89 entries for Michał Kociołek

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Dr. Stanley Jaks The Dream of a Hermit three decks, with spelling coincidence in third deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 124)
719
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Push Through Failure face up cards shuffled in face down cards, open push-through, selection is reversed in other half, three versions, see p. 773 for corrections
Variations Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 192)
766
Edward Marlo Simple Shift
Related toVariations 1953
The Cardician
58
Francis Haxton The One Between two unknown selected cards are pushed back reversed in the deck, one card is found between , that matches in value and suit with other cards, composite card
Related to 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 345)
203
Harry Lorayne Out of this Universe some red and black sorting comes out despite real shuffles, not really OOTW effect
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1962
Close-up Card Magic
80
Eddie Fields Calling Your Hand, Again spectator chooses how many hands, which hand will win, what kind of hand to win, ten-card set-up
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1968
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
20
Amazing James Randi, Shigeo Futagawa Numeral-oh-gee using number cards
Related toVariations June 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 6)
205
Karl Fulves Stopped Twice two prediction cards placed in deck during dealing by spectator end up next to their mates, "Gemini Twins"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1979
Impromptu Opener
2
Bob Hummer Hummer's Poker Chip Baffle six poker chips with numbers on each side, spectator can turn them while performer's back is turned and then cover three chips, performer names numbers covered, for credit information see 2022 Bob Farmer reference
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
4
Shigeo Futagawa Stunumbers No. 17, some small numbers added, total predicted, using number cards, for credit information see "Future Choice" reference
Related toVariations 1983
Self-Working Number Magic
27
Jerry Sadowitz Tears in Rain using Pre-determined Estimation
Variations 1989
Cards on the Table
88
Brother John Hamman Sealed-Room Mystery thought-of card into sealed envelope, thought of with strange procedure ("opposite suit and opposite sex...")
Variations 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
61
Brother John Hamman Opposite Pockets chosen and thought-of card are named, no-touch, weird thought-of procedure, partial stack
Variations 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
75
Alex Elmsley Face Your Brothers three selections are placed face-up in deck, face to face with mates
VariationsAlso published here 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
39
Darwin Ortiz Against all Odds spectator puts card in correct position in new pack order, actually Steve Beam's "Opening Stab"
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1995
Cardshark
20
David Solomon Steinmeyer's Nine Card Problem with Seven Cards
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Variations 		1997
Solomon's Mind
19
Simon Aronson Queenspell Spell the red Queens' names to find two selections
Related toVariations 2001
Try the Impossible
12
Pit Hartling Triple Countdown three cards at three numbers, smith's myth
Related toVariations 2003
Card Fictions
68
John Bannon Final Verdict
Variations 2004
Dear Mr. Fantasy
55
Simon Aronson, Ramón Riobóo The Three Hours three cards are divined
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2004
Mnemonica
65
Juan Tamariz Mnabacus (Jack London) total of three three-digit numbers is predicted, cards selected from deck to build numbers
Inspired by
  • Jack London's "Almost Real Prediction" 1973.
Related to 		2004
Mnemonica
265
Denis Behr A Trick for Allen Kennedy clean two-phase center deal demo, double facers, see also page 46
Related to 2007
Handcrafted Card Magic
27
Stewart James Spell of Mystery spectator cuts the deck anywhere, top two cards are used to form a card (value and suit), magician then spells to find the card
Related toAlso published here
  • Marketed by SJ, June 1929
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
11
Michał Kociołek Casus card chosen and lost, spectator thinks of any number and deals down, card found at that number
 		2011
Casus
3
Michał Kociołek About the author
2012
8 Effects and a Sleight
4
Michał Kociołek You Know Better from a shuffled deck, three spectators find the mates of their cards, apparently by intuition, "Gemini Twins" with three cards
Inspired byAlso published here 2012
8 Effects and a Sleight
6
Michał Kociołek Off-Centers four Aces face up, pseudo center deal
 		2012
8 Effects and a Sleight
10
Michał Kociołek Du-et two selections at two numbers, Smith's Myth, duplicate
Inspired by 2012
8 Effects and a Sleight
17
Michał Kociołek Bold Collection selections appear one by one between four Kings, Smith's Myth
Inspired by 2012
8 Effects and a Sleight
24
Michał Kociołek Plan B two selections travel from packet to packets held by spectators, third selection is reversed
 		2012
8 Effects and a Sleight
31
Michał Kociołek In Between thought of card appears sandwiched between two lost selections that were used to create that composite card (suit/value), faro
Related toAlso published here 2012
8 Effects and a Sleight
37
Michał Kociołek In Oil, Under Water 4&4, two phases
 		2012
8 Effects and a Sleight
42
Michał Kociołek Colors "Miraskill" as a game, with prediction
Inspired by 2012
8 Effects and a Sleight
49
Michał Kociołek, Edward Marlo MK Simple Shift Variation a technical variation of Edward Marlo's "Simple Shift"
Inspired by 2012
8 Effects and a Sleight
54
Michał Kociołek Bibliography
2012
8 Effects and a Sleight
59
Karl Fulves Trap Shoot deck cut, value of top and suit of bottom card used to make up composite card, that is caught with other two cards
Inspired byRelated to 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
694
Michael Weber Ha, No Jonah multiple phases, "Reverse Jonah" approach
Related toAlso published here 2013
Ha, No Jonah
4
Michał Kociołek Mike Card Deal on extra sheet, idea with reverse Jonah card
Related toAlso published here 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
402
Michał Kociołek Double Duke four cards chosen, performer deals out hands with spectators's cards going in one hand and in his own hand each card is one value higher than the selections, Stebbins type stack with progressions of four
Variations Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
57
Michał Kociołek Out of This Solar System spectator shuffles the deck, deals it into two piles, shuffles again, the deck is separated into red and black cards
Inspired by 2017
Michał Kociołek Live!
6
Michał Kociołek Double Target "Hofzinser Ace Problem" meets Marlo's "Push Through Failure"
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • Linking Ring, Nov. 2013
 2017
Michał Kociołek Live!
11
Michał Kociołek Middle pseudo center deal, double-facer
Related to 2017
Michał Kociołek Live!
15
Michał Kociołek You Know Better from a shuffled deck, three spectators find the mates of their cards, apparently by intuition, "Gemini Twins" with three cards, additional handling for five cards (Royal Flush)
Inspired by
  • "Four-Sided Gemini" (John Bannon, Destination Zero, 2015)
Also published here 		2017
Michał Kociołek Live!
19
Michał Kociołek Introduction
2017
In Between
iv
Michał Kociołek Faro Shuffle references
 		2017
In Between
vii
Michał Kociołek In Between (the original) two cards selected, third card thought of by taking the value of one and the suit of the other selection, selections placed face up in deck, after one faro shuffle the created card is sandwiched
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2017
In Between
8
Michał Kociołek Supercharged In Between two cards selected, third card thought of by taking the value of one and the suit of the other selection, two Jokers placed face up in deck, after one faro shuffle the created card is sandwiched, sandwich shown before created card is named
  • Second phase & clean-up (location of the other possible card that can be created from initial selections)
Inspired by 2017
In Between
16
Michał Kociołek Supercharged In Between Light two cards selected, third card thought of by taking the value of one and the suit of the other selection, two Jokers placed face up in deck, after one faro shuffle the created card is sandwiched, sandwich shown before created card is named, without full-deck stack
Inspired by 2017
In Between
25
Michał Kociołek Credits
2017
In Between
30
Harapan Ong, Michał Kociołek Michalevator with seven cards, transposition climax
Related to
  • "Low Riser" (Cameron Francis, Let's Get Small, 2012 ebook)
 2018
Principia
45
Michał Kociołek The Naturals Aces given to spectator and Jacks held by performer, Jacks turn over one by one as spectator turns up an Ace, last two cards transpose
 		Feb. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 2)
48
Michał Kociołek Introduction
2018
Double Duke
7
Michał Kociołek Double Duke (the original) four cards chosen, performer deals out hands with spectators's cards going in one hand and in his own hand each card is one value higher than the selections, Stebbins type stack with progressions of four
Inspired by 2018
Double Duke
9
Michał Kociołek Reset four cards chosen, performer deals out hands with spectators's cards going in one hand and in his own hand each card is one value higher than the selections, Stebbins type stack with progressions of four, handling that resets, without faro shuffle
Inspired by 2018
Double Duke
15
Michał Kociołek What's Next? mention of possible connection to "In Between"
Related to 2018
Double Duke
19
Michał Kociołek The alternative stack four cards chosen, performer deals out hands with spectators's cards going in one hand and in his own hand each card is one value higher than the selections, alternative stack
Inspired by 2018
Double Duke
20
Michał Kociołek Credits
2018
Double Duke
27
Michał Kociołek Introduction
2019
Plots & Methods
6
Michał Kociołek All In Joker sandwiches selection with faro shuffle, selection procedure is quite fair
 		2019
Plots & Methods
9
Michał Kociołek Lucky You Chosen card found at position established by sum of randomly chosen numbers written on pieces of paper, based on mathematical principle
Inspired byRelated to 2019
Plots & Methods
18
Michał Kociołek R.M. Thought of card from packet of twelve vanishes, appears in sealed envelope, uses a number force
Inspired by 2019
Plots & Methods
24
Michał Kociołek Three + One Spelling and coincidence trick, spell with small packet, end with four of a kind production
Inspired by 2019
Plots & Methods
31
Michał Kociołek Polish Poker Stacking Pseudo riffle stacking routine, uses Polish Poker deck, marketed by Card-Shark, stack any thought-of poker hand
 		2019
Plots & Methods
39
Michał Kociołek Mike Card Deal
Also published here 2019
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier Addendum
2
Bob Farmer, Michał Kociołek Taking the Edge spectator removes one of several poker hands printed on a sheet of paper that correspond to movies, hand and movie divined
Also published here 2019
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier Addendum
38
Michael Powers Push Through Success push-through failure meets Hofzinser Ace Problem
Inspired by 2019
Tesseract
54
Bob Farmer, Michał Kociołek Taking the Edge spectator removes one of several poker hands printed on a sheet of paper that correspond to movies, hand and movie divined
Also published here July 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 7)
76
Brad Henderson (reviewer) Polish Poker by Michał Kociołek Aug. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 8)
95
Michał Kociołek Introduction
2019
The Expert
7
Michał Kociołek Cull Your Hand strategy for "any poker hand called for", eleven-card set-up, with credit information on the set-up
  • The hands
  • From a shuffled deck (group shuffling)
Inspired by 2019
The Expert
9
Michał Kociołek Odds any poker hand named, card selected and placed reversed in one half of the deck, performer does an open push-through shuffle and the four cards around the selection make up the named hand together with the selection
  • The hands
Inspired by 2019
The Expert
32
Michał Kociołek The Wisdom of Crowds any poker hand named, card selected, then four spectators cut to four cards which together with selection make up named hand
  • The hands
  • From a shuffled deck
Inspired by 2019
The Expert
41
Michał Kociołek Endtroducing on routining "In Between" with "Cull Your Hand"
Related to 2019
The Expert
56
David Britland (reviewer) Plots & Methods by Michał Kociołek June 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 6)
81
Michał Kociołek Introduction
2021
More Plots & Methods
6
Michał Kociołek Synch performer and spectator each have half the deck, shuffle it and cut it into four piles, both remember a card from one pile and assemble the packets, the halves are exchanged and dealt, both stop at each others cards
Inspired by 2021
More Plots & Methods
8
Michał Kociołek Mr. Liar card chosen from a five-card packet is lost and found, pre-determined estimation
 		2021
More Plots & Methods
15
Michał Kociołek 3H three spectators think of cards at a agreed-upon number in the deck, they are found, no-no's fishing
  • Twelve-card problem
Inspired by 2021
More Plots & Methods
25
Michał Kociołek The Dreamer spectator cuts anywhere, takes five cards and thinks of the highest one, all five are divined
  • This is the (one) way (one-way version)
 		2021
More Plots & Methods
34
Michał Kociołek Esoteric four cards chosen from a Tarot deck are divined, credit information
Related to 2021
More Plots & Methods
41
Michał Kociołek Match Up two sets of Ace-through-Five, Do As I Do type matching with performer and spectator
Related to Mar. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 3)
98
Bob Farmer Inspired By Hummer list of effects using the Hummer Addition/Subtraction Principle
  • The Total Is! 1976 (The Magic of Gerald Kosky)
  • The New Math Miracle 1978 (Larry Becker, World of Super Mentalism)
  • Numeral-oh-gee 1979 (Amazing Randi, Apocalypse)
  • Stunumbers 1983 (Shigeo Futagawa, Self-Working Number Magic)
  • Stargazer 1986 (David Britland, Psychomancy)
  • Prediction 1991 (Shigeo Futagawa)
  • A Sense Of Freedom 1992 (Peter Duffie, Ulterior Motifs)
  • Numb...bers 1994 (Peter Duffie, Cards In Principle)
  • Bird Watcher 1997 (Tenyo)
  • Card Conspiracy 2003 (Peter Duffie, Robert Robertson)
  • Speed Dating 2011 (Michael Weber, Tim Trono)
  • Real Secrets Jelly Bean Estimator 2012 (Michael Weber, Tim Trono)
  • Lotto Envelopes 2012 (Michał Kociołek)
  • Papa’s Theatre 2013 (Gaëtan Bloom, Full Bloom Volume One)
  • Doubling Down 2015 (Steve Beam, Semi-Auotomatic Card Tricks Vol. 9)
  • Card At Any Sum 2017 (Ryan Schlutz, False Anchors)
  • Lucky You 2019 (Michał Kociołek, Plots & Methods)
  • Flat Dice 2019 (Michael Breggar)
  • RNG 2020 (Ryan Schlutz, False Anchors Volume Four)
 		2022
Hummer's Odyssey ()
44
Ryan Plunkett (reviewer) Stratis by Michał Kociołek, Roman Slomka Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
89
David Regal (reviewer) Misdeal by Michał Kociołek Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
96
Michał Kociołek Synergic one selected card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa, no faces looked at by performer other than his selection
  • with slight variation by Scott Baird
Inspired by
  • "Kismet" (The Classic Magic of Michael Vincent, DVD, 2009)
 Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
592
Michał Kociołek Opposites spectator thinks of a card from a selection, then makes up a very different card in his mind and removes it and stabs it into the deck next to his originally thought-of card
Inspired byVariations Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1146
Scott Baird Correspondence regarding Opposites spectator thinks of a card from a selection, then makes up a very different card in his mind and removes it and stabs it into the deck next to his originally thought-of card, two handlings without memorized deck
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1149
Michał Kociołek Misdeal ten cards in a row are distributed between performer and spectator, all cards are shown to be blank, performer prints himself five Aces
 		2023
Misdeal
1
Michał Kociołek, Joshua Jay The Particle Stack Logo
2024
Particle System
276