Nick Trost

Nick Trost (March 16, 1935 - October 23, 2008), born Nicholas K. Trost, was a prolific author of booklets and creator of packet card tricks.

Nick Trost
Born	March 16, 1935
Died	October 23, 2008 (age 73)
Categories	Books by Nick Trost

He was an alumnus of Ohio State University and served as a private in the U.S. Army in 1957.

Trost first became enthused about magic when he was seven or eight years old, after seeing a magic show staged by the members of IBM Ring 3 in Troy, Ohio. He then met Bob Lewis of Dayton, Ohio, who sparked his keen interest in card magic.

Trost wrote and edited a column on card magic in The New Tops from May 1961 until December 1994.

Hocus Pocus Parade in Linking Ring, Vol. 34, No. 12, February 1955; also received the award for Originality of a Card Effect at the IBM Convention in Pittsburgh, PA that same year.

Trost died of brain cancer after being diagnosed earlier in 2008.

Marketed Tricks

• Nick's Expanding Cards (1952)
• Telespo (1963)
• Half and Half (1964)
• Challenge Poker Deal (1964)
• Think of an Ace (1965)
• X marks the Spot (1965)
• 4 Flush! (1970)
• Wild Deuce (1974)
• The Deuce You Say! (1974)
• Fool's Mate (1974)
• Ace in the Hole (1974)
• Showdown (1974)
• Eight Card Brainwave (1974)
• Dealer's Choice (1975)
• Australian Aces (1975)
• Sixth-Thot (1975)
• Mini-Maze (1976)
• Un-Cards (1976)
• Wacky Packet (1976)
• Twisto Blanko (1976)
• Road Runner (1976)
• Half Wild (1977)
• Horsin' Around (1978)
• Bigfoot (1978)
• Oscar (1980)
• Razzle-Dazzle (1981)
• Fly Circus (1981)
• Mexican Monte (1981)
• Hockey-Poker (1981)
• Super Split (1982)
• Incredible! (1982)
• Zenith Card Prediction (1983)
• Rainbow Miracle (1984)
• 1-2-3-4 Trick (1986)
• Dream of the Hermit (1988)
• Mississippi Poker (1989)
• Quadraplex (1991)
• Destiny Deck (1991)
• Cardsecret No. 3 Hight-Card Poker (1992)
• Blind-Sight (1992)
• Super Showdown (1997)

Bibliography

• Nick's Table Trix (1956)
• Cardman's Secrets 1 & 2 (1964)
• Nick's Quartet (1965)
• E.S.P. Session with Nick Trost (1965)
• Mental Card Miracles (1965)
• Expert Gambling Tricks (1975)
• Gambling Tricks with Cards I & II (1975)
• Subtle Card Magic, Part One & Part Two (1976)
• E.S.P. Card Magic, Folio No. 1 (1979)
• Impromptu Card Magic, Folio No. 2 (1979)
• Close-Up Mentalism, Folio No. 3 (1979)
• The Card Magic of Nick Trost (1997)
• Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 1 (2008)
• Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 2 (2009)
• Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations, Vol. 3 (2011)