Card File Two

2000
Written by Jerry Mentzer
Work of Various
182 pages (Hardcover), published by Jerry Mentzer (Magic Methods)
Illustrated with drawings by Richard Bartram, Jr.
Language: English
66 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Jerry Mentzer Introduction
1
Tom Craven Unclosed Prediction
Inspired by 5
Woody Landers Triple Acrobatics three cards turn over in deck one by one, last one first wrong than changes into right one
Also published here
  • "The 24 Hour Happy Hour Magician" (Woody Landers lecture notes)
 7
Evert Chapman A Change of Place selection appears face-up on deck when top card is rubbed with Ace of Spades, then some kind of transposition
 		9
Paintbrush Change
10
William P. Miesel All By Themselves four selections lost in deck, then four Kings distributed face-up, they end up next to the selections
Inspired by
  • "Royal Command" (Peter Duffie, Abra #2576)
 12
Jerry Mentzer Fancy Aces
15
Richard Bartram, Jr. Joker Assisted Triumph ends in new deck order, faros
Inspired by 17
Jerry Mentzer Signature Card Locator coin placed on top card of bottom half, face-up, other half on top and cut again, card changed, non-visual tosheroon
 		19
Jerry Mentzer Trio Less Two three spectators chose a card, one hides his card and the other two are shuffled back, all three divined, one travels to pocket
  • For Magicians
 		22
Simple Shuffle overhand shuffle sequence of two five-card runs that undo each other
Related to 25
Jerry Mentzer Two Card Transpo
Inspired by
  • "Off Beat Top Change Routine" (Eddie Fechter, Fechter, p. 68)
 25
Steve Beam Face Off four cards are selected and found, cut deeper to select all cards, two handlings
Also published here 31
Paul Swinford Judah's Undue Goano Revisited three phases
  • Stay Stack Version
Inspired by
  • "The S. J. Mutus Dedit Trick" (Stewart Judah, Linking Ring, Feb. 1964)
 33
Tom Hubbard Thank You Norman card selected, four cards from another deck added and used to count to selection, with two variations
 		39
Jerry Mentzer, Al Thatcher Cardician's Dream (Improved)
Inspired by 41
Jerry Mentzer Any Way four packets arrived at, a King (or Queen, two-way out) on top of each
 		45
Jerry Mentzer Think A Card Improved
  • Vernon Revelation
Inspired by
  • Bob Farmer
 47
Warren Stephens Fake Estimation spectator cuts off packet, top card of bottom section named, presented as estimation
 		52
Jerry Mentzer Two Keys
  • As a Locator
  • As a Force (one of two)
 		53
Jerry Mentzer Lie Detector Test
54
Jerry Mentzer Memory Jogger associating playing cards with a trick to remember one's repertoire
Inspired by 58
Jerry Mentzer Move a Card alternating one-way backs
 		59
Michael Boden Deck Memorization OOTW with the performer dealing as a memory stunt, gilbreath
  • Notes on the Gilbreath Principle
Also published here 62
Tom Craven Hummer Clean-Up four cards, selection is only one reversed after some procedure
Inspired by
  • "Baby Hummer" (Charles Hudson, Linking Ring)
Also published here 		69
Tom Craven Hummer - Odd Back selection also has odd back
Inspired by
  • "Baby Hummer" (Charles Hudson, Linking Ring)
Also published here 		70
Doug Canning Canning's Baby Hummer with six cards
Inspired by
  • "Baby Hummer" (Charles Hudson, Linking Ring)
Also published here 		72
John Hostler My False Cut deck optionally turned over during cut
Also published here
  • Linking Ring Parade, July 1987
 77
John Hostler Pressure Point ambitious card, then thumb and first finger melt through pack until they can grab out selection, leaving a cut-out in whole rest of deck
Variations 78
John Hostler The Wild Card Joker changes into mates of three cards
Inspired byVariations 82
John Hostler The Wild Exchange black Seven sandwiched between red Sevens in left hand, other black Seven in right hand, they change places so that a red Seven is in right hand and other red sandwiched between blacks in left hand
 		86
John Neely Kinetic Aces deck instead of three cards placed on follower Aces
 		88
John Neely The Resurrection Aces vanish à la Collins Aces and are found again à la Christ Aces
 		91
John Neely The Waterloo Opener
Inspired by 95
Michael Sibbernsen Future Shock prediction written on a playing card matches selection
Inspired by 96
Michael Sibbernsen Lucky Card
100
Michael Sibbernsen Post-Cards spectator puts four post-it notes in deck during dealing, the cards are the four Aces
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • lecture notes Enigmas, 1997
 102
Michael Sibbernsen Thumb-Off Addition Force card dragged from end grip into left hand until spectator calls stop
 		105
Michael Sibbernsen Triple Indemnity three prediction cards placed aside, selection completes four-of-a-kind
Inspired by 107
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
108
Bill Spooner Frontal Attack Top Change card changes into selection, with top change handling
 		113
Bill Spooner An Out-Of-Deck Experience three cards chosen, one signed, cards jump out one by one, card con ceiling finale
 		117
Boomerang Card Grip
Related to 119
Jack Chanin Card on Ceiling Method
120
Jerry Mentzer Control to Bottom hindu shuffle
 		121
Jerry Mentzer Addition to Le Paul Top Palm
  • The Casual Gesture
  • The Flourish Show
Inspired by 123
Jerry Mentzer Direct Palm of a Tabled Card tabled card scooped into deck
  • As a Palm
  • As a Control
Related to
  • "Dribble Control" (Inside John Murray)
 124
Jerry Mentzer Nine Way Variant nine cards in square, one chosen via instructions, winner/loser written on other side
Inspired by 129
Roy Walton Walton's Ascanio Routine four Queens turn over one by one, then change to Aces, Queen travels from one pile to another
 		132
Edward Marlo Deep ATFUS
133
Jim Lee Nine Card Monte with Ace of Diamonds and eight blank cards
Related to 137
Michael Boden Boden's Wild Card Routine eight blank cards become duplicates of selection, new handling
Also published here 144
Tom Craven All Backs Routine five cards, Royal Flush ending
 		151
Karl Fulves Five as Five Count also six as five
Related to 152
Jerry Mentzer Blank Ambition ambitious card routine with double blank deck
  • The Bluff
  • Really Ambitious
Related to
  • concept in "Riggs - The Magic of John Riggs" (Magic Methods)
 154
Jerry Mentzer Card to Card Case unknown card in case, card signed in deck, Kings added into card case, unknown card later turns out to be signed card
 		158
Edward Marlo Olram Subtlety
160
Karrell Fox Foxy "Cardenballoon" without apparatus
Also published here 161
Karrell Fox Foxy "The Perfect Miracle" performer deals blindfolded through deck, stops at selection
Also published here 163
Nick Trost One Card Reverse card vanishes from packet and re-appears reversed
 		164
Jerry Mentzer Thoughts on the Pecking Bird some ideas
 		166
Jerry Mentzer Three Card Control and Revelation crimped key
Variations 168
Jerry Mentzer Five Card Control and Revelation
Inspired by 170
Jerry Mentzer Plus-Hue Go Mo sandwich combo with two selections
Inspired by
  • "Hue Go Mo" (Bill Miesel, Visionary Card Effects)
 175
Jerry Mentzer Flourish Aces - Descendents
  • Black Aces to Red Aces to Black Kings
  • Black Jack Deal
  • Flourish Finders
  • Flourish Finders - Alternative
Inspired by 177
Hank Wocjik Flourish Aces two cards change at once
Also published here 180
Data entered by Denis Behr, March 2019.