Miscellaneous

65 entries in Chip / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan The Letter-Mailing Mystery No. 7, stack of chips with numbers, set of envelopes, envelope and postage chosen with stack of chips are divined
Also published here 1920
Ten New Miscellaneous Tricks
17
Tom Sellers Touch Counters several counters/chips of different colors in bag, initialed one found by performer
 		1933
More Secrets
14
Tom Sellers Throbit performer know whether addition result is odd or even, chip divination presentation
 		1933
More Secrets
18
The Problem of the Three Poker Chips three chips are pocketed by three spectators, performer divines them
 		1938
Greater Magic
139
Brainerd Baker Color Waves five chips with dots of different colors, performer removes named color from pocket without looking
Variations Sep. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 3)
4
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart X Marks the Spot monte with three blank chips, one has X on one side
 		Oct. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 4)
3
Edward Bagshawe SYKO chips with numbers from 1 to 4 are placed inside four envelopes, spectator can chose envelope and name number, they match
 		1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 5)
14
Eddie Joseph "Hitting the Spots" two dice thrown, thrown total matched with chips in performer's hands after hearing total
 		1941
How Gamblers Win
17
L. Vosburgh Lyons Call It A Puzzle six discs with a different sign on each side are thrown and turned over while spelling a word, then one disc is hidden and performer turns back, he reveals which side is up on the hidden disc
Related toVariations May 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 8)
29
Dr. Stanley Jaks Alte Kümmelblättchen In neuer Blütte monte with three chips, cross drawn on one
Also published here Nov. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 11)
7
Dr. Stanley Jaks 3 Ships monte with three chips, cross drawn on one
Also published here 1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 2)
5
Willard J. Smith The Philanthropic Poker Chip seal appears on poker chip, as a pitch, see Sphinx "Victory Poker Chip"
 		1945
My Best
186
Tommy Dowd Liars! three poker chips with a different stamps on it are selected, one of three spectators has to lie the other two tell the truth, performer knows who has which chip
Inspired by
  • an idea of Jack Vosburgh's "More than a Trick"
Variations 		Aug. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 90)
364
Bob Hummer Hummer Tricks Hummer's Poker Chip Trick: numbered poker chips, magician can divine sum of the numbers on three concealed poker chips
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
111
Stewart James The Count of Monte Carlo total prediction, three digit numbers formed with poker chips
 		1957
Magic Mine No. 1
7
Allessandro Number Divination with poker chips, numbered on both sides
 		1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
14
The Amazing Maurice ESP Tumblers chip is placed under any cup, performer divines where
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
18
Jochen Zmeck Kunststücke mit Chips on types of chips and gaffs
 		1961
Mikro-Magie Ganz Gross
29
Milbourne Christopher Divining Rods using L-shaped divining rods, to find a Key, a hidden disk or a card
 		Jan. 1964
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 21)
87
Paul Siegel Talismans of Pelazon ten tags are places on stand by performer and spectator, designs on backs match
 		Apr. 1965
The New Jinx (Vol. 3 No. 36)
150
A Coin Flourish three coins held, center one is rolled out, spun and pivoted back between the other two, one-handed
 		1969
Wonderful Routines of Magic
141
Paul Swinford Time on my Hands twelve chips with numbers on one side and letters on other side, five color coded control cards (CCCC), clock layout, a chosen number is eventually revealed
 		1971
Lecture Notes
3
Paul Swinford Poker Chip Chicarnery eight chips with numbers on one side and letters on other side, three counting and spelling tricks with them
  • Spell-A-Number
  • The Widsnorf Mystery
  • The Challenge of Iros
 		1971
Lecture Notes
4
Paul Siegel Color-Ception different colored chips are divined behind back
 		1972
Doorway to Delusion
8
M. J. Oeink Oenik's Gambling Moves: 1) Check Cap No. 382-1, cryptic chip steal
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
104
Amedeo Vacca Monte Carlo Chips three chips, X drawn on one, monte routine
 		1974
Amedeo's Continental Magic
41
Sid Fleischman, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther 'Test' Conditions number on poker chip is divined, in rattle box
 		1975
Magick (Issue 131)
652
Friedrich Merkel Noch eine Chips-Routine transposition and vanish
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 4)
75
Gerald Kosky "The Total Is!" eight disks with numbers on each side, spectator can turn them while performer's back is turned and then cover three chips, performer names numbers covered
Inspired by 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
119
Charles T. Jordan The Letter-Mailing Mystery stack of chips with numbers, set of envelopes, envelope and postage chosen with stack of chips are divined
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
255
Philip T. Goldstein Odd Man Out! seven poker chips, two have an X on one side, spectator selects three and performer predicts how many marked chips are among them
 		1977
Magick (Issue 185)
923
Ken De Courcy Discatorial Multiphase routine with four colored discs.
  • Magician divines which color has been selected
  • Magician pulls out any color called for
  • Magician predicts the order of colors chosen
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
37
Jaime Espier Lapping a Poker Chip using second chip
 		Apr. 1978
Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 4 No. 40)
105
Jules Hirsch Ivory Tower stunt with stack of checkers or dice, chip is rolled towards it and one is thrown out
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 24)
1297
Karl Fulves Cheating At Dice on gambling books and a method to short-change casino chips
 		1979
Interlocutor (Issue 28)
109
Burton S. Sperber Chips four poker chips with different colors in performer's pocket, one is selected by spectator and divined, see also p. 1120 for ideas by Orville Meyer
 		1979
Magick (Issue 223)
1111
David Britland Velleda Variations chips with numbers in a bag, forcing a number, erasable ink
Inspired by Jan. 1979
The Talon (Issue 3)
25
Jochen Zmeck Sie lügen three chips and girls with different hair color on them, three spectators choose them, divined who has which chip with lie detector presentation
Inspired byRelated to 1979
Zwölf Zmeck'sche Zaubereien
7
Paul Swinford, Bob Hummer Silver and Gold various parity effects (six routines) inspired by Bob Hummer's work with numbered chips and small metal cups
 		1980
Arcane (Issue 2)
17
Bob Hummer Hummer's Poker Chip Baffle six poker chips with numbers on each side, spectator can turn them while performer's back is turned and then cover three chips, performer names numbers covered, for credit information see 2022 Bob Farmer reference
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
4
Werner "Walt Nelson" Nussbaumer Die Nussbaumersuite: Ein Spion wird aufgespürt sixteen chips with numbers are turned over and a city is selected, city is divined, agent and telephone number presentation
Inspired by 1980
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 41 No. 4)
149
Dennis Marks Grand Strategy color chip chosen by spectator, scrambled cube solved by performer blindfolded, first chosen color then rest, cube really brute-force solved
Also published here 1981
Magick (Issue 277)
1382
Jochen Zmeck Heiratsvermittlung four chips with women on them and two chips with men used for prediction and location trick
  • Die Vorherbestimmte
  • Die Wiedergefundene (Hummer's Mathematical Three Card Monte)
Related to 1981
Das Jochen Zmeck Seminar "81"
11
Jochen Zmeck Perfektes Farbfühlen four chips with dots of different colors are placed in handkerchief, performer removes named color without looking
Inspired by 1981
Das Jochen Zmeck Seminar "81"
13
Chips three impromptu magic items and gags with chips
  • Das Poker Chip Faromischen
 		Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
119
Peter Wilker Historia von Dr. Johann Fausten spectator ends up with losing value, PATEO, using chips with numbers
Inspired by 1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 4)
1
The Pivot No. 25, two coins held between fingers, first finger flips it to back, poker chip flourish
 		1989
Self-Working Coin Magic
37
Karl Fulves Crossroader poker chips chosen from two cups, high number wins, audience decides who wins in the long run
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
23
Karl Fulves Square Numbers columns and rows in magic square as nontransitive set with special properties, applied to chips game
  • The Basic Squares
  • Alien Numbers
  • Twofer
  • Advantage Player
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
25
Karl Fulves Threesome percentage game with chips in cups
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
41
Ali Bongo Forcieren eines Farb-Chips chips on strings in a bag, to force a color
 		1991
Ali Bongo
12
Jochen Zmeck Chip und Karte one of four cards is chosen and cards shuffled, four chips placed on cards, one chip has x marked on one side and that chip is found on selection
 		1991
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 53 No. 3)
27
Steve Dusheck Chipstick bingo markers magically attach to each other
 		1994
Dusheck's Close-Up Magic
41
Ellison Poland Colors By The Numbers No. 1 six colored chips with numbers turned over by spectator, orientation and number of a hidden chip divined
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
64
Jochen Zmeck Das Kreuz an der richtigen Stelle four chips are placed on cards, one chip has an X marking and it ends up on the selection
 		1995
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 57 No. 3)
80
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Die Flohchips different colored chips in bag, chosen one is divined
 		2001
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 63 No. 5)
95
Philip T. Goldstein Chipper card at number, four poker chips with numbers, two decks
Variations 2002
Flaunting Five Fanciful Formulae
2
Trevor Lewis The Medal medal vanishes and appears back in box, idea
 		2009
Routines Matter
104
Chip Gyp spectator takes a number of poker chips, rest counted and digits added, some more chips given to other spectators, performer divines how many which spectator has
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
503
Bob Farmer Fished In And Chips
Inspired by 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
89
Michael Rubinstein My the Force Be With You types of coins are printed on poker chip, one chip chosen and the coin on it is force
 		2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
355
Michael Rubinstein Three Coin Monte credit information, with sticker on poker chips
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phase Three
  • Option for Only One Spectator
Related to
  • "Find the Lady Simplified" (Rink's Magic, 1969)
 2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
372
Motoki Kaido Three Chip Monte Poker chip monte, with visual changes
Variations 2021
The Monster of the Secret Art
184
Bob Hummer Hummer's Poker Chip Mystery six poker chips with numbers on each side, spectator can turn them while performer's back is turned and then cover three chips, performer names numbers covered
VariationsAlso published here 2022
Hummer's Odyssey ()
42
Bob Farmer Psychic Hold-Em similar procedure to "Psychic Blackjack" with poker chips
Inspired by 2025
Bammo Lost Mentalism Principle
19