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Nick Trost Deal and Duck Poker
Inspired by
  • "Four Queens" (Bill Simon, Mathematical Magic, 1964)
Related to
2009 403
Nick Trost Double Power Poker two phases
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 405
Nick Trost Twenty-Card Poker I four poker hands are made from twenty-card packet with unusual procedure, Müller/Avis Dealing Procedure
Inspired by
  • "Everyone In Poker" (Paul Green, Nothing Up My (Green) Sleeves!, 1997)
Related to
2009 407
Nick Trost Twenty-Card Poker II four poker hands are made from twenty-card packet with unusual procedure, Müller/Avis Dealing Procedure
Related to 2009 409
Nick Trost Repeat Twenty-Card Poker four poker hands are made from twenty-card packet with unusual procedure, Müller/Avis Dealing Procedure
Related to 2009 412
Nick Trost Flushed with Success Müller/Avis Dealing Procedure to get a flush
2009 414
Nick Trost Exchange Poker spectator can switch cards around between hands
  • Phase One - Four of a Kind
  • Phase Two - Royal Flush
Inspired byRelated to 2009 415
Nick Trost Exchange Poker - My Original Version spectator can switch cards around between hands
Variations 2009 419
Nick Trost Five-Card Stud Exchange spectator can switch cards around between hands
Related to 2009 422
Nick Trost Seven-Card Stud Exchange spectator can switch cards around between hands
Related to 2009 425
Nick Trost Full-Deck Ten Card Poker
  • Another Handling
Variations 2009 428
Nick Trost Poker and Bridge Routine
  • Phase One - Poker
  • Phase Two - Bridge
  • Alternate Handling - Poker Phase
Inspired by 2009 432
Nick Trost Choice and Chance - A Double Prediction prediction of two selections
Also published here
  • New Tops, July 1982
2009 437
Nick Trost Double Whammy Prediction prediction of two selections
Also published here
  • New Tops, Jan. 1992
2009 439
Nick Trost Gilbreath Value/Suit Prediction card predicted with two cards (suit and value)
2009 441
Nick Trost Trost on Hamman's Value/Color Prediction two cards predicted with suit/value cards
Inspired by
  • unpublished Brother John Hamman routine
Related to
2009 442
Nick Trost The Eleven Routine nine tabled pairs, spectator drops prediction on one of them, only that pair adds up to predicted number eleven, two more phases
Inspired byRelated to 2009 445
Nick Trost Miraskill with the Equalizer Shuffle two phases
Inspired by
  • "Simple Miraskill" (Bob Longe, The Magical Math Book, 1998)
2009 448
Nick Trost Miraskill and Psychic Ability face-up/face-down Miraskill, two phases
Related to 2009 451
Nick Trost Psychic Ability with Gilbreath
2009 455
Nick Trost Lineup and Psychic Ability
Inspired by
  • Lineup (Nick Trost, 1997)
  • "Pre-Deck-Ability" version (Aldo Colombini, marketed 1996)
2009 457
Nick Trost Triple Climax Clock Trick only red card is chosen and predicted one
2009 461
Nick Trost The Sub-Trunk Mystery sandwiched card transposes with another card, happens in deck
Inspired by 2009 465
Nick Trost The Jacks Come Back Again 2&2, oil water with four Jacks, transformation into Aces
Inspired by 2009 467
Nick Trost The Ambitious Jacks Jacks and indifferent cards are alternated on top of the deck, Jacks come to top, repeat, then small packet handling
2009 471
Nick Trost The Mystery of the Penthouse
Inspired by 2009 473
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's "Kings and Commoners"
Inspired by 2009 475
Nick Trost A Triple Transposition with three fours-of-a-kind
  • More Elaborate Version
Inspired by
  • "Triple Cross" (Jerry K. Hartman, Trickery Treats, 1999)
2009 478
Nick Trost The Out of Place Aces Aces lost in deck, 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 2009 481
Nick Trost The Slippery Aces four Aces vanish from between red Jacks, appear between black Jacks in middle of the pack
Inspired by 2009 482
Nick Trost Triple Wedding Ceremony marriage routine with eight Kings and eight Queens, uses Pinochle deck
2009 485
Nick Trost Pinochle Marriages Routine I eight Kings and eight Queens, uses Pinochle deck
  • Phase One - Odd Couples
  • Phase Two - Regular Couples
  • Phase Three - Cupid Takes Over
Inspired by 2009 486
Nick Trost Pinochle Marriages Routine II eight Kings and eight Queens, uses Pinochle deck
2009 491
Nick Trost Pinochle Marriages Routine III eight Kings and eight Queens, uses Pinochle deck
Related to 2009 494
Nick Trost Pinochle Pentaquin selection matches coincidence when two piles are turned up in unison, uses Pinochle deck
Inspired by 2009 498
Nick Trost Pinochle Deal uses Pinochle deck
2009 499
Nick Trost Gilbreath Plays Pinochle uses Pinochle deck
2009 501
Nick Trost Exchange Pinochle spectators can switch cards around, uses Pinochle deck
Inspired by 2009 502
Nick Trost Pinochle Poker Deal uses Pinochle deck
2009 505
Nick Trost ESP + Pinochle cards are shuffled and distributed, performer knows who has a pair in his cards, uses Pinochle deck
Inspired by 2009 506
Nick Trost Fool's Mate small packet McCombical Prediction
Also published here
  • marketed in 1974
2009 509
Nick Trost Mississippi Poker five phases
Also published here 2009 512
Nick Trost Card Cloning two Joker and a Five of Hearts, three more Fives of Heart appear, then Joker also become two more Fives
Inspired by 2009 518
Nick Trost Twisting 1-2-3-4 front and backs change
2009 519
Nick Trost Razzle-Dazzle five back changes
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • marketed in 1981
2009 521
Al Thatcher Al Thatcher's Presentation of "Razzle-Dazzle"
Inspired by 2009 526
Nick Trost 4-Gone Conclusion four Kings and four prediction cards with letters, King chosen, it is written on each prediction card, then King travels to prediction packet which now spells GONE
2009 527
Nick Trost 4 Flush! wild card routine with six cards, blank
Also published here
  • marketed 1970
2009 530
Nick Trost Ace in the Hole poker hand changes, half face/back cards
Related to
  • "Jack Pot" (marketed by Harry Stanley in 1955)
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed 1974
2009 535
Al Thatcher Al Thatcher's Routine poker hand changes
Inspired by 2009 539
Nick Trost Horsin' Around cards with parts of pictures, pin-up girl and horse gag
Inspired by
  • advertisement for "Horse Play" (Supreme Magic Company, 1971)
2009 542
Nick Trost Triple Match by Design
2009 549
Nick Trost ESP Jumbo Split packets cut off and counted, card at that number remembered, at the end a coincidence happens, credit information
Inspired by 2009 550
Nick Trost Face-to-Face Coincidence three face-to-face pairs made with help of spectator, they match
Inspired by
  • "Carter's Fooler" (Peter Duffie, Hidden Agenda 2, 1994)
Also published here
  • Precursor #LXV, Sep. 1988
2009 552
Nick Trost A Matter of Design after some dealing, the top cards of four piles match a prediction
2009 554
Nick Trost A Five-Symbol Mystery five cards chosen from ESP deck match
2009 555
Nick Trost Trost on Hen Fetsch's "Symbologic"
2009 556
Nick Trost ESP Paradox of Pairs
Related to
  • "The Lonely Pair" (Bob Longe, Easy Card Tricks, 1995)
2009 558
Nick Trost ESP Swindle matching with Swindle Switch
2009 560
Nick Trost Symbol Sense divination routine, cyclic stack
2009 561
Nick Trost Triple ESP Divination
Inspired byRelated to 2009 563
Nick Trost The Ultimate Cidentaquin using swindle switch
Inspired by 2009 566
Nick Trost ESP Double Thought with ESP cards
Inspired by 2009 569
Nick Trost Triple Synchronicity two ESP decks, three cards exchanged, they turn out to be three pairs
Inspired by 2009 570
Tom Stone Redneck Remedy sequence with red silk tied around neck of bottle
Inspired by
  • "Silks and Bottle" (Marconick's Original Magic, 1967, p. 52)
Also published here
2009 10
Fred Kaps, Nick Trost Venus VS. Mars Trost's "Eight-Card Brainwave" with male/female cards
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Oct 22)
315
Ken De Courcy 1654 card chosen from quarter of deck, spectator finds it himself via down under deal
Inspired byRelated to 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
453
Mel Bennett The Inverse Function Deck presentation for "James's Miracle", two numbers from one to ten, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Coincidence of Two Numbers and a Prediction" (Nick Trost, The New Tops, July 1975)
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
514
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Yannick Chretien by Yannick Chretien Feb. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 2)
84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Selec-Trick Deck by Danny Rudnick July 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 7)
74
Yannick Lacroix Bermuda Triangle three coins vanish an reappear in triangle configuration on table
Sep. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 9)
18
Burton S. Sperber Nick Lewin mini bio
2010 68
Maurice Fogel, Nick Lewin Fogel's Invisible Piano comedy routine with an invisible piano and the gag prediction of a tune
2010 69
Jheff Poncher ESP Do As I Do "Jheff Poncher"
Inspired by 2010 79
Tom Stone Redneck Remedy sequence with red silk tied around neck of bottle
Inspired by
  • "Silks and Bottle" (Marconick's Original Magic, 1967, p. 52)
Also published here
2011 61
Woody Aragón Blessed Poker
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2011 189
Patrick Page The Continuous Do As I Do spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times
Inspired by
  • Douglas Francis' "Duo Coincido" in Peter Warlock's "Pentagram" Vol. 1 No. 2, 1946
Related toVariationsAlso published here
2011 40
Richard Sanders Making Change quarter is split into two dimes and a nickel
May 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 5)
24
Eric Mead (reviewer) Subtle Card Creations Volume 3 by Nick Trost Aug. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 8)
84
Eddie Fields Tabled Nailnick
2011 12
John Bannon Poker Pairadox Redux
Inspired byAlso published here 2011 96
Nick Trost Introduction to Volume 3
2011 xv
Nick Trost Four-Way Match-Up four prediction cards tabled in row, four cards eventually selected, they match
2011 575
Nick Trost The Sevens spectators select four cards by taking and dealing, they are all Sevens, followed by slop shuffle triumph with Sevens reversed at the end
Inspired by 2011 579
Nick Trost Birth Date and Lucky Number Effect lucky number prediction, and year of birth revealed with four chosen cards
2011 583
Nick Trost It's a Date Poker Player's Picnic type procedure reveals year of birth
2011 584
Nick Trost Three Matched Pairs spectator selects only three pairs of mates
  • ESP Card Version
Inspired by 2011 586
Nick Trost Black Jack Coincidence backwards count from ten to named number, same number used to count to selection, repeated, chosen cards are the two black Jacks, rest of cards are red, using Terry LaGerould's Countdown Force
Inspired by 2011 588
Nick Trost The Magic Phone Number Trick I spectator's phone number appears, using Terry LaGerould's Countdown Force
Inspired by 2011 589
Nick Trost The Magic Phone Number Trick II spectator's phone number appears, using Terry LaGerould's Countdown Force
2011 592
Nick Trost Suits of Sympathy ungaffed, Paul Curry's Swindle Switch
2011 595
Nick Trost Total Card-Matching Routine
  • Phase One - Miracle Do As I Do
  • Phase Two - The Power ofThought
  • Phase Three - Swindle Switch
Inspired by 2011 596
Nick Trost Spectator's Double Match two cards cut to in two halves, they're mates
Inspired by 2011 603
Nick Trost Do As I Do With Two Cards magician and spectator each exchange some cards from half the deck which are replaced reversed in the other half, they turn out to be four-of-a-kind
Inspired by 2011 605
Nick Trost Three-Way Do As I Do deck separated in Spades/Hearts and Clubs/Diamonds, spectator and performer remember a card in one half, halves exchanged, cards and mates found
Inspired by 2011 606
Nick Trost Brother Hamman's "Triple Match" Revisited three cards selected by performer and spectator match with half deck each
Inspired by 2011 608
Nick Trost My Triple Match three cards selected by performer and spectator match
Inspired by 2011 610
Nick Trost Repeat Do As I Do spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match repeatedly, four-of-a-kind finale
Inspired by 2011 612
Nick Trost Quadruple Do As I Do three cards selected by performer and spectator match, Aces finale
Inspired by 2011 614
Nick Trost Dr. Jaks with a Colorful Finish I cards are exchanged and replaced reversed and found to be the four Twos, deck separation kicker
Inspired byVariations 2011 617
Nick Trost Dr. Jaks with a Colorful Finish II cards are exchanged and replaced reversed and found to be the four Twos, deck separation kicker
Inspired by 2011 618
Nick Trost 25 - The Royal Marriages credit information
2011 621
Nick Trost Love Has Great Power Queens and Kings are matched with addition of two Jacks and spelling in the packet
Inspired by
  • "The Power of Love" (Peter Marucci, The Linking Ring, Aug. 2001)
2011 621
Nick Trost The Royal Pairs Queens and Kings are matched with help of a Jack
2011 623
Nick Trost Repeat Royal Marriages two phases
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie handling (phase one)
2011 624
Nick Trost Royal Mates
  • Second Handling
  • Third Handling
Inspired byRelated to 2011 627
Nick Trost The Royal Treatment simplified, with Joker
Inspired by 2011 629
Nick Trost King-Queen Gemini marriage in deck
Inspired by 2011 632
Nick Trost King-Queen Gemini with Four Cupids marriage in deck
Inspired by
  • "Bi-Geminy!" (Hartman, Trickery Treats, 1999)
2011 633
Nick Trost Four-Way Royal Gemini marriage in deck
  • Second Handling
2011 635
Nick Trost Royal Barrage spectator cuts and counts to the Aces procedure for marriage
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1973
2011 637
Nick Trost Royal Marriages Routine three phases
Inspired by 2011 639
Nick Trost Gil's Game Revisited spectator cannot win in red-black game in which he has to select pairs of one color
  • Another Presentation
Inspired by 2011 645
Nick Trost Omega Blackjack Aces inserted into table spread to locate good Blackjack hands with Omega Bet Principle
Inspired by 2011 649
Nick Trost Vis-à-vis Blackjack deck shuffled face-up/face-down, pairs dealt to performer and spectator except pairs with same orientation which are discarded, performer wins, "new form of the Gilbreath principle"
2011 651
Nick Trost Off to the Races
Inspired by
  • Walt Rollins's race routine from 1966 lecture in Buffalo
2011 654
Nick Trost Gilbreath at the Races
Inspired by 2011 655
Nick Trost Gilbreath at the Races Again
2011 658
Nick Trost Bango Deal game in which each player has three face-up cards, cards turned face up from the rest of the deck, matching values are turned face down by the players, player with all cards face down first wins, performer always wins
2011 660
Nick Trost Put and Take Deal game in which the players can take and put their chips in the pot according to whether values in their hands match turned-up cards from the deck, performer wins
2011 662
Nick Trost Producing Poker, Blackjack and Gin Hands deck riffle shuffled by spectator, performer takes deck under the table and takes out good hands
Inspired by
  • "Any Card Called For Hanky" (U. F. Grant, D. Robbins & Company's magazine Magic Is Fun, No. 7, Oct.-Dec. 1947)
Variations
2011 664
Nick Trost Four-Game Challenge two decks riffle shuffled by spectator, performer takes decks under the table and takes out good hands for different games
Inspired by 2011 667
Nick Trost Poker Deal with a Breather four times the spectator and magician cut the deck in turn and remove the top card, performer ends up with four Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2011 673
Nick Trost Spectator Deals Any Hand Called For spectator stops anytime, then deals cards into five piles, top cards form previously named type of poker hand, re-deal force and Zens stack
2011 674
Nick Trost The Zens Poker Deal, Redealt double-deal stacking
Inspired by 2011 676
Nick Trost Ten-Card Repeat And Any Hand Called For automatic gambler deal, then Zens stack
Inspired by 2011 678
Nick Trost The Automatic Gambler
Inspired byAlso published here 2011 680
Nick Trost World Series Poker - Updated disguised ten-card poker deal for four players with twenty cards
Inspired by 2011 681
Nick Trost Australian Poker gambling demo with packet of sixteen cards removed from the deck, story, credit information
Inspired by 2011 684
Nick Trost Seven-Card Stud Using High Cards using only twenty-one cards
2011 687
Nick Trost High-Card Poker Deal, Revised poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Inspired by 2011 689
Steve Forte Paint Poker "Steve Forte's Routine"
poker deal from packet of high cards, spectators receive Ace-high straights, performer gets winning four of a kind, uses Gilbreath principle
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Sal Piacente's DVD Expert Magic Lecture Notes, Volume 2 (2004)
2011 692
Nick Trost The Luck of the Draw 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 and wins
Inspired byRelated to 2011 694
Nick Trost Diminishing Poker Deal progressive poker deal with ten card poker deal finale
Inspired by 2011 695
Nick Trost Shuffle Tracking twenty-five-card deck can be dealt in as many piles as often as spectators want, yet performer receives royal flush, two-phase routine
Inspired by 2011 697
Nick Trost Gambler's Poker Routine
  • Phase One - Eighteen-Card Poker (uses concept of a morphing Jonah card that changes every phase, three phases)
  • Phase Two - Belchou's Ace Trick (poker player's picnic type Kings location, open Bottom Deal demo followed by Aces deal)
  • Phase Three - The Surprised Gambler (re-deal)
Inspired by
  • Gambler's Luck (Lewis Ganson, 1950)
  • Tony Griffith's "A Demonstration of How to Win at Poker" (Griff on Cards, 1964)
  • Bob Lynn's "The Gambler Routine" (The Mad Mad Mad World of Bob Lynn, 1968)
Related toAlso published here
2011 700
Nick Trost Challenge Poker Deal six-handed draw poker game dealt, some draw cards, performer wins
Also published here
  • published manuscript in 1964 by H. P. Wisehart
2011 705
Nick Trost 28 - Revealments
2011 709
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 2011 709
Nick Trost Four and One Trick four red and one black cards change into one black and four red ones, the black one being the selection
Inspired by
  • handling in Hocus Pocus Parade in The Linking Ring, July 1957
2011 713
Nick Trost Gilbreath Meets The Spectator-Magician spectator chooses two cards after a riffle shuffle by dealing into one pile, then re-dealing into two piles, and taking the value and suit of top cards
Inspired by 2011 715
Nick Trost Hummer's Paradox spectator's cards is only reversed one after tapestry folding
  • Finding the Aces (variation with only Aces reversed at the end)
Inspired by 2011 717
Nick Trost Double CATO Revelation two cards chosen from twenty-card packet, cato, performer arranges cards under the table so all face-up cards are red except selection and vice versa
  • Another Version (tapestry)
2011 720
Nick Trost An Equalizer Revealment 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 2011 723
Nick Trost Trost on Ben Harris' Red-Black Trick pairs are deal after one riffle shuffle, top cards turned over, two selection end up being the only odd-colored cards among the face-up respectively face-down cards
Inspired by 2011 725
Nick Trost Quick Vanishing Card card vanishes from small packet, Gardner like
Also published here 2011 731
Nick Trost "Baby Hummer," Simplified four Kings are mixed face-up/face-down under table by spectator, performer divines only reversed card
Inspired by
  • "Baby Hummer" (Charles Hudson, The Linking Ring, Dec., 1967)
Related to
2011 732
Nick Trost Triumph with the Equalizer Shuffle ordered suit reversed & distributed as finale
Inspired by 2011 734
Norman Houghton Norman Houghton's "Selective Control" King and Queen pushed sideways through deck, King turns over
Inspired by 2011 735
Nick Trost A Prelude to Oil and Water 3&3, kind of progressive separation
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Jan. 1977
2011 741
Nick Trost Simple Oil and Water 4&4, with open switching procedure à la Walton
Inspired by 2011 742
Nick Trost Oil and Aces 4&4
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The New Tops, July 1978
2011 744
Nick Trost Oil an Queens Poker Hand Royal Flush transformation kicker
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The New Tops, April 1992
2011 745
Nick Trost Fourteen-Card Oil and Water 7&7, one phase
Also published here
  • "Quick Oil and Water", The New Tops, June 1983
2011 746
Nick Trost Fourteen-Card Follow the Leader
Also published here
  • Nicks Quartet, Nick Trost, 1965)
2011 748
Nick Trost Follow the Leader History credit information, Martin Chapender
2011 750
Nick Trost Simple Follow the Leader eighteen cards
2011 750
Nick Trost A Red-Black Mystery
  • Phase One (4&4, red and black cards transpose, then mix)
  • Phase Two (A Switch in Time)
Inspired by 2011 752
Nick Trost Rouge et Noir Routine selection is only red card in eight-card packet, then changes to four reds and four blacks, follow the leader and A Switch in Time
Inspired by 2011 755
Nick Trost Oscar
2011 759
Nick Trost Zenith Card Prediction card selected from blue deck, it matches a single marked card in red-backed deck, 1-0-1 Koran deck
Inspired by
  • "Pentell" (Geoff Maltby, sold by Repro 71 of London ca. 1977)
Also published here
  • marketed 1983
2011 762
Nick Trost Rainbow Miracle two cards selected by both spectator and performer from rainbow deck, Gemini Twins placement, backs and faces match, they are also the only red-faced cards
Inspired by
  • "Yenta Outfiddled" (Mel Stover, Precursor, No. IV, April 1984)
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed 1984
2011 765
Hank Moorehouse Hank Moorehouse's Presentation patter for previous routine
Inspired by 2011 768
Rich Bloch Rich Bloch's Routine two cards selected by both spectator and performer from rainbow deck, Gemini Twins placement, backs and faces match, they are also the only red-faced cards
Inspired byAlso published here
  • These Are a Few ofMy Favorite Things, Rich Bloch, 1987
2011 769
Nick Trost Super Split four half cards selected from deck that has been cut in half, matches divided prediction, transposition follow-up
Inspired byAlso published here
  • marketed 1982
2011 771
Nick Trost Mini-Maze card chosen from packet of miniature cards does not match prediction, but backs match, then faces suddenly as well
Inspired by
  • "The Deck of Many Colors" (Dan Witkowski, marketed 1975)
Also published here
  • marketed 1976
2011 777
Nick Trost Quadraplex tapestry with jumbo cards cut into quarters, face-up quarters that remain match a prediction which has also one mis-fitted corner
  • No-Setup Method
Inspired by
  • routine on Japanese video "Card and Coin Magic" (Shigeo Takagi, 1989)
2011 780
Nick Trost Jokers to Aces twisting routine with Jokers, they change into Aces as climax of which fronts and backs are shown
Inspired by
  • "NFW!" (Gary Freed, marketed 1999)
2011 788
Nick Trost 1-2-3-4 Trick Maxi-Twist with number cards
Also published here
  • marketed 1986
2011 789
Nick Trost Wild Deuce four packets made, top card of one is chosen, it is a Two and matches a sandwiched prediction card, other three top cards are also Twos
Inspired by
  • manuscript "Las Vegas Odds" (U. F. Grant, 1973)
Also published here
  • marketed 1974
2011 792
Nick Trost The Deuce You Say! named Two is reversed and odd-backed in packet of Twos
Inspired by
  • "King's Choice" (Marconick, marketed ca. 1974)
Also published here
  • marketed 1974
2011 794
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Think of an Ace named Ace is shown reversed, divided face/back cards
Inspired by
  • "Think Ace" (Ed Marlo, The Linking Ring, Sep. 1963)
Also published here
  • marketed 1965
2011 798
Nick Trost Dealer's Choice six blank cards are printed into pairs of blackjack hands
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed 1975
2011 800
Al Thatcher Al Thatcher's Version six blank cards are printed into pairs of blackjack hands
Inspired by 2011 804
Nick Trost Fly Circus packet trick with fly images on the cards including specks and a smashed fly
Also published here
  • marketed in 1981
2011 806
Nick Trost ESP Color Scheme ESP cards mixed face up/down, spectator separates waves from stars
Inspired by 2011 813
Nick Trost Five-Way Coincidence I five matching symbols
2011 814
Nick Trost Five-Way Coincidence II spectator makes four piles from ESP deck, top cards match prediction
Inspired by
  • "4-Some" (Peter Duffie, Cardeceits, 2003)
2011 816
Nick Trost Five-Way Coincidence III spectator cuts the deck a few times, five matching symbols produced
Inspired by 2011 817
Nick Trost Five-Way Coincidence IV some cutting and dealing with ESP deck, five matching symbols show up
  • A Variation
2011 819
Nick Trost ESP Prediction Supreme three cards chosen with ten-twenty force match
Inspired by
  • "Prediction Supreme" (Al Koran, The Magic Wand No. 211, Oct. 1946)
2011 821
Nick Trost Ouija Miracle spectator and performer select three ESP cards each, they match
Also published here
  • "ESP Triple Coincidence", The New Tops, June 1978
2011 823
Nick Trost Metaphysics Updated performer divines two thought-of ESP symbols by finding matching symbols
Inspired by 2011 824
Nick Trost Three Odd Couples ten ESP card pairs are on table, spectator chooses three, they contain matching cards while the others are mixed pairs
2011 826
Nick Trost Dowsing By Design card selected and placed aside, twelve pairs made, two pairs added to selection, the five cards match
Inspired by 2011 828
Nick Trost Triple Psychometry three ESP cards chosen in complicated way are divined, then matching sequence
Inspired byRelated to 2011 830
Nick Trost Die-abolical Prophecy card chosen by stacking three dice is predicted, range force
2011 833
Nick Trost Trost on Bob Mason's "Ultra-Die Prophecy" three dice thrown and total counted to in ESP deck, card matches prediction
Inspired by
  • Bob Mason's "Ultra-Die Prophecy", marketed 1974
2011 835
Nick Trost ESP Triple Coincidence two ESP decks, three cards exchanged
Inspired by 2011 837
Nick Trost 34 - Computer Cards credit information on computer cards and sorting systems in general
  • Making the cards
  • Handling the cards
2011 839
Nick Trost Judah's Computer Cards simplified handling for Judah's "Computing Any Value Named"
Also published here 2011 843
Nick Trost Computing Four Mentally Selected Cards sixteen punched cards, four spectators think of one from a group of four each, found with sorting rod
Also published here 2011 845
Nick Trost Computer Card Spelling three spectators think of a card from a set of punched computer cards, found by spelling
Inspired by
  • Mike Zerance's spelling trick "Zerancism"
2011 847
Nick Trost Computer Card Poker deck of thirty-two punched computer cards and sorting rod used for poker deal
2011 848
Nickle Van Wormer, Greg Frewin Greg Frewin: Working Magician
Jan. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 1)
64
Eric Mead (reviewer) Subtle Card Creations 4 by Nick Trost June 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 6)
97
Nick Lewin Nick Lewin remembers Peter Reveen
July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
11
David Regal, Albie Selznick Smoke and Mirrors "The Longest Currently-Running Show in Los Angeles"
Nov. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 11)
64
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Rewound by Yannick Chretien Jan. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 1)
90
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Smarter (Dan Hurley, 2013)
  • Net Smart (Howard Rheingold, 2012)
  • The Doodle Revolution (Sunni Brown, 2014)
  • The Trickster's Hat (Nick Bantock, 2014)
Mar. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 3)
12
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Ultimate Microphone Holder by Nick Lewin Nov. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 11)
77
Nick van Setten Nick van Setten's Knot Production apparently throwing knot on rope
Also published here 2014 52
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Contentment-al three coins placed in three envelopes, three hands of seven cards are also placed with an envelope, on each envelope is a prediction describing the coin and composition of hands (matches all three hands)
Inspired by July 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 28)
1
Friedrich Roitzsch Sucker Punch two good hands after a spectator's shuffle, gilbreath & punch deal
Inspired by 2015 5
R. Paul Wilson Eight BW Plus Two Variation on Nick Trost's Eight Card Brainwave effect, move to hide backs
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 126
Nick Trost 20-Card Poker Deal
Also published here
  • Subtle Card Creations Vol. 5 (2014, p. 779)
2015 28
Nick Trost Eighteen Cards
2015 41
Nick Trost Twenty-Deck Poker Deal
2015 93
Nick Trost, Bob Farmer Full-Deck Ten Card Poker
Inspired by 2015 93
Nick Trost Ten Card Poker Idea
Also published here
  • "Ten-Card Poker Idea" (Subtle Card Creations Vol. 5, 2014)
2015 116
Charles Nyquist Nick the Greek Poker Deal
Inspired by 2015 117
Nick Trost Showdown three phases
Also published here 2015 138
René Lavand Mahtub seven phases, with Bob Farmer comments:
  • Alternate Deal Five
  • Alternate Deal 7
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 142
Bob Farmer Notes: Showdown/Mahtub
Related to 2015 146
Nick Trost Super Showdown four phases
Also published here 2015 155
Nick Trost Automatic Gambler
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2015 161
Bob Farmer Automatic Gambler About Face
Inspired by 2015 163
Bob Farmer The Automatic Blind Gambler using CADD Force
Inspired by 2015 165
Bob Farmer The Automatic Gambler Magic Circle
Inspired by 2015 166
Nick Trost Eighteen Card Poker morphing Jonah
VariationsAlso published here 2015 169
Bruce Bernstein Psych Out four phases
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2015 172
Nick Trost Mississippi Poker five phases
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 183
Tony Binarelli The Cincinnati Kid Poker Game
VariationsAlso published here
  • "The Cincinnati Kid Poker Game" (Class Act, 1991)
2015 189
Nick Trost Gambler's Poker Routine
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 220
Nick Trost Special Poker Dice played with dice
Also published here
  • "Special Poker Dice" (Nick Trost, Gambling Tricks with Dice, 1975)
2015 260
Nick Trost Spinning Nickel Poker using beveled edge coins
Also published here
  • "Spinning Nickel Poker" (Nick Trost, Expert Gambling Tricks, 1975)
2015 263
Nick Trost Coin Switch
2015 264
Nick Trost Pizza Poker ten cards pasted on a round disk in a circle
Also published here
  • "Pizza Poker" (marketed, 1972)
  • "Pizza Poker" (Subtle Card Creations Vol. 4, 2013)
2015 269
Nick Trost Double Power Poker
  • Phase One: Power Poker
  • Phase Two: Cider
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 305
Will Houstoun (reviewer) The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick Apr. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 4)
84
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Gypsy Yarn by Nick Lewin Oct. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 10)
83
Jim Steinmeyer The Nickel Under Your Foot presentation for mathematical number force leading to the date on a coin
2015 2
Vanni Bossi The Case of Mistaken Identity two selections, deck cased, one selection appears on palm, it changes into second selection
Inspired by 2016 84
Sungwon Kim Four Coincidence quartet turnover
Inspired byAlso published here 2016 10
Gene Anderson The Gene Pool on Nick Trost's Lie Speller and Dennis Loomis
2016 223
Gene Anderson, Dennis Loomis, Nick Trost The Lie Speller
Inspired by 2016 223
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • NeuroLogic (Eliezer J. Sternberg)
  • The Internet of Us (Michael Patrick Lynch)
  • Peak (Anders Ericsson, Robert Pool)
  • On Slowness (Lutz Koepnick)
July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
18
Alexander de Cova Marconick Silk Trio silk flies visibly between two other silks, visual twentieth century silk
Inspired by
  • "And Yet Another Twentieth Century" (Marconick)
2016 76
Jörg Alexander Weber Miracle Thread thread marked with sticker
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 23
Ondřej Pšenička Acknowledgements
2017 3
Ondřej Pšenička Hunting the Butterflies History of one-way decks and edge-marked decks, which led to the Butterfly playing cards
2017 6
Ondřej Pšenička What Are Butterfly Playing Cards? Description of how the Butterfly cards should be used

  • The Two-Way Markings
  • The One-Way Markings
  • The One-Way Flower
  • The One-Way Faces
2017 13
Ondřej Pšenička The One-Way Principle Discusses ways to keep one-way cards in the same orientation during tricks
2017 24
Ondřej Pšenička Card Reversals Chapter intro
2017 26
Ondřej Pšenička Sorting the Deck in Front of the Audience chapter intro
2017 40
Theodore Annemann, Ondřej Pšenička The Subtle Method Way of fixing a one-way deck if accidentally shuffled wrongly, re-orientate cards, variation on Annemann method
Related to 2017 40
Ondřej Pšenička The Open Method Way of fixing a one-way deck if accidentally shuffled wrongly, re-orientate cards in the context of a card location
2017 43
Ondřej Pšenička Routines chapter intro, talk about marked decks
2017 45
Ondřej Pšenička Impossible Divination Divine selection under impossible conditions, uses Butterfly cards
Related to 2017 46
Ondřej Pšenička Impossible Divination Kicker After divining the card, spell their name to find the card
Related to 2017 53
Ondřej Pšenička Dealing Any Four-of-a-Kind Shuffled deck, spell and count to names / favorite numbers, find named four of a kind, uses Butterfly cards
Related to 2017 56
Ondřej Pšenička Combination of the Two Above Combining Impossible Divination and Dealing Any Four-of-a-Kind, uses Butterfly Cards
Related to 2017 59
Ondřej Pšenička Butterfly Clocking Faux clocking demonstration, magician divines missing card in deck, uses Butterfly cards
2017 61
Ondřej Pšenička The Evidence Story Effect Two cards selected. Spelling the color, suit and value of one card locates the other three of a kind for the other selection
2017 64
Ondřej Pšenička Lazy Man on Edge Lazy Man Card Trick plot, uses Butterfly cards
Inspired by 2017 70
Ondřej Pšenička Motion Memory Magician able to deal and separate red and black cards with face down cards
2017 74
Ondřej Pšenička Diplopia on Steroids Diplopia done with Butterfly Cards, magician and spectator each pick of a card, then find each other's card, uses Butterfly cards
Inspired by 2017 82
Ondřej Pšenička Clocking with a Kicker Faux clocking demo, also able to announce the exact positions of the other three of a kind that matches the selection
2017 87
Ondřej Pšenička Double Clocking with a Kicker Faux clocking demo for two cards, also able to announce the exact positions of the other three of a kind that matches the second selection
2017 93
Ondřej Pšenička Afterword Recommended readings
2017 100
Chris Hannibal Mr. Nickels
  • Happiness is the Road
Jan. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 1)
36
Nick Popa Shot Gum
  • Left-Handed (Jeff Prace)
chewing gum travels from wrapper to mouth
Mar. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 3)
42
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • No Applause - Just Throw Money (Trav S. D.)
  • Writing Subtest (Dr. Linda Seger)
  • Unflattening (Nick Sousanis)
  • Word By Word (Kory Stamper)
July 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7)
22
Dustin Stinett (reviewer) Wonder Bill by Nick Brown Oct. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 10)
102
Patrick G. Redford Temporarily Out of Order multiphase matching routine, mates of entire deck match at the end, then deck is dealt into four hands and separated by suits in order
  • Phase One: Coincidence
  • Phase Two: Mind Reading
  • Phase Three: Mix and Match
  • Phase Four: Amnesia to a Total Coincidence
  • Phase Five: An Encore - Participant Deals into New Deck Order
  • Further Thoughts & Variations
  • First Phase with Si Stebbins Instead of a Memorized Deck
  • Final Thoughts
Inspired by 2017 178
Áriston Parejas Desparejas Royal Marriage trick using all picture cards, inspired by a Nick Trost routine
2017 172
Michael Breggar Cra-Ker-Jack Dice used to choose cards by four spectators, magician deals down that number to find matching mates, then produce four Aces
Inspired by Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
82
Syd Segal Untouched Re-touched Card is on the table, spectator makes two piles, one top card for the value the other for the suit, produce four of a kind as a kicker
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
110
Tomoya Horiki Imaginary Thread Coin animation, tied by imaginary thread, balancing coin
Inspired by 2018 50
Jason Ladanye Nick of Time performer locates four selection one by one, they change into Aces, timed bet presentation, faro
2018 69
David Solomon Free-Cut Thought Kings cut into deck, Kings come together and Aces appear reversed in deck as well, faro
  • A Cool Discovery (variations with Queens)
Inspired by
  • "Free Cut Marriages" (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations - Volume 4)
2018 96
David Solomon Vanish, Name & Recover card vanishes and is shown missing from deck, thrown back reversed
Inspired by 2018 189
Sungwon Kim Four Cards mates of selection turn over in different parts of the deck
Inspired byAlso published here 2018 10
Steve Beam Even Odds blank cards, all have words "Your Card" on the back, except selected one has same face as selection
Inspired by
  • Nick Trost's "Eight-Card Brainwave" in "The New Tops" August, 1970.
2018 65
David Regal (reviewer) Touch by Nick Locapo May 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 5)
106
Danny Orleans (reviewer) Butterfly Deck by Ondřej Pšenička July 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7)
96
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • The Library (Stuart Kells)
  • Planet Funny (Ken Jennings)
  • AIQ (Nick Polson, James Scott)
Aug. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 8)
20
Brad Henderson (reviewer) The Non-Tossed Deck by Nick Lewin Aug. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 8)
102
Scott Robinson Loose Change penny in closed fist visually changes places with nickel
2018 46
Fake take penny sliding behind nickel as it is apparently taken in other hand
2018 46
Matt Baker Hive Mind spectators help create a prediction about the number of coins held by two spectators (pennies, quarters, nickels and dimes), mathematical principle based on red/black relationship principle
Inspired by
  • "The Intuition Test" (Dr Larry Hass, Deep Mental Mysteries)
Variations
2019 135
Hideo Kato Stud Finish for Eighteen Card Poker
Inspired by 2019 11
Michael Powers Royal Surprise spectator cuts to her selection and also locates the cards to complete a Royal Flush
Inspired by 2019 42
Steve Reynolds Push Through Poker one half mixed face-up/face-down, shuffled through other half, all but one face-down cards transfer to other half, mixed half dealt for poker game and performer receives straight flush except one card which is the face-down card in other half, second round of dealing with royal flush
Inspired byVariations 2019
Output (Issue 3)
1
Elliott Terral Nick Diffatte
Jan. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 1)
84
Jon Racherbaumer On the Slant
  • Hey Whipple, Squeeze This (Luke Sullivan, Edward Boches)
  • The Hofzinser Salon Notes
  • Aware (Daniel J. Siegel)
  • Superintelligence (Nick Bostrom)
Apr. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 4)
34
Geoff Ramler Out of Sight, Out of Dimes travel and transformation routine with stack of nickels and dimes and brass cap
Oct. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 10)
77
Ramón Riobóo Shy or Showoff Many spectators, each spectator takes four cards, CATO Principle (Baby Hummer)
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Baby Hummer" (Nick Trost)
2019 63
Ramón Riobóo The Bad-Luck Card Spectator selects the only unpaired card in a packet of paired mates
Inspired by 2019 185
Patrick G. Redford, Nick Trost Semi-Automatic Lie Detector Reworking of Nick Trost's classic Lie Detector
Inspired by 2019 194
Danny Rudnick Quick Flip 2 unknown card reversed, performer knows card and the ones around it, x-ray glasses presentation
2020 238
Nick Vlow DMC-12 handling for time machine, using Raise Rise
Inspired by
  • "The Time Machine" (Steve Freeman, Genii, Vol. 34 No. 7, 1981)
2020 263
Steve Beam The Charm Aces are inserted into a pile, they form Blackjack with card next to it, repeated and humorous last phase
Inspired byRelated to 2020 62
David Britland (reviewer) Subtle Card Creations Volume 7 by Nick Trost Feb. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 2)
86
Elliott Terral (reviewer) Funny by Nick Diffatte July 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 7)
83
Nathan Coe Marsh (reviewer) Nick Locapo Penguin Live 2 by Nick Locapo Nov. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 11)
95
Paul Tuohy Double Discovery Variation two four-of-a-kinds found by cutting and dealing, then also a straight flush and royal flush
Inspired by Mar. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 3)
36
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Full Contact by Nick Diffatte Mar. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 3)
90
Brad Henderson (reviewer) P.O. Box by Nick Diffatte May 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 5)
76
David Britland (reviewer) Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Volume 8 by Nick Trost June 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 6)
87
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Henry "Box" Brown's Legacy... and my Life with him by Rory D. Rennick Aug. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 8)
80
Nathan Kranzo, Nick Trost Mental Credit Cards 8 Card Brainwave done with credit cards
Inspired by 2021 12
Joe M. Turner (reviewer) Nick Popa LIVE by Nick Popa June 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 6)
83
David Regal (reviewer) Butterfly Playing Cards 3rd Edition by Ondřej Pšenička Aug. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 8)
78
Francis Menotti (reviewer) Offbeat by Nick Diffatte Aug. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 8)
81
Max Malini Nail Nicking Method while displaying cards in each hand
Also published here 2022 282
Bob Farmer The Ten Count Force credit information
  • Audley V. Walsh & Hal Haber
  • Orville Meyer
  • Henry Christ
  • John Scarne
  • Martin Gardner
  • Nick Trost
  • Terry Lagerould
2022 10
Bob Farmer The Christ Countdown credit information
  • Henry Christ
  • John Scarne
  • Martin Gardner
  • Nick Trost
  • Terry Lagerould
2022 12
Nick Diffatte Preface (Without Footnotes)
2022
Nick Diffatte Play Money monopoly bill visually changes into real bill
2022 3
Nick Diffatte, Tyler Erickson School of Hard Knots knot taken off rope, rope cut into three unequal pieces that become equal, tied into one long rope, knots come off and rope is restored and examined
Inspired by
  • "Professor's Math" (Aldo Colombini)
2022 13
Nick Diffatte Funny on humor on stage
2022 29
Nick Diffatte Balloon Mammal animal chosen from deck of blank cards with animals written on them, it is predicted inside mess of balloon animal
2022 35
Nick Diffatte, Tyler Erickson You've Got Fail envelope brought out, any card named, envelope torn open but card not shown, another card chosen and found, then card in envelope shown as originally named card
2022 47
Nick Diffatte How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb on failing and taking risks
2022 55
Nick Diffatte Party Blower party blow-out stuck in ear unrolls, apparently blowing through ear
Inspired by 2022 61
Nick Diffatte The Key To Freedom performer handcuffed to spectator, key found from bunch of keys in glass
2022 67
Nick Diffatte Openers
2022 77
Nick Diffatte, Brett Cakerice Tea Bag card peeked at, tea bag found in case, tea bag in cup of tea changed into folded playing card attached to the string
  • Alternative Handling (with psychological riffle force)
2022 83
Nick Diffatte Psychological Riffle Force brief, short card
2022 87
Nick Diffatte Cheap Notebooks on taking notes
2022 93
Nick Diffatte Schtick of Gum spectator takes piece of wrapped gum from pack, it's real chewing gum while in other wrappers money bills are found
2022 97
Nick Diffatte Nest of Office Supplies signed card to nest of envelopes
2022 103
Nick Diffatte Trends are Traps
2022 111
Nick Diffatte Full Contact giant contact lens removed from standard case and then inserted into eye
Inspired by
  • "Sight Savers" (Tom Mullica, marketed)
2022 115
Nick Diffatte Bad Shows
2022 123
Nick Diffatte Sealer Boy method for resealing any mylar package like potato chips
2022 129
Nick Diffatte Double Date coin in cardboard coin holder, any date named, it is predicted on the coin (holder)
Related to 2022 135
Nick Diffatte 15 Crayons to Pocket a crayon is signed and put in the crayon box, all other crayons travel to pocket
Inspired by 2022 141
Nick Diffatte As a Force forcing a crayon from box of crayons
2022 144
Nick Diffatte MisMatch paper match is torn and restored mis-made with its head in the middle
  • Alternative Restoration
Inspired by
  • "Clockwise Cigarette Restoration" (Tom Mullica, Show-Time at the Tom-Foolery, 1992)
2022 147
Nick Diffatte If You Want Meat, Go to a Butcher on working with professionals in areas one has no expertise in
2022 157
Nick Diffatte Habit Forming strips of white and black tissue paper strips are torn up for guessing game, they restore into a hat
Inspired by
  • "Nun None!" (Michael Mode, marketed)
  • Cecil Lyle paper Hat Tear
2022 161
Nick Diffatte Writing
2022 169
Nick Diffatte Dye Another Day routine ends with a silk in two colors, stopped in middle of the transformation, using only one dye tube
Inspired by 2022 173
Nick Diffatte Looking Outside of Magic
2022 183
Nick Diffatte Acknowledgements
2022 187
Martin A. Nash Expertalk: Martin Nash A New Nick of Time touching only before the selection is made, performer shouts stop as spectator deals right at his card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, July 2004
2022 317
Yannick Chretien Reflipped
VariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2004
2022 324
Yannick Chretien End Grip Switch for two quartets
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2004
2022 324
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 2022 392
Adam Ryan Change for a Twenty Kings wrapped in dollar bill transposes with Aces
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2006
2022 556
Nick Saint-Erne In Memoriam: Joe Stevens
Mar. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 3)
7
Liam Montier Repeater three spectators each select three cards, they all have the same triple of values, the missing three cards of the same values are found reversed in deck
Inspired by Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
698
James Mollenkamp Nailnick Methods two methods while spreading through the deck
Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1104
David Britland (reviewer) Subtle Card Creations Volume 9 by Nick Trost Mar. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)
82