Diamond Cut Diamond

54 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Diamond Cut Diamond
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Alex Elmsley Just a "Second" Diamond Cut Diamond, second deal
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
91
Frederick Wingfield Amazement-Al thirteen cards of one suit, chosen one is only not from this suit
Variations 1973
Magick (Issue 66)
329
Philip T. Goldstein A Hunch... or What? thirteen cards of one suit, chosen one is only not from this suit
Inspired by 1975
Magick (Issue 135)
672
Karl Fulves Hide Out à la DCD see final comments
 		1978
Transpo Trix
11
Karl Fulves Black on Black spade packet dealt, spectator slaps hand on one spade and it transforms into named joker, no method
Related to 1978
Transpo Trix
80
Harry Lorayne Heart Run
Related to 1979
Quantum Leaps
190
Wayne Dobson Diamond Deal
Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
62
Gene Maze Wait a Minute!
Inspired by 1980
The Gene Maze Card Book
42
Karl Fulves Dollar Dodge diamond cut diamonds with Ace through Five, a bill is used in the handling
 		1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
23
Karl Fulves Dextral Dollar diamond cut diamonds with Ace through Five, a bill is used in the handling, variation of previous trick
 		1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
25
Jerry Sadowitz Diamond Tip ending for Elmsley's routine, Diamond run changes to Spades
 		Aug. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16)
298
Larry Jennings, Jim Patton Your Best Suit Ace through Ten packet, chosen card turns over and transposes with joker put in breast pocket, a bit similar to DCD
Variations 1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
60
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley Stand up Diamonds
Inspired by 1983
Marlo's Plus Package
37
Simon Lovell The Ten Card Special Plus number card chosen, top cards dealt, they form a straight and card at value of spectator's card is selection
  • The Basic Routine
  • The Extended Routine (straight shown first and mixed back in, then as above)
Related to 1983
Second to None
40
Stephen Tucker All Heart Diamond Cut Diamond effect with an extra two card transposition (two selections)
Inspired by 1984
The Card-Mad-gic of Stephen Tucker
26
Peter Duffie A Case For Clouseau
1984
Contemporary Card Magic
18
William P. Miesel Deceived
Inspired by 1985
Arcane (Issue 13)
179
Randy Wakeman Cubic Zirconium
Inspired byVariations 1985
Formula One Close-Up
42
Jerry Sadowitz Courtroom number from one to twelve named, card at that position is only number card amongst picture cards, then situation reverses and there is only one picture card amongst number cards
Inspired by 1987
Inspirations
48
Brother John Hamman 1 2 3 4 5 Peek Thought mini-version of DCD
Inspired by 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
26
Bobby Bernard, Justin Higham Clear As Crystal
Jan. 1991
Technomagic (Issue 7)
51
Peter Duffie The Curators unknown card is sandwiched with Jokers in thirteen-card packet at unknown position, it turns out to be a card that has been selected from the deck later
Inspired by 1992
Ulterior Motifs
18
Peter Duffie Guardian Angels selection travels from red Kings to black Kings
Inspired byVariations 1993
Applications
58
Alex Elmsley Diamond Cut Diamond Ace to Ten of diamonds in order, selection transposes with named value
Related toVariations 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
186
Iain Girdwood Adagio for Strings two cards in two suit runs from Ace to Ten transpose
Variations 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
209
Edward Marlo Umpteenth Method using slip count
 		1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
66
Edward Marlo Notes on DCD second deal eliminated, packet removed from deck
  • First Method (sticky face)
  • Second Method (sticky back)
  • Third Method (impromptu)
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1973
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
110
Edward Marlo The Marlo Switch-Out Diamond cut Diamond application
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1976
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
301
Edward Marlo Simplex D.C.D. four methods
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1978
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
347
Edward Marlo Double D.C.D. with two selections and numbers
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1978
 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
359
David Solomon Solomon Variation
Inspired byAlso published here 1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
363
David Solomon Diamond Cut Diamond with two selections
Also published here 1997
Solomon's Mind
42
Simon Lovell Elmsley Cut Elmsley Ace to King shown and lost, number card chosen, top cards dealt, they form the straight again and card at value of spectator's card is selection
Related to 1997
Simon Says!
190
Peter Duffie Carnival of Sorts
1997
N.D.E. — A Near Deck Experience
17
Doug Conn Diamond Mine with Ace through Seven, named number changes suit, then all cards change to reverse situation, two handlings
Variations 1999
Tricks of my Trade
75
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note strange self-working handling of DCD
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
55
John Guastaferro Fourth Application Joker placed in back pocket, Spades are shown in order and spectator names one, they are dealt out and named Spade changes to Joker, named Spade is in back pocket
 		1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
19
Jason Alford Suit Cut Suit two cards in two suit runs from Ace to Ten transpose
Inspired byAlso published here 1999
Cyber Sessions
63
Doug Conn Ginzu Ace through Ten of Diamonds placed aside, a selection transposes with one of them in an off-beat way, eight double facers
 		1999
Cyber Sessions
75
Kevin Kelly The Physics Lesson
Inspired by 1999
Cyber Sessions
101
Jason Alford Suit Cut Suit two cards in two suit runs from Ace to Ten transpose
Inspired byAlso published here 1999
Freebie
9
Karl Fulves Fast Food two ordered ace through ten piles, card chosen from one, then counted simultaneously, card in other pile at same position changes to Jack of Spades and comes out in pieces from container (cauldron)
 		2000
Lost Vampire Secrets
181
Karl Fulves Dracula's Calling Card No. 61, unknown card in wallet, selection changes to Dracula card (Jack of Spades) and card in wallet is selection
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
139
Brother John Hamman The Polaris Change Four through Nine of Hearts, chosen value changes into a previous selection, Six-Nine ambiguity
 		Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
50
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Mode 2 Order 2 using spelling and Riffle Shuffle Control with the Diamond suit
Inspired by
  • "Mode to Order" (Duffie/Robertson, Linking Ring, July, 2000)
 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
90
Jay Sankey, David Acer Count On It Card that magician picks from spectator's packet vanishes, travels to deck (Biddle Trick-like)
Variations 2004
Random Acts of Magic
57
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson An Unnatural Order
Related to
  • "Exception Selection" (J.K. Hartman, Linking Ring Parade 1974)
 2004
Diamonds from Coal
1
Jack Avis Diamond Cut Diamond - Variation
2006
Rara Avis
45
Nick Trost Diamond Cut Diamond glide instead of second deal
 		2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
687
Alexander Hansford Diamond Cut Diamond selection transposes with selected Diamond card, duplicate
 		2016
Sprezzatura
39
Iñaki Zabaletta Transposición Ordenada deck in order, joker changes to selection and is found at space where selection should be
Inspired by
  • J. K. Hartman's "Spot Swap" in "Trickery Treats"
 2019
¿Quién es Iñaki Zabaletta?
39
Larry Jennings Diamond Cut Diamond with biddle type switch
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
533
Larry Jennings Diamond Cut, Plus Jokers Ace through Ten packet, chosen card turns over and transposes with joker put in breast pocket
Inspired by 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
535
Larry Jennings Diamond Cuts to Your Pocket card at chosen position in Ace through Seven packet changes to selection, previously pocketed card is missing spot card
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
536