Simmons, Ken

1993
Written by Ken Simmons
Work of Ken Simmons

33 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs and drawings
Language: English

15 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Edward Marlo	The Schmaltzy Showmans Prediction	fair selection from new and sealed deck is predicted, Penelope's Principle, with notes by Ken Simmons	Also published here The Schmaltzy Showman's Prediction (Edward Marlo, 1974)	1	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order
Edward Marlo	Not All Psychological	spectator stops at odd backed card	Also published here Not All Psychological (Edward Marlo, 1986)	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Brainwave type Effects Cards / Sleights / Force / Psychological Forces / Psychological Stop Force (Seventh Card Force) Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Spectator
Edward Marlo	I Knew That	any card is spelled to (Count-Spell Principle), two methods, with credit information (Mosteller)	Also published here I Knew That (Edward Marlo, 1990)	6	Cards / Principles / Spelling Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards) Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / New Deck Order Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Any Card Called For
Edward Marlo	Bluff Ace Assembly	with comments by Ken Simmons	Also published here Bluff Ace Assembly (Edward Marlo, 1955)	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Slow Motion
Edward Marlo	The Marlo Flourish	to turnover a card in hand	Also published here The Marlo Flourish (Edward Marlo, 1992)	14	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Turnover of Cards
Edward Marlo	Breaking the Rule	spelling to the four Aces, last one turns over, with notes by Ken Simmons	Also published here Breaking the Rule (Edward Marlo, 1989)	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Four-of-a-Kind
Edward Marlo	Sure Simplified Shift	Simple Shift variation	Also published here Sure Simplified Shift (Edward Marlo, 1989)	18	Cards / Principles / Plunger Principle Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Shifts / Active / Cut Controls
Edward Marlo	Female	spectator's name on back of named card, with note by Ken Simmons	Related to Female (Edward Marlo, 1986)	20	Cards / Principles / Sticky Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Fred (aka Phil, Oscar, ...)
Ken Simmons	Triumphing for a Change	color changing deck kicker	Related to Triumphing for a Change (Ken Simmons, 1986)	24	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Color Changing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Triumph / Effect Variations
Ken Simmons	Discrepant Packet Force	spectator calls stop during running cut to table		25	Cards / Sleights / Force / Cut Forces / Running Cut & Stop
Edward Marlo	Table Spread Hideout	leaving top two cards together during spread		26	Cards / Sleights / Flourishes / Table Spreads
Ken Simmons	Who's Lying?	lie speller	Inspired by Automatic Speller Placement Principle (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43) Variations Who's Lying? - Second Handling (David Neighbors, 1993) Lie Detector With A Surprise (Gene Gordon, 1998)	28	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Count and Drop Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Lie Detector (with spelling)
David Neighbors	Who's Lying? - Second Handling	lie speller	Inspired by Who's Lying? (Ken Simmons, 1993)	29	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Count and Drop Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Lie Detector (with spelling)
Jon Racherbaumer	Dunbury Lie Speller - Eighteen-Card Version		Inspired by Dunbury Lie Speller (Jon Racherbaumer, 1993) L-I-A-R (Tomas Blomberg, 2014) "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)	30	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Partagas Sell (Dunbury Delusion) Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Count and Drop Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Lie Detector (with spelling)
Jack Avis	Eight Bytes Is Enough	thought card revealed with eight-card-packet as computer	Inspired by More Lies (Robert E. Neale, 1970) Also published here Eight Bites is Enough (Jack Avis, 1993)	32	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro Cards / Effect Themes / Lie Detector (without spelling)

Data entered by Denis Behr, August 2016.

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