Chicanery Magazine by Stephen Tucker

Chicanery Magazine by Stephen Tucker 

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Chicanery Magazine by Stephen Tucker

Stephen Tucker is probably one of the craziest people you will ever meet in magic. He may be crazy but he also happens to be highly talented and a very creative person. He has invented many magic effects and has supported himself over the years by performing magic, inventing magic tricks and editing and producing magic magazines. He was the editor and publisher of the amazing Spell-Binder Magazine.

Chicanery is a worthy successor to Spell-Binder and most of the effects within its pages are by Stephen. He gave himself pen names and a typical Tucker touch is that the names are Pen Tell, Mark Erpen, Nick Fountain, and so on.

Besides the many Tucker creations you will also read contributions by some of magic’s heavy weights such as Phil Goldstein (Max Maven), John Carney, Fabian (Aldo Colombini), Wayne Dobson, David Britland, Bill Miesel, and more.

Originally published from June 1986 to March 1988; 342 pages

 

Introduction

Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 1, June 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 4)
Abdication – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Whispering Grass – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Why, for Two Pins – dice prediction from Ian Velleda
Les Counts de Monté Cristo – card effect – Don Parker
Redial – thoughts about telephones from Nick Fountain
Liquid Paper – card effect – Stephen Tucker
12:55 pm – coin effect – Nick Erpen
i$i$ – card effect – John Lenahan

Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 2, July 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 16)
Carbonation – Phil Goldstein’s work on “Carbon” Copy”
51 All Out! – card effect – Tony Sheaffer
Countdown to Deckstasy – card effect – Al Smith
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Verbatim – a film or TV star’s name is revealed – Maggie Bonner
Pennies from Heaven – coin effect – John Carney
The Triad Throw – card move – Stephen Tucker
Time Warper – watch effect – Stephen Tucker
Hoax – coin move – Fabian
Fantastrick – card revelation – Fabian

Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 3, August 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 28)
Electric Sheaffer – card effect – Al Smith
Menu – prediction effect – Stephen Tucker
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Domino Masque – domino effect Ron Quill
66999 – card effect – John Carney
Janus – card effect – Joe Staedtler
Cyclone – finger ring effect – Mike Berol

Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 4-5, September-October 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 24 pages (beginning on file page 40)
Thanks to Fred – a sequence of three coin moves – Bob Ostin
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
H2Oil – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Knot On! – ring and rope move – Fabian
Last Again! – card effect – Al Smith
Parvo – a thimble and a coin idea – Don Parker
Fiat Lux – living and dead test – Nick Fountain
6th Sense – card routine – Faber Castell
Thimple – cord and thimble effect – Wally Boyce
Super-Grass – a version of “Whispering Grass” from issue 1 – Stephen Tucker
Welder – playing card matrix – Ian Velleda
Sandswitch – card effect – Don Parker
Acepell – card effect – Philipe Conté
Fore-3-2-1 – card effect – Mark Erpen
Back to Front – card effect – Phil Goldstein
Spectagic – card divination – Al Smith
Or … ?

Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 6, November 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 64)
Seer – revelation on a glass disk – Stephen Tucker
Gozinta Coins – coin effect – Steven Biron
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Saxa – vanishing salt – John Carney
Whisper – a variation of “Whispering Grass” from issue 1 – Richard Perrin
Trio – Tarot card effect – Stephen Tucker
Tiles – card effect – John Teo
Fused – routine with house-hold plug fuses – Johnny Wai & Stephen Tucker
Aero – thoughts on using “British Airways” deck – Stephen Tucker

Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 7-8, December-January 1986/7 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 24 pages (beginning on file page 76)
Boxed – coin box routine – Wayne Dobson
Pointer Poker – card effect – Kevin Reay
Glass Go – vanishing coins and glass – Wayne Dobson
Cut – card effect – John Gordon
The Fate Line – cards and coins – Stephen Tucker
Don’t Wind Me Up! – cards and wind-up toy – John Hotowka
Roll Up, Roll Up – metal bending stunt – Stephen Tucker
Poker Players Panic – card effect – Al Smith
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Elevate – card effect – Fabian
Demolition – radio effect – Jack Lowen
2nd Abdication – variation of “Abdication” from issue 1 – Bill Worsley
Sign Off – coin effect – John Hotowka
Enigma Variation – coin effect – Stephen Tucker
Tap Dancer – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Millenium – coin effect – Stephen Tucker
Disapen – fountain pen effect – Stephen Tucker

Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 9, February 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 100)
Modesty – card principle/effect -Stephen Tucker
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
On the Up and Up! – card effect – David Britland
Adder Again – snake can effect – John Hotowka
Pub Poker – card effect – Jack Lowen
Regal Smoke – cigarette effect – Brian Holland
Ham Sandwich – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Second Sleight – card move – Bill Worsley
Pinza Movement – safety pin effect – Jens Pentel

Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 10-11, March-April 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 24 pages (beginning on file page 112)
Matchical – match effect – Stephen Tucker
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Still Blushing! – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Null and Void – card force – Bob Yelland
Binary – card revelation – Nick Fountain
Idea: 1 – idea with a watch – Stephen Tucker
Stand Still – lighter effect – Tony Sheaffer
The Austin Mega Move – card sleight – Neal Austin
Aces without Piles – card effect – Neal Austin
Idea: 2 – book test idea – Stephen Tucker
Penned In! – pen and note effect – Jens Pentel
Upper-Cut – card move – Fabian
Ghandi – coin effect – Mark Erpen
Double Christ – card effect – Bill Miesel
Idea: 3 – coins through table idea – Stephen Tucker
Handy – psychic effect – Stephen Tucker
(A.T.T.A.) – Another Twisting the Aces – Al Smith
Idea: 4 – card on window idea – Stephen Tucker
Furious! – card effect – Stephen Tucker

Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 12, May 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 136)
Stretch – rope effect – Tony Sheaffer
Blast Off – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Springboard – card move – Gordon Wray
Matlessrix – dice and coins effect – Steven Biron
No Ace Holes Allowed! – card effect – Neal Austin
Spot Off! – card effect – Neal Austin
Cut Up 1+2 – card effect – Stephen Tucker

Chicanery, Birthday Issue, September-October 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 35 pages, missing page 35 (beginning on file page 148)
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Video – video recorder effect – Nick Fountain
Staple Diet – card and stapler effect – Mike Berol
Chicanery Volume 1 Index
Sky Silk – silk from thumb tip idea – Mark Erpen
Solid Reflection – sponge and glass effect – Stephen Tucker
Subtle Void – card force – Don Parker
The Amusing Sponge Radios – sponge effect – Stephen Tucker
Competition
Link – linked cards – Wayne Dobson
Between the Lines – ESP card effect – Stephen Tucker
Ram Jam Full – ball and can addition – Stephen Tucker
Down and Out – card effect – friends of Bob Colletti and Paul Brignall
Limelight – variation of Nick Fountain’s “Fiat Lux” – Maggie Bonner
The Invisible Cup – cup and ball effect – Stephen Tucker
Paradox – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Dream – card effect – Stephen Tucker
The Enigma – coin effect – Stephen Tucker
Fade Away – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Image Maker – coin effect – Stephen Tucker
Obsessed – card effect – Stephen Tucker
missing
back cover

Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 1, July 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 13 pages (beginning on file page 183)
The Sponge Coins – coin effect – Ron Quill
Belated Birthday Gifts – readers thoughts on Birthday Issue effects
Blast Off in Sequence – new version of “Blast Off” from Issue 12 – Stephen Tucker
Tops no Butts! – variation of Neil Austin’s “Spot Off!” from Issue 12 – Stephen Tucker
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Key to Note – key and bank note effect – Mike O’Mahoney
Clue 2 – card effect – Faber Castell
Uppers & Downers – card effect – Stephen Tucker & David Britland
Travel Agent – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Illustrations for Issue: 1 – Vol: 2 – July 1987

Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 2, August 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 13 pages (beginning on file page 196)
Coin Assembly No: 2,345,678.??? – coin effect – Stephen Tucker
Elastic Infiltration: II – card effect – Mike Austin
Thru Variant – ring off rope effect – Reinhard Müller
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Pentel Plus – cards and pen effect – Bill Swallow (with acknowledgement to Mark Lee)
Computer Cards – card effect – Ron Quill
Way-Out – card effect – Justin Higham
Return Visit – versions of R. W. Hull’s “The Three of Clubs” – Justin Higham
illustrations

Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 3-4, September-October 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 25 pages (beginning on file page 209)
Upper Right – book test – Mark Erpen
Biroverse – card effect – Steven Biron
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Psychic Poker Kind Of – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Ringone – vanish for ring on rope routines – Ron Quill
Even Quicker Three Way – card effect – Faber Castell
Almost a Thought – card effect – Stephen Tucker
The Original Chinese Coin Assembly à la Roth – coin effect – Neal Austin
Touch-Touched Again – card effect – Nick Trost and Al Thatcher
Stung Again – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Boys and Girls – card effect with special cards – Alex East
Engaged By – card effect – Don Parker
Simplacety – card effect – Joseph Staedtler
Taped By – mentalism – Stephen Tucker
Displayce$ – card effect – Al Smith
Fabian’s Chinese Extraction – coin effect – Aldo Colombini
Three Chicken Currys To Go – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Chicken Curry – card move – Steven Tucker
illustrations
Robertian – card effect – Aldo Colombini (Fabian)
Middle Earth – gambling exhibition – Al Smith

Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 5-6, November-December 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 24 pages (beginning on file page 234)
Mytrix – matrix effect – Ed Ding
The One Second Reverse – card move – David Dinari
Will O’ The Wisp Retrieval – coin move – Ananth Visuanathan
In a Field of Its Own – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Never Give a Sucker a Finger Break! – card effect – Lamberto Desideri
Automatic – safety pin Mentalism idea – Stephen Tucker
From a Jack to a King – card effect – Bill Worsley
But Some Ropes Are More Equal Than Others – rope effect – Jean Garance
Premixion II – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Never Say Die – die effect – Stephen Tucker
Way Out! – card effect – Robert D. Rose
Team Aces – card Effect – Stephen Tucker

Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 7, January 1988 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 258)
Vlad – coin effect – Bill Swallow
A Little Bird Told Me! – card effect – Stephen Tucker
It Makes a Change – coin effect – Colin Artridge
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Telescope – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Dot’s Incredible – card effect – Barry Allpoint
Hoyle and Water – card effect – Stephen Tucker

Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 8, February 1988 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 270) – Bill Worsley’s Antique Card Session
Cardman’s Dream – card effect – Bill Worsley
Finding the Aces – card effect – Bill Worsley
The Chaperon – card effect – Bill Worsley
Concentration – card effect – Bill Worsley
Mangled Aces – card effect – Bill Worsley
Reversed Transposition – card effect – Bill Worsley
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Poker – card effect – Bill Worsley
Jokers Caprice – card effect – Bill Worsley
The Ten of Diamonds– card effect – Bill Worsley

Chicanery, Volume 2, Issue 9, 10, 11 & 12, March, April, May & June 1988 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 48 print pages (beginning on file page 282)
cover
For Men Only – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Chatterbox – comments from the editor
Happy Birthday – card effect – Stephen Tucker
A Sponge in the Hand – sponge ball routine – Stephen Tucker
Scaling the Change Again – card effect – Neal Austin
Nowhere Near Hofzinzer – card effect – Neal Austin
The Gradual Changing Cards – card effect – Neal Austin
Finger in the Silver Dyke – coin routine – Stephen Tucker
Watch that Clock – card effect – Bill Goldman
Bill Goldman – Introduction
Trick Deck – card effect – Bill Goldman
Karate Match – match effect – Bill Goldman
No Bird – card effect – Bill Goldman
No Small Feat – card effect – Bill Goldman
Last One – card effect – Bill Goldman
D.I.Y. – wall plug effect – Stephen Tucker
the numbered pages 23 through 27 actually consist of two pages in the file
Thought Provoking – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Here’s Look at Ya Kid – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Royal DisgrACES – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Holes Apart – card effect – Stephen Tucker
Wire – memory metal effect – Stephen Tucker
Wild card Master – Wild Card additions – Peter Pellikaan
Aces Over Easy – card Effect – Ron Quill
the numbered pages 35 through 42 actually consist of two pages in the file
The Torn and Restored Card Book – Stephen Tucker
Prologue
Intro
R.I.P.
Transp o
Ripcard
R.I.P.: 2
Quarterless
Quarter Master
History of Warp Factor Two, a Card Trek
Warp Factor Two, a Card Trek
Presentational Themes
Epilogue
Illustrations
Illustrations
Swatch– Mentalism – Faber Castell
It Makes Change – Mentalism – Stephen Tucker