Miscellaneous

60 entries in Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
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
George G. Kaplan Controlling Three Selected Cards by Means of the Corner-Short Hindu Shuffle handling
 		1948 The Fine Art of Magic 16
The Great Maurice Multiple Card Control adding palmed cards
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 213) 852
Allessandro Four Ace Control using natural breaks
 		1958 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958) 15
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
Cliff Green Multiple Control using injogged card as short card
 		1971 ca. Dingle's Deceptions 1
Gene Finnell Variations of the Free Cut Principle two cards, Klondike Shuffle
 		1973 Gene Finnell's Card Magic 59
Edward Marlo A Three Packet Estimation multiple card control via estimation, spelling application mentioned
 		1974 The Unexpected Card Book 238
Edward Marlo Automatic Placement Double Control, Plus One
1974 The Unexpected Card Book 89
Edward Marlo Combination Control various Methods
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 305
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
Ken Krenzel The Block-Cover Pass Two-Card Control
1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 219
Unknown Multiple Tap Through Control
1979 CardMagic 68
Unknown Dribble Control
1979 That Certain Something... 10
Paul LePaul Automatic Jog-Control for two selections
 		1980 Secrets of a "Puerto Rican Gambler" 31
Unknown Bluff Fan Insertion apparently at different positions in fan
 		1982 Best of Friends 453
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
Unknown Locator Card scallop short, for multiple control
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 7
Edward Marlo Dribble Force Procedure for multiple selections, first one free
Related to 1985 Formula One Close-Up 1
Randy Wakeman Multiple Card Control Procedure dribbling, first and last one free, same break forced in between
Inspired by 1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 31
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 Pressley The Under Control
1991 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 39) 709
Lennart Green The Grouped Snap Deal Snap Deal with multiple cards
 		1995 Snap Deal 14
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
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
Ellis Stanyon The Multiple Shift Pack No. 16, using menetekel deck as tool
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 201
Baltazar Fuentes Cutting the Aces Aces put in different positions in fan with some fake spacing, found
 		1999 Arempi II 28
Doug Conn Side-Steal Strategy gag to cover two side steals
 		1999 Tricks of my Trade 166
Steve Bedwell The TC Multiple Control using thick card, selections made via dribbling
 		2000 Thick Schtick! 8
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
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
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
John Guastaferro Double Card Control
2010 Above the Fold 48
Jerry K. Hartman, John Guastaferro R.S. Bluff Control Variation see Means & Ends
 		2010 One Degree 87
Tom Gagnon Gravity Control two cards inserted in deck, then deck put in case which is only held by its flap
Also published here 2011 Cased Card Controls 18
Tom Gagnon Fan Control card pushed into deck one-handed, automatic jog control with squared deck, incorporating temporarily putting deck in case and one-handed fan
  • Variation A
  • Variation B (for two cards)
Also published here 2011 Cased Card Controls 31
Gary Plants A Card Control
  • Controlling Multiple Cards
  • Selected Card to a Certain Position
  • Spectator goes Past the Break
Also published here
  • "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36. 1992.
 2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 225
Aldo Colombini Fireworks Control biddle style
 		2013 Discoveries & Deceptions 40
Bill Malone Malone's Control multiple selection control strategy
Related to 2014 Classic Fantastic 28
Joseph Barry Losing Procedure four cards placed in different position while dealing through deck
 		2014 Reverie 12
Harry Lorayne To An Excellent Position losing sequence for four-of-a-kind involving partial switch
Inspired by
  • Dave Neighbors routine from Linking Ring
 2015 JawDroppers! 210
Roberto Giobbi The Lateral Insertion sideways insertion
  • Control
  • Multiple Shift
Related to 2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Nov 5) 318
Ryan Schlutz, Aldo Colombini Fireworks Control Variation cards biddle counted in left hand, spectators say stop multiple times
 		2017 False Anchors — Volume Two 34
Gabriele Gentile Aces Rising as Gabrielle Gentile, Aces are lost in the deck and then found on top
 		2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 68
Tom Gagnon Gravity Control two cards inserted in deck, then deck put in case which is only held by its flap
Also published here 2019 Gagnon Unfiltered 355
Tom Gagnon Fan Control card pushed into deck one-handed, automatic jog control with squared deck, incorporating temporarily putting deck in case and one-handed fan
  • Variation A
  • Variation B (for two cards)
Also published here 2019 Gagnon Unfiltered 368
Aldo Colombini, Andi Gladwin Fireworks Control
  • Alternatives to the Key Card
 		2019 Personal Revelations 16
Steve Beam Shiftless aces apparently lost in the deck end up on top, four piles, way of taking cards together
Also published here 2020 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12 31
Ryan Schlutz, Aldo Colombini Fireworks Control Variation cards biddle counted in left hand, spectators say stop multiple times
 		2020 False Anchors 66