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[[Packet tricks]] are card tricks done with small group of cards, many requiring specially printed or prepared cards sold by [[Magic Dealers]].
[[Packet tricks]] are card tricks done with a small group of cards either removed from the deck or introduced independently, many requiring specially printed or prepared cards sold by [[Magic Dealers]].


The packet trick took off when [[False Counts]] became popular.  
The modern packet trick may have had its beginning when the [[Buckle Count]] became popular and really took off after [[Dai Vernon]] popularized the [[Elmsley Count]] with his [[Twisting the Aces]] routine.


The modern packet trick may have had its beginning when the [[Buckle Count]] became popular and really took off after [[Dai Vernon]] popularized the [[Elmsley Count]] with the [[Twisting the Aces]] routine.
Some of the earliest packet tricks were George Sands' "Super Optical Illusion" (in [[Hugard's Magic Monthly]] December, 1946) and the marketed trick based on it called  "Gamble Amble". Another early example was from [[Max Katz]] who published "The M. K. Turning Aces" in [[Hugard's Magic Monthly]] (September, 1957).  


Some of the earliest packet tricks were George Sands’ "Super Optical Illusion" (in [[Hugard's Magic Monthly]] December, 1946) and the marketed trick based on it called  "Gamble Amble". Another early example was from [[Max Katz]] who published "The M. K. Turning Aces" in Hugard’s Magic Monthly (September, 1957).  
Magicians, though, have been performing small packet card magic since [[Hofzinser]]'s day with such tricks as [[Six-Card Repeat]], [[Cards to Pocket]], and [[Cards Across]]. These effects all used some kind of false count or display.


Magicians, though, have been performing small packet card magic since [[Hofzinser]]’s day with such tricks as [[Six-Card Repeat]], [[Cards to Pocket]], and [[Cards Across]]. These effects all used some kind of false count or display.  
Packet tricks rose to their height of popularity, achieving a kind of "golden age," from the mid 1970s to mid 1980s, with the innovative work of [[Larry West,]] [[Phil Goldstein]], [[Nick Trost]], and [[Magic Ronnay]], among others. [[Emerson & West]], a company formed by [[Arthur Emerson]] and [[Larry West]], spearheaded the movement by specializing in producing packet tricks almost exclusively.


==List of Marketed Packet Tricks==
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*[[David Acer|ACER, David]] Pickpocket (Camirand Academy of Magic)
*[[Lee Asher|ASHER, Lee]] The Asher Twist (DVD)
B
*[[John Bannon|BANNON, John]] Call of the Wild (Meir Yedid Magic)
*[[John Bannon|BANNON, John]] Twisted Sisters
*[[Gordon Bean|BEAN, Gordon]] Bikers
*[[Gordon Bean|BEAN, Gordon]] Entourage
*[[Sean Bogunia|BOGUNIA, Sean]] A Sorted Affair (Elmwood Magic)
*[[Kirk Brewster|BREWSTER, Kirk]] Trapped (Mickey Hades Intl)
C
*[[Jim Callan|CALLAN, Jim]] Soup To Nuts (Emerson & West)
*[[Tony Chaudhuri|CHAUDHURI, Tony]] The Sting
*[[John Cornelius|CORNELIUS, John]] Marked For Life
D
*[[Daryl]] Cardboard Chameleons
*[[Daryl]] Presto Printo (Fooler Doolers)
*[[Derek Dingle|DINGLE, Derek]] Wild Fire (New Stars of Magic Vol. 1 #1) (Tannen’s Magic)
F
*[[Gary Freed|FREED, Gary]] NFW (Elmwood Magic)
*[[Ron Frost|FROST, Ron]] Carderfeiter (Meir Yedid Magic)
*[[Ron Frost|FROST, Ron]] Face the Facts (Meir Yedid Magic)
*[[Ron Frost|FROST, Ron]] Jack Be Jumbled
*[[Ron Frost|FROST, Ron]] Seeing Stars (Meir Yedid Magic)
G
*[[Phil Goldstein|GOLDSTEIN, Phil]] B'Wave
*[[Phil Goldstein|GOLDSTEIN, Phil]] Circus (Hank Lee's Magic Factory)
*[[Phil Goldstein|GOLDSTEIN, Phil]] Numero Uno (with [[Jim Vetter]]) (Hank Lee's Magic Factory)
*[[Phil Goldstein|GOLDSTEIN, Phil]] Pointer (Hank Lee's Magic Factory)
*[[Phil Goldstein|GOLDSTEIN, Phil]] Time Out (Hank Lee's Magic Factory)
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*[[Paul Hallas|HALLAS, Paul]] ESPecially Wild (Meir Yedid Magic)
*[[Brother John Hamman|HAMMAN, Bro. John]] Hamman Eggs (Emerson & West)
*[[Edward Hollins|HOLLINS, Ed]] Flipped Out (Emerson & West)
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*[[Peter Kane|KANE, Peter]] Reflections (Emerson & West)
*[[Peter Kane|KANE, Peter]] Round Trip (Emerson & West)
*[[Hiroshi Kondo|KONDO, Hiroshi]] Shot in the Dark (Camirand Academy of Magic)
L
*[[Sid Lorraine|LORRAINE, Sid]] Blank Surprise
M
*[[Walt Maddison|MADDISON, Walt]] Gems (Emerson & West)
*[[Magic Ronnay]] Clone (Mickey Hades Intl)
*[[Magic Ronnay]] False Alarm  (Mickey Hades Intl)
*[[Magic Ronnay]] Lop-Sided Leader  (Mickey Hades Intl)
*[[Magic Ronnay]] Sympathetic Cards  (Emerson & West)
*[[Magic Ronnay]] Twisting The Jokers  (Mickey Hades Intl)
*[[James Munton|MUNTON, James]] Three Card Bunny


==List of Marketed Packet Tricks==
O
* Hamman Eggs
*[[Ton Onosaka|ONOSAKA, Ton]] A Bicycle Built for Five
* Color Monte
 
P
*[[Pavel]] Circlation
 
R
*[[Patrick Reymond|REYMOND, Patrick]] Hot Dog: A Diggity Trick (with [[Nick Trost]]) (Camirand Academy of Magic)
*[[Paul Richards|RICHARDS, Paul]] What's Mine is Mine (Elmwood Magic)
 
S
*[[Jay Sankey|SANKEY, Jay]] Hijacked (Sankey Magic)
*[[Jay Sankey|SANKEY, Jay]] About Face (Sankey Magic)
*[[Jay Sankey|SANKEY, Jay]] Target Practice (Elmwood Magic)
*[[SAVIL]] Three's Company (Simplex)
*[[David Solomon|SOLOMON, David]] Four Flusher (Meir Yedid Magic)
 
T
*[[Jim Temple|TEMPLE, Jim]] Color Monte (Emerson & West)
*[[Nick Trost|TROST, Nick]] Hot Dog
*[[Nick Trost|TROST, Nick]] Just Horsin' Around
*[[Nick Trost|TROST, Nick]] Maxi Twisto
*[[Nick Trost|TROST, Nick]] The Unknown Card
 
W
 
*[[Larry West|WEST, Larry]] ADD+IX (Emerson & West)
*[[Larry West|WEST, Larry]] Eight Ball (Emerson & West)
*[[Larry West|WEST, Larry]] Gourmet Mouse (Emerson & West)
*[[Larry West|WEST, Larry]] Sequence (Emerson & West)
*[[Larry West|WEST, Larry]] The (W)hole Thing (Emerson & West)
*[[Larry West|WEST, Larry]] Tra-Fix (Emerson & West)
*[[Larry West|WEST, Larry]] Wild Wild West (Emerson & West)
*[[Bob White|WHITE, Bob]] Rat Traps (Emerson & West)
*[[R. Paul Wilson|WILSON, R. Paul]] Fan2C
*[[George Woo|WOO, George]] Snake in the Grass (Barry’s Magic Shop)
 
Y
*[[Meir Yedid|YEDID, Meir]] Card Marx (with [[Steven Schneiderman]]) (Meir Yedid Magic)
*[[Meir Yedid|YEDID, Meir]] Cardinal Cards (Meir Yedid Magic)
*[[Meir Yedid|YEDID, Meir]] Mirror Miracle (Meir Yedid Magic)
*[[Meir Yedid|YEDID, Meir]] Twist and Shout (Meir Yedid Magic)


==References and Further reading ==
==References and Further reading ==
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* "A Journey Back in Time" in [[Small But Deadly]] (The Packet Trickster's Handbook) by Paul Hallas (2002)
* "A Journey Back in Time" in [[Small But Deadly]] (The Packet Trickster's Handbook) by Paul Hallas (2002)
* [[Counthesaurus]] by Jon Racherbaumer (2004) (Max Maven information on false counts)
* [[Counthesaurus]] by Jon Racherbaumer (2004) (Max Maven information on false counts)


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Revision as of 14:24, 1 January 2010

Packet tricks are card tricks done with a small group of cards either removed from the deck or introduced independently, many requiring specially printed or prepared cards sold by Magic Dealers.

The modern packet trick may have had its beginning when the Buckle Count became popular and really took off after Dai Vernon popularized the Elmsley Count with his Twisting the Aces routine.

Some of the earliest packet tricks were George Sands' "Super Optical Illusion" (in Hugard's Magic Monthly December, 1946) and the marketed trick based on it called "Gamble Amble". Another early example was from Max Katz who published "The M. K. Turning Aces" in Hugard's Magic Monthly (September, 1957).

Magicians, though, have been performing small packet card magic since Hofzinser's day with such tricks as Six-Card Repeat, Cards to Pocket, and Cards Across. These effects all used some kind of false count or display.

Packet tricks rose to their height of popularity, achieving a kind of "golden age," from the mid 1970s to mid 1980s, with the innovative work of Larry West, Phil Goldstein, Nick Trost, and Magic Ronnay, among others. Emerson & West, a company formed by Arthur Emerson and Larry West, spearheaded the movement by specializing in producing packet tricks almost exclusively.

List of Marketed Packet Tricks

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D

  • Daryl Cardboard Chameleons
  • Daryl Presto Printo (Fooler Doolers)
  • DINGLE, Derek Wild Fire (New Stars of Magic Vol. 1 #1) (Tannen’s Magic)

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H

K

L

M

O

P

R

S

T

W

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References and Further reading

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