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[[Roger Smith]] was the first to publish a version in his magazine The [[Necromancer]], Vol. 1, no. 1, (August 1970), page 6. | [[Roger Smith]] was the first to publish a version in his magazine The [[Necromancer]], Vol. 1, no. 1, (August 1970), page 6. | ||
Ken Krenzel first presented the problem in Epilogue no 16, | Ken Krenzel first presented the problem in [[Epilogue]] no 16, November 1972, page 146 then published one of his methods in a one-man issue of Epilogue (Special Issue no 2, page 253, 1975, Progressive Aces). [[Karl Fulves]] discussed the time frame in which Krenzel created the plot which he was showing to cardmen in New York in the early 1960s. | ||
According to [[Jon Racherbaumer]] in ''When a Hat Drops'' (2002), [[Dai Vernon]] apparently worked out a method around 1955 and shared it with [[Bill Simon]], who passed it on to [[Ed Marlo]]. Marlo played around with the theme but didn't publish a method until the first [[Marlo's Magazine]] (1976) | |||
== Variations == | == Variations == | ||
* [[Roy Walton]]'s version in Necromancer Vol. 1, No. 6 (Jan. 1971). | * [[Roy Walton]]'s version in Necromancer Vol. 1, No. 6 (Jan. 1971). | ||
* Catalytic Progressive Aces by [[Wesley James]] in [[Enchantments]] (2004) (uses an extra "catalyst" card as part of the routine) | * ''Catalytic Progressive Aces'' by [[Wesley James]] in [[Enchantments]] (2004) (uses an extra "catalyst" card as part of the routine) | ||
* Diminishing Returns by Phil Goldstein in December, 1981 New Tops and again in Focus (1990). (Uses Jokers instead of Aces and includes a "Reverse Assembly" kicker) | * ''Diminishing Returns'' by Phil Goldstein in December, 1981 New Tops and again in Focus (1990). (Uses Jokers instead of Aces and includes a "Reverse Assembly" kicker) | ||
* ''Stranger Sucession Aces'' in ''When a Hat Drops'' (2002) (Has the extra challenge in the Aces having a different color back from the rest of the indifferent cards) | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 11:11, 25 May 2009
Progressive Aces (also known as Succession Aces) is an Ace Assembly plot usually credited to Ken Krenzel in which the first ace joins the second, then those two join the third and finally they all arrive in the last packet in sequence.
Roger Smith was the first to publish a version in his magazine The Necromancer, Vol. 1, no. 1, (August 1970), page 6.
Ken Krenzel first presented the problem in Epilogue no 16, November 1972, page 146 then published one of his methods in a one-man issue of Epilogue (Special Issue no 2, page 253, 1975, Progressive Aces). Karl Fulves discussed the time frame in which Krenzel created the plot which he was showing to cardmen in New York in the early 1960s.
According to Jon Racherbaumer in When a Hat Drops (2002), Dai Vernon apparently worked out a method around 1955 and shared it with Bill Simon, who passed it on to Ed Marlo. Marlo played around with the theme but didn't publish a method until the first Marlo's Magazine (1976)
Variations
- Roy Walton's version in Necromancer Vol. 1, No. 6 (Jan. 1971).
- Catalytic Progressive Aces by Wesley James in Enchantments (2004) (uses an extra "catalyst" card as part of the routine)
- Diminishing Returns by Phil Goldstein in December, 1981 New Tops and again in Focus (1990). (Uses Jokers instead of Aces and includes a "Reverse Assembly" kicker)
- Stranger Sucession Aces in When a Hat Drops (2002) (Has the extra challenge in the Aces having a different color back from the rest of the indifferent cards)
References
- Succession Aces, page 72-113 by Edward Marlo in Marlo's Magazine, Vol. 1 (1976)
- http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=activetopics&range=1&type=t