Moves in Cards: page 16

The five techniques explained in this treatise are directly or tangentially inspired by Ed Marlo’s An Updated Force (1987).

Techniques taught are:

• An Updated Force (Ed Marlo)
• Piffle Force (Jon Racherbaumer)
• Balm-Applied Riffle Force (Steve Reynolds)
• Drop-Block Riffle Force (Jon Racherbaumer)
• Slip-Less Clip Force (Jon Racherbaumer)

1st edition 2009; 20 pages photo illustrated

These are detailed explanations of sleights and subtleties with cards used in many tricks and routines. They come with tips, history, applications, etc.

CONTENTS:

• ELMSLEY COUNT (Alex Elmsley)
• JORDAN COUNT (Charles T. Jordan)
• SIVA COUNT (Jack Avis)
• OLRAM SUBTLETY (Ed Marlo)
• DOUBLE UNDERCUT (L. L. Ireland)
• REVERSE DOUBLE UNDERCUT (Bob Haskell)
• BRAUE REVERSAL (Fred Braue)
• FLIP-FLOP FORCE AND CONTROL (Bro. John Hamman)
• PROPHECY FORCE (Bill Simon)
• FLUSHTRATION COUNT (Bro. John Hamman)
• OMEGA COUNT (Jeff Busby-Karl Fulves)
• ASCANIO SPREAD (Arturo de Ascanio)

These are detailed explanations of sleights and subtleties with cards used in many tricks and routines. They come with tips, history, applications, etc.

CONTENTS:

• FULL DECK FALSE SHUFFLE (G. W. Hunter)
• MIRAGE COUNT (Larry West)
• CHARLIER SHUFFLE (Charlier)
• CUT-DEEPER FORCE (Ed Balducci)
• DIMINISHING COUNT (Daryl-Maddison-Biet)
• HAMMAN COUNT (Bro. John Hamman)
• THE LAUGHING COUNT (Aldo Colombini)
• CRISS-CROSS FORCE (Max Holden)
• BACK SPREAD (anon)
• BRAUE ADDITION (Fred Braue)
• SMALL-PACKET FALSE SHUFFLE (Bro. John Hamman)
• RUMBA COUNT (Jean-Pierre Vallarino)

These are detailed explanations of sleights and subtleties with cards used in many tricks and routines. They come with tips, history, applications, etc.

CONTENTS:

• GEMINI COUNT (Bro. John Hamman)
• FLUSTERED (Eddy Taytelbaum)
• VARIATION ELMSLEY (Jonathan Townsend)
• ROLLING FLUSHTRATION (Keith Bloomfield)
• HABACK COUNT (Max Maven)
• SPIRIT COUNT (Gene Castillon)
• CUT FORCE (Robin Robertson)
• CATO (Bob Hummer)
• BLOW AWAY CHANGE (J.K. Hartman)
• FALSE CUT (Jean Pierre Vallarino)
• CROSS COUNT FORCE (J.K. Hartman)
• RIFFLE FORCE (Arthur Finley)

These are detailed explanations of sleights and subtleties with cards used in many tricks and routines. They come with tips, history, applications, etc.

CONTENTS:

• KISS COUNT (Boris Wild)
• AN OPTICAL CONTROL (Alain Choquette)
• INZANI FORCE (Remo Inzani)
• EASY DOUBLE LIFT (Aldo Colombini)
• THE ELMSLEY SWITCH (Alex Elmsley)
• CHRIST FORCE (Henry Christ)
• OVER COUNT (J. K. Hartman)
• THE HINDU FORCE SUBTLETY (Max Maven)
• KARDYRO-BIDDLE MOVE (Elmer Biddle-Tony Kardyro)
• DOWNS CHANGE (T. Nelson Downs)
• HAMMAN SWITCH (Bro. John Hamman)
• AN UNDER-DOWN FORCE (Werner Miller)

Sixteen moves and card bits by Fred Kaps on video and also explained briefly in text.

1. A Flourish and a Pass
2. Square-Up Pass
3. Lap Dissolve
4. Shuffle Turnover
5. Snap-Out False Cut
6. Spin Flourish False Cut
7. Crimped Packet False Cut
8. Swivel Palm
9. Hugard Top Palm
10. Goblet Reach Palm
11. Bottom Glimpse
12. Snap Change ("Single" Card)
13. Snap Change (On Face of Deck)
14. Fadeaway Card Change
15. Aces Up!
16. Cutting to Aces

Similar product from Fred Kaps but on coins is: Kaps on Coins.

PDF 6 pages, video length 15 minutes

These are detailed explanations of sleights and subtleties with cards used in many tricks and routines. They come with tips, history, applications, etc.

CONTENTS:

• U-CUT FORCE (J. K. Hartman)
• TOP CONTROL (Aldo Colombini)
• RED AND BLACK SHUFFLE (L.L. Ireland)
• AN EASY PASS (Patrick Page)
• THE KOSKY SWITCH (Gerald Kosky)
• R.S. BLUFF CONTROL (J. K. Hartman)
• THE TILT ILLUSION (Vernon - Marlo)
• STRIP-OUT ADDITION (Dai Vernon)
• BOTTOM PLACEMENT (Joe Ovette-Frank Kelly)
• ROTARY FORCE (J. K. Hartman)
• SELECT SWITCH (J.K. Hartman)
• GOLDIN FORCE (Horace Goldin).

Palming - This video pack contains three video lessons on palming cards - the two handed top card palm, the one handed top card palm and the Gambler's cop. 27 minutes in total, these lessons will have you palming cards with confidence in a relatively short time.

length 27 minutes

The methods explained in this manuscript involve cutting a deck to ostensibly change its order. They are semi-automatic because minimal dexterity is required. Otherwise they are subtle in seductive ways and all of them are completely or partially false.

The false cut triggering this manuscript is Jay Ose's False Cut that was auspiciously introduced to magicians by Harry Lorayne. This false cut eventually made its way into the repertoires of card specialists, but early on it was primarily meant to be easily and quickly performed after false shuffling. It was to the point, expressing a pleasing, sixbeat...

An advancement on Ed Marlo's iconic card change. See video below. You can only perform this at a table with an assistant.

1st edition 2017, 4 pages.

From the foreword:

Original methods for switching a card or cards.

• Rear Flat Palm
• Rear Angle Palm
• Thumb Clip Palm
• Latest Thumb Clip Palm
• Changing Palm Positions
• Flat Card Pickup
• Getting into the Palm Positions
• Methods of Unloading the X Card after the Switch: The Flexible Unload
• The Card Switch Transfer
• An Impressive Sequence
• A Simpler Sequence
• A Third Sequence
• First Switch
• Variations of the First Switch
• Marlo's Card Switch
• Additional Method for Getting into Basic Position of Rear Flat Palm required for the Marlo Card Swtich
• Methods of Disclosure
  • The Delayed Disclosure
  • The Indirect Disclosure ...

Palming cards while the cards are in action of being shuffled.

• The Action Palms
• The Shuffle Palm
• Delayed Action Palm
• The Count Cop
• Count Cop For A Number Of Cards
• Count Cop For Small Packets
• Count Cop And Transfer
• Count Cop Exchange
• Count Cop For Left Hand
• Action Palm - One Hand
• The Clip Steal
• Turn Down Palm
• Misdirection Palm
• The Cull Palm
• Cull Palm Replacement
• Pressure Fan Palm
• One Hand Palm As Action Palm
• Take Techniques For Action Palm
• Square Up Drop Palm
• Drop Cut Palm
• Double Action Palms
• The Table Edge Palm
• Pivot Bottom Steal
• Brush Palm
• Bits Of Misdirection

During his Princeton years, Russell worked in a nightclub doing close-up magic, and he has frequently entertained in that medium in his busy New York life since. He knows the value of a card trick that "entertains" and this is what he focuses on in Master Palm. Careful, concise thinking written up in clear language helps you to learn the 17 sleights and 15 tricks more easily.

1st edition 1975; PDF 58 pages, photo illustrated.

Table of Contents

6. INTRODUCTION

   Part One

7. CUP SHUFFLE
10. LEFT HAND BOTTOM PALM

    Part Two: THE MASTER PALM

15. (1) Right hand Side-Slip Steal
15. (2) Spread Replacement ...

Revolutionary card technique, chapter one:

Table of Contents

5. Miracle Change No. 1
8. - Method No. 1
9. - Method No. 2
10. - Method No. 3
11. - Method No. 4
12. - A Variation With Effect
14. Miracle Change No. 2
16. Miracle Change No. 3
20. A Multiple Effect
22. Follow The Ace
24. Climax Sleeving

1st edition 1954, 24 pages; PDF 26 pages.

Canada has many great magicians and Tom Batchelor, the Card Artist, is one of the leading constructive card men among them.

He calls this, "An investigation into card controls, locations, discoveries, revelations."

Contents include:

• Unfinished Shuffle Control
• Fan Control
• Slip Cut Control Pass
• Glimpse of a Peek
• Fan Shot
• Transfer Force
• The Search
• Turnover Surprise
• It's About Time
• Second Discovery of America
• The Card Prayer
• On the Cut
• Card Finders
• The Shakedown
• Revolving Revelation
• Without a Shuffle
• Cut of Deal
• Folded Card
• Strangers in our Midst
• Thru Thick and Thin ...

As a purser for a French airline flying from his home base in Tahiti, to Sydney to Los Angeles, our author, Jean Fare, keeps up on everything in card and close up magic. He gets to the Magic Castle just often enough to keep from missing anything. Several times a year he uses his airline privileges to get back to Paris to make sure "French Style" in magic is moving right ahead.

You will enjoy Jean's ebook. He has carefully described his own handling on a number of excellent tricks. They include:

• Thru
• New Bland Thought Handling
• Variation of a Palm
• Logical Sandwich
• Delayed Jump
• Cased...

The system of the Marlo Definite Fingertip Control explained in all its ramifications and ideas.

1st edition 1956, 1st digital edition 2013, 24 pages.

A must for all card men. Handy reference ebook for all card sleights. The best possible way to learn card magic, explained in good, clear terms by an expert. Sleights are modern, broken down to their simplest factors, useful and practical. The ideal ebook for the beginner in card work. You can't tackle advanced card work until you have the basics. This ebook will help you. Illustrated. Highly recommended.

• Controls
• The Crimp
• Passes
• The Palm
• The Replacement
• Changes
• Forcing
• False Counts
• False Shuffles
• Cuts
• Reverses
• Additions
• The Color Change
• From The Center
• The Multiple Shift ...

You will learn four color changes. This is pure sleight of hand, no gimmicks.

• Pum Change
• Funk Change
• Hop Change
• Wall Change

1st edition 2016, length 19min

This ebook describes Marlo's techniques for the Faro Shuffle. It contains methods for executing a faro, such as The First Technique, Faro Riffle Shuffle, and The Butt Shuffle, as well as Faro Aids, such as the Fourth Finger Table and the Rock and Reweave. It also contains more complex variations, like the Off Center Faro, Above Crimp Faro, and 26th Card Faro Check.

• The Faro Shuffle
• - The First Technique
• Faro Aids
• - 26th Card Faro Check
• - The 4th Finger Table
• Faro Riffle Shuffle
• - Variations In Technique On The Faro Riffle Shuffle
• - In The Hands
• The Butt Faro
• Partial Faro Check ...

It was none other than Channing Pollock who stepped forward with this keen endorsement of Ian Baxter's The Turnstile Pass: "Beautifully written and detailed. Yes, I recommend it! And - I just love your self-deprecating humor." A smooth card pass that enunciates the importance of using a distractive move to cover the mechanics. Three first rate effects are included as well.

The Turnstile Pass is Ian Baxter's variation of a Hermann style pass that does not require a turnover of the packet, as is typically the case with Hermann type passes. As a bonus you will get three routines using this pass: ...

J.C. Wagner's "Super Closer" is one of the most impressive routines you can do with a deck of cards. Ricky Jay knew this and only was told the workings after Wagner held out for one of Jay's inner secrets.

The deck is shuffled and cut and then divided into four packets. The magician and the spectator shuffle the four packets.

Effect #1: The top cards of each packet are turned over to reveal the four Aces.

Effect #2: The spectator buries the four Aces in the deck. The magician spells each Ace to find all four and, as he does so, four packets are created.

Effect #3: The four Kings are spelled...

6 colourful colour card changes like never before.

Vibgyor is a colorful journey created and cherished from the mind of Aarsh Shah that contains color changes that requires nothing but your hand and deck of playing cards. Piklumagic brings this journey that includes six colorful destinations which are creative an very visual and can be performed anywhere and anytime.

• Voigre
• Inlet
• Blurple
• Grellow
• Yelue
• Bonus (or "T3")

1st edition 2017, length 17 min