Card Puzzle

46 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Card Puzzle
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Ralph W. Hull Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Inspired by
  • "Picture Puzzle" (Dai Vernon)
 1933 More "Eye-Openers" 25
George G. Kaplan, Dai Vernon The Royal Assembly ace, king, queen and jack of each suit separate into piles of their own kind
Variations 1948 The Fine Art of Magic 94
Dai Vernon The Card Puzzle picture cards and aces assemble - kind of, for credit information see Marlo reference
Related to 1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 54
Dai Vernon The Vernon Card Puzzle
1962 Early Vernon 32
Dai Vernon Improved Card Puzzle
1962 Early Vernon 58
Robert Parrish Quadruple Sympathy
1968 Expert Card Conjuring 55
Peter Kane The Faro Card Puzzle "This is a 'faroation' of Vernons Card Puzzle"
 		1971 Another Card Session with Peter Kane 18
Lin Searles General Assembly
Autumn 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio) 665
Peter Kane The Royal Families
1975 A Further Card Session with Peter Kane 10
Charles Hudson, Jon Racherbaumer Mini-Observation Test with nine cards
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 9) 125
Nick Trost The Gathering of the Court Cards Three packets of J-Q-K, assemble to three J, three Q and three K
Also published here 1976 Subtle Card Magic: Part Two 4
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz' Card Puzzle from letter
 		1977 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #9) 1018
Karl Fulves Sidelines on the Card Puzzle plot
 		1977 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #9) 1018
Karl Fulves Royal Flash
  • Poker Problem #5
variation of the Card Puzzle with Poker theme, and Ace transposition with poker theme
 		1981 Octet 44
Peter Kane V.C.C.P. duplicated
 		1982 Kane 97
Peter Kane With an E.S.P. Deck
  • 1. assembly à la Card Puzzle
  • 2. esp divination
 		1982 Kane 104
Edward Marlo Marlo vs. the Observation Test
Variations 1982 Sessions 87
Walt Lees Das I.Q. Kartenrätsel
Also published here
  • Magic Info, Jan.-Aug. 1979
 Oct. 1982 Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3) 115
Simon Aronson Aronson vs. the Observation Test
1982 Sessions 92
Juan Tamariz Asamblea Real
Inspired byAlso published here 1982 Magia Potagia — Volume II 25
Edward Marlo Non-Confusing Observation Test double enders
 		1983 The Card Puzzle 7
Edward Marlo Combination Observation Test repeat version
 		1983 The Card Puzzle 11
Jon Racherbaumer About the "Card Puzzle" essay and history
 		1983 The Card Puzzle 3
Edward Marlo Latest Observation Test
1983 Marlo without Tears 301
Edward Marlo New Approach Observation Test
1983 The Card Puzzle 6
Edward Marlo Direct Observation Test aces, kings, queens, jacks dealt on four piles, one value assembles on one packet, Benzais Cop
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 237
Edward Marlo Marlo's Startling Observation Test twelve double facers
 		1987 Special Effects 91
David Britland Mensa 1
May 1987 The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3) 41
Edward Marlo Latest Observation Test using duplicate strangers
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 206
Juan Tamariz Royal Assembly
Also published here 1989/91 Sonata 147
Alex Elmsley One Poor Lion aces, kings, queens and jacks perform some transposition with story presentation
 		1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 65
Alex Elmsley New Pieces to an Old Puzzle
Variations 1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 280
Peter Duffie Those Enigmatic Royals
  • Phase One (based on Card Puzzle)
  • Phase Two (based on Happy Families, court cards mixed and the suits unite again via spelling)
Inspired byVariations 1994 Roger's Thesaurus 206
Edward Marlo Observation Test
1996 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 8) 14
Tom Frame Leadership Potential kind of follow the leader effect
Inspired by Nov. 1996 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 19 No. 11) 2721
Larry Jennings Royal Puzzle
Inspired by 1997 Jennings '67 204
Nick Trost The Gathering of the Court Cards Three packets of J-Q-K, assemble to three J, three Q and three K
Related toAlso published here 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 57
Nick Trost Like with Like Version "The Gathering of the Court Cards" with hotel story
Related to 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 58
Nick Trost J-Q-K Climax Version Reverse effect of "The Gathering of the Court Cards"
Related to 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 60
David Solomon One Gaff Makes The Observation Test
1997 Solomon's Mind 198
Charles Hudson Charles Hudson's Version Variation of "The Gathering of the Court Cards"
Related to 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 61
Nick Trost A Cardman's Puzzle Four packets of J-Q-K, assemble to four J, four Q and four K
Variations
  • "Meeting" (Aldo Colombini, What's Up Deck?, 1995)
 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 64
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Military Card Trick
Inspired by 2004 Diamonds from Coal 57
David Solomon Marlo vs. The Observation Test
Inspired by 2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 87
Nick Trost A Puzzling Assembly jacks, queens and kings
 		2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 75
Nick Trost The Card Puzzle - Gaffed Version
2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 170