Kingly Sandwich by Doug Edwards

Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 12, Number 8 August 1989
Page 1673 et seq.

Personal Comment: Somehow I feel like this is confusing. Is it me, or does this seem to lack some sort of spark of genius. There is something missing. It is really nice, really, really nice. But something about it doesn't feel right. Why do I feel that a very basic sandwich routine creates way better reactions. This is for magicians.

Difficulty 3/5

Philosophical Sandwich by Kamil Scott

Creator's Comment: "This effect is just my take on progressive sandwich and it's constructed to work in real world, so there are almost no angle problems. It is a difficult piece of magic but reactions justify hard work. So I hope you like it."
Kamil Scott

Personal Comment: Kamil Scott told me that this effect is "heavily inspired" by the sandwich routine by Tony Chang entitled: "Sandwich for your Mom". It's the first time a progressive Sandwich ends up here. I don't really like the idea of a progressive sandwich, but this has a nice little moment (at 1:45) that people will remember. Is it hard? I tried to reconstruct the exact handling but I failed. So I can make no claim on how difficult this really is. I assume it's knacky.

Bluff Sandwich by Ed Marlo

The Legendary Hierophant by Jon Racherbaumer
Page 192

Personal Comment: If you read the method you are all like "no way" if you try it you all like "no way".... It is deceptive, even thoug you wouldn't believe it at first glance. Is it any good because of it. No way! There are far better Sandwich routines out there. Most even by Mr. Marlo himself.

Difficulty: 2/5

Crazy Card by Doug Edwards

Personal Comment: I like it. Many years ago when I was desperate to find good card magic I wrote this down. I don't recall where I got it from. I wrote down every little trick that I liked into the book. And then added my own two cents on that. You can see that the effect time ratio is very high. Many effects in very little time. I love that stuff. Visual and all of that. And so darn easy.

So as usual, if you know where this was published shoot me a message and I'll change it accordingly.

Difficulty 2/5

Why, Oh Why Another Sandwich? by Jim Abrahams

The Lecture That Has Never Happened by Jim Abrahams
Page to be added

Personal Comment: This is fun to do. That is all.

Difficulty: 2/5

Un-Sandwiched! by Tom Daugherty

Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 16, Number 10 October 1993
Page 2274 et seq.

Personal Comment: I like the plot. The card vanishing from a sandwich. A prisoner on the run. A crime he didn't commit. I like that. In fact this would be great with a signed card. That makes it special and personal. Suddenly it is part of the spectator that is trying to escape. In a weird way it would give the cards way more character than they have. Personally I would change the ending. This whole second selection bit makes no sense. The card wants to escape. So any impossible location would naturally fit into the scenario. Card to wallet/box/pocket all of those are great. So I am divided on this trick as it is presented. I like it, but only because it sparks off so many greater ideas, that sadly aren't offered in the first place.

Difficulty 2/5

Ham and Cheese by Mark Levy, Ken Krenzel and Richard Kaufman

Cardmagic by Richard Kaufman 1979

Page 5 et seq.



Personal Comment: Don't you just love discrepancies? I do! If they're reasonable. This one is a border liner. But my love for sandwiches is so great that I was willing to give it a try. And it went great. A little too great the first time I did it. People figured out what I was doing because it was so move less. So I added a riffle and now this is fine. I like it. Really like it. The second version in the book is even better, but I couldn't do that because the cards I used were a bit too sticky to have worked properly for that one. But you should check it out.



Difficulty 1/5

Sandswitch by J.K. Hartman

Epilogue by Karl Fulves

Issue 8

Page 62 et seq.



Personal Comment: I suggest doing that routine with signed cards and then this is gold. I like most of the material that Jerry has put out. The switch is great in terms of both method and look. I can recommend this. Another idea I had was to use two black kings and you put a black queen in between them and two red kings, putting a red queen among it. After the switch the color will be off, but the suits will match.



Difficulty 3/5

3-Card Catch by Reinhard Müller

Epilogue by Karl Fulves
Issue 14 March 1972
Page 112 et seq.

Personal Comment: Among the fans of self workers this revelation of a card has become a standard. The nearly self working version of this has been published in Pallbearers Review before this. But the above version is better. An even more streamlined handling is found on page 156 in Epilogue by Gerald Kosky. It is good and easy. What's not to like?

Difficulty 1/5

The Smiling Mule by Roy Walton

The Complete Walton Vol 1. by Roy Walton 1981
Page 175 et seq.

Personal Comment: Ah, one must like that one. Any magic joke, where the joke itself is foreshadowing of the effect is good. And I am a sucker for Sandwich stuff as I have said many times before. I cannot not like it.

Difficulty 3/5

The Incredible Cardcase Sandwich by Reinhard Müller

Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 12, Number 6 June 1989
Page 1645 et seq.

Personal Comment: Good one... But not my cup of tea. The simple reason. The plot is a bit convoluted with stuff. All happens in the end. If you like that big bang, fine...

Difficulty 3/5

No Extras Please by Jim Abrahams

The Lecture That Has Never Happened by Jim Abrahams
Page to be added

Personal Comment: Just a Sandwich... no extras. What I like is the fact that the three cards involved are seen in different positions. Therefore a simple cut won't solve the mystery to a spectator. It is a very basic routine. And I am sure this must have been published earlier by some people. But I have not found that method yet.

Difficulty: 2/5

Cheops's Dunbury Sandwich by Fernando Cheops

Card College 4 by Roberto Giobbi
Page 953 et seq.
Page 926 et seq. in the German Edition

Personal Comment: Roberto Giobbi claims that this is a considerable improvement on the effect "Dunbury Sandwich" by Dave Solomon and Robert Walker. I kind of agree. The original had the advantage of the final change happening disconnected from the deck. But this on has such a strong "sucker part" that it is simply gold in a good entertainer's hand. The original handling is overly complicated, this is much more easy. This effect is a crowd pleaser and the setup is minimal. I can highly recommend it.

Difficulty 2/5

Fat City by John Bannon

Smoke and Mirrors by Simon Aronson
Page 35 et seq.

Personal Comment: I love Sandwich effects. Somehow this seems like a fulfilling climax to almost any "sandwichy" routine. And it is fairly easy. But it takes guts to do it. Serious guts! I can see it not being performed because some will think that this never works in a real performance. I tried... it does. It's good. I love it.

Difficulty 3/5

Choice Sandwich by Justin Branch

Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 7, Number 2 February 1984
Page 884 et seq.

Personal Comment: As much as I love sandwich effects I don't like this one. The reason: The method is needlessly complicated. And I personally think that giving the spectator a choice doesn't matter in this case. But I know that this somehow seems to matter for some magicians. Me disagreeing with them should not stand in the way to showcase the effect here on my blog.

Difficulty 3/5

Harry and Bess by Virgil McDonagh

Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 6, Number 11 November 1983
Page 843 et seq.

Personal Comment: This routine is interesting from a technical point of view, as you may have noticed. It is just a transposition between a sandwiched card and a card in deck, but the switch is nice, as it happens on a face up deck.
In terms of presentation.... meh

Difficulty 3/5

1-2-3 Sandwich by Jim Abrahams

The Lecture That Has Never Happened by Jim Abrahams
Mentioned in the foreword.

Personal Comment: This is an insult to any magicians I must assume, but it is such a crowd pleaser. Three people are involved and the the element of fail is included. There is repetition, the rule of three and a whole lot of things that make the routine satisfying for real people. Magicians may yawn, real people love it.

Difficulty 2/5

You Can Always Do Better by Edward Marlo

Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 6, Number 2 February 1983
Page 738 et seq.

Personal Comment: Based on Marlo's own Ace-X-Ace (from Hierophant) this is his own improvement. I do not feel that it is an improvement, but do feel that the effect is really for magicians. Why bother with all the trouble (especially the setup) when you can do a straight on Sandwich or even a delayed Sandwich. I don't get it. To me it seems not to matter from a layman's point of view. But then again I stopped being a layman a long time ago. Maybe I'm wrong.

Difficulty 3/5

Mission Accomplished by Roy Walton

The Complete Walton Vol 1. by Roy Walton 1981
Page 9 et seq.

Personal Comment: The is a time and a place for everything. Even for this trick. If bold methods are your thing, go for it. Otherwise... there are better version out there.

Difficulty 2/5

O. Henry Selections by Jim Swain

Richard's Almanac by Richard Kaufman
The Collected Almanac (Winter 1985)
Page 384 et seq.

Personal Comment: I suck at doing half passes, but if you don't this might be for you. The effect is clear and the ending provides a nice kicker. Here is a little tip, don't do the routine with brand new cards as I did. It becomes very difficult doing so.

Difficulty: 3/5