Ibidem

1955-1979
Written by P. Howard Lyons
Work of P. Howard Lyons, Various
1,028 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Pat Patterson Lyons
Language: English
1,051 entries
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Roy Walton Named Card Shuffle
VariationsAlso published here 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 24
Roy Walton Second Thoughts on Oil and Water 4&4
VariationsAlso published here 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 25
Edward Marlo Pull Down Move with applications, see following entries
 		34 & 35 Aug. 1969 27
Edward Marlo First Effect: That Sandwich Idea longer handling at the deck with pull down move
 		34 & 35 Aug. 1969 27
Edward Marlo Second Idea: The Direct Sandwich Exchange using pull down move
 		34 & 35 Aug. 1969 28
Edward Marlo Third Idea: As An Addition Move Aces are stripped out and placed on bottom, cards loaded behind with pull down move
 		34 & 35 Aug. 1969 29
Edward Marlo Fourth Idea: As An Effect four indifferent cards are touched, they change to four Aces, using previous switch
 		34 & 35 Aug. 1969 29
Edward Marlo Marlo's Multiple Cull using fingers between packets and above and below placing, separating all thirteen fours-of-a-kind
 		34 & 35 Aug. 1969 30
Edward Marlo The Breakdown Extended five Fives, one is placed in the deck and other four Fives change into Fours, then Threes... repeated until one Ace remains, getting into set-up with previous Multiple Cull
Inspired by 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 31
Edward Marlo Mexican Joe's Dream only vale is dealt, fishing the suit before knowing the value
 		34 & 35 Aug. 1969 34
Edward Marlo The Laymen's Dream forcing a Nine on the spectator with ten-twenty force, fishing suit
Related toVariations 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 35
Edward Marlo The Free Force Transposition cards chosen with ten-twenty force transpose, duplicate
  • 2nd Variation
  • 3rd Variation
 		34 & 35 Aug. 1969 36
P. Howard Lyons Powdered Water & Ross Bertram Anecdote
34 & 35 Aug. 1969 37
Robin Robertson Instant Emulsion 4&4, red and black cards instantly mix
  • Added Thought by Harry Smith
Variations 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 38
Tom Ransom Variation by Ransom (Royal Pairs) 4&4, Kings and Queens mix
Inspired by 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 39
Martin Gardner, P. Howard Lyons Dam You, Charlie Brown on the coin penetration through dental dam, with variations
 		34 & 35 Aug. 1969 39
P. Howard Lyons Comment on The Helical Card Trick by Francis Haxton
Inspired by
  • Abra 1105, April 1, 1967
 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 40
Norman Houghton Shifty packet trick with transformations and false counts, monte type presentation
Inspired by 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 41
Norman Houghton Modified Elmsley Count hiding the fourth count, also as Four as Five count
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly, Nov. 1963
 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 41
Ronald B. Edwards H2Oil 3&3 with extra card, using duplicates from Pinochle deck
  • Alternate Finish
Related to 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 43
Ronald B. Edwards A Study in Frustration 8&8, presented as a puzzle in which the cards cannot be put in an alternating order from the faces and the (odd-backed) backs simultaneously
  • Further Observations and/or Avenues
  • Arranging the 16 Cards to Provide a 16 Card Right Packet
  • But Just One Last Thought
Inspired by 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 44
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Swiss Checkers game/puzzle analysis
Related to 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 47
P. Howard Lyons Fat Chance
Inspired by 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 48
Bruce Cervon Face Up Count faro shuffle
Also published here 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 49
Bruce Cervon Turnabout Is Faro Play "Method II", spectator separates face-up/face-down with closed eyes
Also published here 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 50
Duane Henry Turbid Tinges monte effect from top of deck
Inspired by 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 51
Duane Henry Two Much And More calculation with number, result is predicted (forced)
  • Possible Uses
Inspired by 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 52
P. Howard Lyons Aces Apart four Aces distribute in the deck (they remain face down)
Inspired by 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 55
P. Howard Lyons Aces Over four Aces distribute in the deck and they turn over
Inspired by 34 & 35 Aug. 1969 56
Gene Gordon Gene Gordon's Routine for the Leprechauns Vanishing Leprechauns with revelation of a card
 		34 & 35 Aug. 1969 57
The Vanishing Dollar Forty-Nine by "W. A. Elliott"
questions and answers on the Vanishing Leprechauns
 		34 & 35 Aug. 1969 58
Bob Little Stinger to the Leprechauns
34 & 35 Aug. 1969 61
P. Howard Lyons Combining Leprechauns
34 & 35 Aug. 1969 61
P. Howard Lyons Ibidem
36 Mar. 1979 1
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Dear PH Lyons
36 Mar. 1979 1
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) The Mathematics of the Weave Shuffle "A Study by Ravelli"
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Terminology
  • 2. The Out Weave Equation
  • 3. To Return a Pack to the Original Order with Out Weaves
    • a) An obvious solution
    • b) The Theorem of Fermat
    • c) A Binomial Pattern Approach
    • d) Factor Analysis
  • 4. To Reverse a Pack with Out-Weaves
    • a) By Calculating and By Using the Binomial System
    • b) Factor Analysis
    • c) An Obvious Solution
  • 5. The General In-Weave Equation
  • 6. To Return a Pack to the Original Order with In-Weave
  • 7. To Reverse a Pack with In-Weaves
  • 8. Summary of the Out- and In-Shuffle
  • 9. The Odd-Pack Weave
    • How to Make an Odd Pack out Of An Even Pack
    • Top and Bottom Odd Weaves
  • 10. Card at n-Fold Places
    • Partial n-fold place
    • Cards at 1/n places
  • 11. In and Out Odd-Weaves
  • 12. The Behavior of a Difference in Faro Shuffles
  • 13. The Mathematics of the Double, Triple and Multiple Faro
 		36 Mar. 1979 2
P. Howard Lyons Notice to Readers Nicknotchka Promotional
 		36 Mar. 1979 20
Appendix
36 Mar. 1979 21
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) The Endless Mindreader after any number of faro shuffles, the spectator removes a card and replaces it somewhere else, performer finds it
Variations 36 Mar. 1979 21
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) The Fail-Proof Mindreader after any number of faro shuffles, the spectator removes a card and replaces it somewhere else, performer finds it
Inspired by 36 Mar. 1979 22
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) The Memorized Faro Shuffle Pack calculating the order after faro shuffling a memorized deck, from one to eight shuffles
Related to 36 Mar. 1979 23
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) More Quiz Biz Faro faro method
Inspired by 36 Mar. 1979 25
Karl Fulves Let Me Count The Ways formula for the number of ways a deck theoretically be riffle shuffled
 		36 Mar. 1979 25
Jerry Fulton Notohp card travels from hands to envelope, duplicate, story presentation
 		36 Mar. 1979 26
Henry Christ Faced Deck Force with double facer
 		36 Mar. 1979 28
P. Howard Lyons Elements of Topology
36 Mar. 1979 28
Tom Ransom +Oraclu+ six cards chosen, divined by performer
 		36 Mar. 1979 29
Jack Graver, James Robertson Shadow Line 1
36 Mar. 1979 32
Jack Graver, James Robertson Shadow Line 2
36 Mar. 1979 35
P. Howard Lyons On Abbie Hoffman
36 Mar. 1979 37
Jerry Fulton Dear Howard on 37
 		36 Mar. 1979 39
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