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== History of writing on the side of cards == | == History of writing on the side of cards == | ||
* In his article "Pre-arrangement and mnemonic use of a deck of cards" in the Winter 2005 issue of [[ | * In his article "Pre-arrangement and mnemonic use of a deck of cards" in the Winter 2005 issue of [[Gibecière]], Vanni Bossi cites a 1563 manuscript by Giovan Battista della Porta that describes the use of a deck of card to encode secret information by writing on the sides of the deck in a known order, then shuffling the cards to destroy the order and render the message illegible to anyone not familiar with the stack | ||
Magic effects that employed writing on the side of the deck include: | Magic effects that employed writing on the side of the deck include: | ||
* Annemann mentions the idea in The [[Jinx]] | * Annemann mentions the idea in The [[Jinx]] | ||
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Another effect that employed the Faro Shuffles with writing on the deck was: | Another effect that employed the Faro Shuffles with writing on the deck was: | ||
* Earl Keyser's "Mirage Deck" (in Epilogue #16, dated November 1972) | * Earl Keyser's "Mirage Deck" (in [[Epilogue]] #16, dated November 1972) | ||
== Published versions == | == Published versions == | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 29 September 2008
Unshuffled is a card plot in magic created by Michael S. Ewer and popularized by Paul Gertner where cards that are shuffled go back to new deck order while revealing a name on the side of the card.
Paul Gertner's Unshuffled
The cards are shuffled using the faro, butt shuffle, or weave in shuffle and it is NOT easy. It has to be executed perfectly and eight times in order that the pack be brought back to the original order
History of writing on the side of cards
- In his article "Pre-arrangement and mnemonic use of a deck of cards" in the Winter 2005 issue of Gibecière, Vanni Bossi cites a 1563 manuscript by Giovan Battista della Porta that describes the use of a deck of card to encode secret information by writing on the sides of the deck in a known order, then shuffling the cards to destroy the order and render the message illegible to anyone not familiar with the stack
Magic effects that employed writing on the side of the deck include:
- Annemann mentions the idea in The Jinx
- Winston Freer applied it to his marketed "Half-Wit Deck"
- Hen Fetsch had a related effect in The Linking Ring ("Mixed Magic" in the January 1948 Parade).
Another effect that employed the Faro Shuffles with writing on the deck was:
- Earl Keyser's "Mirage Deck" (in Epilogue #16, dated November 1972)
Published versions
- A Name Revelation with Faro Shuffles by Michael S. Ewer, Genii, Nov 1973
- Unshuffled by Paul Gertner from Paul Gertner's Steele and Silver written by Richard Kaufman (1994)