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Deviner d'avance celle de quatre cartes qu'une personne prendra librement spectator names a card that has been touched by another spectator from a group of four cards, performer whispers card to him previously
Variations 1786 149
To Change one Pack for another special pockets (pochette) at trousers & profonde, multiple methods
Related to 1889 34
S. W. Erdnase III. To Retain Bottom Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck
Related to 1902 32
S. W. Erdnase V. To Retain Bottom Stock. Riffle II and Cut IV Combination Riffle and Cuts
Related to 1902 44
S. W. Erdnase Second Dealing two methods
Related to 1902 58
S. W. Erdnase The Erdnase System of Palming - Top Palm. First Method
Related toVariations 1902 83
S. W. Erdnase Bottom Palm. First Method with left little finger option
Related toVariations 1902 86
S. W. Erdnase The Open Shift color change mention on page 134
Related toVariations 1902 132
S. W. Erdnase The S.W.E. Shift color change mention on page 136
Related toVariations 1902 134
Blind Shuffles, Retaining Entire Order. - First Method
Related toVariations 1902 159
S. W. Erdnase The Exclusive Coterie
Related toVariations 1902 172
S. W. Erdnase The Invisible Flight
Related to 1902 177
S. W. Erdnase The Traveling Cards
Related to 1902 185
Al Baker How to exchange a pack of cards a prearranged pack pocket
Related to 1920s
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)
467
Jack Merlin A Routine of Sleights at the Card Table
  • cards in spectator's pocket, card fished out very fast
  • second and bottom dealing expose
Related toVariations 1927/28 2
Jack Merlin Deck Switch in the pocket, while getting a handkerchief
Variations 1927/28 19
Laurie Ireland Producing Selected Card at Any Number and At The Same Time Cold Packing any card is produced from pocket at named (small) number from shuffled deck, switch for memorized deck
Related toVariations 1931 19
Theodore Annemann The Tune Detective card found by dealing to selected song lyric / beat
Related toAlso published here 1934 31
Theodore Annemann The $ 1,000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1934 43
Theodore Annemann A Card to be Thought About three way out, OOSOOM type
Related toAlso published here Aug. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 11)
55
The Key Card Principle - An Example of Presentation
Variations 1935 9
Method of Changing Packs selection produced at named number from pocketed deck
Variations 1935 15
Al Baker Gee!! deck vanish, with handkerchief, unload in pocket
VariationsAlso published here 1935 7
Theodore Annemann Remote Control odd-backed unknown card signed on back is chosen from face, red-blue sticky double backer
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • "Remote Control" (The Sphinx, July 1929, Max Holden's column, description without method)
1937 121
The Wrapped Pack with knife, svengali deck
Related to 1937 249
Theodore Annemann The Mentalist's Card Staggerer one of five is divined, duplicates
Variations 1937 285
Impromptu Poker Deal
Variations 1937 373
Henry Christ Dead Man's Hand selection found and dead man's hand dealt to someone, incorporating audible shot for shock effect
Related toVariations June 1937
The Jinx (Issue 33)
209
Frank Travers Gambler at Large! stack for demo with several games (Poker, Blackjack, Bridge)
Related to Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
257
Edward Victor A New "Glide" out-jogged
Related toVariations 1937 6
Red and Black Location with Riffle Shuffle spectator cuts off cards, remembers bottom card and riffle shuffles packet into rest
Variations 1938 87
A Matter of Debit and Credit "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 157
Capt. J.E. Stone Switching the Pack: I. Using Well in Table
Related to 1938 206
Capt. J.E. Stone III. Using a Handkerchief and Coat Pocket
Related to 1938 207
Sam Leo Horowitz A Psychological Discovery two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine alternating set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 549
William H. McCaffrey The Telephone Trick assistant names card over telephone, see also "Fragment: Introduction for The Telephone Trick" on page 1150
Related toAlso published here 1938 566
Aage Rasmussen Der Bote des Teufels from Alexander Hermann's act, three selections end up in envelope, brief
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Magi"
1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 3&4)
14
The Double Lift Turnover two methods
Related toVariations 1940 8
Jean Hugard The Side Slip two methods
Related to 1940 31
Louis Zingone The Zingone Perfect Table Pass
Related to 1940 39
False Shuffle Retaining Top Stock
Related to 1940 69
The Fadeaway Card Change
Related toVariations 1940 81
The Gamblers' Crimp isolated card
Related to 1940 91
Covers for the Glimpse three covers
Related to 1940 100
Separating the Colors slop shuffle
Related to 1940 115
Gambler's Card Marking System with crimps
Related to 1940 131
Using the Rear Palm tips
Related to 1940 141
Jack McMillen Mind Mirror one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940 223
Frederick Braue The Pop-Up Card
Variations 1940 285
Rub-A-Dub-Dub transformation and vanish
Related toVariations 1940 301
The Vanishing Pack with handkerchief
Related toVariations 1940 315
The Psychic Stop! at seventh position, psychological
Related toVariations 1940 330
Crystal Thought duplicate, mexican turnover
Related toVariations 1940 335
The Seventh Son spectator finds three mates
Related toVariations 1940 389
The Twenty-Sixth Location get-ready trick to get key in center, spelling
Related toVariations 1940 397
Theodore Annemann The Whistle two cards reverse with fun presentation
Variations Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 80)
522
Bob Hummer Face Up Prediction spectator and performer turn cards over in the deck, number of reversed cards is predicted
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940 4
Stewart James Further Than That production of selection, Royal Flush, and other stuff
Related toVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 134)
765
The Bottom Palm Simplified with general comments
Related to 1941 7
Dai Vernon "Topping The Deck"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941/49 7
Edward Marlo Marlo's Lessinout System of Cull and Stock Shuffles without injogs or outjogs
  • Lessinout Cull
  • Lessinout Stack
VariationsAlso published here 1942 14
Theodore Annemann, Kenneth Chamberlain A Cute Publicity Stunt name of chosen card appears printed in newspaper
Related to 1944 43
Clayton Rawson The Mental Broadcast wax
Variations 1945 108
John Scarne Triple Coincidence two decks, three cards exchanged
Variations 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
15
Warren Wiersbe In My Estimation ... performer cuts off same amount of cards as spectator
Related toVariations 1946 6
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Invisible Pass
VariationsAlso published here 1946 11
Bob Hummer The Lonely Card CATO routine, cards turned face up, performer takes packet behind back and reverses all cards except selection
VariationsAlso published here 1946 2
I Should Judge spectator cuts to and remembers a card, deck dealt into five pile and spectator says which pile has his selection, spectator deals through cards and performer stops him at selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1946 38
Edward Marlo Aces over Kings Aces and Kings, third quartet comes in, should be named "Aces, Kings & Tens"
Related toVariations 1947 52
A Poker Player's Picnic no-touch, little bit of dealing involved
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1948 16
Thought Stealer progressive set up
Variations 1948 23
Kangaroo Card jumpes out of hat
Related to 1948 159
George G. Kaplan The Lie Detector
Variations 1948 110
Karrell Fox The Question Is...
Related toVariations 1948/27 96
Paul LePaul A Flourish And A Pass deck spreads itself between hands
Related toVariations 1949 35
Paul LePaul An Automatic Jog-Control
Related toVariations 1949 99
Paul LePaul The Substitution Envelope Mystery selection changes places with a card in an envelope
Related toVariations 1949 143
Paul LePaul Cards in a Sealed Envelope
Related toVariations 1949 214
Martin Gardner Five Nine King card chosen, three piles arranged as in Poker Player's Picnic, on top of the piles are then the mates that match the selection
Related to 1949 11
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Control Hindu Shuffle and crimp/locator
Related toVariations 1950 453
Dai Vernon The All Backs
  • Details of Handling
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1950 459
Bob Hummer Hummers Mathematical 3 Card Monte mathematical three card monte
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1951 1
Eddie Fields, Glenn Harrison Miracle Coins to the Pocket coins to glass in jacket pocket, tube from breast to coat pocket, in the book credited to Glenn Harrison, see Giobbi for credit detail
Related to 1952 168
Bill Simon Business Card Prophesy two cards predicted on business card, business card is pushed into deck and the two cards next to it match prediction, for credit information see Scarne reference "Business Card ESP"
Related toVariations 1952 32
Bill Simon Double Rise two cards placed on the table, half of the deck put on each, both rise to the top
Variations 1952 139
Edward Marlo Visual Transposition
Variations 1953 121
Bruce Elliott, Dai Vernon The Ambitious Card! last phase in spectator's hands (Vernon)
Related to 1953 160
Bill Nord The Magic of Manhattan cut the deck into two piles, one pile is counted, the two digits in the number of cards is added together to get a single digit, count down to that number in that pile to find selection, the phrase THE MAGIC OF MANHATTAN is spelled to find selection, ten-twenty force principle as control
Related toVariations 1956 20
Dai Vernon The Cups and Balls
Related toVariations 1957 125
Dai Vernon Climax for a Dice Routine two in the hand one in the pocket start, ending with jumbo and miniature die
Related toVariations 1957 183
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Unter der Zündholzschachtel spectator locates a chosen card with a matchbox, selection is predicted on back of matchbox
Related to 1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 1)
615
Alex Elmsley 7-16 down under deal, Ace of Spades remains, game presentation
Related toVariationsAlso published here Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
4
Dai Vernon Emotional Reaction key card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959 7
Dai Vernon Repeat "Do as I do" Spectator and Magician exchange cards from different colored decks which match. Sets up again.
Variations 1959 17
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Colour Changing Pack
Variations 1959 25
The Movie Second unorthodox
Related toVariations 1959 54
Al Leech The Spectator Does a Trick two cards tell value and suit, "Untouchted" with touching
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959 6
Al Leech A Dishonest Mistake card found reversed in the deck leads to selection, Aces produced as climax
Variations 1959 21
Dai Vernon Simple Arithmetic one of thirteen, using the Two of Clubs
Related toVariations 1960 9
Dai Vernon, Paul Rosini Staring Him in the Face nerve trick with cased deck
Related toVariations 1961 33
Edward Marlo The Bottom Palm delayed, first angle jogged and held with only right hand
Related to 1961 12
Cliff Green The Double Lift two methods, end for end turnover, thumb pushes behind first finger
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1961 16
Charlie Miller The Jest of the Joker or "The Joker Is A Diakka", joker placed aside, ace with three x cards on table, other aces vanish, pile becomes four jokers, joker becomes ace, then pile becomes aces again
Variations 1961 18
Charlie Miller The Torn Card seated, direct
Related toVariations 1961 22
Harry Lorayne The Moving Pencil card signed on back, psychological face-up spread force
Related toVariations 1962 158
Edward Marlo Marlo Miracle Aces classic faro Ace cutting ("estimation aces"), last Ace found at named number
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1964 44
Larry Jennings Monarch's Quartette "Chapter Thirteen"
Variations 1967 83
Dai Vernon Key Card Placement running cut
Related toVariations 1967 159
Dai Vernon Cold Deck Cut
Related toVariations 1967 168
J. W. Sarles Posi-Negative Cards Magnetic Colors variation
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1967 99
Al Koran Torn & Restored Cigarette Paper
Variations 1968 43
Al Koran Princess Card Trick...Plus deck shuffled after selections, deck switch
Related toVariations 1968 71
Al Koran Double Thought spectator finds performer's card and the other way around, marked deck
Related toVariations 1968 89
Frank Thompson, Alton Sharpe Undercover Surprise deck changes into lemon underneath silk, card is in it
Variations 1968 64
Jim Ryan Vice-Versa two spectators get the wrong card, then they transpose, duplicate
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968 79
Eddie Fields Dropsy Diddle spectator locates selection in face-up/face-down shuffled deck by dropping coin on card in a spread, "you card is under the coin" with miniature card under the coin and top change
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968 65
Roy Walton Oil and Queens transformation kicker
VariationsAlso published here 1969 15
G. W. Hunter, Dai Vernon The G. W. Hunter False Shuffle
Related to 1970 14
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) The Australian Sixes two spectators find their cards
Related toVariations 1971 164
Karl Fulves Cards And A Number... counting selection procedure
Variations 1971 5
Sam Schwartz Working Against Time egg timer with miniature card on bottom used, card under egg timer change into selection with "the card under the timer" line
Related to Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
14
Peter Kane Jazz Aces
VariationsAlso published here 1971 8
Lin Searles Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card predicted and four Aces on top of discard piles, see also p. 486 for comment by Charles Hudson
Inspired byRelated toVariations July 1971 430
J. W. Sarles Further Than That credit information (Larsen & Wright's "Bonus Card Trick"), production of selection, Royal Flush, see also p. 840 for idea by Cushing Strout
Inspired byVariations Nov. 1971 467
Roy Walton Travellers in Time red and black cards are separated, each half mixed face-up into face-down and top card placed into center, time machine plot, cards again on top, all cards face-down and mixed
VariationsAlso published here 1971 22
Harry Crawford, Louis Tannen "Ear It Is" impromptu vanishing sequence of pen and paper, behind ear
Variations 1972 199
Jim Surprise Surprise Collectors
Related toVariations 1972 21
Mack Picknick Picnick's Aces Aces to top
Variations 1972 89
Dai Vernon Vernon's Automatic Mento Stop Trick No. 8, spectator stops dealing at a card, its values is used to count down again, 1-0-1-set-up
Related toVariations 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Ectoplasmic Aces No. 70, four Aces on table, deck placed onto one and it travels to top, repeated three more times, cryptic
Variations 1972 21
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Great Card Discovery No. 157, transposition where one card changes to selection
VariationsAlso published here 1972 40
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's - Jordan Poker Deal No. 176, three-handed poker game, performer's hand changes twice to beat the other two hands one by one
Inspired byVariations 1972 43
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Four Ace Trick Variation No. 224, Aces really on bottom of each packet, all packets lost in deck one by one, Aces are on top
Variations 1972 55
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Poker Deal No. 232, stacking demonstration with Aces, then Royal Flush
Related toVariations 1972 58
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Jack Merlin's Gambler's Expose Routine No. 248, second deal demo, bottom deal demo, false and stacking shuffle demo
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1972 62
Card To Envelope Wrinkle No. 565, erasing pencil-written address and write spectator's address on it
Variations 1972 158
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Poker Deal No. 611, overhand stacking demonstration with Aces, then repeat deal with Nines in one hand and Royal Flush in another
Variations 1972 169
Al Leech, Frank Garcia Ace Faroleros lost and found Aces, change to Kings, Aces found again
Inspired byVariations 1973 59
Switching a Deck - Three Methods three methods, all use the lap
Related to 1973 99
Convention Card Location two card location, spectator turns half over back to back and remembers last face-up card
Variations 1973 130
Frank Garcia, Roger Smith O'Henry (Slow Motion) Four Aces
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1973 199
Karl Fulves Negative Stock Shuffle changing the number of players of a stacked set, posed as a problem
Related to 1973 21
Lin Searles Aces Up
Related toVariations Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
670
Tony Faro Spectator Magician card is on the table, spectator makes two piles, one top card for the value the other for the suit
Related toVariations Sep. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 1)
5
Sam Schwartz Thot Echo two card location, straight set-up, see also p. 758 for comment by Marvin Johnson
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1974 715
Jon Racherbaumer Hand-Out Wild Card sticker on blank card multiplies
VariationsAlso published here 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 3)
43
Darwin Ortiz, Marvin Johnson Magician's Sleeper Aces Hitchcock Aces
Variations 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 6)
80
Paul Harris The Phantom transpo of chosen card in one packet with unknown phantom card
Variations 1976 23
Tony Slydini One Coin Routine eleven phases, featuring lapping vanishes, retrievals, hand penetration
Related toAlso published here 1976 70
Frank Thompson Phase 1 - The Flash Ace Opener four Aces cut to one by one, with variations on p. 6
Variations 1976 1
Martin A. Nash The Impossible Spread Extraction see p. 446 for additional crediting
Related toVariations 1977 179
Martin A. Nash In The Nick Of Time touching only before the selection is made, performer shouts stop as spectator deals right at his card, see p. 447 for additional crediting
Related toVariations 1977 218
Frank Garcia, Fred Kaps Something Special wild card with signatures on blank cards
Variations 1977 87
Diveswitch in pocket
Related to 1977 17
Ken Krenzel Marionette Multiple Coin Vanish
Related toVariations Apr. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 4)
42
Paul Harris Cardician's Blendo Four and Six melt together to a Ten spot
VariationsAlso published here 1978 136
Edward Marlo, Frank Pemper Joker Switch Jokers forgotten on table
Related toVariations 1978 44
Billy McComb, Ken De Courcy Cabaret Card Divination divination of seven cards that have been taken from a shuffled deck, last card predicted in envelope
Related toVariations 1978 1
Scott Weiser, Darwin Ortiz, Les Shore Cutting Remarks coin cut, then spectator chooses any card and this one is predicted on back of coin
Related to 1979 125
Karl Fulves Stopped Twice two prediction cards placed in deck during dealing by spectator end up next to their mates, "Gemini Twins"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1979 2
Philip T. Goldstein Matswitch under cover of close up mat in context of routine in which card travels to under mat
Related to Jan. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 1)
292
Unusual Piece of Business side faro shuffle to maintain selection on top
Variations 1980 21
Father Cyprian Quick Change
Variations 1980 43
Bob Hummer Hummer's 18 Card Mystery spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 7
Jon Racherbaumer The Disassembling Jokers
Related toVariations 1981 39
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Cannibals French Style transformation climax
Variations 1981 47
Stephen Tucker QuadraQueen 3 matching the cards with Travelers finale, using a coin
Variations July 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 3)
43
Derek Dingle Side-Cut Faro
Related to 1982 134
Derek Dingle Standup Sleightless Deck Switch
Related to 1982 196
Robert Gardner A Subtle Deck Switch Trojan Deck Switch
Related to Feb. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 2)
593
Bobby Bernard Just a Thought on the "Charlie Chaplin Shuffle" How Bobby uses a false shuffle done by Charlie Chaplin in The Gold Rush, same thinking as Ron "Ravelli" Wohl
Related to 1982 84
Roberto Giobbi Das Bubenquartett selection put between four kings on table, cards change into four aces and kings are found face up in the deck, with selection reversed in center
1982 55
Howard A. Adams Sympa Sexes two sets of ESP cards in glasses, the two face cards match after spelling "sex"
Variations 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
18
Edward Marlo The Real, Honest-To-God Bluff Cut cards end up on Bottom, one-cut double cut
Related to 1983 129
Frank Garcia Reversible Mix Up wrong card is put reversed in deck and changes into selection (via Tilt, application originally by Ed Marlo?)
Variations 1983 29
Larry Jennings, Roy Walton Morlock's Revenge red-black shuffle, Triumph, single ambitious phase, time-travel presentation
Inspired byVariations 1983 56
John Carney Straightforward Card in Balloon impromptu, balloon bursts in contact with hot match
Variations 1983 30
Roberto Giobbi, Theodore Annemann A Card to be Thought About one of three thought of
Inspired by Sep. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 12)
1152
Roberto Giobbi Blushing Jumper spectator's signed card travels to wallet and had different back color
Oct. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1159
Roberto Giobbi, Trevor Lewis, Kurti Freitag The Trevor Lewis Card To Wallet
Related to Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1179
Thomas Alan Waters Hexchange inside pocket
Related to 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
501
Roberto Giobbi The Blindfold Stop Trick performer shouts stop, corner short
Inspired by 1984 4
Roberto Giobbi Spread Key Card Placement
1984 5
Roberto Giobbi The Bluff Switch best for four-of-a-kind
1984 6
Roberto Giobbi Deck to Envelope and Wallet only selection remains in case
1984 10
Roberto Giobbi Everywhere and Nowhere "A Modern Handling of a Classic Effect"
two duplicates
1984 12
Rainer Teschner, Roberto Giobbi The Riffle Force "A Study in the Execution and Handling of a Classic Sleight"
1984 20
Roberto Giobbi Step Jog to Break Handling deck set on table with step
1984 20
Roberto Giobbi The Joker Folds Up Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
VariationsAlso published here Feb. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 4)
1203
Roberto Giobbi, Carlhorst Meier The Trojan Deck
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 5)
1219
Roberto Giobbi For Susan with four jokers
Inspired by July 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1243
Roberto Giobbi, Shiv Duggal 1, 2, 3 and 4 Queens a card is selected, three cards produced (Ace, Two, Three) and of them is chosen, the card reverses and changes into the selection, as a kicker the other three mates of the selection are produced
July 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1248
Roberto Giobbi, Martin A. Nash Three Card Production
Related to July 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1249
Karl Fulves The Omega Bet No. 73, card pushed face-up in center and deck dealt in pairs, pair with face-up card matches or not, multiple phases
Related toVariations 1984 107
Peter Duffie Signus X II no duplicate of selection, but two Jokers
Inspired byVariations 1984 9
Randy Tanner The Rubber Band Deck Switch accidentally breaking rubber band
Related to 1985 76
The Spellbinder two cards located in small packet after anti-faros and down-under deal
Related to 1985 24
Roberto Giobbi Blendo
Inspired byAlso published here 1985 ca. 1
Roberto Giobbi Jolly Joker Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
Also published here 1985 ca. 3
Roberto Giobbi, Charlie Miller Die verrückten Joker joker placed aside, ace with three x cards on table, other aces vanish, pile becomes four jokers, joker becomes ace, then pile becomes aces again
Inspired byAlso published here 1985 ca. 5
Roberto Giobbi Reisschale und Schwammbälle multiple phases with final load, purse frame and bowl
Also published here 1985 ca. 7
Roberto Giobbi, Toni Mantovani Das Houdini Seil loop gimmick
Also published here 1985 ca. 9
Larry Jennings Wallet Deck Switch DECK travels to wallet except selection
Related to 1986 179
Dai Vernon Enlarging a Break
Related toVariations 1987 10
Dai Vernon The Fingerprint Card Trick
Related toVariations 1987 136
Roberto Giobbi An In-Depth Study on the Bluff Pass
June/July 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
11
John C. Wagner Would I Lie to You? seven card packet is programmed to find selection, mates are found as well
Related toVariations 1987 141
Roberto Giobbi The Sponge and Bowl Routine multiple phases with final load, purse frame and bowl
Also published here 1987 3
Roberto Giobbi The Houdini Rope Trick loop gimmick
Also published here 1987 17
Roberto Giobbi Nepomuk name of chosen card appears on slate, flap with card back on one side
1987 5
Roberto Giobbi Criss-Cross Force
1987 9
Roberto Giobbi Ein abgekartetes ... Risiko matching the cards with Travelers finale, stand-up presentation with glasses
Inspired by 1987 4
Roberto Giobbi Die Zeitmaschine red-black shuffle, Triumph, single ambitious phase, time-travel presentation
Inspired byAlso published here 1987 16
Roberto Giobbi Scheinabheben bluff cut
Related toAlso published here 1987 24
Roberto Giobbi Der Psychotest spectator cuts deck into four piles, the top four cards match four prediction cards
Also published here 1987 9
Roberto Giobbi Der Sherlock Holmes Trick cross between Fingerprint Card Trick, Biddle Trick and Devilish Miracle, one selection, five cards removed, selection vanishes and reappears, then vanishes and reappears reversed in deck
Inspired by 1987 16
Roberto Giobbi Joker Power Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
Also published here 1987 29
Roberto Giobbi Öl und wASSEr oil & Queens handling, bottle with oil and water for presentation
Inspired by 1987 37
Roberto Giobbi Blendo
Inspired byAlso published here 1987 46
Bluff Pass
Also published here 1987 52
Roberto Giobbi Stop! psychological
Also published here 1987 62
Roberto Giobbi Karte unter Trinkglas
1987 74
Roberto Giobbi Suspens-Asse
Inspired by 1987 82
Roberto Giobbi, John F. Mendoza Throwing the Switch Handling
1987 83
Roberto Giobbi Talazac Switch
1987 93
Roberto Giobbi SuperLative Lover kiss appears on face of selection, its back becomes red
Inspired by
  • "Latin Lover Opener" (Tony Binarelli, Playmagic, 1976)
Related toAlso published here
1987 99
Roberto Giobbi Hindu Shuffle Force Handling
1987 100
Roberto Giobbi Die Rückwanderung der Joker
Inspired byAlso published here 1987 106
Roberto Giobbi Die Kannibalenkarten Kings change into Twos as finale
Also published here 1987 115
Roberto Giobbi Die Risikovoraussage two cards chosen from two decks and exchanged match, the card is predicted as well
1987 126
Roberto Giobbi Die seltsame Schleife
Also published here 1987 135
Roberto Giobbi Ouvertüre für vier Damen four Queens cut to one by one
Inspired by 1987 10
Roberto Giobbi Die Verwandlungskünstlerinnen Queens change one by one into Aces
Also published here 1987 17
Roberto Giobbi, Father Cyprian Quick Change Handling
1987 18
Roberto Giobbi Side Steal Transfer bottom to top
1987 19
Roberto Giobbi Double Paintbrush Change two cards change
1987 23
Roberto Giobbi, Frederick Braue Braue Addition Handling
1987 24
Roberto Giobbi Biddle to Pinch Grip
1987 25
Roberto Giobbi Die Ärmelwanderung der Asse travelers with last card to wallet
1987 30
Roberto Giobbi Fake Square Up
1987 36
Roberto Giobbi Palming Multiple Cards from the Top
1987 43
Laurie Ireland, Darwin Ortiz Red/Black Shuffle with break
Related to 1988 53
Darwin Ortiz Hitchcock Aces
Inspired byVariations 1988 86
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
Roberto Giobbi A Stand-Up Deck Switch
Feb. 1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 1)
12
Roberto Giobbi Card Through Handkerchief with deck switch
Feb. 1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 1)
12
Roberto Giobbi Considerations on the Management and Handling of the Key Card
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
6
Roberto Giobbi Types of Key Cards
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
7
Roberto Giobbi Hindu Shuffle Placement
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
7
Roberto Giobbi Jog to Break obtaining a break below a jog
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
8
Roberto Giobbi The Dribble Key Card Replacement
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
9
Roberto Giobbi A Stooge against his will
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
11
Fred Kaps The Invisible Card in Cigarette named card in cigarette
VariationsAlso published here 1988 47
Bruce Cervon The Novrec Turnover packet secretly turned over during all-around square up
  • The All Around Square Up
  • The Novrec Turnover
Related toVariations 1989 47
Roberto Giobbi The quick change artists Queens change one by one into Aces
Also published here May 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 9)
7
Roberto Giobbi, Father Cyprian Quick Change Handling
May 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 9)
8
Roberto Giobbi Side Steal Transfer bottom to top
May 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 9)
8
Roberto Giobbi Braue Addition Handling
May 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 9)
11
Roberto Giobbi Double Paintbrush Change two cards change
May 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 9)
12
Roberto Giobbi Biddle to Pinch Grip
May 1989
Opus (Vol. 2 No. 9)
12
Steve Beam Behind the Back Deck Switch
  • invisible deck presentation
Related toAlso published here 1990 564
Shigeo Takagi The Wild Blanks five blank cards, one is signed by performer and signature transfers to other cards
Inspired byVariations 1990 24
Alex Elmsley Two Pocket Deck Switches intro
Related to 1991 143
Alex Elmsley The Empty-handed Pack Switch
Related toVariations 1991 145
Alex Elmsley Invisible Card in Cigarette named card in borrowed cigarette, cigarette index
Related to 1991 274
Alex Elmsley Weight with small packet, marked key card
Related to 1991 366
John Carney Sponge Ball Production visual
Related to 1991 4
Edward Marlo The Unwritten Prediction spectator turns over two cards, they are the only red-backed
Variations May 1991 8
John Luka Airborne Again deck to pocket climax
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1992 261
Stewart James Further Than That production of selection, Royal Flush, and other stuff
Related toVariations 1992 23
Steve Draun The Practical Deck Switch pocket
Related toAlso published here 1993 85
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 21
Roberto Giobbi Das geheimnisvolle Kuvert selection changes places with a card in an envelope
Inspired by 1993 2
Roberto Giobbi Side Shuffle Control
Inspired by 1993 2
Roberto Giobbi Wild Business nine double blank cards, business sticker put on one multiplies
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1993 5
Roberto Giobbi Die Wette
Also published here 1993 10
Roberto Giobbi Ouvertüre für ein Becherspiel opening sequence in which balls appear
1993 14
Roberto Giobbi Karte in Brieftasche
Related toAlso published here 1993 16
Roberto Giobbi, Paul LePaul Der präparierte Kuvertsatz nach Le Paul
Inspired byAlso published here 1993 18
John Scarne Remote Control card travels to a spectator at back of room, bogus signature
  • Footnote to History (giving real method for "Western Union Trick")
Related to 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
106
Rainer Teschner, Roberto Giobbi Riffle Force Handling
1994 224
Roberto Giobbi Vorbereitung und Verwendung des Clips on using a money clip as shiner
1994 (ca.) 2
Roberto Giobbi Die grundlegende Handhabung spectator stops performer during dealing for a selection, glimpsing the stopped-at card with a shiner on the table
1994 (ca.) 2
Roberto Giobbi Eine Variante spectator stops performer during dribbling for a selection, glimpsing the stopped-at card with a shiner on the table
1994 (ca.) 4
Roberto Giobbi, Fred Kaps Papierstücke zu Geldscheinen paper to money, handling with a money clip (a Fred Kaps idea)
1994 (ca.) 4
Darwin Ortiz Harry in Your Pocket cased deck is in pocket, card fished out very fast
Inspired by
  • Roberto Giobbi's "Faster than Lightning" in "Gambler's Dream"
Related to
1995 113
Jean Hugard, Roberto Giobbi, Arthur Finley Thought Stealer spectator spells name of his thought of card, progressive set-up
Inspired by 1995 49
Roberto Giobbi Peek Check Points selling peeked card as thought-of card
1995 74
Ken Krenzel, Roberto Giobbi The One-card Middle Pass
1995 77
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi The Double Cut
Variations 1995 95
John Scarne, Roberto Giobbi Triple Coincidence spectator and magician exchange three cards from two decks - they match
Inspired by 1995 99
Jean Hugard, Roberto Giobbi Seventh Son of a Seventh Son spectator finds three mates
Inspired by 1995 101
Persi Diaconis, Roberto Giobbi, Harry Lorayne The Red-Black Location free chosen card is found in a flash
Inspired by
  • Persi Diaconis trick from foreword of "Revelations"
1995 113
Edward Marlo, Roberto Giobbi The Acrobat Family variation of Marlo's Elevator Cards
1995 123
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Roberto Giobbi, Fred Robinson The Under-the-Spread Force
1995 189
Edward Marlo, Roberto Giobbi The Magic Phone Number spectator touches four cards and finds the four Queens next to them
1995 191
Roberto Giobbi Outs for the classic force
Direct Methods:
  • The "Whoops!" Method
  • A Direct Exchange of the X-Card for the Two of Spades
Indirect Methods:
  • The Crisscross Force
Another Trick
Final Observations
1995 222
Rainer Teschner, Roberto Giobbi The Riffle Force
1995 224
Theodore Annemann, Roberto Giobbi, Kenneth Chamberlain Headliner! image of chosen card appears printed in newspaper
Related to 1995 228
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Roberto Giobbi The Top Change
1995 233
, Roberto Giobbi Top Change Covers five different natural situations
1995 236
Roberto Giobbi The Top Change as an Out for the Classic Force
1995 238
Larry Jennings, Roberto Giobbi Metamorphosis spectator finds three matching values for a "prediction card"
Inspired by 1995 239
Jack Merlin, Roberto Giobbi The Jinx Change
1995 240
Roberto Giobbi The Lucky Coin spectator locates a chosen card with a coin, selection is predicted on back of coin
Related toVariations 1995 241
Roberto Giobbi Quick Business four white cards, performer writes contact information on one which then appears on the other three as well
Inspired by 1995 49
Jerry K. Hartman, Roberto Giobbi The Popover Move
1996 268
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Palming Multiple Cards from the Top
1996 276
Various, Roberto Giobbi Concealing Palmed Cards in the Hand a good collection of natural covers
1996 277
Francis Carlyle, Philippe Socrate, Jimmy Grippo, Roberto Giobbi Homing Card Plus extension with deck to pocket
Inspired byVariations 1996 288
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Roberto Giobbi The Cards of Capistrano Cards across (three cards + five cards)
1996 292
Philip T. Goldstein, William Goodwin, Roberto Giobbi The Royal Acrobats Twisting the Kings, who then trap a selected card, Goodwin's twisting sequence is mis-credited to Alfonso
Related toVariations 1996 324
Theodore Annemann, Roberto Giobbi The Whistle
Related to 1996 374
Frank Garcia, Roberto Giobbi Reversible Mix-up
Inspired by 1996 376
Tommy Wonder The Two-Pocket Deck Switch
Related toVariations 1996 152
Roberto Giobbi Wild Business nine double blank cards, business sticker put on one multiplies
Also published here 1996 2
Roberto Giobbi The Card in the Wallet
Also published here 1996 6
Roberto Giobbi Roberto Giobbi on the Le Paul Envelope Set
Also published here 1996 9
Roberto Giobbi Mentale Manipulation one unprepared deck
Related toAlso published here 1996 57
Nick Trost Triumph Ace Opener Four Ace Triumph
Related to
  • "Flip-Flop Triumph" (Jon Racherbaumer, Lecture Notes, 1982)
Variations
1997 72
Karl Fulves Mirrors Never Lie card vanishes from packet but remains visible in mirror, card with mirror surface
Related to 1997 63
Roberto Giobbi, Roger Klause, Alex Elmsley Counting Cards while spreading them between the Hands double pushover technique
1998 510
Edward Marlo, Roberto Giobbi The Bluff Cut similar to bluff pass
Related toAlso published here 1998 514
Dick Ferguson, George G. Kaplan, Roberto Giobbi The Invisible Card selected card vanishes from five card packet and reappeares reversed in the deck
Inspired by 1998 523
Lin Searles, Roberto Giobbi The Four Seasons quick ace assembly with poetic pattern
Inspired by 1998 525
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Injog and Step after the Cut
1998 542
Martin A. Nash, Roberto Giobbi The Master Grip a peeked card is plucked from a turning ribbon spread
Inspired by 1998 544
Frederick Montague, Fred Kaps, Tommy Tucker, Paul LePaul, Roberto Giobbi The Bluff Pass
Also published here 1998 555
Larry Jennings, Roberto Giobbi A Sure Bet magician finds wrong card which then changes into spectator's choice
VariationsAlso published here 1998 565
Roberto Giobbi The Palindrome Cards a five-card row magically reverses its order several times
Variations 1998 585
Bill Simon, Roberto Giobbi Rise and Switch Double Rise plus transpo
Inspired by 1998 590
Roberto Giobbi, Jean-Jacques Sanvert The Dance of the Cannibals transformation climax
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1998 619
Roberto Giobbi The Block Transfer the top stock is maintained with a Triumph Shuffle as part of three-shuffle sequence, Stevens Control alternative
1998 648
Roberto Giobbi An In-the-hands False Shuffle
Also published here 1998 651
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Triumph using Zarrow shuffle
1998 654
Roberto Giobbi Dad Stevens, King of the Card Cheats a King is controlled, then all four Kings appear
Variations 1998 657
Al Baker, Roberto Giobbi The Vanishing Deck two selected cards are found beneath a handkerchief first, for handling with deck switch see reference
Inspired byRelated to 1998 679
Paul LePaul, Peter Kane, Nate Leipzig, Roberto Giobbi The Acrobatic Aces four Aces are visibly produced, Gymnastic Aces phase
1998 694
Roberto Giobbi, Fred Kaps Management Strategies for the Gambler's Cop
  • Seated at the Table
  • Standing
  • Replacing Card in Gambler's Cop Under the Deck
1998 709
Roberto Giobbi The Side-slip Color Change
1998 739
Harry Houdini, Roberto Giobbi, Howard Schwarzman The Houdini Color Change
1998 744
Jean Hugard, Roberto Giobbi The Fadeaway Card Change
Inspired by 1998 748
Roberto Giobbi, Mack Picknick Picnick at the Summit four aces travel from different positions to the top of the deck
Inspired by 1998 773
Various, Roberto Giobbi, Paul Harris The Return of the Phantom a selected black card vanishes and reappeares between the red half of the deck as the phantom card, previously placed there
Inspired by 1998 775
David Stone Surprise Index signed card lost in deck, spectator choses three random card and puts coin on one, it is the wrong card, on other side of coin a card index is shown, it matches selection, wrong card changes into selection with matching corner missing
Related toAlso published here 1999 30
John Caluwaert Kaluwaert's Kannibal Kings rhyming patter of "The Dance of The Cannibals"
Related to 1999 109
Roberto Giobbi A Question of Sex unknown card marked on back is found by spectator
Inspired by 2000 805
Paul Curry The Curry Turnover Change
Variations 2000 811
Ralph W. Hull, Roberto Giobbi Any Named Card card placed on table is any named card, mexican turnover application
2000 826
Roberto Giobbi Everywhere and Nowhere three indifferent cards and the deck change into spetator's selection and then back to normal, two duplicates
2000 827
Roberto Giobbi Underground Twins spectator locates the mate of a card
2000 831
Peter Duffie, Roberto Giobbi Trapped in the Future an unknown prediction card proves to be one of two selections
Inspired by 2000 834
Brother John Hamman, Roberto Giobbi Scoop Up Sandwich Switch switching center card of sandwich for outer card, for Signed Card type routines
2000 836
Roberto Giobbi, John F. Mendoza, Bill Simon The Toss Switch
2000 840
Jean-Jacques-Maurice Talazac, Roberto Giobbi The Talazac Switch
Inspired by
  • "Third Method" (Magic Without Apparatus, p. 100)
VariationsAlso published here
2000 842
Theodore Annemann, Roberto Giobbi The Jinx Change
2000 845
The Pendulum Switch dynamic variant Jinx-Change
Variations 2000 846
Roberto Giobbi, José Carroll Flash Transposition three indifferent cards change places with three of the four aces
Inspired by 2000 855
Irv Weiner, Roberto Giobbi Three-way Excursion first four Aces and four Kings change places with themselves, then with a chosen + three indifferent cards
Related to 2000 859
Roberto Giobbi The Direct Deck Switch comments on technical deck switches
2000 865
Carlhorst Meier The Trojan Switch
Also published here 2000 868
Roberto Giobbi In a Flash chosen card penetrates a sealed card case in the performers pocket
2000 871
Joaquín Partagás, Martin A. Nash The Cardsharp
Inspired by
  • El Prestidigitador Optimus (1900)
Related toVariations
2000 873
The Vanishing Deck Reconsidered with a deck switch
Related to 2000 874
Roberto Giobbi Visual Estimation advice on practicing
2000 879
Roberto Giobbi The Miracle Aces magician finds four aces by throwing a card into the deck
Inspired by 2000 885
Roberto Giobbi Impossibility estimation
Related to 2000 889
Ralph W. Hull, Roberto Giobbi Miraculous Coincidence magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Inspired by
  • "Still Simpler" (R. W. Hull, Sandu Writes Again, 1934, Paul Stadelman)
2000 891
Edward Marlo, Roberto Giobbi The Lessinout Shuffle
Inspired by 2000 898
Sam Leo Horowitz, Roberto Giobbi, Martin Gardner The Stop Trick
Related to 2000 910
Roberto Giobbi Moracle at the end of a sucessful prediction, the four Aces appear, anti-faro sixteenth card principle
Inspired by 2000 921
Roberto Giobbi Premonition Handling brief
Related to 2000 936
Roberto Giobbi The All-around Square-up Lap
2000 963
Jean Hugard, Roberto Giobbi, Frederick Braue The Invisible Pass
Inspired by 2000 973
Roberto Giobbi Cover Suggestions for the Invisible Pass
2000 974
Paul LePaul, Roberto Giobbi The Spread Pass
Inspired by 2000 978
Juan Tamariz The Display Pass for credit information see reference
Related to 2000 985
Roberto Giobbi, Roy Walton Catch 22 direct handling
2000 990
Roberto Giobbi Card Collection
Inspired by 2000 1002
Roberto Giobbi The Swing-cut Reverse
2000 1029
Bruce Cervon, Roberto Giobbi The All-around Square-up Turnover
Inspired by 2000 1045
Al Leech, Roberto Giobbi, Frank Garcia Ace-capades aces lost and found, change to kings, aces found again
Inspired by 2000 1055
Roberto Giobbi A Case for Premonition one unprepared deck
Related toAlso published here 2000 56
Riffle Force
Related to 2001 199
David Stone Surprise Index signed card lost in deck, spectator choses three random card and puts coin on one, it is the wrong card, on other side of coin a card index is shown, it matches selection, wrong card changes into selection with matching corner missing
Related toAlso published here 2001 13
Roberto Giobbi Manipulated Hazard four Aces and Royal Flush are produced
Also published here May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
72
Roberto Giobbi Ireland Red-Black Shuffle with break to eliminate long single run
Also published here May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
74
Roberto Giobbi SLOWR - Runup With Overhand Shuffle using lift shuffle
Also published here May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
75
Roberto Giobbi Flash Overture two coins are produced, silk appears in flash, third coin produced
May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
78
Roberto Giobbi The Sound Travelers three coins into champagne glass one by one
May 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 9)
80
Juan Tamariz Set-Up in front of Spectators setting up a small group of cards in routine
Related to 2002 37
Roberto Giobbi The Double Lift Turnover commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
16
Roberto Giobbi The Side Slip commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
16
Roberto Giobbi False Shuffle Retaining Top Stock commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
16
Roberto Giobbi Crimps commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
16
Roberto Giobbi Separating the Colors commentary and correction, slop shuffle
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
17
Roberto Giobbi The Rear Palm commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
17
Roberto Giobbi Rub-A-Dub-Dub commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
17
Roberto Giobbi The Vanishing Pack commentary, with handkerchief
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
17
Roberto Giobbi The Psychic Stop! commentary and control handling
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
17
Roberto Giobbi Crystal Thought commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
18
Roberto Giobbi The Seventh Son commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
18
Roberto Giobbi The Twenty-Sixth Location commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
18
Roberto Giobbi Mirror of the Mind
  • The Genii Session
identity of card is reflected in mirror from blank card
  • The Card in the Mirror of the Mind
Also published here Sep. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 9)
21
Al Baker The Jet-Propelled Card unsigned but fair selection vanishes, to nest of envelopes
Related toAlso published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
391
Roberto Giobbi Versatile Jokers
  • Adding or Subtracting Special Cards
  • Starting with Jokers and Special Cards in the Card Case
  • Gimmicked Jokers
  • Jokers and Simple Setups
2003 1099
Roberto Giobbi Three-card Monte idea of using the jokers for monte
2003 1103
Roberto Giobbi, Fred Kaps Twin Fools selection jumps between two tabled jokers, second phase into card case
2003 1104
Roberto Giobbi The Overhand Lift Shuffle Run-up
Also published here 2003 1113
Roberto Giobbi, Laurie Ireland, Charles T. Jordan On the Red-black Overhand Shuffle finesse to eliminate long single run
Related toAlso published here 2003 1119
Roberto Giobbi The Overhand Shuffle Glimpse
2003 1122
Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz Step-by-step Revelation selection found, used to build a setup for next trick
2003 1124
Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz Secret Setup strategy for setting up small setups in front of an audience, with trick examples
Related to 2003 1125
Roberto Giobbi Effect Using a Partial Deck strategy for building small setups in front of an audience
2003 1127
Roberto Giobbi Obtaining a Duplicate of a Spectator's Signature ruse to get duplicate signature, first attempt apparently smudged
Related toAlso published here 2003 1134
Herb Zarrow, Roberto Giobbi A Psychological Test spectator cuts deck into four piles, the top four cards match four prediction cards
Inspired by
  • "Matched Revolvers" (Herb Zarrow, Linking Ring, July 1977)
Related toAlso published here
2003 1139
Roberto Giobbi Strange Harmony Giobbi's solution to problem 8, two handlings
Related to 2003 1146
John Scarne, Roberto Giobbi Affinity in Numbers Prediction
Variations 2003 1153
Walter B. Gibson, Roberto Giobbi, Harry Blackstone The Happy Birthday Card Trick card found by dealing to song lyrics, from Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks
Related to 2003 1157
Roberto Giobbi The Quick Change Artists Queens change one by one into Aces
Also published here 2003 1163
Frederick Braue, Roberto Giobbi Braue Addition Handling brief
2003 1166
Roberto Giobbi Biddle to Pinch Grip
2003 1167
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Countdown Stop 1-x-1 set-up
Inspired by 2003 1170
Roberto Giobbi Pasteboard Blendo
Also published here 2003 1174
Roberto Giobbi, Father Cyprian, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Coalaces four aces change into single selection
2003 1178
Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi How Lucky Can You Get?
2003 1188
Roberto Giobbi Using "Sign of Four" to Close an Act deck is sorted in new pack order after ace production
2003 1202
Roberto Giobbi, Henry Christ Study for Four Aces
2003 1207
Charlie Miller, Roberto Giobbi The Joker is a Diakka joker placed aside, ace with three x cards on table, other aces vanish, pile becomes four jokers, joker becomes ace, then pile becomes aces again
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 1220
Roberto Giobbi Packet Switch addition and switch handling
2003 1222
Bill Simon, Roberto Giobbi, Edward Marlo Multiple Lift Display Sequence
2003 1227
Roberto Giobbi The Knowledgeable Cards
2003 1233
Roberto Giobbi Top Change Handling for a kicker transformation at end of routine
2003 1238
Roberto Giobbi Slow Henry
Inspired by 2003 1239
Roberto Giobbi Switch-Out Sequence as aces are removed from deck two of them are switched out
2003 1239
Roberto Giobbi The History of Playing Cards all values are spelt out in piles, Ace through King are on top of the piles
2003 1253
Roberto Giobbi The Homesick Jesters
Also published here 2003 1260
Roberto Giobbi Packet Switch Handling
2003 1261
Roberto Giobbi The Endless Loop finding a card before it is selected
Related toAlso published here 2003 1269
Roberto Giobbi Stop! psychological
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 1276
Roberto Giobbi, Frank Travers, Dai Vernon Fantasist at the Card Table draw poker, stud poker, blackjack, bridge
Related to 2003 1285
Steve Belchou, Roberto Giobbi The Poker Player's Royal Flush Aces are cut to, royal flush appears as well
Related toVariations 2003 1298
Roberto Giobbi Poker Burn
Inspired by 2003 1303
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon Mind- and Sightless
2003 1318
Jerome Sharp, Roberto Giobbi Telekinesis
2003 1326
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz The Color-Changing Deck red/blue double backer
Inspired by 2003 1333
Roberto Giobbi SuperLative Lover kiss appears on face of selection, its back becomes red
Related toAlso published here 2003 1344
Roberto Giobbi The Joker Folds Up Joker signed by spectator changes into named card, Joker then found folded in box under glass
Also published here 2003 1349
Roberto Giobbi, Larry Jennings All's Well That Ends Well red-black shuffle, Triumph, single ambitious phase, time-travel presentation
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 1361
Roberto Giobbi, Paul LePaul On the LePaul Envelope Set
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2003 1367
Roberto Giobbi Wallet Bound card to envelope inside wallet
2003 1375
Roberto Giobbi Obtaining a Duplicate of a Spectator's Signature ruse to get duplicate signature, first attempt apparently smudged
Also published here May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
18
Roberto Giobbi Pinetti's Prediction spectator names a card that has been touched by another spectator from a group of four cards, performer whispers card to him previously
Inspired byAlso published here July 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 7)
14
Roberto Giobbi Book Test on using of playing cards to force a number
Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
18
Roberto Giobbi Cover for the Spread Pass
Nov. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 11)
18
Roberto Giobbi Die Karte in der Zitrone deck changes into lemon underneath handkerchief, selection inside lemon
Also published here 2003 3
Roberto Giobbi Vorzeigen von Karten displaying cards on stage
2003 11
Roberto Giobbi Kartenkontrollen card controls for stage
2003 11
Roberto Giobbi Kontrolle mit Seitlichem Mischen
Also published here 2003 11
Roberto Giobbi Kontrolle mit Abdribbeln und Spalt
2003 13
Roberto Giobbi Schein-Mehrfachkontrolle riffle forcing same spot repeatedly
2003 15
Roberto Giobbi Forciermethoden for stage
2003 15
Roberto Giobbi Forcieren des armen Mannes more or less giving force card to spectator
  • Klassisches Forcieren des armen Mannes
Also published here 2003 15
Roberto Giobbi Spielaustausch
  • Erste Methode
  • Zweite Methode
  • Dritte Methode
2003 16
Roberto Giobbi Das verschwundene Kartenspiel with handkerchief
2003 18
Roberto Giobbi Die geflüsterte Vorhersage spectator names a card that has been touched by another spectator from a group of four cards, performer whispers card to him previously
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 20
Roberto Giobbi Die Struktur der Zauberkunst
  • Die magische Pyramide
  • Das System
  • Der intellektuelle und der emotionale Effekt
  • Der magische Eisberg
Also published here 2003 24
Roberto Giobbi The Distant Key Card
  • The Genii Session
26th location
Mar. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 3)
70
Roberto Giobbi, Barbara Giobbi-Ebnöther Barbara's Trick spectator cuts off cards, remembers bottom card and riffle shuffles packet into rest
Inspired by May 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 5)
20
Roberto Giobbi Mutus Dedit Nomen Cocis
  • The Genii Session
July 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 7)
20
Roberto Giobbi A New Look at Vice-Versa
  • The Genii Session
two spectators get the wrong card each, then they transpose, thoughts on transpositions
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 11)
18
Richard Vollmer Tally-Ho
VariationsAlso published here Jan. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
75
Roberto Giobbi The Best Card Trick for Laymen
  • The Genii Session
with Dai Vernon finesses that come from Johnny Thompson
Sep. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 9)
16
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer Seven
  • The Genii Session
selection in ten-card packet, packet dealt into two piles as often as spectator likes, selection ends up at seventh position, published for Gather for Gardner No. 7
Inspired by
  • "A Four-tunate Choice" (Gary Plants, Genii, Sep. 1997)
Variations
May 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 5)
16
John Kennedy, Roberto Giobbi Intuition spectators separate cards into red and black, with rest pile
Related to
  • John Kennedy's “Red and Black" in "Genii", Vol. 52, No. 9, March 1989, page 560.
2006 9
William H. McCaffrey, Roberto Giobbi The Telephone Trick medium is called who reveals name of selection
Related to 2006 14
Sam Schwartz, Roberto Giobbi Thot Echo two card location, straight set-up
Also published here 2006 21
Roberto Giobbi, Bill Murata The Waikiki Shuffle cards cut in three piles and one pile turned over, card is selected and deck shuffled face up into face down, location with pendulum
Inspired by
  • Bill Murata's "Waikiki Card Location"
2006 35
Roberto Giobbi, Bob Hummer Fingertip Sensitivity twelve cards are mixed face up and face down, performer holds packet under table and knows how many cards are reversed and they turn out to be from same color, repeated with selection, all cards end up reversed but selection
Inspired by 2006 43
Roberto Giobbi, Jack McMillen Muscle Reading one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Inspired by 2006 49
Roberto Giobbi The Lie Detector location among seven cards, spectator lies at selection, card is divined by performer
2006 57
Roberto Giobbi The Circus Card Trick bet, "next card I turn over will be your card"
2006 67
Roberto Giobbi The Fingerprint challenge location with fingertip theme, sunken key
2006 76
Roberto Giobbi, Ralph W. Hull Magical Match "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Also published here 2006 81
Roberto Giobbi On Introducing a Stacked Deck
2006 88
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, John C. Wagner Cards Never Lie! seven card packet is programmed to find selection, mates are found as well
Inspired by 2006 93
Roberto Giobbi Digital Dexterity selected card is produced while deck is in pocket, to switch decks
2006 100
Bruce Cervon, Roberto Giobbi Think Stop!
Inspired by
  • Bruce Cervon's routine in “Genii" Vol. 50, No. 8, February 1987, page 577
2006 104
Roberto Giobbi Card Caper two selections, odd-even stack
2006 111
Roberto Giobbi, Frank Garcia In the Hands two card location
Inspired by 2006 118
Al Leech, Roberto Giobbi Back to the Future two cards tell value and suit
Also published here 2006 122
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, Bob Hummer Manto spectator and performer turn cards over in the deck, number of reversed cards is predicted
Inspired by 2006 129
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Vernon's Miracle value of selection is counted twice from rest of deck and mixed together with selection, performer uses number of cards to work out selection
2006 136
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer That Is the Question automatic placement and cross sum force, cards dealt in form of a question mark
Related to 2006 141
Joe Berg Mental Miracle esoteric, apparently Moe Seidenstein's
Related to 2007 54
Le Temps Switch Multiple Top Change
Related to 2007 50
David Solomon, Simon Aronson Building Math Principles card and its position in nine-card packet remembered, another card brought in, dealing into two packets, selection eventually located
Inspired by 2007 147
Roberto Giobbi Three-Way Out
Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
17
Roberto Giobbi Four Aces for the Stage
  • The Genii Session
one spectator holds target packet between his hands on stage, three extra Aces
June 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6)
18
Sam Leo Horowitz, Roberto Giobbi The Horowitz Poker Deal
  • The Genii Session
overhand stacking demonstration with Aces, then repeat deal with Nines in one hand and Royal Flush in another
Inspired by Aug. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 8)
18