Miscellaneous

156 entries in Cards / Sleights / False Count / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Gerade oder Ungerade No. 3, packet of cards is counted as an odd or even number, depending on what the spectator wishes, two cards stuck together with "weak rubber solution, soap or onion juice"
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
5
Push-Back Count
1897
New Era Card Tricks
102
Push-Back Count cards are counted from top of pack, first one is stolen back
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
52
Hiding a Card in a Small Packet four cards, hiding third, using glide and showing bottom card alternating to the left and to the right spectator
 		1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 6)
131
Robin Robertson Robin Counts the Cards Biddle steal false counts to hide card(s)
  • For Four Cards
  • For More Than Four Cards
 		1964
Handle With Care
10
Jack Avis The Siva Count
Mar. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 11)
82
Veeser Count
1972
New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
Jerry K. Hartman Four-as-Five Count cards counted one at a time, taking them from top and moving to bottom
 		1972
Packet Magic
64
Jerry K. Hartman Four-as-Four Count end-grip, hides bottom card of four, “relative of the Elmsley and Veeser counts”
Related toAlso published here 1972
Packet Magic
67
Karl Fulves Note on Grips
1973
Packet Switches (Part One)
33
Karl Fulves Random Notes (3) Notes on grip and four as five count
 		1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
108
Karl Fulves 3/4 Count only order changes, every card is seen
Variations 1973
Packet Switches (Part Two)
111
Jack Avis, Roy Walton Siva Count "show four cards as four, concealing none"
 		1973
Card Script
11
William Larsen, T. Page Wright False-Count Cover spectator and performer count simultaneously
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
 Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 11)
789
Tenkai Ishida Reverse Push-Off Count false count, moving doubles as in the side walk shuffle
Also published here
  • in "Genii" September, 1969.
 1974
The Magic of Tenkai
48
Roy Walton The E.J. Count "Elmsley Jordan", Siva Count, see "Vis à Vis" for credit information
Related to 1975
Card Cavalcade 3
187
Jack Avis The Siva Count
1975
Card Cavalcade 3
187
Karl Fulves Five as Five Count
Related to 1975
Card Fare
53
Jack Avis Siva Count show four cards as four, concealing none
 		Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
6
Karl Fulves Double Push changing order of eight card packet as it is counted
Related to
  • notes on p. 312
 1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
299
Karl Fulves Block Exchange Count see also notes on page 312
 		1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
308
Bob Veeser, Philip T. Goldstein Half-Veeser Count
1976
Classic Tackler
3
Jerry Andrus Careful Count
1976
Andrus Card Control
54
Jerry Andrus Careful Count No 2 hiding cards
 		1976
Andrus Card Control
54
Jerry Andrus Canceled Count count, hiding one surface, similar to the ghost count
 		1976
Andrus Card Control
54
Bob Veeser Veeser Count
Apr. 1976
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 2 No. 16)
64
Philip T. Goldstein Haback Count combination of Hamman Count and Flushtration Count
 		1977
Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety
29
Jack Avis The Siva Count five cards as four, center one hidden
 		1977
Counts, Cuts, Moves and Subtlety
48
Elmer Biddle Biddle Count
Jan. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 1)
2
Bob Farmer Cabungle alternate handling, with application for packet ambitious card sequence
Inspired by Jan. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 5)
511
Elmer Biddle Biddle Count
Apr. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 8)
554
Philip T. Goldstein The Snap-Turn Count 2/4
 		Aug. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)
614
Jack Avis Siva Count
Feb. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)
638
Andrew Pargeter Multi Count Technique (Continued) variation for the Elmsley Count, Jordan Count, Siva Count, Eye Count
Related to Sep. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 9)
731
Karl Fulves The Contact Count using card with cut-out section in center of one side
 		1979
The Topological False Count
5
Karl Fulves Continuous Count count with two cards taped together at one side
 		1979
The Topological False Count
13
Justin Branch The Star Display display that displaces two cards (in same way as Siva Count)
 		1979
Cards in Confidence — Volume One
62
Justin Branch Think Four Aces the order of four cards is predicted in a packet, using false counts to adjust to any of the twenty-four possible orders
  • The Table of Twenty-Four
 		1979
Cards in Confidence — Volume One
77
Justin Branch Displacement Counts ABC displacement counts with five cards to adjust the order ("In all twenty-six Displacement Counts with a five-card packet will be given.")
 		1979
Cards in Confidence — Volume One
85
Justin Branch Packet Grip Required for Displacement Counts D to W
1979
Cards in Confidence — Volume One
87
Justin Branch Displacement Counts D to W displacement counts with five cards to adjust the order ("In all twenty-six Displacement Counts with a five-card packet will be given.")
 		1979
Cards in Confidence — Volume One
88
Philip T. Goldstein Spirit Count
Dec. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 12)
963
Jack Avis Siva Count five as four
 		1980
John: Verse Two
6
Elmer Biddle Biddle Count
1980
El Manejo de la Carta Doble
15
Jack Avis Siva Count
1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
119
Jack Avis Siva Count
Nov. 1982
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 3)
19
Edward Marlo Additional Ideas - Broken Count Broken Elmsley Count and more broken counts
Variations 1982
Marlo's Unforgetable Wild Card
22
Biddle False Count changing the order
 		May 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 13)
247
Edward Marlo False Count Spell two unknown Cards are spelled to
 		1983
Marlo without Tears
60
Edward Marlo Unloading False Count cards counted one by one off deck, card unloaded back on deck, see also Marlo's Magazine 4
 		1983
Marlo without Tears
61
Philip T. Goldstein Haback Count combination of Hamman Count and Flushtration Count
 		Aug. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 8)
814
Larry Taylor The LT Count four as four, one hidden
 		Dec. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 12)
860
Bob Veeser Veeser Count
Oct. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 1)
1161
Edward Marlo Marlo Count Displacement five as four, card extracted with buckling at penultimate count, originally from TOPS
 		1983
Facsimile (Issue 1)
12
Edward Marlo Marlo Count Displacement five as four, card extracted with buckling at penultimate count, originally from TOPS
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
340
Philip T. Goldstein Haback Count combination of Hamman Count and Flushtration Count
 		Apr. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 20)
191
Brother John Hamman Countback Variation
1984
Seven Deadly Miracles
35
Simeon Crystal, Harry Lorayne The Count of Mountie Crystal several false counts to count four-as-four and hide a card:
  • The Center Switch Count
  • The Double Double Count
  • The Lorayne Count
see page 1235 for credit corrections
Related to Feb. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 2)
1165
Jay Sankey The Revolution Count apparently showing collectors-sandwich of seven cards, really only three selections
Variations 1986
Sankey Panky
88
Ellis Stanyon, Edward Marlo Stanyon Count with Marlo Concept
1986
Thirty Five Years Later
27
Edward Marlo Marlo Count five as four, top and bottom pulled together on first count
 		1986
Riffling the Pasteboards
17
Jack Avis Siva Count
1986
Mirage
51
Bob Veeser Veeser Count
May 1987
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3)
79
Karl Fulves Table Trix tabled false-count or second deal, posed as problem
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 50)
240
Brother John Hamman The Countback
1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
150
Brother John Hamman Countback Variation No. 1
1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
158
Brother John Hamman Countback Variation No. 2
1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
160
Brother John Hamman Countback Variation No. 3
1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
168
Brother John Hamman Countback Variation No. 4
1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
178
Karl Fulves MacCount four cards, Ace travels from pocket back to packet, featuring count that shows all cards but changes order
Variations 1989
And a Packet of Cards
3
Karl Fulves Demi-Device 2&2, featuring a displacement count
 		1989
And a Packet of Cards
21
Karl Fulves Gammatron four-as-four in which all cards are seen but order changed
 		1989
And a Packet of Cards
39
Wesley James The Carry Count (4-4) bottom card stays into place, one of four hidden, note on the Veeser concept
Variations 1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
4
Wesley James The SPEC-3 Count (2-3) one of four hidden
 		1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
6
Wesley James The Ducked SPEC-3 (2-2) one of four hidden
 		1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
7
Wesley James Spec-4 (2-4) one of four hidden
 		1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
8
Wesley James SWAPEC (3-2) one of four hidden
 		1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
9
Gary Ouellet The Paradise 2/4 Count
1990
Close Up Illusions
99
Philip T. Goldstein Haback Count combination of Hamman Count and Flushtration Count, first published in "Son of Bat, Jr.", August 1976
 		1990
Focus
56
Jack Avis Siva Count
1990
Focus
70
Philip T. Goldstein Snap-Turn Count 2/4
 		1990
Focus
71
Philip T. Goldstein Haback-Count combination of Hamman Count and Flushtration Count
 		1990
Falschzählmethoden
12
Alex Elmsley Five-as-five Ghost Count combining Elmsley Count and Eric de la Mare False Count, Five-as-Five while hiding one
Related to 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
55
Karl Fulves Upcount four black cards removed, but selection was red, still found in packet, false count with upjogged cards
 		1991
28 Card Tricks
45
Jerry K. Hartman P. M. Count end-grip, hides bottom
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
133
Jerry K. Hartman Two-Sided Counts turning cards face up and face down in process, hiding surface
  • Over Count
  • Up Count
 		1991
Card Craft
134
Ronnie Ramin False count three cards counted as three, order is displaced
 		1991
Strange Happenings
16
Ronnie Ramin The Faces Display face-up five-card packet, three picture cards above two spot cards, packet shown to be all spot cards, "similar to Daryl's Combo Count"
 		1991
Strange Happenings
18
James Swain, Bill Malone The J. S. Count actually displays using KM style switch, thereafter referred to as "J.S. Switch"
  • To show three cards to be same card
  • To perform Brother Hamman's Gemini Count
  • Gemini Count Variation
  • To perform Daryl Martinez's Diamond Bar
 		1992
Don't Blink
67
Veeser Count Variation
1992
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 43)
765
Elmer Biddle Biddle Count
1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 6
27
Philip T. Goldstein Haback Count combination of Hamman Count and Flushtration Count
 		Oct. 1992
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 2)
50
Doug Edwards Fake-Take Count
Apr. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4)
2201
グライドによるフォールスカウント (Glide as a False Count)
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
65
Edward Marlo Unloading/Putback False Count
Inspired by 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
178
Verbal Backwards Counting
1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
6
Edward Marlo Above the Buckle or Break Count displacement count, five as four
 		1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
157
Edward Marlo Necktie Move Handling hiding reversed card as packet is counted through and every card ducked reversed under packet
Inspired by
  • "Necktie Move" (Joe Ovette, "Fast Ones")
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
160
Edward Marlo Displacements for packet tricks and the like, six methods
 		1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
385
Fred G. Taylor Taylor Count curious count application
 		1995
What's Up Deck?
19
Jack Avis Siva Count
1995
What's Up Deck?
60
Eye Count
1995
What's Up Deck?
139
Karl Fulves Fulves Count five-as-five count, conceals fourth card in packet, positions of second and fifth card are exchanged on one count and restored on a second count, remaining cards (including concealed card) retain their original positions throughout
 		1995
After Craft
20
Jerry K. Hartman Extended Jordan Count with seven cards
 		1995
After Craft
117
Jerry K. Hartman Special Count 1 used as a displacement, also hides third card, see more details on p. 200
 		1995
After Craft
197
Jerry K. Hartman Special Count 2 used as a displacement, also hides second card, see more details on p. 200
 		1995
After Craft
197
Jack Avis, Roy Walton Four-card Siva Count displacement, does not hide any surfaces
 		1995
After Craft
200
Jerry K. Hartman Special Count 3 displacement, does not hide any surfaces
 		1995
After Craft
201
Jerry K. Hartman Special Count 4 displacement, also hides third card
 		1995
After Craft
201
Jerry K. Hartman Special Count 5 displacement, does not hide any surfaces
 		1995
After Craft
201
Larry Jennings The Six/Four Count verbal false count
 		1997
Jennings '67
74
Ron Bauer The Take-Back Count Switch
Inspired by 1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
139
Jack Avis Siva Count brief
 		1997
Virtual Foolery
10
Jack Avis Siva Count five as four, credit information
 		1998
Vis à Vis
51
Wesley James Carry Count Variant bottom card stays into place, one of four hidden
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
12
Jack Avis Siva Count
1999
Baltimore Notes
6
Jack Avis The Siva Count
1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
50
Wesley James Multi-Jordan Count repositioning false count with five cards
 		Apr. 1999
Onyx (Issue 7)
2
Roy Walton E. J. Count combined Elmsley/Jordan Count
 		1999
Card Sleight of Hand Innovations And Improvements
11
Jack Avis The Siva Count
Jan./Feb. 1999
The Magic Menu (Vol. 9 No. 51)
599
Chuck Smith Optical Display to show two cards as three
 		2000
Why Not?
6
Simon Lovell The Flipster flourish sequence in which the cards are fanned out and closed and secretly displaced, Twisting the Aces application
 		2000
Son of Simon Says!
57
Jerry K. Hartman, Alex Elmsley Five-as-Five Count apparently shows four Aces surrounding a face-down card, one Ace's face is not seen
Also published here June 2000
Onyx (Issue 11)
7
Edward Marlo Swindle Count
2001
Try the Impossible
121
Guy Hollingworth Phantom Count Palm Replacement Count, as an Elmsley-type count is started palmed cards are replaced
 		July/Aug. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 2)
9
Verbal Backwards Counting 12-11-10-9-8-7-6
 		2002
Impuzzibilities
27
Karl Fulves, Stanley Collins Re-Arrangement Move cards shown and rearranged secretly
Inspired by 2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
63
Wesley James Edge-Off Displacement Edge-Off Displacement, Edge-Off Count, counting off a number of cards at first counting movement
 		2004
Enchantments
32
Edward Marlo, Wesley James The Marlo Flexible Count Grip, modified
Inspired by
  • New Tops, Vol. 3 No. 12, Dec. 1963
 2004
Enchantments
54
Wesley James The JEHHFOWJ Count "Jordan, Elmsley, Haxton, Houghton, ?, James"
 		2004
Enchantments
55
Wesley James Feed Biddle Count break in both hands, cards interlaced
 		2004
Enchantments
212
Wesley James Four-as-Four (Hiding Two, FAF-Two) Counts discussion of 4-as-4 counts
  • The FAF-Two C Count
Related to 2004
Enchantments
380
Steal-Back card stolen back as cards are counted with faces towards spectator
 		2004
Enchantments
420
Jack Avis Siva Count
2004
Tribute
13
The Revolution Count counted packet flipped over during count
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
44
Psychological False Count 13-12-11-10-... and x makes y
 		2006
Further Impuzzibilities
23
Elmer Biddle Biddle Count
2006
The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic
100
Jerry K. Hartman, Alex Elmsley Five-as-Five Count apparently shows four Aces surrounding a face-down card, one Ace's face is not seen
Related toAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
137
Father Cyprian Pivot Count credit?
"...the Pivot Count, a move explained by Father Cyprian many years ago in one of his lecture notes."
 		2007
Card Dupery
287
Jack Avis Siva Count
2007
Card Dupery
304
David Regal False Count with Turnover cards pulled into left hand from right-hand end grip and flipped over, involving pulling top and bottom simultaneously and fake turnover
 		2008
Approaching Magic
65
Psychological False Count 14-13-12-... and x makes y
Also published here 2010
Subsequent Impuzzibilities
13
Wesley James Four-as-Four (Hiding Two, FAF-Two) Counts discussion of 4-as-4 counts
  • The FAF-Two M Count
  • The FAF-Two C Count
  • Application Notes
Related to 2010
Card Magic USA
107
Harry Lorayne About Counts four-as-four counts in End Grip
  • The Center Switch Count
  • The Double Double Count
  • The Lorayne Count
Related to 2011
Special Effects
126
Jerry K. Hartman Displacement Count
2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
96
Psychological False Count 14-13-12-... and x makes y
Also published here 2015
Nothing But Mystery
12
Brother John Hamman 2-for-4 Count
2017
Wabi-Sabi
17
Brother John Hamman Two-As-Four Count
July 2017
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 1 (Summer #1))
7
Brother John Hamman Countback
Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
96
Giancarlo Scalia Secuencia Cuenta Biddle biddle count variation, to switch and position cards
 		2019
Punto Cero.1
16
Jack Avis Siva Count
May 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 5)
63
Larry Jennings, Richard Kaufman The All-Count Technique general comments on grips
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
260
Larry Jennings False Count As Add-On top cards added to packet at start of count
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
310
Larry Jennings Flushtration Variation using Verdnase Break, showing packet as four Jokers and one Ace
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
341
Jack Avis Siva Count
2023
I Am Not a Cardist
11
Allan Ackerman Revolution Count Variation Kings shown as eight cards
Inspired by 2024
All In — Volume 2
81