2,220 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects
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Prévoir la pensée d'un homme en mettant d'avance une carte choisie au hasard, au rang et au numéro que cet homme doit choisir un instant après chosen card at any number in the deck, faced deck and deck flop
1786 124
Four Packets of Cards having been Formed face downwards on the Table, to discover the Total Value of the Undermost Cards
Related to 1876 49
The Cards being Cut, to tell whether the Number Cut is Odd or Even
1876 51
To allow a Person to think of a Card, and to make that Card appear at such Number in the Pack as Another Person shall Name card and its position remembered, bluff counting started with that number, with variation
Related to 1876 52
A Card having been Drawn and Returned, and the Pack shuffled, to make it Appear at such Number as the Company Choose two methods (Glide and Re-Deal)
1876 73
Several Persons having each Drawn and Returned a Card, to make each Card appear at such Number in the Pack as the Drawer chooses
1876 75
To cause a Number of Cards to Multiply invisibly in a Person's keeping cut-off packet weighed, then it multiplies
1876 84
A Row of Cards being placed Face Downards on the Table, to indicate, by turning up one of them, how many of such Cards have during your absence been transferred from one end of the Row to the other
Variations 1876 104
To arrange a Row of Dominoes face downwards on the Table, and on returning to the Room to turn up a Domino whose points shall indicate how many have been moved in your absence "Row of Ten Cards" with dominoes
Related to 1876 265
"Second" Dealing with "card at any number" application
1889 21
Charlier Artificial Spiritualism removed cards divined, pile cut off by spectator and number of cards as well as number of pips divined, stacked and punch marked
1889 63
Odd-Even Divination performer knows whether cut-off number is odd or even
1889 77
A Row of Cards having been formed Face downwards, to divine how many have been moved from one end of the Row to the other spectator displaces x cards in packet, an x value card is produced
1889 83
To make a Card thought of by one Person appear at such Number in the Pack as another Person shall choose card and its position remembered, bluff counting started with that number, re-count
Related to 1889 85
Another Method 27-card trick with card-to-any-number table
1889 87
Conus The Shower of Aces many aces appear at named number (faced-deck turnover at-any-number method)
1889 110
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Cards Judged by Weight, and the Multiplication of Cards two routines (second one by Robert-Houdin)
1889 122
Thought Doubly Anticipated "To Place a Card Thought of by one Person at such Position in the Pack as another Person shall mentally Select"
psychological force & position 7 with outs
1889 134
Professor Hoffmann The Multiplying and Vanishing Cards three cards selected, which are then multiplied (e.g. a dozen aces of hearts), then all duplicates vanished
1889 198
Any number of Packets of Cards having been formed face downwards on the Table, to discover the Total Value of the Undermost Cards. with formula for any number of cards
Related to 1890 23
New Numerical Trick with Cards three heaps formed while performer is blindfolded according to some mathematical instructions, performer in the end know amount of cards in center pile
1890 25
The ''Twenty-Seven Card" Trick "To cause a Card selected by one Spectator to appear at such number in the Pack as another Spectator may indicate"
piles picked up according to a table so thought-of card ends up in any position
1890 32
A Row of Cards being placed Face Downwards on the table, to indicate by turning up one of them How Many have during your absence been Transferred from One end to the Other "Improved Method"
Inspired by 1890 35
Professor Hoffmann To produce Three Cards at any Position in the Pack thought of by Another Person three cards appear consecutively at freely named number
1890 38
Further Illustration naming position of any card or card at any position
1890 79
Professor Hoffmann The Multiplying and Vanishing Cards single card "reproduces" into duplicates, repeated with other cards, duplicates vanished again, pull
1890 131
Gerade oder Ungerade No. 3, packet of cards is counted as an odd or even number, depending on what the spectator wishes, two cards stuck together with "weak rubber solution, soap or onion juice"
1895 5
Der Kartenkünstler als Hellseher No. 34, four cards chosen, deck placed in spectator's pocket, number named, cards removed and card at that number is first selection, repeated three more times
1895 40
Errare Humanum est, oder: Niemand kann zählen No. 13, chosen card appears at named number
1895 104
Der wahrsagende Würfel No. 15, deck cut into six piles by spectator, number chosen with die, selection is in designated pile, card palmed out and added onto correct pile
1895 106
Das Abzählen der Karten faced deck, spectator names number, as force
Also published here Dec. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 4)
51
Abzählen der Karten faced deck, spectator names number, as force
Related toAlso published here 1896 14
Die geheimnisvolle Verbindung card appears at chosen number, duplicate and double-count, two methods
Related to 1896 40
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die erzwungene Wahl selection at named number
1896 70
Mundus vult decipi card appears at named number with re-dealing strategy, Menetekel deck without short cards
Also published here 1896 77
Gerade oder ungerade performer knows if cut-off pile has odd or even number of cards, red-black alternating
1896 89
Das Kartenquadrat dealing a square with all Sevens, Eights, Nines and Tens so that no values repeat in rows or columns
1896 94
Den Gesamtwert dreier unbekannten Karten zu nennen piles made, sum of three cards named at the end
1896 103
Das mathematische Mischen - 3. third application, position of top card named after three "shuffles"
1896 120
Thought Reading Extraordinary thought of card at thought of number up to ten
Related to 1897 85
The Ubiquitous Card card at named number
Related toAlso published here 1897 102
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 192
Too Many or Little Cards deck counted a few times, number is always different, palming off and adding cards
Feb. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2)
20
Hugo Schröder Die 10 Orakelkarten "by Hugo Sch., Dresden", ten cards in row on table
Variations Apr. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 4)
53
Eduard W. Lufa Die 10 Orakelkarten with dominoes
Inspired byRelated to June 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 6)
85
Four Aces at four Numbers four numbers named and Aces counted to one by one, using faced deck and deck turnovers
Sep. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9)
133
Hugo Kramer Die verbrannte und wieder entstandene Karte card at any number force (palmed card replaced when named number is reached), card burned and reappears in cage
Related to Aug. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 8)
119
Fin de Siècle No. 12, card chosen, deck cut in as many packets as the spectator wishes, selection appears at named number in a chosen packet
1900 86
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
Charles Arbre Denken und Vergessen two cards chosen by a spectator and replaced, one named and one "forgotten", named appears at named number, other one chosen by another spectator
Variations June 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 6)
86
Robert Lenz Zur Karten-Piéce "Die wievielte Karte!" simplified method
Inspired by Nov. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 11)
166
Robert Lenz Das Erraten der Zahl der Points mehrerer Karten piles made by counting up to fifteen from whatever value the first card of each pile is, sum of bottom cards of piles divined
July 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 7)
102
S. W. Erdnase Knowing Position of any named Card
1902 182
The Row of Ten Cards spectator displaces x cards in packet, an x value card is produced
1902 188
S. W. Erdnase Power of Concentrated Thought number up to ten
Related toVariations 1902 196
Carl Willmann Zu erraten, wie viele Karten eine Person der Gesellschaft im Geheimen einem Spiel entnahm und wieder zu demselben legte spectator takes a number of cards from bottom of deck and places them on top, one card chosen and its value matches the amount of moved cards
Variations Sep. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 9)
132
Eduard W. Lufa Zum Erraten der Karten
Inspired by Oct. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 10)
159
A. J. Das Vorherbestimmen menschlicher Gedanken oder "Die Sehergabe des indischen Marabus" three selections and their positions in the deck predicted, faced deck, two methods with or without an off-stage assistant, pocket writing of numbers with stencil
Aug. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 8)
115
A. J. Ueber künstliches Mischen slow shuffling method that re-organizes the cards, working backwards, with tables for different numbers of cards that show how the cards change positions with each shuffle, see p. 166
Related to Nov. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 11)
164
Carl Willmann Ihr Wille geschehe! card chosen and shuffled back by spectator, small number named and card is there, gambling for seven with outs
Dec. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12)
180
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Seelenwanderung der Karten four-of-a-kind placed in square formation in a napkin, two card covered with cardboard, they travel upwards one by one through the napkin, preliminary phase in which every Ace does a trick (comes to top, travels from pocket to pocket, to pocket, appears at any number) to switch the ungaffed cards for double facers
Jan. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 1)
2
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Eine neue Methode des Abzählens "Schule der Magie"
selection placed on top, small number named and card shown at that position, extra card placed on top and then glide/strike second deal
Apr. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4)
51
Hugo Schrader Eine übernatürliche Uebereinstimmung card chosen and lost, dominoes placed together by spectator, endpoint indicate suit and value and added up the position of the selection
Inspired by
  • "Unerreicht!" (Conradis Der Kartenkünstler im XX. Jahrhundert, p. 81)
May 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5)
70
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein, Fr. Berndt Kartenvermehrung unter den Händen der Zuschauer "Berndt", spectator counts a cut-off packet, three cards travel from deck to packet
Nov. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 12)
186
Third Method four cards laid out on table, spectator throws die and counts to card which is selection
1909 44
Ziska The Transposed Cards done with full deck, performer divines the number of cards put form one half to another
Related toVariations 1909 49
T. Nelson Downs Chosen Card Appears in Any Part of the Deck "Card Tricks based on a New and Original System of Locating a Chosen Card"
selection to any small number, with outs and alternative strategies
1909 142
T. Nelson Downs Fifth Method card to any number, with placement strategy to twenty-sixth
1909 154
Nate Leipzig The Ubiquitous Cards three peeked-at cards, three times stop trick performed, last time with spectator dealing, with variation with numbers instead of "stop"
Related toVariations 1909 157
Re-Count Force for card at any number
1909 161
Mind Reading with Cards spectator transfers number of cards in ten-card-packet, then card with this number is found in face-down spread, repeat with shuffled cards
1909 171
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 4
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Gedanken-Assoziation twenty cards on table, six-spot chosen, six cards become twenty-six, repeated with named number, amount of dealt cards also predicted
Also published here 1910 11
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Unit Block Control Second Deal block backjogged
1910 146
Ottokar Fischer Karten Experimente only description of routines, card problems
  • Die Farbenwahl
  • Die verwandelten Asse
  • Die Zigarettentasche
  • Der geheimnisvolle Pique-König
  • Die fünf verwandelten Karten
  • Carte blanche
  • Der magische Fingerring
  • Die sonderbare Übereinstimmung
  • Karte und Banknote
  • Karte und Taschentuch
  • Karte und Uhr
  • Die magische Separation
  • Das Blumenrätsel
  • Das Kartenwerfen
  • Rübenzahl
  • Die Visitkarte
  • Das Spiel der Landsknechte
  • Die mysteriöse Karte
Related toVariations 1910 216
To allow a Person to think of a Card, and to make that Card appear at any number in the Pack which the rest of the Company may decide upon card and its position from the face remembered, any number named, performer goes behind back, then count started from remembered position
1911 95
To tell the Card thought of by arranging the Cards in a Circle Ace through Ten in a circle, on through of and after some counting divined
1911 96
A Row of Cards being placed face downwards upon the Table, to indicate by turning up one of them how many cards have been transferred from one end to the other during your absence
1911 100
Stanley Collins Cards and Coincidence three selections and three packets, cards at number, faced deck method
1915 20
Charles T. Jordan Odd or Even No. 11, spectator cuts off pile and spectator divined whether it's an odd or even number
1919/1920 42
Charles T. Jordan The Card and Number System No. 29, spectator deals piles, selects one, adds values, counts down to number and the card there is predicted
1919/1920 76
Charles T. Jordan Divino No. 5, deck dealt into two piles, card at position in one half remembered, deck pocketed, number named, card at that position is selection
Related toVariations 1920 11
Charles T. Jordan Satan's Prophecy No.1, one of four named cards by performer is chosen and card travels from half to other half in box at named number, card is also predicted on paper
Related toVariations 1920 2
Charles T. Jordan The Spirit Mathematician No. 2, half deck in performer's pocket, card with same suit and cards who add up to same domination as selection are produced, binary (Ace, Two, Four, Eight)
Related toVariations 1920 5
Charles T. Jordan Improved Satan's Prophecy prediction, deck divided into two halves and a selected card vanishes from one half and appears at the position predicted in the other half
Related to 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
8
Charles T. Jordan The Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck (clubs/diamonds and hearts/spades)
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
14
Charles T. Jordan Count the Cut spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many by taking cards with the corresponding values from pocket, Si Stebbins
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
21
Stanley Collins A Card Comedy card chosen and lost, spectator names number, card counted to, spectator claims it's not his card but deck shown as one-way deck, gag with stooge
1925 30
Louis Nikola Locating Card chosen and lost, magician divines card and position in deck after shuffles and cuts
Also published here 1927 27
Louis Nikola Thought Anticipated Any Card at Any Number
Also published here 1927 31
Louis Nikola To Name The Position Of Any Card Called For
1927 39
Louis Nikola To Name The Card Occupying Any Given Position
1927 39
Louis Nikola The Flight Card to Impossible Location At Any Number: Card vanishes from inside an envelope to be found in a deck sealed also in another envelope, at a location named by the spectator
1927 62
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der scharfe Blick spectator cuts any packet and performer knows if the amount of cards is even or odd
1927 9
Jack Merlin To Place a Selected Card in a Given Position in the Pack
1927/28 12
Jack Merlin Throwing a Card in the Air and Catching in the Pack at a Chosen Number
1927/28 14
Jack Merlin Super Mental Card Effect thought of card is found on number performer says in cut half, alternative ending, card stab
1927/28 17
Dual Detection two cards chosen by stabbing another card in the deck, deck dealt into four piles and assembled, deck cut and both cards found at two previously predicted numbers
1928 8
Discovered Number spectator removes some cards from behind back, performer then produces card with same value as number of removed cards
1928 12
Counting Trick
1928 14
Walter B. Gibson Clock Trick No. 2 ten cards in a circle, spectator thinks of one, then starts a counting procedure on another card that ends at his card
1928 17
The Whispering Joker spectator counts off some cards and replaces them, performer removes Joker which tells him how many were counted
1928 17
The Circle of Cards number of counted cards and a selection are divined
1928 24
Eric F. Impey Card at Number card at small number is forced card, cards dealt face up
1928 1
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Erraten des Gesamtwertes der untersten Karten von 4 Kartenhäufchen value of card is complemented until ten by dealing cards, repeated four times and amount of rest is divined
1930 68
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die gehorsamen Karten in der Tasche des Zuschauers deck placed inside pocket of spectator, performer removes three selections at three named numbers
1930 86
Laurie Ireland Producing Selected Card at Any Number and At The Same Time Cold Packing any card is produced from pocket at named (small) number from shuffled deck, switch for memorized deck
Related toVariations 1931 19
Tom Sellers Card and Number card found at number the performer says
Related to 1931 22
George Demers Magic Number Revealment with thirteen cards
VariationsAlso published here 1932 14
A Matter of Thought glide
1933 81
Victor Farelli Subtlety versus Manipulation between one and forty
1933 82
Ernando Veneri The Veneri "Turn" bluff method for "card at any number"
1933 95
Thoughts Anticipated card and its position remembered, is transferred to another named number
Related to 1933 17
Ralph W. Hull The "Will-o'-the-Wisp" Card "Sometimes Known as The Run-A-Way Card"
card and its position thought-of, it vanishes and reappears reversed at named number, re-deal placement
Related to 1933 7
Paul C. Krank Magic Number Revealment, Improved
Inspired by 1933 19
Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Never Miss" Card Trick selection appears at chosen position, repeat with apparent failure and transformation
  • reverse count and packet turnover bluff
  • slip-back deal count
1933 19
Tommy Tucker The Six Card Repeat Mystery four repetitions, using the Glide false count
1933 18
The Number Discovery number of cards divined à la Einstein
1933 2
T. Page Wright The New Transferred Cards no set-up
1933 33
William Larsen Any Card To Any Number impromptu
1933 35
Al Baker A Card and A Number number free, card forced from a second deck
VariationsAlso published here 1933 11
Al Baker Eyes All Around a selected card indicates the number of pocketed cards, repeat, set-up
Also published here 1934
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)
490
Tom Sellers Lift a Few spectator cuts cards and replaced, performer divines number of cards, two key cards come from sleeve
1934 8
Tom Sellers Finding a Selected Card at Any Number Called For
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
  • Method 3
1934 10
Theodore Annemann Three Cards - Three Numbers two decks, three times cards are found at small number named, in other pack, three-way forcing pack
1934 42
Louis Lam Tower Bridge "A New Bridge Effect", number of cut of cards is divined by value of another selection
1935 11
Card and Number Divination up to ten, with outs (palm-off, transformation)
Related to 1935 8
A Card and a Number naming name and position of selection, key card
1935 11
The Count Down card and its position remembered and divined, two key cards
1935 12
A Test Discovery nail punch, naming position of selection
1935 13
Mephisto's Message number selected via card values from one half gives position of selection in other half
Related to 1935 16
Finding a Number
Related to 1935 17
Method Two card and number written down, performer shuffles deck, card is at number, carbon paper
1935 27
Repeat Six Card Trick Outline
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
8
Laurie Ireland A Most Unusual Experiment in Which a Chosen Card Appears Instantly at Any Number in the Deck from 10 to 45
Related to 1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
10
Laurie Ireland Better Yet any ace at named number
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
11
Simple Addition No. 8, three piles made using the values of three selections, performer is handed the rest of the deck and then names the total of the three selections
1935 10
Ralph W. Hull A Brain Teaser No. 9, card vanishes from packet and travels to named position into other packet, duplicate, saliva
Related toAlso published here 1935 11
How Many Cards Did I Take? No. 31, spectator removes small number of cards and performer produces a card whose number corresponds to that number
1935 30
Watch Locator No. 33, selection lost, spectator adds hours and minutes of current time to count to selection
1935 31
Figures Can't Lie No. 36, spectator chooses four digits and does some calculation, then he removes four cards that match the digits and pockets one, performer divines it
1935 34
Number Trick No. 44, date addition force, using simple dealing into four piles to get the forced number to top of four piles
Related to 1935 41
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant The Piles card ends up at chosen number
1935 35
Al Baker A Card and A Number - 2nd Method same method, with short cards to mark positions
Inspired byAlso published here 1935 16
Harry J. Smith Automatic Seconds card(s) at any number(s) using second deal from card case with slit
Variations 1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
88
The Touch that Tells performer divines number of pocketed cards with value of playing cards
Aug. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 23)
146
Dai Vernon An Insolvable Mystery deck behind performer's back in handkerchief, spectator names any number, performer the card at this position
Related toVariations 1936 152
Hilarious Finish to an Old Trick card at number with recount, another spectator names it
1936 154
The Nines random numbers add up to nine, Nines are selected
Related toVariations 1936 156
Victor Farelli Seventeen Down Selection appears at number foretold by magician. Effect allows magician to secretly cull the four Kings to the top for a later routine.
Inspired by
  • (Al Baker, The Sphinx, 1932)
1936 12
Edward Bagshawe The Mind-Reader card is mentally selected from a randomly-ordered list of cards, magician reveals he predicted position of card in deck and the card’s number-position in the list
Related to 1936 ca. 23
Edward Bagshawe Fixing the Date face cards of four packets formed by audience’s choices make up digits of randomly-chosen year, number cards
1936 ca. 34
The Magic Breath trick succeeds on second count
Related to 1937 17
Push-Back Count cards are counted from top of pack, first one is stolen back
1937 52
Arthur H. Buckley Indetecto divining chosen number and card, impromptu punched card with finger nail
Also published here 1937 83
Up Your Sleeve spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many
1937 92
The Missing Card card travels from pack to another pack to named number, sticky card
1937 105
Number Please any number, sticky card
1937 115
Theodore Annemann Initialled Card Telepathy signed card at chosen number or stop trick, double backer
1937 121
Your Card, Your Number slip back count, one way deck
1937 154
Theodore Annemann One in Ten Detection performer finds out small thought-of number, one-way backs
1937 156
U. F. Grant Say When three cards at three numbers in fifteen-card packet, using hat, one-way backs
1937 164
The Reverse "Count-Down" Trick faced deck, banded deck
1937 171
Mentalo card at random position is found at position twenty with bold miscounting
Related to 1937 177
Charles T. Jordan Hourglass Cards time on watch gives position of card, placement via dealing selection procedure
1937 181
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Keystone Card Discovery some byplay and apparent failure
1937 182
The 52 Card Trick thought-of card ends up at named number up to thirteen, matrix dealing elimination process
1937 182
Coincidence Extraordinary piles are made, number of cards in a pile is divined, mathematical
Related to 1937 187
Rolland Hamblen Necromantic Calculation
Inspired by 1937 187
A Moving Revelation Row of Ten Cards
Also published here 1937 190
Ziska The Transposed Cards number of cut off cards is divined by value of a card, set-up
Related to 1937 192
Stewart Judah The Circle of Cards selection and number of counted cards are divined, set-up
Related to 1937 192
Rolland Hamblen A Trick Without a Clue selection and number of counted cards are divined, set-up
Related toVariations 1937 193
Al Baker Eyes All Round a selected card indicates the number of pocketed cards, repeat, set-up
Also published here 1937 193
Pythagoras number of cards transferred from top to bottom is divined, Row of Ten Cards, set-up
1937 195
Charles T. Jordan Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck
1937 198
Dai Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937 208
Theodore Annemann Sensitive Thoughts deck divided in red and black, number named and card thought of from different halves, performer names card and position of them
1937 212
Howard Albright Unique Telephone Test phone number and name of person are divined and respective cards with values found
1937 217
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 220
Al Baker A Card and a Number number free, card forced from a second deck
1937 232
The Cards and the Dice card located via number on die, svengali deck
1937 252
J. F. Orrin Card and Number Menetekel Deck
1937 258
Finding a Card in Any Position basic stripper deck application
1937 264
At Any Number From Pocket stripper deck
1937 268
Educated Die rolled number finds card, stripper deck
1937 274
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Numbers coincidences with number ten, Tens show up, cut off packet are ten cards, ..., stripper deck
1937 278
Ralph W. Hull Three in One Card Trick card vanishes from packet and travels to named position into other packet, duplicate, saliva
Also published here 1937 294
X-Ray Eyes performer know position of chosen card, short key card
1937 310
To Any Number short card
1937 312
Louis Nikola Locating selection and its position named, memorized deck
Also published here 1937 394
Louis Nikola Thought Anticipated memorized deck
Also published here 1937 396
Theodore Annemann Two Cheating Mysteries two-way-force deck
  • fair stop and count-down trick with two selections
  • one-handed location in hat
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
176
Val Evans Multeffect Cards long-short paired deck used for a routine of eighteen different effects
Related toVariations 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
177
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
Edward Reese Tattle Tale Card number of cards is removed by spectator, performer produces spot card that indicates that number
Apr. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 31)
201
Dai Vernon Up and Down selections end up at predicted positions, anti-faro trick
Related to Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
255
Joe Berg An Amazing Card Location top five cards are shown not to be the selection, number up to five is called, card at that position is now selection, imperfection principle
1937 9
Bill Number And Cards Correspond top cards of shuffled deck match serial number
1937 30
Franklin M. Chapman Dated date of a borrowed coin is named, performer locates cards that match the four digits from a shuffled deck in his pocket
1937 7
Al Baker The Incomprehensible Divination Row of Ten Cards, see original longer introduction on page 1128
1938 150
Al Baker Another Baker Twist on the old Ten-Card Trick Row of Ten Cards
1938 153
Ralph W. Hull Magic Number Revealment Row of Ten Cards
Also published here 1938 154
A Matter of Debit and Credit "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 157
A Chosen Card Is Discovered at Any Selected Number bottom deal
1938 212
The Spectator Does it All cards are put in pocket and one selected, performer divines number of pocketed cards and selection
1938 226
Max Holden A Master Card Trick selection appears at predicted number
1938 232
The Up-to-Date Prophet spectator names number, performer card at that position, stacked deck
1938 289
b. Effect one to ten, thought-of card
1938 331
The Spectator Makes a Prediction svengali deck, selection at any number by spectator
1938 432
Harry Blackstone Card and Number number named, that many cards are cut to and selection is at that position, belly stripper card
Variations 1938 461
Ne Plus Ultra. New Version with crystal ball four selections and their positions are named, short card and narrow card
1938 471
Sam Leo Horowitz A Psychological Discovery two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine alternating set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 549
Harrison Give a Number! featuring weird throw switch, mention of Svengali deck method
Related to Feb. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 41)
283
Charles T. Jordan A New Force Deck unnecessarily gaffed deck for faced-deck countdown
Mar. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 42)
289
Laurie Ireland Card at any Small Number bottom deal with cover card subtlety
Related toVariations 1938 6
Audley Walsh, Hal Haber Infallible Prediction dealing procedure, no-touch
Related to 1938 15
Barbara Stanwyck Card at Dice Number three dice thrown, total counted to selection
Jan. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 52)
361
Theodore Annemann Card at Number from 1-10 with outs
1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
368
Stephen Simpson Criss-Cross performer and spectator each write down card and number from one to twenty-six, when counted down in two halves it matches, option to end clean by switching the half with duplicates
Feb. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 53)
377
Claude Goldin Quarters from Torn Deck deck torn in quarters, performer names four positions, when counted down in the four positions there is selected card
Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
461
Faced-Deck Card at Any Number
Dec. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 70)
477
Purvis W. Miller Poker Hand Repeat Trick six card repeat with poker presentation
Related toVariations 1939 33
Paul Curry Lost and Found two spectators remember cards and their positions, shuffle, two other cards find selections by stabbing the pack behind back
1939 36
Newton Hall Name Your Number selection to any named number
1939 39
Orville Wayne Meyer, Peter Warlock Again the Infallible Prediction three more handlings (two by Meyer, one by Warlock)
Inspired byAlso published here 1939 45
Theodore Annemann Stop selection is at thought-of position, continuous triples
Variations 1939 4
Theodore Annemann Sensitive Thoughts deck divided in red and black, number named and card thought of from different halves, performer names card and position of them
1939 11
Eddie Joseph The Repeat Six Card Trick with just six cards, three phases where seemingly three cards are put in a hat
1939 8
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 28
Elmer Applegit The Story of One Card Pete with rhyming patter
1939 34
Five Star Finale five selections appear at five numbers
1940 263
An Expert at Figures using addition force
1940 268
Transposition Extraordinary
Variations 1940 292
The Double Leaper
1940 317
The Magic of Nine number of cards in pocket and selection is devined
1940 402
The Card at Any Number thumb count
1940 417
Audley Walsh Open Minds sum prediction via cards, out-to-lunch principle on deck of cards
Also published here Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 81)
523
Audley Walsh The Mystic Twelve cards pocketed and another remembered, performer divines position of selection and number of cards in pocket, reverse-count force
Related toVariations Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 82)
531
G. W. Hunter Three Predictions piles made and card moved around, then some pocketed, performer divines everything
Variations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 84)
538
Walter B. Gibson Perplexity two cards in twenty card packet at unknown positions change place (more or less)
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 88)
553
Herb Runge "Whiskers" using full deck
1940
The Jinx (Issue 102)
619
Don Medley, Harry Jordan Circum-Location three cards, odd-even, identities and positions named
1940
The Jinx (Issue 102)
619
Francis Carlyle Eleven Card Trick brief
1940 17
Jean-Nicholas Ponsin The Multiplication of Cards While in the Someones Hands cut-off amount divined, then number increased in spectator's hands, translated by Hugard
1940 31
Gerald Kosky Ziska Improved number of moved cards & selection are divined by value of a card, set-up, marked locator
Inspired byRelated to 1940 40
William Ruesskamp Another Card Silk Idea silk transforms in a box, card is found at random number, Rueskamp
1940 17
Martin Gardner Never-Miss Stop Effect two-pile-stop trick with Tens/Jacks alternating set-up
Related to 1940 12
Bob Hummer Lite-Ning Addition spectator removes an Ace or a Two face down, then a Three or a Four and so on, total of added values is divined
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940 5
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
Edward Marlo, Theodore Annemann Card Counted To spectator counts down, uses this value to count down again, third time selection shows up, impromptu method for "Count Your Card!"
Inspired by 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
24
The Odd Estate puzzle with a story about a will
1941
The Jinx (Issue 128)
739
Ken The Uncanny 6 Card Repeat Presentation politically incorrect
1941
The Jinx (Issue 129)
746
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
Joseph Cottone The Aerial Count
1941 42
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Card and Number at any number, stripper glide
1941 19
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Lighting Calculator number named, that many cards cut off, next card selection
1941 23
Martin Gardner Four Piles and a Dollar Bill spectator deals pile into four piles, the values on top form the year on the bill
1941 6
Hans "Severus" Ernst Die Historia von den 15 Christen und den 15 Türken
  • Der Vater mit den Stradivariousgeigen
trick for counting puzzle, every fifth is eliminated, eight cards and only red remain on the table
Aug. 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 8)
2
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Ihre Chance selection is found at position of number made by removed matches from matchbox
June 1941 4
Al Baker Outguessing the Spectator thought-of Numbers, two spectator, roughed deck
Also published here 1941 20
Al Baker Cooperative Conjuring with (forcing) dice, between ten and thirty
Also published here 1941 76
Al Baker An Impossible Count spectators cut off packet and put in pocket, performer knows number, memorized deck
Related toAlso published here 1941 98
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 27
Bob Hummer Fantastric single card location, back turned for procedure, secret 10/9/8 count to find indicator card
Related toAlso published here 1941 (ca.) 1
Bob Hummer And Now an Improvement single card location, back turned for procedure, variation in the secret 10/9/8 count to always get a matching card
Also published here 1941 (ca.) 2
Royal Card Discovery piles are made, card is divined, mathematical
Related to 1941/27 217
Card Appearance at Selected Number "between 5 and 10"
1941/27 221
Dai Vernon The Little Dictators spectator notes card and its position up to ten, three dice are thrown, the total gives position of card
1941/49 25
Edward Marlo Number Transpo card at chosen position changes to different chosen position
VariationsAlso published here 1942 13
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Lucky Seventh selection at named small number
1942 10
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Obliging Cards two cards found at two named numbers
1942 14
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Silver Trick date on coin is used to count down to four selections
1942 15
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Ringing the Changes card and its position remembered, optional stranger card
1942 31
Eddie Joseph Your Age Will Find You Out spectator takes card at position of his age, card and age divined
1942 29
Eddie Joseph The Tekka Card Trick four amounts of cards divined after lots of dealing and pile-making, Aces as key cards distributed in deck
1942 33
Kermann, Edouard-Joseph Raynaly Un tour de cartes two decks, one under hat, free number and forced card
Related to
  • Raynaly in "L'Illusioniste"
Jan. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 1)
8
E. J. Moore Prophetic Card Discovery a bit disguised
1942/27 215
Percy Abbott A Mysterious Discovery spectator removes x cards, magician finds card with value x, set-up
1942/27 220
Art Lyle Bottom Deal Second
Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 29)
120
R. C. Buff Middle Deal center deal presentation
Related to July 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 40)
166
Dai Vernon Up and Down selections end up at predicted positions, anti-faro trick
1943 8
Harrison Give A Number featuring weird throw switch, mention of Svengali deck method
1943 62
Edward Reese Tattle Tale Card number of cards is removed by spectator, performer produces spot card that indicates that number
1943 70
Theodore Annemann The Touch That Tells performer divines number of pocketed cards with value of playing cards
1943 71
John Booth Repeat Card Mystery five card repeat
1943/27 223
Repeat Card Mystery six cards
1943/27 227
"One From Six" Repeat Card Mystery
1943/27 230
Tom Bowyer Routine with a Svengali Deck different effects with a svengali deck, reverse, spelling, counting, all alike
June 1944 54
John Mulholland The Freely Selected Card concept of one-way backs, three methods of locating a freely selected card using one-way backs
  • I. Standard location
  • II. Card at number
  • III. Spectator locates card
1944 12
John Mulholland II. Card at Number magician notes card’s position in deck (one-way backs), miscalls several cards’ values that add up to the card’s position and spectator counts down
1944 14
John Mulholland To Know How Many Cards Are Taken From the Deck cards taken in a group, cut deck at location of removal and sight top and bottom cards, magician says number of cards drawn and names each one
1944 50
Audley Walsh Open Minds sum prediction via cards, out-to-lunch principle on deck of cards
Also published here 1944 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 1944 309
Stewart James Memo-Graphia two cards and their positions remembered, they transpose and a calculated number is predicted
1944 4
Stewart James The "All Clear" Card Transformation card and its position remembered, deck cut and card at same position removed, first selection is found odd-backed and reversed at same position as the second selection has spots
1944 6
Edward Marlo The Perfect Stop Trick spectator stops at any card, its values is used to count down again and again until selection appears
Related toVariations 1945
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
73
Elwin More My Favorite Card Routine prediction on business card, card found at chosen number
1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
14
Herb Runge Here's Your Card card is selected, deck put behind magician's back and the card put at a selected number
1945 30
Sylvan Barnet At a Mentally Chosen Number
1945 71
Royal Vale Heath "Magic Square" Magic card selection in combination with magic square, total of square indicates position in the rest of the deck
Feb. 1945 103
Jean Hugard The Homing Card marked card vanishes from sealed paper and appears in deck at chosen number
Mar. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 10)
106
Bert Allerton Name Your Number one of six cards chosen, its number used to count to selection
Related to Aug. 1945 139
Bob Hummer Little Stranger spectator places some red cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1945 1
Arthur H. Buckley The Unexpected Ending Experiment No. 9 - two selections, one turns over, other is counted to
Variations 1946 159
Warren Wiersbe A Change in Number card and its position remembered, is transferred to another named number
Related to 1946 19
John Scarne The Eagle Speaks coin whispers the position, where the selection is in the deck, then the coin vanishes and appears above the selection
Variations May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 106)
427
Russell "Rusduck" Duck 32 selection process with square layout
Variations July 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 109)
439
Herb Runge Shorty performer knows how many cards are in spectator's pocket
Oct. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 113)
454
Harold J. Kelly Magic by Telephone single card location, back turned for procedure, secret 10/9/8 count to find indicator card, over phone
Inspired by
  • R. W. Hull's "Detective Card Trick" in "Testament of R. W. Hull".
Related to
June 1946 226
Bob Hummer Hummer's 18 Card Mystery spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, see Collected Secrets for links to variations
VariationsAlso published here 1946 1
Arden Morris Mathematical Marvel performer selects and replaces a card, spectator names two numbers, card is not found at those numbers, but on the third try when counting to their difference
1946 16
Edward Marlo Number Transposition card at chosen position changes to different chosen position
Also published here 1946 17
Royal H. Brin, Jr. Simplicity Transposition odd and even number thought of by two spectators who remember cards at those positions
1946 41
Figures Don't Lie piles made, all gathered except three, total of bottom cards of those three pile is divined
1946 43
Doc Roberts Prediction
1946 57
Edward Marlo The Prediction performer knows card at named number, partial stack, part of "Marlo's Miracle Routine"
1947 15
Edward Marlo Just Imagine deck shuffled, number named by spectator, card predicted, effect description, solution on page 19
1947 17
Edward Marlo Marlo's Miracle Prediction deck shuffled, number named by spectator, card predicted, punch deal
Related toVariations 1947 19
Edward Marlo III. The Named Vanish named card, reappears at named number, stacked
1947 36
Al Keene, Edward Marlo Super Count Routine long combination
Variations 1947 47
A Pocket Discovery deck in pocket, card produced at named number
1948 18
A Card and a Number card is found at number which was "dealt" by spectator before
1948 26
Ultra Card Divination 34. position, ten backwards count
1948 35
Piano Trick
Related to 1948 106
Mentalivity
1948 186
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 65
George G. Kaplan Revello Card Circle thirteen-card circle layout
1948 67
Fred Fletcher Bottoms Up off-beat card at small number
Oct. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 161)
647
Jean Hugard Impossible packet from top and bottom are cut and placed on the table, card selected from rest and deck cut, performer cuts deck so that selection ends up at total of one of the packets on the table
Variations Apr. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 11)
412
Edward D. Hesse Impossible as Don Hesse, variation of Hugard's Impossible, packet from top iscut and placed on the table, card selected from rest and deck cut, performer cuts deck so that selection ends up at total of one of the packets on the table
Inspired by Nov. 1948 480
Martin Gardner, Bob Hummer Under the Table spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, cards are separated into red and blacks as climax
  • Turn Every Other Card
Inspired by Nov. 1948 484
Dr. F. W. van Klaveren Six Card Repeat with changing bag and card silk
1948
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. Sondernummer 1)
2
Arthur H. Buckley Indetecto divining chosen number and card, impromptu punched card with finger nail ("Nail Marking")
Also published here 1948 87
Arthur H. Buckley Card at Small Number psychological (gambling for Seven) with out
1948 96
Arthur H. Buckley Selected Card at Any Number card thought of during riffling, it ends up at named number
1948 129
William Ruesskamp 15 to 30
Apr. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 175)
700
Jack Lamonte A Winning Hand six card repeat with poker presentation
Related toVariations May 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 12)
540
Clayton Rawson Arithmetic Test presentation for children
July 1949 562
Peter Sutton A Winning Hand variation of Lamonte's routine
six card repeat with poker presentation
Inspired by Oct. 1949 591
U. F. Grant Grant's Terrific Telephone Test deck dealt onto table in row with every other card reversed, reversed one chosen, then any person called who names an odd number, card is there, half forcing deck
Related to Aug./Sep. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
12
Martin Gardner Five Nine King card chosen, three piles arranged as in Poker Player's Picnic, on top of the piles are then the mates that match the selection
Related to 1949 11
Paul Rosini Tap, Tap cards dealt in 4x4 square, spectator removes a bunch of cards and deals other cards in square formation as performer taps on the cards, value on last tap matches number of removed cards
Also published here 1949 36
A Test of Will two cards chosen from two decks turn out to be the same
1949 56
Al Baker Telepathy For Two two cards appear at chosen numbers from one to ten, forcing banks
Also published here 1949 97
Joe Stuthard Any Number Called For
1949 15
George Armstrong Telephone Trick person phoned and asked for a number in the deck, selection is at that position
1949 18
Eddie Joseph Through the Beat of the Pulse selection is lost and deck divided into two piles, performer knows in which pile card is and also exact position
1949 ca. 1
Bruce Elliott Math performer names selection of position, sort of early anti-faro
July 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 208)
832
John R. Boyko Strike Three and Out Variation card found by counting down three times to apparently random values
Inspired by
  • "Strike Three and Out!" (Bob Longe, The Invisible Deck, 1948, p. 9)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
Oct. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 214)
855
Al Altman The Talking Card No. 12, ten card row, spectator moves cards from one end of row to another, performer divines the number of moved cards repeatedly by turning over card with the same value
1950 25
Bob Hummer Topsy-Turvy Deck No. 26, Deck of face up/down cards split into two by performer, each half has equal number of face up cards
1950 49
Howard Wurst Thought Control No. 28, Ten cards chosen and written on slips of paper, along with number. One paper is chosen, dealing down to number reveals that card
1950 51
Cliff Green Magic in Your Own Hands No. 29, spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related toVariations 1950 53
John Scarne Mathematical Finder No. 30, mathematical, piles of cards formed by counting to ten
1950 55
John Scarne Double Duty No. 39, Spectator secretly transfers a number of cards (one to ten) to magician's packet, magician produces card with same value
1950 71
Walter B. Gibson Switcheroo No. 54
Variations 1950 96
Bert Allerton, Henry Christ Allerchrist Card Trick No. 63, Mathematical
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1950 114
Herb Runge, George Pearce, Ande Furlong Double Revelation No. 66, divine selection and number of pocketed cards
Related to 1950 120
Stewart James James's Miracle No. 72, two numbers from one to ten, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers
Related toVariations 1950 132
Jack Miller The Traveling Card No. 74, Ace to King stack
1950 135
Nate Leipzig Leipzig's Pocket Card Trick No. 121, performer finds spectator's selection and divines number of cards in spectator's pocket
1950 235
Howard Thurston Thurston's Card Mystery No. 122, performer with back turned divines number of cards remaining on table
1950 236
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins' Master Tricks No. 133, multi-phase routine using Stebbins.
1950 257
Oscar Weigle Add Lib No. 139, Selected card moves to position named by performer
1950 268
John Scarne, Frank Garcia Automatic Pencil Writing No. 151, pencil lead is crumpled in paper ball. Card is selected and its name appears on the crumpled paper.
1950 294
Warner Perry, Edward Dart, John Scarne Einstein and the Magician No. 154, novel and unorthodox prediction of a playing card using a substitution cipher.
1950 301
Bill Nord Nord's Handkerchief Variation selection appears face-up at number, under handkerchief
Apr. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 11)
651
Eddie Joseph The "Tobba" Mystery spectator removes some cards and remembers card at same position, deck cut, then performer counts basically whole deck before revealing card and number
Variations 1950 2
Eddie Joseph Who Knows the Card? card chosen with counting procedure ends up and number named at beginning
Variations 1950 3
Paul Rosini The Fair Count count-down to named number, count repeated because of skepticism of audience, selection found reversed
VariationsAlso published here 1950 18
Dai Vernon Complete Cover deck in performer's hand, covered with handkerchief, spectator names a number between ten and twenty, performer names card at that position
1950 28
Paul Rosini A Guess That Is Right card counted to after selection and addition procedure, it is predicted
Variations 1950 60
Paul Rosini Repeating a Good Guess card counted to after selection and addition procedure, it is predicted, variation
Inspired by 1950 61
Paul Rosini Tap cards dealt in 4x4 square, spectator removes a bunch of cards and deals other cards in square formation as performer taps on the cards, value on last tap matches number of removed cards
Related toAlso published here 1950 66
Edward Marlo Unknown - Effect No. 2 two selections appear at selected numbers up to ten, several methods, some with roughed cards, impromptu double backer
1951 1
Edward Marlo Effect No. 6 spectator thinks of card as they are riffled by slowly, this card reverses at named number
1951 3
Toni Koynini Evens spectator removes two even cards, subtracts them, takes that many cards, remembers new top card and shuffles deck, performer divines even cards, pocketed number and selection, clocking with even cards for two removed cards
1951 24
Eddie Joseph Your Number card lost during slop shuffle, found at named number
1951 13
Edward Marlo The Secret Number card counted to from reference card
1952 105
Hal M. Greenberg Hal's Halucination numbers written on billets, performer tries to find selection and removes two cards, one for suit other for value, card is found at number on selected billet
Apr. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 252)
1006
Bill Simon Two Numbers two cards selected, spectators only think of a number, both cards are found at the positions
Related to 1952 81
Bill Simon Mind Reading spectator thinks of a number and remembers the card on it's position, after the performer fails to find it, the spectator finds his card at the number turned over
1952 145
Theodore Annemann No Title At All two selection, first found by stop, second by naming a number, two way forcing deck, alternated
1952 6
Stewart James The All Clear Card Transformation selection is found reversed and with different back at position indicated by card chosen by performer, cross sum force
1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 3)
31
Eddie Fields The Zodiac Card Miracle card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Related toAlso published here 1952 28
W. F. "Rufus" Steele They Tell You Nothing spectator pockets some cards and remembers a card at the same position as the number of pocketed cards, card ends up at named number
1952 32
W. F. "Rufus" Steele You Tell Them Everything spectator pockets some cards and remembers a card at the same position as the number of pocketed cards, performer stops dealing at selection and names number of pocketed cards
1952 33
W. F. "Rufus" Steele, Robert Parrish Tell and Spell one spectator pockets some cards and two spectators remember a card at a number, both cards are found and number of pocketed cards named
Variations 1952 34
Back in Place spectator remembers card and its position and places that many more cards on top, performer returns card to original position below table
1952 38
Right Hand, Left Hand packet cut off, counted and digits added, spectator ends up with some cards in either hand and performer gives both numbers, 9-force
1952 43
Bert Allerton, Robert Parrish The Magic Card Square packet cut off, magic square with some cards with the number of cut-off cards
Related toVariations 1952 46
Edward Marlo Effect One card from packet into odd-backed deck at named number
Related to 1953 9
Edward Marlo Red & Blue Routine I card travels from packet into odd-backed deck to chosen position
1953 36
Edward Marlo Red & Blue Routine II card travels from packet into odd-backed deck, then turns over there
1953 39
Edward Marlo Red & Blue Routine III card travels from packet into odd-backed deck twice
1953 40
R. M. Jamison The Mystic Card of Fu message appears on a blank card, which names position of selection in deck
May 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 308)
30
Stewart James The Square Deal Location card found at number, off-beat method
1954 7
Dr. Stanley Jaks Al Bakers Prophecy one out of eight cards is chosen, value leads to selection, everything was predicted
1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 2)
170
Patrick Page Cards to Pocket twelve cards up the sleeve to pocket, with six card repeat sequence
Also published here 1954 200
Stewart James Mike and Ike spectator removes any number card mates, puts any two cards on top and then counts twice the value of the mates on top, all is placed on deck, performer removes some cards behind his back and deals them out on the table, then he finds the mates, the selections and the amount of cards placed onto them
  • Variation (using two different-colored decks)
1954 1
Stewart James Seven Wonders several cards are chosen via dealing packets themes around the number seven, they are eventually found
1954 4
Stewart James The Deckspert spectator cuts off cards and puts some of them in one pocket and some in the other, card at position of total of cards in one pocket is remembered, performer changes order of deck, then card is at position of total of cards in other pocket
1954 10
Senor Maldo Six Card Mystery
1954/27 70
Samuel Berland Six Card Repeat Mystery using cards glued together with rubber cement at edge
1954/27 75
"Senator" Clarke Crandall One Hand Six Card Repeat funny presentation, credit to Roy Benson?
Related to 1954/27 78
Cy Endfield, Bill Simon There's Five Aces! four Aces are counted as five as a gag
Related toAlso published here 1955 44
Jack Avis All Fair Count Down card from group is selected, value used to locate card
1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
19
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ein Kartentrick aus New York
1955
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 1)
269
Stewart James Parlay
  • A Card Avenue
two cards chosen, two times twelve cards are dealt out, the difference of the values of the chosen cards is used to count into the twelve-card rows, the resulting cards are the same two values as the chosen ones
June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
2
Stewart James The Mathematricker a box that apparently solves mathematical questions is presented, first a gag answer appears, then the machine is supposed to give the remainder of an equation done with playing card values, but there is no remainder and nothing appears on the paper
Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
3
Charles Sanders Peirce Some Amazing Mazes dealing trick with red and black cards in numerical order, dealing into any number of piles, anti-faro rules, see also p. 2
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two (mixing procedure, then number named, value of card at that position is used to count to a card that matches named number)
Related toVariations Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
10
Edward Marlo Count Cop for Small Packets routine for eleven-card-trick, two handlings
1956 9
John Scarne Card Climax at a named number, with down under deal
1956 118
A Baffling Prediction forming four piles using the number ten, then count down the sum of the cards to the 40th card to match prediction
Variations 1956 7
Henry Christ Henry Christ's Improvement same as A Baffling Prediction, but with a selection controlled to the 40th position, and the count is done backwards from ten
Inspired by 1956 8
Lloyd E. Jones The Cyclic Number A packet containing six cards forming the number 142857, when multiplied by any number from 2 to 6, gives a result which the cards themselves reveal
1956 9
Bob Hummer Matching the Colors Deck shuffled face up and face down, magician can separate into two piles containing the same number of face up cards. Alternative is to shuffle red and black cards.
1956 17
Bob Hummer, Oscar Weigle Hummer's Reversal Mystery CATO trick, magician can name correctly number of face up cards after cut and turn over procedure. Oscar Weigle variation: colors are also separated
Variations 1956 17
Predicting the Shift Packet of thirteen cards (Ace to King), spectator shifts any number of cards from top to bottom, magician can immediately take out a card with a value corresponding to the number of cards shifted
1956 21
Charles T. Jordan The Keystone Card Discovery Two numbers named, predicted card is found at position equal to the difference between the two numbers.
Related to 1956 22
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 28
Bringing the Card to a Named Position 21 card trick with twenty seven cards, spectator can name what the final position of the selection should be in the packet
Variations 1956 35
Thomas Walker Walker's Method Easier method for Gergonne's Pile Problem, lets spectator name the position of the selected card
Inspired by 1956 36
L. Vosburgh Lyons Heavenly Sevens Ace through Seven, spectator removes any card and from the rest places two in a row, performer completes the row with the remaining four digits so that the resulting six-digit number is always divisible by seven
Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
8
Bill Simon Simon-Chanted Evening small packet cut off by spectator, performer deals rest until spectator says stop, value of stopped-at card corresponds with number of cut-off cards
Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
14
Bill Simon Simon-Chanted Evening small packet cut off by spectator, performer deals rest until spectator says stop, value of stopped-at card corresponds with number of cut-off cards
Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
14
Edward Marlo Solutions to a Problem deck is cut and put face-to-face, number named and card in lower half remembered, card in upper half at same or different number also remembered, the card transpose, Thomas Wright problem
  • Solution No. 1
    • Notes on the Above (half pass suggestion)
  • Solution No. 2 (cards transpose and also turn over)
  • Solution No. 3
  • Solution No. 4
  • Solution No. 5
Variations Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
21
Edward Marlo Bold Steal - Second Handling one to ten
1957 10
Dai Vernon The Six-Card Repeat Mystery using addition from sleeve
Related to 1957 163
Edward Marlo, Ernando Veneri Veneri Turn Variant bluff method for "card at any number"
1957 20
Charles Hudson Sorcerer's Seven performer talks about the number seven, spectator puts a card in the deck, cards next to it equals seven, variation where all four cards are stabbed into the deck (Rusduck), see credits in No. 8
Related toVariations June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
9
Max Katz Magic Squares with Playing Cards 72 fundamental solutions to the card square with formula
1957 21
Edward Marlo Six Card Repeat Climax
July 1957
The New Phoenix (Issue 346)
209
Alex Elmsley Choosey card chosen and lost, packet removed, spectator removes one card from it and it is selection or leads to it
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
20
Alexander F. Kraus Sum Total Kruskal count procedure, challenge of having the face-up cards add up to 52, posed as a problem
Variations Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
7
Billy Wiggins Billy Wiggins' Card Trick three piles made and cut, sum of outer two values adds up to value of center pile all through the piles
1957 9
Edward Marlo Third Fooler two cards, faro and automatic placement
1958 51
Edward Marlo, Warren Wiersbe Sixth Fooler
Inspired by 1958 53
Edward Marlo Faro Fooler #11 Exact Placement, two selections are found at thought of number, with three variations
1958 62
Edward Marlo Magical Seven selection reversed in face-up portion travels down into lower face-down portion into seventh position, several repeats
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phase Three
  • Phase Four
  • Phase Five
Related toVariations 1958 2
Allessandro Magic Sum sum of added values is divined, using a card stand
1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
15
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Card At Any Number
May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
13
Rolf Andra 3x Karten-Magie selection at number, number is determined by value of other card
1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 4)
694
Rolf Andra Der rätselhafte 3-Karten Trick three decks, chosen number to select card, cards turnover in each deck
1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 4)
698
Ken Krenzel It Can't Be handling of two-deck ACAAN method by Raynaly/Baker with cue sheet instead of memorization
Variations 1958 1
Alexander F. Kraus Sum Total Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52, solution to the problem
Inspired by Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
13
Tom Ransom Sum More Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
17
Max Katz Sum More Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52
Inspired by Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
17
Alex Elmsley Double Control transposing top card with selection at certain position with faro shuffles
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
15
Alex Elmsley Switchy-Coo card a chosen number is reversed, then changes to previous selection
Also published here Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
18
Dai Vernon The Bent Corner Prediction spectator names number up to 52, card there is predicted by performer
Related toVariations 1959 12
Edward Marlo The Over Count selection found at a freely chosen number
Related to 1959 11
Edward Marlo One Hand Count Down selection appears at named small number, bottom deal
1959 27
Al Leech The Double Count
1959 10
Jack Avis The Birthday Card Trick card is found a position of a wished month
1959 312
Alex Elmsley Penny Plain performer brings card to special position corresponding with cut-off packet behind back, principle similar to Penelope Principle
VariationsAlso published here 1959 2
Matt Schulien Counting the Cards six cards counted off by spectator, spectator miscounts repeatedly, performer counts these cards as more cards, up to ten, spectators get packets to follow along, cards across with two packets of ten cards, finally half the deck travels from one spectator to another who was holding the other half
  • Phase I - "Give Me Six Cards"
  • Phase II - "Call a Number From Six to Ten"
  • Phase III - "Call A Number Less Than Six"
  • Phase IV - "Did You See How I Did That?"
  • Phase V - "How Many Did We Have?"
  • Phase VI - "Passing The Cards"
  • Phase VII - "Finale"
1959 83
Ronald B. Edwards Mazes-Phase Down variation that starts with two honest riffle shuffles (interlocking chains), suits separated, some dealing procedure that affects the red/black distribution
  • Phase II (dealing into chosen number of piles, sympathetic values)
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
5
Arthur Hastings Two For The Show two selections are peeked at, one turns over, other is counted to, see "Fan Letter" for credit information
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
6
Friedrich Wilhelm Frikell, W. H. Cremer The Unfaithful Knave counting sides in square
Also published here
  • "The Secret Out", W. H. Cremer, 1891
July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
12
Edward Marlo The Worm Turns telling number directly in Einstein trick
Related to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
13
Ken Beale Brown Transpo two selections made from two halves with "counting pile and remember card at that position" procedure, one counted from the top and one from the bottom, they change position
Inspired by July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
16
Ken Beale Brown Out packet removed and counted, cards at that position remembered, performer finds card and names number
July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
17
Edward Marlo For The Magic Seven "The In Between Phase" (should be done between phases four and five of original routine)
selection reversed in face-up portion travels down into lower face-down portion into seventh position
Inspired by Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
21
James Steranko Packet Replacement Variation addition to packet, or card-at-a-number
1960 31
Ronald B. Edwards Digital Deck’s Terity deck cut into two halves, spectator deals two piles of card from one half corresponding to a thought-of number, values in one pile added, card at that position predicted in other half
Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
16
Edward Marlo Aces and Numbers Aces are found at numbers designated by apparently random playing cards
Variations 1961 38
Edward Marlo The Guide Transposition card vanishes from packet an appears at chosen position in another deck
1961 25
Charlie Miller The Upside Down Trick value cut to is counted down to find selection, featuring face-up bottom deal
1961 36
Jack Avis Diencidence three chosen cards reveal two numbers chosen with a die and total
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
64
Robert G. Tripp A Deck of Cards and a Miracle deck is cut and a card named, performer names position
Variations 1961 61
Ken Beale Square Deal nine cards are arranged in a 3x3 square as dictated by spectator, they are a magic square
Variations Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
33
Ernando Veneri Veneri Turn bluff method for "card at any number"
1962 45
Harry Lorayne The Sloppy Card Trick saliva for control, selection appears on named number up to ten
Variations 1962 42
Alex Elmsley No Looking two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, then named
Related to 1962 72
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 116
Dai Vernon Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
VariationsAlso published here 1962 23
Dai Vernon Novel Card Transposition card on table with card at chosen number in deck
1962 47
Jochen Zmeck Hypnose multiple spectators chose the same card, routine for Svengali type decks
1962 11
Jochen Zmeck Ein neuer Sechskartentrick partial rough-smooth
1962 16
Jochen Zmeck Medium partial rough-smooth, red and black alternate, then force blocks, three phases:
1. spectator says if top card is red or black, he is always right
2. spectator names position of a given card, the card is at that position
3. performer put unknown card in pocket, spectator divines it
Related to 1962 18
Al Koran Erfüllte Gedankenwünsche two cards selected and spectators find them with small number or stop, two-card mirage deck, partial rough-smooth
1962 23
Dr. William Weyeneth Eine Karten Kaprice card at number, duplicate, easy second deal with missing part
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 4)
52
Harry Lorayne The Fantastic Card Square magic square routine with cards, then a named number
Also published here 1964 39
Edward Marlo A Simple Ace Routine aces lost and found with four times the 10-20 force
1964
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
90
Edward Marlo On the Re-Stacking Pack two spectators decide for numbers and remember the cards at their number four times with faros in between, each has a four of a kind
Inspired by 1964 18
Edward Marlo Another Effect is the Following as a number force or book test
Inspired by 1964 19
Edward Marlo Aces and Numbers Variation
Inspired by 1964 37
Edward Marlo Marlo Miracle Aces classic faro Ace cutting ("estimation aces"), last Ace found at named number
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1964 44
Eugene Gloye Six Repeat using cards with stamps
1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
17
Allessandro Six Card Repeat children Christmas presentation
1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
36
Harry Blackstone, Harry Louine Der Zuschauer als Zauberkünstler spectator finds his own card in ten-card packet, without credit
Also published here 1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 6)
101
Harry Lorayne Hummer Addition spectator reverses some cards, below table magician reverses more so named total is achieved, as kicker all are one color
Inspired byAlso published here 1965 30
Harry Blackstone, Harry Louine Blackstone's 10-Card Trick spectator finds his own card in ten-card packet
Also published here Dec. 1965 11
Heinz "Durox" Rüegg Oh, Schööön! six card repeat, last card changes into flowers
1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 5)
76
Dai Vernon Order in the Court pseudo gambling game with five cards of Royal Flush
Related to
  • p. 77 for credit information
Dec. 1966 67
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 8
Tony Kardyro Stop, Spell or Number
1966 4
Dai Vernon "Secrets" "Chapter Four", spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related toAlso published here 1967 27