ABC Cards

186 entries in ABC Cards
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Stanley Collins A.J.A.X. 2 performer and spectator each receive two cards in a mock game, performer wins, the four cards change to all Jacks, then to letter cards which spell AJAX
Inspired by 1925
Collins's Card Conceits
20
Stanley Collins A.J.A.X. 3 spectator selects four cards, one is a Jack, they are mixed and spectator always finds the Jack, once the audience suspects that all are Jacks they are turned over and spell AJAX
Inspired by 1925
Collins's Card Conceits
22
Theodore Annemann The Unknown Subject apparently random name in phone book divined, person phoned names cards which are divined, uses ABC cards
Also published here 1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
47
Louis Lam Spelling Made Easy "What's In A Name?", with alphabet cards to produce spectator's name
Related to 1935
Would You Believe It?
9
Louis Lam When Were You Born? weirdly selected word is disclosed with alphabet cards
 		1935
Would You Believe It?
18
Edward Bagshawe Magic Letters tumbler of alphabet letters, ribbon is vanished and reproduced from within tumbler, letters are stuck to ribbon that spell out thought-of word
 		1936 ca.
Twenty Magical Novelties
53
John Goodrum Spello alphabet cards put in cone with ribbon arrange themselves into name of selected magazine
 		1937
You'd be Surprised
61
Method No. 8. The Joker Rising Card Trick ABC cards rise that spell out JOKER
 		1938
Greater Magic
386
Method No. 9. The Celebrity Rising Card Trick ABC cards rise that spell out a chosen celebrity
 		1938
Greater Magic
386
E. Leslie May Lexicon Test alphabet cards spell selection from regular deck
 		Oct. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 49)
345
H. C. Mole Mixed Mystery letter cards chosen, word selected from newspaper with number addition, letter cards arrange magically in chosen word
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 112)
665
Stewart James, Theodore Annemann The Waiting Place for Unborn Thoughts spectator forms word with alphabet cards, performer knows it, three phases/methods
Also published here Apr. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 134)
767
Tom Sellers The Mystic Imp packet with word cards, spectator shifts cards corresponding to number of letters, word divined
 		1943
Magical Mixture
31
Hans "Severus" Ernst Bimbo1 ABC deck is shuffled and nine cards written on grid, grid torn in halves and spectators try to form name of playing card, card matches with card in poker dice
 		1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 2)
6
Theodore Annemann The Unknown Subject apparently random name in phone book divined, person phoned names cards which are divined, uses ABC cards
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
39
H. C. Mole Mixed Mystery letter cards chosen, word selected from newspaper with number addition, letter cards arrange magically in chosen word
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
229
Stewart James, Theodore Annemann Waiting Place for Unknown Thoughts spectator forms word with alphabet cards, performer knows it, three phases/methods
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
276
Andrew Smythe Mentalism With Alphabet Cards word is divined
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
60
James W. Graves My Favorite Routine with Otto the Duck duck spells chosen color with ABC cards
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
7
Bruce Elliott Anagram's Awful Aid letters in ABC deck are turned over according to selected words
 		June 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 128)
515
Fred Fletcher Lexicon-Found alphabet cards, selected cards form a name
 		May 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 178)
712
Fred Fletcher Telexicon spectator cuts to several ABC cards and forms a word with them, performer divines it
 		July 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 182)
728
Eddie Clever Classified newspaper add test, using ABC cards
 		1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
15
Dr. Stanley Jaks Letter Mystery card is divined with a set of letter cards
Also published here 1951
Who is this Dr. Jaks?
7
Bob Somerfeld My Word! ABC cards, spectator takes four and has to form a word, word is divined
 		1951
Mind Reader's Digest
14
Fred Fletcher Mentalexicon word is divined, with alphabet cards and a range of sixteen words
Related toVariations May 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 255)
1019
Don Alan Christine (?), The Sneaky Deck card duck with alphabet cards, producing a message
 		1956
Pretty Sneaky
22
Tony Corinda Corinda's Incredible Slate Test alphabet cards are shuffled and put on a board under two elastic bands, word is predicted
Related to 1959
Card Tricks
309
Dr. Spencer Thornton Coincimental performer and spectator select cards from a deck with alphabet cards, they both have the same letters and form the same word
 		1959
Card Tricks
330
Dr. Spencer Thornton Alphabetical Perception one of several books is selected and a word remembered, performer divines the word with ABC cards
 		1959
More Miracles in Mentalism
11
Len Belcher Predilexo four letter cards are selected and word predicted, gaffed card stand
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
78
Len Belcher The Spirit of the Letter prediction with ABC cards, more a joke
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
90
Dr. Stanley Jaks Das Buchstabenmysterium card is divined with a set of letter cards
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
86
E. Leslie May Thoughts From Thin Air alphabet cards produced from air that spell out chosen word
 		1969
HEX!
52
Pavel Ultra-Kombination
  • Effekt 1 (letter cards are in a 4x4 grid, one row or column selected and a word chosen from those four letters, it is predicted)
  • Effekt 2 (same with number cards and sum prediction)
 		1971
15 Mikrotricks
6
Glenn G. Gravatt Word Matching letters match to form word
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
176
Larry West Black and Blue weird packet trick with letters
 		1972
Card Cavalcade
66
Jules Lenier That's the Word! ABC cards selected and word formed, word is found in selected book on chosen page
 		1972
Magick (Issue 43)
213
Jerry Mentzer Numbers Game several numbers are written next to letters of the alphabet, one letter is selected with ABC cards and performer divines number
 		1972
Magick (Issue 65)
323
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note No. 245
  • spelling something out with letter cards, cryptic
  • Slap Ace as finale for Ambitious Card
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
61
Karl Fulves Voodoo Cards three numbered cards used for routine
  • The Even Money Match
  • Blind Match
  • Another Bet
  • Number Divination
  • Test Conditions
 		Jan. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 3)
588
John D. Pomeroy ABC Book Test using ABC cards and a dictionary
 		1973
Mentology
21
Jochen Zmeck A-B-C Hellsehen three chosen ABC cards divined
Inspired by
  • Len Belcher routine
 1974
Das Zmeckt!
29
Arthur Hill Numbers Up deck of number cards, design duplication on two cards, mirror in lap
 		Mar. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 5)
872
Eric Mason I Say, Dots Impossible! optical illusion on front cover of the issue, at a distance a word appears
 		Sep. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 1)
458
Philip T. Goldstein Lexicognition prediction of letter, ABC card, multiple-out prediction
 		1977
Magick (Issue 187)
932
Philip T. Goldstein Alphabet Stebbins Stebbins with ABC cards
Related to 1977
Magick (Issue 189)
942
Gerald Kosky PSI-Stebbins three spectator select a ABC card and seal it in an envelope, Alphabet Stebbins
 		1977
Magick (Issue 189)
943
Philip T. Goldstein Count Stebbins calculating letters and positions for the Alphabet Stebbins
Related to 1977
Magick (Issue 191)
953
Arthur Setterington Whodunit? detective trick, cards reveal murder, motive and weapon
 		May 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 9)
568
Philip T. Goldstein Mind Dredge letters from ABC deck is divined
 		1978
Magick (Issue 198)
987
Philip T. Goldstein Hi-Lo Lexicon divided deck of ABC cards, different tricks
  • Hi-Lo Odd Card
  • Hi-Lo Tourist
  • Hi-Lo Subtle Tourist
  • Hi-Lo Thirds
  • Hi-Lo Stranger in Australia
  • Hi-Lo Up-Down
  • Hi-Lo Hummer
  • Addendum
 		1978
Magick (Issue 209)
1045
Larry Becker Improved Haunted House story trick, five letter cards, different words with different letters are spelled
Variations 1978
World of Super Mentalism
69
José de la Torre Instant Color Change with Alphabet Cards using design of letters to allow for only partial covering of cards
  • Instant Color Change from "B" to "E"
  • Instant Color Change from "B" to "F"
 		1978
Real Magic
80
Harry Lorayne Alpa-Beta-Cent Alpha-Beta-Cent, alphabet cards show name of selection when spread out, two methods
Variations Jan. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 1)
151
Karrell Fox "Ducky" Intro using card duck to introduce next performers with alphabet cards
 		1979
Another Book
224
Larry Becker Network ESP three tv-networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) cards put in envelopes as spectator wishes, ABC card form name of network
 		1979
The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II
150
L. De Bevere Mnemodexterity routine with ABC cards or twenty-six design cards
  • missing card named
  • sequence of cards held by three spectators recited
  • position of any card named
  • deck cut at any letter called for
  • spelling to letters
Related to
  • "Pseudo Memory Act" (Tom Rigby, Magigram, Vol. 10 No. 3)
  • "Any card called for" (Louis Histed, The Magic of Louis S. Histed, 1947, p. 35)
 1979
Mnemodexterity
1
John F. Mendoza The Horse Race winner ace predicted with alphabet cards
 		1980
John: Verse Two
40
Bob Hummer Hummer's Magic Carpet divination of a four letter word from a list, with handkerchief and alphabet cards
Related toVariations 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
25
Bob Cantoni Alpha Wrap prediction of letters from ABC deck
 		1980
Magick (Issue 260)
1299
Steve Beam Red Letter Day gag with ABC card, impression
 		1980
Diary of a Deranged Deck
6
Howard A. Adams Alpha 3 ten words written on cards, three are selected and divined by performing, removing the correct ABC cards to spell the words, anagram words
 		1980
OICUFESP (Issue 6 - the GHOST of esp card & mental miracles)
4
Ken Brooke Edward Victor's E-Y-E Trick letter cards
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
150
Karl Fulves The King's English predicting a word that starts with y, index
Related to 1981
Origins
26
Gene "Phantini" Grant Two Heads Better two packets of cards, one with word beginnings and one of word endings, two are chosen and they form a word
Inspired by 1981
Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two
52
Gene "Phantini" Grant Letters two selected words from a chart, both divined and second predicted, with ABC cards
Inspired byRelated to
  • Duane Henry in Robert Nelson's "Sensational Mentalism Vol.2"
 1981
Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two
60
Philip T. Goldstein Orientation! prediction of a Japanese city, cards with names, prediction in form of ABC cards in envelope, 10/11 force, see also p. 1380
 		1981
Magick (Issue 275)
1371
Howard A. Adams Words of Wonda divination of chosen word, list of words and ABC cards in envelopes
 		1981
OICUFESP (Issue 8 - 21 Cidentaquin Variations)
15
Jerry Mentzer Zahlenvibrationen letters of alphabet are on sheet of paper, spectators note down twenty-six numbers besides the letter, letter chosen from deck of alphabet cards, the number next to that letter is divined
 		June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
81
Jochen Zmeck Das Spukhaus story trick, four letter cards, different words with different letters are spelled
Inspired by 1981
Das Jochen Zmeck Seminar "81"
10
Thomas Alan Waters Alexicon name of named dead person appears on card, four ABC cards, spelling "DEAD"
Inspired by
  • Alex Elmsley's "What Card?"
 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
260
Thomas Alan Waters Hallowgram name of dead celebrity appears on one of four ABC cards, one side of the cards spells "DEAD" the other "NAME"
Inspired by
  • Alex Elmsley's "What Card?"
 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
263
David (Foote) Drake Out of this Alphabet abc card variation, first red black separation then also consonants and vowels
 		1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
64
Thomas Alan Waters Alpharoah word prediction with ABC cards, two variations
 		1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
491
Thomas Alan Waters Psychographitti four routines where writings or pictures appear on alphabet cards
  • Cardworm
  • Meow
  • Velleda Baby
  • Blast-Off
Inspired by 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Psychl)
507
Stanley Collins S.C. Expanded Anagrams word chosen, divined with lexicon deck
Also published here
  • "Nonpareil Book Mystery" (Stanley Collins)
 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
9
Sam Schwartz The Third GREAT SIN letter cards sent to host in advance, they predict a chosen word from the Astrology book
(A) on card sticky
(B) double facers
(C) double facers
Related toVariations 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
36
Karl Fulves Another GREAT SIN presentational idea
Inspired by 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
54
Philip T. Goldstein Alphabetween alphabet card, initials of spectator are found via Business Card Prophecy Move
 		Apr. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 20)
187
Stephen Tucker Literally Spelling The Aces four cards instead of Aces, the cards are from an ABC deck and the four cards spell A-C-E-S
 		Oct. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1264
Allan Slaight Last Word Lexicon lexicon deck spelling trick
Also published here Nov. 1985
Epoptica (Issue 7)
432
Thomas Alan Waters Spywave word and alphabet cards, word is selected and fitting letters reverse in alphabet deck
Inspired by 1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx)
694
Walter B. Gibson Thsakw alphabet cards are shuffled and placed inside box, box starts to move and letters on top are divined by performer
 		Mar. 1986
Magick (Issue 366)
1828
Munden ManipuLetter book test using ABC cards, two numbers are named to form a page number
 		Aug. 1986
Magick (Issue 375)
1872
Neil Somerville Alpha plus ABC cards and list with objects, cards are chosen and blindfolded performer names objects on list which start with those letters
 		Mar. 1987
Magick (Issue 387)
1933
Philip T. Goldstein Alphabits
Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1449
Karl Fulves Connect the Dots card layout on table, number cards are used to designate some of those cards, they're connected and the resulting line forms a letter that the spectator chose from a deck of alphabet cards
 		1988
The Chronicles (Issue 35)
1412
Hans Meyer Ha Ha letter appears on silk, ABC cards, with tube and box
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 9)
4
Tom Fitzgerald Strip Search word is divined, ABC cards used to form word then deck is shuffled again, performer places deck inside pocket and removes correct letters
 		May 1989
Magick (Issue 422)
2111
Philip T. Goldstein Sechel several cards with yiddish words, prediction in envelope in form of ABC cards
 		Oct. 1990
Magick (Issue 446)
2231
Jon Racherbaumer Crossing a Princess with ESP cards, circle and four alphabet cards end up spelling CROSS
 		1990
Cardfixes
74
Paul Hallas Name Power Milton Aces with ABC cards to reveal selected name
Inspired by
  • Geoff Scalbert's "The Milton Aces" in "Scalbert's Selected Secrets" 1982
 1990
Mental Mix
6
Paul Hallas An 'L' Of A Trick Clock trick with ABC cards
Inspired by 1990
Mental Mix
21
Ken Brooke Errare Humanum Est! letter cards, E-Y-E
  • Der Büroklammer-Klimax
Also published here Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
155
Philip T. Goldstein O, Wonder anagram prediction
 		1991
Square One
49
Philip T. Goldstein Word Games word made out of alphabet cards divined
 		1991
Thavant
13
Philip T. Goldstein Letters some alphabet cards selected via dealing and divined
 		1991
Thavant
20
Dan Harlan Hot Spell the word "Magic" is produced with ABC cards, randomness in handling
Variations Dec. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 4)
11
Jerry K. Hartman Holiday Special spectator deals fourteen cards at random from deck, cards have letters on them which form a message, other cards are blank
 		1991
Card Craft
633
Jerry K. Hartman Alpha Beta Cy Alpha-Beta-Cent, alphabet cards show name of selection when dealt
Inspired by 1991
Card Craft
636
Philip T. Goldstein Octext spectator choses one of eight words and removes its letters from alphabet deck, divined with pendulum, binary coding via card removal from deck, for correction see reference
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 1)
6
Philip T. Goldstein Octext corrected description, spectator choses one of eight words and removes its letters from alphabet deck, divined with pendulum, binary coding via card removal from deck
Related to Aug. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 2)
27
Alexander de Cova 3. Der Buchtest using alphabet cards
 		1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
88
Philip T. Goldstein MindJam ABC cards, spectator forms a flavor of jam, divination by performer
 		Jan. 1992
Magick (Issue 466)
2331
Rudolf Braunmüller Symbolauswahl tapestry folding with symbol and letter cards, face-down cards predicted and word made from letters divined
Inspired by Dec. 1992
Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 3)
111
Michael Close Take a Letter signed alphabet card is found in paper bag by shooting a pin in it
 		1993
Workers Number 3
58
Philip T. Goldstein Flex alphabet cards are mixed and distributed, one person only can form a word which is predicted
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1994
Thabbatical
30
Philip T. Goldstein Cheap Flex four-spectator adaption
Inspired byAlso published here 1994
Thabbatical
33
Philip T. Goldstein Ord-er cards chosen from alphabet deck, word formed and divined, see also "My World" (Arturo, Abra #751), "Ord" (Goldstein, Linking Ring)
 		1994
Thabbatical
35
Philip T. Goldstein Unigram word built with alphabet cards divined
 		1994
Thabbatical
44
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 1994
Thabbatical
46
Philip T. Goldstein Duplex alphabet cards
Inspired by 1994
Thabbatical
67
Tony Bartolotta About Face ESP card, alphabet card and one of many license plates found
 		1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
115
Karl Fulves Jumble number up to twelve chosen, letters that spell the number taken from letter deck, second number as well, performer looks at all letters shuffled together and announced both numbers, with two more uses of Sallows Square
  • Crosswords
  • Si Minus (card counting analog)
 		1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
137
Ted Lesley Alpha forcing a word using ABC cards, cards are shuffled and some card selected by cutting, word is formed by spectator
 		1994
Paramiracles
46
Karrell Fox It's In The Bag letter cards put in bag, ribbon dropped in, on it appears slogan or company name, trade show
 		1995
Much Ado About Something
90
Tom Stone Pipedream NO 1: The Exceptionally Infrequent Miracle three people deal ABC cards, first three letter word is predicted
Related to
  • Tom Bowyer's "The Frequent Miracle" in "The Sphinx", 1940. Vol.39. P. 67.
 1996
The Warpsmith Returns
17
Bob Driebeek, Larry Becker Aenigmas Dreifache Vorhersage ABC, ESP and deck of playing cards, three cards are predicted
 		1996
Aenigmas Rätsel
30
Rudolf Braunmüller Was ist Zauberei? wild card routine with ABC cards that spell out a message
 		1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 1)
14
Andreas Affeldt "Mein Name ist...?" spectator shuffles deck, when spread face up it's blank deck with some ABC cards which spell performer's name correctly, interlocking chain principle
Also published here 1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
14
Philip T. Goldstein A Capital Idea words on cards, coincidence effect
 		Jan. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 1)
2746
Sam Schwartz Plus Ultra 4x4 layout with alphabet cards, row chosen and letters arrange to build a word, this item matches a selection from a deck with pictures
Inspired by
  • "Ultra Combination" (Pavel)
 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
107
Karl Fulves Letters of Intent Mutus Nomen with alphabet cards
 		1998
Mutus Nomen
67
Sam Schwartz Alpha Spell card named spelled with alphabet decks, card predicted
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
121
Dave Campbell B.I.N.G.O. five bingo cards shown on both sides, one side transforms in letter cards that spell "BINGO"
Inspired byAlso published here 1998
Five Times Five — Scotland
27
Peter Duffie Handy packet tricks with five alphabet cards, spelling HAND and a hand one one card, Sands Prime Number Principle
 		1998
Covert Concepts
11
Harry Lorayne My Word! word made from alphabet cards is predicted in Himber wallet
Related to 1998
The Himber Wallet Book
111
Harry Lorayne Your Word! word made from alphabet cards is predicted in Himber wallet
Related to 1998
The Himber Wallet Book
115
David Regal Letter Perfect Spectator mixes stack of alphabet cards face up/down, the face down cards spell his/her name
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
88
Don Alan Worm's Turn worm in basket finds chosen ABC card, snake in a basket
Also published here July 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 11)
48
Andreas Affeldt "My Name Is...?" spectator shuffles deck, when spread face up it's blank deck with some ABC cards which spell performer's name correctly
Also published here 2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
1
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
 		2000
Northeast
8
David Luenberger Birthday Spell letter cards used to spell names, name of birthday girl shows up, Ramasee principle
Inspired by 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2)
42
Chan Canasta Alphabet Cards forcing ABC cards
 		2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
90
Chan Canasta What's in the Box? ABC cards are selected and a word is formed, object found in a box
 		2000
Chan Canasta — A Remarkable Man
104
Don Alan Worm's Turn worm in basket finds chosen ABC card, snake in a basket
Also published here 2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
125
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 2001
San Jose Notes
6
Steve Beam Scrabbled word built with ABC cards is predicted
Also published here 2001
Hand-Picked Card Tricks
42
Philip T. Goldstein Word Row forcing a word with alphabet cards
 		2002
Redivider
23
Sam Schwartz The Magician ten red-blue double backers are openly shown, then one side changes to letter cards spelling MAGICIAN
 		2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
252
Steve Beam Scrabbled word built with ABC cards is predicted
Also published here 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
200
Scott Robinson, Doug Canning, Steve Beam Men of Letters prediction of built word with ESP cards,
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
202
Steve Beam Alpha Male humorous divination of selected letter, with ABC cards
Inspired by 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
205
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Chao Theory red-black separation with letter cards, using TAPGAC
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
5
Chris Hurlbert Royal Flush & Joker Revelation performer cuts to Royal Flush cards and tables them face down one by one, they change to alphabet cards spelling the selection "Joker"
 		Nov. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 3)
105
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
 		2003
Saint Louis Notes
5
Philip T. Goldstein O a word deck and ABC cards are used, chosen word is divined
 		2003
Saint Louis Notes
6
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Magic Cards all backs, letter cards that spell MAGIC produced, deck changes into an ABC deck
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1
69
Tom Stone Synonymax cards with pictures and words, selections are divined
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
Gravel
12
Al "The Only" Ulman Happy Birthday Card Trick singing Happy Birthday, card appears at last beat, cards spell "Happy Birthday"
Inspired by Aug. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 12)
81
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
 		2004
Notes You Covet
6
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
 		2004
Easthournotes
6
Dave Campbell Bingo five bingo cards shown on both sides, one side transforms in letter cards that spell "BINGO"
Also published here 2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
191
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Chao Theory red-black separation with letter cards, using TAPGAC
Also published here 2004
Diamonds from Coal
122
Val Le-Val New Wave Oil & Water using cards with letters O and W on them, separation occurs one card at a time, slow-motion
Also published here 2005
Scotland Up Close
42
Max Maven Wringer eight letter cards are used to generate a word via down-under deal which is predicted in form of a picture, Imploded CATO
 		Aug. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)
76
Stewart James A Class By Itself Off-beat prediction by lexicon deck, which was also used to determine page number
Also published here 2007
The Essential Stewart James
184
Robert E. Neale I Bless Bile Cards with numbers on them used to spell various words when turned upside down, then flipped over to reveal a skull picture
Inspired by 2008
This Is Not a Book
87
Allan Slaight Last Word Lexicon lexicon deck spelling trick
Also published here 2008
Spins & Needles
93
Allan Slaight Otwone Prediction "Two-in-One Prediction", some alphabet cards predict both a chosen card and a word in a dictionary, anagram
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1991
 2008
Spins & Needles
116
Trevor Lewis A Good Deal four cards with letters, words are formed matching story
 		2009
Routines Matter
23
Eddie Fields Crisscross ESP card thought of, circle divined but it was cross, then circle used to make word CROSS with four tabled ABC cards
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
26
Nick Trost 4-Gone Conclusion four Kings and four prediction cards with letters, King chosen, it is written on each prediction card, then King travels to prediction packet which now spells GONE
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
527
Peter Duffie On the Level? cards with letters spell 'level' then transform into 'slope'
 		2009
The Sticky Blue Book
13
Eddie Fields Crisscross ESP card thought of, circle divined but it was cross, then circle used to make word CROSS with four tabled ABC cards
Also published here 2009
The Jinx — 75 Years
26
Caleb Wiles Word Perfect card and word chosen, card located and in an envelope is found a prediction consisting of alphabet cards that spell the word
Inspired byVariations 2009
High Spots
27
Steve Beam Reordered alphabet card spell word despite mixing
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
267
Peter Duffie Spirit Level alphabet cards spell LEVEL, then they spell SLOPE
 		2010
Spirit Level
2
Tom Stone Synonymax cards with pictures and words, selections are divined
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
Maelstrom
229
Max Maven Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 2011
Apple of My Eyes
5
Max Maven Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 2011
Ideas by Max
5
Max Maven, Fred Fletcher Lexicontact
  • Lost Horizons
word is divined, with alphabet cards and a range of thirty-two words
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Genii, Oct. 1983
 Aug. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 8)
20
Bruce Bernstein Four Card Prediction & What's In a Name? four cards cut by spectator are predicted, variation with ABC card, name
Also published here
  • Bruce Bernstein's "Four Card Prediction & What's In a Name?" in "The Lecture Compendium", 2006.
 2012
Unreal
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Max Maven Letter Carrier
  • Lost Horizons
spectator thinks of a word and takes letters out of an alphabet deck, word later divined
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Abracadabra, Oct. 1979
 May 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 5)
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Caleb Wiles Mr. Perfect
  • Ringside
card and word chosen, card located and in an envelope is found a prediction consisting of alphabet cards that spell the word
Inspired by July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
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Dr. Stanley Jaks Letter Mystery ABC deck and regular deck, cards spell selection
Also published here
  • "Letter Mystery" in "Conjuror's Monthly" September, 1947
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
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Max Maven ESPecious
  • Lost Horizons
three letter cards chosen in 3x3 grid layout, they spell ESP
Inspired by
  • "ESPecially Mental" (Norman Vincent Pangloss aka Lin Searles, marketed 1959)
Also published here
  • New Pentagram, Jan. 1984
 Apr. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 4)
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Max Maven Flex alphabet cards are mixed and distributed, one person only can form a word which is predicted
Also published here Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
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Max Maven Cheap Flex four-spectator adaption of Flex
Also published here Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
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Stewart James Alpha Betting Ten Card Poker Deal principle with alphabet cards, performer can always spell a word before spectator
Also published here
  • "Alpha Betting" (Stewart James in Print, 1989)
 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
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Roberto Giobbi Obedient Alphabet suggestions for ABC deck
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 31)
219
Max Maven Nomenclature
  • Lost Horizons
alphabet cards distributed among five spectators, a name from a list is chosen, performer divines the name by knowing which spectators have letters that occur in the name
Inspired by
  • "Choose Your Girl" (Jack Yates, Abra #702, July 1959)
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, April 1992
 Apr. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 4)
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Chris Rawlins Variant Five after some shuffling of alphabet cards, the spectator's name is revealed
Inspired by 2020
Un-Luck
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Val Le-Val New Wave Oil and Water using cards with letters O and W on them, separation occurs one card at a time, slow-motion
Also published here 2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
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Shimpei Katsuragawa Happy Birthday Monte variation in which a layout of letter cards ends up spelling "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
 		2022
La Campanella
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