Coincidence

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Die beiden Unzertrennlichen two selections appear next to each other, two methods
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
67
Die rätselhafte Harmonie spectator choses same card as other spectator, key card
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
102
The Mysteries of the Zodiac elaborate, mathematical selection procedure
Also published here 1897
New Era Card Tricks
116
Predestination two packs, one spectator thinks of card and its position, predicted number is counted down in other deck, card there matches first selection
Related toAlso published here 1897
New Era Card Tricks
192
Francis King Die Karte im Glase card thought of and card chosen and lost, they are the same, it travels into a handkerchief-covered glass
 		Feb. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2)
21
Die Geheimnisse des Thierkreises elaborate, mathematical selection procedure, translation by John Willmann
Also published here Jan. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 1)
4
Die magische Einwirkung two packs, one spectator thinks of card and its position, predicted number is counted down in other deck, card there matches first selection, translation by John Willmann
Also published here Apr. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4)
51
Carl Willmann Die sympatisierenden Karten card chosen, card chosen from second deck matches
 		Aug. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 8)
119
A. J. Sonderbare Uebereinstimmung deck shuffled, spectator cuts and count off the top few cards, one of the Aces chosen, the counted-off cards are of the same suit, two methods
Related to Dec. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12)
181
Hugo Schrader Das unzertrennliche Paar two separated selections lie next to each other (counting with glide, and six more methods)
 		Feb. 1905
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 3)
33
The Siamese Aces two Aces separated in deck come up next to each other when dealt through deck, sucker element
Related toVariations 1909
The Art of Magic
89
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die sympathetischen Zahlen spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card, selections are the four Tens which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1910
Kartenkünste
4
Charles T. Jordan Co-Incidentally No. 3, two decks, duplicate is found by selecting four cards and number from rolled dice
Also published here 1920
Ten New Impromptu Card Tricks
7
Al Baker Two Souls with but a single Thought coincidence & prediction, two cards
Related toAlso published here 1920s
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue The Twenty-Five Dollar Manuscript)
476
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Sympathy two cards put in envelope from different decks match, can be repeated
Related toVariations 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
27
Louis Nikola Unconscious Thought Transmission Random card chosen and sealed in envelope. Audience members name suit and value to form a card, which matches the card in the envelope
Also published here 1927
The Nikola Card System
34
Jack Merlin Three Card Force and Floor Change card is forced several times, then put under foot of spectator who thinks all cards are the same, then card under foot changes and deck is normal
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Miracles
11
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Sympathetic Location
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
 		1928
The L. W. Card Mysteries
4
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Two Card Location two selections come together in deck
Also published here 1928
The L. W. Card Mysteries
9
Al Baker Two Souls With But a Single Thought coincidence & prediction, two cards
Also published here 1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
9
Sympathetic Sympathy two decks, performer and spectator each cut to a card and put it in the same envelope, they match, repeated
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
18
Stop Trick
1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
21
Coincidence two cards chosen in one deck reverse itself in another deck
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
21
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Zwei getrennte Karten vereinigen sich im Spiel two cards end up together in the middle of the deck, pair of pseudo duplicates
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
69
Victor Farelli A Strange Coincidence card freely chosen with knife stab, then position chosen and card above and below knife denote earlier selection with suit and value
Variations 1931
Controlled Coincidence
5
Victor Farelli The Reversal card chosen with knife stab, another card pocketed, for both cards, two cards are found that denote value and suit, one of the pairs reversed
 		1931
Controlled Coincidence
7
Graham Adams The Torn Pack and Tricks Therewith two cards selected and returned, then whole deck torn in two halves, two cards counted to in both "halves", they match and are one selection, everything mixed in a hat and both halves found by touch
 		1931
Mr. S. W. Erdnase — "His Book"
27
Al Baker Al Baker's Famous Two Souls Trick coincidence & prediction, two cards
Related to 1932
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)
485
T. Page Wright Life Saver for Card With Card Lost in Pack
1933
Page Wright's Notebook
15
Al Baker The Matchmakers two cards torn, spectator sort out the pieces face down, pedestal prop
Also published here 1933
Al Baker's Book
30
Tom Sellers The Paired Card card from odd-backed deck matches prediction in glass
Related toVariations 1934
Card Tricks That Work
14
Theodore Annemann Triplets by Chance three decks, three spectator select the same card
 		1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
27
Theodore Annemann A Quaint Happening two decks, spectator selects card from one, performer finds duplicate in other deck by counting down value of selection
Related to 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
36
Orville Wayne Meyer Card Box Sympathy performer and spectator choose the same card, using the prop "P&L Metal Card box"
 		Jan. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 4)
14
Theodore Annemann Just the Same Alike two cards selected from two decks are the same, selection process from one deck complicated with four piles and die
Also published here 1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
41
Louis Lam Do As I Do "An Experiment in Coincidence", two four-card piles are made by counting some cards with both both decks, bottom cards match
 		1935
Would You Believe It?
6
Appleton's Fooler No. 3, spectator and performer each choose a card from one half, halves put together, both selections are then shown next to each other
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
4
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant A Sweetheart card marked on the right side of the face, then card marked on left side of the face, they turn out to be the same
 		1935
They're Off
31
Stewart Judah The Spectator's Choice Tantalizer deal with thirty-two cards, two selections by both spectator and performer, spectator choses which one remain after dealing procedure, see page 172 for correction
Related toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 17)
92
Julian J. Proskauer The Origion and History of the Torn Deck Trick "origin", deck is sawn or torn in half, two half card selected, they match and are previous selection
 		Feb. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 17)
96
Orville Wayne Meyer The Guidance of Fate two decks, two cards match, chosen with handkerchief force
Also published here Nov. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 26)
159
Victor Farelli Controlled Coincidence (impromptu method)
magician divines mental selection by using two cards - one denoting suit and one denoting value
Inspired by 1936
Lend Me Your Pack
40
Loyd's Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde two cards are exchanged from two packs
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
70
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Sympathy two cards put in envelope from different decks match, can be repeated
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
74
Synthetic Sympathy two selections from different decks match
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
75
Coincidence two decks, one in spectator's pocket one in performers, two selections, repeated (spectator plunges in pocket and takes out first card he can get), one marked, card index in pocket
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
78
Another Marvelous Coincidence two selections from 2 packs match
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
78
Everybody's Card several spectators all select the same card, slick card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
97
Orville Wayne Meyer Remote Control Improved odd-backed unknown card signed on back is chosen from face
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
112
The Sympathetic Pair - No. 1 two named cards end up next to each other, sticky card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
115
The Sympathetic Pair - No. 2 two selected cards end up next to each other, sticky cards, duplicates
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
116
The Sympathetic Pair - No. 3 two selected cards end up next to each other, sticky substance on finger
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
116
William Larsen Two Card Location two selections come together in deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
175
Coincidence Extraordinary piles are made, number of cards in a pile is divined, mathematical
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
187
Rolland Hamblen Necromantic Calculation
Inspired by 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
187
Theodore Annemann A Quaint Happening two decks, spectator selects card from one, performer finds duplicate in other deck by counting down value of selection
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
214
Charles T. Jordan Strange Coincidence coincidence with card values where two values add up to a third selection, stack that will force the number ten
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
220
Charles T. Jordan Double Divino coincidences and mates with stacked hundred-card-deck, see also single deck version in reference
Variations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
226
Charles T. Jordan Divino various coincidences with mates, see also hundred-cards-deck version in reference
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
229
Four-Fold Sympathy multiple coincidences, two packs
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
239
Think of a Card a selection travels next to another thought-of card, svengali deck
Variations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
250
Glenn G. Gravatt Coincidence Mene Tekel two cards chosen from different decks match, Menetekel Deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
260
Charles T. Jordan Coincidentally with two decks with same back, secret exchange of deck provides duplicates of chosen cards
VariationsAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
286
Newton Hall Controlled Luck fifty-two numbered cardboards & cards are shuffled and read one by one until performer tells to stop, card and number combination is predicted
Also published here Mar. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 30)
191
Robert Parrish The Real Coincidence Trick two decks in performer's and spectator's pocket, cards removed - they're the same
 		1937
You'd be Surprised
9
Trick with Two Packs forcing two cards previously reversed in second pack
 		1938
Greater Magic
239
"Tearing the Pack" Trick pack torn in half, card selected from both half, match and are previous selection
 		1938
Greater Magic
290
b. With Two Packs stacked decks, card cut to and turned over by spectator matches performer's card
 		1938
Greater Magic
340
Glenn G. Gravatt A Curious Coincidence two selections from two decks are put in a glass and match, menetekel deck & normal deck
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
440
Torn Deck Discovery deck is torn in half, two half selected match and are previous selection, short card
 		1938
Greater Magic
471
Martin Gardner Synthetic Seconds two selections travel together, presented as second deal demonstration, stooge
Related to 1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
272
Hen Fetsch Ghostatic Touch several coincidences with two decks
Also published here Oct. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 49)
346
Gordon R. McKenney Ace in Hole two selections in two halves appear at same position, out for lost card
Related to 1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
373
Theodore Annemann The Torn Card deck torn in half, stop trick from both half piles, credits see p. 461
 		Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
460
Robert Parrish Synchronism performer removes a card openly from blue deck, despite free choice spectator selects same from red deck, forcing deck and interesting deck switches
Variations 1939
Do That Again!
32
Theodore Annemann, Orville Wayne Meyer Remote Control Improved odd-backed unknown card signed on back is chosen from face
Related to 1939
The Incorporated Strange Secrets
7
Eddie Clever Master of Will three cards in three envelopes, same cards are selected from other deck and were predicted
 		Dec. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 6)
1
Dr. H. Walter Grote The Harmony of Numbers "An Original Card Divertissement"
several piles made by cutting and saying stop, each pile has ten cards and a Ten spot on top
Related to 1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
28
Telepathie? cards dealt on table in four piles, top cards match date of borrowed coin
 		1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 3&4)
27
Rolf Andra Das zerrissene Kartenspiel torn deck, two halves match
Also published here 1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 5)
18
T. Nelson Downs Money Sense cards divined and four selected cards represent year of coin
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 87)
551
Stephen Simpson Universal Card-Incidence two decks, card thought of, performer and spectator each shuffle and deal cards out in certain patters, then the thought-of card is in same position in both deck
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 94)
581
Theodore Annemann Coincidence spectator and performer cut their decks, bottom cards are the same, "Instanto" deck
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 115)
680
Digging For Diamonds performer and then spectator always cut at diamonds
 		1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
21
Nate Leipzig From the Pen of Leipzig two shuffled decks are covered with handkerchiefs, performer removes a card with each hand, they match
 		Jan. 1940
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 7)
1
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine seltsame Uebereinstimmung shuffled deck in handkerchief, performer names three cards and removes them from the deck without looking, second deck with numbers on back, numbers on backs of the three removed card match with the actual date
Also published here
  • "Magie" 1931.
 Oct. 1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 2&3)
6
Rolf Andra Das zerissene Kartenspiel torn deck, two halves match
Also published here Oct. 1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 2&3)
8
Jack Vosburgh Ten and One ten and one put on table, spectator puts two coins on top, coincidence, nail punch
 		1941
The Jinx (Issue 124)
721
Jack Vosburgh Once in a Life Time odd-backed unknown card is chosen from face
Related to 1941
The Jinx (Issue 125)
727
Del Cartier Weird Coin coin borrowed, half deck dealt in four piles, top card correspond with year of coin, sum counted down, card predicted
 		1941
The Jinx (Issue 132)
757
Don Diavolo Magic Shuffle two halves shuffled face-up into face-down bring two selection next to each other
 		Apr. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 133)
764
George W. Lord, M. D. Overholser A Peculiar Happenstance two cards in two piles appear at the same position, stacked & marked
Also published here Apr. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 136)
777
Frederick Braue The Marriage Meter two selections are mates
 		1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
26
Tom Sellers Matching the Colours two packets of five colored cards, matching with the spectator
 		1941
Condensed Conjuring
10
Rolf Andra Unter magischem Einfluss cards written on paper, spectator apparently selects performer's card and places it next to his selection
Also published here 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 1)
6
Dr. Stanley Jaks Perplex!? Ein Trick mit zwei Spielen two decks
 		1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 1)
10
Rolf Andra Sofort Probieren cards written on paper, spectator apparently selects performer's card and places it next to his selection
Also published here Sep. 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 9)
2
Paul Curry Follow Me two decks, two cards match after Henry Christ cutting procedure
Also published here 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
7
Paul Curry Mates spectator shuffles deck and takes card from face-down ribbon spread and gives it to spectator, performer also takes a card from spread, they are mates
 		1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
16
Paul Curry Two Card Routine
  • Effect No. 1: Joker and Ace of Spades change places
  • Effect No. 2: Joker on top, Ace on the bottom vanish and are found together in the center
  • Effect No. 3: Joker and ace pushed in the deck, travel to top and bottom
  • Effect No. 4: two numbers are called, counted and the cards found at those positions are Joker and Ace
  • Effect No. 5: Joker and Ace reverse in the deck
  • Effect No. 6: spectator reverses one card behind his back, it is the Joker
  • Effect No. 7: two selections are put face up into the deck, next to them the Joker and the Ace are found
  • Effect No. 8: selections transform into Joker and Ace
  • Effect No. 9: two cards clipped by four paper clips are removed from the pocket, Joker and Ace
Also published here 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
27
Franklin M. Chapman Stunner No. 1 two decks shuffled and then dealt in unison, two cards match at a certain position (percentage trick), card and position predicted on back of business card
Also published here 1941
Ten Stunners with A Nail Writer
1
Eddie Joseph A Double Location two-card version of previous location, with variations:
  • the two selections come next to each other
  • several men choose the same card, women also
Inspired by 1942
Greater Card Tricks
15
Eddie Joseph A Remarkable Coincidence two cards chosen from two decks match, repeat, two-way Mirage decks
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
71
Joe Berg A Miracle - Maybe unknown card signed on back, deck spread face up on table and spectator finds card, either directly or via improvisation
Related to 1942
Cut the Cards
22
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Card of Destiny card "divined" via personal information from spectator end up next to selection
 		1943
Tricks and Sleights
8
Charles Terraneau Card-Incidence deck is cut in two, spectator and performer's selection are found at the same position
Related to Mar. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 30)
124
Gerber Thrice Right thought of number is counted from the deck and cross sum as well, another spectator does the same without looking at the card, prediction matches the card from first spectator and when the card by the second spectator is turned over ist is the same as well
Inspired by
  • a routine by Stewart James in "The Jinx"
 June 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 38)
157
Clyde Cairy Sympathy
Variations Sep. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 43)
177
Walter B. Gibson Deferred Coincidence three cards are selected from a red and from a blue deck, they match
 		Dec. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 50)
206
Julian J. Proskauer The Torn Deck Trick deck is sawn or torn in half, two half card selected, they match and are previous selection
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
24
Orville Wayne Meyer Card Box Sympathy performer and spectator choose the same card, using the prop "P&L Metal Card box"
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
72
Orville Wayne Meyer Magno Touch performer writes name on face of card, spectator selects card and signs it's back, it is the same card
 		Jan. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 8)
36
George G. Kaplan Numerology??? two decks, three cards are counted to in both decks and they match
Also published here May 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 12)
49
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
John Mulholland The Prophetic Pennies spectator shuffles deck, freely chooses penny from a pile, date matches top four cards
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
62
George W. Lord, M. D. Overholser A Peculiar Happenstance two cards in two piles appear at the same position, stacked & marked
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
280
Hen Fetsch Ghostatic Touch several coincidences with two decks
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
295
Orville Wayne Meyer The Guidance of Fate two decks, two cards match, chosen with handkerchief force
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
296
Newton Hall Controlled Luck fifty-two numbered cardboards & cards are shuffled and read one by one until performer tells to stop, card and number combination is predicted
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
309
Franklin M. Chapman Identical Twins No. 1, two decks shuffled and then dealt in unison, two cards match at a certain position (percentage trick), card and position predicted on back of business card
Also published here 1944
Twenty Stunners with A Nail Writer
11
Paul Curry Follow Me two decks, two cards match after Henry Christ cutting procedure
Also published here 1945
My Best
78
George G. Kaplan Coincidence? No. Prevision? Yes three decks, two shuffled and dealt face up, at one point same card appears at same position, this card is reversed in the third deck
Related toVariations 1945
My Best
94
U. F. Grant Zella Prediction Trick one card selected, one thought of, prediction written on one card, it's the selection with the thought of card written on it
Related to 1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
19
Robert A. Nelson, Dr. H. Walter Grote The Twenty-First Stunner ungaffed
Inspired by 1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
23
Walter B. Gibson Sextuple Stranger Than Hallucination three people look at the bottom card and remove it, all think of the same card
Inspired by Mar. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 80)
325
L. Vosburgh Lyons Match'em! spectator pushes middle of the center out with a knife / pencil, two times it's the mate of a previously tabled mate
 		Aug. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 89)
360
John Scarne Triple Coincidence two decks, three cards exchanged
Variations 1946
Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
15
Arthur H. Buckley Matching Pairs Experiment No. 4 - spectator and magician select card from a half, same value, repeated a couple of times
 		1946
Card Control
154
Arthur H. Buckley Next to Yours! Experiment No. 12 - two cards are placed above and below selection
 		1946
Card Control
162
Warren Wiersbe Miracle Do As I Do
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
4
H. Levenson Amazing Coincidence two rows of eight cards, selection is found in the named column
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
4
Ronald B. Edwards Side by Side two spectator's cards are found next to each other
 		Dec. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 116)
466
Bob Hummer The Little Moonies CATO routine, cards with moon faces printed on them, one way they are smiling held the other way the are sad, spectator marks two cards on the pack and cuts them in the deck, performer takes cards behind back, all moons are in smiling orientation except marked two
Also published here 1946
Face Up Face Down Mysteries
3
Stewart Judah Cards and Pellets eight cards written on billets, one card put in envelope, elimination deal done with billets, first side a free choice thanks to miswriting one billet, last billet matches card in envelope
Related toAlso published here
  • "A Curious Coincidence with Cards and Pellets" (Judah, Subtle Problems You Will Do)
 1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
25
Paul Curry New View deck in new deck order, spectator has the deck behind the back and puts one card reversed in the middle of the deck, exactly in order
Variations Feb. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 120)
481
Herb Runge Duo
Inspired by Mar. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 122)
491
Paul Curry Two Together spectator and performer think of a card in their half and note them on a business card, halves are put together back to back and two cards slipped of together, the noted cards are slipped of at the same time
Related toVariations Nov. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 139)
560
Clayton Rawson Magic Is Easy spectator touches a card and it's card named before by performer, repeated, then card reversed
 		Sep. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 4)
351
Intuition with Cards two card initialed, spectator and magician each chose them
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
78
George G. Kaplan New Card Affinity spectator and performer each choose a card from half the deck, deck assembled, performer knows the distance of the two selections (originally next to each other)
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
65
Tony Kardyro Strange, Very Strange two cards in two halves thought of by two spectators at an agreed-upon small number, they are the same card, card is shown to have vanished and is reproduced from pocket
 		1948
Your Deck — Your Card
5
Arthur H. Buckley Sympathy in Choice four or five cards chosen and lost, then other spectators think of cards in fan, they match
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
97
Arthur H. Buckley Sympathy in Choice four or five cards chosen and lost, then other spectators think of cards in fan, they match
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
97
Paul LePaul A Paradox Of Pairs
1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
151
Dr. William T. Palchinas Skill-Nil! combination of several routines, here as Palchanis
  • Pay Off (Walter Gibson)
  • One Good Trick (Walter Gibson)
  • A Total Mystery (Tony Kardyro)
  • Total Mystery / Sensational Sensitive Finger Tips (Tony Kardyro)
  • Card-Incidence (Charles Terraneau)
Related to Aug. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 183)
731
George C. Engel Quadruple Coincidence three cards and number of cards of a cut-off packet match
Related toVariationsAlso published here May 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 12)
543
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Four two decks, two cards are selected by two spectators and mates are found
 		1949
Staggered
3
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Five two decks, two cards are selected by two spectators and mates are found, one deck dealt face up and one face down
 		1949
Staggered
4
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Six two decks, two cards are selected by dealing to a chosen number, mates are found at same position, with variation
 		1949
Staggered
4
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Seven two decks are cut and placed under hats, 51 cards are dealt and last two cards match
 		1949
Staggered
5
Oscar Weigle Under the Table Coincidence two decks below table, halves are exchanged and placed face-to-face, cards at separation point match
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
13
Al Baker Two Souls With But a Single Thought coincidence & prediction, two cards
Also published here 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
24
A Test of Will two cards chosen from two decks turn out to be the same
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
56
Joe Stuthard An Open Switch two selections travel next to each other, with switch in pocket as performer demonstrates what to do
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
13
Joe Stuthard Thought Card thought-of card is found next to another selection
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
17
Eddie Joseph Propensity of the Inanimate two selections end up at same positions in two piles
 		1949 ca.
15 Exciting Minutes with a Borrowed Deck
3
George Blake Your Deal
Feb. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 197)
788
Dr. Jacob Daley The Mathematical Card Trick No. 33, Two cards selected from shuffled deck, deck split into two, when dealt down, both cards turn up at the same time
VariationsAlso published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
59
John Scarne The Love Birds No. 40, performer and spectator each select a card and lose them in different parts of deck, later both cards show up next to each other
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
72
George Starke Quadruple Coincidence No. 55, Do As I Do with four climaxes, three cards and number of cards of a cut-off packet match
Related toVariations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
97
Bill Simon My Lucky Card No. 76, card cut into the the deck by the spectator, ends up between two cards that match its value and suit separately.
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
138
John Scarne Scarne's Birds of a Feather No. 93, performed with the cards under the table
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
174
Nate Leipzig Leipzig's Sympathetic Cards No. 137, from two decks placed under handkerchiefs, performer removes matching cards
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
265
John Scarne Scarne's Sympathetic Card Trick No. 144, coincidence effect using different-sized packets of cards from two decks.
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
278
John Scarne, Frank Garcia The Four Deuces No. 152, magician and spectator each place half the deck behind their backs. They each take out two cards, which are revealed to be the four Twos
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
296
Tom Ransom New(er) View impromptu version of the Curry effect
Inspired by July 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 233)
931
George Schindler One in a Million one card is marked with an X, spectator selects exactly that card
 		July 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 234)
934
Cy Keller You Do As Cy Do both cards at same position
Variations July 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 234)
935
Martin Gardner, Bill Simon Similar Twins cards are shuffled face down into face up, spectator removes two face up cards and performer two face down card, same value
Variations Nov. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 241)
962
Edward Marlo Effect No. 8 unknown card reversed in a deck, it matches peeked-at card from second deck
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
4
Edward Marlo Effect No. 9 unknown card reversed in a deck, it matches stopped-at card from second deck
 		1951
The Marlo Miracle Deck
5
Toni Koynini Koyincidence three thirds of deck, spectator selects card, when two packets are deal in unison, mates are at selection, not sure, twenty-sixth key
 		1951
Toni Koynini's Card Miracles
16
Eddie Joseph Just Unbelievable two selections made, deck honestly shuffled face-up/face-down, dealt into two piles, selections at same position, spectators are supposed to throw cotton balls at each other when their cards show up
 		1951
More Dumbfounders with Cards
7
Eddie Joseph The Invisible Influence deck is divided in halves and performer knows matching pairs when cards are dealt, six phases
  • The Patter
  • The Influence in Operation
  • The Principle Explained
  • Details of Working
  • Additional Information
Variations 1951
The Invisible Influence
2
Al Leech Double Count selection and performer's card show up at the same position in two piles
 		1952
Manipulating with Leech
18
Bill Simon Coincidence repeated mate coincidence, two halves, dealing cards simultaneously
Inspired byRelated to 1952
Effective Card Magic
29
Bill Simon, Martin Gardner Similar Twins cards are shuffled face down into face up, spectator removes two face up cards and performer two face down card, same value
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
151
Bill Simon Four-Way Coincidence four mates found by spectator
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
169
Dr. A. Ch. Wilsmann Ideenflucht two decks, spectator and performer select same card, cards travel to envelope
 		1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 6)
78
Edward Marlo Affinity two spectators deal down, stop at a card and place rest on top, deck dealt into two piles and they then in unison, selections are in same position
Related toVariations 1952
The Last Word on Cards
6
Oscar Weigle Double Duty two cards in two halves chosen by performer and spectator by removing some cards, counting them and remembering a card at that position, later both halves are dealt in unison and reversed cards show up at the position of the selections
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
37
Al Leech A Double Coincidence cards chosen from two decks
 		1953
Card Man Stuff
23
Milton Kort Color Change & Follow Up Two red decks, one changes to blue, and then a Chicago Opener style routine is performed (blue card placed in red deck, spectator picks it out from face up spread), red/blue card
Related to Aug. 1953
The Phoenix (Issue 288)
1152
Aage Darling Numero card is selected and returned, book tells which cards match which numbers, when card is named and the playing cards a second deck with numbers are dealt, number and selection are at the same place
 		1953
I'll Read Your Mind
39
3mal dasselbe brief explanation of two tricks
  • same card is selected by two people by counting and dealing
  • two cards lost in the deck end up on the bottom
Also published here
  • in "Triks"
 1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 3)
120
Dr. A. Ch. Wilsmann Die Zwillingskarte two spectators select same card, second card is remembered while riffling through the deck
 		1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 4)
125
Dr. William Weyeneth Mit einer Karte... spectator and performer put packet in pocket and last cards removed are selections
 		1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 6)
157
Walter Essman Sealed card is marked with a seal turns out to be selection
 		June 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 309)
33
Stewart James Coincidence Upon Coincidence finding two cards with same value
 		1954
The Nullificator
5
Stewart James Matchimera
Also published here 1954
First Call To Cards
8
Rolf Andra Ihr Wunsch ist mir Befehl... several cards are chosen all of named suit
 		1955
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 2)
284
P. Howard Lyons Infallible Coincidence deck cut, half the cards counted into a pile, cards turned up simultaneously, one match occurs which is previously announced by value and position
Inspired by
  • "The Frequent Miracle" (Tom Boyer)
 June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
16
Tom Bowyer Maybe Make Three shuffled deck cut in half, performer takes three values out of one half, three cards chosen freely from other half, most of the time some values match, proposition bet
 		Aug. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 2)
5
P. Howard Lyons Break Even card peeked at, two halves made, performer shows written prediction, both cards are dealt simultaneously and performer shouts stop, next cards are selection and predicted card
Related toVariations Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
8
Bob Hummer The Little Moonies CATO trick, uses cards with drawing of either smiling/frowning face. Two cards are marked on the back and after mixing, shown to be the only ones frowning while other cards are smiling
Inspired byAlso published here 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
19
Alex Elmsley, Dai Vernon Elmsley's Card Coincidence deck cut into two piles, a card selected in each pile, later shown to turn up at the same position, handling is by Vernon
Variations 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
25
Walter Behm Der Mathe-Magier number prediction of rolled dice, length of cut band, amount of cut cards and total of two selections, same numbers
Inspired by
  • Hofzinser's "Der Mathematiker"
 1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 4)
439
Jerry Andrus Effect D vanished card reappears reversed next to another selection
 		1956
Andrus Deals You In
74
Martin Gardner The "One Two Three" Trick three sets of Ace to Three are removed, one set put in a face-up row on table, one set put face down under those cards in the row, last three cards are distributed by spectator so they don't match the face-up cards, face-down cards either predict the placement, or each set has an Ace, Two and Three, also suggestion with other objects (different-sized cups of three colors)
Variations July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
5
Tom Ransom Redundant two cards chosen from two halves, both dealt simultaneously, one face up and one face down, face-up spectator thinks stop and performer stops at card, second selection is at same position in face-down pile
Related to
  • "Simultaneous Coincidence" (Reading Is Believing, Trevor Hall)
 July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
15
Roy E. Smith Sympathetic Card Miracle two halves are shuffled, performer and spectator select a card from each other's half, they end up in the same position
 		1956
1956 Card Annual
23
Theodore Annemann Dust the same alike two cards selected from two decks are the same, selection process from one deck complicated with four piles and die
Also published here 1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 4)
522
Francis Haxton Coincidental
1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 5)
538
Die Macht des Gedankens brief explanation of two effects without title
  • two decks, selection is at same position in other deck, displacement of three cards
  • cards removed from deck to select card, prediction / force
 		1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 6)
571
Alex Elmsley A Letter from Alex intro to following tricks, presenting mathematical tricks
 		Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
15
Jack Avis A Short Brownwave card selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then divided in two halves, both deal in unison and the selected card is at same position as card with a message
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
15
Jack Avis A Simple Brownwave card selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then divided in two halves, both deal in unison and the selected card is at same position as card with a message
Inspired by Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
15
Jack Avis Delayed Brownwave card selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then divided in two halves, both deal in unison and at one point a prediction card appears with the message "count ten more cards", that's where the selection is
Inspired by Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
16
Edward Marlo Second Fooler with two selections in two halves of one deck, automatic placement
 		1958
Faro Notes
50
Edward Marlo Faro Fooler #11 Exact Placement, two selections are found at thought of number, with three variations
 		1958
Faro Notes
62
Brother John Hamman The Million-to-One Chance ten cards by performer and spectator are put down in pairs, ten value matches
Variations 1958
The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M.
7
Edward Marlo Opening Phase after spectator shuffles, a Seven is at seventh position, three methods
 		1958
The Magic Seven
21
Tony Corinda No. 7. A Card Trick unknown card is marked with initials of the spectator, who finds that card by coincidence
 		1958
The Swami Gimmick
19
Tony Corinda, "Teddy" Love (13) Stooges comments, trick by "Teddy" Love where two spectator's select the same card as the performer does, three decks
Also published here 1958
Predictions
99
Charles Hudson Major-Minor Do-As-I-Do one deck, spectator choses amount of cards he and performer get, down under deal until one card, mates
 		Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
10
Russell "Rusduck" Duck, Charles Hudson Outer Space up to three spectators select thirteen cards, everybody has one card of each value
Related to July 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 10)
3
Rolf Andra Das unlösbare Problem two decks, two spectator select a card and put it in other deck, both chose the same card and they match prediction
 		1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 3)
667
Edward Marlo Impromptu Power two selections, performer makes two piles and selections are at same position in each pile
 		1959
Riffle Shuffle Systems
37
Edward Marlo Red and Blue - Spectator Coincidence card thought of and touched in other deck, match, two decks
Variations 1959
Marlo Meets His Match
15
Edward Marlo Double Coincidence two cards chosen by performer and spectator turn out to be aces
 		1959
Marlo Meets His Match
16
Al Leech The Spectator Does a Trick two cards tell value and suit, "Untouchted" with touching
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959
Cardmanship
6
Al Leech The Double Count
1959
Cardmanship
10
Tony Corinda, Maurice Fogel A Card and Billet Routine cards are noted on billets, cards on board, spectator selects a billet and throws a dart into the noted card
 		1959
Billets
195
Jack Avis The Birthday Card Trick card is found a position of a wished month
 		1959
Card Tricks
312
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
Card Tricks
314
Michael Mence Blind Coincidence two spectators find mates behind their backs
Variations 1959
Card Tricks
318
Tony Corinda Bird of a Feather a lot of cut card pieces, four are selected and form one card, with variations
Variations 1959
Card Tricks
320
U. F. Grant A Date with a Coin coin is selected, when top four cards are dealt, numbers match the date of the coin
 		1959
More Miracles in Mentalism
30
Edward Marlo World's Best? spectator's chosen card ends up next to thought-of card, same card is reversed in a second deck
  • alternative method with memorized deck
 		July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
9
Mel Stover Triptych spectator cuts deck in two piles, card cut to is placed aside, down-under-deal with both halves, the remaining cards match, and they also match the card placed aside, fourth card in wallet
Variations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
15
Ken Beale Brown Coincidence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then dealt in two halves, both are dealt in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Inspired byVariations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
16
Ken Beale Simple Coincidence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then dealt in two halves, both are dealt in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
18
Edward Marlo A Rough Prediction Open Prediction methods using a roughed forcing deck, performer deals
  • First Presentation (spectator stops as performer deals)
  • Second Presentation (spectator thinks of a number and then stops dealing at the number, "Did you think of number x?")
  • Third Presentation (spectator thinks of one of the indifferent cards, predicted card is next to it)
  • Fourth Presentation (two cards end up in the same position in two halves)
  • Fifth Presentation (prediction card made with another deck)
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
2
Edward Marlo Roughed Mene-Tekel Coincidence card thought of in blue deck matches card chosen from red deck
Related to Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
8
Edward Marlo The Spectator Coincidence physical selection matches mental (named from face-up spread) selection, using "Double Face Mente Tekel in red and blue cards", suggesting an SBS deck as well in intro
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
38
Robert Craig Green Stamp Coincidence two sets of the same cards, spectator and performer chose one and mark the cards with a stamp, cards match
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
55
Ken Beale Trireme sixteen-card packet cut and dealt into two piles, top card of one pile pocketed, down-under-deal with both packets result in a card of the same value and the same suit of the pocketed card
Inspired by Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
17
Ken Beale Triplets spectator counts down to a number between twelve and twenty and pockets card, down-under deal with dealt packet results in mate, another card of that value is taken from pocket
Inspired by Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
17
Jack Avis The Devilish Die two card selected with top and bottom numbers of rolled die, both are eventually located
Variations Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
19
Dai Vernon Cards of Coincidence two cards from two decks put in envelope match, three phases
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1961
Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic
11
Sid Solomon Undue Influence card is removed face up, second card is choses face down it's the same with different back
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
34
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ein entzückender Karteneffekt spectator marks one card behind back, it is the only card with a different back color
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
101
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart, Edwin Leist-Bernini Dr. Rotbart's Kartenmysterum four piles, 4 cards are selected, then deck is shuffled and dealt again into four piles, top cards match selections, duplicates
 		1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 5)
103
P. Howard Lyons Safety Match two decks shuffled, the top cards match, then one of those cards changes to match new top card of other deck
 		Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
18
William P. Miesel Pinochle Tricks routine to be performed with a pinochle deck
  • Phase I (two selected cards match, Mexican Turnover)
  • Phase II (different matching phase)
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
17
Anthony J. Gugliotta Venus Observa card chosen and lost reversed in deck, its name is spelled in another deck and the arrived-at card lies next to the selection in first deck
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
22
Ken Beale Brownian Movement deck cut, two spectators remove a number of cards and remember cards at that position, halves dealt in unison, performer stops when the cards appear at the same position, when removed number is counted down again mates are found
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
25
Edward Marlo Throw in Location, Second Method magician's card is placed next to selection
Also published here 1962
Estimation
17
Sam Schwartz Sam-Ultaneous two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, appear at same position in two piles
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
114
Howard Schwarzman Two-Gether two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, appear at same position in two piles
 		1962
Close-up Card Magic
116
Edward Marlo Technicolor Prediction spectator turns over one card behind back, reversed card was predicted and has different colored back, several methods
Related to 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
64
Jack Avis Coincidence-Again
Also published here 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
69
Max Malini Card Magic six spectators select the same card from six decks
Related toAlso published here 1962
Malini and His Magic
24
Max Malini The Siemese Aces two Aces separated in deck come up next to each other when dealt through deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1962
Malini and His Magic
70
Der zerrissene Gedanke deck is cut in half, two half-cards are chosen, they match and form a single card
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
15
Erwin Sloan Mated two decks, thought of number
 		Feb. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 377)
337
Edward Marlo, Peter Warlock Sympathetic Coincidence performer places blue-backed card in case, spectator removes same from red deck
 		1964
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
94
Edward Marlo, Theodore Annemann Impromptu Remote Control unknown odd-backed card is marked on back, a card selected via stop procedure with deck in glass is marked on face, turns out to be the same
Inspired by 1964
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
95
Edward Marlo 1835 two selections show up at same position in two piles, faro
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
19
Edward Marlo Thought Togetherness performer and spectator thinks of a card, they are next to each other, memorized deck, faro
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
42
Al Leech Right, Wrong, Right two cards match
 		1965
Super Card Man Stuff
25
Al Leech A Chameleon Pair similar to "Right, Wrong, Right"
 		1965
Super Card Man Stuff
27
Al Leech Face up Coincidence mates
 		1965
Super Card Man Stuff
30
Al Leech Triple Coincidence
1965
Super Card Man Stuff
32
Don Nielsen Problem in Prophecy three different colored cups, and three different colored balls, matching, posed as problem, see p. 426 & 428 for comments and ideas
Inspired byRelated toVariations July 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 397)
416
Verall Wass Two of a Kind Repeated two decks, spectator and performer place some card in pockets and they always remove matching cards
 		1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 3)
46
Paul Stadelman Who Can Yell the Loudest? several spectators select same card, humorous revelation
 		1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
82
Aaron Wainer Phonetics random person called during performance says that he also has a magician guest who had him choose a card, they match
 		June 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
37
Karl Fulves The Bet without Odds Problems with Cards - No. Three
one red card in black pile and vice versa, spectator should choose a pile and find a black card, but he chooses black pile and the only red card therein
for solutions see references
Variations June 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
39
Edward Marlo The Bet without Odds - Solutions three methods, see also p. 47
Inspired byRelated to July 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 9)
45
J. W. Sarles Coercion Problems with Cards - No. Five
card reversed behind back by performer, then spectator, same card
Variations Sep. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
55
Roy Johnson The Bet without Odds solution
Inspired by Sep. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
56
Francis Haxton Coercion solution
Inspired by Dec. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 2)
69
Chan Canasta Oops 15: Four Kings into exile Reader chooses any two values of cards (no suits), go through deck of cards and find them side by side
 		1966
Book of Oopses
32
Arthur Setterington Royal Quartet shuffled deck, kings are put next to aces
 		1967
Stranger Mysteries
4
Arthur Setterington Death Card six blank cards and an ace of spades, spectator selects the ace
 		1967
Stranger Mysteries
12
Francis Haxton Gambler's Last Chance performer holds four cards, spectator choses any card face-down, it completes Royal Flush
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 10)
113
Gene Finnell Coincidence? two selected cards in two piles turn up at the same position
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
2
Gene Finnell Togetherness two piles, two selected cards end up together
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
4
James G. Thompson Jr. A Dark Secret same card is reversed in the deck, spirits turned cards over in the dark
Also published here 1967
Between Two Minds
47
Die verrückte Zehn ten cards, two spectators chose one each by naming a number which is counted to, they are the same card, the rest are duplicates of another card
 		1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
4
Arthur Rasper Das Farbkartenmedium five color cards are placed in stand or glasses, spectator gets another five cards and manages to place them to the matching cards, partial rough-smooth
Inspired by 1967
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III
27
Paul Swinford Improbable Coincidence...
1968
Faro Fantasy
11
William P. Miesel Cards & Dice Ace to Four and four dice match up, Aces appear
Related to Mar. 1968
Epilogue (Issue 2)
9
Karl Fulves The Odd Event red-black matching thing with two card location
Related toVariations July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
18
Ben Christopher Two Card Control two thought-of cards are found in same position in two halves
 		June 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
187
Tom Sellers, Rolf Andra The Paired Card card from odd-backed deck matches prediction in glass
Inspired by 1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 1)
10
Karl Fulves Like Seeks Like two cards next to each other are turned over, packet dealt out, cards next to reversed cards are of the same value
 		1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Displacements)
34
Karl Fulves Finders three cards next to each other are turned over, packet dealt out, cards next to reversed cards are of the same value
 		1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Displacements)
35
Karl Fulves Out Of Hand two cards are removed from packet, rest dealt out, suits of selections and suits in piles have some coincidences
 		1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Displacements)
35
Gene Finnell Face-up Face-down Duplication face up/face down order of two piles match, gilbreath
 		Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
37
Gene Finnell Influential Pairs Variation some red-black matching occurs, gilbreath
Inspired by Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
37
Edward Marlo The Odd Event red-black matching thing with two-card location
Inspired byVariations Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
38
Roy Walton Influence some red-black matching occurs, two stacked decks, faro
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
51
Fred Lessor Brown-1 two cards show up at the same time during deal of two halves simultaneously, faro
 		Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
54
E. Leslie May Thank You, Ted two people select mates in fair manner
 		1969
HEX!
51
Roy Walton Countdown Problem four cards tabled, one pocketed by spectator, sum of other three counted down to arrive at match to pocketed card
Related toVariations May 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 7)
258
Karl Fulves Countdown Problem Solution
Inspired byVariations May 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 7)
258
Charles Brent Fate pair of mates revealed by counting down to numbers rolled with dice, in second trick spot cards indicated number on die
Variations Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 12)
290
Aldini Cardincidence Card freely chosen from packet of blue cards matches card chosen from red packet
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
16
Aldini, Glenn G. Gravatt More Thoughts Anticipated Spectator removes card from red deck, matches card taken out by magician from blue deck
Inspired by
  • "Final Selection" (Glenn. G. Gravatt)
 1969
Roughingly Yours
19
Aldini The Genie Deck Uses Joe Berg Atomic Deck. Magician manages to place peeked at card next to freely thought of card (cards are never named)
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
22
Karl Fulves An Odd Gray Coincidence two packets from different decks, question and faro shuffling procedure before coincidence
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
57
Glen Kehler Telepath based on Hen Fetch's "Symbologic"
 		July 1970
Epilogue (Issue 9)
65
Edward Marlo Simplex or Complex three selections turn out to be the same card, two methods
Variations Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
116
Dai Vernon Gemini Cards
Related toAlso published here 1970
Expanded Lecture Notes
25
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny Math Teacher three cards are selected, values of two added equal value of third card, with large card stand
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
128
Sam Schwartz Tri-Multaneous
  • Part 1: mate & selection appear at same time after slip slop shuffled packed is gone through in pairs
  • Part 2: Sam-Ultaneous
  • Part 3: two chosen cards show up at same position in two packets, using two odd-numbered piles
see also p. 348
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 6)
334
Karl Fulves Child's Play
Variations Sep. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 11)
364
Francis J. Baker Stop Trick blank card with "STOP!" appears at same number in one heap as selection in other heap
 		Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
378
Karl Fulves Second Law some value coincidences happen when dealing through piles, application of Milk Build Shuffle to Si Stebbins
Inspired by
  • "Isaac's Law" (Karl Fulves, Magic and Spells Quarterly)
Related to 		Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
379
Frederick M. Shields Split the Aces Aces cut in half, put down alternating and they match
Related toVariations 1970
Magick (Issue 3)
11
Bascom Jones Add Aces all halves are face down
Inspired by 1970
Magick (Issue 3)
14
Alex Redans The Psychic Spectator matching effect, torn paper with numbers
Related to 1970
Magick (Issue 8)
38
Gene Nielsen Resonance! two decks, same cards are selected from two spectators
 		1970
Magick (Issue 11)
51
Paul Swinford Swinford's Myth 14-15 force, faro, new deck order
 		1971
More Faro Fantasy
17
Paul Swinford Double Duper spectator and magician turn over a card, mates
 		1971
More Faro Fantasy
32
Paul Swinford Against all Odds two spectators choose cards, they're mates
 		1971
More Faro Fantasy
34
Paul Swinford The Double Brotherly Whammy two selections are together, CCCC
Inspired by 1971
More Faro Fantasy
45
Karl Fulves Faroincidence reversed card is at same position as selection when dealt from two packets in unison, faro, non-slip cut, "The shuffled deck is handed to you behind your back. With the cards out of sight, reverse the 25th and 26th cards from the top." Good luck!
 		1971
The Book of Numbers
27
Karl Fulves Another Oracle as a 2-deck Do As I Do coincidence
Inspired by 1971
The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes
3
Ron Ferris Dynamite with red black separation climax
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
23
Peter Kane Swindle Coincidence two decks shuffled by two spectators, they each chose a number card and count down to arrive at the same card
 		1971
Another Card Session with Peter Kane
10
Peter Kane The "My Best" Coincidence two decks shuffled and counted down until match occurs, this card is predicted
Inspired by 1971
Another Card Session with Peter Kane
11
Bruce Cervon Outer Limits! one of five unseen cards is signed on the back by performer, cards are turned over and spectator selects same card
 		1971
Magick (Issue 23)
111
Paul Maurer The Match-Maker six cards with women are shuffled and placed on stand, five blank cards and a King of Hearts are shuffled and placed on the other cards, King of Hearts ends up on chosen card
Inspired by
  • Jochen Zmeck's "Brautschau" in "Magie" January, 1967.
 1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 2)
24
Frank Garcia Three in a Million two decks, spec and perf select same card and cut off same amount of cards
Related toVariations 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
32
Nick Trost Jumbo Two Way Split matching routine with cut-in-half jumbo cards, based on Stewart James' "Split Second" (Tops)
 		1972
Card Cavalcade
57
Alex Elmsley, Roy Walton Expansion Notes: As A Coincidence procedure to control two peeked cards twenty-six apart, effect application in which two selection appear at same position in two halves
 		Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
113
Gene Finnell The 26th Card two selections are in same position in two halves
 		Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
115
Edward Marlo Blind Date kings and queens place on table alternating by performer and spectator, all suits match
Related to Dec. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 12)
95
Karl Fulves Mathematical Twins Variation mate found after klondike shuffle
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 4)
487
Roy Walton Long Shot four spectators select the only red cards from about half the deck
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 11)
560
E. Leslie May The Fortune Telling Book two decks and two spectators, fortune-telling book with cards for each dates, selections match cards on birth date
 		1972
Magick (Issue 40)
197
Alex Redans Psychic Triplets three decks, two normal one Ultra mental deck
 		1972
Magick (Issue 50)
249
Orville Wayne Meyer Something Screwey sucker element, three spectators select same card, card ends up in pocket
 		1972
The Living End
78
Clayton Rawson Magic Shuffle Variation cards shuffled face up into face down, cards found together
 		1972
The Living End
123
Jerry K. Hartman Three On A Match magician and spectator each select three cards, they make up three pairs of mates
 		1972
Packet Magic
6
Jerry K. Hartman A Cut Above mirroring each other, magician and spectator each cut four piles, magician has cut to Kings, spectator has cut to Aces with corresponding order of suits
Also published here 1972
Packet Magic
38
Billy McComb The Reverse-Cut Svengali Pack ... An Introduction spectator and magician both cut at the same card
 		1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
79
Dai Vernon Vernon's Coincidence Card Trick Ala Annemann No. 67, two cards from two decks put in envelope match, two methods
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
20
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Mental Effect No. 143, two cards peeked, they are the same, card not in deck but found in pocket, cryptic
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
38
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Numbers Or Lucky No. 277, spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card from four piles, selections are the four Nines which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Inspired byRelated to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
69
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Double Steal Effect No. 294, two spectators select a card from one half each, performer also writes down a card, all three are the same and card is found in pocket
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
75
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Coincidence No. 591, card chosen in one deck is reversed in other, then cards transpose between two decks and backs change again
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
165
Plate And Hatton Glide Trick No. 733, chosen and mentally thought of card come together
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
194
Karl Fulves Opposite Conjunction two decks, using "basic riffle shuffle stack" (NPO variant)
  • Second Method - Reverse Zarrow
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
69
William Zavis Coincidence two selections are in same position in two halves and divined, faro
 		Mar. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 17)
158
Karl Fulves The Odd Event red-black matching thing with two card location
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
16
Gene Finnell Face-up/Face-down Challenge face-up/face-down condition of one pile matches that of another pile
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
65
Edward Marlo The Odd Event red-black matching thing with two card location
Inspired by 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
67
Roy Walton Influence some red-black matching occurs, two stacked decks, faro
Inspired by 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
75
Karl Fulves Unmatch five red and five black cards, spectator choses five, when turned up in pairs they always are one red and one black
Also published here 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
80
Charles Hudson Match Up
Inspired by 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
91
Frederick Braue One Pack Triple Do spectator and performer have half the deck each, three cards taken out by each, they match, two handlings
Inspired by May 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7)
626
Francis J. Baker Alpha Card Act
  • First Trick (spectator choses card from one deck, performer from another, they match)
  • Second Trick (spectator initials card on back, performer the Three of Hearts on face, but later the Nine of Hearts is initialed on face and on back)
  • Third Trick (two cards reversed in two decks match)
 		June 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8)
629
Robin Robertson Etcetera variation of Long Shot
Inspired by July 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 9)
640
Lin Searles, Cy Endfield Impromptu Miracle
Inspired by Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
673
Edward G. Brown The Detective Card Trick selection is at same position as face up card in other half
Also published here 1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
96
Jerry K. Hartman Two Strikes Spectator stops on the same card twice
 		1973
Means & Ends
38
Jerry K. Hartman Under The Influence Red card stabbed into blue deck, next to matching card
 		1973
Means & Ends
58
Jerry K. Hartman Compulsive Thinker Spectator selects only black card in a group of red cards, see "Update" in Super Dupes p. 24
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1973
Means & Ends
60
Jerry K. Hartman Think Twice Spectator marks the back of previously thought of card
 		1973
Means & Ends
65
Gene Finnell Control Cards two selections from two halves end up in the same position, handling uses two Jokers face-up in the halves that are later removed, Klondike shuffle
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
8
Gene Finnell Location incomplete faro control, Klondike shuffle, a face-up card ends up at same position as selection in other half
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
18
Gene Finnell Cards Of Prophesy (actually unnumbered page between 30 and 31)
card removed, odd-backed card put in deck, faros, cards of same value and suit end up next to odd-backed card (composite)
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
31
Gene Finnell Coincidence? two selection turn up at same position in two halves
  • Variation #1
  • Variation #2
  • Coincidence? with a Key Card
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
60
Gene Finnell Make Up two selection cut into deck, faro, cards on either side have same value and suit (composite)
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
75
Rolf Andra Rätselhaftes Zusammentreffen
1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 5)
86
Edward Marlo, Karl Fulves Pointed Up Wager proposition plot (problem by Fulves): one black card in a packet of red cards, spectator cuts to single black card, six methods
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
102
Edward Marlo The Cam Myth Smith Myth Coincidence Effect, but with really different selections
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
146
Edward Marlo Olram's Coincidence two cards are chosen from different decks, they match
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
202
Herb Zarrow Swindle Mates matching order of two suits, swindle switch
 		July 1974
Epilogue (Issue 21)
196
William P. Miesel Duo Coincido two mates are found, two methods
Inspired by
  • "Double Coincido" (Karl Fulves, MUM Vol.62/8)
 July 1974
Epilogue (Issue 21)
200
Paul Curry More Power To The Thought one deck
 		1974
Paul Curry Presents
67
Edward Marlo Dribble Coincidence two decks, three phases
Related to Oct. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 2)
13
Edward Marlo Dribble Concept Continued two decks are dribbled and spectator calls stop, eight aces, double back thick card
Related to Nov. 1974
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 3)
29
Stephen Minch The Temperance of the Elements four tarot cards matching the elements are selected, four pieces of paper where a writing appears, with the elements theme too
 		1974
The Book of Thoth
28
Stephen Minch The Judgement of Twin Souls two spectators think of the same tarot card
 		1974
The Book of Thoth
39
North Bigbee Symbolepathy with Jumbo ESP card
Inspired by
  • inspired by Hen Fetsch's "Symbologic"
 1974
Magick (Issue 97)
483
Jerry K. Hartman Random Tandem packet of cards, pairs are drawn off Klondike fashion, spectator says stop and stopped-at pair is the only pair of mates
Also published here 1974
Super Dupes
15
Jerry K. Hartman Huesome Twosome magician and spectator each have three red cards and three black cards, they alternate placing cards into a pile, all their joined pairs are matching in color
 		1974
Super Dupes
15
Jerry K. Hartman Exception Selection packet of cards is shuffled, spectator says stop as they are dealt through and stopped-at card is dealt face down, all cards are shown to be Diamonds and spectator’s card is a Spade
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974
Super Dupes
19
Jerry K. Hartman Compulsive Thinker II same plot as previous trick
Related to 1974
Super Dupes
20
Jerry K. Hartman Irresistible Force packet of cards are dealt through face up singly and spectator says stop when he wants and his card is dealt facedown, spectator sees they are the Diamonds in order, his card is turned up and it is the Joker, see also “Irresistible Prediction” p. 58
Related toAlso published here 1974
Super Dupes
22
Jerry K. Hartman Irresistible Prediction packet of ten cards, spectator names one as the “open prediction” and packet is shuffled, spectator stops as magician deals through packet and stopped-at card is the prediction, see also “Irresistible Force” p. 22
 		1974
Super Dupes
58
Jochen Zmeck 4. Nochmals Würfel und Spielkarten two cards chosen with dice thrown in dice box, they are in same position in two packets
 		1974
Das Zmeckt!
18
Jochen Zmeck 5. Die Brautschau King and chosen pin-up girl are in same position in two packets, using dice box
Inspired by
  • "Die Brautschau" (Jochen Zmeck, Magie, 1967, p. 14)
 1974
Das Zmeckt!
18
Harry Lorayne Ultra General Card (and Impossible Location) three spectator choose the same card, used as effect and also as method
 		1975
Afterthoughts
29
Ken Krenzel Two-Gether Again two selections at same position in two piles, duplicate
 		1975
Afterthoughts
93
Harry Lorayne Match Up two chosen cards match
 		1975
Afterthoughts
109
Jerry K. Hartman Taking Turns spectator turns over card behind back, apparently exactly the same as performer a moment before
Inspired byRelated to
  • notes by Fulves on p. 243
 1975
Epilogue (Issue Special No 1)
240
Francis Haxton Paired Choice in two piles of cards, two selected cards are found at the same position
 		Jan. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 5)
60
Des Colgan Diary Dice-Card card chosen by throwing a pair of dice, card in diary at that date matches prediction
 		May 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 9)
105
Roy Walton Same Again Please coincidence trick where cards change to match others
Also published here 1975
Some Late Extra Card Tricks
16
Martin D. Kruskal The Kruskal Principle also with two deck, described by Martin Gardner, see p. 985 for references to Ibidem
Also published here June 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 8)
967
Karl Fulves Diff Dice "Math Trix"
with two dice
 		Oct. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 12)
1059
Tom Haw - Becker Triple Prediction two decks named cards end up at same position, unclear description
 		1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
145
Roger Smith Anyone For a Pile Trick? two cards peeked at in IF condition
 		1975
The Faro Sorcery Trilogy — Number 1
4
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah The Siamese Aces two Aces are put together in the pack, but a confederate places cards between them secretly, yet they still are together, with Stuart Judah idea
 		1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two
13
Two-Together Bet proposition bet about a named value and suit being next to each other
  • Variation
 		1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two
20
Two Deck Bet proposition bet about a match occurring when dealing through two shuffled deck simultaneously
 		1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two
21
Edward Marlo The Mental Secret thought-of card matches card chosen from another pack, rough/smooth red/blue menetekel, and "Marlo Deck" (roughed with every other card red/blue double backer)
Related to 1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
204
Philip T. Goldstein Double Undercurrent card written down and selected card match
 		1976
The Blue Book of Mentalism
20
Paul Curry Multiple Thought Power two decks, with three selections simultaneously
 		1976
Multiple Thought Power
1
Nick Trost The Odd-colored Back six face-up cards shown, spectator always picks the card with an odd colored back
VariationsAlso published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
3
Nick Trost The "One-Two-Three" Trick coincidence effect - spectator places a row of Ace, Two, Three on table, matches order of performer's row of Ace, Two and Three
Also published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
4
Nick Trost Card in Pocket Coincidence Card placed previously in pocket is the mate of spectator's free selection
Also published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
6
Nick Trost Intuition Card reversed by spectator in red pack matches card reversed in blue pack by magician, same position in deck as well
VariationsAlso published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
7
Nick Trost The Odd Couple six pairs of cards on table, spectator always picks the "odd couple"
 		1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
9
Nick Trost Color Match-up spectator able to colors of ten pairs of cards
 		1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
10
Nick Trost Truly - Unbelievable! Matching effect using Svengali type of deck
 		1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
32
Mental Mates No. 8, spectator removes red Aces and sandwiches any unknown card, performer sandwiches same card in another deck
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
13
Jack Avis, Matching Matches No. 12, two spectators take some matches and count them, they remember cards at their corresponding position, performer makes two piles and both cards are in same position
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
21
Sam Schwartz The Magic 13 No. 13, two spectators take a few cards and count them, they remember cards at their corresponding position, performer makes two piles and both cards are in same position
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
22
Child's Play No. 24
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
40
J. Stewart Smith Unseen Powers No. 25, spectator selects card, performer finds mate
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
41
Double Disclosure No. 26
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
43
The Haunted Name No. 29, spectator writes J on the back of an unknown card, performer later on the face, it's the same card, key card
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
47
Three on a Match No. 33, three spectators select a card with down-under-deal from the same small packet, all have the same and it's the only red card
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
52
Philip T. Goldstein ESP spectator writes down name of a card and second spectator selects the card from deck, locking card box
 		1976
Magick (Issue 154)
767
Karrell Fox The "Same to You" Card Trick three spectators chose cards, they are all the Jack of Hearts, even though the deck is all Ace of Spades
 		1976
Clever.... Like a Fox
81
Burling Hull The Two Fold Miracle spectator shuffles deck and cuts to any card, its value used to count down in second deck, same card found there
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
49
Burling Hull An Experiment in the Science of Impossibility two spectators reverse a deck each under cover of a cloth attached to their jackets, they are the same and match a reversed card in a third deck, double facer deck
Related to 1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
55
Robert Harbin Harbins Dreifache Übereinstimmung three small packets, spectator selects a card of each packet, performer does same with his three packets, three matching value pairs show up
Also published here
  • Abracadabra #425, 20. Mar. 1954
 Feb. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 3)
57
Rolf Andra Übereinstimmung
1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 2)
45
Ken De Courcy Bet 1 proposition bet about finding a value next to a suit so they match a named card
 		1976
Even Stephen
3
Karl Fulves Psychik Kards spectator chooses card needed to fill Royal Flush
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Four)
243
Gene Maze Spectator's Choice magician ends up with Royal Flush
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Four)
259
Gene Maze Triple Coincidence three cards match to prediction cards
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Five)
336
Gene Maze Twin Transpo two decks are shuffled by spectator, top cards match and transpose (backs)
Variations 1977
Packet Switches (Part Five)
337
Karl Fulves Second Method
Inspired by 1977
Packet Switches (Part Five)
338
Murray Bonfeld More Power Of Thought stay stack, faro, Penelope's Principle
 		1977
Faro Concepts
48
Murray Bonfeld Column Correspondence faro, Penelope's Principle
 		1977
Faro Concepts
49
Murray Bonfeld Double Coincidence finding mates ala Power of Thought, then the other two mates as well, faro, Penelope's Principle, full deck stack
 		1977
Faro Concepts
50
Paul Curry Past, Present And Future two decks, three cards match, (apparently original) version of Paul Curry's "Touch"
Related to 1977
Special Effects
68
Mark Weston Splitz double backer is put in the center of the deck, the cards next to it are removed and the double backer split in two normal cards, the cards match the other two cards
Related toVariations July 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 11)
433
Philip T. Goldstein Four-sided Triangle card is thought of before the show, it matches prediction and selection of a second spectator
Related toVariations 1977
The Red Book of Mentalism
5
Philip T. Goldstein, Arthur Carter Destiny spectator and magician think of a card, after the spectator shuffles the card are found next to each other, miscalling, based on Carter's "A Universal Out" from Magigram 3/75
Related toVariations 1977
The Green Book of Mentalism
5
Robert Cassidy The Telepathic Diary birthday is looked up in book, card written next to the date is found inside envelope as a prediction, see PEA News and Information Service #2 for corrections
Related toVariations 1977
Pseudo-Mentally Yours
12
Harry Lorayne Matching Thought two halves, two odd-colored cards selected from red and black halves
 		1977
The Magic Book
145
Alan Francis ESP Impromptu
Dec. 1977
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 4)
142
Frederick Braue Ein Ehetest with two decks, both end up at same card
 		1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 2)
54
Hans Meyer Halbe Karten tip for matching routine with half cards / torn cards
 		1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 4)
110
Tan Hock Chuan Matched Before Chosen Magician sets aside two random cards, spectator chooses random card, the two random cards reveal suit and value of selection
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
10
Jochen Zmeck Die unglaubliche Übereinstimmung two chosen card in two eight-card packets end up at the same position, one packet is comprised of duplicates
 		1977
Sechs mal Drei plus Eins
10
Jochen Zmeck, Hanns Thielemann Die vorhergesagte Zahl two sets of number cards from one to five are mixed face-up and face-down, performer sets one face-up Three down, spectator locates the face-down Three
 		1977
Sechs mal Drei plus Eins
30
Allan Ackerman Double Ultra Mental two decks, spectator and performer each think of a card
 		1978
Here's My Card
50
Allan Ackerman Quick Coincidence
Variations 1978
Here's My Card
62
Gene Maze Gene Maze Predicts random pairs from two decks are formed, selected pair matches
 		Apr. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 4)
45
Jerry Sadowitz MHAIRI
Feb. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 6)
529
Philip T. Goldstein Another Birthday birthday number is counted from the deck and card predicted
 		1978
Notions
10
Philip T. Goldstein Another Birthday birthday number is counted from the deck and card predicted
 		1978
A Transatlantic Lecture
4
Al Mann Panoramas of Thought six cards are written on a pad by different spectators, three spectator select a card, three of the written cards are chosen, they correspond with the selections
 		1978
The Tesseract
5
Frederick Braue Simpatico spectator removes card from one deck, duplicate found from other deck via stop trick
Also published here 1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
30
Father Cyprian The Spectrum Effect two card prediction from half the deck, all other cards red
Inspired by
  • "Colorincidentally" (Tony Chaudhuri, "Bedazzled!", 1977, p. 31)
 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 3)
1085
Karl Fulves Flim Flam chosen red card is only red card in black poker hand and vice versa
Variations 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 6)
1117
Der Zufall unseen card is signed on the back, one card is signed on the front, turns out that it is the same card
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
58
Hannes Höller Treffer two decks, cards turned over simultaneously and selections end up at same position
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
84
North Bigbee Viermal Übereinstimmung marked stripper deck, four Aces of two decks, performer and spectator put cards in same order
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
120
Jerry K. Hartman Compulsive Thinker III Spectator selects only black card amongst red spot cards
Inspired by 1978
Loose Ends
44
Jerry K. Hartman More Order Spectator places two random cards at random positions into a stack of eleven cards, shown to be thirteen cards in order of a suit
 		1978
Loose Ends
47
Larry Becker Computer-Dating deck is shuffled and dealt face up until first king, it is placed on a face down card, repeated three times, kings are put on matching queens
 		1978
World of Super Mentalism
81
Edward G. Brown Die Detektivkarte selection is at same position as face up card in other half
Also published here Dec. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
140
Karl Fulves The Closed Prediction spectator removes card from 16-card packet, performer faro shuffles and finds mate
 		1979
Faro Possibilities
29
Karl Fulves Second Law some value coincidences happen when dealing through piles, application of Milk Build Shuffle to Si Stebbins
Related to 1979
Faro Possibilities
32
Gordon Bruce Matching Pairs matching of five cards dealt in a row, seconds, centers and bottoms
 		May 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 5)
676
Thomas Alan Waters Synchroincidence two decks, same card is selected, red/blue
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1979
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old)
31
Karl Fulves Riffle Placement key at twenty-six, two selections made from incomplete riffle shuffle position, end up twenty-six apart, coincidence when dealt from two piles simultaneously - both selections at same position
 		1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
4
Robin Robertson Robin's Riffle two cards chosen from incomplete Riffle Shuffle position with smaller packets, in the end cards dealt from two piles and selections turn up at same position
Variations 1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
22
Karl Fulves Stopped Twice two prediction cards placed in deck during dealing by spectator end up next to their mates, "Gemini Twins"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1979
Impromptu Opener
2
Magic Ronnay Perfect Match five pairs are matching
  • Notes By Karl Fulves
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 18)
1242
Karrell Fox Duazidu spectator and performer have half the deck, they both select cards and they match, repeated two more times
 		1979
Another Book
97
Larry Becker Espitome two sets of five cards, matching
Inspired by
  • Hen Fetsch's "Symbologic" and Barry Stevenson's "C.I.D."
 1979
The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II
180
Larry Becker Duo-Matic based on a Hummer idea, two spectators with four cards, 14 instructions later end up with same card
Inspired by
  • "Baby Hummer" (Charles Hudson, The Linking Ring, Dec., 1967)
 1979
The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II
211
Royal Mind Reading No. 15, two Royal Flushes given to two spectators, they select one card and put it in the middle, hands gathered, mixed and re-dealt, spectators get their Royal Flush with chosen cards transposed
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
21
Eddie Joseph Ultimate Match No. 58, one card cut to in one deck, matches position in second deck, inverse stacks
Variations 1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
96
Wayne Wall Signed, Sealed, Stabbed and Delivered card is selected and name written on an envelope. Envelope is placed inside spiral-bound deck, deck in order, missing card is selection
 		1979
The Card Book
3
Steve Beam Cutting Match two decks cut, they are both cut between the same two cards, criss cross type handling
Also published here 1979
Magic — The Vanishing Art
36
Steve Beam Double Choice two selected cards, same position in both halves
 		1979
Magic — The Vanishing Art
41
Len Belcher Duplexity two decks, two names are spelled and same card appear
 		1979
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 40 No. 1)
10
Nick Trost 5-Way Coincidence two piles are dealt through in unison, matching pairs removed, they match and also fit a prediction
 		1979
ESP Card Magic
14
Father Cyprian Matched Pair Two cards selected by two spectators are mates
 		1979
Door to Door Card Sharp
9
Jochen Zmeck Rot-Grün-Überraschung card chosen from red-backed deck, same card reversed in green-backed deck, then cards are shown to have transposed
 		1979
Zwölf Zmeck'sche Zaubereien
4
Al Smith, Peter Kane Seconds Out mates of selected card are at the same position in three packets
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 2)
803
Roy Walton End Game Plus spectator puts four different sized groups of cards on the corresponding cards
 		July 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 7)
872
Rovi Three Pack Coincidence three decks are cut and position marked, all three cards are the same
 		1980
Rovi Reveals
22
David Britland Zennerism five ESP cards (or Ace through Five), one is pocketed by spectator and the rest are put down in pairs alternating with performer, all match, marked or impromptu
  • Effect
  • Preparation
  • Performance
  • Notes
 		1980
Zennerism
1
Stephen Tucker Zenner Plus handling with extra card
 		1980
Zennerism
5
El Duco Watch your Watch! spectator sets watch to a full hour and puts it in a paper bag, second spectator selects card with same number
 		1980
El Duco's Lecture Notes
15
El Duco Peg a Card jumbo card and normal card are selected, they are pegged together and match, cloth peg
 		1980
El Duco's Lecture Notes
17
Billy McComb Powers of Mind two decks, performer and spectator cut to same card
 		1980
Magick (Issue 266)
1327
Steve Beam Mating Season I dealing through the halves and spectator stops, mates
Related to 1980
Card Tricks from Mount Olympus
33
Steve Beam Mating Season II dealing through the halves and spectator stops, mates, different method as in Mating Season I
Related to 1980
Card Tricks from Mount Olympus
35
Howard A. Adams Numeru 52 number cards, one is removed without looking and performer removes two cards, cards are placed face-up where spectator cuts, deck is shown in numerical order and cards placed at correct spot, when both numbers are added the result equals the selection
 		1980
OICUFESP (Issue 4 - esp card & mental miracles RETURN)
7
Howard A. Adams Selecthree routine with ESP cards, three phases, matching pairs in two piles then finding mates behind back
 		1980
OICUFESP (Issue 4 - esp card & mental miracles RETURN)
9
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Dreifache Übereinstimmung two spectators and performer think of a card at a position in the deck, they all think of the same card
 		Nov. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
90
Juan Tamariz Todos Para Una Y Una Para Todos Efecto N°14, three spectators select the same card, prediction
 		1980
La Baraja Multiefecto
53
André Robert Titan some coincidences with two packets of ten cards
 		Nov. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 11)
553
Al Mann The Mounds of Ashtoreth two decks, spectator selects five cards and signs two, performer duplicates everything with the other deck, Al Koran Wallet
 		1981
The "H" Factor
23
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