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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Audley Walsh The Magician's Dream twelve cards repeated four times, fishing & multiple out for divination
Related toVariations Apr. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 43)
298
Victor Farelli John Ramsay's Cylinder and Coins
  • Rough Outline of the Effect
  • Requirements
  • Arrangement
  • The Routine
    • I. The First Feint
    • II. The Second Feint
    • III. Fanning the Coins
    • IV. Passing the Cork Through the Cylinder
    • V. Showing the Cylinder Empty
    • VI. Showing That the Four Coins Are Separate
    • VII. Dropping Coins Through Cylinder
    • VIII. Passing the Cork Through the Cylinder
    • IX. Position
    • X. Disappearance of First Coin
    • XI. Interlude Coin Through Hands
    • XII. Disappearance of Second Coin
    • XIII. Showing "All Clear"
    • XIV. Disappearance of Third Coin
    • XV. Disappearance of Fourth Coin
    • XVI. Coins and Cork Under Cylinder
    • XVII. Secret Transfer Of coins From Hand to Hand
    • XVIII. Covering the "Stack"
    • XIX. Reappearance Of First Coin
    • XX. The Second and Third Coins
    • XXI. The Fourth Coins
    • XXII. Re-Appearance of Cork
    • XXIII. "Packing Up"
  • A Final "Tip"
Related toVariations 1948 5
Paul LePaul A Quadruplicate Mystery four spectators each find their selection
Related toVariations 1949 165
Paul LePaul The Gymnastic Aces Aces leap one at a time out of the deck when shaking incompletely shuffled deck
Related toVariations 1949 207
J. B. Bobo The Bobo Switch
Related toVariations 1952 10
Alex Elmsley 1002nd Aces spectator can freely choose the leader packet
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
13
Edward Marlo Fingertip Miracle three selections, memorized deck, improvisation
Related toVariations 1958 33
Dai Vernon Time to Change Gambler's Palm to Gambler's Palm, wrist watch motivation
Related to 1959 40
Al Koran The Gold Medallion prediction of number on medallion
Related toVariations 1968 11
Bob Read The Incredible Bottle Production under handkerchief
Related toVariations 1973 10
Larry Jennings Instant Aces
Related toAlso published here 1975
Epilogue (Issue Special No 3 (Part 2))
279
Scotty York Goldfinger coins and purse turn into gold, golden thumb tip
Variations 1975 12
Peter Kane, Ken Krenzel, Francis Carlyle The Gun card shoots out of incomplete faro deck, card gun, presentation and patter
Inspired byRelated to 1975 5
Dan Tong Peek-A-Book prepared book, flashback principle
Related toVariations 1975
Magick (Issue 143)
711
Ross Bertram The Salt Trick salt poured in hand vanishes, then it appears again and pours from fist, then from both fists
Variations 1978 90
Earl Nelson Between Your Points of Departure Aces between spectator's palm, selection added, it vanishes and reappears reversed in deck
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1979 7
Earl Nelson Sleeve Aces
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1979 53
Frank Thompson Thompson False Cut
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1982 45
John Kennedy Translocation four coins in a vertical row on the table, both hands palm down on table, one by one they travel across
Related toVariations 1983 8
Fred Kaps The Fred Kaps Chinese Coin Routine "Giant Chinese Coin Climax"
Chinese and half dollar transpose, Chinese coin grows, smaller one found under purse, the different-sized Chinese coins transpose with handkerchief, one grows again and smaller one again under purse, giant Chinese coin produced
Related toVariations 1984 5
Albert Goshman Salt & Pepper Shaker coins vanish and appear under salt and pepper shakers
Related toVariations 1985 39
Albert Goshman, Dai Vernon Copper/Silver credit information, half dollar held by spectator changes places with copper coin, then vanishes and reappears under salt shaker
Variations 1985 47
Dai Vernon The Fingerprint Card Trick
Related toVariations 1987 136
Darwin Ortiz The Si Stebbins Secret from New Pack Order to Si Stebbins, faros
Related toVariations 1988 137
Juan Tamariz The Cascade Shuffle - Total False Shuffle in Cascade with two strip out variations
Related toVariations 1989/91 77
Juan Tamariz Total Coincidence first single cards from two decks match, then both decks are in exactly the same order
Related toVariations 1989/91 224
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990 579
Jim Magus The 1992 Meeting of the Minds: Day Three on Bascom Jones, Richard Webster, Raj Madhok, Tom Taylor, Ray Hyman, Mark Edward, David Himelrick, Mary Tomich, Eugene Burger, Ted Lesley, Al Mann, Ken Chandler, Chuck Hickock, Kurt Bai, Bob Bluemle, Rich Bloch, Bob Fellows, Elliott Black, Tim Conover, Danny Orleans
Aug. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 2)
11
Hiawatha A Tale Of Two Winners on Carl Cloutier and Tim Conover at Desert Magic Seminar, World Magic Summit
July 1993
MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 11)
30
Flash! Mentalist Wins $5,000 First Prize on Rich Bloch, Tim Conover
June 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 12)
15
Ford Kross Kross Roads on MOTM, Ralph & Robin Monserrat, Doug Dyment, Mary Tomich, Tim Conover, Bascom Jones, Tovah Botwinik, Ted Lesley, Count de Clermont, Melanie Magus, Roy Miller, Fraschattis, Lee Fried, Charles Lambert
Aug. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 2)
5
Robert Siepielski The 1993 Meeting of the Minds: Day 3 on Robin Monserrat, Bascom Jones, Tim Conover, David Lederman, Dick Christian, Ford Kross, Charles Lambert, Gary Lee Williams, Lee Freed, Roy Miller, Charles Scott, Ken Weber, Richard Webster, Jonathan Cooke, Riley G. Matthews, Pascal de Clermont, Frascatelli & Tre Face, Larry Becker
Aug. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 2)
11
Tim Conover Developing Your Creativity "An Outline of a Lecture"
Related to Oct. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 4)
13
Tim Conover Developing Your Creativity "An Outline of a Lecture - Part 2"
Related to Dec. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 6)
13
Alex Elmsley Tour de Force five card location with flourishy production and call-back productions referring to previous routines
Related to 1994 471
Tim Conover Developing Your Creativity "Outline of a Lecture - Part 3: Putty Peek", silly putty to get impression of writing
Jan. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 7)
13
Robert L. Bluemle, Tim Conover Vibrations Interview: Tim Conover - Part 1
Mar. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 9)
7
Robert L. Bluemle, Tim Conover Vibrations Interview: Tim Conover - Part 2
Apr. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 10)
7
Robert L. Bluemle, Tim Conover Vibrations Interview: Tim Conover - Part 3
May 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 11)
7
Simon Aronson Everybody's Lazy two spectators and performer remember cards, performer names position of spectator's cards, spectator names number and there is performer's card, no-touch
VariationsAlso published here 1995 167
Lee Earle Editor's Desk: Speechless in Seattle on Meeting of the Minds, Bob Cassidy, Bob Bluemle, David Himelrick, Jim Magus, Kardor, Satori, Ted Karmilovich, Ron & Nancy Spencer, Phil Kosnitsky, Tim Conover, Bascom Jones, Ty Kralin, Mark Edward, Ed Loveland, Shelia Lyon
1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 18)
84
Lee Earle Editor's Desk: The Bandwagon on Deanna Shimada, Tim Conover, Craig Karges, Banachek, Jan & Danny Orleans, David Winston
1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 3)
100
Tommy Wonder The Two-Pocket Deck Switch
Related toVariations 1996 152
Lennart Green Table Spread Shuffle tabled spread is assembled in clumps, false
Variations 1996 219
Lee Earle Lee Earle at the Editor Desk: on Bob Cassidy, Tim Conover, Anton Zellman, Pascal du Clairmont, John Riggs, Ken Weber, Joe Marino, Satori, Charlie Buckner, Bill Myers, Roy Miller, John Riggs
1996
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 17)
168
Allan Slaight, Steve Beam Stebbin Up spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1997 1332
Tim Conover Introduction
1999 ix
Juan Tamariz All of a Kind matching the cards, three random cards are turned over in the deck and then mates of unseen selection are found reversed
Related toVariations 2004 94
Juan Tamariz Mnemonicosis (Tamariz on Ideas by Marlo and Vernon) finding named card via improvisation
  • A. Mnemonicosis
  • B. Card Control
  • C. Mnemonicosis over the Phone
Inspired byRelated to 2004 97
Francis Tabary The Fusion small piece of rope fuses together with longer piece and is absorbed visibly
Variations 2004 86
Eric Mead Disorderly Conduct thoughts on stack management
  • Three Words about False Shuffles
  • Attitude
  • Variety
  • Minimalism
  • Incidental Handling of Cards
  • The Bottom Card
  • Dealing, Counting, and Spelling
  • Dealing as Revelation
  • Replacements and Reassembly
  • The Overall Picture
  • Advanced Chaos
Related to 2006 87
Richard Kaufman Genii Speaks Modern Art, Tim Conover's passing
Apr. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 4)
10
Paul Gertner Tim Conover 1959-2011
Mar. 2011
MAGIC (Vol. 20 No. 7)
35
Juan Tamariz The Non-Shuffle "The Shuffle That Doesn't Shuffle", apparently shuffling the card, spread on table, method to set up in front of audience, dated 1984
Variations 2024 8
Jim Steinmeyer The Genii Speak Tim Conover, Randy Pitchford, third "Now You See It" movie
Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
7
Noah Levine, Eric Mead Tim Conover on the book set about Tim Conover and the man himself
Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
24
Jamy Ian Swiss My Friend, Tim on Tim Conover
Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
30
Bob Kohler The Conover Effect on Tim Conover
Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
36
Tim Conover Sockless Coins four silver coins are placed into spectator's hand and plucked out one by one, copper-silver transposition as finale, written up by Eric Mead
Inspired by
  • "Socked Coins" (Tommy Wonder, Visions of Wonder DVDs, 1996)
Also published here
Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
53
Tim Conover Shell Drop Transfer coin drops out of shell into other hand
Also published here Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
55
Tim Conover On Copper/Silver Transpositions different framing
Also published here Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
59
Tim Conover Three Bent Spoons, Stage Version spoon bending routine, bowl drops off one spoon as finale, written up by Eric Mead
Also published here Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
60
Tim Conover Classical Misdirection: Understanding and using the technique
  • Workshop
Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
83
Shari Conover Rosenberg Foreword on Tim Conover
2025 xix
Eric Mead True Believer on Tim Conover
  • Obsession
  • Turning a Card
  • A Lesson (1)
  • Thinking in Pictures
  • On Creativity
  • Heeeere's Timmy!
  • A Lesson (2)
  • 9/11
  • Ethics
  • Packing Up
  • Magic for Strangers on a Snowy Evening
  • Beautiful Dreamer
2025 xxv
Tim Conover Turning a Card on the turnover of a card at the end of an effect
2025 xxviii
Tim Conover A Lesson (1) on the presentation of Vernon's Triumph
2025 xxix
Tim Conover My Greatest Lesson in Magic "As Written by Tim Conover", on ethics in magic, FISM Flash credit information (Scotty York), Buddy Smith
2025 xxxviii
Tim Conover The Ethics of Magic
2025 xl
Tim Conover Splitting the Rose flower is twisted out of tissue paper, in a flash it changes into a real rose, which is split into two for two spectators
Also published here
  • MUM, May 2006
2025 1
Tim Conover Goshman Shakers Simplified two silver coins are produced from a purse frame, they travel under pepper and salt shakers and back to the purse frame various times, with transposition with a copper coin with hole in spectator's hand
Inspired by 2025 7
Tim Conover Modified Retention Pass
2025 12
Tim Conover Modified Bobo Switch
Inspired by 2025 14
Tim Conover On Shifting Palm Position don't do it
2025 15
Tim Conover The Bending Coins six coins with different dates, they bend visibly and in groups when shaken in a glass
2025 19
Tim Conover Thumb Palm Bobo Switch
Inspired by 2025 27
Tim Conover The Mouse small toy mouse appears on table between hands and vanishes again, using a transfer of the pupped inspired by "Time to Change"
Related to 2025 35
Tim Conover The Money (901)
  • Part 1 - The Signature Routine
six $1 bills change to $5 bills, then $10, $20 and finally $100 bills
  • Set #1 - Easy Money/Flash Cash
  • Set #2 - The Conover Gimmicks
  • The Wallet
2025 39
Tim Conover, Eric Mead Part 2 - A Cautionary Tale, A Mystery, And Some Wild Speculation reconstruction of a variant design for the Conover Gimmicks that allows for an additional change into $50 bills
2025 49
Tim Conover Fred Kaps' Chinese Coin Trick Simplified a Chinese coin grows, smaller one found under handkerchief on table, large coin vanishes and appears under handkerchief, the different-sized Chinese coins transpose, they grow again and larger Chinese coins are produced, mouse brass statue (or hourglass) appears
Inspired by 2025 61
Tim Conover Shot Glass Apparition hands and handkerchief are shown empty, filled shot glass appears on hand
2025 73
Tim Conover Shot Glass & Bottle Routine full shot glass appears, bottle appears, filled shot glass vanishes again, with handkerchief
Inspired by 2025 79
Tim Conover Purse Frame and Coins six coins appear from purse frame, coins travel from hand to hand on table, coins across with three in each hand, all six coins vanish again in purse frame
2025 83
Tim Conover Translocation Interpretation four coins in a vertical row on the table, both hands palm down on table, one by one they travel across
Inspired by 2025 87
Tim Conover On the Proper User of a Pull avoiding the telltale jump of material
2025 91
Tim Conover Lenses giant contact lens is produced from eye and pocketed, repeated with other eye
2025 95
Tim Conover On Sight Gags and Comedy in Magic
2025 97
Tim Conover Salt Pour salt poured in hand vanishes, then it appears again and pours from fist, then from both fists
Inspired by 2025 99
Tim Conover Goldfinger six silver dollar coins are taken from pure, five placed back in purse, remaining coin is changed to gold, coins in purse change to gold and purse itself as well
Inspired byVariations 2025 109
Tim Conover Coin Transformation coin held with both hands and apparently warmed up with both fingers
2025 111
Tim Conover Purse Switch seated
2025 112
Tim Conover Goldfinger Deluxe six silver dollar coins are shown in pure, one coin is removed and changed to gold with zippo lighter, coins in purse change to gold, lighter put inside purse, pocket knife changes to gold, lighter and purse itself as well
Inspired by 2025 114
Tim Conover Goldfinger Simplified six silver dollar coins are taken from pure, five placed back in purse, remaining coin is changed to gold with lighter, coins in purse change to gold and purse itself as well
Inspired by 2025 116
Tim Conover Ouroboros - The Unequal Ropes routine in which the ropes become one and then three again, with Tabary's "Fusion" absorption phase
Inspired by 2025 119
Tim Conover Sockless Coins four silver coins are placed into spectator's hand and plucked out one by one, copper-silver transposition as finale
Inspired by
  • "Socked Coins" (Tommy Wonder, Visions of Wonder DVDs, 1996)
Also published here
2025 133
Tim Conover Shell Drop Transfer coin drops out of shell into other hand
Also published here 2025 136
Tim Conover On Copper/Silver Transpositions different framing
Also published here 2025 144
Tim Conover Cups and Balls modelled after Dai Vernon's routine with original opening sequence, four billiard balls as final loads
2025 147
Tim Conover On the Tommy Wonder Deck Switch
Inspired by 2025 167
Tim Conover On the Tamariz False Shuffle spread on table, method to set up in front of audience
Inspired byRelated to 2025 168
Tim Conover Pre-Show Card having a favorite card named before the performance, here in the context of a "thought-of" card stabbing
2025 169
Tim Conover Locating and Controlling Specific Cards Quickly
2025 170
Tim Conover Bill (or Card) in the Can (The Bruno Hennig Switch)
2025 171
Tim Conover Drawing Duplication Glimpse using pen holder, brief
Related to 2025 xi
Eric Mead The Illusion of Reading Minds on Tim Conover's style of mentalism, his trade show act and standard stage set, on mentalism disclaimers
2025 1
Tim Conover The Old Coin Opener named year matches the year on a large coin in a wallet
Inspired by 2025 7
Tim Conover Three Bent Spoons
  • Stage Version
spoon bending routine, bowl drops off one spoon as finale
Also published here 2025 13
Tim Conover The Newspaper Prediction paper torn up and one piece freely chosen in elimination process, word on it has been predicted
  • Additional Notes (ideas by Eric Mead)
2025 21
Tim Conover Duplication of Drawings three spectators make drawings which are placed inside folders, performer assigns them correctly, then duplicates them one by one
  • Additional Notes (other options and variations, including pre-show)
2025 31
Tim Conover Drawing Duplication Glimpse mirror, different options
Related to 2025 32
Tim Conover Three Book Test chosen words from three books are divined, flashback principle
Inspired by
  • Lamont Ream's flashback book test
Related to
2025 39
Tim Conover Eyeless Vision
  • The Blindfold
coins are placed in eye sockets followed by several strips of tape and a cloth blindfold, personal objects are placed on performer's hand which he describes with head turned the other way, with divination of previously written up name
2025 47
Tim Conover Crystal Ball Audience Readings
  • The Q&A Act
performer answers questions and knows things about spectators by gazing into a crystal ball, then a spectator divines a bill and serial number
  • Pre-show
2025 57
Tim Conover The Crystal Ball Tie Peek secretly reading from a hidden crib sheet
2025 67
Tim Conover Linking Finger Rings three borrowed rings link, with pen
2025 71
Tim Conover The Dream Deck three spectators think of cards in face-up spread, deck is cased and all three cards divined
Inspired byVariations
  • "Mind Power Deck" (John Kennedy, marketed)
2025 85
Tim Conover The Conover Center Tear with business card, peek during tear
  • Center Tear Presentation and Expert Tips
Variations 2025 91
Tim Conover The Minimalist Stage Tear with business card, peek during tear, simplified handling
Inspired by 2025 100
Eric Mead Awards on awards Tim Conover has won
2025 103
Eric Mead Curtain on Tim Conover's passing
2025 105
Tim Conover Friends photograph gallery
2025 107
Tim Conover Acknowledgements
2025 xi
Tim Conover Introduction on the Cylinder & Coins effect
  • Historical Reference Sources
  • The Unwritten Rule to Avoid Changes in Construction
  • The Difficulty Almost Everyone Encounters
  • The Entire Composition
  • Making the Impossible Possible
  • The Right of Passage
  • Recommendation to Review the Original and Published Handlings
  • My Six Major Changes in Construction, Philosophy, and Approach
    • The Reproduction of the Coins
    • The Secret Unloading of the Cork
    • The Time Misdirection Vanish o f the Cork
    • The Introduction of a Shelled Coin
    • The Introduction of the Coaster
    • The Elimination of Well-Worn Coins
  • The Six Handlings
  • Slydini's Influence
  • Before You Collect the Props
  • Additional Thoughts
2025 1
Tim Conover Personal History on the Cylinder & Coins effect
  • The Library of Congress
  • Other Performers, Contributors and Inspiration
  • Scotty York's Additions to the Routine
    • The Choice of Using Silver Dollars
    • The Idea to Degrade the Coins Artificially
    • The Wand Through the Hand Transfer
    • Finger Palm Technique Without Adjustments
    • The Leather Strap
    • Hand-Made Props
  • Other Performers Who Have Worked on the Routine
2025 19
Tim Conover Ramsay Lessons
  • The Exact Moment of Misdirection
  • The Wand Remains One of the Best-Kept Secrets in Magic
  • Retention of Vision
  • A Fake Take is Better Than a Fake Put
  • Ramsay Misdirection All the Time
  • Feints for Free
    • Cramping the Wrong Hand
    • The Through the Hand Interlude
    • The Scotty York Wand Transfer
    • Avoid Showing Both Hands Empty at the Same Time
  • Elimination of Moves
  • Economy of Motion
  • Juan Tamariz's Theory of False Solutions
  • Classical Misdirection
  • Rules of Misdirection
    • Time Misdirection
    • Natural Blind Spots
    • Creating the Moment
2025 31
Tim Conover Classic Cylinder and Coins
  • Changes in Philosophy and Approach
    • Finger-Palm Technique without Adjustments
    • Vanish o f the Cork
    • Time Misdirection
    • Individual Production of the Coins
    • The Scotty York Wand Transfer
    • The Secret Transfer of the Four Coins Back t o the Left Hand Using Only the Wand
    • Too Perfect Theory in Practice
Inspired by 2025 41
Tim Conover Vanish of Four Coins
2025 48
Tim Conover On the Ramsay Vanish coin pivots down
2025 48
Tim Conover Utility Switch for Displaying Two Coins
  • The Second Utility Switch
  • The Utility Switch Reverse
2025 53
Tim Conover Using the Wand to Return the Coins to the Left Hand stack of coins transferred with wand from hand to hand
2025 58
Tim Conover Reproducing the Coins four coins with wand
2025 60
Tim Conover Downs Palm Cylinder and Coins different vanish sequence
2025 69
Tim Conover Vanish of Four Coins using Downs Palm Technique, with coins jumping from hand to hand
2025 69
Tim Conover The Fingertip Retention of Vision Enhancement finesse
2025 71
Tim Conover The Rolling Shuttle Pass
Also published here 2025 72
Tim Conover Utility Switch Feint two for two
2025 74
Tim Conover Simplified Cylinder and Coins simplified vanish sequence
2025 81
Tim Conover Vanish of Four Coins simplified, using Finger-Palm Fake Take
2025 82
Tim Conover Finger-Palm Fake Take Technique picking up wand as part of choreography
2025 82
Tim Conover Dream Cylinder and Coins using a shell
2025 95
Tim Conover Displaying Four Real Coins one being a shell
2025 96
Tim Conover Vanish of Four Coins one shell, using Lower Finger-Palm Technique
  • Disappearance of the First Coin
    • The Perfect Fake Take Vanish
    • Resisting the Both Hands Empty Desire
    • Cramping the Empty Hand
  • Disappearance of the Second Coin
    • The John Kennedy Steal Sequence
    • The Perfect One-Handed Vanish
  • Disappearance of the Third Coin
    • The Rolling Shuttle Pass
    • Coin Through the Hand Interlude
    • The Ramsay Fake Drop
  • Disappearance of the Fourth Coin
    • Leaving the Coins i n the Left Hand
    • The New Spider Vanish Sequence Alternative
2025 100
Tim Conover The Rolling Shuttle Pass
Also published here 2025 106
Tim Conover The New Spider Vanish Sequence Alternative
2025 109
Tim Conover The New Secret Transfer of the Vanished Coins Back into the Left Hand at table edge
2025 112
Tim Conover Reproducing the Coins four coins, shell
2025 115
Tim Conover Cylinder and Coins and a Ring finger ring instead of cork, suggested by Glenn Farrington
2025 125
Tim Conover Mint Condition Cylinder and Coins using new coins instead of well-worn coins, two shells
2025 133
Tim Conover Displaying the Two Shells and Two Coins as Four Coins in Mint Condition
2025 134
Tim Conover Vanish of Four Coins two shells
2025 137
Tim Conover Reproducing the Coins two shells
2025 146
Tim Conover Presentation on the Cylinder and Coins effect
  • Patter
2025 155
Tim Conover Buddy Smith Chapter on Buddy Smith and his work on Cylinder and Coins
2025 161
Tim Conover Uncharted Territory and Final Thoughts
2025 163
Tim Conover Bibliography Cylinder and Coins references
2025 166
Tim Conover's Memorized Deck: The Infinity Stack
2025 1
Tim Conover Acknowledgments
2025 3
Tim Conover Introduction
2025 5
Tim Conover Infinity Stack Order
2025 6
Tim Conover Memorizing the Stack
2025 7
Tim Conover Getting into the Stack on the Infinity Stack, outline of different transformations and tricks
  • Getting into the Stack from New Deck Order
    • Darwin's Secret into Si Stebbins
  • Crimping the Locator
  • Return from Stack to Si Stebbins
    • The Halfway Point
    • Examples using the Halfway Point
  • Alternative Techniques for Moving from Si Stebbins to the Stack and Reverse Stack to Si Stebbins
    • Run Shuffles
    • Reversing the 6,5 Blocks
    • Cutting the Blocks to Return to Reverse Si Stebbins
  • Many of the Standard Stebbins Tricks Work Identically in Reverse Si Stebbins
  • Changing Reverse Si Stebbins to Normal Si Stebbins
    • Color, Number, Matching Card
    • Four of a Kind Two Faro Trick
    • Tamariz's Neither Blind nor Silly
    • Deal the Card in a Face-Down Pile
  • Reverse the Stack and Then Cut the 6,5 Blocks to Return to Si Stebbins
    • Methods for Reversing the Stack
  • Si Stebbins to Stack
    • Changing Reverse Si Stebbins to Normal Si Stebbins, then reverse the 6,5 blocks
    • Reversing the 6,5 blocks
    • Si Stebbins to Reverse Stack Order
    • Returning to Si Stebbins from the Memorized Stack Where the Spectators do all the work
Related to 2025 8
Tommy Wonder, Simon Aronson, Tim Conover Tommy Wonder Deck Switch (Simon Aronson Justification)
  • Any card at any number
  • Alternative Variation
Inspired by 2025 14
Tim Conover In the Hands (Cutting Table Switch - left hand steals) as deck is cut onto table, then left-hand steal
2025 15
Tim Conover In the Hands (Crossing the Gaze) pocket switch
2025 15
Tim Conover Pocket Switch Tips
2025 16
Tim Conover Rules for Retaining Order
  • Counting from Face-Down Cards
  • Counting from Face-Up Cards
2025 17
Tim Conover Dealing Hands
  • Reverse the Numbers
how to return to original number after a deal
2025 18
Tim Conover Returning to New-Deck Order Infinity Stack specific strategies
  • Returning to New-Deck Order From Si Stebbins (Conover)
  • Returning to New-Deck Order From From Memorized Deck (Bypass Si Stebbins)
  • Returning to New-Deck Order From Reverse Si Stebbins (Conover)
  • Alternative Stack Positions
  • The Halfway Point
2025 19
Tim Conover The Extended Stack a variant of the Infinity Stack in which a partial faro is added to further hide any patterns, applications are outlined
  • The Extended Stack (Spectators shuffle the cards)
  • Getting into the Extended Stack (-20, +21)
  • The Peek Trick to Return to the Memorized Deck
  • Face card tells the top card (Stack number minus 20; if you can't then add 21)
  • Name a number
  • Name a card
2025 21
Tim Conover The Once Removed Even/Odd (+2) Stack partial anti-faro followed by faro as mixing strategy
  • Getting into the Even/Odd (+2) stack
  • The Think of A Card Trick, shuffle, and return to the Memorized Deck
Related to 2025 23
Tim Conover Return to the Memorized Deck (Spectator pushes in the shuffle) outline of stack transformation with Infinity Stack
2025 24
Tim Conover The Even/Odd (+2) Stack using the memorized deck in anti-faroed condition
2025 25
Tim Conover Named Card Stack Number Calculation in anti-faroed condition ("Even/Odd (+2) Stack")
2025 26
Tim Conover Twice Removed (+4) Stack using the memorized deck after two anti-faros
  • The Twice Removed (+4) Stack (prior to performance)
  • The Twice Revived (+4) Stack
  • Return to the Memorized Deck (Spectator pushes in the shuffle)
2025 27
Tim Conover Eight Out-Faros Return to Original Order
2025 28
Tim Conover The Three-Card Speller with Three Shuffles in the Middle spelling trick with Infinity Stack and three faro shuffles that ends in stack
2025 29
Tim Conover Poker Deals poker deals that are found in the Infinity Stack order
  • Poker Deals in Stack
  • Drawing Cards in the Poker Deal
  • Royal Flush in Hearts (4-handed game)
  • Poker Deals Going in and out of the Stack
2025 30
Tim Conover Blackjack Deals blackjack deals that are found in the Infinity Stack order
  • Blackjack Deals in Stack
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Tim Conover Triumph not on Triumph retaining the order of the deck
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Tim Conover Ambitious Card with Carlyle's Homing Card retaining the order of the deck
  • Standard Double Lift Sequence
  • The Swivel Rise
  • Transposition
  • Optional Paintbrush Change
  • Optional Spread Rise
  • The Visible Bend Rise
  • The Fake to Center Rise
  • Carlyle Card to Pocket
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Tim Conover Classic Selected Cards Across retaining the order of the deck
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Tim Conover Cut Selection Transposition retaining the order of the deck
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Tim Conover Peeked Speller retaining the order of the deck
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Tim Conover Production of Multiple Selections using memorized deck and retaining the order, with several production suggestions
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Tim Conover "Now Think of Your Card"/"The Impossible Dream" two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control, retaining the order of the deck
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Cy Keller, Tim Conover Universal Card retaining the order of the deck
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Tim Conover, Cy Keller Card Under the Glass with repeat, retaining the order of the deck
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Tim Conover Eddie Fechter's "That's it" - Dunbury Delusion just the note that the tricks retain order
  • Eddie Fechter's "Two Cards"
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Tim Conover Card Stab wrapped deck, retaining the order of the deck
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Tim Conover The Quadruple Mystery handling that retains the order of the deck
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Tim Conover Ten cards to pocket retaining the order of the deck
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Tim Conover Carlyle's "The Gun" note that trick retains order of deck
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Tim Conover, Eric Anderson "FingerPrint Card Trick" handling that retains order of deck
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Tim Conover Any Number Between One and Ten revealing card at seventh position with named number, starting out with cards palmed
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Tim Conover Conover's Spell Production of Aces (Memorized Deck) retains order of deck
  • Ace Control (After the Spell Production of the Aces)
  • Multiple Shift (Specialized for the Ace Control)
  • Conover's Reverse Order Spell Production of Aces (Memorized Deck)
  • Spell Production of Aces - Free Cut Principle (Conover)
  • Spell Production of Jacks Changing to Aces (Conover)
  • Jacks Vanish, Spelling Production, Aces Final
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Tim Conover Spectator Cuts the Aces (Retaining Order) Ackerman/Wakeman type
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Tim Conover Paul LePaul's Gymnastic Aces handling outline that retains order
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Tim Conover Elmsley's 2002 Aces handling that retains order
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Tim Conover Conover's Slow-Motion Aces (Order Retained) (McDonald's Aces without gaffs) handling that retains order
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Tim Conover Larry Jennings Invisible Palm (Aces) - (Conover's Handling) handling that retains order
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Tim Conover Earl Nelson's Point of Departure Aces between spectator's palm, selection added, it vanishes and reappears reversed in deck, handling that retains order
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Tim Conover Earl Nelson's Sleeve Aces brief note, also idea of using double facers
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Tim Conover Elevator Aces (1, 2, 3, Last) retaining order of deck
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Tim Conover Elevator Aces (Top, Bottom, Top, Bottom) retaining order of deck
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Tim Conover Larry Jennings Instant Aces note that trick retains order of deck
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Tim Conover Collectors retaining order of deck
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Tim Conover Psychic Stop Trick spectator deals and stops anytime, selection lost, it is divined and found
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Tim Conover, Eric Mead Psychic Stop Trick (Spectator Shuffles) spectator deals and stops anytime, selection lost, it is divined and found, incorporating a spectator's riffle shuffle that is undone via Green's spread shuffle
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Tim Conover Conover's Hands Off four card selection routine in "Aronson-style", reverse order memorized deck
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Tim Conover Everybody's Lazy (Aronson) how to retain the stack order
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Tim Conover Any Card Spelled To
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Tim Conover The Tamariz Quadruple Coincidence (Jewel) (final matching coincidence) one-deck handling that retains order
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Tim Conover Tim Conover's Color, Number, Matching Card spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
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Tim Conover, Eric Mead Matching the Cards matching the cards, three random cards are turned over in the deck and then mates of unseen selection are found reversed
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Tim Conover Peeked Card Four of a Kind, All the Four of a Kind or Aces to Top, and All the Four of a Kind all cards matching selection are produced, then whole deck is in quartets, two faros with Stebbins
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Tim Conover The Perfect Bridge Hand with return to Stebbins
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Tim Conover Rene Levand's Oil and Water returning to Stebbins after color separation of deck
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Tim Conover Producing Any Card Called
  • The Top Ten Cards
  • The Bottom Ten Cards
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Tim Conover Spelling: Any Card Spelled To
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Tim Conover Counting: Any Card Counted To short comment
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Tim Conover Cutting: Any Card Cut To finding named card via improvisation
  • Outs (Named Card in Face-Down Portion)
    • 1. The Controlled Out (Double Lift Change) (Always works)
      • A. The Tabled Toss
      • B. Double Lift Change
      • C. Double Lift Throw Change (Eric Mead)
      • D. Matt Schulien's Revelation
    • 2. Equivoque
    • 3. Ask For a Small Number (Juan Tamariz)
    • 4 . Multiple Lift (sleight of hand) (Less Desirable)
    • 5. Second Deal (sleight of hand) (Less Desirable)
    • 6. The Palm (sleight of hand) (Less Desirable)
  • Outs (Named Card in Face-Up Portion)
    • 1. The Controlled Out (Larreverse) (Always works)
    • 2. An Additional Cut (Changes the outs to outs in the face-down portion)
    • 3. Equivoque after an Additional Cut (selection in face-down portion)
    • 4. Multiple Lift (sleight of hand) (Less Desirable) (desired card deeper in face-up portion)
      • The Cleanup
    • 5. The Palm (sleight of hand) (Less Desirable) (Michael Close)
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Tim Conover One Way or Another (Marlo/Tamariz Peeks) multiple selection routine involving switch to memorized deck to improvise to cards
  • The Impossible Selections
    • 1. The Forced Selection
    • 2. The Bluff Selection
    • 3. The Bluff Selection Again
    • 4. Actually the Fifth Spectator
    • 5. The Fourth Spectator (final selection)
  • The Extended Shuffle Sequence
  • The Deck Switch
  • 5. The Card At Any Number
  • 4. The Open Index
  • 3. Jazz to the Thought-of Card
  • 2. Jazz to the Thought-of Card or...
  • 1. The Perfect Spell
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Tim Conover Thought-of Card in Fan Spelled one of six, Infinity Stack
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Tim Conover Conover's "New" Any Number and Any Card (Thought and Stopped) thought-of and forced card appear at previously named number
  • The Alternative to the Force (miscall)
  • The Reset
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Tim Conover Any Card Shuffled to Any Number (One Deck) any card named, number range given for easy adjustment
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Tim Conover Rene Lavand's Oil and Water (Using Conover's Stack) getting back into stack after color separation
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Tim Conover Tricks Using the Memorized Deck (Half Stack)
  • The Half Stack System (Three of Hearts)
  • Getting into the Half Stack
  • The Marked (Scalloped) Seven of Spades Floating Key
  • The Jog Shuffle
  • The Perfect Mate Setup
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Tim Conover, Juan Tamariz The Accident Shuffle cards are dropped during shuffle
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Tim Conover, Jimmy Smith You Do As I Do
  • One Coincidence (Think of a Card) (Jimmy Smith)
  • Triple Coincidence (The follow-up)
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Tim Conover Trick to Return Half Pack to Complete Memorized Deck arranging the cards during a location trick
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Tim Conover The Memorized Deck Effect high-low divided deck is shuffled, performer recites cards in order
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Al Koran Al Koran's Memorizing Half a Pack half the deck apparently memorized and recited in order
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Tim Conover Stay Stack Tricks intro
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Steve Beam, Tim Conover Steve Beam's Color, Number, Matching Card
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Tim Conover JD and Five of Diamonds Control on the shuffling sequence between Infinity Stack and Si Stebbins
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Tim Conover The Multiple Shift (retains order) swing cut multiple shift to specific spot
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Tim Conover 5. Frank Thompson's Swivel False Cut extension, repeat with remaining third in hand
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Tim Conover, Juan Tamariz 1. Conover's Riffle (Tamariz)
  • Vernon Block Addition (legitimate cut before strip-out)
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Tim Conover, Juan Tamariz 3. Tamariz Ruse (Conover Extension)
Inspired byRelated to 2025 93
Tim Conover, Juan Tamariz Tamariz Ruse (Modified Again) "The Shuffle That Doesn't Shuffle", apparently shuffling the card, spread on table, method to set up in front of audience, dated 1984
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Tim Conover Overhand (Full-Deck Control) with three chunks and singles, in- and out-jog
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Tim Conover Overhand Cut Only (Face card changes) - (Full-Deck Control)
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Tim Conover The Faro Shuffle comments and facts
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Tim Conover Top Palms intro and tip
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Tim Conover The Greek Break also as center glimpse in combination with open index work
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Tim Conover The Open Index (Avoiding the Pass)
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Tim Conover The King of the Card Table story with Infinity Stack
  • The Clean Up
  • Returning to Si Stebbins
  • Returning to the Stack
  • Alternative
  • King of the Card Table and New Deck Order Combined
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Tim Conover Bibliography for stack related work
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Tim Conover Mentalism Programs list of programs that Tim Conover did over the years
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Tim Conover Notecards scan of sixty notecards by Conover with trick lists, presentational ideas and various notes
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