Richard Vollmer

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Sam Leo Horowitz	A Psychological Discovery	two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine alternating set-up	Related to Curious Coincidence (1936) Never-Miss Stop Effect (Martin Gardner, 1940) Name Your Number (Bert Allerton, 1945) N-E-T Profit (Richard Vollmer, 1985) CoVersion (Peter Duffie, 1998) The Stop Trick (Sam Leo Horowitz, Roberto Giobbi, Martin Gardner, 2000) The Horowitz Variation (Eugene Burger, 2021) Two-Pile Stop Force (Juan Tamariz, 2022) Cut to the Chase (Asi Wind, 2025) Variations Diploid (Peter Duffie, 1996) Another Psychological Discovery (Bob Farmer, 2017) Also published here Horowitz's Mental Stop (Sam Leo Horowitz, 1972)	1938	Greater Magic	549	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Other Stacks / Partial Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Spectator
Bob Hummer	Face Up Prediction	spectator and performer turn cards over in the deck, number of reversed cards is predicted	Related to The Thirteenth Turn (Martin Gardner, 1964) Mixed Cards and Feelings (Reinhard Müller, 2006) Predecktion (Steve Beam, 2006) Match (Michael Weber, 2023) Variations Hummer Addition (Harry Lorayne, 1965) What About Hummer's Number? (Jon Racherbaumer, 1990) The 4th Die (Karl Fulves, 2000) Manto (Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, Bob Hummer, 2006) A Hummer Routine (Nick Trost, Bob Hummer, 2015) Rebuilding a Hummer (Lorenz Schär, 2020) Hummerless (Steve Beam, 2020) Newcomer Hummer (Steve Beam, 2020) All the Weigh (Steve Beam, 2020) Also published here Face-Up Prediction (Bob Hummer, 1949) Face Up Prediction (Bob Hummer, 1980)	1940	Half-A-Dozen Hummers	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Shuffle-Bored Cards / Principles / Red-Black Relationship
Edward Marlo	One Hand Control	Aces are lost with charlier cuts and found using one hand only, two crimps	Variations Impressionistic Ace Controls (Justin Higham, Richard Vollmer, Christian Gambin, 2019) Also published here One Hand Control (Edward Marlo, 1953) Ein-Hand Kartenkontrolle (Edward Marlo, 1974)	Feb. 1945	The Phoenix (Issue 78)	318	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Cut Controls Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces / Hands
Karrell Fox	The Question Is...		Related to The Question Is: Where is Your Card (Charlie Dietz, 1958) A Question of Time (James Steranko, 1960) Dots it? (Francis Carlyle, 1975) That Is the Question (Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, 2006) Variations Questions (Steve Beam, 2020)	1948	Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5	96	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations
Alex Elmsley	7-16	down under deal, Ace of Spades remains, game presentation	Related to Souvenir (Ken Beale, 1961) Einstein's Card Trick (Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi, 2010) The Einstein Card Trick Variation (Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, 2010) Variations 7-16 (Bill Taylor, 1974) Solomon's Math Challenge (David Solomon, Gene Castillon, 2018) Also published here 7-16 (Alex Elmsley, 1991)	Mar. 1958	Ibidem (Issue 13)	4	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Roy Walton	Oil and Queens	transformation kicker	Related to Vanishing Water (Roy Walton, 1969) Variations Oil & Aces (Nick Trost, 1979) Water and Oil Barrons (William P. Miesel, 1982) Ascension (Philip T. Goldstein, 1982) A Load Of..... (Paul Brignall, 1983) So These Must Be... (Stephen Tucker, 1983) Oel und Asse (Richard Vollmer, 1985 ca.) Öl und wASSEr (Roberto Giobbi, 1987) Ascension (Philip T. Goldstein, 1990) Oil & Water Plus (Dave Campbell, 1992) Age of Reason (Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould, 1992) Dave Bendix Variation (David Bendix, 1992) Age Of Reason (Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould, 1992) An Odin Sequel (Peter Duffie, 1993) Before Reason (Terry LaGerould, 1993) Mixing With Royalty (Steven Hamilton, 1998) Oils Well That Ends Well (Mark Mason, 2000) Der Frauenschwarm (Sveroni, 2008) Another "Oil and Queens" (Nick Trost, 2008) Oil and Aces (Nick Trost, 2011) Oil an Queens Poker Hand (Nick Trost, 2011) Expertalk: Alfredo Alvarez on Finessed Oil & Queens (Alfredo Alvarez, 2013) Also published here Oil and Queens (Roy Walton, 1981)	1969	The Devil's Playthings	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Lin Searles	Moracle	packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card predicted and four Aces on top of discard piles, see also p. 486 for comment by Charles Hudson	Inspired by Oracle (Karl Fulves, 1970) The Neutralizer (Steve Beam, 2015) Related to Earthly Powers (Richard Vollmer, 1988) Starburst (Jack Avis, Lewis Jones, 2002) What, Another Kick? (Paul Gordon, 2006) Lie-Decker (Max Maven, 2015) Bluff Oracle Aces I (John Bannon, 2015) Bluff Oracle Aces II (John Bannon, 2015) Rock Bottom (Steve Beam, 2015) Binary Bypass (Steve Beam, 2015) My Lucky Card (Nick Trost, 2015) Darned Pain in the Neck (Paul Gordon, 2023) Variations Immoracle (Philip T. Goldstein, 1979) Justin Time (Roy Walton, 1979) Modern Day Moracle (Marty Kane, 1997) Moracle (Roberto Giobbi, 2000) Royacle (Mel Bennett, 2011) Royal Roundup (Steve Beam, 2015) Bottom Feeder (Steve Beam, 2015) Moracool (Steve Beam, 2015) Si-Decker (Steve Beam, 2015) ESP Oracle (Nick Trost, 2017)	July 1971	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 9)	430	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / As a Climax Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Reverse Faro down to One
Jeff Busby	Travelling Transmutators	Aces twisting phase, r/b transpo phase, transformation, reproduction of Aces	Related to The Strasbourg Waltz (Richard Vollmer, 1983)	1975	Card Cavalcade 3	73	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Dr. Daley's Last Trick Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Twisting the Aces / Kicked Twisting the Aces Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One
Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon	The Pineapple Twist	transformation kicker, based on Walt Rollins' "Pineapple Card Trick"	Variations The Strasbourg Waltz (Richard Vollmer, 1983)	1976	Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 2)	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Twisting the Aces / Kicked Twisting the Aces
Richard Vollmer	Poor Man's Monte		Variations Apocalypse Variations Or Additions (Peter Marshall, 1982)	Apr. 1981	Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 4)	472	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Packet Trick with Monte theme
Richard Vollmer	Very Nice Oil+Water	4&4, all red kicker	Variations Groundhog Day (Alexander de Cova, 2006) Another Nice Oil And Water (Rudy Tinoco, 2022)	Sep. 1982	Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 9)	673	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Peter Marshall	Apocalypse Variations Or Additions		Inspired by Poor Man's Monte (Richard Vollmer, 1981)	Sep. 1982	Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 9)	678	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Packet Trick with Monte theme
Charles Hudson	Sum Hummer	Ace to Ten packet, mixed face up and down by spectator, number of reversed cards and their total predicted, CATO principle	Variations A Couple of Pages (Harry Lorayne, 2001) Sum Hummer Explored (Richard Vollmer, 2007)	1982	Best of Friends	105	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Principles / Binary / CATO & Parity
Harry Lorayne, Robert E. Neale	Voice Print	eight cards, programming, binary	Related to More Lies (Robert E. Neale, 1970) Cal-Q-Lator (Harry Lorayne, 2017) Variations Talk To Me (Richard Vollmer, 1992) It's Not Easy To Lie (Harry Lorayne, 2001) That's The Truth! (Harry Lorayne, 2001) Voice Print (Harry Lorayne, 2017) It's Not Easy To Lie (Harry Lorayne, 2017)	1982	Best of Friends	256	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro Cards / Effect Themes / Lie Detector (without spelling)
Richard Vollmer	Vorwort			1982	Card News '82	v	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Richard Vollmer	Hyper-Twist	cc back, all change to ace of spades		July 1983	Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 7)	797	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Twisting the Aces / Kicked Twisting the Aces
John F. Mendoza	Richard Vollmer			1983	The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1	121	Articles / Biographical
Richard Vollmer	The Strasbourg Waltz	Aces twist, change places and transform into Eights	Inspired by The Pineapple Twist (Bruce Cervon, Dai Vernon, 1976) Related to Travelling Transmutators (Jeff Busby, 1975) Also published here The Strasbourg Waltz (Richard Vollmer, 1998)	1983	The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1	121	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Dr. Daley's Last Trick Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Twisting the Aces / Kicked Twisting the Aces
Richard Vollmer, Christian Scherer	Mystery of the 7 Suspects	sandwich cards surround seven cards, down-under-deal to arrive at card, its value is counted down in rest of deck to find selection, faro	Variations Surprising the Seven Suspects (Edward Marlo, Randy Wakeman, 1985) Gumshoe (Chris Cox, 1993) Vollmer Variant (Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson, 2003) Search for the Seven Suspects (Gary Plants, 2011)	1983	The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1	127	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Progressive Sandwich ("The Searchers") Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Richard Vollmer, Christian Scherer	Jacks Down Under	off-beat sandwich effect, faro		Apr. 1984	Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 4)	910	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Miscellaneous
Toni Yann	Magie à Genève 84	on the magic convention in Geneva, Willy Peter, Gil Mystère, Jean-Francois Haller, Jean-Yves Prost, Maurice Soltano, Luc Parsonn, Jean-Pierr Hornecker, Richard Vollmer, Gil Steiner, Rob Suvac, Pierre Jacques, Toni Yann, Marconick, Pavel, Almeico, Claude Rix, Strobus, Jean de Merry, Dan Christo		1984	Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 5)	117	Articles / Convention Reports
Richard Vollmer	The Lady Vanishes	queen travels into deck and is find using locator card, using faro		Feb. 1985	Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 2)	1025	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Packet to Packet
Richard Vollmer	Double Chameleon	three cards change front and back and back again	Related to El Chiki-Wildcard (Lionel Gallardo, 2021)	Mar. 1985	Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 3)	1042	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Quick Three-Way
Richard Vollmer	Instant Sedaps			Oct. 1985	Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 10)	1126	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Palindrome Cards
Harry Lorayne	Richard Vollmer	mini bio		1985	Best of Friends — Volume II	273	Articles / Biographical
Richard Vollmer	N-E-T Profit	two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine/Ten set-up	Related to A Psychological Discovery (Sam Leo Horowitz, 1938)	1985	Best of Friends — Volume II	274	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick / Position indicated by Spectator
Richard Vollmer	A Royal Flush Dream	some pile making and dealing to produce royal flush		1985	Best of Friends — Volume II	277	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind
Richard Vollmer	Together At Last		Variations The Family Unit (Harry Lorayne, 2001) Royal Reunion (Nick Trost, 2015) Together At Last (Harry Lorayne, 2017)	1985	Best of Friends — Volume II	540	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Marriage
Edward Marlo, Randy Wakeman	Surprising the Seven Suspects	multiple cards sandwiched, down under elimination, quartet kicker, faro	Inspired by Mystery of the 7 Suspects (Richard Vollmer, Christian Scherer, 1983)	1985	Formula One Close-Up	57	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Richard Vollmer	Oel und Asse	Aces kicker	Inspired by Oil and Queens (Roy Walton, 1969)	1985 ca.	Lecture Notes	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Richard Vollmer	Watch More Closely	kings to aces	Variations Apocalypse Variations or Additions (Bill Derman, 1987)	Sep. 1986	Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 9)	1252	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards
Richard Vollmer	Lazy Man's Invisible Back & Front Palm	Kings are on table, spectator cuts deck into four piles, performer puts Kings on the piles, they all travel invisibly on one pile, top card of each pile is then shown to be an Ace	Variations Delayed Spectator Ace Cutting (Edward Marlo, 1989) Cutting the Aces for Royalty (Roberto Giobbi, 2024)	Sep. 1986	Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 9)	1253	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator cuts to the Aces
Bill Derman	Apocalypse Variations or Additions		Inspired by Watch More Closely (Richard Vollmer, 1986)	Apr. 1987	Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 4)	1340	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards
Richard Vollmer	Aw Gee!	four aces, red aces penetrate to the top over and over again		Aug. 1987	Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 8)	1386	Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Small Packet Sequences & "Ambitious Classic"
John C. Wagner	Would I Lie to You?	seven card packet is programmed to find selection, mates are found as well	Related to Revised Lie Detector (Edward Marlo, John C. Wagner, 1993) Variations Sired Liar (Edward Marlo, 1997) Cards Never Lie! (Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, John C. Wagner, 2006)	1987	The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner	141	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax Cards / Effect Themes / Lie Detector (without spelling) Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Dai Vernon	Affinities	piles are made, values of top cards of some packets are used to divine value of a remaining packet, mathematical	Related to Coincidence Extraordinary (1937) Royal Card Discovery (1941) Triangulation (Giancarlo Scalia, 2020) Variations Heightening the Hoary (Don May, Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer, 2005) May's Take on Vernon's Trick (Don May, 2007) The Cards Knew (Dai Vernon, Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi, 2008) Las cartas lo sabían (Roberto Giobbi, 2009) Easy Affinity (Don May, 2021) Simpleton's Affinity (Don May, 2023)	1988	The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2	131	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Richard Vollmer	Three Fo(u)r One			Jan. 1988	Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)	1450	Cards / Sleights / False Display / All alike Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Quick Three-Way
Richard Vollmer	Earthly Powers	selected card and four Aces are found, anti-faro "programming"	Related to Moracle (Lin Searles, 1971) Variations Unearthly Powers (Harry Lorayne, 1988) Worldly Powers (Justin Higham, 1992) Beyond Belief (Harry Lorayne, 2001) "Power"ful (Paul Gordon, 2007) Powerful Powers (Harry Lorayne, 2015) Royal Power (Harry Lorayne, 2017) Earthly Powers (John Graham, 2021)	June 1988	Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 6)	1503	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Location with kicker Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Reverse Faro down to One
Harry Lorayne	Unearthly Powers		Inspired by Earthly Powers (Richard Vollmer, 1988)	July 1988	Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 7)	1520	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Reverse Faro down to One
Francois Ziegler, Richard Vollmer	Ask the Deck	full suit and four of a kind kicker	Variations Sly Stebbins (Allan Slaight, 1997) The Deck Will Tell (Allan Slaight, 2004)	Nov. 1988	Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 11)	1561	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Partagas Sell (Dunbury Delusion)
Richard Vollmer	Perpetual Calendar	using faro		Feb. 1989	Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)	1604	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Richard Vollmer	Double Spell	spelling to the Aces		Sep. 1989	Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 9)	1684	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Four-of-a-Kind
Richard Vollmer	Oil and Aces	4&4, one packet transforms to aces	Related to Oil & Water Startler (Paul Gordon, 2007)	Oct. 1989	Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 10)	1696	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Richard Vollmer	Never Say Die	card is found with another value	Variations Apocalypse Variations Or Additions (Richard Vollmer, 1991) Apocalypse Variations Or Additions (Richard Vollmer, 1994)	Dec. 1989	Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 12)	1721	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Edward Marlo	Delayed Spectator Ace Cutting	Kings are on table, spectator cuts deck into four piles, performer puts Kings on the piles, they all travel invisibly on one pile, top card of each pile is then shown to be an Ace	Inspired by Lazy Man's Invisible Back & Front Palm (Richard Vollmer, 1986)	Oct. 1989	Inside Out (Issue 7)	2	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator cuts to the Aces
Richard Vollmer	Spell to	setup??		Mar. 1990	Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)	1759	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Set-up
Richard Vollmer	Spell to, two	setup??		Mar. 1990	Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)	1759	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Set-up
Richard Vollmer	Tell-Tale Deck	card selected, features of it (color, suit) are spelled to, setup??		Dec. 1990	Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)	1870	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Set-up
Richard Vollmer	Mr. Koenig's Tapestry	dealing a 4x4 square	Variations How Classics are Born! (Roger A. Golde, 1991) Choices (Tom Daugherty, 1992) Haptap (Volkmar Mrasek, 1996) Also published here Mr. King's Tapestry (Richard Vollmer, 2008)	Mar. 1991	Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)	1902	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Matrix Layouts & Tapestry
Richard Vollmer	Apocalypse Variations Or Additions		Inspired by Never Say Die (Richard Vollmer, 1989)	Mar. 1991	Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)	1904	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers) Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Richard Vollmer	Will the Couples Match?			June 1991	Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)	1937	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates
Roger A. Golde	How Classics are Born!		Inspired by Mr. Koenig's Tapestry (Richard Vollmer, 1991)	Nov. 1991	Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 11)	1993	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Matrix Layouts & Tapestry
Richard Vollmer	Tag-Along Aces			Dec. 1991	Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 12)	2007	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One
Richard Vollmer	Talk To Me	eight card Packet	Inspired by Voice Print (Harry Lorayne, Robert E. Neale, 1982)	Feb. 1992	Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 2)	2031	Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro Cards / Effect Themes / Lie Detector (without spelling)
Michael DeMarco	Poker Machine II	using faro	Variations Apocalypse Variations or Additions (Richard Vollmer, 1993)	Apr. 1992	Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 4)	2062	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Any Pokerhand Called For
Tom Daugherty	Choices		Inspired by Mr. Koenig's Tapestry (Richard Vollmer, 1991)	Dec. 1992	Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 12)	2153	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Matrix Layouts & Tapestry
Richard Vollmer	Ten/Four	at the end some coincidences occur		Dec. 1992	Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 12)	2156	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Packet
Richard Vollmer	Geschichte	short history on the stay stack, credit information	Also published here Richard Vollmer "Le Jeu Mirroir", 1984	1992	Das Gespiegelte Kartenspiel	5	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Stay Stack / Full Deck
Richard Vollmer	Das Prinzip des "Stay-Stack Systems" von Rusduck	how the stay stack works	Also published here Richard Vollmer "Le Jeu Mirroir", 1984	1992	Das Gespiegelte Kartenspiel	5	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Stay Stack / Full Deck
Richard Vollmer	Das Legen eines palindromischen Spiels	how to set up a stay stack, several methods	Also published here Richard Vollmer "Le Jeu Mirroir", 1984	1992	Das Gespiegelte Kartenspiel	6	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Stay Stack / Full Deck
Richard Vollmer	Die Eigenschaften des palindromischen Spiels	characteristics of the stay stack, with 52 and 53 cards	Also published here Richard Vollmer "Le Jeu Mirroir", 1984	1992	Das Gespiegelte Kartenspiel	8	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Stay Stack / Full Deck
Justin Higham	Worldly Powers	selected card and four Aces are found, anti-faro "programming", simplified handling	Inspired by Earthly Powers (Richard Vollmer, 1988)	Apr. 1992	Tech-Notes (Issue 2)	11	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Location with kicker Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Reverse Faro down to One
Ron Ferris	Kr-Ace-Y Kolors	in a course of a strange 4 ace effect	Variations Apocalypse Variations Or Additions (Richard Vollmer, 1993)	Feb. 1993	Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 2)	2175	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / As a Climax
Richard Vollmer	Matchmaker's Chart	as a prediction effect	Variations Matchmaker's Chart, Cont'd (Harry Lorayne, 1993) Autonomix (Philip T. Goldstein, 1994)	May 1993	Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 5)	2209	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Marriage Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Multiple Card Prediction
Richard Vollmer	Apocalypse Variations or Additions		Inspired by Poker Machine II (Michael DeMarco, 1992)	May 1993	Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 5)	2219	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Any Pokerhand Called For
Harry Lorayne	Matchmaker's Chart, Cont'd		Inspired by Matchmaker's Chart (Richard Vollmer, 1993)	June 1993	Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 6)	2223	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Marriage
Richard Vollmer	Six Plus Five	two cards add up to eleven		July 1993	Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 7)	2240	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number Numbers / Number Forces / Playing Cards
Richard Vollmer	Apocalypse Variations Or Additions		Inspired by Kr-Ace-Y Kolors (Ron Ferris, 1993)	Aug. 1993	Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8)	2255	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / As a Climax
Vicente Canuto, Richard Vollmer	La Cuenta Atrás	deck cut into for piles, automatic placement using cross sum of cut packet		1993	Cartomagia Fundamental	64	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Automatic Placement
Chris Cox	Gumshoe	sandwich cards surround seven cards, alternating deal to table and deck until one card remains to arrive at card, its value is counted down in rest of deck to find selection, faro	Inspired by Mystery of the 7 Suspects (Richard Vollmer, Christian Scherer, 1983)	1993	The Warpsmith's Toolbox	[54]	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Progressive Sandwich ("The Searchers") Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Tantalizer Deal
Richard Vollmer	Ad Libitum	fifteenth position	Variations Apocalypse Variations Or Additions (John Bahu, 1997)	Jan. 1994	Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 1)	2314	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number
Richard Vollmer	Right to it			June 1994	Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 6)	2374	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Richard Vollmer	Apocalypse Variations Or Additions		Inspired by Never Say Die (Richard Vollmer, 1989)	Sep. 1994	Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)	2410	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers)
Kevin Moran	Minus Math	hiding the math	Related to Pretty Close To A Miracle (Richard Vollmer, 1997)	Oct. 1994	Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 10)	2415	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count
Richard Vollmer	The Miredieu Poker Deal	set-up		Dec. 1994	Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 12)	2437	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Overhand
Philip T. Goldstein	Autonomix	pairs are exchanged via chart but still paired	Inspired by Matchmaker's Chart (Richard Vollmer, 1993)	1994	Thabbatical	118	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Marriage
Richard Vollmer	Mystical Countdown	mathematical, one selection by spectator, one by magician	Inspired by Apocalypse Variations Or Additions (Richard Vollmer, 1995) Variations Numbskull's Number Game (Jon Racherbaumer, 2023) Mine Finds Yours (Jon Racherbaumer, 2024)	Feb. 1995	Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 2)	2467	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Richard Vollmer	Mystical Countdown Follow-Up			Feb. 1995	Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 2)	2468	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Impromptu
Richard Vollmer	Apocalypse Variations Or Additions		Inspired by Mystical Countdown (Richard Vollmer, 1995)	Aug. 1995	Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 8)	2543	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Richard Vollmer	Double Double Change	two cards actually		Sep. 1995	Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 9)	2548	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Richard Vollmer	Einstein's Favorite Trick	spectator locates his own card		1995	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2	32	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / No-Touch Locations Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Richard Vollmer, Norman Houghton	LIII-Kelihood	small packet is counted and card remembered at number in remainder, then 10, 9, 8 count to find card	Related to Pretty Close To A Miracle (Richard Vollmer, 1997) Variations Right-To-It Location (Richard Vollmer, 1996) Also published here Numerology (Richard Vollmer, Henry Christ, Martin Gardner, 2010)	1995	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2	155	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Automatic Placement
Richard Vollmer	No Questions Asked			1995	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2	160	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Claude Rix	4ème... effet et 4ème prédiction	predictions written on nested envelopes, in last envelope is odd card	Inspired by Richard Vollmer's "Topsy Turvy" in "Tours de cartes automatiques - Tome 1"	1995	Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires	65	Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Shuffle-Bored Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Memorized / Full Deck Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Richard Vollmer	Location/Placement/Prediction	faro		Jan. 1996	Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)	2600	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Shuffle Placement Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Volkmar Mrasek	Haptap		Inspired by Mr. Koenig's Tapestry (Richard Vollmer, 1991)	Feb. 1996	Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 2)	2608	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Matrix Layouts & Tapestry
Richard Vollmer	Numero Dos	variation on King's "I Can Guess Your Weight"	Variations Numero Trois (Blair Bowling, 1996)	May 1996	Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 5)	2643	Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness
Richard Vollmer	Right-To-It Location	faro placement	Inspired by LIII-Kelihood (Richard Vollmer, Norman Houghton, 1995) Variations The Final Countdown (Tom Frame, 1999)	Sep. 1996	Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 9)	2694	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count
Blair Bowling	Numero Trois	faro	Inspired by I'll Guess Your Weight (Revised) (Bob King, 1992) Numero Dos (Richard Vollmer, 1996) Related to Weight Your Turn (Troy Hooser, Mark Tams, 1993)	1996	Facsimile (Issue 4)	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness
Richard Vollmer	Thrice Nice	divided deck, see also p. 2819		Jan. 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 1)	2737	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Free Cut Principle Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Packet thickness Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / As a Climax Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location
Richard Vollmer	Sum Trick	at the end some coincidences occur, each "heap" totals fourteen		Apr. 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 4)	2782	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous
Richard Vollmer	Pretty Close To A Miracle		Inspired by Minus Math (Kevin Moran, 1994) Related to LIII-Kelihood (Richard Vollmer, Norman Houghton, 1995)	May 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 5)	2793	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Automatic Placement
John Bahu	Apocalypse Variations Or Additions		Inspired by Ad Libitum (Richard Vollmer, 1994)	May 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 5)	2795	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number
Richard Vollmer	Spell All	spelling all values and thus arriving at selection	Variations Spelling Instructions (Harry Lorayne, 2001)	June 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 6)	2805	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Through Suit or Values Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Impromptu
Richard Vollmer	Two Surprises	27 key card		July 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)	2811	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Richard Vollmer	Jazzy Queens And Kings	ace transformation kicker		July 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)	2817	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Jazz Aces & Less Cards
Richard Vollmer	Down-Under Mystery	card selected by down under deal becomes locator		Aug. 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 8)	2823	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card found at total of Packet or named number
Richard Vollmer	The Distrustful Mechanic	using faros		Oct. 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 10)	2850	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / You just get the winning Hand.
Richard Vollmer	Strike A Match			Nov. 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 11)	2863	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count
Richard Vollmer	Last (Gil)Breath	gilbreath, face up face down mess		Dec. 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 12)	2869	Cards / Principles / Gilbreath Principle Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Peter Duffie	Dead Certain Location	Value of magician's selected card finds spectator's card, impossible location (based on Richard Vollmer effect, unnamed)		1997	Effortless Card Magic	81	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Free Cut Principle Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Allan Slaight	Sly Stebbins	spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection	Inspired by Ask the Deck (Francois Ziegler, Richard Vollmer, 1988) Also published here Sly Stebbins (Allan Slaight, 1995)	1997	Sound Effects	14	Cards / Principles / Spelling Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / Si Stebbins Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Set-up
Richard Vollmer	The Strasbourg Waltz	Aces twist, change places and transform into Kings	Also published here The Strasbourg Waltz (Richard Vollmer, 1983)	1998	Card College — Volume 3	613	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Twisting the Aces / Kicked Twisting the Aces
Paul Harris, Richard Vollmer, Bernard Bilis	Set-Reset Plus			1998	Card College — Volume 3	616	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Reset & Variations
Richard Vollmer, Gene Finnell	The Two Detectives	two red Jacks trap a freely chosen card between them, faro		1998	Card College — Volume 3	697	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Simple Sandwich
Richard Vollmer, Henry Christ, Martin Gardner	Numerology	three numbers lead to discovery of freely chosen card, faro placement	Related to Numerology (Richard Vollmer, Henry Christ, Martin Gardner, 2010) Variations Cabalistic Countdown (Nick Trost, 2013)	1998	Card College — Volume 3	700	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Faro Placement
Tom Frame	The Final Countdown		Inspired by Right-To-It Location (Richard Vollmer, 1996)	Apr. 1999	Onyx (Issue 7)	36	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count
David Solomon	Revised Mexican Poker	here co-credited to John Bannon	Inspired by Power Poker (Alex Elmsley, 1997) Related to Mexican Poker (David Solomon, John Bannon, Tomas Blomberg, 2015) Variations The Blomberg Variation (Tomas Blomberg, 2007) Fair Game (Paul Vigil, 2017) Revised Mexican Poker + Richard Vollmer (David Solomon, 2018) Voodoo Poker (Eugene Burger, 2019) Also published here The Power of Poker (David Solomon, 2004) Revised Mexican Poker (David Solomon, 2007)	Aug. 1999	MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 12)	76	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal
Richard Vollmer	Foreword			2000	Card College — Volume 4	xlix	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Harry Lorayne	The Family Unit	all court cards, marriage effect with the packet	Inspired by Together At Last (Richard Vollmer, 1985) Variations Matching Families (Nick Trost, 2017) Also published here The Family Unit (Harry Lorayne, 2018)	2001	Personal Collection	333	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Marriage
Harry Lorayne	Spelling Instructions	spelling a long sentence through deck, selection is actually in pocket	Inspired by Spell All (Richard Vollmer, 1997)	2001	Personal Collection	361	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Automatic Placement Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Pocket / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Impromptu
Harry Lorayne	Beyond Belief	several anti-faros with about half the deck, Royal Flush and Twos produced	Inspired by Earthly Powers (Richard Vollmer, 1988) Variations Beyond Belief Relief (Harry Lorayne, 2001) Unbelievable! (Nick Trost, 2019)	2001	Personal Collection	621	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Gambling Stack / Partial Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Other Stacks / Partial Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Reverse Faro down to One
Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi	How Lucky Can You Get?			2003	Card College — Volume 5	1188	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax
Richard Vollmer, Allan Ackerman, Simon Aronson	The Cards of Destiny		Related to Lucky Gemini II (Nick Trost, 2013)	2003	Card College — Volume 5	1192	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Gemini Twins Placement
Bruce Cervon, Richard Vollmer, Jon Racherbaumer	Insured Prediction	predicted by two cards and found by their values		2003	Card College — Volume 5	1311	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Face up Card is used to count down to selection Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson	Vollmer Variant	seven cards end up in sandwich, those lead to selection eventually	Inspired by Mystery of the 7 Suspects (Richard Vollmer, Christian Scherer, 1983) Variations Spade and Archer (Jim Molinari, 2022)	2003	Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2	52	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Miscellaneous
Allan Slaight	The Deck Will Tell	spelling words color, suits and value and always finding matching cards to selection	Inspired by Ask the Deck (Francois Ziegler, Richard Vollmer, 1988) Variations Sly Stebbins (Allan Slaight, 1995) Stebbin Up (Allan Slaight, Steve Beam, 1997) Stebbin Out (Allan Slaight, Steve Beam, 2000) Also published here The Deck Will Tell (Allan Slaight, 2008)	2004	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5	155	Cards / Principles / Spelling Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Only for Special Stacks / Si Stebbins Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Set-up
Francis Tabary	Acknowledgements	on Jean-Francis Michel (Jeff), Jean-Pierre Hornecker, Richard Vollmer, Jocelyn Mercier, Jean Ducatillon		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	i	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Richard Vollmer	Tally-Ho		Variations Tally-Ho (Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi, 2012) Also published here Tally-Ho (Richard Vollmer, 2022)	Jan. 2004	MAGIC (Vol. 13 No. 5)	75	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Tally-Ho! (spelling words on card case)
Aldo Colombini	The Game's Afoot	cards between detective cards are removed and remaining card's value is used to find selection , based on an idea by Richard Vollmer		2004	Cardsdotcom	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Progressive Sandwich ("The Searchers") Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Miscellaneous
Richard Vollmer	Bicycle Tandem	Aces lost and found by spelling to them with words on Bicycle cards case	Also published here Bicycle Tandem (Richard Vollmer, 2022)	Nov. 2005	MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 3)	98	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Tally-Ho! (spelling words on card case)
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer	Seven	The Genii Session selection in ten-card packet, packet dealt into two piles as often as spectator likes, selection ends up at seventh position, published for Gather for Gardner No. 7	Inspired by "A Four-tunate Choice" (Gary Plants, Genii, Sep. 1997) Variations Building Math Principles (David Solomon, Simon Aronson, 2007)	May 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 5)	16	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro
Alexander de Cova	Groundhog Day	4&4, all red kicker, unusual presentation, oil & water combined with silk knotting and Groundhog Day movie presentation	Inspired by Very Nice Oil+Water (Richard Vollmer, 1982) Related to Murmeltier (Alexander de Cova, Richard Vollmer, 2011) Also published here Murmeltier (Alexander de Cova, 2010) Das Murmeltier (Alexander de Cova, 2015)	2006	The California Lecture 2006	15	Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Vanish Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / One Back Color Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, John C. Wagner	Cards Never Lie!	seven card packet is programmed to find selection, mates are found as well	Inspired by Would I Lie to You? (John C. Wagner, 1987)	2006	Card College Light	93	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax Cards / Effect Themes / Lie Detector (without spelling) Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, Bob Hummer	Manto	spectator and performer turn cards over in the deck, number of reversed cards is predicted	Inspired by Face Up Prediction (Bob Hummer, 1940) Richard Vollmer’s “Topsyturvy” in "Antologie des Tours Automatiques" 1986, p. 90.	2006	Card College Light	129	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Shuffle-Bored
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer	That Is the Question	automatic placement and cross sum force, cards dealt in form of a question mark	Related to The Question Is... (Karrell Fox, 1948)	2006	Card College Light	141	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Automatic Placement Cards / Sleights / Force / Mathematical Forces Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Richard Vollmer	The Fifth Element	four Aces spelled to, they show up again a second time as climax	Also published here The Fifth Element (Richard Vollmer, 2022)	July 2006	MAGIC (Vol. 15 No. 11)	90	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Four-of-a-Kind
Richard Vollmer	242 Deal		Variations 242 2.0 (Joshua Jay, 2008) Hand Of Fate (David Parr, 2008) 242 2.0 (Joshua Jay, 2015) 10 Card Poker Scam (Alexander de Cova, 2015) Revised Mexican Poker + Richard Vollmer (David Solomon, 2018) Vollmer's 242 Deal - Extended (Nick Trost, 2019) Also published here 242 Deal (Richard Vollmer, 2022)	Oct. 2006	MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 2)	81	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal
Paul Gordon	"Power"ful	selected card and four Aces are found, anti-faro "programming"	Inspired by Earthly Powers (Richard Vollmer, 1988) Variations Royal Power (Harry Lorayne, 2017)	2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	102	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Location with kicker Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Reverse Faro down to One
Harry Lorayne	Richard Vollmer	mini bio		2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	263	Articles / Biographical
Richard Vollmer	Sum Hummer Explored	packet mixed face up and down by spectator, number of reversed cards and their total predicted, CATO principle	Inspired by Sum Hummer (Charles Hudson, 1982) Variations Sum Hummer Explored (Harry Lorayne, Richard Vollmer, 2017)	2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	264	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Principles / Binary / CATO & Parity
Richard Vollmer	Double Entendre	two cards, divided deck		2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	269	Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Divided Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location
Richard Vollmer	Easy Prediction	involving counting a packet and then down in the rest, variant handling with Ace production	Related to Easy Prediction (Harry Lorayne, Richard Vollmer, 2017)	2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	273	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax
Paul Gordon	Oil & Water Startler	4&4, transformation kicker	Inspired by Oil and Aces (Richard Vollmer, 1989)	2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	358	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Richard Vollmer, Stewart James	Vida Pack, Plus	twelve card set-up, based on Stewart James' "Vida Pack"		2007	Best of Friends — Volume III	373	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
David Solomon, Simon Aronson	Building Math Principles	card and its position in nine-card packet remembered, another card brought in, dealing into two packets, selection eventually located	Inspired by Seven (Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, 2006)	2007	The Wisdom of Solomon	147	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Dai Vernon, Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi	The Cards Knew	piles are made, values of top cards of some packets are used to divine value of a remaining packet, mathematical	Inspired by Affinities (Dai Vernon, 1988)	2008	Card College Lighter	49	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous
Richard Vollmer	Mr. King's Tapestry	dealing a 4x4 square, only Kings are reversed	Also published here Mr. Koenig's Tapestry (Richard Vollmer, 1991)	2008	Card College Lighter	101	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Matrix Layouts & Tapestry
Joshua Jay	242 2.0	Phase One, Blackjack Phase Two, 242 Poker Phase Three, Fifteen Card Poker	Inspired by 242 Deal (Richard Vollmer, 2006) Also published here 242 2.0 (Joshua Jay, 2015) 242 2.0 (Joshua Jay, 2022)	Nov. 2008	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 3)	74	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Blackjack Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Multiple Phase Routines Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal
David Parr	Hand Of Fate	Dead Man's Hand presentation	Inspired by Mull I, Will I Win? I Will, I Will! Um... (Philip T. Goldstein, 2002) 242 Deal (Richard Vollmer, 2006) Related to Worth a Second Look (Bill Koch, 2009) Also published here Hand Of Fate (David Parr, 2022)	Nov. 2008	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 3)	80	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal
David Solomon	Expertalk: David Solomon on 242 2.0		Also published here Revised Mexican Poker + Richard Vollmer (David Solomon, 2018) Expertalk: David Solomon on 242 2.0 (David Solomon, 2022)	June 2009	MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 10)	68	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal
Richard Vollmer, Steve Belchou	Belchou Varied			2010	Secret Agenda (Issue Nov 4)	328	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer	The Einstein Card Trick Variation	The Genii Session packet cut to, bottom card remembered and name spelled, then down-under-deal to find selection	Related to 7-16 (Alex Elmsley, 1958) Einstein's Card Trick (Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi, 2010)	Mar. 2010	Genii (Vol. 73 No. 3)	14	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / No-Touch Locations Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Alexander de Cova, Richard Vollmer	Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier...	4&4, all red kicker, jumbo cards	Also published here Murmeltier (Alexander de Cova, Richard Vollmer, 2011)	2010	Better Than Hartz 4	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / One Back Color Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi	Einstein's Card Trick	card remembered and name spelled, then down-under-deal to find selection	Related to 7-16 (Alex Elmsley, 1958) The Einstein Card Trick Variation (Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer, 2010) Variations Einstein's Card Trick (Eugene Burger, 2021)	2010	Card College Lightest	1	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / No-Touch Locations Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Richard Vollmer, Henry Christ, Martin Gardner	Numerology	three numbers lead to discovery of freely chosen card	Related to Numerology (Richard Vollmer, Henry Christ, Martin Gardner, 1998) Also published here LIII-Kelihood (Richard Vollmer, Norman Houghton, 1995)	2010	Card College Lightest	88	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Automatic Placement
Gary Plants	Search for the Seven Suspects		Inspired by Mystery of the 7 Suspects (Richard Vollmer, Christian Scherer, 1983) Search and Destroy (Aaron Fisher, 2002)	2011	Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii	27	Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Progressive Sandwich ("The Searchers") Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
Alexander de Cova, Richard Vollmer	Murmeltier	4&4, all red kicker	Related to Groundhog Day (Alexander de Cova, 2006) Also published here Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier... (Alexander de Cova, Richard Vollmer, 2010)	2011	Seminar-Leviten	3	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / One Back Color Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
David Britland	Vernon's Aces Ride Again	tabled cut control sequence with crimp	Related to Impressionistic Ace Controls (Justin Higham, Richard Vollmer, Christian Gambin, 2019) Variations Tabled Control Sequence (Darwin Ortiz, David Britland, 2012) Also published here Cardopolis Blog, April 2005	Apr. 2011	Genii (Vol. 74 No. 4)	15	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Cut Controls
Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi	Tally-Ho	Aces found by spelling out words from card case	Inspired by Tally-Ho (Richard Vollmer, 2004)	2012	Confidences	25	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Tally-Ho! (spelling words on card case)
Gary Plants, Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi	Seven	position of selection in small packet is predicted, anti faro principle	Inspired by "A Four-tunate Choice" (Gary Plants, Genii, Sep. 1997)	2012	Confidences	177	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Faro Placement Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Mathematical Facts & Curiosities
Nick Trost	Lucky Gemini II	three predictions, Gemini Twin type procedure, four-of-a-kind kicker	Inspired by A Potent Presage (Jack Carpenter, 1997) Related to The Cards of Destiny (Richard Vollmer, Allan Ackerman, Simon Aronson, 2003)	2013	Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4	606	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Prediction in form of Mates Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Gemini Twins Placement
Nick Trost	Cabalistic Countdown	three numbers lead to discovery of freely chosen card, using Karl Fulves's "Riffle Shuffle Control"	Inspired by Numerology (Richard Vollmer, Henry Christ, Martin Gardner, 1998)	2013	Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4	683	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count
Joshua Jay	242 2.0	Phase One: Blackjack Phase Two: 242 Poker Phase Three: Three Handed Poker	Inspired by 242 Deal (Richard Vollmer, 2006) Also published here 242 2.0 (Joshua Jay, 2008)	2015	The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier	294	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Blackjack Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Multiple Phase Routines Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal
Harry Lorayne	Powerful Powers	five cards found by making packets with anti-faros, also as Aces or Royal Flush revelation	Inspired by Earthly Powers (Richard Vollmer, 1988) Variations PPP - Powerful Powers Presentation (Harry Lorayne, 2018)	2015	JawDroppers!	127	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Reverse Faro down to One
Alexander de Cova	10 Card Poker Scam	multi-phase routine Was dieser Routine ist und was nicht Über den TCPD Der Aufbau der Routine 10er Päckchen oder komplettes Spiel? Das Abheben Die obersten Karten der Banks Der Zuschauer gewinnt oder der Vorführende? Zum Abzählen der Karten Das (optionale) Mischen der Karten Die Routine Phase 1: Loosing End Poker Szenario 1: Der Zuschauer wählt Nr. 10 Szenario 2: Der Zuschauer wählt die Nr. 1 Phase 2: Jonah I - Das Tauschen Phase 3: Jonah II - Bildoben/Bildunten Phase 4: Royal Flush/Straight Flush Wie man diese Reihenfolge leicht legen kann 242 Poker mit Royal Flush oder Straight Flush Tipps zum Poker Deal Der Spielaustausch Zur Vorhersage	Inspired by 242 Deal (Richard Vollmer, 2006) (Losing) End Poker (Jon Racherbaumer, 2015) "Double Prediction Jonah Poker" (Jon Racherbaumer, Jonah Ploys, 2013) Also published here The Ten Card Poker Scam (Alexander de Cova, 2014)	2015	Burners — Vol. 3	93	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal Cards / Principles / Binary / Parity Row Force
Nick Trost	Royal Reunion	couples shown mixed, then they match up	Inspired by Together At Last (Richard Vollmer, 1985)	2015	Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5	1182	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Marriage
Harry Lorayne	Royal Power	selected card and Royal Flush are found, antifaro "programming"	Inspired by Earthly Powers (Richard Vollmer, 1988) "Power"ful (Paul Gordon, 2007)	2017	JawDroppers! Two	31	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Faro Shuffle / Anti-Faro & Reverse Faro Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Reverse Faro down to One
Harry Lorayne	Together At Last	all court cards, marriage effect	Inspired by Together At Last (Richard Vollmer, 1985)	2017	JawDroppers! Two	93	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Marriage
Harry Lorayne, Richard Vollmer	Easy Prediction	involving counting a packet and then down in the rest, with Ace production	Related to Easy Prediction (Richard Vollmer, 2007)	2017	JawDroppers! Two	163	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Single Card Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax
Harry Lorayne, Richard Vollmer	Sum Hummer Explored	packet mixed face up and down by spectator, number of reversed cards and their total predicted, CATO principle	Inspired by Sum Hummer Explored (Richard Vollmer, 2007)	2017	JawDroppers! Two	170	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Number Prediction Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Principles / Binary / CATO & Parity
Richard Vollmer	Foreword			2017	Subtle Card Creations — Volume 6	xiii	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
David Solomon	Revised Mexican Poker + Richard Vollmer		Inspired by Revised Mexican Poker (David Solomon, 1999) 242 Deal (Richard Vollmer, 2006) Also published here Expertalk: David Solomon on 242 2.0 (David Solomon, 2009)	2018	Solomon's Secrets	64	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal
Justin Higham, Richard Vollmer, Christian Gambin	Impressionistic Ace Controls	four Aces cut into deck one by one, end up together on top Method One (Vollmer & Marlo, tabled, two crimps) Method Two (Higham, tabled, two crimps) Method Three (Gambin, tabled, two crimps) Method Four to Eleven (Higham, some tabled, some with hands & tabled, one, two or no crimps, some with overhand shuffles)	Inspired by One Hand Control (Edward Marlo, 1945) Related to Vernon's Aces Ride Again (David Britland, 2011) Impressionistic Ace Controls - Part 2 (Justin Higham, 2023) Variations Impressionistic Ace Control - Method Nine, Version Two (Justin Higham, 2023)	2019	The Neat Review (Issue 1 - London 2019)	40	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Cut Controls Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Shuffle Controls
Nick Trost	Vollmer's 242 Deal - Extended	Phase One - Vollmer's 242 Deal Phase Two - Draw Poker Phase Three - Climax	Inspired by 242 Deal (Richard Vollmer, 2006)	2019	Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7	1631	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal
Richard Vollmer	Dices and Aces	two four-of-a-kinds found with two dice, Aces and Sevens	Also published here Des-Cartes, Richard Vollmer	2021	Sharing Secrets	91	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind Cards / Effect Themes / Dice & Cards
Richard Vollmer	CardSpeak	poker player's picnic version		2021	Sharing Secrets	113	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator cuts to and turns over the Aces
Lionel Gallardo	El Chiki-Wildcard	four blank cards change into selection, with backs and back to blank cards again	Related to Double Chameleon (Richard Vollmer, 1985)	2021	Mi(s)directa Magia Vol. I	119	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Wild Cards
Eugene Burger	Einstein's Card Trick	card remembered and name spelled, then down-under-deal to find selection Interview Discussion	Inspired by Einstein's Card Trick (Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi, 2010)	2021	Eugene Burger: Final Secrets	138	Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects / For normal phone conversations Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / No-Touch Locations Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Down-Under Deal
John Graham	Earthly Powers	selected card and four previous selections are found, anti-faro "programming"	Inspired by Earthly Powers (Richard Vollmer, 1988)	2021	Encore	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Location with kicker Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards Cards / Principles / Elimination Procedures / Reverse Faro down to One
Richard Vollmer	Count Placement	spectator remembers card and its position, it is controlled to specific position		May 2022	Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)	54	Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Rudy Tinoco	Another Nice Oil And Water	4&4, all red kicker	Inspired by Very Nice Oil+Water (Richard Vollmer, 1982)	July 2022	The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 7)	324	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Richard Vollmer	Tally-Ho		Also published here Tally-Ho (Richard Vollmer, 2004)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	261	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Tally-Ho! (spelling words on card case)
Richard Vollmer	Bicycle Tandem	Aces lost and found by spelling to them with words on Bicycle cards case	Also published here Bicycle Tandem (Richard Vollmer, 2005)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	447	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Tally-Ho! (spelling words on card case)
Richard Vollmer	The Fifth Element	four Aces spelled to, they show up again a second time as climax	Also published here The Fifth Element (Richard Vollmer, 2006)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	521	Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Four-of-a-Kind
Richard Vollmer	242 Deal		Also published here 242 Deal (Richard Vollmer, 2006)	2022	Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)	547	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Ten Card Poker Deal
Jon Racherbaumer	Numbskull's Number Game	Exhumations card located with value of performer's supposed selection Alternative Approach	Inspired by Mystical Countdown (Richard Vollmer, 1995) Also published here Mine Finds Yours (Jon Racherbaumer, 2024)	Apr. 2023	Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)	43	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Justin Higham	Impressionistic Ace Controls - Part 2	four Aces cut into deck one by one, end up together on top, no crimps, no shuffles Method Twelve Method Thirteen Method Fourteen Method Fifteen	Related to Impressionistic Ace Controls (Justin Higham, Richard Vollmer, Christian Gambin, 2019) Impressionistic Ace Control - Method 14 (Justin Higham, 2023)	2023	Combined Card Notes	7	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Cut Controls
Justin Higham	Impressionistic Ace Control - Method Nine, Version Two	four Aces cut into deck one by one, end up together on top	Inspired by Impressionistic Ace Controls (Justin Higham, Richard Vollmer, Christian Gambin, 2019)	2023	Combined Card Notes	25	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Cut Controls Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Card Controls / Shuffle Controls
Jon Racherbaumer	Mine Finds Yours	Exhumations card located with value of performer's supposed selection	Inspired by Mystical Countdown (Richard Vollmer, 1995) Also published here Numbskull's Number Game (Jon Racherbaumer, 2023)	Aug. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 8)	51	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / 10, 9, 8,... Count Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Roberto Giobbi	Cutting the Aces for Royalty	Kings are on table, spectator cuts deck into four piles, performer puts Kings on the piles, they all travel invisibly on one pile, top card of each pile is then shown to be an Ace	Inspired by Lazy Man's Invisible Back & Front Palm (Richard Vollmer, 1986)	2024	Unexpected Agenda (Issue July 16)	209	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator cuts to the Aces

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