Things happen to the whole deck

218 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown The Shower of Aces deck changes into all Aces
 		1876 Modern Magic 97
Conus The Shower of Aces many aces appear at named number (faced-deck turnover at-any-number method)
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 110
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Protean Pack three selections, "General Pack"
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 140
Unknown All Red - All Black with electric deck
 		1890 More Magic 20
Unknown Chicagoer Kartendruckerei normal deck is shown to be all alike one by one
 		Oct. 1895 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 2) 18
Unknown Rouge et Noir card riffled through are all red, then all black, small incomplete faro condition for impromptu svengali deck principle
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 69
Unknown "Das Verwandlungsspiel" deck shown normal, than it changes into duplicates of one picture card, than another, then back to normal
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 137
Unknown Das Verwandlungs-Kartenspiel transformation deck with divided duplicates on one side and normal faces on the other side à la Hofzinser, can be shown normal, then all-alike for one selection then another and then normal again
 		June 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 6) 84
Unknown Die gehorsamen Asse Aces put in center, spectator choses how many Aces should appear on top and bottom, Conus Aces gag sequence, four Aces under spectator's hand transpose with four other cards, deck changes into all-Aces
 		Nov. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 11) 164
Eduard W. Lufa Halt! three cards selected, card dealt into hat one by one, each spectator says stop during the deal and the performer is holding the spectator's selection at that moment, second deck cut into four piles, one pile selected and all its cards predicted in envelope, then first deck changes into one-way force deck of each of the three selections one by one
 		Oct. 1900 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 10) 147
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Das wunderbare Kartenspiel "Hofzinser's Kartenkünste III."
entire deck changes into duplicates of three selections one after the other
Also published here Apr. 1901 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4) 50
Unknown "How Many Aces Would You Like?" deck changes into all Aces
 		1909 The Art of Magic 70
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Das wunderbare Kartenspiel entire deck changes into duplicates of three selections one after the other
Also published here 1910 Kartenkünste 148
Unknown Finale deck thrown in audience becomes shower of colored tissue butterflies
 		1936 Card Manipulations (Issue 5) 163
Ralph W. Hull Mirage Deck deck changes in duplicates of selection, svengali/mirage deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 253
Unknown Tearing the Deck five methods to tear a full deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 354
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Protean Pack of Cards full deck changes to duplicates of three selections, deck of divided cards, with deck switch
 		1938 Greater Magic 490
Robert Weill I'm Sorry! three spectators note cards, they are the same and become blank, then deck transforms into chart of letter (eye examination test)
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 54) 387
A. Vantur Jeu de cartes changé en fleurs / Vom Kartenspiel zum Blumenbukett two methods to change deck into flowers
 		Oct. 1942 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 10) 1
Tan Hock Chuan, Edward Bagshawe R. & S. Optica Deck deck shown, then it changes back color and all cards are alike, partial rough-smooth
Inspired byRelated to 1948 Rough & Smooth Possibilities 12
Don Alan Merv Taylor Split Deck deck cut with a knife, one is only pierced it is the selection
 		1950 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950) 31
Maurice Howarth Tarantula pips from four card vanish step by step and appear on strip of paper
Related to 1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 290) 1158
Karrell Fox Fan-Tizy rosette made from deck and fastened to lapel
 		1954 Kornfidentially Yours 21
Jochen Zmeck Non Plus Ultra "Mein Verwandlungsspiel"
deck shown normal, then all cards are alike and back changes as well, then back, partial rough-smooth
Related to 1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II 11
Unknown Kosmische Strahlen triple transformation deck, rough-smooth and short-long
 		1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II 14
Edward Marlo Uses for Half Forcing Deck see at bottom
 		1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 68
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky The Astor-Deck als Svengali Spiel deck riffled through as all-black or all-red, whole deck corner-shorted
 		1967 (ca.) The Astor-Deck 9
Alton Sharpe, Billy McComb Blank Surprise all cards become blank except selection
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 141
Edward Marlo The Wrong Deck deck is shown as double backed, then double faced, then blank, then normal
 		1970 Hierophant (Issue 4) 207
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny All Tied Up selection is found, rest of the deck turns out to be an Electric Deck
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 130
Val Andrews Cutting the Deck! No. 5, deck actually cut in two halves, gag
 		1970 (ca.) The Idiot at the Card Table 5
Edward Marlo The Wild Deck "Bonus Effect", four aces removed from deck and changed to blank cards, then whole deck becomes blank
 		1971 Those Wild, Wild Aces 5
Edward Marlo They're All Alike ambitious type routine shown, people think they're all the same, but they're all blank
 		1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 8) 62
Billy McComb The Williamised Spider pips from deck vanish and appear on napkin
Related toAlso published here 1972 I Did It My Way 2
Brother John Hamman Out Of Print two selections on table turn blank on both sides as they are repeatably turn over and back to normal, same with full deck
Also published here Summer 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio) 536
Billy McComb A Gag with the Wiggly Wand deck becomes crooked when waved over with S-shaped wand
 		1972 McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser 131
Billy McComb The Williamised Spider of Mr. Collins pips from deck vanish and appear on napkin
Also published here 1972 McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser 155
Scotty York, Richard Himber York's Stab Surprise razor blade card trick, see Surprise Stab Revisited for an updated version
Related to 1973 Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 6) 42
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #4 backs change from red to blue, cards become blank and back to normal
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
 Sep. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11) 789
Scotty York, Richard Himber Surprise Stab Revisited razor blade card trick
Related to 1975 Lecture 36
Tommy Wonder, Billy McComb, Stanley Collins The Pip-Eating Spider published under "Jos Bema"
Related to June 1976 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 10) 272
Paul Harris Solid Deception
VariationsAlso published here 1976 Paul Harris Reveals Some Of His Most Intimate Secrets 1
Karrell Fox The "Same to You" Card Trick three spectators chose cards, they are all the Jack of Hearts, even though the deck is all Ace of Spades
 		1976 Clever.... Like a Fox 81
John F. Mendoza All Gone card selected and returned, performer names it, it turns over and is odd-backed, rest blank, with variation
Inspired by
  • "Triple Chance"
Related to
  • "Paleface Pasteboards"
Variations 		1978 The Book of John 42
Steve Beam Joker Removal spiralbound deck, Joker is removed, penetrates spiral
 		1979 The Card Book 1
Steve Beam Bound Reversal spiralbound deck, card is peeked and then found reversed
 		1979 The Card Book 2
Wayne Wall Signed, Sealed, Stabbed and Delivered card is selected and name written on an envelope. Envelope is placed inside spiral-bound deck, deck in order, missing card is selection
 		1979 The Card Book 3
Steve Beam, Wayne Wall Bending Over Backwards spiralbound deck, selected card is pulled through spiral
 		1979 The Card Book 5
Steve Beam Gettin A Rise Out Of It selected card rises out of spiralbound deck, holes intact
 		1979 The Card Book 7
Steve Beam Visual Penetration signed card is pulled from spiralbound deck
 		1979 The Card Book 8
Steve Beam, John Murray, Rhett Bryson, Bruce Turner Gags gags with the spiralbound deck
 		1979 The Card Book 9
Steve Beam Push Thru Dollar coin penetrates cased deck, selection is found to have a hole in it
 		1979 Magic — The Vanishing Art 49
Tommy Wonder Falling Pips pips on cards "fall" to one end when cards are tapped on table
Variations Feb. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 2) 806
Ken Brooke Ken Brooke's Card Act end strippers
  • First Effect (Aces produced from shuffled deck, lost in packet and dealt out again, spectator choses Ace packet)
  • Second Effect (Triumph with fair shuffle)
  • Third to Seventh (routine with twenty-four duplicates, stripper Svengali, all alike display, switching duplicates in and out)
Also published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 172
Steve Beam Push Thru Dollar coin visibly penetrates cased deck, all cards have holes except selection, using Pancake Coin
 		1981 Steve Beam On Coins — Volume I 29
Gene Castillon Spellbinder kings spelled out, then aces found, kings change back color, rest of deck all jokers
 		1981 The Lost Pages of the Kabbala 73
Don England Folds Flat For Packing reverse of "Dehydrated Deck"
Inspired by 1981 Don England's T.K.O.'s (Issue Clubs) 24
Paul Harris Torn and Restored Deck using Hamman's "Micro Macro" method
Also published here 1981 Close-up Fantasies Finalé 169
Michael Ammar Squeeze Play deck becomes crooked
 		1982 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1 23
Philip T. Goldstein Strung Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1982 12/12 3
David Britland Xmas Time Trip climax for time machine trick, deck ends up sealed in cellophane
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20) 379
Peter Kane The Nudest Nudist Deck with card case transformation kicker
  • Printing the Card Case
 		1982 Kane 130
Paul Harris Screwed Deck deck (cut in two parts) is screwed together
Variations 1983 A Close-Up Kinda Guy 76
Johnny "J.J." Johnston Mechanical Pack Routine mechanical deck presentation, deck is screwed together and selection found fixed on the bottom
Variations 1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 22) 423
David Britland Unbeatable spectator selects card twice, put between two jokers, then entire deck consists of jokers
Also published here 1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 22) 425
Alex East The Invisible Card card travels to card case, found next to a lot of electrical stuff
Inspired by
  • Barry Govan's "The Upside Down Card"
  • McDuff's "Electronic Deck"
 1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 28) 542
Earle Oakes Thelectronicards
Inspired by 1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 30) 581
Meir Yedid Point The Way arrow appears printed on backs of cards and points to selection
Also published here 1983 Off the Wall 9
Ellsworth Lyman A Color Changing Trick asymmetric stripper-type preparation, when riffling through the deck the cards are either all red or black, see also p. 58
Related toAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, November 1907
 1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 4
Chung Ling Soo No-Gaff Svengali Deck outjogging every other card a bit, then riffling through the deck and show them all red or black, see also p. 11
Also published here
  • Goldston's Magazine of Magic, July 1915
 1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 14
Edward Bagshawe The Optica Deck pairs held together with cut-outs and raised parts, all backs can be shown either blue or red, and face cards change to all the same
  • The Optica Technique
with reproduction of ad and original instructions, 1928
Variations 1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 35
Andrew Shivas No-Gaff Svengali showing all red or all black, incomplete faro
Related toAlso published here
  • Tricks of the Masters (Goldston, 1942)
 1983 Worknotes On Brainwave 113
Jay Sankey Meltdown cards in case are wrapped in foil which is vanished and reappears around deck as finale, using Power Case
Related to 1983 Powerful Magic 89
David Regal Audacity Based deck changes back color and suits are changed to reverse colors printing (spades and clubs red, hearts and diamonds black)
 		Sep. 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 9) 963
Meir Yedid Point the Way arrow appears printed on backs of cards and points to selection
Also published here Nov. 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 11) 994
Stephen Tucker, David Britland Footsteps Deck cannot be squared properly, cards keep sticking out - when forced to be square by tapping on deck, all the pips fall to one side of the deck
Inspired by 1984 The Card-Mad-gic of Stephen Tucker 4
Stephen Tucker Rock Around Ambitious card, but deck is then revealed to be wrapped in rubberbands around all the edges (Paul Harris's Solid Deception ending, with rubberbands)
Inspired by 1984 The Card-Mad-gic of Stephen Tucker 17
Paul Harris Unhinged full deck in case is folded in half
Also published here 1984 Close-up Seductions 101
Nick Pudar "Block"Buster Ace Assembly at the end all packets are glued together ala solid deception
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 241
Danny Korem, Jerry Andrus The Omni Deck short Ambitious Card routine ending with clear block of glass
Inspired by 1985 Korem without Limits 153
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1985 FISM Madrid 1985 5
Frederick Braue Untitled two cards chosen by counting to a number, they're mates, rest is blank
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5) 19
Jay Sankey Meltdown cards in case are wrapped in aluminum foil which reappears as finale
Related to 1986 Sankey Panky 70
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1986 Mix '86 6
David Britland My Name Is Legion deck has famous names on the back of every card, two cards chosen with Gemini Twins procedure, rest of deck blank
 		1986 Psychomancy 30
Terri Rogers Blank Amazement card chosen and predicted, then it changes back, rest of deck blank
Also published here 1986 Secrets 31
David Regal A Point Well Made whole deck is penetrated, one card has no hole
 		1987 Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal 19
Randy Wakeman, Scotty York Mini Surprise Stab miniature deck, two methods, deck shredded, based on York's "Surprise Stab"
 		1987 Special Effects 18
Meir Yedid Biting Sensations biting through deck to find selection, all but one have a piece missing
Also published here 1987 Meir Yedid's Card Animations 49
Peter Duffie Valediction Xs appear on the back of whole deck
 		1987 Inspirations 101
Philip T. Goldstein Public Image cards are sandwiched between two double-blank cards one by one and become blank as well, then whole deck becomes blank
Inspired by
  • "The Image Takers" (Justin Higham, Precursor XIV, Jan. 1987)
Related toVariations 		1987 Inside Out (Issue 2) 13
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1988 Das Phil Goldstein Seminar 8
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1988 Lecture 9
Justin Higham Extended Image Takers some cards get blank, then whole deck as well
Inspired by Apr. 1988 Inside Out (Issue 4) 16
Terri Rogers Leere Blicke card chosen and predicted, then it changes back, rest of deck blank
Also published here Apr. 1989 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 3) 102
Jay Sankey Gift of the Magi deck transforms into gift-wrapped bundle with ribbon
 		1990 100% Sankey 81
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1990 NYCANOTES 3
Johnny "J.J." Johnston J. J's Ehrgeizige Karte Plus with blank-faced deck, changes into regular deck as climax
 		1990 Laid Back in Graz 1990 25
John Bannon, Richard Himber The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Card Trick in case all cards are shredded to pieces by themselves except selection
Inspired by
  • Richard Himber's "Surprise Stab"
 1991 Smoke and Mirrors 74
Alexander de Cova, Scotty York 1. Scotty York's Razor Blade Card Trick as deck switch application
 		1991 Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4) 8
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1991 Music City Conclave 1992 Notes 11
Christoph Borer, Thomas Otto Tear Off corner is torn from selection, card is then restored and all the other cards have a corner missing
Also published here 1991 Magie 10
Meir Yedid Wegweiser arrow appears printed on backs of cards and points to selection
Also published here 1991 Meir Yedid 19
Meir Yedid Sensation mit Biss biting through deck to find selection, all but one have a piece missing
Also published here 1991 Meir Yedid 22
Ken Brooke Mein Kartenakt end strippers
  • Effekt Nr. 1 (Aces produced from shuffled deck, lost in packet and dealt out again, spectator choses Ace packet)
  • Effekt Nr. 2 (Triumph with fair shuffle)
  • Effekt Nr. 3-7 (routine with twenty-four duplicates, stripper Svengali, all alike display, switching duplicates in and out)
Also published here Jan. 1991 Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 1) 10
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Budge! spectator cannot remove deck from case, but performer can, then same with half the deck and a single card
 		1991 Simply Harkey 79
Peter Kane Full Circle full deck version, twenty-six double facers
Inspired by
  • "Watch the Ace!" (Peter Kane, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 19 No. 8)
 1992 Profile (Issue 8) 1
Peter Kane Full Circle done with full deck
Inspired by
  • "Watch the Ace!" (Peter Kane, Hugard's Magic Monthly, Vol. 19 No. 8, Apr. 1962)
 1992 One Card Wonders 18
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Routine with Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Part Three edited reprint from Brooke's magazine "Routine" (1950), card to top, jumps from packet to packet, all cards shown alike, ends clean
 		1993 New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 5) 16
Philip T. Goldstein Rules of the Game different colored back prediction matches selection, with a full deck of jokers as climax
Variations 1993 The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 4) 1
Steve Beam Mating Season III as Mating Season II, impromptu, cards torn in half
Also published here 1993 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 67
Meir Yedid Point the Way arrow appears printed on backs of cards and points to selection
Also published here 1993 Memorable Magic 14
Meir Yedid Biting Sensations biting through deck to find selection, all but one have a piece missing
Also published here 1993 Memorable Magic 15
David Harkey Chromacon fine incomplete faro shuffle, deck cased, deck taken out and shown all red (or black) except a selection
 		1993 Card File 22
David Harkey Chromacon Plus fine incomplete faro shuffle, deck cased, deck taken out and shown all red and then all black except a selection
 		1993 Card File 24
Jerry Mentzer No Deck Omni Deck handling
  • Shuffle one
  • Shuffle two
 		1993 Card File 185
Alex Elmsley Signing Off performer names card an position, then all cards have performer's signature
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 189
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1995 Connotes 7
John Riggs File Card signed card, deck is shown every card has a label, signed card is marked as "Your Card"
 		1995 The Magic of John Riggs 35
David Acer Swiss Pack many holes appear in chosen card, then the deck has a big hole through it
Also published here 1995 Natural Selections 133
Brad Henderson Universal Mexican Joker changes into two signed selections one by one, then other cards change into Jokers, full deck becomes Jokers
 		1995 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 6) 25
Simon Lovell The "Heartless" Deck whole deck has a large whole in the center
Also published here Apr. 1996 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 19 No. 4) 2636
Tommy Wonder Falling Pips pips on cards "fall" to one end when cards are tapped on table
 		1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 1 123
Tommy Wonder, Stanley Collins, Billy McComb The Pip-Eating Spider pips of pip card vanish until only indices are left
 		1996 The Books of Wonder — Volume 1 157
Paul Harris Solid Deception short ambitious card sequence, deck is glued to single solid block climax
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Paul Harris Reveals some of his most Int...) 107
Paul Harris The Fluffer Deck name of spectator vanishes from single card an appears across whole spread of cards
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue New Stuff) 47
Paul Harris Torn and Restored Deck using Hamman's "Micro Macro" method
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale) 71
Paul Harris Improvised Screwed Deck (revised) deck (cut in 2 parts) is screwed together
Inspired by 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Kinda Guy) 99
Paul Harris Unhinged full deck in case is folded in half
Also published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Seductions) 177
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1996 Desert Seminar Notes 10
Dominique Duvivier Print a Bit Three blank cards print to match selections, then whole deck turns blank
 		1996 Magie Duvivier 166
David Neighbors Fusion Aces cutting the Aces, as climax four glued blocks with Aces on top
 		1996 The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2) 1
David Britland Unschlagbar spectator selects card twice, put between two jokers, then entire deck consists of jokers
Also published here 1996 Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4&5) 172
Anthony Owen Magic for the Rest of the Week using skin cream as open daub type item for pseudo explanation, all other cards are "wrinkled" at finale
 		1997 Virtual Foolery 23
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Petrified deck becomes solid block that breaks when dropped
 		1997 Ah-ha! 68
Simon Lovell Hyperpoke first finger penetrates deck of cards and stops at selection
 		1997 Simon Says! 123
Simon Lovell Kicked! two card placed in deck during deal, next to matching cards, rest of deck turns out blank
Inspired by
  • "The Kick" (Harry Baron)
 1997 Simon Says! 136
Simon Lovell Heartless whole deck has a large whole in the center
Related toAlso published here 1997 Simon Says! 141
Simon Lovell The Nightmare Deck apparently only spectator with special glasses can see large marks on the back
 		1997 Simon Says! 228
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate, in english and french
 		1998 Montreal Lecture Notes — Notes de Conférence 8
Brian Kloske Danger Deck hole appears in deck signed selection ends up in performers mouth
 		1998 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 70) 1471
Dave Robertson Totally Gone two cards signed and lost, one travels to wallet, second does not but is the only card without "GONE" written on its back
Inspired byVariations 1998 Five Times Five — Scotland 83
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1999 Rocky Notes 8
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		1999 Baltimore Notes 8
David Regal Pasteboard Massacre Magician cuts the deck literally in half to find selection, saws deck in half using a playing card
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 242
David Acer Printed Matter three chosen cards in row on table, blank-faced deck shown, three blank cards print into duplicates of selections, then whole deck prints into duplicates of thirds selection
 		1999 Natural Selections — Volume II 136
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Protean Pack No. 45, three selections, "General Pack"
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 183
Christoph Borer, Thomas Otto Cutting Corners corner is torn from selection, card is then restored and all the other cards have a corner missing
Also published here 2000 Concertos for Pasteboard 13
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2000 Missouri Notes 8
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2000 Texas Notes 8
John Hostler Pressure Point ambitious card, then thumb and first finger melt through pack until they can grab out selection, leaving a cut-out in whole rest of deck
Variations 2000 Card File Two 78
Shaun Robison Ace-O-Rama! Aces produced, after twisting card appears within, repeat with 52-on-1 gag card, deck is now blank
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 95
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2000 San Francisco Notes 8
Peter Cassiford Easy Bake Cards deck apparently glued together changes to normal deck
 		Jan. 2001 Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 5) 2083
Karl Fulves Odd Man Out "was your card an odd card?", it is odd-backed and rest is blank, force
Inspired by
  • Billy McComb effect (The Wizard, July 1947)
Related to 		2001 New Card Controls 112
Mark Lewis The Mark Lewis Svengali Routine eight phases, with credit commentary on each phase (Ali Bongo, Ron MacMillan, Eric Ward, Johnny Neptune, Nelson Holt, Sammy Holmes, David Cronin)
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 20
Dave Walker The Larceny Trick card comes to top as bet, then all shown alike with presentation as if the spectator lied
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 27
Mark Lewis False Explanation Trick
2001 The Long and the Short of it 29
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Mysterious Pack Of Cards entire deck changes into duplicates of three selections one after the other
Inspired by
  • Protean Pack (Robert-Houdin)
Also published here 		2002 Hofzinser's Card Tricks 114
John Carney Mercurial Cards face card changes a few times, deck becomes all backs, blank and normal again
 		2002 The Book of Secrets 180
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2002 Mawny Notes 8
Wayne Dobson Point Blank selected card matched jumbo card prediction, rest of deck shown blank
 		2002 Dobson's Choice 17
David Ben Wonder Coin coin through hand, coin above chose card, melts through cards in second phase leaving hole, see also Bob Farmer's "Journey to the Center of the Deck" (Linking Ring Sep. 1983)
 		2003 Tricks 85
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2003 Singapore Notes 9
Bob King For Dean bills are put next to Aces, all-Jokers finale
Inspired by 2003 New Magician Foolers 6
Wayne Dobson Rainbow location in which deck becomes a rainbow deck
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Rainbow" (Wayne Dobson, The Crimp)
 2003 Dobson's Choice 2 10
Wesley James A Vision or a Dream? "final", thought of card, spectator does some procedure according to value and suit of card, at the end all cards are blank except selection
Inspired by 2004 Enchantments 438
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2004 Applecture 9
Jackie McClements Barely Naked deck printing routine, only stranger blank card required
 		2004 A Lecture 9
Dave Campbell Infallible Prediction "You will not pick the Four of Clubs", rest of deck shown as Fours of Clubs
Inspired by
  • "McCombical Prediction"
Related to
  • "Potty Prediction" (Ken Brooke"
 2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 299
Dave Campbell Super Optica spectator touched card in face-up spread, it is only odd-backed, rest is shown to have change into Jokers then, partial rough-smooth
 		2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 355
Wayne Dobson Switch card chosen, wrong card found and put in case, transposes with correct card twice, then deck changes in duplicates of wrong card
Related to 2004 Dobson's Choice 3 11
Wayne Dobson Janus open prediction shown, face-down card chosen and dropped on top, they match, rest of deck shown to be all alike but a different card, SBS card
 		2004 Dobson's Choice 3 15
Peter Duffie All Clear selection lost, two halves, top cards exchanged, they match and are Kings, repeat with other two Kings, the Kings then become blank except selection, rest of deck blank as well
Inspired byVariations 2004 Subtle Miracles 101
David Britland All Clear - An Alternative Handling selection lost, two halves, top cards exchanged, they match and are Kings, repeat with other two Kings, the Kings then become blank except selection, rest of deck blank as well
Inspired by 2004 Subtle Miracles 104
David Britland Red Alert four cards chosen, they are the four Kings, rest of deck is blank, Kings have red back
Inspired by 2004 Subtle Miracles 106
Jay Sankey Wham Bam! face-up prediction, three chosen cards match the prediction, backs are boldly marked, rest of deck blank
Inspired by
  • an unnamed Richard Sanders trick
 2004 Sankey Unleashed 20
Jay Sankey Lightning Bolt deck of card bolted together with bolt at the end
Inspired by 2004 Sankey Unleashed 114
Tyler Wilson Sven Who? deck shown to be all black, then all red, selection is only blue-backed card, "no red card" comedy prediction, secret incomplete faro condition
Also published here 2005 Just be Glad my Name isn't Greg 40
Rick Bronson, David Acer Big Time index of chosen card grows to jumbo index, all cards are suddenly jumbo index cards
 		2005 Seven By Rick Bronson 8
Christoph Borer Tear Off corner is torn from selection, card is then restored and all the other cards have a corner missing
Also published here 2006 Compilation 86
Tyler Wilson Sven Who? deck shown to be all black, then all red, selection is only blue-backed card, "no red card" comedy prediction, secret incomplete faro condition
Also published here 2006 Dominatricks 118
Steve Beam Leslie's Gift cards with other cards written on their backs, face-up prediction removed, card selected with face-up counting procedure, the marks on the back of prediction matches face of selection and vice versa, marks vanish on rest of deck as climax
Inspired byVariations 2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7 24
Benjamin Earl Hand Built by Trees (handling of Joel Givens' Laser Aces) gambling demonstrations with aces, pack then revealed to be 4 solid blocks with aces at the face of each
 		2007 Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes 14
Bill Abbott Blockbuster three selections, all become in some way mutilated (kiss imprint, hole, name on back...), all other cards blank
 		2008 Cocktail Card Magic 11
Bill Abbott Ctrl+Alt+Delete deck becomes plexi glass, Omni Deck
 		2008 Cocktail Card Magic 18
Helder Guimarães Three Progressive Choices (or "The trick I would perform to José Quesoyyo, Miguel Ajo and Woody Aragon")
3 cards chosen and found in different ways, faces become blank in the end
Inspired by 2008 (ca.) Don't Xerox Lecture Notes 23
Jon Racherbaumer Gaming the Rules "no joker" prediction with a full deck of jokers as climax
Inspired by 2009 Ten Card Mysteries Anneman Would Have Loved 10
John Guastaferro Free Will Refutation four cards predicted on business cards and chosen via Gemini Twins procedure, rest of deck blank
Also published here
  • "Gemini Prediction" (John Guastaferro)
 2009 Ten Card Mysteries Anneman Would Have Loved 16
Max Maven Blankjack two cards selected by dropping cut cards in deck during deal, those are a blackjack hand and the rest of the deck is blank
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 Las Vegas Lecture 2
Steve Beam The Gift cards with other cards written on their backs, face-up prediction removed, card selected with face-up counting procedure, the marks on the back of prediction matches face of selection and vice versa, marks vanish on rest of deck as climax
Inspired by 2009 The Gift 2
Tom Stone Subliminal Persuasion secret message appears as cards are riffled, nudist deck presentation
 		2010 Vortex 21
John Guastaferro Truth in Advertising spectator selects only printed card in blank deck, then back of selection changes and blank-printed-situation reverses
 		2010 One Degree 3
Andi Gladwin Omni Deck Climax climax for Open Travelers in which whole deck becomes invisible/transparent
 		2010 One Degree 52
Helder Guimarães Three Progressive Choices three cards chosen and found in different ways, faces become blank in the end
 		2011 Reflections 83
Unknown, Karl Fulves Hole Card Rise deck with hole though center, a card rises
  • KF Note (plug falls out of deck as intro)
 		2011 Prolix (Issue 9) 606
David Acer Swiss Pack many holes appear in chosen card, then the deck has a big hole through it
Also published here 2011 More Power to You 79
Max Maven Blankjack two cards selected by dropping cut cards in deck during deal, those are a blackjack hand and the rest of the deck is blank
Also published here 2011 Hollywood Hyperbole 3
Steve Beam Internal Control cards biddled into left hand one by one until spectator says stop, then top and bottom slipped off at once, force and control/switch, effect application in which a selection is divined via other cards, all other cards blank or duplicates
Related to 2011 FFFF-ing Great Card Moves 21
Max Maven Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
 		2012 Return to Saint Vincent 5
John Guastaferro Here, There, & in there Minds blank deck finale
 		2013 Discoveries & Deceptions 26
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Himber A New Look at Himber's Razor Deck Trick razor blade card trick
 		2013 The Art of Switching Decks 101
Steven Hamilton Rocky does a Card Trick spring raccoon supposed to find the card, deck suddenly strung together, raccoon finds card, name of card written across other side
 		2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 8
Steven Hamilton, Vic Allen Blank Jaks card chosen and signed, four double-blank cards, on one appears a 52-on-1 card, the signed selection on another, whole deck blank-faced then
Inspired by 2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 102
Wayne Dobson Rainbow location in which deck becomes a rainbow deck
Inspired by 2013 More Look No Hands 18
Steve Beam The Lower Forty-Eight four-Ace location, faces of the rest of the deck vanish and reappear on a 48-on-one single card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9 173
John Lovick My Dream of Mind Reading blank deck finale, credit information
Inspired byVariations 2016 The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc. 115
Anton van Helden On "My Dream of Mind Reading" blank deck finale, thought-of card is only printed one
Inspired by 2016 The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc. 118
Christoph Borer Razored Deck - Für Salon und Bühne razor blade card trick
 		2016 21 149
Christoph Borer Tear Off corner is torn from selection, card is then restored and all the other cards have a corner missing
Also published here 2016 21 228
John Hostler The Rauschenberg Effect ambitious card, then Triumph and all cards become blank except selection
 		2016 Magnum Opossum 47
John Hostler Dim Mak (Pressure Point 2.0) ambitious card, then thumb and first finger melt through pack until they can grab out selection, leaving a cut-out in whole rest of deck
Inspired by 2016 Magnum Opossum 52
Steve Beam The Lower 48 four-Ace location, faces of the rest of the deck vanish and reappear on a 48-on-one single card
Also published here 2016 Tea Time With The Pasteboards 13
John Guastaferro Virus all backs, all blanks, normal, with blank card that says "Virus"
Inspired by
  • "Troubleshooter" (John Guastaferro, Brainstorm, 2003)
 2017 En Route 11
John Cottle Blankjack blank deck kicker
Inspired by
  • Luke Jermay routine
 2018 Operandi (Issue 4) 18
Yves Carbonnier Dur Dur! card comes to the top, changes into blank card and is found in the deck again, repeated, then deck ends up in two glued blocks
Inspired by 2019 Grand Livre de Cartomagie 112
Mike Helmer Is Kempt A Word? "Fathom -- Unsolved Problems"
performer in run-down clothes with dirty deck, magically the appearance fixes in several stages and deck is now new, posed as a problem
 		2020 Alarum (Issue 3 (Spring #1)) 6
Jon Racherbaumer Maximizing Mama whole deck changes to Jokers as finale
 		2020 Magic for BLM 198
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