Bonfeld, Murray & Karl Fulves (editor): Faro Concepts
©1977 Murray Bonfeld, self-published
Softcover, comb-bound, 8.5x11" 56 pages
Murray Bonfeld & Karl Fulves: Faro Concepts
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Murray Bonfield: Faro Concepts

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Contents (from web descriptions at Lybrary.com and DenisBehr.de):

1 Introduction (Karl Fulves)

2 Novel Faro Relationships
2 Basic Terminology and Operations
2 - For A 52 Card Deck Only
2 - For A 51 Card Deck Only

8 Faro Functions
8 Even Number Of Cards
11 Up And Down Faro System: turning one half over before faro shuffling
11 Unit Shuffles
12 Multiples Of Four
13 Odd Numbers Of Cards
16 Unit Restorations

18 The 32-Card Deck: An Analysis

27 The Principle of Internal Shuffling
27 Controlling 16 Cards Among 52
27 Controlling 10 Cards Among 52
27 Controlling 8 Cards Among 52
28 Inshuffle Groups

31 Placement For Thirds

32 Sympathetic Perception: all selections end up in one pile
33 Thirteen Reverse: spades order is reversed with faro shuffles
34 Shuffled Interchange: 2 spade cards named, their positions are transposed with faros
41 Any Card, Any Number - The First System
42 Any Card, Any Number - The Second System
48 Principles and Routines
48 Cut Coincidence: selection found at number specified by amount of cut-off cards
48 More Power Of Thought
49 Column Correspondence
50 Caught Card #1001
50 Double Coincidence: finding mates
52 More Theorems


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