Evolution

2011
Written by William Goodwin
Work of William Goodwin
68 pages (E-book), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
32 entries
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William Goodwin Rotator turning orientation of bottom part during all-around square-up
  • Notes
Related toVariations 1
William Goodwin Fingertip Rotator alternative handling
turning orientation of bottom part during all-around square-up
  • Notes
Inspired by 3
William Goodwin The Tumblers four Jokers (with one-way faces) change orientation, with credit information on the plot
  • Notes (additional approaches)
Related to
  • "Pointer" (Phil Goldstein, marketed 1976)
 6
Whirl Flourish pirouette flourish, only 180°
Related to 9
Brother John Hamman 2-For-4 Count
9
Vertical Reverse Clean-Up packet turned from dealing position to vertical position and spread out, bottom card(s) secretly turned over
 		11
William Goodwin Rotation Stuart Gordon Turnover card also turned end-for-end
 		12
Kevin Ho Bob Change vertical
Also published here 14
Noel Stanton Pivot Colour Change
Also published here
  • The Gen, June 1964, p. 43
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William Goodwin Crimp Hideout showing all for edges of deck while hiding corner crimp
Related to 20
Crimping Index Corner in Fan of Cards out-jogged card crimped from behind fan
Related to 20
Corner Crimp below Spread
21
William Goodwin Reversal Tutorial one-way pseudo explanation, sucker, card turns over in the end
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William Goodwin Twinkle Twinkle
Inspired by 25
William Goodwin On the Up and Up Handling two cards repeatedly come to top in four-card packet
Inspired by 25
John Carney Sanverted Display two cards repeatedly come to top in four-card packet
Related to 30
Larry Jennings Countback Aces spectator cuts deck in half, both halves counted, digits added and that many card counted off to form four piles in total, Aces are on top
Inspired by
  • “After the Four Ace Trick” (Billy O’Connor, The Magic Wand, June-Sep. 1935, p. 85)
Variations 		32
Gordon Bean Gordon Bean Handling spectator cuts deck in half, cards counted, digits added and that many card counted off to form four piles in total, Aces are on top
Inspired byVariations 33
Helder Guimarães Helder Guimarães Handling two spectators cut of packet and count it, digits added and that many card counted off to form four piles in total, Aces are on top
Inspired by 34
William Goodwin Count Back to Count Down spectator eventually forms four piles, numbers of top cards are counted and every Ace is found
Inspired by 35
William Goodwin Addition to Count Back spectator eventually forms four piles, Aces found, Tens as well with transformation effect
Inspired by 36
William Goodwin Random Locations four spectators count a packet, add digits and then count to a card, using Billy O’Connor's procedure as placement/force, faro
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Gordon Bean Count One Way three piles made with counting and adding digits (using Billy O’Connor's procedure), then top card of one pile chosen without performer looking and lost, performer knows pile and stops spectator as he deals through pile at his card
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William Goodwin Duplex elevator effect using only four cards, Ace through Four of Clubs, updated/corrected handling
Also published here 44
Stuart Gordon, William Goodwin Stuart Gordon Double Lift for pip-covering
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William Goodwin Duplex Remodeled elevator effect using Ace through Four of Clubs, with surprise finish where one card transforms, credit information
Also published here 49
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
49
Gordon Bean Duplex Addition elevator effect using Ace through Four of Clubs, last card penetrates whole deck
Inspired by 55
William Goodwin Pocket Calculator two number cards chosen, an amount of cards equal to their sum and product, pocket calculator appears
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William Goodwin Taken Bi Force variation of Max Holden's Cross Cut Force to force two selections, using dribble
Also published here 59
Faro Fan
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William Goodwin Double Flip-Over Force handling for forcing two cards
Inspired by 66
Data entered by Denis Behr, January 2023.