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    John Scarne (/ˈskɑːrni/; March 4, 1903 – July 7, 1985) was an American magician and author who was particularly adept at playing card manipulation. He...
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    invented by John Scarne in 1937 and rereleased in refined form in 1952 and again in the 1960s. Teeko was marketed by Scarne's company, John Scarne Games Inc...
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  • Calypso", the magic demonstrator, as none other than sleight-of-hand master John Scarne. List of Robert Benchley collections and film appearances Nathaniel Benchley...
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    Pig is a simple dice game first described in print by John Scarne in 1945. Players take turns to roll a single dice as many times as they wish, adding...
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    include Dai Vernon, Tony Slydini, Ed Marlo, S.W. Erdnase, Richard Turner, John Scarne, Ricky Jay and René Lavand. Before becoming world-famous for his escapes...
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    down, on the table. Players then draw a card at random. Scarne's cut was developed by John Scarne during World War II to help protect servicemen against...
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  • performed as Ricardo and then as Larry, before being warned in 1961 by John Scarne that the name would not work for a magician trying to make it in America...
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    Academy". Retrieved 2023-07-02. Scarne 1986, p. 245 Scarne 1986, p. 343 Scarne 1986, p. 357 Scarne, John (August 7, 1986). Scarne's New Complete Guide to Gambling...
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    The magicians and skeptical investigators Milbourne Christopher and John Scarne showed that Lady's prediction abilities resulted from Mrs. Fonda employing...
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    pinochle, cribbage, poker, and bridge combined. Magician and writer John Scarne believed gin rummy to have evolved from 19th-century whiskey poker (a...
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