A Visible Transposition by Bernard Bilis

Best of Friends Volume I by Harry Lorayne
Page 448 et seq.

Personal Comment: I like it. But it really is hard to to with stubby fingers. Somehow I cannot get it quite right. I worked on this, the whole freaking day, but somehow this is a bit too delicate for me. The is the sort of effect that makes you wanna practice. But a great impromptu piece for all you long fingered ones.

Difficulty: 4/5

Isolated Visitors by Derek Dingle

Richard's Almanac by Richard Kaufman
Volume 1, Number 11, July 1983 Page 89 et seq.

Personal Comment: I don't like the visitors plot by Larry Jennings that much. It always feels like a cute idea rather than a fully grown idea. But Derek's handling is straight forward and I like it.

Difficulty: 3/5

Preset by Jim Swain and Geoffrey Latta

Richard's Almanac by Richard Kaufman
Volume 1, Number 7, March 1983 Page 62 et seq.

Personal Comment: It takes practice to get the double buckles and the triple buckles right, but it is well worth the hard work, as it really is a nice effect. And it is quite practical too. Just get them out of the deck and go on. The effect is ungimmicked which means no extra work adding and getting rid of any gimmick. I like it.

Difficulty: 4/5

King Flight by David Wax and Richard Kaufman

The Collected Almanac by Richard Kaufman
Page xvii et seq.
intended for The Summer Special, 1983, of Inner Circle

Personal Comment: Cute Interlude but not really practical I think. You need two different decks. Usually I don't perform with that much cards flying around. Dr. Jacob Daley's "Last Trick" feels about the same and is much more practical.

Difficulty: 2/5

The Fabulous Jumping Card by Ken Krenzel

The Collected Almanac by Richard Kaufman

Page xiv et seq.

Impromptu Version using a "Mystery Card" from a deck of a different back color.

intended for issue 6, February 1983, of Inner Circle



Personal Comment: I do this effect, but I do not take a "Mystery Card from a different deck, I use a duplicate, which is the main method explained by Richard Kaufman. The effect is straight forward and plays strong, if, and only if, the card is actually signed. It really is a free choice so this makes the effect extremely practical. I like it.



Difficulty: 3/5

Visiting Royalty by David Arthur

The Collected Almanac by Richard Kaufman
Page xix et seq.
Intended for issue 3, November 1982, of Inner Circle

Personal Comment: While I don't see myself performing this effect I can see how it can play great for others. My personal addition would be not to have the black jacks turn into the red jacks, but into the red tens. That way the change would be much clearer. Staying true to the source material sucks most of the time ;)

Difficulty: 3/5