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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

IntroductionChicanery, Volume 1, Issue 1, June 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 4)Abdication – card effect – Stephen TuckerWhispering Grass – card effect – Stephen TuckerChatterbox – comments from the editorWhy, for Two Pins – dice prediction from Ian VelledaLes Counts de Monté Cristo – card effect – Don ParkerRedial – thoughts about telephones from Nick FountainLiquid Paper – card effect – Stephen Tucker12:55 pm – coin effect – Nick Erpeni$i$ – card effect – John LenahanChicanery, 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 SheafferCountdown to Deckstasy – card effect – Al SmithChatterbox – comments from the editorVerbatim – a film or TV star’s name is revealed – Maggie BonnerPennies from Heaven – coin effect – John CarneyThe Triad Throw – card move – Stephen TuckerTime Warper – watch effect – Stephen TuckerHoax – coin move – FabianFantastrick – card revelation – FabianChicanery, Volume 1, Issue 3, August 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 28)Electric Sheaffer – card effect – Al SmithMenu – prediction effect – Stephen TuckerChatterbox – comments from the editorDomino Masque – domino effect Ron Quill66999 – card effect – John CarneyJanus – card effect – Joe StaedtlerCyclone – finger ring effect – Mike BerolChicanery, 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 OstinChatterbox – comments from the editorH2Oil – card effect – Stephen TuckerKnot On! – ring and rope move – FabianLast Again! – card effect – Al SmithParvo – a thimble and a coin idea – Don ParkerFiat Lux – living and dead test – Nick Fountain6th Sense – card routine – Faber CastellThimple – cord and thimble effect – Wally BoyceSuper-Grass – a version of “Whispering Grass” from issue 1 – Stephen TuckerWelder – playing card matrix – Ian VelledaSandswitch – card effect – Don ParkerAcepell – card effect – Philipe ContéFore-3-2-1 – card effect – Mark ErpenBack to Front – card effect – Phil GoldsteinSpectagic – card divination – Al SmithOr … ?Chicanery, Volume 1, Issue 6, November 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 64)Seer – revelation on a glass disk – Stephen TuckerGozinta Coins – coin effect – Steven BironChatterbox – comments from the editorSaxa – vanishing salt – John CarneyWhisper – a variation of “Whispering Grass” from issue 1 – Richard PerrinTrio – Tarot card effect – Stephen TuckerTiles – card effect – John TeoFused – routine with house-hold plug fuses – Johnny Wai & Stephen TuckerAero – thoughts on using “British Airways” deck – Stephen TuckerChicanery, Volume 1, Issue 7-8, December-January 1986/7 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 24 pages (beginning on file page 76)Boxed – coin box routine – Wayne DobsonPointer Poker – card effect – Kevin ReayGlass Go – vanishing coins and glass – Wayne DobsonCut – card effect – John GordonThe Fate Line – cards and coins – Stephen TuckerDon’t Wind Me Up! – cards and wind-up toy – John HotowkaRoll Up, Roll Up – metal bending stunt – Stephen TuckerPoker Players Panic – card effect – Al SmithChatterbox – comments from the editorElevate – card effect – FabianDemolition – radio effect – Jack Lowen2nd Abdication – variation of “Abdication” from issue 1 – Bill WorsleySign Off – coin effect – John HotowkaEnigma Variation – coin effect – Stephen TuckerTap Dancer – card effect – Stephen TuckerMillenium – coin effect – Stephen TuckerDisapen – fountain pen effect – Stephen TuckerChicanery, Volume 1, Issue 9, February 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 100)Modesty – card principle/effect -Stephen TuckerChatterbox – comments from the editorOn the Up and Up! – card effect – David BritlandAdder Again – snake can effect – John HotowkaPub Poker – card effect – Jack LowenRegal Smoke – cigarette effect – Brian HollandHam Sandwich – card effect – Stephen TuckerSecond Sleight – card move – Bill WorsleyPinza Movement – safety pin effect – Jens PentelChicanery, Volume 1, Issue 10-11, March-April 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 24 pages (beginning on file page 112)Matchical – match effect – Stephen TuckerChatterbox – comments from the editorStill Blushing! – card effect – Stephen TuckerNull and Void – card force – Bob YellandBinary – card revelation – Nick FountainIdea: 1 – idea with a watch – Stephen TuckerStand Still – lighter effect – Tony SheafferThe Austin Mega Move – card sleight – Neal AustinAces without Piles – card effect – Neal AustinIdea: 2 – book test idea – Stephen TuckerPenned In! – pen and note effect – Jens PentelUpper-Cut – card move – FabianGhandi – coin effect – Mark ErpenDouble Christ – card effect – Bill MieselIdea: 3 – coins through table idea – Stephen TuckerHandy – psychic effect – Stephen Tucker(A.T.T.A.) – Another Twisting the Aces – Al SmithIdea: 4 – card on window idea – Stephen TuckerFurious! – card effect – Stephen TuckerChicanery, Volume 1, Issue 12, May 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 136)Stretch – rope effect – Tony SheafferBlast Off – card effect – Stephen TuckerChatterbox – comments from the editorSpringboard – card move – Gordon WrayMatlessrix – dice and coins effect – Steven BironNo Ace Holes Allowed! – card effect – Neal AustinSpot Off! – card effect – Neal AustinCut Up 1+2 – card effect – Stephen TuckerChicanery, Birthday Issue, September-October 1986 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 35 pages, missing page 35 (beginning on file page 148)Chatterbox – comments from the editorVideo – video recorder effect – Nick FountainStaple Diet – card and stapler effect – Mike BerolChicanery Volume 1 IndexSky Silk – silk from thumb tip idea – Mark ErpenSolid Reflection – sponge and glass effect – Stephen TuckerSubtle Void – card force – Don ParkerThe Amusing Sponge Radios – sponge effect – Stephen TuckerCompetitionLink – linked cards – Wayne DobsonBetween the Lines – ESP card effect – Stephen TuckerRam Jam Full – ball and can addition – Stephen TuckerDown and Out – card effect – friends of Bob Colletti and Paul BrignallLimelight – variation of Nick Fountain’s “Fiat Lux” – Maggie BonnerThe Invisible Cup – cup and ball effect – Stephen TuckerParadox – card effect – Stephen TuckerDream – card effect – Stephen TuckerThe Enigma – coin effect – Stephen TuckerFade Away – card effect – Stephen TuckerImage Maker – coin effect – Stephen TuckerObsessed – card effect – Stephen Tuckermissingback coverChicanery, Volume 2, Issue 1, July 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 13 pages (beginning on file page 183)The Sponge Coins – coin effect – Ron QuillBelated Birthday Gifts – readers thoughts on Birthday Issue effectsBlast Off in Sequence – new version of “Blast Off” from Issue 12 – Stephen TuckerTops no Butts! – variation of Neil Austin’s “Spot Off!” from Issue 12 – Stephen TuckerChatterbox – comments from the editorKey to Note – key and bank note effect – Mike O’MahoneyClue 2 – card effect – Faber CastellUppers & Downers – card effect – Stephen Tucker & David BritlandTravel Agent – card effect – Stephen TuckerIllustrations for Issue: 1 – Vol: 2 – July 1987Chicanery, 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 TuckerElastic Infiltration: II – card effect – Mike AustinThru Variant – ring off rope effect – Reinhard MüllerChatterbox – comments from the editorPentel Plus – cards and pen effect – Bill Swallow (with acknowledgement to Mark Lee)Computer Cards – card effect – Ron QuillWay-Out – card effect – Justin HighamReturn Visit – versions of R. W. Hull’s “The Three of Clubs” – Justin HighamillustrationsChicanery, Volume 2, Issue 3-4, September-October 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 25 pages (beginning on file page 209)Upper Right – book test – Mark ErpenBiroverse – card effect – Steven BironChatterbox – comments from the editorPsychic Poker Kind Of – card effect – Stephen TuckerRingone – vanish for ring on rope routines – Ron QuillEven Quicker Three Way – card effect – Faber CastellAlmost a Thought – card effect – Stephen TuckerThe Original Chinese Coin Assembly à la Roth – coin effect – Neal AustinTouch-Touched Again – card effect – Nick Trost and Al ThatcherStung Again – card effect – Stephen TuckerBoys and Girls – card effect with special cards – Alex EastEngaged By – card effect – Don ParkerSimplacety – card effect – Joseph StaedtlerTaped By – mentalism – Stephen TuckerDisplayce$ – card effect – Al SmithFabian’s Chinese Extraction – coin effect – Aldo ColombiniThree Chicken Currys To Go – card effect – Stephen TuckerChicken Curry – card move – Steven TuckerillustrationsRobertian – card effect – Aldo Colombini (Fabian)Middle Earth – gambling exhibition – Al SmithChicanery, Volume 2, Issue 5-6, November-December 1987 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 24 pages (beginning on file page 234)Mytrix – matrix effect – Ed DingThe One Second Reverse – card move – David DinariWill O’ The Wisp Retrieval – coin move – Ananth VisuanathanIn a Field of Its Own – card effect – Stephen TuckerChatterbox – comments from the editorNever Give a Sucker a Finger Break! – card effect – Lamberto DesideriAutomatic – safety pin Mentalism idea – Stephen TuckerFrom a Jack to a King – card effect – Bill WorsleyBut Some Ropes Are More Equal Than Others – rope effect – Jean GarancePremixion II – card effect – Stephen TuckerNever Say Die – die effect – Stephen TuckerWay Out! – card effect – Robert D. RoseTeam Aces – card Effect – Stephen TuckerChicanery, Volume 2, Issue 7, January 1988 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 258)Vlad – coin effect – Bill SwallowA Little Bird Told Me! – card effect – Stephen TuckerIt Makes a Change – coin effect – Colin ArtridgeChatterbox – comments from the editorTelescope – card effect – Stephen TuckerDot’s Incredible – card effect – Barry AllpointHoyle and Water – card effect – Stephen TuckerChicanery, Volume 2, Issue 8, February 1988 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 12 pages (beginning on file page 270) – Bill Worsley’s Antique Card SessionCardman’s Dream – card effect – Bill WorsleyFinding the Aces – card effect – Bill WorsleyThe Chaperon – card effect – Bill WorsleyConcentration – card effect – Bill WorsleyMangled Aces – card effect – Bill WorsleyReversed Transposition – card effect – Bill WorsleyChatterbox – comments from the editorPoker – card effect – Bill WorsleyJokers Caprice – card effect – Bill WorsleyThe Ten of Diamonds– card effect – Bill WorsleyChicanery, Volume 2, Issue 9, 10, 11 & 12, March, April, May & June 1988 – Stephen Tucker, editor – 48 print pages (beginning on file page 282)coverFor Men Only – card effect – Stephen TuckerChatterbox – comments from the editorHappy Birthday – card effect – Stephen TuckerA Sponge in the Hand – sponge ball routine – Stephen TuckerScaling the Change Again – card effect – Neal AustinNowhere Near Hofzinzer – card effect – Neal AustinThe Gradual Changing Cards – card effect – Neal AustinFinger in the Silver Dyke – coin routine – Stephen TuckerWatch that Clock – card effect – Bill GoldmanBill Goldman – IntroductionTrick Deck – card effect – Bill GoldmanKarate Match – match effect – Bill GoldmanNo Bird – card effect – Bill GoldmanNo Small Feat – card effect – Bill GoldmanLast One – card effect – Bill GoldmanD.I.Y. – wall plug effect – Stephen Tucker 
the numbered pages 23 through 27 actually consist of two pages in the fileThought Provoking – card effect – Stephen TuckerHere’s Look at Ya Kid – card effect – Stephen TuckerRoyal DisgrACES – card effect – Stephen TuckerHoles Apart – card effect – Stephen TuckerWire – memory metal effect – Stephen TuckerWild card Master – Wild Card additions – Peter PellikaanAces Over Easy – card Effect – Ron Quill 
the numbered pages 35 through 42 actually consist of two pages in the fileThe Torn and Restored Card Book – Stephen TuckerPrologueIntroR.I.P.Transp oRipcardR.I.P.: 2QuarterlessQuarter MasterHistory of Warp Factor Two, a Card TrekWarp Factor Two, a Card TrekPresentational ThemesEpilogueIllustrationsIllustrationsSwatch– Mentalism – Faber CastellIt Makes Change – Mentalism – Stephen Tucker
word count: 188063 which is equivalent to 752 standard pages of text