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Spell-Binder Magazine (1981-1983) - Stephen Tucker Vols 1-2-3
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Stephen Tucker was the publisher, editor, illustrator and creative genius behind Spell-Binder Magazine. It ran for three years and had 36 issues and 710 pages. (This does not include the three Special Issues.)
You will find some of the finest close-up magic effects: David Britland alone contributed 40 items, there were 6 new effects from Basil Horwitz, 4 from Jerry Sadowitz, 2 from Gazzo, 5 from Gordon Bruce, 3 from Roy Walton, 9 from Phil Goldstein, 12 from Reinhard Müller, 5 from Al Smith 2 from Bobby Bernard, 4 from Harvey Rosenthal, 7 from Ian Land, 12 from Paul Brignall, 7 from Peter Duffie, 6 from Roger Curzon, 6 from Shiv Duggal, 7 from Wayne Dobson and 109 from Stephen Tucker. Stephen has captured the creative spirit of the magic of the 1980s. Original copies of this magazine are like gold dust and almost impossible to find.
Spell-Binder Magazine was one of the most radical and different close up magazines of the 1980's and it was illustrated throughout by Stephen Tucker and along with Pabular was considered to be an important contribution to the art of close up magic in Britain. The magazine was produced mainly during the period when Stephen Tucker and David Britland worked at the Magic Lounge which was a studio Martin Breese ran in London for several years.
[To learn the four routines Stephen Tucker thinks are the best from this magazine see the Spell Binder Volume 1 download DVD.]
The index is hyperlinked to the effects on each page, once clicked, will take you immediately to the right section in the PDF.
Copyright © 2004 by Martin Breese.
1st edition 1981-1983; PDF 754 pages.
Note that this is not a facsimile, or true copy, of the magazine. It was scanned and re-laid out with new pagination. Therefore the page numbers referenced in the body of the text, and in the enclosed index, refer to the original page numbers and not the page numbers in the re-print. The new page numbers are used below.
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume One, Issue 1, May, 1981 – Cover
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issues 1 to 12
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Publishing Information
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Spell-Binder Days – Martin Breese
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Index for Volumes 1,2 & 3
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 1981 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 16 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Sandwich Box – card effect with marked cards – Stephen Tucker
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Mark – card effect – Stephen Tucker
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Curio – coin routine – Stephen Tucker
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Demonology – runic card effect – Stephen Tucker
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Double Shoot – card move – Joe Dignam
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Numero – card effect – Stephen Tucker
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Ishida – coin routine – Stephen Tucker
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Pseudo – four ace routine – David Britland
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 2, June 1981 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 16 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Banned – card penetration – Stephen Tucker
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Mahatma – coin change – Stephen Tucker
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Revolver – ace cutting – Simon Whitby
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Amalgam – mental effect – Stephen Tucker
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Continuum – ambitious card move – David Britland
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Counterfeit – false cut – Joe Dignam
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 3, July 1981 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 21 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Ajar-Ajar – double open prediction – Stephen Tucker
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The Pink Peeker – book test – Bob Ostin
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Xact – card effect – Stephen Tucker
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ESTImeteON – card estimation – Joe Dignam
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Thud, Thud, Clink – coin effect – John Fealey
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Quadra Queen 3 – card routine – Stephen Tucker
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Gags? – gags – Stephen Tucker
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ACEpell – card effect – David Britland
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Crayon – pencil thru table – Joe Dignam
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Binge – card effect – David Britland
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Cluster – coin routine – Bob Ostin
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 4, August 1981 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 20 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Half & Half – card effect – Stephen Tucker
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Foiled – coin effect – Stephen Tucker
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Computer Deck – card effect – Stephen Tucker
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Sleeve-Topit – coin utility – John Feasley
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Tunnel Vision – or, Card to Pocket – Wayne Dobson
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Card of the Gods – card effect – David Britland
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Ladies in Waiting – card effect – Peter Duffie
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Koran Revisited – Mentalism effect – Wayne Dobson
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Kodek - rising card routine – Stephen Tucker
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A Fi$t Full of Dollar – coin routine – Peter Duffie
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Subscriptions
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 5, September 1981 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 20 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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New Improved Balloon Penetration – coin penetrates balloon – Stephen Tucker
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Changling – card color change – John Brown
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PocketeD – card routine – Peter Duffie
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Hypno – card routine – Stephen Tucker
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Duet – card routine – David Britland
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After Image – coin effect – Peter Duffie
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Domino Match – close up routine – Stephen Tucker
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Gags?? – gags – Stephen Tucker
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Highland Flop - card routine – Wayne Dobson
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Abort – card routine – Stephen Tucker
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Control – card move – David Britland
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 6, October 1981 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 19 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Spin Out – card flourish - David Austin
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Purseperation – coin and purse routine – Stephen Tucker
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Caught in Time – card routine – Roy Walton
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Half & Half – card routine – Peter Dufffie
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Printing History – card printing routine –Phil Goldstein
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Geiger Find – card & wallet effect – Stephen Tucker
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 7, November 1981 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 20 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Status Quo – torn & restored paper – Stephen Tucker
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Catchers – card routine – David Britland
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Ring – ring off rope move – Stephen Tucker
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Dark-Revelation – card routine – Eoin Taylor
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Break-Through – coin routine – Stephen Tucker
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Diviner – close up routine – Mike Yin
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Steel Tray – match box routine – Stephen Tucker
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Coin Cuff – vanishing coin – David Smith
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Subscriptions
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 8, December 1981 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 21 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Christmas Time – watch effect – Stephen Tucker
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Tinted Glass – approach to Vernon Twisting premise – Phil Goldstein
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Variations Variant – aces effect – Roger Curzon
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Christmas Cord – close up routine – David Britland
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Xmas Bonus – effect with notes - Stephen Tucker
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Flash – card routine – Mark Russell
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Silent Sleight – card move – Bob Ostin
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Fantasia – card routine – Stephen Tucker
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Down the Chimney – coin move – Don Alessandro Riario-Sforza
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Ambition – card move update – Harvey Rosenthal
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 9, January 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 20 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Kontract Killer Kards – card routine – Stephen Tucker
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Po£o 2 – effect with Polomints or Lifesavers – John Feasley
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Creased – envelope and card effect – Roger Curzon
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Mind-Nova – Mentalism routine – Basil Horwitz
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Tilt – tilt move variation – David Britland
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American-Express – card routine – Stephen Tucker & David Britland
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Smalls – no smalls with this issue & how to order pins
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Joker-Mania – card routine – Bill Goldman
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Hqaebdt (Letters)
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Blood-Money – coin move – Stephen Tucker
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 10, February 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 21 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Clunk Clink Every Trick – clink pass revisited – Stephen Tucker
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Brignall-Trio – three effects – Paul Brignall
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Siamese Deck – gaffed deck effect
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F.A.R.T. – gag with a deck
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Micky – microphone effect
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Karate – Chinese coin effect – Stephen Tucker
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Ear Ear – mind reading with headphones – Stephen Tucker
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The Ying-Tong Move – coin routine – Shiv Duggal
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Full-Circle – coin and cards routine – John Brown, Davis Britland & Stephen Tucker
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Best of Mates – card routine – Stephen Tucker
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Square Deal – Mentalism with ESP cards – Basil Horwitz
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Adder – close up routine – Stephen Tucker & David Britland
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Letters
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Out of Town – Out of the World variation – Eoin Taylor
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Tuesday – card idea – Stephen Tucker
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 11, March 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 22 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Goodness Gracious Great Balls of … Sponge? – sponge ball routine – Stephen Tucker
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Wipe Out The Aces – four ace production – Roger Curzon
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Mate – card effect – David Britland
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News Flash – Mentalism effect – David Britland
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My Mistake – card routine – Stephen Tucker
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The Magic Coin – coin routine – Bill Goldman
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Pentell – close up idea – Mark Lee
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Mail
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Have-A-Card – card routine – Alex East
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Suckered – coin routine – Paul Brignall
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ESP – ESP card effect – Stephen Tucker
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Switched – card effect – Graham Smith
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 12, April 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 21 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Quartet – coin assembly – Stephen Tucker
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Volume: 2 – what's coming
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Poker Logic – poker dice effect – Ian Land
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Double Decker – clever deck switch – Stephen Tucker
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Coined – coin thru hand – Bill Goldman
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Black Red – red and black aces effect – David Britland
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12-10=6 ? – off-beat coin effect – A. R. Mousley
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Lehk - letters
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Converted Cannibals – cannibals method – Stephen Tucker
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Smalls – to be phased out
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The 24 Card Trick – card effect – William McKay
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Pip-Pip – Think of a Card effect - Anon
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 13, May 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 20 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Lord of the Ring – stand up coin routine – Stephen Tucker
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Show-Case – vanishing card case – Peter Duffie
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Straight from the Top – card routine – David Britland
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Blankety Blank – off-beat card routine – Bobby Bernard
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Competition - contest
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Pilgrim – approach to the progressive ace routine – Stephen Tucker
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FantACEy – card routine – Ian Land
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Gandwich – sandwich card routine – Tim Gan
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Christian – card spelling effect – David Britland
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Aces 'A' Go-Go – card routine – Shiv Duggal
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Signed Card in Pen – card effect – Stephen Tucker
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New – description of enclosures
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Bound Vol: I - advertisement
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 14, June 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 22 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Cannibalism – method for Cannibal Cards – Stephen Tucker
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Mexican Travellers – four aces effect - Steven Hamilton
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Quicksilver Copper – coin routine – Eoin Taylor
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Face to Face – card routine – David Britland
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Illusion – close up routine – Bobby Bernard
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All Change – card routine – Joe Dignam
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Cardputer – card routine – Alex East
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Competition 2 - contest
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Dead Fall – card routine – Jerry Sadowitz
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Let Us - letters
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Table through Coin – coin routine – Stephen Tucker
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Lock of Air – close up routine – Wayne Dobson
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 15, July 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 22 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Excalibur – color changing knives – Stephen Tucker
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Extremely Difficult Competition '3' - contest
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Arc de Triumph – card routine – Peter Duffie
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Ying + - coin routine updates – Shiv Duggal & Stephen Tucker
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Strange – card routine – David Hamley
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A 4th for Dinner – version of Cannibal Cards – David Britland
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Problems
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Card Problem
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Coin Problem
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Rope Problem
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FF Color Catchers – color change deck effect – Reinhard Müller
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Ethereal Steal – poker effect – Ian Land
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Letters
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Born Free – card effect – Jerry Sadowitz
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On the Other – card idea – Stephen Tucker
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T 4 U – cup and ball move – Wayne Dobson
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 16, August 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 21 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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New!!! – Spell-Binder Summer Special announcement
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Simplex – card routine - Stephen Tucker
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Black Cubed – sponge ball idea - Paul Brignall
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Diamond Tip – card routine – Jerry Sadowitz
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Letter
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Chain Reaction – close up routine – Wayne Dobson
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Breese Wheeze – Chink Box variation – Martin Breese
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Compo: 4 - contest
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Variants! – card routine - Reinhard Müller
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Bodkin – card routine – Phil Goldstein
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Imagine – close up mind reading – Stephen Tucker
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It Just Don't Add Up? – card effect - Stephen Tucker
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Zap – novelty idea - Stephen Tucker
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Specututular! – Cutting Aces version – David Britland
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Cork-screw – card routine – Tim Gan
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Progress – Pilgrim variation – Terry Shaw
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 17, September 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 23 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Bewitched Board – card routine – A. R. Mousley
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Imperfect Triumph? – card routine – Ian Land
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1 in 52 – visual change adaption – Tim Gan
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Quiz 5 – contest
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A Tribute To Talon [Magazine]
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Oracle 2 – card routine – David Britland
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Cash Card – card and money routine – David Britland
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Blurb - advertising
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Etc – advertising for Oracle II
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Solutions – contest solutions
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The Musical Deck – close up routine – Alex East
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Shocker – coin routine – David Britland
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Two Timing – card routine – Bill Worsley
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Explosion – ESP card effect – Stephen Tucker
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 18, October 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 23 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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2 for the Price of 1 – card routine – Stephen Tucker
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E.Z.4.U. – coin vanish – Justin Higham
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Interflight – card routine – Phil Goldstein
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E.Z.2. – card routine – Justin Higham
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Super Triumph in Triumph – card routine - Reinhard Müller
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Not My Type – Mentalism test – John Brown
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I Rise – clever card idea – Stephen Tucker
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Letter from Phil Goldstein - letter
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Ambition Accomplished – ambitious card Sequence – John McClements
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Another Double Coincidence – card routine – Harvey Rosenthal
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Comp: 6 - contest
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Hamman Out-sexed – card routine – Alex East
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See Shell - coin and card routine - David Britland
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N.B. – new dealer: Hugo the Magician
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Wow – card routine – Tim Gan
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 19, November 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 21 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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By Hook or … - coin routine – Stephen Tucker
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Ideas – card material - Reinhard Müller
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Catch-Switchers 1
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Catch-Switchers 2
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Catch-Switchers 3
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Quiz-7 - contest
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Flip – coin switch – Stephen Tucker
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Drip – novelty blood transfusion – Dr. Peter Moffat
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Weird – comedy Mentalism – Stephen Tucker
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Twisted Nerve! – card routine – Al Smith
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The Back is Gone – card quickie – Davis Robertson
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Origami – card & coin novelty – Gordon Bruce
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A Simple Reverse – a simple card reverse – Harvey Rosenthal
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The Torn Up Switch – card routine – Colin Linn
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Dynamic Duo –mentalism – Basil Horwitz
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 20, December 1982 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 21 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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5 Card Polka – Phil Goldstein – product review
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Spectacle – Phil Goldstein – product review
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Prints Charming – Phil Goldstein – product review
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Quasimodo – Phil Goldstein – product review
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A Fine Mesh – Phil Goldstein – product review
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Linear Z – card routine – William Zavis
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Coins Table – coins thru table – David Austin
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Xmas Time Trip – card routine – David Britland
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Musical – combo effect – Alex East
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Comp-8 - contest
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Early Riser – a kind of card rise – Gordon Bruce
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Slip-Jog – utility move – Jerry Sadowitz
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Telepathy – updates on previous effects - various
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Marlo's Cover Up Cut – P. D. Browning [in Sumer Special issue; not included here]
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Bill Worsley's Two Timing – David Hambley [page 342]
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No Cover Henry Christ Force – Bernard Rasmussen [in Sumer Special issue; not included here]
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Odd-Job - Dr. Peter Moffat [in the first issue of 'For Your Eyes Only"; not included here]
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T/C – card prediction – Basil Horowitz
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Cracker – colour change deck effect – Paul Brignall
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Another Technicolor Oddity – card routine – Harvey Rosenthal
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Gifts of Gold … Stein – coin effect – Phil Goldstein
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Xmas is Ear! – gag with cigarette – Wayne Dobson
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Santa's Sackfull – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Five Novel Items – novel items – Stephen Tucker
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Jingle Belles
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Rubic Cube Mystery
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Star of Wonder
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Magic Square
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Torn and Restored Paper
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Xmas Special! - announcement
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 21, January 1983 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 21 pages
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Jargon 83 – comments from Stephen Tucker
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We 3 Kings – card routine – Stephen Tucker
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Conan – close up routine – David Britland
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Plain Clothes Detective – card routine – Colin Linn
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Letraset – novelty card item – Stephen Tucker
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Wow Wow! – variant of Tim Gan's Wow – Roger Crosthwaite
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Terror! – card routine – Al Smith
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Escalier – close up routine – Stephen Tucker
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Getting Your Own Back – card routine – Paul Brignall
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Jumping Jokers – variant Four Card Assembly – Al Smith
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Spell-Binder Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 22, February 1983 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 20 pages
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Jargon – comments from Stephen Tucker
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Into the Third Dimension – off-beat sponge ball routine – Stephen Tucker
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Off-Skanner – handling of Hofzinser Card Problem – Al Smith
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Pandemonium! – various mini routines - various
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card effect – Justin Higham
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impromptu servante – Justin Higham
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coin vanish using impromptu servante – Justin Higham
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card effect using impromptu servante – Stephen Tucker
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coin effect using impromptu servante – Stephen Tucker
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card effect – Pascal Monmoine
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diagram of Mechanical Pack
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Mechanical Pack Routine – card effect – Johnny Johnston & Chris Power
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Unbeatable – card routine – David Britland
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Contagion – card routine – Al Smith
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Magic by – card routine – Dave Hambly
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The Magical Mysteries! – updates on Previous Effects - Reinhard Müller
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Phil Goldstein's "Interflight" as a solution to Justin Higham's "E.Z.2." [Issue 18]
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A Note for Basil Horwitz's "Dynamic Duo" [Issue 19]
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Wrap Up Well – spirit lock routine – Jim Boyd
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Deathtrap – solution to Paul Curry's Open Prediction – Roger Curzon
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Micro + -updates to "Micro" from Paul Scott Magic – Alex East
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