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== History == | == History == | ||
* [[Ellis Stanyon]]'s [[New Card Tricks, 2nd Series]] (1902). | * [[Ellis Stanyon]]'s [[New Card Tricks, 2nd Series]] (1902). | ||
* Dr. Elliott (ca1915 and 1923) | * Dr. Elliott (ca1915 and 1923) Sources ??? | ||
* [[Frederick Montague]] ''The "Bluff" Pass and Palm'', page 75 in [[Westminster Wizardry]] (1928) - brought the card to the top. | |||
* [[What Next ?]] by Tommy Tucker (1936) - brought the card second to the top. | * [[What Next ?]] by Tommy Tucker (1936) - brought the card second to the top. | ||
* [[Greater Magic]] (1938), page 185 - [[Tommy Tucker]]'s version | * [[Greater Magic]] (1938), page 185 - [[Tommy Tucker]]'s version | ||
Revision as of 04:34, 14 March 2009
Bluff Pass or Bluff Shift is a card sleight for controlling a playing card, that has been replaced back into the middle of the deck, to the second card (usually) from the top. The named was coined in 1929 by Frederick Montague.
History
- Ellis Stanyon's New Card Tricks, 2nd Series (1902).
- Dr. Elliott (ca1915 and 1923) Sources ???
- Frederick Montague The "Bluff" Pass and Palm, page 75 in Westminster Wizardry (1928) - brought the card to the top.
- What Next ? by Tommy Tucker (1936) - brought the card second to the top.
- Greater Magic (1938), page 185 - Tommy Tucker's version
Variations
- Bobby Bernard's Tabled Bluff Pass in Apocalypse, Vol 4, No. 5, May 1981.
- Don England's Tilt Bluff Pass in Apocalypse, Vol. 5, No. 9 Sept. 1982.
- Gordon Bruce's FFULB RO SSAP KCOM in Spell-Binder, Vol. 3, N° 28, August 1983.
- Roger Klause's Bluff Bluff Pass in Roger Klause in Concert by Lance Pierre (1991)
- Aaron Fisher's Bluff Replacement Subtlety in The Paper Engine (2002)