Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks

...and Some for Those Who Do!

1974
Written by Philip T. Goldstein
Work of Philip T. Goldstein
9 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Philip T. Goldstein
Language: English
23 entries
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Philip T. Goldstein "Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks ...and Some for Those Who Do!" on (un)importance of method vs effect, sleight-of-hand vs gimmick, four basic elements of method:
  • 1. Natural Law Disguised
  • 2. Secret Activity
  • 3. Secretly Prepared Materials
  • 4. Psychology
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Philip T. Goldstein Controls
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Philip T. Goldstein On Pick-a-Card Tricks
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Philip T. Goldstein On the Corner Short advantages, finding it, controlling a selection with it
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Theodore Annemann Snapped Corner corner broken but attached
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Philip T. Goldstein Half Deck Crimp to control selection
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Philip T. Goldstein Spot'n'Scoop Control sighting card in face-up ribbon spread and moving it to top by cut afterwards
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Philip T. Goldstein Ancient Las Vegas Pulse-Reading removed card is divined by pulse reading four times
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Philip T. Goldstein, Ken Miller Alternate Route red-backed named card transposes with blue-backed duplicate, both sandwiched by jokers
Inspired by
  • "Queens in Flight" (Ken Miller, Abra #530, 1956)
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Philip T. Goldstein Vested Power card selected by number and position, number and card found with spelling
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Philip T. Goldstein secA ruoF three phases: standard Ace assembly, reverse assembly, then Aces transform into Kings in leader pile and Aces are reversed in deck
VariationsAlso published here 6
Frederick Braue Braue Addition and Switch
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Philip T. Goldstein Goldstein's F.T.L.
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Philip T. Goldstein Jordan Count of Five Cards As Five From a Biddle Grip hiding bottom card
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Philip T. Goldstein, Stewart James Ice Dice chosen values lie at chosen numbers, imaginary dice
Related toVariationsAlso published here 7
Philip T. Goldstein Social Mobility two chosen cards, red Kings sandwich one in deck, black Kings the same and first one changed into second one
Inspired byRelated to 8
Standard Sandwich Load
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Philip T. Goldstein Sandwich Switch in spread
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Ovette Master Move
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Philip T. Goldstein Satisfaction four-ace production
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Riffle Force brief, break
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Pop-Up Card
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Philip T. Goldstein GPCF Card-to-Wallet card marked by spectator behind back with dummy pen, travels into wallet
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Data entered by Denis Behr, December 2016.