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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Prof. Carlo Arminio Das Färben von Glaskugeln color changing glass spheres/balls, chemical, finger tips with holes in the tip
Aug. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 12)
184
S. W. Erdnase Sixth Method "Transformations. Two Hands"
featuring unusual palm
Related toVariations 1902 154
Edward Victor The Expert Deal four Aces, the Royal Flush
Variations 1937 19
Franklin M. Chapman Smart Coin Trick coin vanish and ap, with handkerchief, coin on back of hand
Related toVariations Oct. 1938
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 4)
3
Jack Chanin, Paul Rosini Monte Carlo (What are the odds?) using stage money to play with audience members, numbering shells
1949 54
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Delight with extra cards, false switches and the delight switch
Related toVariationsAlso published here Jan. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 220)
878
Carlo Rossetti Carlo Rossetti's Rise thimble through handkerchief
Related toAlso published here Oct. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 240)
958
Al Leech The Descending Cards cards are cased with a block sticking out, all cards slide down except selection in spectator's hand
Related toVariations 1952 54
Carlo Rossetti Another Rise thimble through handkerchief
Also published here 1956 17
Stewart James The Count of Monte Carlo total prediction, three digit numbers formed with poker chips
1957 7
Cliff Green The Phoenix Aces Aces lost in deck are produced from empty hands one by one
Related toVariations 1961 39
Peter Alexis Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 12)
214
Karl Fulves Monte Carlo Poker number cards used for betting game after a single riffle shuffle
1968 58
Carlo Carlo's EZ2 Do Rope Trick extra loop with hook
Also published here
  • in Walter Gibson's "The New Conjurors' Magazine" Volume 5, June, 1949.
1968 208
Senor Carlos M. Mora Dice Stacking stunt with coins placed on stack
1969 201
Senor Carlos M. Mora Multiplying Die with cup, holdout behind ear
1969 202
Senor Carlos M. Mora Color Changing Die inside cup
1969 204
Peter Alexis Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
Also published here 1973 13
Amedeo Vacca Monte Carlo Chips three chips, X drawn on one, monte routine
1974 41
Carlo Rossetti Carlo Rossetti's Emporkömmling thimble through handkerchief
Also published here Oct. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 2)
43
Karl Fulves Monte Carlo spectator makes calculations starting from 27 by choosing plus or minus cards, arrives at 64, force
1978
Interlocutor (Issue 18)
70
Richard Kaufman, Cliff Green Phoenix Reborn aces lost in deck, aces appear one by one in empty hands
Inspired byVariations 1979 142
Simon Aronson Shuffle-Bored
  • The Basic Shuffle-Bored Effect (only number of reversed card is divined)
  • The Secret
  • The Set-Up
  • The Procedure
  • Preliminaries
  • The Cancellation Combination
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 1
Frederick Braue FB Side Steal "I think that this is the perfect pass, although I have used it only in the past week."
referenced Erdnase Palm from center (1936)
Inspired byAlso published here 1985 12
Gary Ouellet Three-Second Wonder crossing hands when turning over top cards, inspiration according to "JawDroppers!"
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 4)
1335
Juan Tamariz Blown Away "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here July 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 7)
1369
Davide Costi, Toni Mantovani David's Reverse Matrix
VariationsAlso published here 1987 64
Dai Vernon Affinities piles are made, values of top cards of some packets are used to divine value of a remaining packet, mathematical
Related toVariations 1988 131
Carlos Schoenrich Apocalypse Variations Or Additions "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired by May 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 5)
1499
Steve Beam Tenkai Charlie ambitious card move
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988 381
Helmut Ziegler Eine neuartige Tuchproduktion rubber band powered, slightly different set-up than in later Alexander de Cova publications
Related to 1988 20
Channing Pollock, Adolpho Freies Erscheine eines Tuches in der Hand II rubber band powered
Related toVariations 1989 19
Alexander de Cova, Carlos Corda, Channing Pollock Eine Seidentuchproduction rubber band powered
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1990 33
Carlos Schoenrich Under the Spectator's Control "control theme"
June 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 6)
2086
Alexander de Cova, Carlos Corda, Channing Pollock Snappy Silk Production rubber band powered
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 155
Steve Beam Lube Job cards cannot be removed from case, oil can is needed, gag
Related toAlso published here 1993 894
Mel Bennett Half Now calculation, then psalm in bible found according to number, prediction from only vertical lines is complete to the word
Inspired by
  • "The Count of Monte Carlo" (Stewart James in Print, p. 716)
1995
Underworld (Issue 1)
12
Aldo Colombini, Carlos Corda Stand Up cards are cased half of the deck is sticking out, all cards slide down except selection, in spectator's hand
Related toAlso published here 1995 51
Carlos Vaquera The Lateral Palm Catch
1995 ca. 15
Dominique Duvivier Seven-Card Assembly Ace Assemmbly with seven cards only, four Aces and three random cards, based on Marlo's Seven Card Assembly plot
Variations 1996 72
Steve Bedwell The Dribble Toss Control
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1996 1181
Aldo Colombini, Carlos Corda Stand Up cards are cased half of the deck is sticking out, all cards slide down except selection, in spectator's hand
Related toAlso published here Mar./Apr. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 34)
392
Don May Stinger Monte four piles, top cards shown, spectator should follow Queen, suddenly there are Queens on all packets
Related toVariationsAlso published here Mar. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 7)
64
Troy Hooser Slip Stream (a.k.a. "Nectarless")
Variations 1998 1410
Carlos Vaquera The Lateral Palm Catch
1998 ca. 12
Lance Burton Monte Carlo Coin Move reappearance of coin that is balancing on back of hand from previous vanish
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
111
David Solomon Dave's Game Gemini Twins with dollar bills as markers with royal flush kicker
Inspired byVariations 2004 186
Louis Gombert, Al Baker, Juan Tamariz A Card and a Number using two decks
  • Version with the Whole Stack
  • Variations
Variations 2004 207
Carlos Amador Amador Change
Related to
  • "Miracle Change" (Michael Vincent)
Also published here
May 2005
Magic (Vol. 14 No. 9)
98
Aldo Colombini, Carlos Corda Stand Up cards are cased half of the deck is sticking out, all cards slide down except selection, in spectator's hand
Also published here Aug. 2005
Magic (Vol. 14 No. 12)
89
Arturo de Ascanio Alternating the Colors three phases
Inspired byRelated to 2008 64
Benjamin Earl The Gambling Lesson various games played, at the end spectator and performer each find four-of-a-kind
Inspired byVariations Jan. 2009
Gambit (Issue 1)
6
Alexander de Cova, Carlos Corda Seidenproduktion rubber band powered
Inspired byAlso published here 2011 2
Juan Luis Rubiales, José Carlos Sánchez Plata, Cobre y China copper, silver, brass coins all change into brass and back
2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 22)
726
Carlos Vinuesa My Grail card found by spectator at number named by him is predicted, only one duplicate is used
Inspired by
  • The Grail (Mike Rose, DVD and gaff)
Related to
2013 6
Carlos Vinuesa What a Coincidence! two decks in their cases, spectator counts a number of cards named by him in one deck arriving at a card, the other case only contains that same card
Inspired by
  • The Grail (Mike Rose, DVD and gaff)
Related to
2013 12
Carlos Vinuesa Freely Chosen Card at Any Number deck shuffled by spectator before and after his free selection of a card, then he (blindfolded) finds the card at named number
Inspired by
  • The Grail (Mike Rose, DVD and gaff)
Related to
2013 17
Carlos Vinuesa Twins Hit Twice double Any Card at Any Number: deck is shuffled by spectators and two packets are cut by two of them to choose two cards, the two spectators agree on a number, they find one card counting that number from the top and the other counting that same number from the bottom
Inspired by
  • The Grail (Mike Rose, DVD and gaff)
Related toVariations
2013 24
Carlos Vinuesa Single Card at Any Number single selection controlled to position 22 (UnDo Influence), in-faro shuffle (position 44) with the possibility of undoing it (incomplete cascade shuffle or stripper deck) to place the card in the named number
Related to 2013 34
Carlos Vinuesa Twins Without Jokers double Any Card at Any Number with any borrowed deck (even missing up to three cards): deck is shuffled by spectators and two packets are cut by two of them to choose two cards, the two spectators agree on a number, they find one card counting that number from the top and the other counting that same number from the bottom
Inspired by 2013 36
Carlos Vinuesa I Have Destroyed the Time Machine! preparation of the Freely Chosen Card at Any Number with two blue backed decks on the table, one of them with a red backed card on top (first switch moving the red card)
Inspired byRelated to 2013 50
Carlos Vinuesa The Flux Capacitor (The Queens) Steve Freeman Display handling with stripper deck to produce four cards "in flux capacitor formation"
2013 55
Carlos Vinuesa Past, Present and Future (Collectors) Collectors effect with stripper deck
Related to
  • "Bone Collectors" (Ashford Kneitel, The Tornado DVD, ca. 2006)
2013 59
Carlos Vinuesa The Sports Almanac (The Race) combination of strippers with cuts in short and long sides; prediction of race results in Shuffle-Bored style (including photo finish of the race)
Inspired byRelated to 2013 66
Carlos Vinuesa I Will Make Two Piles and You Will Touch One card freely selected from shuffled borrowed deck, after spectator returns it and shuffles, magician makes two piles and discards one until two cards are left, the one touched by the spectator is the chosen one
2013 80
Carlos Vinuesa The Switch with back towards spectators
2013 83
Carlos Vinuesa The Trick That Can Be Explained three possible different effects (depending on selections of spectators) where cards are freely chosen from a shuffled borrowed deck and found by them in impossible conditions
2013 85
Carlos Vinuesa Interesting variants variants of the principle of the deck switch: start with a forcing or banked deck and, after the forces, switching it for a regular deck missing the forced cards
Related to 2013 91
Carlos Vinuesa Some Time After... card from ordinary pack returned to stripper deck (easy to find duplicate)
Related to 2013 92
Carlos Luviano Charolet The Luviano Fan Change half of the deck fanned
2013 94
Alexander de Cova, Carlos Corda, Channing Pollock Eine Seidentuchproduction rubber band powered
Also published here 2013 49
Carlos Santillan Barely Thought-of Card Miracle Divine thought of card in a packet of eight cards by asking "yes" or "no" questions about whether their card is in one pile or not
Inspired by
  • "Merely Thought-of Card Miracle" (Paul Gordon, Aldo Colombini's Self Working Packet Tricks DVD)
2015 17
Alexander de Cova, Carlos Corda, Channing Pollock Snappy Silk Production rubber band powered
Also published here 2015 20
Nick Trost The Jokers Are Wild four Jokers placed on four piles, when tapped with a fifth Joker they change to four Aces
Inspired by
  • "Jokers Wild" (Dan Alessini, The Linking Ring, Apr. 2005)
Related to
2015 1137
So Sato Bushfire Triumph with open tabled layout
Related toVariations 2016 108
So Sato Pick Pocket Lesson chosen Ace travels from one half to the other half
Variations 2016 159
So Sato Bushfire Triumph Ver. 1.5 with open tabled layout
Inspired byVariations 2016 172
Giancarlo Scalia Spettatore Taglia Agli Assi spectator stops performer several times to get four piles, four aces on top
2016 1
Giancarlo Scalia Ace Cutting Sequence
Related to 2016 1
Giancarlo Scalia Produzione Assi... Da 1 a 4 card produced from the air then card changes into four aces
2016 4
Giancarlo Scalia Plucking Card from the Air
2016 4
Giancarlo Scalia Assemblea Assi Semplice with seven cards
Inspired by 2016 6
Giancarlo Scalia 1 Punto in + Five split to Four and Ace and fused back
2016 10
Giancarlo Scalia Il Mazzo Risponde two cards travel, one found sandwiched
2016 13
Giancarlo Scalia The Flapper cards in case, spectator is not able to remove the cards
Related to 2018 22
Giancarlo Scalia Overturned Aces production of four aces, overhand shuffle and cut
2018 195
Giancarlo Scalia Destiny spectator cuts off small packet, then he cuts four piles and top cards are all the same and corresponding to amount of initial packet
Related to 2018 197
Giancarlo Scalia Coincidence at Any Number deck is divided between two spectators and while dealing through a four of a kind appears at a chosen number
Inspired by 2018 200
Giancarlo Scalia The Ace of Hearts Trick
Inspired byRelated to 2018 203
Giancarlo Scalia Double-Dribble Control
Related to 2018 208
Giancarlo Scalia Bluff Pass Control
2018 210
Giancarlo Scalia Rotary Control
Inspired by
  • Ernesto Melero's "Spread Control"
2018 212
Giancarlo Scalia Bluff Ambitious
Inspired by 2018 213
Giancarlo Scalia Bluff Cut miming to cut the top half to the bottom
2018 215
John Bannon Three-Part Harmony
  • Dealing With It
performer produces the Kings, spectator cuts four piles on table, a King is placed on each pile, they assemble on one pile, Aces are found on other piles
Inspired by
  • "Vivace" (Aldo Colombini, Carlos Vaquera, Baroque Cards, 2006)
May 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 5)
64
Giancarlo Scalia Monedas X Gravedad three coins travel from hand to hand, last phase coin appears on stack on the table
2019 1
Giancarlo Scalia Desaparición de la Ultima Moneda coin vanish, seated
2019 5
Giancarlo Scalia Robar un As Aces in card case, selected Ace travels face up in center of the deck
Inspired by 2019 9
Giancarlo Scalia Asamblea de Ases Simple Ace assembly with just seven cards, three Aces transpose with three random cards at once
2019 15
Giancarlo Scalia Secuencia Cuenta Biddle biddle count variation, to switch and position cards
2019 16
Giancarlo Scalia Turnover Switch in context of routine, similar to Hofzinser's card switch in "Der Forcierte Gedanke"
2019 22
Giancarlo Scalia El Triunfo del As de Corazones (Versión 2019)
Inspired byRelated to 2019 25
Giancarlo Scalia Open Travelers (Extra)
2019 38
Giancarlo Scalia Culebreo a una Mano one-handed Ascanio Spread
  • Four cards as three
  • Five cards as four
Also published here 2019 46
Giancarlo Scalia Delight Switch Variation
Inspired byAlso published here 2019 118
Tom Gagnon Ribbon Spread Convincing Control selection (double) inserted in tabled spread and left sticking out, controlled to top as spread is gathered
Inspired byVariations 2019 154
Carlos Vaquera The Queens' Shadows red Queens travel to the top of cut deck, black Queens appear and all assemble on top of one pile, Aces appearanc as additional climax
2019 19
Carlos Vaquera A Fine New Trick two cards change places and then transform into nines, based on a french pun
2019 25
Carlos Vaquera Franco triumph, first Aces are cut to, then spectator stops at a face-down card which turns out to be selection, rest of the deck all found in same orientation
2019 29
Carlos Vaquera Les Pensées deck shuffled face up into face-down, selection rises from deck and all other cards end up facing same way
2019 34
Carlos Vaquera Every Which Way
2019 39
Carlos Vaquera Running Pack selection appears between two Queens, repeated with Queens inside case, then Queens and cards travel on and under card case one by one
2019 49
Carlos Vaquera Black Jack black Twos as markers with royal flush kicker
Inspired by 2019 53
Carlos Vaquera, Edward Victor A Hell of a Poker Game four Aces with Royal Flush kicker
Inspired by 2019 57
Carlos Vaquera Clones three blank cards change into selection, then turn blank and into second selection
2019 65
Carlos Vaquera Traveling Signatures two packets of blank cards, signatures travel from packet to packet several times
2019 69
Carlos Vaquera Weighted Cards face up Eight placed face-up among four twos and penetrates cards one by one and eventually ends up on top, Twos change to Queens as kicker
2019 77
Carlos Vaquera, Arturo de Ascanio Las Palmas Spread Variation with outjogged card
2019 79
Carlos Vaquera Cards to Pocket two card transposition with pocket, followed by a card to pocket sequence, entire deck travels to pocket as climax
2019 83
Carlos Vaquera Damask while trying to find selection Ace of Spades appears several times and is always placed on the table, cards turn out to be the four Aces and they change into Queens, Triumph and transformation back to Aces as kicker
2019 93
Carlos Vaquera The Queens' Return Queens switch places with three indifferent cards, repeated
2019 99
Carlos Vaquera Indifferent-Aces-Queens Transposition single card transposes with Aces, Aces change into Queens
2019 103
Carlos Vaquera Countdown Ace to Four of Hearts and Ace to Four of Spades, cards change places one by one and rise up in the packet
2019 108
Carlos Vaquera Traveling Aces - Invisible Palming Aces change to Queens as kicker
2019 121
Carlos Vaquera Leading Ladies Slow Motion assembly, in last phase all cards travel from leader packet to last Queen
2019 127
Carlos Vaquera Day and Night 4x4, three phases, mixing phase in the middle
2019 135
Carlos Vaquera Les Rouges et les Noires 4x4, four phases one extra card
2019 141
Carlos Vaquera Collec-Ace-tion Aces vanish and appear one by one face up in deck, with Collectors a climax
2019 155
Carlos Vaquera Catch Collectors three selections vanish one by one and appear trapped between four-of-a-kind
2019 161
Carlos Vaquera Speedy Sandwich selection found sandwiched, then Queens turn into mates of selection form four-of-a-kind
2019 165
Carlos Vaquera Sandwich à Trois selections appear between black Aces, then changes to second and third selection, Aces changes to first and second selection as a kicker
2019 171
Carlos Vaquera Delayed Sandwich searchers, indifferent card changes to sandwiched card and back as kicker
2019 177
Carlos Vaquera The Takeover Card top and bottom cards turn out to be the selections, the four cards change to Aces, four card repeat sequence ending with selection
2019 199
Carlos Vaquera, Jack Carpenter Diminishing Lift Sequence 5 as 4
2019 204
Carlos Vaquera Topsy-Turvy out-jogged face-down card with face-up card over deck, repeated
Inspired by
  • Dan & Dave Buck's "TiVo 2.0" on "Trilogy" (DVD)
2019 207
Carlos Vaquera Escorial flashy card production
2019 215
Carlos Vaquera A Melody for Two Playing Cards two card transpo, one card inside performer's pocket
2019 219
Carlos Vaquera All Backs All Blanks, printing
2019 229
Carlos Vaquera The New Phoenix Has Arrived! Aces are produced from empty hands one by one
Inspired by 2019 235
Carlos Vaquera Jacks of All Trades two cards change places and change into Jacks, coins appear under cards as kicker, with variation
2019 243
Carlos Vaquera The Traveling Coin coin vanishes and appears in shirt fold
2019 247
Carlos Vaquera Chiromancy production of three coins, then they travel to spectator's hand one by one
2019 259
Carlos Vaquera Coins through Table four coins, can be done standing up
2019 261
Carlos Vaquera Matrix - Premier four coins four cards with backfire ending, repeated with four coins and two cards
2019 265
Carlos Vaquera Matrix - Deuxième
Inspired by 2019 271
Carlos Vaquera, Jean-Pierre Vallarino Matrix - Troisième
2019 275
Carlos Vaquera My Fan Control fanning cards and closing fan again while retaining jog, classic handling
2019 283
Carlos Vaquera The All-Square Control retaining jog during all-around square-up, with addition of turning deck face-up
2019 285
Carlos Vaquera My Side Steal same es FB Side Steal, no credit
Related toAlso published here 2019 289
Carlos Vaquera My Add-On Moves two variation
2019 293
Carlos Vaquera Matrix - Quatrième
2019 297
Giancarlo Scalia Daley Extra Delight Switch handling
Also published here 2020 33
Giancarlo Scalia The Ninja selected card is sandwiched between two face-up Kings, deck dribbled on the table and selection removed
2020 217
Giancarlo Scalia Triangulation several packets are formed with one reversed card on top, spectator selects some and adds up values, total leads to selection in the deck
Related to 2020 220
Giancarlo Scalia By the Numbers two packets are cut, one spectator remembers a card other number of cards, performer places selection at position under table
2020 222
Giancarlo Scalia The Rift whole deck ruse
2020 224
Giancarlo Scalia The Box Move card apparently placed in card case
2020 225
Giancarlo Scalia Box of Aces to Go Aces in card case
2020 227
Giancarlo Scalia X Box card inside case transposes with other card
2020 228
Giancarlo Scalia Loose Change four indifferent cards, leader card is chosen and cards change to mates, repeated
2020 229
Giancarlo Scalia The Second Change on the deck, switching three of four cards
2020 231
Giancarlo Scalia Pizzazz Aces
2020 234
Carlos Sawyer, Jason Ladanye STAT Queen of Hearts is magically pulled inside a syringe, all cards are suddenly blank
Variations Apr. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 4)
65
Jonathan Friedman Royal Flush, Syringe Poker a card appears in a Syringe with paddle move
Inspired by Apr. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 4)
68
Carlos Vaquera Matrix Premier four coins assemble under one card with backfire, first with four cards, then again with two cards
Also published here
  • The Illusioneer
2020 18
Carlos Vaquera Laydown Steal without thumb
2020 18
Lance Burton Monte Carlo Coin Move reappearance of coin that is balancing on back of hand from previous vanish
Also published here 2022 3
Carlos Amador Amador Change
Also published here 2022 405
Jerry K. Hartman Carlo Monte four piles cut by spectator, spectator should follow Queen on top of a pile, later there are Aces on all packets
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, July 2008
2022 758
Giancarlo Scalia One-Handed Ascanio Spread
  • Four as Three
  • Five as Four
Also published here 2022 88
Giancarlo Scalia Scalia's Phantom Load without end grip
2022 110
Giancarlo Scalia Chaotic Direct Steal palm/drag steal during table wash shuffle
2022 122
Giancarlo Scalia Scalia's One-Card Bluff Cut ends with stepped configuration
2022 138
Giancarlo Scalia Giancarlo Scalia's Ribbon Spread Convincing Control
Inspired by 2022 141
Giancarlo Scalia Tabled Double Pick-Up
2022 141
Carlos Casavalle Casavalle Antiturn
Also published here
  • Carlos Casavalle's "El Anti-Giro" in "La Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid" Nr. 1, 1975.
2022 22
Alexander Hansford, Giancarlo Scalia Elmsley Count Substitute showing cards one by one with lifts
2024 32
Alexander Hansford Chairman of the Bored deck shown in new deck order, then shuffled and later shuffled face-up/face-down, shuffle-bored prediction
Related to 2024 190