38 entries for Perplex

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Louis Lam Perplexo "The 'El-El' Disappearance of One or More Cards", selection is put on face-up half and covered with other half, vanishes after separation of halves
 		1935
Would You Believe It?
4
George Delaney Three in One card openly reversed in deck, then cards on either side reverse instead
Also published here Oct. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 62)
441
Walter B. Gibson Perplexity two cards in twenty card packet at unknown positions change place (more or less)
Related toVariations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 88)
553
Dr. Stanley Jaks Perplex!? Ein Trick mit zwei Spielen two decks
 		1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 1)
10
Val Evans Any Poker Hand Called For ten-card stack, for credit information see also p. 1
Also published here
  • "The Poker Hand" (Val Evans, Pasteboard Perplexities, 1920)
 1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
16
Perplexo Cut and Restored Rope
1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
366
Audley Walsh Pin Perplexer six safety pins link in hand
 		Aug. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 41)
170
Edward Marlo Perplexo Aces with Surprise Transposition
 		1945
Off the Top
22
George Delaney Perplexity No. 37, Selection is placed face up in deck, reappears face down between two black Aces in middle of deck
VariationsAlso published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
67
Edward Marlo Cardician Makes Good double duke
Related to 1951
Ed Marlo's Lecture Notes
5
Edward Marlo Perplexing "Cardician Makes Good"
Related toAlso published here 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
20
Edward Marlo Perplexing "Cardician Makes Good"
Also published here 1973
Lecture Notes No. 1
4
Roy Walton Carousel
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 8)
97
Larry Jennings Number Transposition
Related toAlso published here 1977
Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling
37
Barry Govan Perplexed
1977
Card Cavalcade Four
84
Gene Nielsen The Pickwick Perplexer! two different books, two book marks placed in books on same number and only first words are the same
 		1977
Magick (Issue 189)
941
Romaine The Perplexing Persian Pearls
  • The Production
    - The 'Split' To Two
    - The Table Transposition
    - The Pocket Transposition
    - The Split To Three
    - First Three Ball Transposition
    - Second Three Ball Transposition
    - Hiding Them In The Sand
    - Finding Them In The Sand
    - The Fourth Dimension
    - Plucking From The Air, The Stroke
    - Eyes And Ears
    - The Gambling Game
 		1978
The Real Secrets of the Three-Ball Routines
45
Larry Becker Perplexing ESP Plaques marking system for ESP cards, business cards etc., address
Related toVariations 1978
World of Super Mentalism
33
Paul Maurer (reviewer) Hornung-Show und Familienfest on Nacht der 1000 Wunder in Zürich, Andy, Joe Marvel, Jesse Cortona & Nicole, Cha'Peau, Topas, Fee Eleisa, Guillame Le Grand et Coco, Haraldini, Danielle Jost, Macao, Danny Slide, Perplex, Chris & Paul Maurer 1988
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 49 No. 4&5)
12
Perplex Bericht vom 14. Mephisto Magic Weekend in Ostende (Belgien) on the convention in Ostende, Rocco Silano, Christian Chelman, Philippe Fedele, Pat Page, Jean-Jacques Sanvert, Chris Powers, Vito Lupo, Teddy Mills, Patrick Droude, Jacqueline, Eddy & Cie, Alpha, Bertran Lotth, Gili, Magic Boys, Eddy Allart, Yogano Junior, Yanco
 		1988
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 49 No. 6)
6
Jerry Sadowitz The Backward Card Trick "begins by revealing a card that has not yet been selected, after that things get even more perplexing."
 		1989
Cards on the Table
20
Larry Becker What Goes Around on the Zip Code marking for business cards and envelopes
Related to 1992
Stunners!
385
Sandy Spillman Something on My Mind: Body Magic various body magic effects
  • Business is Picking Up (1)
  • Glued to the Spot (2)
  • Going Up (3)
  • The Female Samson (4)
  • The Perplexing Pull (5)
  • The Hand on the Head (6)
  • The Mysterious Lift (7)
  • The Chair Lift (8)
 		Sep. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 3)
9
El Duco Perplexing Pen No. 6, pen used to find card with its clip
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
10
Peter Duffie Multiplex Perplexed four cards selected, two black Jacks end up in deck with two selections around each
 		1998
Deck Direct
11
Joshua Jay A Perplexing Pen Production using sleeve as a holdout
Also published here 1999
Magic Atlas
37
Ellis Stanyon Perplexo No. 12, two cards placed in the pocket of a spectator, same with another spectator, one card each removed, the spectators fail to name the other one
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
130
Joshua Jay Perplexing Pen Production using sleeve as a holdout
Also published here Jan. 1999
Onyx (Issue 6)
11
Roy Walton Perplexing Addition sixteen number cards are used and a sum is generated and predicted
Variations Jan. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 1)
85
Roy Walton Number Game a sum is generated from number cards and predicted
Inspired by Jan. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 1)
85
David Oliver (reviewer) The Perplexing Pen by Christopher Wyllie Aug. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 8)
81
Ken De Courcy Octad Perplexity with eight cards in two rows, spectator himself locates mental selection using three coins
 		2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
347
Steve Beam Outflanked two spectators find each others card, mathematical selection procedure
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
45
Nick Trost Swindle Switch with Cards and Dice three dice thrown, two spectators remember top and bottom total of throw and then cards at these positions, after a swindle switch procedure the cards are at opposite positions
Inspired by 2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
719
Steve Beam Bag Lady Magician introduces a napkin folded into a bag and hands it to a lady. He asks someone in the audience to call out a poker hand. He produces that hand from the napkin and claims it is otherwise empty. He proves it by showing the cards that remain are blank on both sides.
Related to 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
179
Steve Beam Stack Attack While deck is shuffled, spectator calls a poker hand. Magician deals out hand called. Can be repeated.
Related to 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
183
John Guastaferro (reviewer) Perplexities by Peter Duffie July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
99
Bob Farmer E.S.P. Hummer four cards with symbols with numerical values on both sides are in envelopes
  • Phase One (chosen symbol in envelope is divined)
  • Phase Two (total of four sides predicted)
Inspired by 2022
Hummer's Odyssey ()
22