Magic Square

112 entries in Numbers / Magic Square
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Ein Zauberquadrat magic square for the number 1899
 		July 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 7)
111
Theodore Annemann The Improved Magic Square Presentation
1931
The Book Without A Name
42
Royal Vale Heath The Lucky Number Magic Square 3x3
 		Jan. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 16)
79
Royal Vale Heath Magic Squares chapter on Magic Squares, discussing
  • The Three Square
  • The Five Square
  • Odd and Even Cell Squares
  • The Eight Square
  • The Six Square
Variations 1938
Greater Magic
911
Fun with Magic Squares
1938
Greater Magic
915
Transposing Magic Squares
1938
Greater Magic
916
The Birthday Magic Square Trick
1938
Greater Magic
920
An Historical Magic Square
1938
Greater Magic
921
Segregation of the Odd and Even Numbers Routine
1938
Greater Magic
922
A Mathematical Magic Square
1938
Greater Magic
923
An Intersting Curiosity
1938
Greater Magic
924
Theodore Annemann Contest Corner mathematical problem with 3x3 magic square, see page 396 for solution
 		Apr. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 55)
392
Eddie Joseph Personal Publicity magic square with letters on business cards, playing checkers with spectator, word aid
 		1940 ca.
Original Tricks
14
Lloyd W. Chambers A Magical Surprise Magic Square, tip to memorize pattern
 		1941
Original Ideas in Magic
25
Don Costello, Dai Vernon, Martin Gardner The Tit-Tat-Toe Trick Packet of nine cards used to play tic-tac-toe with a spectator (face up and down cards). Finale is revealed that the result is a magic square, each row/column/diagonal adds up to fifteen
Related toVariations 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
28
Mel Stover Stover's Prediction four by four square drawn on calendar, four circles drawn (draw circle and cross out row and column each time), magician divines the sum, Matrix Force
Also published here 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
49
Max Katz Magic Squares with Playing Cards 72 fundamental solutions to the card square with formula
 		1957
26 Originals
21
Stewart James Squaring the Square magic square with fractions, when cut part is the square of the total of the magic square
 		1957
Magic Mine No. 1
5
Bert Allerton Simplified Magic Square
Related to 1958
The Close-Up Magician
20
Tony Corinda The Magic Square 5x5
Related to 1958
Mnemonics and Mental Systems
65
P. Howard Lyons Stuff Page
  • proposition bet in which spectator writes nine different numbers on nine cards and turns them up one at a time, performer calls stop before the highest number is turned up
  • 5x5 magic squares
Related to Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
18
Leo Behnke Magic Square printing a magic square grid on promotional material, magic square with the age of spectator as a souvenir
 		1962
Entertaining Close Up
4
Mel Stover Puzzle: Magic Square dissecting a magic square into two smaller ones
 		May 1962
Ibidem (Issue 25)
31
Harry Lorayne The Fantastic Card Square magic square routine with cards, then a named number
Also published here 1964
Personal Secrets
39
Werner "Manello" Meyer Die magische Kreuz-8 Quersumme twelve steady numbers
 		1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 5)
83
Chan Canasta Oops 3: Matches and loose change Grid of sixteen cards, spectator chooses cards one by one while eliminating all the cards in the same row/column as the card. Then add up values of the cards, and total is predicted
 		1966
Book of Oopses
8
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Parlons de Carres Magiques on the magic square, methods
Variations 1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 2)
27
Roger "Hervey" Vuille Reparlons de Carrés Magiques thoughts on the magic square
Inspired by 1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 6)
120
Harry Lorayne The Memory Magic Square combination of magic square and memorizing list of random objects
 		1971
Reputation-Makers
193
Harry Lorayne Instant Magic Square
1971
Reputation-Makers
206
Dr. Jacob Daley, Royal Vale Heath Card Trick 14-15 No. 571, card lost, spectator cuts and nine cards are taken, three consecutive cards give numbers 14 or 15 to locate selection, magic square with the nine cards
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
159
Robert E. Neale Fold, Cut, and Fail pre-folded paper square with sixteen digits in two colors, folded and cut, all digits of one color except chosen one is in one pile
  • Part One
  • Part Two
  • Part Three
  • Final Notes
Also published here Feb. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 4)
595
Wilbur T. Kattner Tarot Trick Nasick magic square with sixteen tarot cards
Related to Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)
785
Gerald Kosky Calendar Magic Square natural magic squares using a calendar, 3x3
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
209
The Upside Down Magic Square 4x4 square in which the numbers make a magic square when it is turned upside down
 		1976
Mistress of Pentertain
8
Harry Lorayne The Instant Magic Square
1977
The Magic Book
218
Terry LaGerould "No Memory" Magic Square
May 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 5)
195
Tony Griffith Das magische Kompass-Quadrat combination of Chinese compass and magic square
Also published here
  • Genii, Sep. 1978
 Apr. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
34
Philip T. Goldstein, Walter B. Gibson, Maurice Kraitchik Rainbow Matrix number force with a magic square
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1980
The Violet Book of Mentalism
8
Philip T. Goldstein, Walter B. Gibson, Maurice Kraitchik Rainbow Matrix number force with a magic square
Inspired byRelated to 1982
shuffled lecture
4
Stephen Tucker Magic Square spectator mixes numbers in a plastic sliding numbers sorting puzzle, magic square
 		Dec. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20)
391
Karl Fulves Introduction about the Magic Square effect and some sources
 		1983
Instant Magic Square
1
H. Adrian Smith H. Adrian Smith's Instant Magic Square commentary
Related to 1983
Instant Magic Square
2
H. Adrian Smith The Magic Square reprinted from reference
Related to 1983
Instant Magic Square
2
Karl Fulves Comments on the Instant Magic Square
1983
Instant Magic Square
4
H. Adrian Smith Discussion with Royal Heath
1983
Instant Magic Square
4
Royal Vale Heath A Mathemagical Magic Square reprinted from reference
Related to
  • The Sphinx, August 1936
 1983
Instant Magic Square
4
Karl Fulves Further Comments on the Magic Square 4&4 and 5&5
 		1983
Instant Magic Square
5
Karl Fulves Magic Squares introduction
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
59
The Marrakech Game No. 35, numbers on 3x3 square used for variation of Tic Tac Toe
Related to 1983
Self-Working Number Magic
60
Stephen Clark The Broken Square No. 36, square with two parts missing, still magic square, used for force
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
61
Swindle Square No. 37, six spectators have a slip with a number and multiply it with their position, numbers used for a Magic Square
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
62
Karl Fulves Anti-Magic Square No. 38, getting many different totals in a 3x3 square
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
63
Curious Magic No. 39, 4x4 square with total 264 in all directions, all different numbers and can be turned upside down on its head
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
64
Add and Subtract No. 40, puzzle with number pairs
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
64
The Paradox No. 41, paper with numbers cut up, can be arranged so that center misses
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
66
Karl Fulves The Automatic Magic Square No. 42, instantly filling out a 4x4 square for a number between 22 and 100
 		1983
Self-Working Number Magic
68
Mel Stover Non-Transitivity with a Magic Slant
Aug. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 6)
391
Marshall Johnson Psi-bernetics basic
 		July 1985
Magick (Issue 354)
1769
Rudolf Braunmüller Zahlenquadrat-Forcen number force with magic square
  • 1.
  • 2. Die Neunkarten-Force
 		Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
20
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Psychic Square people write numbers on billets and place them inside box, sixteen are selected and performer tells spectator where to write them down, Magic Square number matches number a spectator is thinking of, Otis Manning box
 		May 1988
Magick (Issue 405)
2021
Patrick Page Magic Square Telepathy chosen number predicted on back of board
Also published here 1990
Pages From Patrick's Notebook
64
Karl Fulves Square Numbers columns and rows in magic square as nontransitive set with special properties, applied to chips game
  • The Basic Squares
  • Alien Numbers
  • Twofer
  • Advantage Player
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
25
Karl Fulves Markers ideas related to nontransitive games
  • Simple Sets (Dualities, Royal Family)
  • Unequal Sets
  • A Nontransitive Pyramid
  • Flat Dice
  • Parity Dice (4 Thru 9 Dice, 2 Thru 10 Dice, 1 Thru 12 Dice, 36 Number Dice)
  • House Dice
  • High Percentage Games
  • 3 Blind Dice
  • Little Bingo
  • Odds On
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
52
Patrick Page Magische Quadrat-Telepathie chosen number predicted on back of board
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 3)
126
Tony Griffith M.S.I.C. "Magic Square in Compass", Chinese Compass and Magic Square on round business card
 		Nov./Dec. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 20)
224
John Northern Hilliard Magic Squares Fragmentary Notes by Hilliard
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1145
Stephen Tucker The Bizarre Square grid on business card, spectator fills in some numbers, performer completes a magic square
 		1994
Close-Up File
7
Ted Lesley Black Magic² Pseudo Psychometry, information written on business cards, last information is a number which is divined by doing a magic square
Inspired by 1994
Paramiracles
177
Roy Miller Your Lucky Number out to lunch meets magic square
 		May 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 11)
1
Karl Fulves Starring Role movie star chosen from list, matrix force and calculator used for a coincidence
  • Notes & References (credit information)
Related to 1998
Calculator Tricks
118
Harry Lorayne Das Phantastische Kartenquadrat magic square routine with cards, then a named number
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
151
Roy Johnson Blitz-Quadrat flash magic square on business card
Related to 2000
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 4 & 5)
145
Rudolf Braunmüller Anmerkung tip for flash magic square
Related to 2000
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 4 & 5)
147
Orville Wayne Meyer Magisches Quadrat & Großer Gedächtnistest combination of magic square routine and list of objects memory demonstration
 		2000
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 2)
54
David Berglas Magic Squares including a birthday in the square
  • Constructing Magic Squares
  • The Personalised Birthday Square
Related toVariations 2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
457
David Berglas Quartered Magic Square with 2x2 squares, that build a 4x4 square and can be rearranged anyway they like, birthday is included
Related to 2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
501
Chuck Hickok My Opener: Einstein's Demise
Related to 2002
Mentalism, Incorporated
51
Lewis Jones By the numbers number force for any number with a magic square
Related to 2002
Ahead of the Pack
233
Lewis Jones Square-bashing
2002
Ahead of the Pack
245
Steve Beam Doug-Less with different dates on coins to form numbers
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
213
Steve Beam Two Squared using serial number of bill
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
216
Karl Fulves The Force of July 4x4 layout is not a magic square, after some changes it is
 		2002
Discoverie (Issue 8)
105
David Ben Abstract Thought performer paints magic square for a thought-of age.
 		2003
Tricks
117
Sam Schwartz On The Square "A Magic Square Routine"
spectator takes any row or column of a 4x4 cards layout, values added, matched number of cut-off cards
Inspired by
  • Ted Lesley Magic Square routine
Related to 		2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
301
Karl Fulves Diminishing Squares magic square in which four numbers can be removed and a magic square remains, applications
  • Paycheck Poker
  • The Collins Square
  • Square Notes (fragmented magic squares)
Inspired by
  • Judah-Guest "Bi Color Cut"
 2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
323
Todd Karr Numbers presentation of a magic square routine
 		2003
Mystery School
304
Sam Schwartz Simplex Square birthday square
Variations 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
405
Sam Schwartz, Karl Fulves Alphabet Square 5x5 square, numbers are converted to letters to spell out names
Inspired by 2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
409
Harry Lorayne 4x4 Magic Square Breakthrough??
  • The Strategy
  • The Patterns
  • Columns
  • Diagonals
  • The Four Corners
  • Spectator Choice - He Selects a Total
  • Playing Cards
  • With Dates
 		Apr. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 4)
26
Robert E. Neale Draw For The Devil nine cards, performer and spectator alternately put them in a 3x3 square à la Tic Tac Toe, a magic square for six results
Inspired by 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
85
Lewis Jones Birthday Squared easy magic square which includes exact birthday of a person, with variations
Inspired by 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
111
Harry Lorayne The To-And-Fro Magic Square
May 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 5)
25
Robert E. Neale Fold, Cut and Fail Pre-folded paper square with sixteen digits in two colors, folded and cut, all digits of one color except chosen one is in one pile
Also published here 2008
This Is Not a Book
188
Allan Slaight Mind Snare using Nikola mnemonic system
Inspired by
  • "Mind Square" (Craige McComb Snader, 1986)
 2008
Spins & Needles
96
Allan Slaight The Bard and the Bible magic square, Shakespeare presentation, 46th word from front and back in 46th psalm of King James bible
Also published here
  • Puzzler's Tribute: A Feast for the Mind, 2002
 2008
Spins & Needles
162
Geoffrey Durham The Magic Square magic square, at end the number is shown to have been predicted, cribs
 		2008
Professional Secrets
217
Jim Steinmeyer Triumph Sudoku "A Formula for a New Puzzle and a New Performance"
Sudoku skill demonstration à la Magic Square
 		2009
Technique & Understanding
121
Mel Bennett The Force Methods number forces
  • 1. using number cards (Magigram, Amazing Trelba)
  • 2. "Newspaper Prediction" (Martin Gardner, Magic, August 2005, also Ibidem?)
  • 3. 4x4 matrix
  • 4. magic square
Related to 2011
Xtra Credit (Issue 10)
69
Barrie Richardson Zebra2 presentation for Magic Square
 		2011
Curtain Call
59
Alexander de Cova My Magic Square chosen number predicted on back of board
Inspired by Mar. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 8)
55
Max Maven Rainbow Matrix number force with a magic square
Related to 2015
The Black Book of Mentalism
4
Roberto Giobbi Magic Square 3x3, with card
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 25)
29
Roberto Giobbi Magic Square Idea
Related to
  • Guyot, Vol. 3, 1735 edition p. 79
 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue July 27)
215
Christoph Borer Das Magische Quadrat focus on presentation, magic square with birth date
 		2016
21
118
Áriston Ta-Te-Ti packet of nine cards used to play tic-tac-toe with a spectator (face up and down cards). Finale is revealed that the result is a magic square, each row/column/diagonal adds up to fifteen
Inspired by 2017
Hojas Sueltas
146
John Graham Square Deal list of hundred card tricks, one chosen and performed (handful of missing cards found by looking at remaining fifty-one cards), then magic square with numerical position of that trick in the list
Inspired by
  • "The Brain Shows Off" (Harry Anderson, Tipping the Hat, 2011)
Related to 		2021
Stage by Stage
231
Christoph Borer, Hans-Christian Solka Der mathematische Geburtstag magic square for birthday, number generated of day and month
 		2022
A String of Pearls
37
Bob Farmer Hummer Ching I Ching, divination of hidden number, then I Ching reading prediction as magic square
  • Phase One: Chinese Numerology Divination of a Total
  • Phase Two: Predicting the Future
 		2022
Hummer's Odyssey (Issue Addendum #1)
1
Gregory Wilson Ball Buster magic square with balls in a tray
  • Thirty Force by Raj Madhok
  • No-Memory Rearrangement
  • Greg's Preferred Handling
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2009
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
886
Joe Rindfleisch Cubicle Coincidence Rubik's Cube with numbers on the fields is mixed and set down, three cards chosen with shuffle and deal procedure, they form the current time and are also found on bottom side of Rubik's cube which has a magic square for their sum
Inspired by
  • "Cubic" (Francis Menotti, marketed item)
 Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1002
Friedrich Roitzsch Magic Squared deck of number cards used, four cards put aside as prediction, number named, four-card groups produced that add up to that number, prediction cards also add up, all groups form a 4x4 magic square
  • The First Coincidence
  • The Second Coincidence
  • The Third Coincidence
  • The Prediction
  • The Finale
Inspired by
  • "The Grid" (Richard Wiseman, DVD, 2012)
  • "Square Deal" (Karl Hein, The Heineous Collection Volume 2)
 2023
Instructions for Miracles
75