1,186 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
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The Pack being divided into two Heaps on the Table and a Card taken from each Heap and placed in the other: to discover such Cards two methods (odd/even or bridge)
1889 81
Das Erraten einer gedachten Karte spectator remembers card and its position
Related to 1896 62
The Lost Found performer removes sets of four cards from behind back and asks whether selection is among them, once the spectator says yes the card is located, estimation of position of card
Related to 1897 71
Free Choice & Deck Switch card freely chosen, then deck switched and card returned, card located because it is twice in the deck
Apr. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 4)
64
David Tobias Bamberg "Die wievielte Karte?" spectator cuts to a card and replaces, then remembers its position from the face, performer claims to make it the twenty-sixth card, count started from remembered position
Related toVariations July 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7)
100
Francis King Das Erraten einer gedachten Karte card and its position remembered, performer removes a card and places it in his pocket, position counted to and card is gone, it is shown to be the one in the pocket
May 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 5)
70
A. J. Gedankenerraten mit Hülfe eines Kartenspieles card and its position remembered and later card found and three other selections produced from pocket
Nov. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 11)
167
Ben-Zur Unglaublich, aber wahr! deck shuffled, spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card and replaces top half, performer removes sets of four cards from behind back and asks whether selection is among them, once the spectator says yes the card is located, estimation of packet thickness
Related to July 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 7)
106
Ein nie versagender Trick card and its position remembered, dealing procedure, number asked for and card then located
Inspired by Aug. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 8)
122
T. Nelson Downs Fourth Method spectator peeks at a card in his own hands and it is found, estimation and stack (for practice only), "the bungling and unobserving performer will meet his Waterloo in this experiment"
Variations 1909 152
C. O. Williams To Discover and Pocket (Before Asking Any Question) the Card Thought of by a Spectator spectator remembers card and its position, performer removes it and puts it in his pocket
Also published here 1911 573
C. O. Williams To Discover and Pocket (Before Asking Any Question) the Card Thought of by a Spectator spectator remembers card and its position, performer removes it and puts it in his pocket
VariationsAlso published here 1911 19
Charles T. Jordan Close Range Mind Reading No. 1, cards riffle shuffled once, low values removed, remaining thirty-two cards dealt into two piles, one card moved over and located, interlocking chains
1919/1920 11
Charles T. Jordan Long Distance Mind Reading No. 2, card trick performed via mail, deck riffle shuffled once and cut in two halves, one card moved from one half to the other and either half mailed back
VariationsAlso published here 1919/1920 12
Charles T. Jordan The Premo No. 3, card located after three riffle shuffles, interlocking chains, optional with marked deck or blindfolded
1919/1920 17
Charles T. Jordan A Novel Detection No. 4, spectator counts down cards and remembers the last one, halves riffle shuffled together, interlocking chains
1919/1920 22
Charles T. Jordan The Dealing Dovetail Detection No. 5, card is found after lots of real shuffling
1919/1920 25
Charles T. Jordan The Bare-Faced Detection No. 13, card chosen by cutting, found with the faced towards the spectators at all times
Related to 1919/1920 45
Charles T. Jordan Divino No. 5, deck dealt into two piles, card at position in one half remembered, deck pocketed, number named, card at that position is selection
Related toVariations 1920 11
Charles T. Jordan The Life Saver No. 8, single card location, from new deck order
Also published here 1920 17
Charles T. Jordan The Five Guesses No. 10, by asking five questions selection is found
1920 23
Charles T. Jordan The Dead Easy Location
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
15
Charles T. Jordan The Nifty Key
VariationsAlso published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
15
Charles T. Jordan The Take a Peek Card Trick four groups shuffled, card chosen and by looking at the section it came from it is divined
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
22
Louis Nikola To Pick Out Any Card Called For Behind The Back
Also published here 1927 41
Louis Nikola To Pick Out A Card Chosen And Replaced
1927 41
Louis Nikola To Produce Cards Called For From the Pocket
Also published here 1927 41
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Rapid Fire Detection some pile-making and dealing as distraction to simple force
1928 6
A Face Down Detection cards dealt in piles, a card remembered, all without the performer looking, he then deals through deck and stops before selection, two key cards
Also published here 1928 7
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Out of Sight card chosen behind back from stacked deck, key card palmed and glimpsed
Also published here 1928 23
Mental Telepathy deck dealt into six piles, any card chosen and lost by assembling the deck
1928 10
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine gezogene und in das Spiel zurückgemischte Karte herauszufinden
1930 64
Joe Berg Lost in the Shuffle spectator remembers card and its position in shuffled deck, performer shuffles once more (riffle faro), selection eventually found
1930 37
Theodore Annemann Whichever You Please
1931 16
Theodore Annemann The Four-Pile Location one-way backs
1931 30
Theodore Annemann The Genii Cut-Deck Location deck cut behind performer's back, one-way pack
Related to 1931 33
Tom Sellers Card and Number card found at number the performer says
Related to 1931 22
William Larsen A Count Down Detection spectator count down to a card near the top, remembers it and shuffles deck, performer locates card
1931 1
William Larsen The Cut In Detection spectator choses any card, puts it in center and cuts, performer locates card
1931 2
Ernando Veneri The Veneri Discovery crimping selection as it is pushed into deck
1933 65
Crimp and Riffle Location deck is crimped
1933 70
Tommy Tucker The Card Miracle
1933 19
Herbert Brooks A new card trick cards dealt in piles, a card remembered, all without the performer looking, he then deals through deck and stops before selection, two key cards
Also published here 1933 6
T. Page Wright The Spread Detection bottom card hidden under table spread and used as key card
1933 12
T. Page Wright Location Aces at top and bottom of both halves, spectator shuffles, selects card, shuffles again, four Aces as keys
1933 13
T. Page Wright One Way Location interlocking chain principle with one-way deck and key card
1933 13
Al Baker The Finger Points reading body language, thought-of card
Also published here 1933 28
Al Baker Out on Location interesting
Also published here 1934
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)
489
Al Baker A Dirty Trick stacked, daub
1934
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)
493
Theodore Annemann A Card is Found Once More
Related toVariations 1934 9
Theodore Annemann Annemann's Eight-In-A-Row Location location from a packet, one-way backs
1934 13
Theodore Annemann The Mind in Retrospect
Related to 1934 16
Theodore Annemann The $ 1,000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1934 43
Theodore Annemann The Face Up - Face Down Location using one-way faces and backs
1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
44
The Six Piles six cards on top and bottom of a suit
1935 12
Thought Card Discovered pin marking through handkerchief
1935 13
A Test Discovery nail punch, naming position of selection
1935 13
Various Presentations of the One Way Deck Principle
1935 20
Dual Attraction No. 30, card chosen by dealing heaps on the table
1935 30
Just a Teaser No. 45, quick shuffle in key card location
1935 41
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant Now Back to the Cards spectator remembers card at small position, it is later found, number is asked for
1935 16
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant The Piles card ends up at chosen number
1935 35
Al Baker Lost and Found divided deck, one riffle shuffle by spectator
Also published here 1935 25
Al Baker Pass the Salt using salt, one card of three
Also published here 1935 29
Theodore Annemann Trickery! one of five cards is located under fair conditions, duplicates
1936
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936)
137
Franklin M. Chapman Under Cover spectator reverses any card while performer is out of the room, performer covers deck with handkerchief, selection rises under handkerchief, deck cuts at natural break of reversed card
1936 2
Al Baker The Finger Points muscle reading, thought of card
Also published here 1937 29
Walter B. Gibson Surpasso selection is inserted in cased deck by spectator and divined, deck pressed together in case
1937 32
New Card Discovery two key cards, spectator overhand shuffles briefly
1937 32
Tommy Tucker The Card Miracle - Certain: 1. Tucker's Version spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, card is on top or in pocket in this handling
Related to 1937 37
Percy Abbott 2. Abbott's version. "The Certain Card Trick." spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, dealing out in packets and asking in which one it is
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937 37
T. Nelson Downs 3. The Nelson Downs Original. spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, card is on top or in pocket in this handling
Related to 1937 38
William Larsen Cut in Detection estimated floating key card
1937 39
William Larsen Face Down Detection cards dealt in piles, a card remembered, all without the performer looking, he then deals through deck and stops before selection, two key cards
Also published here 1937 90
Charles T. Jordan The Nifty Key
Also published here 1937 91
Charles T. Jordan Demon's Detection two key cards, out of hand selection procedure
1937 94
The Half Moon Location slick card as distant key card
1937 96
Divination Supreme out-of hand selection, one-way back
Related toVariations 1937 139
Charles T. Jordan Premo Detection one-way backs, alternating
Related to 1937 143
The Deck That Isn't for insiders, one-way backs with red in one way and black the other
1937 145
Theodore Annemann The Four Pile Location one-way backs
1937 146
Theodore Annemann The Cut Pack Location one-way backs
1937 146
Theodore Annemann A Card is Found Once More one-way backs
Related to 1937 147
Theodore Annemann A New Kink method for reversing selection in one-way deck
1937 149
Theodore Annemann Eight in a Row location from a packet, one-way backs
1937 149
Second Card Location edge one-way backs
1937 150
The Super Spread edge one-way backs
1937 151
U. F. Grant A Count Down Discovery one-way backs
1937 153
Wimborough Ne Plus Ultra Location divided one-way backs
1937 156
Card Location Supreme one-way backs that must not be set in one direction
1937 158
Instant Mindreading
1937 159
A Counter Location any card the spectator upjogs can be found, one-way key cards at intervals
1937 160
Harry Vosburgh A Principle in Disguise divided one-way backs
Inspired by 1937 160
Knock Out Counting Trick selection via counting to a secret number and counting again later
1937 177
A Card and A Number Automatic Placement procedure
1937 177
Easy Card Divination
1937 180
Frank Lane Easy Card Discovery selection found via card counting
1937 181
Al Baker Out on Location
Also published here 1937 186
Charles T. Jordan Stop and Think odd/even system for divided deck
1937 196
Charles T. Jordan Novel Card Discovery odd/even system for divided deck, spectator riffle shuffles
1937 197
Charles T. Jordan Improved Marvelous Prediction odd/even system for divided deck, spectator riffle shuffles, set-up in front of spectators by openly dealing into some heaps
Also published here 1937 197
Charles T. Jordan Dead Easy Location divided deck
1937 199
Charles T. Jordan Cagliostro's Vision complicated key card placement with dealing
1937 201
Charles T. Jordan Mephistopheles' Touch divination with a partial stack
Variations 1937 203
Theodore Annemann One in Fourteen selection from cyclic set-up (Eight Kings, Si Stebbins, ...)
1937 204
Shark Food stacked deck
1937 206
Dai Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937 208
Charles T. Jordan The Wizard's Dream free selection in riffle shuffled deck is found, full stack
1937 210
Theodore Annemann $1,000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Related to 1937 215
Charles T. Jordan Premier Card Discovery odd/even
1937 227
A Simple Location thirteen cards of one suit together
1937 227
William Larsen Out of Sight card chosen behind back from stacked deck, key card palmed and glimpsed
Also published here 1937 228
Naming Chosen Card odd/even divided deck, spectator riffle shuffles
1937 232
System finding card after 2 riffle shuffles, stacked deck
1937 234
A Prearranged Pack of Cards that can be Shuffled long-short deck with pairs that fit together via Si Stebbins system
Variations 1937 235
Six Piles twelve card set-up
1937 236
Charles T. Jordan New Pack Detection divided deck principle with new deck order
Also published here 1937 239
William Larsen Count Down Detection partial stack and fishing
1937 242
Out of the Room Discovery stripper deck
1937 267
Neat Card Detection only with Bicycle backs from the old days...
1937 299
Dai Vernon Miracle Card Location daub on case
Also published here 1937 302
David Devant Thought Card Discovered punching selection secretly
1937 306
Charles T. Jordan Impromptu Detection scratching as edge marks
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Charles T. Jordan's "An Impromptu Detection" in "Collected Tricks" p. 39
1937 307
It's Up to You impromptu punching some key cards
Variations 1937 308
U. F. Grant Behind the Pack counting procedure, short card
1937 313
Walter B. Gibson Master Card Location counting while spreading
1937 331
Ben Erens Miracle Card Location nail nick while inserting card in fan
1937 331
Watch His Elbow spectator's elbows betray counting procedure, "moving elbows" principle
1937 349
Two Pile Trick
Variations 1937 349
Stuart P. Cramer Les Cartes par Hasard card thought of from the middle while riffled, multiple out after dealing into four piles
Inspired by 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
182
Sidney Margulies One in Fifty-Two working range down to 6-7 possible cards, then fishing
Feb. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 29)
189
Theodore Annemann Locatrik location with two keys and two outs, Gemini Twins precursor
Variations Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
262
Joe Berg Berg's Miracle Spread card chosen and lost cleanly from shuffled deck, later removed from face-up spread, performer locates card in another deck
1937 4
Joe Berg Mistakes Will Happen card is lost face up in deck behind performer's back with a few more reversed cards for confusion, card should travel to pocket but wrong card travels, it changes into right card, riffle shuffle with key next to a reversed card
Variations 1937 6
Bob Haskell Contact spectator deals row of cards, remembers last card, and deals same number of cards on all cards and collects them, performer locates selection, two keys
1937 2
Franklin M. Chapman Just Peek card peeked at behind performer's back, deck immediately shuffled, performer locates card
1937 7
Yank Hoe Location with Crimp magician inserts card
1938 47
Theodore Annemann Sixth Method. (Crimp and table spread) crimped distant key
1938 55
Jack Merlin Jack Merlin Crimp Technique crimping selection while pushing spread forward
1938 57
"It's Up to You" using nail pricking
1938 64
The Knife-Blade Detection scratching the face
1938 65
Al Baker A Problem in Plumbago stacked and daub
Also published here 1938 67
The Divided Pack: The Red and Black Location with note of mixed-suit separation
1938 85
Red and Black Location with Riffle Shuffle spectator cuts off cards, remembers bottom card and riffle shuffles packet into rest
Variations 1938 87
The "Reversible" Location using one-way feature of faces
1938 88
John Northern Hilliard Experiment in Mind Reading key and shiner
1938 92
The Top Card Location key card starts on top
1938 95
The Top and Bottom Location having two key cards
1938 96
The Master Card Location two key cards on top and bottom, spectator riffle shuffles
1938 97
The Incomprehensible Detection full stack
1938 103
7. Red and black location featuring Jordan's false shuffle, Telltale Color glimpse of odd-backed card
1938 174
A Mental Discovery - First Method by dealing
1938 227
Carl Waring Jones The Three Pile Trick spectator notes position of mentally selected card, first card is key card
Variations 1938 234
A Miracle Discovery hands off key card placement
1938 246
George G. Kaplan The "Impossible" Location using Natural Card
Related toVariations 1938 269
Dr. Buell A Test Discovery one-way pointer cards
1938 287
One from Five one from five memorized card is chosen and located by touch
Related to 1938 342
Dai Vernon With Unprepared Cards. A Method by Mr. Dai Vernon spectator selects card in other room, subtle crimp
1938 347
H. Adrian Smith It's in the Bag - Effect No. 2 really blindfolded, short card
1938 465
H. Adrian Smith It's in the Bag - Effect No. 3 really blindfolded, short card
1938 466
H. Adrian Smith It's in the Bag - Effect No. 5 really blindfolded, short card
1938 467
Paul Rosini The Daub. A Miracle Location daub transferred from performer's finger to bottom card of cut-off packet as it is replaced, button storage suggestion
Also published here 1938 495
To Make the Spectator Reverse the Card Himself one way deck
Related toAlso published here 1938 497
Ralph W. Hull The Tuned Deck six phases, two corner shorts
Related to 1938 517
Al Baker Red-Black Detection method to set up during trick
Also published here 1938 542
Paul Rosini A Great Location Trick subtle key card location
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 570
Theodore Annemann The Ultra Find handling for interlocking chain location that avoids obvious studying of order
Variations Jan. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 40)
267
Martin Gardner Three Piles
Related to 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
277
Al Baker Nufind two key cards
Also published here May 1938
The Jinx (Issue 44)
299
Theodore Annemann Found Out two keys and bank of one suit
1938
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938)
323
Al Baker Effect 2 double backer, Christ Force type challenge location, setting double back key card
Related to 1939
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Effects 1, 2, and 3)
498
Theodore Annemann Eagle Location risky location in which spectator shuffles his own card back
Related to May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
397
Julian J. Proskauer Smeero
Sep. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 60)
434
Joseph Dunninger Nomenclature three random names are spelled, selection found, automatic placement procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here Oct. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 64)
450
Howard Warringer Fingeraura challenge location using scotch tape secretly applied to card
Dec. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 73)
489
Frederick Braue A Two Pile Mystery
Related to 1939 38
Orville Wayne Meyer The "Last Word" Location two key cards, multiple out procedure in placing one of the keys
1939 43
Charles Bertram The Bridge Location bridged deck
1940 127
Charlie Miller The Bridge Location bridged deck
1940 128
The Eighteenth Card using 18-35-faro-principle with honest shuffle, risky
1940 150
At the Top risky
1940 153
Double Less One faros and crimped key
1940 154
Paul Rosini The Gamblers Outwitted daub transferred from performer's finger to bottom card of cut-off packet as it is replaced
VariationsAlso published here 1940 217
Paul Rosini A Rosi-Cruzian Mystery daub, button storage, two phases, red-black separation during first phase that is used in second phase
Variations 1940 219
Jack McMillen Mind Mirror one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940 223
Charlie Miller The Danbury Deliver fingertip peek, four cards with edge-marks
Related to 1940 307
Impromptu Location saliva
1940 322
The Wheel Location card peeked at, fan, card withdrawn
Related to 1940 325
Wheels within Wheels saliva used as daub
1940 327
Risk Location Shuffle Tracking
1940 339
Faced Deck Reverse Location fair control, faced deck
1940 342
The Twenty-Sixth Location get-ready trick to get key in center, spelling
Related toVariations 1940 397
Percy Abbott The Certain Card Trick
Also published here 1940 403
Edward Marlo Two Pets - A. First Pet bridged deck
1940
Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto)
8
Edward Marlo B. Second Pet bridged deck
1940
Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto)
9
Edward Marlo The First Miracle spectator looks at any card in table spread while performer looks away, self-crimp
Related toVariations 1940
Early Marlo (Issue Pasteboard Presto)
11
Hubert Elliott Sky Sense selection moved from pile to pile, divined by performer, key card
Variations Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 83)
533
Henry Hardin Houdin's Dream one-way faces via pips, no-touch reversal method with book used as plate
1940
The Jinx (Issue 97)
598
Walter B. Gibson Key Location Medium finds selection in shuffled deck, coding using stacking principle
1940
The Jinx (Issue 121)
707
Louis Lam Amazo card cut to is revealed, with a deck with 32 cards
1940 4
Martin Gardner Two Piles and Subtract spectator remembers a card and its position, two piles made and card eventually found
Inspired by 1940 15
Herb Runge Duo Locato Finale
Aug. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 145)
812
Frederick Braue Card Instinct Ace to King of one suit on top
1941 31
Frederick Braue The Challenger full-deck set-up
1941 32
Jack McMillen, Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Mind Mirror with stripper deck
Related to 1941 16
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Phenomenal touched card found, distant key card
1941 18
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Subtle Location spectator counts down and remembers card, two handlings, stripper deck
1941 21
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Stripper Key
1941 23
Bob Hummer A Possible Impossibility deck under handkerchief, packet cut and shuffled, bottom card remembered and packet replaced on deck, card is located, nail edge mark of entire deck
Also published here 1941 12
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Die Gedachte Karte card selected and placed on top of the deck, value of selection is used to add cards on top
Inspired by July 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 7)
7
Al Baker Concentration spectator crimps his card without knowing
Also published here 1941 84
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941 8
Joe Berg Joe Berg's "Count Down" Card Mystery spectator does some dealing and remembering, then finds his own card via fan force
Related toAlso published here 1941/27 213
A Baffling Discovery 1 out of 5
1941/27 234
Henry Christ The Perfect Card Location setting double back key card, "by no means new", for impromptu method see footnote
Related toVariations 1942 8
Henry Christ, Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Perfect Card Location - Impromptu Method see footnote
Inspired by 1942 9
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Salted Card deck cuts itself at selection when thrown on table
1942 29
Eddie Joseph The Corner Riffling Location deck riffled and card replaced, gap seen
1942 16
Eddie Joseph The "Nick" Location punch-like nick made in key card, deck in hand or on table with pointing motivation
Related to 1942 16
Eddie Joseph Another Card Discovery spectator counts off cards and stops, remembers card and replaces rest, either counting by ear or key card
1942 19
Eddie Joseph Daub Deception location tricks with daub
  • Preparation for the Daub
  • First Method of Daubing
  • Second Method of Daubing
  • Third Method of Daubing
  • Fourth Method of Daubing
  • Fifth Method of Daubing
  • Sixth Method of Daubing
  • Seventh Method of Daubing
  • Eighth Method of Daubing
  • Ninth Method of Daubing
  • Tenth Method of Daubing
  • Eleventh Method of Daubing
  • Twelfth Method of Daubing
  • Thirteenth Method of Daubing
  • Fourteenth Method of Daubing
  • Fifteenth Method of Daubing
  • Sixteenth Method of Daubing
  • Seventeenth Method of Daubing
  • Eighteenth Method of Daubing
  • Nineteenth Method of Daubing
  • Twentieth Method of Daubing
  • A Few Words of Advice
1942 48
Eddie Joseph The Somersault spectator cuts off packet from tabled deck, remembers bottom card and replaces, deck hit off table edge into air, all cards land face-up except selection face-down near spectator
Related to 1942 56
Eddie Joseph A Kute Kard Konception spectator cuts off pile, remembers card and replaces, card located after shuffle by appearing in performer's sleeve, two spectators hold both wrists of performer
1942 78
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Impossible! Si Stebbins is used but any stack possible
Aug. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 8)
3
Martin Gardner Use Your Head spectator shuffles packet, remembers bottom card ans spells it, packet pressed against performer's forehead where selection sticks
1942 10
George G. Kaplan, Audley Walsh, Al Baker A Clever Card Discovery mathematical, based on Telephone Mystery
1942/27 208
Eugenia Braue The Miracle Divination ungaffed method
Inspired byRelated to 1943 14
Clyde Cairy Ode to The Jinx three piles, one card from one pile selected and packet counted, card is found in performer's pocket
Nov. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 47)
193
Theodore Annemann Locatrix selection is located behind back
1943 5
Stuart P. Cramer Les Cartes Par Hasard card thought of from the middle while riffled, multiple out after dealing into four piles
1943 17
Al Baker Nufind two key cards
1943 33
Warren Wiersbe Miracle Discovery
1944 9
Arthur Johnson The Migrating Card with dealing and spelling
1944
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944)
14
Bob Hummer By Mail (nail) packet extracted from case, bottom card remembered and shuffled
Also published here 1944 6
Bob Hummer Impossible Location impossible location, with hair
Also published here 1944 7
Theodore Annemann New $1000 Test Card Location stacked, risky
Also published here 1944 303
Edward Marlo The Peek Location spectator peeks himself
1945 5
Edward Marlo Spectator Peeks Again
1945 5
Edward Marlo The Spectator Cuts daubed key card
1945 5
Bill Gusias Bill's Trick daubed edge
1945 8
Edward Marlo, Bill Gusias Poker Face
1945 8
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toAlso published here 1945 79
Julian J. Proskauer Carbo daub from carbon paper
1945 106
Clayton Rawson The Mental Broadcast wax
Variations 1945 108
Capt. Jones Screwey Card Location
1945 35
Edward Marlo The Marlo Miracle saliva
Also published here Feb. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 78)
319
Arthur H. Buckley Four Chances - A Novel Card Location Experiment No. 13 - position where spectator cuts to is estimated
1946 163
Warren Wiersbe Packet Prediction cards cut off top and bottom to show no key cards are in use
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1946 3
Warren Wiersbe Royal Mentalism a selected court card is divined
1946 12
Warren Wiersbe Superstitious Mentalism four key cards thirteen apart
Variations 1946 14
Warren Wiersbe Divination Supreme cards shuffled face-up face-down in process by spectator
Inspired by 1946 17
Warren Wiersbe Miracle Peek spectator cuts anywhere and remembers card, estimation, fishing, stack
1946 27
On the Beam
Related to Mar. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 10)
201
Stewart James On the Beam credits for "On the Beam"
Related to Sep. 1946 251
Charles "Chic" Schoke A "Chick" Trick See Stewart James for credit claim
Related toVariations 1946 6
Paul Rosini Your Number - Your Card subtle key card location
Also published here 1946 11
George Coons This Is Your Card spectator removes a card each from ten-card groups, when his selection is among them he takes this one
Variations 1946 12
Paul Rosini While I Turn My Back spectator remembers a card and its position, performer locates it on his second try
1946 21
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Triple Divination card from a poker hand or group of cards remembered, divined with "can you see one of same value here?..."
  • Effect No. 1
  • Effect No. 2
  • Effect No. 3
1946 22
I Should Judge spectator cuts to and remembers a card, deck dealt into five pile and spectator says which pile has his selection, spectator deals through cards and performer stops him at selection
Related toAlso published here 1946 38
Bil Baird Passe Shuffle three piles made, a card chosen and cards shuffled face-up/face-down, performer locates card, big section of face-up cards as tip-off
1946 40
Riffle Shuffle one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Also published here 1946 49
Bob Oswald Revelation lots of counting
Related to 1946 61
Edward Marlo Miracle Location part of "Marlo's Miracle Routine"
Related toVariations 1947 14
Herb Runge Among Friends routine
Inspired by Feb. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 120)
482
J. B. Bobo Found card selected with seemingly fair cutting procedure, key card
1947 35
J. B. Bobo Bobo Locatrix card selected with seemingly fair cutting procedure, key card, location via "Trick that Cannot be Explained" type procedure
1947 36
Charles T. Jordan A New Card Discovery key above and below selection and riffle shuffle, added in 1947 reprint (instead of "Just a Square of Paper")
1947
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
38
Frederick Braue Card Trick interlocking chains principle, suit stack
Jan. 1947 288
An Instinct for Cards interlocking chains
Variations 1948 32
Jack McMillen Mirror of the Mind suit together
1948 34
Paul Rosini The Three Piles key card
1948 71
The Twenty-Sixth Card remote key
Variations 1948 73
An Incomprehensible Divination small packet challenge location
1948 136
Reds and Blacks divided pack
1948 234
George G. Kaplan Out-of-the-Room Selection using the corner-short
1948 42
George G. Kaplan Double-Back Corner-Short Location out of the room selection
Related to 1948 44
George G. Kaplan The Topsy-Turvy Fan using odd/even separation and corner-short
1948 51
George G. Kaplan Follow the Arrow bridge hand with thirteen pointer cards
1948 90
George G. Kaplan The Captain Kidd Card (First Version) card lost, spectator deals through cards and performer stops him at a card whose value indicates position of selection, Natural Key
1948 101
George G. Kaplan The Captain Kidd Card (Second Version) card lost, spectator deals through cards and performer stops him at a card whose value indicates position of selection, Natural Key
1948 103
George G. Kaplan The Yogi's Secret putting flesh-colored daub on spectators forehead for an out-of-the-room selection
Variations 1948 163
Herb Runge Arranged
July 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 154)
622
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Eeny-Meeny see also p. 757
Inspired by Aug. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 158)
636
Herb Runge Hi-Lo as Herb Rungie, prediction of two amounts of cards and selection is found
Oct. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 162)
652
Frederick Braue Number Please Variation 1 cards held behind back during selection procedure
Apr. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 11)
411
Strategy to set a Key Card glimpse during demonstration on how to count off some cards for the selection
1948 39
Clayton Rawson Under the Table cards under table, one selected, shuffled and found, three methods
Related toVariations Feb. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 170)
682
Cy Endfield Time Must Tell using natural imperfection
Also published here Apr. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 174)
696
George Blake Under More! Table several methods for finding a card selected under a table
Related to Apr. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 174)
698
Herb Runge Fifty-Two to One
May 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 177)
711
Roy Walton ABC
Oct. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 188)
752
Vynn Boyar Blind! blindfolded card location
Nov. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 190)
760
George B. Anderson Card Muscles with contact mindreading
1949 42
Ned Rutledge At A Distance three cards used to form a number, that number is used to select a card
Mar. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 10)
523
Don Tanner On Location spectator marks a card with an X behind his back, performer locates it behind his back
  • Method No. 1 (deck of double backers)
  • Method No. 2 (deck switch behind back)
June/July 1949 8
Eddie Joseph The Natural Follow-Up out-of-hand key card placement and discovery, blindfolded
1949 10
C. O. Williams, W. F. "Rufus" Steele The Card in the Pocket
Inspired by 1949 29
The Simple Impossibility card chosen via pile making, two key cards
Related to 1949 54
Dai Vernon Judgment spectator peeks himself and remembers a card, performer looks through cards, spectator names card and performer names position
Related toAlso published here 1949 59
Joe Stuthard Star Item No. 1 out-of-hand reversal method, spectator replaces card behind his back
1949 20
Royal Vale Heath Tap Tap Tap selection and five other cards are put in envelopes, performer taps the envelopes and spectator mentally spells his card, when he stops the performer his hand is on the correct envelope, using deck with different backs (rainbow)
Apr. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 201)
802
L. Vosburgh Lyons, James A. Fowler Howdy Knowit! with 27 cards, three piles, performer knows selection and position
Aug. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 210)
840
Max Holden Mind Control No. 44, location with key card
1950 77
Martin Gardner The Impossible Location No. 129
1950 249
Bert Feinson Behind My Back No. 131, impossible location using two key cards
1950 252
Paul Rosini, W. F. "Rufus" Steele The Second-Guess Card Trick No. 145, magician fails and then succeeds in locating selection
1950 281
Audley Walsh The Atomic Location No. 146, impossible card location
1950 283
Clayton Rawson The New "Sky Sense" selection moved from pile to pile, divined by performer
Inspired by Sep. 1950 697
Eddie Joseph The "Tobba" Mystery spectator removes some cards and remembers card at same position, deck cut, then performer counts basically whole deck before revealing card and number
Variations 1950 2
Eddie Joseph Who Knows the Card? card chosen with counting procedure ends up and number named at beginning
Variations 1950 3
Eddie Joseph Memory Phenomenal card and its position named as apparent memory demonstration
Variations 1950 8
Eddie Joseph The Mystic Queen fair selection procedure, performer cuts deck a Queen, when this is spelled it leads to selection, five handlings (spelling different things, funny message on card)
1950 10
Paul Rosini Impossible daring out-of-hand selection in another room
1950 21
Paul Rosini Reflection using spectator's glasses as impromptu shiner
1950 22
Paul Rosini Daub daub transferred to spectator's thumb as he is brought up on stage
1950 27
Paul Rosini Your Number - Your Card subtle key card location
Also published here 1950 32
Paul Rosini While I Turn My Back spectator remembers card and its position, then counts to it again, eventually found
Inspired by 1950 55
Eddie Joseph Everything Goes By Three shuffled deck, card chosen from one half put anywhere in spread of second half, slop shuffle, wrong card cut to, wrong card face-up in Triumph climax, selection spelled to
1951 10
Bob Hummer A Possible Impossibility deck under handkerchief, packet cut and shuffled, bottom card remembered and packet replaced on deck, card is located, nail edge mark of entire deck
Also published here 1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
5
Oscar Weigle A Trick that Grows on You
Feb. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 249)
996
Ronald B. Edwards Upsy Downsy
Apr. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 253)
1011
John Hamilton Re V Eyes D
Sep. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 264)
1057
Bill Simon Mind Reading spectator thinks of a number and remembers the card on it's position, after the performer fails to find it, the spectator finds his card at the number turned over
1952 145
Glänzend geraten! cut a pile and remember number and card
1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 2)
18
Eddie Joseph The Halo card selected with counting and shuffling procedure, found within circle (halo) layout of cards on the table
1952 7
Hocus Pocus, Miss Jones cut-off half is counted and digits added to arrive at a card, 9-principle, it is spelled to with some fun phrase
  • First Presentation
  • Second Presentation
Inspired by
  • "Hocus Pocus Card Tricks"
1952 9
Mike Kanter A Location Supreme same impro procedure used to find a selection
Inspired by 1952 45
The Buried Card
Variations 1952 50
Shuffle Location one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Also published here 1952 52
Edward Marlo The Marlo Miracle saliva
Also published here 1953 7
Alex Elmsley Failure
Also published here June 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 283)
1131
Aage Darling Vibrato performer is blindfolded, thought of card is found
1953 9
Chan Canasta A Miracle Discovery three piles are made and under impossible conditions selection is found, using three key cards
Related toVariations 1953 1
Valentino Graziadei Eine Überraschung deck is cut and card remembered, then cards are dealt in four piles
1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 5)
151
Cy Endfield Time Must Tell using natural imperfection
Also published here 1955 25
Gene "Phantini" Grant Psychia
1955 6
Gene "Phantini" Grant Psychia-Trik spectator turns over and choses a card, performer finds it
Related to 1955 8
J. Stewart Smith Horse Sense
1955 25
Cy Endfield Time Must Tell using natural imperfection, clock lay out, with lie detector presentation
Also published here 1956 110
Lu Brent A Unique Location
Inspired by
  • "Telephone Card Trick" (Al Baker, Audley Walsh)
Related to
1956 12
Charles T. Jordan Magic by Mail Divination of selected card by mail, deck is sent through the post, deck is shuffled and card is selected, only half the cards are sent to the magician, yet card is divined. Uses interlocking chains
Also published here 1956 27
Ken Beale Take Nine spectator remembers card and its position from the top, performer takes the cards behind the back and brings them back out, the card's value at the original position is used to count down to selection
Inspired byVariations Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
20
Edward Marlo For a Single spectator cuts off a packet, remembers the bottom card and shuffles the packet, performer takes packet and finds card, repeats, optional re-stack during location
Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
12
Alex Elmsley Late Night Location spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles, packet returned and deck faro shuffled, selection found, stay stack with duplicates
Related toVariationsAlso published here Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
19
Edward Marlo Hummer-Marlo packet mixed with cato procedure by spectator under table, one card remembered, performer sorts all except selection, faro
Related to Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
2
R. A. Moershall Mystical Location spectator removes cards and remembers card at same position from top, then cuts, performer locates card
Variations 1957 33
Edward Marlo Progressive Miracle repeated multiple times
Inspired byVariations 1958 22
Edward Marlo New Deck P.M. version from new deck order
Inspired byVariations 1958 27
Edward Marlo It's Mathematical stay stack principle applied to memorized deck, two effects
Related to 1958 40
Edward Marlo Fifth Fooler twenty-sixth card is forced with procedure similar to automatic placement
1958 52
Joe Berg Count Down Mystery spectator does some dealing and remembering, then finds his own card via fan force
Also published here 1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 2)
623
Alex Elmsley Auto Discovery two cards are used to divine a very free selection that's pocketed by spectator, stacked
Also published here Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
15
Edward Marlo Add Note to P. M. handling with stay stack
Inspired by Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
17
Edward Marlo Progressive Miracle using the Half & Half Principle memorized deck as stay stack with calculations, Marlo calls "Stay Stack Principle" the "Half & Half Principle"
Inspired by Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
18
Dai Vernon Elastic Touch rubber particles mark the spot
Related to 1959 39
Dai Vernon Look Up spectator spreads through deck and thinks of one
Related toVariations 1959 75
Sidney Lawrence The Trio Routine with three effects:
  • Two Minds - a Single Thought (two spectators think of the same card)
  • Before Your Very Eyes (finding selection)
  • Gamma Location (challenge card location)
Variations 1959 314
Edward Marlo Stay-Stack Miracle freely cut-to card is divined, repeated, off-colored stay stack
Also published here Jan. 1959
The Cardiste (Issue 12)
7
Neal Elias Mental Count Three-spot card pushed in reversed in deck, it is next to peeked-at selection or used to count to it
  • Alternate Procedure (a card reversed in the center, it's the selection or leads to it)
  • Stab Trick - a variation (card stabbed to in paper-wrapped deck)
Variations Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
9
Ken Beale Brown Out packet removed and counted, cards at that position remembered, performer finds card and names number
July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
17
Dai Vernon Spring Crimp waterfall crimp
1960 59
Dr. William Weyeneth Aus einem amüsanten Gag wird ein wunderbarer Trick weird way to apply daub, on forehead of spectator
1960
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 6)
997
Edward Marlo Stay-Stack Miracle freely cut-to card is divined, repeated, off-colored stay stack
Also published here May 1960
Ibidem (Issue 20)
31
Charlie Miller Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 4 card chosen from and replaced in spread, fair, found via stop trick
1961 12
Rolland Hamblen, Charlie Miller, U. F. Grant Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 9 spectator remembers card and its position, card stabbed in deck, its value used to count down and find selection
1961 20
Charlie Miller Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 14
1961 24
Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon Variation of Vernon's Spread Trick
1961 35
Charlie Miller Behind Back Location
1961 59
Ronald B. Edwards Piles deck is dealt in several piles one card from center of a pile is remembered and found
Aug. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 360)
269
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ein reizender Kartenscherz card is found with down-under deal
1961 123
Edward Marlo Mechanical Estimation Effects as a location or spelling effect
1962 10
Edward Marlo The Magic Card a Four-spot is used to find selection, estimation
Related to 1962 11
Edward Marlo "Think I'll Stop Here" using Vernon's ending procedure from OOSOOM as a multiple out for estimation location
Related to 1962 12
Edward Marlo "Chosen Card Count Down" value of free selection is used to find fair selection, estimation
1962 13
Edward Marlo Reversed Card Out multiple out for estimation location, either selection is reversed or reversed card leads to selection
Also published here 1962 15
Edward Marlo Packet Estimation performer announces position of card, estimation
1962 24
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: First Method in demonstration cut performer notes key in approximate center, then spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card, replaces and cuts a few times
1962 24
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Second Method spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card, replaces, then performer notes bottom card and spectator cuts a few times
Related to 1962 26
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Third Method in demonstration nail gauge cut performer notes key near top, then spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card, and cuts packet a few times, optionally with three key cards
1962 26
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Fifth Method spectator's riffle shuffle likely retains top/bottom cards, key card on top
1962 29
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Sixth Method out-of-hand key card placement, no estimation or risk
1962 30
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Seventh Method spectator hopefully cuts into bridge crimp, otherwise estimation as out
1962 30
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Eight Method "natural air pocket principle", spectator hopefully cuts at same position as performer earlier
1962 31
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Ninth Method "natural air pocket principle", performer tries to cut at same position as spectator did
1962 31
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Tenth Method real overhand shuffle after fingertip peek estimation, estimated red/black key shuffle
1962 32
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Eleventh Method real riffle shuffle in lieu of a faro after estimated fingertip peek
Related to 1962 33
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Twelfth Method based on principle that spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle
Variations 1962 33
Edward Marlo Color Eliminator plus Fingertip Peek estimated fingertip peek force, color known by Color Eliminator principle
1962 36
Edward Marlo Color Eliminator Effect card fingertip riffle peeked, no question asked, estimation, small stack and Color Eliminator
1962 36
Edward Marlo Fingertip Location fingertip peeked at card is located, estimation and key
1962 42
Harry Lorayne The Sloppy Card Trick saliva for control, selection appears on named number up to ten
Variations 1962 42
Harry Lorayne Impossibility distant key card in spread
Variations 1962 67
Harry Lorayne This is Mind-Reading? two key cards, spectator shuffles, out of hands selection
Related to 1962 86
Dai Vernon Vernon Miracle Card Location daub on case
Related toAlso published here 1962 21
Dai Vernon Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
VariationsAlso published here 1962 23
Dai Vernon New Super Countdown red-black alternating set-up, Gilbreath
1962 55
James Steranko Part One spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card and replaces, then cuts again, performer takes cards behind back, then spectator spells out his card, including one additional cut in the estimation
1962 15
James Steranko The Gentle Touch deck thrown on table so it spreads, spectator takes a card, either force or two key cards, toss force
Inspired by
  • "The Touch" (James Steranko, Genii, Jan. 1962, p. 191)
Related to
1962 22
James Steranko Force of Evil spectator cuts the deck and remembers bottom card, performer divines it, risky, with location as out
1962 24
James Steranko Psycussion saliva put on selection during peek procedure, not for vanish but identification
Related to 1962 29
James Steranko Dimensia featuring partial clocking of a block of consecutive cards (The Dimensia Group)
  • Part One (free selection placed into that Dimensia Group is found)
  • Part Two (card selected from Dimensia Group and displaced is found)
  • Part Three (more elaborate selection procedure, a few cards end up tabled and deck shuffled face-up/face-down)
Related to 1962 113
Berafini Ein Fortis-Trick location of selected card, promotional cards, one-way
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 1)
7
Edward Marlo Faro Divider Effects - Effect No. 4: Miracle Location with the chance for a miracle effect
1964 15
Edward Marlo Miracle Location with one suit from ace to king set-up, faro and non-faro handling
1964 30
Edward Marlo Ultra Repeat with repeat phase and face-up/face-down challenge location as clean-up, retaining divided deck (odd/even)
Inspired by 1964 69
Dr. William Weyeneth Nicht wahr? spectator crimps his card without knowing
Also published here 1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 1&2)
19
Karl Fulves Cryptic Calling two effects of a card divination / location wit Si Stebbins
Related to 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 398)
419
Steve Shimm Remote Recovery see also p. 864 for comment by Karl Fulves
Related to
  • glass powder suggestion by Art Lyle on page 31
Jan. 1966 16
Karl Fulves Static Problems with Cards - No. One
selection made by stabbing joker into deck without removing selection, how to control it
Solutions: see references
Variations Feb. 1966 19
Karl Fulves Seclusion Problems with Cards - No. Two
card cut to with deck under handkerchief and replaced, also multiple cards
for solutions see references
Variations Apr. 1966 29
Francis Haxton Static two solutions
Inspired by Apr. 1966 29
Karl Fulves Cased Static deck in case, scotch tape, solution
Inspired by Apr. 1966 29
Milton Kort Three Static Solutions three solutions
Inspired by Apr. 1966 30
Don Nielson Reader's Digest Card Trick scotch tape secretly attached to key card
Apr. 1966 32
Milton Kort Fourth Static Solution solution
Inspired by June 1966 39
Paul Sweetman Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, cyclical stack with corner shorts, solution
Inspired by June 1966 39
George de Ghetto Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, solution
Inspired by June 1966 40
Karl Fulves The Isolated Instance Problems with Cards - No. Seven
paper wall with half deck protruding on both sides, spectator removes and reinserts card on one side, performer same on other side
Sep. 1966 55
James West Static solution
Inspired by Sep. 1966 56
Mike Rogers Seclusion solution
Inspired by Sep. 1966 56
Karl Fulves Greeks Bearing Gifts four queens removed, one selected and found, repeated in different ways, last queen torn and initialed piece found, initials as one-way feature
Related to
  • p. 76 for alternative ending by Al Altman
Variations
Sep. 1966 58
Dai Vernon "Secrets" "Chapter Four", spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related toAlso published here 1967 27
Edward Marlo Farocation faro location with new pack order stack
Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
4
Roy Walton Dead Easy Location four key cards
Inspired by
  • Larry Jennings problem
Related to
Feb. 1967 79
Theodore Annemann Cards in the Cases from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
cut-to card counted to in other deck via its value
Oct. 1967 129
Edward Marlo All Fair Location red black divided & faro
Winter 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)
139
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Mental Scales spectator deals amount of cards on the table, stops and remembers next card, performer cuts same amount and locates selection
Also published here 1967 7
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Unmöglich spectator has another spectator pick a card and replace it behind the back (one-way reversal), it is located again in a dark room or without looking, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 10
Alan Keith Your Card Sir! two methods, memorized deck and new pack order
1968 74
L. Vosburgh Lyons Triphecy II see also Phoenix p. 607 for Lyons' other method
Related to Mar. 1968 163
Jack Avis An Ace Locator Aces distributed as key cards
Related to
  • p. 179 for further references
May 1968 180
Henry Christ, James G. Thompson Jr. The 203rd Force continued on p. 198
Related to July 1968 194
Karl Fulves Double Indemnity spectator riffle shuffles and remembers card at position twenty-six, then removes cards from top and bottom, still located, repeat
Related to 1968 54
Eddie Fields Tripartite challenge card location, relatively hands-off, nail-nicking top card of tabled packet when pointing to it
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968 41
Edward Marlo Marlo's Handling different handling of Tripartite by Eddie Fields
Inspired byAlso published here 1968 45
Edward Marlo Jordan Plus Marlo selection found after three riffle shuffles, chains, stack
Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
39
Bruce Cervon Realization
Related to 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
4
Jack McMillen Ein netter Kartentrick one suit on top
Also published here 1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 3)
57
Karl Fulves What - No Reversal? stripper deck throw offs
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
84
Milbourne Christopher Riffle Glimpse glimpsing odd-colored card in divided deck, credit information, divided deck
Nov. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 10)
76
Dai Vernon Color Cut shuffled deck cut into five packets, spectator removes bottom card of any packet and places it on top of any packet behind performer's back, card found, repeat, then a spectator finds card, one color crimped
May 1970 335
Dai Vernon The IBM Card "deck as computer", ten-card packet
Related to Dec. 1970 385
T. Page Wright Super Detection single card location
1970
Magick (Issue 2)
8
Paul Swinford The Elmsley Touch
Inspired by 1971 48
Lenny Greenfader Card to Wallet selection procedure with number and card at that position
1971 187
Harry Lorayne Faro Quickie & Follow-Up two face up cards find selection peeked at, followed by challenge location with nail nick
1971 254
Karl Fulves Cards And A Number... counting selection procedure
Variations 1971 5
Karl Fulves Controlled Cut controlling card twenty-six apart from a key, non-slip cut
1971 26
Karl Fulves Technicolor Thought divided deck location, then set-up for "No Mirror"
Related to 1971 16
Edward Marlo, Henry Christ Marlo on the Christ Force as key card placement, five variations
Related to Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
283
Jon Racherbaumer Racherbaumer Variation Christ Force as key card placement, red black setup
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
285
Arthur Hill The Odd Color number of red cards in one half counted, that number of black cards counted down, this card predicted, see also p. 439
  • The Follow Up (location effect)
Variations June 1971 424
North Bigbee Magickut! making use of a new deck
1971
Magick (Issue 16)
79
Jerry L. Christensen "Mind Mirror" Resilvered
Inspired by 1971
Magick (Issue 19)
93
Harry Lorayne Red-Black Location divided deck, riffle glimpse
VariationsAlso published here 1972 2
Alex Elmsley, Roy Walton As A Single Card Discovery Expansion Notes, faro and twenty-six key
Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
113
David Solomon, Steve Draun S-D Location two phase location
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
65
Henry Christ Card Clairvoyant improvement
Inspired by Oct. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 10)
78
Jon Racherbaumer Ho-Hum Humdinger set-up, application
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
30
James G. Thompson Jr. Tangible Intangible presented as thought-of card
Winter 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio)
493
Roy Walton Duo Colors shuffled deck location, spectator has to count number of red cards in a dealt packet and count through the black cards in the rest of the deck to that number
Inspired byAlso published here July 1972 547
Al Baker Nufind two key cards
Also published here 1972 110
Dai Vernon Vernon's Air Cushion Location No. 24, spectator cuts and replaces, performer can cut at same place because of some trapped air (hopefully)
Related to 1972 11
Dai Vernon Vernon's Miracle Thot Card No. 63, spectator spreads through deck and thinks of one, risky
Related to 1972 19
Dai Vernon Vernon's Snap Crimp Ideas No. 65
  • 1) red-black
  • 2) all of one suit or one four-of-a-kind
  • 3) spread location
Related to 1972 20
Dai Vernon Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 1) No. 109-1, spectator cuts and remembers card, if performer mimics the spectator's cut, he hopefully cuts at the same place
Related toAlso published here 1972 32
Dai Vernon Daley's Estimating Peek: 2) Vernon Estimate No. 337-2, fingertip peek, performer looks through cards, spectator names card and performer names position
Also published here 1972 94
Paul Rosini Rosini Daub Gag No. 364, daub transferred to spectator's finger from bottom card of deck
1972 102
Judson S. Brown Judson Brown (Genii - Dec, 1936) No. 395, bottom card warps as locator card, cheap deck
Also published here
  • "Deal Detection" (Judson Brown, Genii, Dec. 1936, p. 12)
1972 108
Aristocrat Cards: One Way Eliminating Trick No. 474, card chosen, spectator deals and stops anytime, one of the two piles is shuffled and dealt again the same way until one card remains which is the selection
1972 132
Dr. Jacob Daley Use Of Daub No. 536, left fourth finger applies daub during peek, located in reverse fan
1972 151
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Fan Peek No. 599, spectator lifts up so he can see a card in fan, leaves behind crimp in upper half, with note by Daley
Related to 1972 167
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Double Backer Effect No. 607, setting double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure, shown by Al Baker
Related to 1972 169
Arthur Finley Finley's Effects: 1) Card to Pocket No. 701-1, sounds like lazy man card to pocket handling as location
Also published here 1972 189
Jochen Zmeck Ein Super-Kartenfinden three packets made, spectator looks at bottom card of one packet and shuffles everything together with performer's back turned, three different short cards
1972 10
Harry Lorayne Deal Location
1973 78
Harry Lorayne Improvisation Location placing two key cards
1973 113
Karl Fulves Random Thot mathematical procedure
1973 48
Gerald Kosky Yore Finder two key cards and optional fishing, credit correction on page 65
Related to May 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
39
Jon Racherbaumer Challenge Location see "Publisher's Note", extremely risky
May 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
39
Edward Marlo Jordan plus Marlo selection found after three riffle shuffles, chains, stack
Related to 1973 71
Karl Fulves Reconstruction performer gives deck several honest riffle shuffles, then spectator remembers card and its position, then several more honest riffle shuffles, position named and card found, interesting (also in Ibidem)
Related toVariations 1973 83
Ken Krenzel Miracle Revelation
Inspired by 1973 89
Lin Searles Impossible Location out-of-hand selection (203rd force), card vanishes and reappears in deck
Related to Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
665
Lin Searles Prophet out-of-hand selection procedure, two handlings, second one with pseudo duplicate pairs
Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
667
Edward G. Brown Two Tricks with Three Heaps
Also published here 1973 81
Edward G. Brown The Detective Card Trick selection is at same position as face up card in other half
Also published here 1973 96
Edward G. Brown The Clueless Card Trick twenty-sixth card location
Related toVariations 1973 120
Jerry K. Hartman Poker Face-Off
Also published here 1973 69
Henry Christ, James G. Thompson Jr. The 203rd Force
Oct. 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
33
Edward Marlo The 9999 Miracle mathematical count-down selection procedure
Related toVariations 1974 70
Edward Marlo Mathematical Marlo automatic placement, card and amount of cut-off cards is divined
1974 75
Edward Marlo, Gene Nielsen More on Coincidence
1974 101
Edward Marlo Miracle Location spectator shuffles, crimp
1974 140
Edward Marlo A Mental Location spectator shuffles, cuts to a card, looks at it, shuffles; crimped memorized cards
1974 141
Sam Schwartz Down & Under (Done Over) card chosen by cutting off cards, removing some of those into pocket, remembering card at position in rest, down-under deal location
Mar. 1974 718
Charles Cameron Satan Calling! card ends up at a position from 10 to 17
1974
Magick (Issue 101)
503
Edward Marlo The 999 Miracle cut-off packet counted, digits added, counted down in packet, three handlings
Related to 1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
15
T. Nelson Downs, Bill Simon Impossible Card Location
1975 187