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2004
Written by Aldo Colombini
Work of Aldo Colombini
44 pages (Spiralbound), published by Mamma Mia Magic
Illustrated with drawings by Aldo Colombini
Language: English
35 entries
Cover photograph
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Aldo Colombini Introduction
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Aldo Colombini, Father Cyprian Hofzinser 2000 all cards of chosen suit appear reversed and in center of the deck, Ace reversed in the middle
Inspired by 2
Riffle Force with break, brief
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Edward Marlo ATFUS brief
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Frederick Braue Braue Reversal brief
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Alex Elmsley Elmsley Count brief
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Aldo Colombini Oil, Water & Guts 4&4, all black finale
Inspired by 4
Brother John Hamman Hamman Count brief
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Aldo Colombini Wild, Wild Best two black cards and eight red cards, all become black, then four are red and other are Aces
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Aldo Colombini Underground Spies four Jacks "whisper" three selections and transpose with them, odd backed
Inspired by 8
Aldo Colombini Interchange black Eight and Nine transpose with red Kings, using the deck
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Aldo Colombini Jump and Pass two cards of same suit are placed inside card case Kings are shown and cards in case are found between Kings and King with same suit inside box, inspired by a routine by Phil Goldstein
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Aldo Colombini Imaginary Journey four Kings are dealt on the halves of the deck and end up together, on top of other half are the two selections
Inspired by
  • a routine in Peter Duffie's "21 Card Tricks"
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Aldo Colombini Punch His Match! several cards are selected and holes punched in them, one is selected and face and positions of holes match with blue-backed prediction
Also published here 13
Dai Vernon Strip-Out Addition
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Aldo Colombini Contact Colors three phases, selection ends up at same position in one half as a reversed card, four Aces found next to the cards and as climax the colors are found separated
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Aldo Colombini Deep Impact three predictions on the table turn out to be mates of selection, then they change into mates of second selections and other three cards are found in various pockets, duplicates
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Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
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Aldo Colombini Count on Them four card repeat, finally only one card remains which turns out to be the selection, based on an idea by Paul Gordon
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Aldo Colombini, Robert Beardsley Birthday Card cards removed from the deck corresponding to birthday month and number used to count to find card with "happy birthday" message
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Aldo Colombini The Game's Afoot cards between detective cards are removed and remaining card's value is used to find selection , based on an idea by Richard Vollmer
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Aldo Colombini Y2K Deck "Double Signature Transpo"
deck of double-blank cards, spectator and performer each sign a card, they transpose, then both signatures on one card
Also published here 23
Jerry K. Hartman Blow Away Change card secretly turned over when blowed on
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Paintbrush Change
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Aldo Colombini The Erasers three selections disappear one by one between two blank cards and reappear reversed in the middle of the deck
Inspired by
  • Justin Higham's "The Image Takers" in "Precursor" Nr. XIV.
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Aldo Colombini 4'Wave
Also published here 27
Aldo Colombini Cut It Out sheet with sixteen cards printed on them is torn up into pieces, red and black cards are found separated with the exception of two selections
Related to
  • Hen Fetch's "Kardcut"
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Aldo Colombini Holy Moly a card from a Royal Flush is selected and placed under an envelope, hole appears on card and missing part found in envelope
Inspired by
  • a problem posed by Lennie Darro on his wensite Darro's Den
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Aldo Colombini Falling Through using an envelope with 52 cards on one gag, duplicate
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Aldo Colombini Italian Poker deck shuffled face up face down, still good hands dealt, with rainbow deck finale
Inspired by 34
Aldo Colombini Point Of No Return card is constructed by using two cards stopped at, card found in pocket, full deck set-up
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Aldo Colombini Red And Black Crash nine double backers are openly shown, then eight cards change into normal cards which almost form two straight flushes, one packet is selected and prediction in envelope adds to straight flush
Inspired by 37
Aldo Colombini A Trio Band three selections are found using a rubber band, friction
Also published here
  • in "Magigram"
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Aldo Colombini, Peter Duffie Fact of Fiction Martin Gardner's "Lie Detector Test", with sixteen cards to reveal selection
Inspired by
  • Robert Neale's "Cal the Incalculable"
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Aldo Colombini Heart of Glass two card selected, heart is produced to inside is silk with picture of second selection
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Data entered by Lorenz Schär, March 2025.