Comments: Transcribed
February 1972. This manuscript is not heavily diagrammed; there are
only a couple of line drawings. This is not a beginner's book! In
general, a move is described, and then some routines using that move
are provided. Many moves are not described, such as faro
in-shuffles, Braue Reversals, and so forth, although in many cases
references are provided as to where you can find them.
Contents:
1 Chapter I: Deceiving
Appearances
1 Uppercuts - Uppercutting the Aces: the uppercut used to cut to the
four Aces. Also describes variation as found in Lorayne's Decksterity
2 Popovers: sudden appearance of a face up card from the middle of
the deck
3 Out and Out: simple example of a quick discovery using Popover
4 Chapter II: Switchcraft
4 1. Multiple Count Change: switches all but one card of a packet
for other cards
5 Four Eyes: Two Aces placed in lower deck, Two in upper deck. Deck
is cut and spectator takes half. Spectator and performer each take a
card from each half, and they turn out to be the four Aces
6 Three On A Match: Another effect using the Multiple count.
Magician picks a card, then spectator, and so forth until 4 cards
chosen; they match!
7 2. Secret Subtraction Supplement - Full Packet Switches
7 New Faces #3: Aces to Kings. Also utilizes Push-In Change from Expert Card Technique.
7 Full Packet Switch: one method
8 3. Bototo Switch: switches selections for a known set
8 Off Color: Bototo used in a variation of LePaul's Deceptive Perception
9 Set Up for Cardician Makes Good: a different start for Marlo's
effect found in The New Tops,
July 1963. The routine is not described.
9 4. Covered Top Transfer: transfer card or cards from packet to
packet or deck to/from packet
10 Four a Change: Aces and Kings transpose
11 Update: another approach to the same effect
12 Chapter III: A Bank of
Elevators - based on the Elevator concept; a card moving up
or down through the deck
12 Triple Lift: "attempts to add a logical and consistent climax to
the original Marlo premise (Penetration,
The Cardician)
13 One Way or the Other: Ace, Two, and Three "elevate" through the
packet, then the Four blushes (turns red)
14 Penetration: Ace through Five elevation; introduces an add-on
move
15 EscalACEtion: evolved from Vic Torsberg's Aces From the War. Aces
transferred from the table to a small packet elevate one at a time,
the last revealed by the spectator
17 Chapter IV: A
Collection of Collectors - based on Roy Walton's multiple
sandwich theme
17 For Collectors Only: selections are collected between the Aces,
uses Tilt approach
18 For (Embarrassed) Collectors Only: variation suggested by Father
Cyprian's Embarrassed
Collectors; using faro shuffle approach
19 Card Carriers: yet another variation
21 Triple Trap: The Aces are the hunters that find the "hunted" in
the deck.
23 Chapter V: Five Four
Ace Tricks - where the Aces travel to the Ace pile
23 Fourfeathers: using a packet of 16 cards
24 The Three Indifferent Card Trick: selected cards end up on the
bottom of the piles, the Aces assemble
25 Ace-embly: described as a "so-called 'perfect' version of the
classic theme", with reference to Ed Marlo's Adverse Aces.
26 Four By One By One: the Ace of Spades is shown to influence the
other suits...
28 Tripsters: variation of Larry Jenning's Open Travelers
31 Chapter VI: Hof
Zingers
31 Hotfinger: selected card is lost in deck. An Ace reverses itself,
revealing the suit, then the selection ends up on the table
33 Face Lift: another variation
34 Ringer: shortened version of Larry Jennings' Tell Tale Aces
35 Final Solution: another version, in two phases and with an
alternate approach to phase I.
38 Chapter VII: Choice
Cuts - where the spectator cuts the cards
38 A Cut Above: Spectator shuffles each half of a deck and gives one
to magician. Each cut sections into 4 packets, and find they have
cut to Aces and Kings of matching suits.Uses Braue Reversal.
39 Overskill: spectator cuts to the Aces, then the magician out-does
him
40 Cut-Ups: opener routine based on ideas by Neal Elias
41 Ace Placer: no cutting in this one, but concerns the spectator's
ability to "control the Aces"; adaptation of The Psychic Stop in Expert Card
Technique.
44 Chapter VIII: Making a
Short Story Long
44 Sandwitchery: series of four transportation and transposition
"sandwich" routines performed with any four of a kind. Derived from
Al Leech's The Casino Trick
and Double Deuces, Roy
Walton's Mission Accomplished,
Harvey Rosenthal's Instant
Sandwich, and Hartman's DisplAced.
47 Ace Chaser: 4 Aces are produced in a remarkable manner
49 Treblesome: a single 3 of Hearts between two Black 3's reverses
itself, then turns into a 3 of Diamonds, and then there are 2 reds
and only one black 3
51 Chapter IX:
Tintellations - color based routines
51 Color Over: Black and Red Aces split into each half of the deck
per the Spectator's command
51 People Game: a follow the leader routine; uses shuffle principle
found in Self-Duplicating
Set-ups, Epilogue #3.
54 Guess Hue: variation of Karl Fulve's Even Money Proposition
56 Mix Nix: an Oil and Water routine devised as a lead-in to Robin
Robertson's Handle With Care.
58 Chapter X: Packet Pool
58 Ace de Triomphe: Face up and face down cards right themselves
with the exception of the 4 Aces
59 Finding Fourthers: Selection is found between two Aces, either
red or black, as selected by the spectator
60 Four-gone Delusion (II): a second ending for a routine described
in Odd Lifts.
61 All or None: Four Jokers change one by one into Aces
63 Looking Glass Queens: version of Karl Fulves' The Looking Glass Aces.
65 Numbers Up: a two packet transposition routine
67 Chapter XI: To Clean
Up
67 Center Swing Cut: swing cut
67 Multiple Overcut: alternative for Reverse Double Undercut
67 Four-as-Four Count: little finger action
