Multiple Card Controls

396 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan Placement Control cards returned to spread with known distance, brought together under key with dealing procedure
 		1921 The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks) 7
Laurie Ireland Four Ace Control
1931 Ireland Writes a Book 14
Unknown The Hindu Shuffle as a Substitute for the Pass one or multiple card control
 		1933 Card Manipulations (Issue 1) 3
Audley Walsh Two Card Control bridged deck
 		1935 Card Manipulations (Issue 4) 109
Unknown Multiple Card Control simple
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 92
Glenn G. Gravatt Mental Vision four cards chosen and divined, pencil dot card
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 82
Unknown Controlling Several Cards with Menetekel Deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 258
Unknown Card Control with Pencil Dot Card one or multiple cards
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 82
Unknown Slick Card Control for multiple cards
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 98
Theodore Annemann The Consecutive Hindu Shuffle multiple control in one hindu shuffle
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 56) 399
Theodore Annemann Nail Nick Key Control
1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39) 368
John Snyder Reversed Hindu Shuffle "shown to my by John Snyder", cards controlled to bottom, dragged by friction of fourth finger
 		1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 4
Unknown The Stripper Cut controlling reversed cards to top in stripper deck
 		1941 The Stripper Deck 12
Unknown To Control Two or More Cards as four-Ace Control
 		1941 The Stripper Deck 8
Lu Brent Self-Shuffle observing spectator's riffle shuffle, following the card
Related to 1942 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 18) 77
Unknown Multiple Hindu Shuffle Control
1943 Tricks and Sleights 3
Warren Wiersbe Multiple Control Procedure riffle shuffles
 		1944 Action with Cards 6
Edward Marlo One Hand Control Aces are lost with charlier cuts and found using one hand only, two crimps
VariationsAlso published here 1945 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 78) 318
Edward Marlo The Riffle Pass controlling a card or cards to top with a riffle shuffle
 		1945 Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles) 82
Arthur H. Buckley Buckley's Double Peek Location Shuffle and Palm
1946 Card Control 65
Edward Marlo The Riffle Pass controlling a card or cards to top with a riffle shuffle
 		1946 Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries) 48
J. B. Bobo Multiple Card Control hindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition
Related to 1947 Watch This One! 15
Edward Marlo Faro Aces aces placed thirteen cards apart, brought back together via faro shuffle
 		1947 Marlo In Spades 16
Bill Simon Simon-Ease simple cut control
Also published here 1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 159) 639
George G. Kaplan Controlling Three Selected Cards by Means of the Corner-Short Hindu Shuffle handling
 		1948 The Fine Art of Magic 16
George G. Kaplan Retaining Control of several Glimpsed Cards by Means of the Corner-Short
1948 The Fine Art of Magic 14
Unknown Hindu Shuffle Control
1948 The Royal Road to Card Magic 192
The Great Maurice Multiple Card Control adding palmed cards
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 213) 852
Dr. Jacob Daley Double Peek and Bilateral Side Steal two breaks
 		1950 Expert Card Technique 470
Dai Vernon Multiple Card Control Hindu Shuffle and crimp/locator
Related toVariations 1950 Expert Card Technique 453
Edward Marlo Marlo's Step Control multiple cuts to table sequences to control peeked-at cards
A. To Control One Or More Cards To The Top
B. To Control One Or More Cards To Bottom
C. Double Peek Control - Top and Bottom
D. Double Peek to Bottom
E. Double Peek To Top
F. Triple Peek to Bottom
G. Triple Peek To The Top
 		1952 Control Systems 12
Edward Marlo Cut Control sequences to control peeked at cards with in the hands cuts
A. Cut Control to the Top
B. Bottom or Top Cut Control
C. Double Peek Cut Control to Top
D. Double Peek Cut Control to Bottom
E. Alternate Cut Control
F. Triple Peek Cut Control
G. Triple Peek Cut Control No. 2
 		1952 Control Systems 48
Edward Marlo The Double Peek for two selections at different positions
 		1952 Control Systems 6
Edward Marlo The Triple Peek for three selections at different positions
 		1952 Control Systems 8
Edward Marlo To Control Cards Singly To the Bottom controlling multiple peeked cards one by one
 		1952 Control Systems 26
Edward Marlo To Control Two Peeked At Cards with basically one cut to table
 		1952 Control Systems 27
Edward Marlo To Control Three Peeked Cards with basically one cut to table
Related to 1952 Control Systems 28
Edward Marlo To Control Six or More Cards Quickly in two sets of three cards each
 		1952 Control Systems 29
Edward Marlo The Shuffle Control sequences to control peeked at cards with overhand shuffles, one by one or more at once
A. Shuffle Control for One or More Cards to the Top
B. Shuffle Control to Bottom
C. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Bottom
D. Double Peek Shuffle Control with Repeat
E. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Top and Bottom
F. Double Peek Shuffle Control to Bottom by Pull Out Method
G. Triple Peek Shuffle Control to the Bottom
 		1952 Control Systems 32
Edward Marlo Quadruple Peek Control four individual breaks, running cut to table
A. Quadruple Peek Control to the Bottom
B. Quadruple Peek Control to the Top
 		1952 Control Systems 63
Edward Marlo The Five Card Peek Control running cut sequence, with five actual breaks
 		1952 Control Systems 79
Edward Marlo Delayed Fan Control step fan, as Triple Peek Control, two methods
 		1952 Control Systems 83
Edward Marlo Delayed Spread Control spreading deck with jogged selections, as two card peek control
 		1952 Control Systems 87
Edward Marlo Delayed Crimp Control crimping peeked card, complete edge bent
 		1952 Control Systems 91
Edward Marlo Combination Controls for two, three or four peeked cards
 		1952 Control Systems 95
Edward Marlo Two Card Peek Control
1952 Control Systems 103
Bill Simon The Two Card Peek two cards, two cuts, on top and bottom, throwing off magicians
 		1952 Effective Card Magic 97
Edward Marlo One Hand Control Aces are lost with charlier cuts and found using one hand only, two crimps
Also published here 1953 The Cardician 6
Bill Simon Simon-Ease simple cut control
Also published here 1956 The Best in Magic 142
Edward Marlo First Method forced estimation, fishing
Related toVariations
  • A.M. (Unknown, 2017)
 1956 Fingertip Control 5
Edward Marlo Multiple Card Control Sequence imperfection, nailnick, edgemark
 		1956 Fingertip Control 7
Edward Marlo Third Method cornershort, see note on page 22
 		1956 Fingertip Control 8
Edward Marlo Fourth Method - Multiple Control Injog
 		1956 Fingertip Control 13
Edward Marlo Fifth Method steps in advance
 		1956 Fingertip Control 13
Edward Marlo Free Force Principle re-forcing following cards
 		1956 Fingertip Control 17
Edward Marlo Free Force multiple card control, re-forcing the break
 		1956 Fingertip Control 17
Edward Marlo Multiple Holdout palming multiple cards from different positions
 		1957 Side Steal 15
Edward Marlo Concluding Observations: Note 1 two cards peeked for using Technical Side Steal
 		1957 Side Steal 57
Allessandro Four Ace Control using natural breaks
 		1958 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958) 15
Edward Marlo Faro as a Control how to control a card at known position to top with faro shuffles, with subsections:
  • Less Than 52
  • With Two Cards
  • For 2 Cards at Undetermined Positions
Inspired by 1958 Faro Notes 2
Edward Marlo The Left Over Faro Shuffle partial faro as an ace multiple control
 		1958 Faro Notes 14
Edward Marlo Placement Shuffle placing Aces thirteen cards apart, with stacking application
 		1958 Faro Notes 18
Edward Marlo Control of the Aces four card control using faro shuffles, different versions
 		1958 Faro Notes 19
Edward Marlo Seventh Fooler two cards
 		1958 Faro Notes 54
Edward Marlo Faro Fooler #10 three cards
 		1958 Faro Notes 60
Edward Marlo The 17th Location two cards
 		1958 Faro Notes 67
Edward Marlo The 13th Location three selections
 		1958 Faro Notes 68
Edward Marlo The Spread Pass card from Master Position to top of the deck
  • To Place the Card During the Spread Pass
  • Multiple Spread Pass
 		1961 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961) 72
Edward Marlo The Faro Shuffle Shift bringing cards together with faro shuffle
 		1961 The Multiple Shift 28
Edward Marlo Estimation Faro bringing cards together with faro shuffle, not 100%
 		1961 The Multiple Shift 30
Edward Marlo Triple Estimation Peek two methods (three key cards and one key card)
 		1962 Estimation 42
Max Malini Multiple Control see also p. 29 for Malini's handling when spectator does not want to replace the card at the needed position
 		1962 Malini and His Magic 25
Unknown Two Card Peek Control
1962 Close-up Card Magic 143
Unknown Overhand Shuffle Control two selections
 		1962 Close-up Card Magic 39
Harry Lorayne The Inseparable Four four Kings shuffled in four packets, then together, then all Kings together in middle, optional faro
Related toVariations 1962 Close-up Card Magic 148
Harry Lorayne Spread Control table spread, bold
Variations 1962 Close-up Card Magic 121
Harry Lorayne Spread Control with Handkerchief Cover cards end up in separated section of silk and can be stolen
Variations 1962 Close-up Card Magic 124
Dai Vernon Vernon's Aces Aces separated in four piles, brought together to top via faro
Variations 1962 Close-up Card Magic 162
Edward Marlo Secret Incomplete Faro Condition very fine unsquared condition
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 34
Edward Marlo Pull Down Control procedure that sets two peeked-at selections at positions nine (or x) from top and bottom
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 19
Edward Marlo Overhand Placement Control procedure that sets two selections at positions nine (or x) from top and bottom with overhand shuffle
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 20
Edward Marlo The Follow Up four piles with ace on top of each, deck assembled, riffle sequence, aces on bottom
 		1964 The Patented Shuffle (Issue 3 Shuffle and Cut Discoveries) 12
Harry Lorayne Spread Control table spread
 		1964 Personal Secrets 19
Edward Marlo Double Peek Matching full stack
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 33
Edward Marlo Faro Divider Controls
  • For Two Cards
  • For Three Cards
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 2
Edward Marlo No Key - Faro Aces without key cards and counting
Related to 1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 5
Edward Marlo Key - Faro Aces setting aces as keys for a multiple control
Related to 1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 8
Neal Elias, Edward Marlo Packet Handling for Faro Fooler #12 two separated face up cards come together to sandwich selection, two more methods, see also page 13 for further handling details:
  • Regarding Three Selections and Crimp Card
  • On Packet Handling
  • The No Key Card Triple Selection Discovery
Related to 1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 12
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Discovery two locator cards discover two chosen cards, faro
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 16
Edward Marlo Marlo Faro Control - Two Card Faro Control using a locator card
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 24
Edward Marlo Three Card Faro Control using a locator card
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 24
Edward Marlo Four Card Faro Control using a locator card
Related to 1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 25
Edward Marlo Five Card Faro Control using a locator card
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 25
Edward Marlo Six Card Faro Control using a locator card
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 26
Edward Marlo Seven Card Faro Control using a locator card (doesn't work? see following version for eight cards)
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 27
Edward Marlo Eight Card Faro Control using a locator card
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 27
Edward Marlo Nine and Ten Card Faro Control using a locator card
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 27
Edward Marlo Faro Double Control openly controlling aces while secretly controlling other cards (e.g. kings)
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 36
Edward Marlo Triple Faro Control openly controlling aces while secretly controlling two more sets of four-of-a-kinds
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 39
Edward Marlo Marlo's Four Card Miracle four selections, faro control, cut to the Aces with selections
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 47
Dai Vernon Double Peek Control
1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 132
Dai Vernon Three Break Control
Related toVariations 1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 132
Dai Vernon Multiple Peek Control one after the other
 		1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 134
Edward Marlo Incomplete Double Peek Control two cards, one after the other
Related to 1968 Faro Fantasy 17
Unknown Double Peek Control
1969 Expert Card Mysteries 31
Edward Marlo One-Cut, Double-Control center slip cut, see notes on page 165
VariationsAlso published here 1969 Hierophant (Issue 2) 72
Martin A. Nash A Control for Selected Cards
1969 The Cardiste (Issue 13) 16
Harry Lorayne Half a Faro Onward three cards peeked from Incomplete Faro Condition, random cards turned over, they sandwich selections after faro
Related to 1969 HEX! 30
Edward Marlo Drop Control Procedure two or three cards, running cuts on table
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 30
Edward Marlo Two Card Control two methods of Jog Control, in-the-hands
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 57
Roger Smith The FFF Card Control #6 (Two Breaks) starting with center swivel cut, to top and bottom
 		1970 The FFF Control System 21
Roger Smith The FFF Card Control #7 (Two Breaks) starting with center swivel cut, both to top
 		1970 The FFF Control System 22
Roger Smith The FFF Card Control #8 (Three Breaks) two to top, one to bottom
 		1970 The FFF Control System 22
Edward Marlo Marlo's Favorite (Three Card Control) sequence for three consecutive selections
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 17
Edward Marlo 1-2 Order Control sequence for two consecutive selections
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 18
Edward Marlo Double Peek Control (Table Riffle Shuffle) two steps
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 19
Edward Marlo The Triple Control (Table Riffle Shuffle) three steps
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 20
Edward Marlo The Double Fingertip Peek two steps & control
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 26
Edward Marlo Triple Fingertip Peek three steps & control
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 28
Edward Marlo Side Cut Handling two steps
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 29
Edward Marlo D.F.C. Procedure for the Triple Fingertip Control
1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 32
Edward Marlo Further Suggestions using Definite Fingertip Peek Controls
1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 34
Edward Marlo Two Card Control with Fingertip Peek and Glimpses
1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 41
Edward Marlo The Double Fingertip Peek two steps followed by tabled cutting and shuffle combinations, multiple methods
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 49
Edward Marlo Triple Fingertip Control corner short card (Marlo Key Card)
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 66
Edward Marlo Impromptu Methods
  • Double Fingertip Control
    - Quadruple Fingertip Control
    - Six Card Fingertip Peek
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 66
Edward Marlo The Marked Deck "how to control it, without obviously running through the pack to find it, is our concern"
- For One Card
- For Two Cards
- For Three Cards
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 71
Edward Marlo Double Crimp D.F.C. two card control
Inspired by 1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 90
Edward Marlo Corner Short Control multiple cards one by one using Marlo Key Card, tabled shuffles
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 104
Edward Marlo Fingertip Peek & Stripper Deck
1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 157
Edward Marlo Double Key Card Throw-Off peeked cards, two methods
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 38
Edward Marlo Jog Control Technique after (multiple) peek, the breaks are made into angle jogs and the control continued from there on table
  • Double Control (two methods, see also page 63 for suggestion)
  • Triple Control
  • Four Card Control
see page 156 for additional observations
 		1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 51
Edward Marlo, Martin A. Nash One-Cut, Double-Control handling for three selections
Inspired by 1970 Hierophant (Issue 3) 165
Karl Fulves Combination Control controlling two selections in stripper deck with tabled riffle shuffles
 		1970 Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement) 80
Edward Marlo Easy Tabled Control controlling multiple cards singly, dated 1961
Inspired by 1970 Advanced Fingertip Control 102
Edward Marlo The L-C-M Control three cards, odd pack, straddle faros
Related to 1970 Hierophant (Issue 3) 143
Harry Lorayne Multiple Incomplete Faro Control counting while riffling
 		1971 Reputation-Makers 136
Roy Walton Two-Card Faro Control impromptu, placing selections so they come together with faro shuffle
 		1971 On the Clock Effect 14
Cliff Green Multiple Control using injogged card as short card
 		1971 ca. Dingle's Deceptions 1
Edward Marlo Ruse Cull ruse to cull control two selections, Gemini Twins procedure (Locatrik) as lead-in for Jennings' routine
Inspired byRelated to 1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 9) 74
Jerry K. Hartman A-D Multiple Control Versatile control to control multiple selections to top, bottom or designated positions from top/bottom, gives various applications for the control
 		1973 Means & Ends 6
Gene Finnell Variations of the Free Cut Principle two cards, Klondike Shuffle
 		1973 Gene Finnell's Card Magic 59
Dr. Jacob Daley Double Peek Control
Variations 1973 Super Subtle Card Miracles 171
Gene Finnell Flip Cut - 2 center section cut out and reversed, key glimpsed, then a faro brings previous center card next to key
 		1973 Gene Finnell's Card Magic 34
Gene Finnell Free Cut Principle Variations with two cards
 		1973 Gene Finnell's Card Magic 59
Edward Marlo Ein-Hand Kartenkontrolle Aces are lost with charlier cuts and found using one hand only, two crimps
Also published here Oct. 1974 Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 2) 38
Edward Marlo Automatic Placement Double Control, Plus One
1974 The Unexpected Card Book 89
Edward Marlo A Three Packet Estimation multiple card control via estimation, spelling application mentioned
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 238
Edward Marlo System Controls up to four peeked cards, cutting procedure combined with distant key card and a faro
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 128
Edward Marlo Miracle Faro Reverse two peeked at cards reverse themselves one at a time
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 81
Paul Swinford Duo Control two card control
Variations 1975 Card Cavalcade 3 111
Martin A. Nash Milking the Peek from the break
 		1975 Ever So Sleightly 62
Roger Smith The IF Cover Up Control #2 key card placed in break in originally lower half of IF peek, faro brings it next to selection
  • Handling A
  • Handling B
  • Handling B - A Variation (two selections)
 		1975 The Faro Sorcery Trilogy — Number 1 3
Roger Smith The Simple IF Double Control two cards peeked, faroed section pulled from center
 		1975 The Faro Sorcery Trilogy — Number 1 12
Martin A. Nash Vernash's Aces faros and Free Cut Principle, see p. 443 for additional crediting
Related toVariations 1975 Ever So Sleightly 70
Darwin Ortiz Combination Aces free cut principle, faros
Inspired byVariations 1975 Afterthoughts 77
Trevor Lewis A Mixed Bag various card and coin idaes
  • partial stack and zarrow shuffle
  • double Riffle Control
  • Middle Deal (false)
  • Palm Conscious (gag)
  • Transpo Plus (coin transposition)
  • Ladies In Waiting (four queens reverse in the deck)
 		Jan. 1976 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 5) 205
Edward Marlo Double & Triple Fingertip Peek using Secret Incomplete Faro Condition
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 302
Edward Marlo Combination Control various Methods
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 305
Edward Marlo Double and Triple Peek Controls
1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 291
Edward Marlo Two & Three Card Control using Secret Incomplete Faro Condition
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 301
Edward Marlo Multiple Packet Faro Control three cards
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 2) 20
Martin A. Nash The Move-That's-Not-A-Move Move as a two card control, see p. 446 for additional crediting
 		1977 Any Second Now 172
Mark Weston Bluff Card Shift
Mar./Apr. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 7&8) 379
Martin A. Nash A Three Card Peek Control one cut
 		1977 Any Second Now 174
Ross Bertram Three Card Control Sequence
1978 Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram 143
Ken Krenzel The Block-Cover Pass Two-Card Control
1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 219
Richard Kaufman Variation of the Tilt Load setting up for rising card sequence, multiple cards
 		1978 On the Up and Up 17
Frederick Braue Braue Addition & Switch as multiple control
 		1978 The Book of John 78
Dr. Jacob Daley, Christian Scherer Double Peek Control Variation
Inspired by 1978 Eine Handvoll Kartenkunststücke 61
Al Smith The SMITH Shift to the top, with jogged card
Inspired by Sep. 1979 The Talon (Issue 5) 54
Edward Marlo In Fingertip Control using an injog, also as force and multiple control
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 39
Unknown Multiple Tap Through Control
1979 CardMagic 68
Unknown Dribble Control
1979 That Certain Something... 10
Martin A. Nash The Triple Clip-Steal different replacement methods
 		1979 Sleight Unseen 339
Harry Lorayne "Super" Ace Control Aces together in center, jog fan, riffle shuffle
 		1979 Quantum Leaps 77
Karl Fulves Visible Strip-Out handling for "Riffle Placement"
Related to 1979 Riffle Shuffle Control 6
Roy Walton The Caretaker face up card in deck is spelled to find selection
 		1979 That Certain Something... 4
Edward Marlo Faro Fantastiques 49 card deck, several spectatators shuffle packets and remember card, selections appear in one poker hand, three presentations
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 359
Edward Marlo The 49 Control five cards
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 363
Edward Marlo Effect two cards, using double automatic placement
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 364
Edward Marlo Simple Shift
1980 French Pasteboards 37
Paul LePaul Automatic Jog-Control for two selections
 		1980 Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler" 31
Dai Vernon, Daryl Martinez Double Peek Control
Inspired by 1980 Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler" 19
Daryl Martinez Tabled Two Card Control two methods, from injogs
 		1980 Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler" 35
Harry Lorayne Spread Control table spread
 		June 1980 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 3 No. 6) 359
Roger Crosthwaite Multiple Card Control with the Crosthwaite Key Card
 		1981 The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite 23
Unknown Overhand Shuffle Control break, face up shuffle
 		1981 Jim Ryan Close-Up: Entertaining Card Quickies 21
Jon Racherbaumer, Edward Marlo Easy Way Faro Fooler three card control
 		1981 The Lost Pages of the Kabbala 62
Jon Racherbaumer Running Cut Control using swing cuts
 		1982 Card Finesse 137
Unknown Bluff Fan Insertion apparently at different positions in fan
 		1982 Best of Friends 453
Dai Vernon Triple Break Control
1982 For Your Entertainment Pleasure 81
Larry Jennings Double Peek One Cut Control
1982 Best of Friends 312
Unknown Double Peek Control using running cut
 		1982 Sessions 5
Edward Marlo Double Peek Control running cut to table with slip cut
 		1982 Sessions 20
Edward Marlo C-S Control to place the cards together at a known position with cuts, originally from Control Systems
 		1983 Marlo without Tears 273
Edward Marlo The Roman Pick-up Control
1983 Marlo without Tears 270
Edward Marlo Multiple Peek Placement Control
1983 Marlo's Plus Package 82
Robert Gardner Multiple Control, Inc.
Oct. 1983 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 6 No. 10) 833
Edward Marlo The L-C-M Control three cards, odd pack, straddle faros
Related to 1983 Marlo without Tears 272
Edward Marlo Dribble Free Force multiple dribble control, same position forced
Related toVariations 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 311
Edward Marlo Dribble Application to O.K. Move multiple card control to bottom with kelly/ovette placement
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 313
Edward Marlo Dribble Plus Delayed O.K. Move
1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 313
Martin A. Nash The Triple Clip Steal to near bottom
 		1984 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3 47
J. B. Bobo Multiple Card Control hindu shuffle control to bottom for one or multiple cards, crimp addition
 		1984 Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 5
Unknown Die fortgesetzte Hindu-Misch-Kontrolle
Nov. 1984 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2) 65
Edward Marlo Multiple Convincing Control tip for "Convincing Control Reverse" from Vol. 3
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 99
Edward Marlo Multiple Convincing Control also into palm
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 124
Edward Marlo Another Multiple Convincing Control
1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 132
Edward Marlo Unlimited Convincing Control suitable for a lot of cards
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 133
Edward Marlo Tips Marlo Cull (page 122) as multiple control and tip for Convincing Control (see pages 109 & 257)
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 268
Edward Marlo The Last Resort multiple cards possible
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 278
Unknown Two Card Peek incomplete faro, control
 		1984 Fork Full of Appetizers - Book 2 3
Edward Marlo Dribble Force Procedure for multiple selections, first one free
Related to 1985 Formula One Close-Up 1
Unknown Locator Card scallop short, for multiple control
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 7
Karl Fulves Riffle Control
1985 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36) 363
Frederick Braue Braue Double Control two cards, hindu shuffle (1960)
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3) 18
Edward Marlo Control of 3 Cards
1986 Thirty Five Years Later 34
Gary Ouellet Further Applications 1. The ProControl Multiple Card Control
2. ProControl Variations (Glen Brown)
3. The ProControl Force
4. The New Break Method
5. The Flourish Drop Cut
 		1986 ProControl 46
Dai Vernon Triple Peek Control
1986 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5 19
Edward Marlo Easy Multiple Convincing Control
1986 Thirty Five Years Later 52
Ben Harris My Way convincing control handling, really just a cull control
  • With two or three cards
Also published here 1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 2
Edward Marlo 53 Cards Won't Do three card peeked from incomplete faro position found by three sandwiches, secretly preserves order
Related to 1986 Thirty Five Years Later 47
Roger Klause Multiple Control basically forcing the same spot again and again
 		1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 90
Edward Marlo Triple Location three card riffle shuffle control using Mexican Joe Crimp
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 258
Edward Marlo New Approach I.F. Control nine approaches, one or two selections, sometimes using twenty-six memorized cards
Related to 1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 154
Larry Jennings Double Shake-Out two peeked at cards (incomplete faro condition) slide out when deck is shaken
 		1988 The Cardwright 169
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Double Control two cards peeked simultaneously
Inspired by 1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 12
Edward Marlo Incomplete Double Control
1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 118
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro - Multiple Peeks with multiple breaks in lower half
  • Incomplete Double Peek
  • Incomplete Triple
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Jan. 1965
 1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 123
Randy Wakeman Multiple Card Control Procedure dribbling, first and last one free, same break forced in between
Inspired by 1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 31
Karl Fulves Riffle Control incomplete riffle shuffle
 		1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 87
Unknown Mahatma Control used for two selections
 		1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 21
John Quine Slider Aces concept, faro a packet into the deck and push it through, being in control of cards, for a Cutting the Aces routine
Inspired by 1989 The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 1) 7
Robert Gardner Twice Nice Incomplete Faro
 		Mar. 1989 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 12 No. 3) 1611
Steve Spillman, Doc Eason Bogus Control
  • Spill's Bogus Multiple Selection
  • The Evolved Handling
 		1990 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic) 21
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Related toAlso published here 1990 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 32) 579
Michael Powers Incomplete Four Way four card location, using Riffle Shuffle Control with Incomplete Faro Condition
Variations 1990 Top Secret Stuff 74
Harry Lorayne Spread Control table spread
 		1990 Trend Setters 153
Edward Marlo Cull Control Card cull as control, without outjog
 		1990 That's It 36
Harry Lorayne, Edward Marlo Without A Clue finding out name of cards peeked at in incomplete faro condition by glimpsing cards in bottom half, full stack
Related to 1990 Trend Setters 44
Harry Lorayne Without A Clue, Impromptu finding out positions of two peeked at cards in incomplete faro condition via bottom half
 		1990 Trend Setters 52
Steve Pressley The Under Control
1991 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39) 709
John Riggs The Eggroll Peek several cards, peek and overhand shuffle
 		1991 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39) 717
Steve Beam A Match Made in Zebulon (A Suburb of Knightdale) two selection found at same position when deck is cut in half
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 41) 731
Dr. James Nuzzo Nuzzo's Simul-Steal side-steal for two peeked-at cards
 		1992 Card Finesse II 153
Vanni Bossi Variations to the "Dr. Nuzzo Peek" fine secret incomplete faro condition to facilitate counting
  • First Variation (challenge location, red-black separation)
  • Second Variation (same with odd-even)
Inspired by 1992 Escorial 1992 — The Marlo Year 12
Edward Marlo Triple Faro Control openly controlling aces while secretly controlling two more sets of four-of-a-kinds
 		1992 The Olram File (Issue 12) 10
Paul Swinford Duo Control Variant two card control
Inspired by 1993 Card File 128
Eddie Fechter Fourth Down finding two selection with reversed card
 		1993 Fechter 43
Eddie Fechter Two Card Control From Peek
  • Pseudo Three Peek Control
 		1993 Fechter 188
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Also published here 1993 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 123
Dai Vernon 3 Card Control very brief note
 		1994 More Greater Magic 1247
Alex Elmsley Multiple Hindu Shuffle Control
1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 471
Karl Fulves Top Secret aces lost via tabled shuffles without crimps, then back on top
 		1994 Crooked Tales 90
Juan Tamariz 5. A Possibility that Opens a Thousand Doors - The TPC with Several Cards
1994 The Tamariz Perpendicular Control 9
Juan Tamariz On the extraction of multiple cards TPC tip
 		1994 The Tamariz Perpendicular Control 20
Juan Tamariz Culling Several Cards tabled TPC handling
 		1994 The Tamariz Perpendicular Control 22
Alex Elmsley The Fan and Weave Controls two handlings of an ingenious control:
  • The Fan and Weave Control
  • The Fan and Weave Double Control
Related toVariations 1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 335
Alex Elmsley Fan and Weave Control to any Position extension with two cards
Inspired by 1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 442
Lennart Green The Grouped Snap Deal Snap Deal with multiple cards
 		1995 Snap Deal 14
Edward Marlo A Peek Control for Two Cards
1995 Card College — Volume 1 75
Dai Vernon The Multiple Peek Control
1995 Card College — Volume 1 76
David Malek The Malek Multiple Card Control for three cards, consecutive (cover) passes
Also published here 1995 The Lexicon 4
Unknown Hindu Shuffle Card Controls
1995 Card College - Volume 1 160
Simon Aronson Lift Shuffle Control for two cards
 		1995 Simply Simon 80
Unknown As You Like It magician cuts to named four-of-a-kind
 		1995 Card College — Volume 1 192
Steve Beam A Match Made in Zebulon two selection found at same position when deck is cut in half
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 96
Tom Craven Bounce Controll II after incomplete faro peek
 		1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 192
Steve Bedwell The "Belt and Braces" Control with crimp
 		1995 ca. Siamese Signatures and Other Oddities 12
James Swain The Swain Bluff Control bluff type multiple shift
 		1996 Miracles with Cards 100
John Scarne Overhand Shuffle Control three cards, key, see also p. 196 for variation
 		1996 Blocking Off 193
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Also published here 1996 Magic For The British Aisles 17
Guy Hollingworth Stationary Card Magic using paper clip
 		1996 Notes on Card Tricks and Other Diversions 22
Peter Duffie An Effortless Card Control Can be done as multiple control
Inspired by 1997 Effortless Card Magic 14
Louis Zingone Luis Zingone Card Control multiple Hindu Shuffle control, Vernon Multiple Shift precursor
Related to 1997 Underworld (Issue 5) 61
Bob Davis Uniform Card Control control a card to the bottom, a gambler's type clip, reversed in the middle or set for a plunger rise
  • Universal Opening
  • The Bottom Control
  • Gambler Clip
  • Reversed in the Middle
  • Plunging Forward
  • Side Steal
 		1997 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 65) 1301
Doug Edwards In/Out Impossibility Faro sandwich
Related to 1997 Doug Edwards Packs a Wallop! 151
Edward Marlo Crimp and Faro Control
Also published here
  • MUM, 1957, part of "Dunbury Delusion"
 1997 Solomon's Mind 160
Jerry Sadowitz Four Ace Control fair, riffle cull
 		1997/98 Thanks To Zarrow 22
Norman Houghton Bluff Multiple Shift riffle forcing consecutive cards
Related toAlso published here
  • Abracadabra, No. 1050, also Wit & Wizardry, p. 14
 1998 Card College — Volume 3 668
John Scarne Multiple Card Control overhand shuffle between peeks
 		1998 The Fine Print (Issue 9) 280
John Carney Carney's Natural Multiple Shift culling
 		1998 Card College — Volume 3 673
Bruce Cervon Two-Card Control
1998 Hard-Boiled Mysteries 123
Bruce Cervon Ace Finder for four cards
 		1998 Hard-Boiled Mysteries 150
Guy Hollingworth Methods of controlling & palming. Two bluff shift ("riffle force"), three handlings
 		1999 Drawing Room Deceptions 138
Doug Conn Side-Steal Strategy gag to cover two side steals
 		1999 Tricks of my Trade 166
Baltazar Fuentes Cutting the Aces Aces put in different positions in fan with some fake spacing, found
 		1999 Arempi II 28
Ellis Stanyon The Multiple Shift Pack No. 16, using menetekel deck as tool
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 201
Guy Hollingworth The Control of Chosen Cards paper clip
Related to 1999 Drawing Room Deceptions 89
James Swain Peek, Stop, Touch three Cards selected in three different ways
 		1999 21st Century Card Magic 85
Jerry Mentzer Three Card Control and Revelation crimped key
Variations 2000 Card File Two 168
Steve Bedwell The TC Multiple Control using thick card, selections made via dribbling
 		2000 Thick Schtick! 8
Lee Asher Multi Peek Control Pulp Friction with no change of bottom card
 		2000 Pulp Friction 8
Guy Hollingworth Stationary Card Magic using paper clip
 		2000 Excerpts 17
Karl Fulves Multiple Control
2001 New Card Controls 108
Simon Aronson The Face-Down UnDo The "UnDo Influence" control, face down version
Variations 2001 Try the Impossible 6
Simon Aronson Variation 1441 Variation of UnDo Influence, use Ace and Four instead of Jokers
Inspired by 2001 Try the Impossible 10
Simon Aronson Variation 1839 Variation of UnDo Influence, use four face up cards instead of two
Inspired by 2001 Try the Impossible 10
Simon Aronson Color Separation Variation on UnDo Influence to leave deck color separated
Inspired by 2001 Try the Impossible 10
Simon Aronson The Face-Up UnDo The "UnDo Influence" control, face up version
 		2001 Try the Impossible 14
Simon Aronson Controlling the Aces Way to maintain control over four Aces during Divide and Conquer, can be used for Mark-a-Place Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2001 Try the Impossible 24
David Malek Malek Multiple Control here for three cards, consecutive (cover) passes
Also published here 2001 Rebel without a Pause 1
Harry Lorayne Slip-Shuffle 3-Card Control
2001 Personal Collection 79
Simon Aronson Faro 18/35 Restacking as an Alternative False Shuffle Use out faros to keep stack in Queenspell
Related to 2001 Try the Impossible 18
Harry Lorayne So Is This! faro
 		2001 Personal Collection 477
Bob King Four Card Control cards inserted in fan with crimp (bluff spacing), then overhand shuffle sequence
 		2002 The Breather 3 6
John Carney Multiple Slip culling
 		2002 The Book of Secrets 276
Darwin Ortiz Combination Cull free cut principle, faros
Inspired by 2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 14
Luis H. Trueba El Corte Escalera tabled cut to form a jog, two control four Aces in two positions of the deck
 		2003 Magia y Dramagia 57
Eric Mead Four-Card Control using crimp
Also published here 2003 Collexion 22
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control RSC
one or two cards chosen from incomplete riffle shuffle
 		2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2 85
Unknown Simple Control Double Undercut Control
 		2004 After The Force 36
Ron Frost Frosty's Open Cut Control
2004 After The Force 38
Gary Plants A Card Control with locator card, originally from Precursor #36 (Sept. 1992)
  • Multiple Cards
  • Selected Card to a Certain Position
  • Spectator Goes Past the Break
Variations 2004 Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session 6
Jerry Sadowitz Three Card Control crimp and faro, inspired by Finnell's Free Cut Principle
Related to 2004 Cut Controls 25
Eric Mead Four-Card Control using crimp
Inspired byAlso published here 2006 Tangled Web 72
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control two selections made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition
 		2006 Prolix (Issue 1) 42
Steve Beam Shiftless aces apparently lost in the deck end up on top, four piles, way of taking cards together
Also published here 2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6 221
Steve Beam Downright Shiftless two-handed variations of Shiftless
  • In Unison
  • Expedited Aces
  • Lost in Space
 		2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6 222
Arturo de Ascanio, Frank Garcia A Hunger for Dreaming shown to Ascanio by Garcia, packet cut off and counted, packet shuffled in rest and left outjogged, card chosen from this condition, then original number counted down
Related to 2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 307
Harry Riser Sunken Riser out-of-hands selection, then control with faro
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • MUM, Nov. 2000
 2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur 93
Harry Riser The Impossible Faro Shuffle Card Control
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, Jan. 2002
 2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur 95
Harry Riser Greek Connection greek break version
Related toAlso published here
  • MUM, Feb. 2002
 2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur 98
Harry Riser The Double Shot Location two card location with odd-backed Joker, break work and faro
VariationsAlso published here
  • MUM, May 1995
 2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur 116
Harry Riser Yours, Mine, and Ours three card control, faro
Inspired byRelated to 2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur 118
Edward Marlo One-Cut, Double-Control center slip cut
Also published here 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 70
Edward Marlo Two-Card Control
2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 8
Bruce Cervon 2 Card Control Control two cards to top with incomplete faro
 		2007 Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1 7
Bruce Cervon Double Incomplete control and mini effect
 		2007 Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1 17
David Solomon Does Anyone Faro Shuffle? two cards chosen and fairly replaced, performer cuts to both with faro shuffles in between
 		2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 139
Ken Krenzel The Direct-Second Control
2009 Relaxed Impossibilities 29
Ken Krenzel The Tabled Perpendicular Control see also Juan Tamariz' work on his TPC
Related to 2009 Relaxed Impossibilities 33
Chad Nelson Peep Control card peeked at and then cut into center, spectator pushes it in
Inspired by 2010 Strolling Controls 5
Jerry K. Hartman, John Guastaferro R.S. Bluff Control Variation see Means & Ends
 		2010 One Degree 87
John Guastaferro Double Card Control
2010 Above the Fold 48
Roberto Giobbi Multiple Peek Control one after the other
 		2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Feb 29) 68