matrix international with dime, penny, nickel and quarter, two shells
 		2006
Power Plays
204
Nick Pudar Pudar's Binary Marks binary marks for stack numbers on backs
Related to Nov. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4)
36
Marc Gettmann Mindshaker Tripartite nicking, uncredited
Related to 2006
Das Marc Gettmann-Seminar 2006
24
Harry Lorayne Nick Pudar mini bio
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
105
Nick Pudar Stealth Infiltration signed card
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
106
Nick Pudar The Pudar Count
2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
106
Nick Pudar Tragedy Assembly humorous presentation
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
110
Nick Pudar Split Boomerang card represents two selections, then splits and becomes those selections
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
115
Nick Pudar Out Of Nine one of nine cards is thought of, reverses itself
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
330
Vanni Bossi "Card Case" Color Change card transforms when touched with case, slit in case
Inspired by 2007
Lecture Notes Las Vegas 2007
22
Paul Vigil Diplopia one thought-of (and removed) card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2007
Diplopia
3
Nick D'Angelo The Almighty Dollar pencil through bill
 		Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
23
Danny Orleans (reviewer) A Dangerous Love by Nick Morton Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
106
David Regal (reviewer) Ascension by Nick Langham Dec. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 12)
117
Jerry K. Hartman Flip Flap four face-up Kings are dropped onto four face-down Aces and visually change into Aces and the face-down cards are then shown to be the Kings
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
107
Jerry K. Hartman Well Pre-Paired thirteen pairs are made of the 26 red cards, spectator chooses the only pair that is a perfect match of mates
VariationsAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
321
Nick Trost Dedication to Stewart Judah
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
xii
Nick Trost Introduction to Volume 1
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
xv
Nick Trost Everywhere and Nowhere small packet handling, four cards all change to selection and back
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
1
Nick Trost Jacks are Wild with an Elevator Finish small packet transformation with poker patter, elevator finish
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
3
Nick Trost, Dan Block Trost on Hamman's "Multiplying Kings" five cards become eight Kings, selection travels to deck
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
6
Nick Trost Trost on Hamman's "Magic Cards" general cards with a four-card-packet of Jokers
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
8
Nick Trost Another "Oil and Queens"
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
10
Nick Trost Following Suit sorting in four suits
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
11
Nick Trost Ultimate "Even Money" - Improved not all cards are dealt
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
14
Nick Trost A Compatibility Test mathematical, two selected cards predict a two-digit number
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
16
Nick Trost, Karl Fulves Two Compatibility Tests first part is Karl Fulves' "Profiling", Gilbreath
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
18
Nick Trost Four Grand Slams despite riffle shuffle by spectator, the four suits are separated
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
21
Nick Trost Do As I Do Suit Separation Gilbreath
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
25
Nick Trost Omega Suits suit matching
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
28
Nick Trost A Simple Coincidence mate of selection turns over in deck
Variations 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
33
Nick Trost The "One-Two-Three" Trick small packet matching routine
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
35
Nick Trost, Ned Rutledge Ned Rutledge's "Cards Concordant" three cards are mated
Inspired by
  • Ned Rutlegde effect (Linking Ring, June 1950)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
38
Nick Trost ESP Card Version of Ned Rutledge's "Cards Concordant"
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
41
Nick Trost The Mystic Threes
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
42
Nick Trost Psychic Coincidence three selections out of nine cards are predicted in value
Related toVariations 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
43
Nick Trost The Telephone Number Trick spectator's telephone number is produced
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
45
Nick Trost The Couple's Lucky Number two cards are forced via number procedures
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
46
Nick Trost Paradoxical Pairs spectator selects the only matching pairs of twelve pairs of cards
Inspired byVariations 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
47
Nick Trost ESP Card Version of Paradoxical Pairs
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
49
Nick Trost Sympathetic Suits
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
50
Nick Trost Trost on Hudson's "Sorcerer's Sevens" some coincidences with the number seven occur
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
52
Nick Trost Four Times Nine some coincidences with the number nine occur
Inspired by
  • "9 Revisited" (Arthur MacTier, Card Concepts, 2000)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
55
Nick Trost Cards of Coincidence spectator chooses four cards that match predictions, four Aces kicker
Inspired by
  • "A Reading" (John Mendoza, The Mendoza Series of Personal Instruction, 1979)
Variations 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
58
Nick Trost The Royal Pair Puzzler
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
63
Nick Trost The Burglar Trick
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
64
Nick Trost Trost on Hamman's "Twins" not using the Gemini Count
Related to 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
66
Nick Trost The Restless Court Cards with three quartets
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
69
Nick Trost Court Card Conclave
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
70
Nick Trost The Court Card Swindle using Curry's "Swindle Switch"
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
73
Nick Trost The Reunited Families
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
74
Nick Trost A Puzzling Assembly Jacks, Queens and Kings
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
75
Nick Trost The Married Hearts and Four Cupids story trick
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
77
Nick Trost The Queen of Hearts and her Suitors story trick
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
79
Nick Trost Optical Three-Card Monte
Also published here 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
85
Nick Trost Pinochle, Blackjack and Poker Puzzler
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
88
Nick Trost Duck or Deal Blackjack at the end of a shuffling and dealing procedure, the spectator has created four blackjacks
Inspired by
  • "Blackjacked" (Peter Duffie, The Card Addict, e-book, 2000)
  • "Four Queens" (Bill Simon, Mathematical Magic, 1964)
Related to 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
89
Nick Trost Classic Euchre Deal using a 24-card Euchre deck
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
91
Nick Trost Gilbreath Plays Euchre using a 24-card Euchre deck
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
92
Nick Trost The Contrary Euchre Deal I using a 24-card Euchre deck
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
93
Nick Trost The Contrary Euchre Deal II using a 24-card Euchre deck
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
95
Nick Trost Exchange Euchre using a 24-card Euchre deck
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
96
Nick Trost Six-Handed Exchange Rummy
  • Five-Handed Version
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
98
Nick Trost Wild Bill Revisited Dead Man story
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
101
Nick Trost Wild Bill's Poker Hand I
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
102
Nick Trost Wild Bill's Poker Hand II
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
104
Nick Trost Spectator's Royal Flush spectator pushes card into the deck to form royal flush
Inspired byRelated to 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
105
Nick Trost The Lucky Royal Flush weird cutting procedure results in Aces and royal flush
Related to 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
106
Nick Trost The Insurance Card I riffle shuffle set-up, card needed to complete a straight flush is predicted
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
108
Nick Trost The Insurance Card II spectator cuts to four cards, initial selection completes straight flush, two versions
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
109
Nick Trost The Spectator's Straight Flush I Gilbreath, spectator locates straight flush
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
111
Nick Trost The Spectator's Straight Flush II spectator locates straight flush
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
113
Nick Trost The Gambler's Luck
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
114
Nick Trost Lucky At Poker
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
116
Nick Trost Strictly Straight Poker
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
117
Bob Longe Bob Longe on "A Premonition" spectator turns over card underneath table, matches prediction
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Blind Chance" (World's Greatest Card Tricks, 1996)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
121
Nick Trost The Prophetic Phone Number the spectator's phone number is revealed as the climax of a card prediction, Sands's Prime Number Force
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
123
Nick Trost Prophecy in Color red-black matching procedure, outcome is predicted
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
124
Nick Trost Numerology in Color Ten-Twenty Force
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
126
Nick Trost Trost on Al Koran's "Prediction Supreme" three cards, Ten-Twenty Force
Inspired by
  • "Prediction Supreme" (Al Koran, The Magic Wand, Oct. 1946)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
127
Nick Trost The 20/20 Prediction several coincidence with the number 20 occur
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
128
Nick Trost Color Prediction with Three Spectators Gilbreath based, Miraskill
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
131
Norman Gilbreath, Nick Trost Reverse Gilbreath Principle
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
131
Nick Trost Three-Way Miracle Prediction Reverse Gilbreath Principle, number of red and black cards predicted
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
133
Nick Trost Predicting Red, Black and Courts
Inspired byVariations 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
134
Nick Trost Climax Prediction
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
137
Nick Trost Five in a Row credit information
Also published here 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
139
Nick Trost Ace to Five - The Easy Method
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
140
Nick Trost Ambitious Ace to Five
Inspired by
  • "Too Many Cards" (Ron Zollweg, Lecture notes)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
143
Nick Trost Jazz 1-2-3-4 Revisited
Inspired by
  • "Still Another Jazz 1-2-3-4" (Peter Duffie & Robin Robertson, Robertson's website, Nov. 2001)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
145
Nick Trost, Larry Pringle Ambitious Deuce Sandwich sandwich-ambitious card combo
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
146
Nick Trost Fifteen-Card Mystery card jumps from one packet of five cards to the next
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
150
Nick Trost Trost's Open Prediction
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
153
Nick Trost Revolving Aces - A Clean Version double backer
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
154
Nick Trost Double-Back Effect spectator cuts to cards and finds some matches, double backers
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
156
Nick Trost The Hotel Mystery - Updated two fake index cards
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
158
Nick Trost Trost on "The Muleshoe Gambler" gaffed
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
160
Nick Trost Super Showdown double enders
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
164
Nick Trost The Card Puzzle - Gaffed Version
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
170
Nick Trost Destiny Deck coincidences with numbers and cards
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
173
Nick Trost Matrix Miracle twenty cards in five-times-five matrix are eliminated, final cards match prediction
Inspired by
  • "Probability: 14,4000" (Tony Binarelli, Linking Ring, May 1982)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
176
Nick Trost Incredible! deck with blue and red backs, one of each is selected, both match, rest is forcing deck of different value
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
179
Nick Trost Half Wild deck cut in half, one half card from each half is selected, they match, rest is blank on one side
Variations 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
181
Rich Bloch Rich Bloch's Presentation
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
184
Nick Trost Hokey-Poker cards are first all nines, then royal flush
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
187
Nick Trost Mexican Monte three cards, several transformations
Inspired by
  • "Phantom Monte" (Karl Fulves, marketed in 1975 by Tannen)
  • "Anything But!" (Marv Long, 1974, packet trick)
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed in 1981
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
190
Nick Trost A Packet of Backs small packet all backs
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
194
Nick Trost Twisto Blanko all blank finish, gaffed
Related toAlso published here
  • marketed in 1976
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
195
Nick Trost Wacky Packet several transformations
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
198
Nick Trost Un-Cards prediction "you will select the only red card", faces-backs-ambiguity
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
200
Nick Trost Australian Aces sidewalk shuffle type monte effect, gaffed
Inspired by
  • "The Only Three Card Trick in the World Using Four Cards" (Joe Rising, marketed by Ken Brooke, 1971)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
204
Nick Trost Sixth-Thot one of five is predicted, gaffed
Related to 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
208
Nick Trost Bigfoot footprints appear on blank cards
Inspired by
  • "Eight Ball" (Larry West, 1975)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
211
Al Thatcher Al Thatcher's Version
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
216
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's Version
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
218
Nick Trost 11 - ESP Cards - Part 1 intro
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
221
Nick Trost Una-Minds locating chosen symbols in spread of cards
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
222
Nick Trost The Power of Three predicting three cards
Inspired by
  • "Mighty Moments" (J. Stewart Smith, The Weird Influence, 1966)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
223
Nick Trost Design by Accident coincidence
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
225
Nick Trost ESP Do As I Do one deck, based on Patrick Page's "Continuous Do As I Do"
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
226
Nick Trost Dr. Jak's Symbol Mystery Do As I Do
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
227
Nick Trost Extrasensory Deception
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
228
Nick Trost ESP 7-Card Draw seven cards chosen and predicted, two versions
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
230
Nick Trost Dual ESP Test Location naming two selections, cyclic stack
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
231
Nick Trost Triple ESP Miracle three selections match predictions
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
233
Nick Trost Pair-a-normal Perception pairs match
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
235
Nick Trost The Almost Perfect ESP Test pair matching
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
239
Nick Trost Four-Told four predictions are matched from fifty-cards-ESP-deck
Inspired by
  • "A Reading" (John Mendoza, The Mendoza Series of Personal Instruction, 1979)
 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
240
Nick Trost The Symbol Separation Test coincidences occur with fifty-cards-ESP-deck
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
242
S. W. Erdnase, Nick Trost Bottom Stock Control jog shuffle
 		2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
250
Nick Trost, Francis Carlyle Carlyle False Turnover - Second Method
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
257
Charlier, Nick Trost False Charlier Shuffle
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
266
Michael Close (reviewer) Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Volume 1 by Nick Trost June 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 6)
106
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Chris Capehart, Matthew Field, John Carney, Harry Lorayne, Ed Duco's death, Nick Trost, Ted Lesley
 		Dec. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 12)
10
Jon Racherbaumer In The Nick of Time Quick Three Way with all cards shown to be selection, then selection vanishes and cards make up current time, selection from pocket
Inspired by Mar. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1)
5
Nick Trost, Roberto Giobbi The Card Sharp's Triumph Four Ace Triumph, with eight-packet display
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
107
Howard Hamburg, Jon Armstrong, Nick Trost Perfect Poker Deal poker hand is shuffled into deck and still dealt right from the top, gilbreath
 		2009
The "D" Notes
21
Yannick Chretien Reflipped Vanish cards dropped on face-up cards
Also published here
  • Yannick Chretien's "Reflipped" in "Magic Magazine" 8/2004
 2009
A Clockwork Apple
15
Steve Reynolds A Trist on Twost Twisting the Aces with only spreads, no counting actions, ends with Dr. Daley's Last Trick
Inspired by
  • "Twisting the Aces" (Nick Trost, marketed)
Variations 		2009
Route 52
23
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Volume 2 by Nick Trost July 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 7)
82
Nick Trost Introduction to Volume 2
2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
xiii
Nick Trost Quadruplication top cards of four packets match prediction after Poker Player's Picnic type dealing procedure
Inspired by
  • "The Dragon Prediction" (Jerry Lucas, Championship Card Tricks, Harry Lorayne, 1973)
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
299
Nick Trost Temple Patton's Coincidence
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
301
Nick Trost Suit-Ability pairs of matching suit in sixteen-card packet after mixing/switching procedure
Inspired by
  • "Noah's Lark" (Roy Walton, The Linking Ring, June 1986)
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
303
Nick Trost Al Thatcher's "Quadruple Match-Up" spectator counts to total of cut-off packet to find mate of prediction card, other two cards of same value found as well
Inspired by
  • "Quadruple Match-Up" (Al Thatcher, Precursor #VIII, June 1985)
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
305
Nick Trost Four of a Kind card selected, cross-cut force done with three thirds to find other cards of same value
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
306
Nick Trost Four of a Kind - Another Version spectator selects a card from eight cards, then another one, they match, then other two cards of same value are found
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
308
Nick Trost Another Phone Number Trick eventually the spectator's phone number shows up
Inspired by
  • "Right - and Right Again!" (Jerry Lucas, Championship Card Tricks, 1973)
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
310
Nick Trost The Nines I coincidences with number nine, all Nines show up
Inspired by
  • "WAD Perfected" (Steve Pressley, Endless Possibilities, 1991)
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
311
Nick Trost The Nines II Nines are located by spectator with various count and cut forces
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
313
Nick Trost Coincidental Cut spectator cuts off packet, then selects card in rest, card on either side add up to number of cut-off pile
Inspired by
  • "How Many Card Did You Cut?" (Henry Bosworth, Linking Ring, Dec. 1970)
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
314
Nick Trost A Coincidence Combination two thirteen-card packets, power of thought, then all pairs match
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
316
Nick Trost A "Staggered" Routine two cards removed from two halves, when both halves are turned up in unison, the mates of those cards show up at the same time, three more phases until all pairs match
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
318
Nick Trost 13 - Hotel Mysteries credit information
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
325
Nick Trost The First Hotel Mystery Diaconis plot, two Queens on table, two Kings put on each, then two Queens are in one pile and all four Kings in other
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
325
Nick Trost The Second Hotel Mystery two Queens on table, two Kings put on each, then two Queens are in one pile and all four Kings in other
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
327
Nick Trost The Third Hotel Mystery two Queens on table, two Kings put on each, then two Queens are in one pile and all four Kings in other
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
329
Nick Trost The Fourth Hotel Mystery two Queens on table, two Kings put on each, then two Queens are in one pile and all four Kings in other
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
331
Nick Trost The Fifth Hotel Mystery two Queens on table, two Kings put on each, then two Queens are in one pile and all four Kings in other
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
332
Nick Trost Trost on "Scarne's $1,000 Card Trick" deck shuffled face-up/face-down, performer cuts and bets how many more cards are face up in one group than the other, repeat
Inspired by
  • "Scarne's $1,000 Card Trick" (John Scarne's Newsletter, Jan. 1976)
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
335
Nick Trost Weighing the Colors reds and blacks separated, spectator takes seven from top of both piles in any combination, then from face of both piles again, performer weighs correctly number of reds and blacks in each
Also published here 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
338
Nick Trost Rouge et Noire Divination performer matches red/black order of ten cards by spectator
Also published here
  • New Tops, Oct. 1994
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
339
Nick Trost Dr. Rhine, Outdone! red/black color matching and guessing
  • Phase One - Matching Test
  • Phase Two - Spectator's Test
  • Phase Three - Telepathy Test
Related to 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
342
Nick Trost Mental Fingertips spectator cuts off pile and pockets it, then pockets a card as well, performer finds two cards in his pocket that match the number of cut-off pile, then mate
Also published here
  • marketed in 1964
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
345
Nick Trost Red and Black Routine routine with ten red and black cards
  • CATO type routine
  • "Double Separation" (Wiersbe)
  • "Unmatch" (Fulves)
  • "Color Scheme" (Oscar Weigle)
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
347
Nick Trost A Divination Routine divination of number, color and suit in cut-of packet
  • Phase One - As Many As You
  • Phase Two - Color Sense
  • Phase Three - Suit Discernment
Inspired by
  • "As Many As You" (Walter B. Gibson, Magic Explained, 1949)
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
351
Nick Trost A Coincidence and Divination Routine two halves, spectator turn over a card in one half, when both are dealt in unison the reversed card finds its match, cards riffled together, performer can separate colors and suit under table
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
354
Nick Trost Lucky Aces performer and spectator each have half the deck and cut to two Aces via flip flop force
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
361
Nick Trost Quick Ace Opener deck made into four packets, Aces found
Also published here
  • New Tops, June 1966
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
362
Nick Trost Topsy-Turvy Aces
Also published here 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
363
Nick Trost The Magnetic Aces spectator and performer each deal through half the deck in pairs and stop, that card eventually locates two Aces on either side
  • Another Version
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
364
Nick Trost The Magic Thrust Repeated to locate the Aces
  • A Variation
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
366
Nick Trost Double Detection Doubled spectator cuts and faces deck below table twice to locate the Aces
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
369
Nick Trost Roll-Over Aces only Aces reversed, dealing procedure with sixteen cards
  • Roll-Over Poker (with Royal Flush ending)
Inspired byVariations 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
370
Nick Trost Another Roll-Over Aces with grid folding
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
372
Nick Trost A Poker Player's Puzzler Aces are cut to with counting procedure, royal flush appears as well
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
374
Nick Trost Shuffle Tracking the Aces Aces lost, then found with counting procedure and dice, deck separated in suits
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
376
Nick Trost, Shigeo Futagawa The Trost Four-Ace Routine
  • Phase One - The Transposed Aces
  • Phase Two - Japanese Aces (2&2, Futagawa)
  • Phase Three - Flapjack Aces
Also published here 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
378
Nick Trost Chapter 16 - More Gambling Tricks
2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
383
Nick Trost Improved Jack-Jack-Jack credit information
Also published here 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
384
Nick Trost Four Jacks Deal and Elevator Finish
2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
385
Nick Trost Three Jacks and a Full House
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
387
Nick Trost A Stacking Demonstration three phase routine
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
389
Nick Trost The Perfect Bridge Hand - Revisited preliminary deal used to stack Spades, re-deal, group shuffle before first deal
  • Hearts Deal
  • Fan Tan Deal
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
392
Nick Trost Gilbreath Plays Bridge all Spades dealt in second dealing round
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
394
Nick Trost Brag and Poker Deal dealing winning hand in Brag followed by poker deal
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
397
Nick Trost Blackjack, Gin and Poker I
  • Phase One - Blackjack
  • Phase Two - Gin
  • Phase Three - Poker
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
398
Nick Trost Blackjack, Gin and Poker II
  • Phase One - Gin Rummy
  • Phase Two - Blackjack
  • Phase Three - Five-Handed Poker
  • Phase Four - Four-Handed Poker
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
399
500 per page