The Lorayne Control by Harry Lorayne

Best of Friends Volume I by Harry Lorayne
Page 431 et seq.

Personal Comment: I really like that control. It is very deceptive, and very secure. And you don't have to control the card to the top. You can keep it where it ends up after the control and do a bunch of tricks involving the glide, and underused technique in my humble opinion.

Difficulty: 2/5

Inter-Dimension by Eddy Taytelbaum

Best of Friends Volume I by Harry Lorayne
Page 285 et seq.

Personal Comment: The little trick lacks logic. Yet the climax is strangly fullfilling. Try it, it is quick and a nice filler inbetween longer pieces. The cards in use remind of a sandwich routine therefore it seems right to do one before or after the trick. It is hard to compare the effect with the usual stuff, so it becomes a nice interlude. I like it.

Difficulty: 1/5

Open Travelers Plus by Don England

Best of Friends Volume I by Harry Lorayne
Page 415 et seq.
Works from a shuffled deck in use if you can cull.

Personal Comment: The Open Travlers plot by Larry Jennings is a weird but pretty cool concept. Having the cards change in the end might not be a logical climax, but it is an emotional one, that plays strong with most audiences. The handling is straight forward and requires little skill. The problem of the last card is not solved well enough for my personal taste. But it is a good routine.

Difficulty: 3/5

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