Phone Effects

353 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Phone Effects
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan Long Distance Mind Reading No. 2, card trick performed via mail, deck riffle shuffled once and cut in two halves, one card moved from one half to the other and either half mailed back
VariationsAlso published here 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
12
Bill Bournau Mind Reading by Telephone
1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
22
Bill Bowman Bowman's System for Mind Reading by Telephone
1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
23
Theodore Annemann Call Me Up Sometime person calls during the show and names the card someone selected
VariationsAlso published here 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
2
Theodore Annemann The Unknown Subject apparently random name in phone book divined, person phoned names cards which are divined, uses ABC cards
Also published here 1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
47
Theodore Annemann Publicity Stunt any information is revealed by partner on other end of phone
Also published here Aug. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 11)
53
Charles T. Jordan Long Distance Mindreading stacked deck mailed to friend with selection procedure, crib sheet at home
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
174
Al Baker, Audley Walsh Number Please
  • Audley Walsh Method (spectator remembers bottom card, moves that many cards from top to bottom and reads off some cards)
  • Al Baker Method (above method disguised by using a cut and half the deck)
Related toVariations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
325
Theodore Annemann Wired Thought any person is phoned and asked to name a card, predicted by performer, index
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 31)
201
Harris Solomon Operator Calling ringing of phone divines (forced) selection
Also published here 1937
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1937)
220
U. F. Grant U-Do-It Ace Trick spectator loses Aces and deals out four hands to find them again, no-touch by magician (telephone trick?)
VariationsAlso published here 1938
Greater Magic
349
William H. McCaffrey The Telephone Trick assistant names card over telephone, see also "Fragment: Introduction for The Telephone Trick" on page 1150
Related toAlso published here 1938
Greater Magic
566
Orville Wayne Meyer Phoned Thots mirage deck
 		Dec. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 70)
478
Louis Lam The El-El Telephone Test
Also published here 1939
Be Deceived
5
Oscar Weigle Thought on the Line card thought amongst a group found over telephone
 		1939
Do That Again!
27
Charles T. Jordan Forty-Nine 21 card trick with 49 cards and two dealing rounds, see also page 524 for idea to do it as telephone trick by Lloyd Jones
 		Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 78)
513
Theodore Annemann Weird Wire medium phoned and tells one out of five designs, selected cards and word
VariationsAlso published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 89)
558
Al Baker A Super-Superprediction person names card which magician has transfered to another deck, roughed
Also published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
81
Al Baker, Audley Walsh Telephone Mystery
Variations 1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
210
William H. McCaffrey Variation of the Telephone Mystery
Related to 1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
211
Theodore Annemann Wired Thought any person is phoned and asked to name a card, predicted by performer, index
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
73
Ted Heuber, William H. McCaffrey Variations for "Number Please"
  • Ted Heuber (setting a key card over phone)
  • Bill McCaffrey (version of Baker's routine, value of bottom card used to count to a selection)
Inspired by 1943
The Magic 36
8
Ronald B. Edwards Phone(y) Telepathy selection is apparently revealed by stranger
 		July 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 64)
262
Theodore Annemann The Unknown Subject apparently random name in phone book divined, person phoned names cards which are divined, uses ABC cards
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
39
Theodore Annemann Publicity Stunt any information is revealed by partner on other end of phone
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
40
Theodore Annemann Wired Thought any person is phoned and asked to name a card, predicted by performer, index
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
42
Harris Solomon Operator Calling ringing of phone divines (forced) selection
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
132
Theodore Annemann Weird Wire medium phoned and tells one out of five designs, selected cards and word
  • The E.S.P. Symbol Projection
  • The Word Projection
  • The Card Projection
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
327
George F. Wright Reversette spectator reverses one card behind his back, divined by medium on telephone
Variations 1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
12
Robert A. Nelson A. T. and T. Telepathy selected card is divined by a called person, freely selected in the phone book
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
7
L. Vosburgh Lyons Telepsyche location of the card
 		Jan. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 75)
306
Jack Miller Dis-Cards spectator puts amount of cards on the table and removes some again, the rest is named by the performer
Related toVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 96)
388
Jack Miller Count Ten! on from ten cards is divined, also possible over the phone
 		Nov. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 96)
389
George F. Wright An Addition to Reversette
Inspired by 1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
18
Alan Barnert Phoney person on telephone knows card three times, three different methods
Related toAlso published here June 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 108)
433
Abril Lamarque Long Distance Mind Reading Code medium called divines card
 		Feb. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 9)
194
Abril Lamarque Telephonic Telepathy code for telephone
Variations June 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 1)
223
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
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 1)
226
Rowland D. Goodman, Abril Lamarque Telephonic Telepathy notes in Lamarque routine
Inspired by July 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 2)
237
Milbourne Christopher Milbourne Christopher's Column on doing tricks over the radio, person calls in to reveal card
  • The Card Call
  • Card and Telephone
  • Variations P
  • Conclusion
Variations Aug. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 3)
240
Eddie Clever, Gerald Kosky Telephonic Telepathy letters with ideas by Clever and Kosky on Lamarque's routine
Inspired by Aug. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 3)
244
Gerald Kosky Telephonic Telepathy
  • Telepathy Made Easy
 		Nov. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 6)
265
Jean Hugard, Jerry Lukins Telephonic Telepathy on the international response to Lamarque's routine, method by Lukins
Inspired by Jan. 1947
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 8)
285
Der Telephontrick 52 names
 		1947
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4)
6
Die Fernsehkarte key card
 		1947
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4)
7
George G. Kaplan Dial two (forced via thrust stabbing procedure) cards are revealed over the phone
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
181
George G. Kaplan Information, Please! on the phone revelation with a order of deck secretly used as list by medium
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
182
Bob Somerfeld Telepaphone phone numbers are written on billets, one is selected, person at other end divines chosen card
Inspired by
  • Howard Savage's "The Phantom Phone" in "The Sphinx", June 1929
Related toAlso published here 		June 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 153)
612
U. F. Grant Any Number over Telephone rough-smooth forcing deck, a person called who should name any odd number
Related to Dec. 1948
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 3)
13
The Royal Telephone Test stranger is phoned and calls out chosen card
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
181
Louis Tannen The Psychic Number 7 using telephone code
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
188
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
U. F. Grant Touch as a phone prediction with random people called during performance
 		Aug./Sep. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
12
Eddie Joseph Mail Mentalism trick performed as mailed instructions or over phone, spectator takes all odd cards, adds top and bottom value, counts down to card in rest, eventually located with spelling and dealing
 		1949
Mail Mentalism
1
Paul Dienst Aus meiner Zauberkiste with 32 or 52 cards, version with 32 cards over phone
 		1949
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 10 No. 4)
31
Audley Walsh Calling All Cards half the deck counted, digits added and card remembered, reading off the order
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
52
Al Baker A Telemirakel ten cards from shuffled deck tabled in a row, random person called (really assistant) who names four cards, the cards corresponding with the last four digites of the phone number in the ten-card row are those cards
Also published here 1949
Mental Magic
21
Al Baker Over the Phone medium names free selection, code
Also published here 1949
Mental Magic
26
Al Baker Telephony card is forced
Also published here 1949
Mental Magic
30
Al Baker Baker's Eight-Card Trick any eight cards taken and one chosen, other seven called out to assistant who then names selection, effect "Study in Stud" related but not the method
Also published here 1949
Mental Magic
34
George Armstrong Telephone Trick person phoned and asked for a number in the deck, selection is at that position
 		1949
Stuthard's Trilby Deck
18
George Schindler Dial phoned person names selection, number is formed by writing letters on a business card
Inspired by June 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 206)
823
Steffi Storm The Wizard No. 21, Spectator freely selects card, performer calls friend over phone who announces name of selection
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
42
Audley Walsh Walsh's Long Distance Card Trick No. 67, Divine number of pocketed cards over phone
Also published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
123
John Scarne Scarne's Phone Miracle No. 115, spectator locates card thought of by magician
Also published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
223
Louis Tannen The Psychic Number Seven No. 142, Spectators picks one out of seven random cards, and names six on the phone. Person at other end divines the selection.
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
272
Eddie Joseph Joseph's Repeat Telephone Trick deck shuffled and dealt in two piles, cards counted from both piles, a card remembered and a pile read off to performer who identified the selection, two repeats with different selection procedures, performer makes secret chart during conversation
 		1950
Card Bonanza
2
Eddie Joseph India Calling spectator has two piles and after some counting a card is lost, names of all cards read off to performer who names selection
Variations 1950
Card Bonanza
10
Eddie Joseph Over the Wire spelling of spectator's name to locate card
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
10
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Tele Teaser
Variations Dec. 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 244)
975
Bob Somerfeld Nickel for Your Thoughts spectator's write down phone numbers, one slip and a playing card are selected, the person is called who reveals the card, actually assistant, Devil's Handkerchief
Related toAlso published here 1951
Mind Reader's Digest
2
Eddie Joseph The Mystery of the Unknown Card deck shuffled face-up/face-down, any face-down card chosen and mixed with some face-up cards, it is divined by medium
 		1951
More Dumbfounders with Cards
16
Sylvester-Zauber
  • Die Atlaskarte (balancing glass on playing cad)
  • Ein Telephontrick
 		1951
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 6)
39
Bob Beeching Telephone Fooler playing card divination, assistant counts loudly
 		1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
32
Theodore Annemann Telephone Mystery
1952
Annemann's Buried Treasures
4
Bob Somerfeld Good Deal bunch of cards in two piles face up and face down, same amount of face up cards
 		1952
Pieces of Mind
9
Bob Somerfeld Mind over Miles medium on phone divines ESP symbol, playing card and chosen headline from Newspaper
 		1952
Pieces of Mind
13
Charles "Chic" Schoke, Bert Allerton On the Phone as a phone trick
Inspired by 1952
The Last Word on Cards
51
Aage Darling Telephotrix card is divined over phone
 		1953
I'll Read Your Mind
19
John Hamilton The Deuce You Say!
Jan. 1954
The Phoenix (Issue 298)
1190
Dr. Stanley Jaks "Oskar findet die Karte" card selected by cutting and counting cross sum, selection is found by spelling a sentence, over phone
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 2)
171
Adriano Vaz Velho Neue Gedankenübertragung mittels Telephon one of twelve cards is divined by assistant over phone
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 3)
184
Walter Behm Neue Gedankenübertragung mittels Telefon apparently calling a random person
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 4)
199
Lewis Ganson Brainwave by Telephone presentation in which performer's wife is called
Also published here 1954
Routined Manipulation Finale
223
Jack Miller Discard spectator puts amount of cards on the table and removes some again, the rest is named by the performer
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
105
John Scarne Phone Miracle spectator finds card performer was thinking of, over the phone
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
118
Alan Barnert Phoney person on telephone knows card three times, three different methods
Related toAlso published here 1956
The Best in Magic
203
Charles T. Jordan Magic by Mail Divination of selected card by mail, deck is sent through the post, deck is shuffled and card is selected, only half the cards are sent to the magician, yet card is divined. Uses interlocking chains
Also published here 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
27
Die Fernsehkarte
1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 1)
469
Edward Marlo Telephone Test
  • #2 of "3 Mental Effects"
over telephone or from another room, spectator deals cards one at a time and calls them out and thinks of one of them, performer divines it, repeat with two cards (one thought of, another selection placed besides it, then the order called out), optional ideas for further phase
VariationsAlso published here Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
10
P. Howard Lyons Telephone Extension different handling for second phase of Marlo's routine
Inspired by Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
13
Max Katz M. K. Telephone Code System coding a card with four cards, see Interlocutor reference for credit information
Inspired byRelated toVariations Feb. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 5)
3
Chester "Dr. DeMille" Miller Phone Divination person phoned who calls any card, it is the only reversed card in the deck
 		Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
13
Tony Corinda (25) Phoney Business no medium, four cards and a letter
 		1959
Mediumistic Stunts
296
Paul Marcus Across the Void two cards are divined by medium over the phone, two deck switches
 		1959
Card Tricks
327
John Scarne Phone Miracle spectator locates card thought of by magician
Also published here 1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 4)
873
Lewis Ganson Brainwave by Telephone performing idea for the brainwave deck
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
50
Hans E. Trixer Telephone Brainwave invisible deck over phone
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
56
Rolf Andra Medium-Telefon Experiment
1960
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 6)
994
The Amazing Maurice Mental Telephone Telepathy stranger names selected card, probability method
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
24
Alan Milan Long Distance Telephone Test selection is divined
 		1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
72
P. Howard Lyons Phraud person is phoned and asked to name any card, it is a previous selection
 		Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
18
Max Malini Telephone Trick medium names selection
 		1962
Malini and His Magic
76
Gaylord E. Hill Dunninger Rings
Oct. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 373)
321
P. Howard Lyons No Toll method for transmitting any information over phone to a medium
 		Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
31
Paul Curry Thoughts from Afar medium on telephone knows selected card
Related to 1965
Magician's Magic
183
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 Connection assistant phoned, he divines card
Also published here July 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 9)
44
Peter Alexis Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 12)
214
Eddie Fields Silent Transmission Telephone Mystery spectator deals cards over the phone, magician stops deal on selected card, Waikiki Location
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
30
Eddie Fields Field's Version of an Oldie Telephone trick, magician able to divine selection
 		1968
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
70
Louis Lam, Rolf Andra The El El Telephone Test slightly varied by Andra
Also published here 1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 3)
56
Ken Krenzel Tele-Spell via telephone, see also p. 246 & p. 270 for reference
Inspired by Mar. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 5)
247
W.H. Radcliffe Mental Telephony medium reveals playing card, 52 names
 		1969
Entertaining Mental Miracles
10
Eddie Joseph A Person to Person Call spectator choses card via cutting of packets and counting, it is located over phone
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
48
John Hamilton Additional Hamilton Ideas as telephone effect with possible lies
Inspired by Aug. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 10)
354
Bascom Jones The Ultimate Telephone Test revelation recorded
 		1970
Magick (Issue 6)
30
Sid Fleischman, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Call Me Anytime long-distance call, force
 		1970
Magick (Issue 8)
40
Karl Fulves A Telephone Mystery medium is called and names selection when order of deck is read out, distant key
 		1971
The Book of Numbers
5
Nick Conticello The Non-Telephone Telephone Trick small packet, spectator selects a card, does some rearranging and is left with card
Variations 1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
137
Al Baker, Audley Walsh Number Please two methods
Also published here 1972
The Living End
31
James G. Thompson Jr. Winged Thoughts code over phone
 		1972
The Living End
33
Theodore Annemann Call Me Up Sometime person calls during the show and names the card someone selected
 		1972
The Living End
36
Peter Alexis Scarlock's Card phoned person knows dealt poker hands
Also published here 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
13
Cy Keller Telephone Card Divination automatic number is called and selection named, gag
Related to Mar. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 5)
602
Ray Grismer Mind Ray spectator deals card on table according to some instructions
 		May 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7)
620
Gerald Kosky Tel-A-Prediction person on phone names number from one to fifty-two, card is predicted
 		1973
Magick (Issue 68)
337
Orville Wayne Meyer The Being at the Other End card divined over phone
Related to 1973
Magick (Issue 73)
361
Karl Fulves ESPhone medium knows card, simple code
 		1974
Close-Up Mental Magic
11
Dr. Barlow Wagman Tele-Phoney card found by spelling a word, person phoned for getting a word
 		1974
Magick (Issue 103)
513
Karl Fulves Call A Card "Fone Trix", not 100%
 		Apr. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 6)
951
Karl Fulves Double Binary "Fone Trix", phone number out from the start, selection and three other cards read to medium
 		Apr. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 6)
951
Charles Nyquist, James G. Thompson Jr. Retrospective long article about the evolution of phone effects, reprinted from Sphinx, 1942
  • "20th Century Telepathy" (John Northern Hilliard)
  • John Percival, Benedict and Paul Rockwood versions
  • Fred D. Muth & elimination principle
  • "One By Swindle" (F. Jackson)
  • U. F. Grant
  • "Colored Silks" (Earl Thomas)
  • "Operator Calling" (Harris Solomon)
  • "Right Number" (Kent Arthur)
  • "The Phantom Phone" (Howard Savage)
  • "Winged Thoughts" (J. G. Thompson, Jr.)
  • "Phoned Thots" (Orville Meyer)
 		Apr. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 6)
952
Karl Fulves Kruskal Phone Effect
June 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 8)
970
Gerald Kosky Comprehensive Telephone Code counting method
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
189
Gerald Kosky Telephone Telepathy
1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
191
Gerald Kosky Phone-Ey Intuition person is called during show to name a number, predicted card is found at that position
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
192
Audley Walsh Long Distance No. 47, spectator selects a card with some counting and numbers and reads of the cards of a packet, performer names card and the number of cards in spectators pocket
Also published here 1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
71
James G. Thompson Jr. The Phone Miracle No. 48, card selected with some counting and numbers
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
72
Magic by Proxy No. 50, phone rings to give position of selection
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
75
Nathan Stark Ultimate Phone Test card is divined, clever method
 		1976
Magick (Issue 163)
811
Eddie Fields, Mike Schwartz AT&T Strikes Again Invisible Deck as telephone trick
 		1976
Invisible Secrets Revealed
8
Orville Wayne Meyer Edge of Dark code for ESP signs, over phone
 		1977
Magick (Issue 171)
853
Jack Kent Tillar IMP "Impromptu Multi Projections", color, number and playing card are divined by medium over phone
 		1977
Magick (Issue 175)
871
Gerald Kosky Sniff code
 		1978
Magick (Issue 196)
978
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Ringer medium at other end divines cards
 		1978
Magick (Issue 213)
1062
Terry Nosek Psi Pow! during live TV-Show, medium is called who divines selection
 		1979
Magick (Issue 233)
1162
Karl Fulves Tele-Poker No. 9, person phoned, he deals two hands of any number of cards, after some discarding only two cards remain in one hand, which is predicted
Inspired by 1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
11
Edward Marlo, Paul Curry The Joker Reads Minds spectator thinks of card and reads order of shuffled deck, spectator should misread joker as selection, it is divined, six methods
Also published here 1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
5
Karl Fulves Parallel Lines "Leverage" over phone, medium is called and divines spectator's and performer's card, parallel principle, see also p. 17
Related to 1980
Parallel Lines
9
Karl Fulves Color Coding over phone
 		1980
Parallel Lines
18
Karl Fulves The King Speaks "Parallel Lines" with suit coding via a King of wanted suit
 		1980
Parallel Lines
19
Karl Fulves Parity Check "Parallel Lines" with color coding
 		1980
Parallel Lines
21
Karl Fulves Kings Encoded further strategies when clocking the deck for value and suit
 		1980
Parallel Lines
24
Karl Fulves Real World Considerations medium uses calculator to simplify math
 		1980
Parallel Lines
26
Karl Fulves Quint four cards removed by spectator, fifth one by performer, any card selected, other four read over phone, medium names selection
 		1980
Parallel Lines
28
Karl Fulves Name-O-Quint spectator pockets any card, then any three cards, performer adds fourth card, those are read to medium in any order who then names pocketed card
 		1980
Parallel Lines
31
Karl Fulves Fill The Blank three cards removed by spectator, fourth by performer, fifth by spectator and signed, read off to medium in any order which names the fifth card
 		1980
Parallel Lines
33
Karl Fulves Cubic Coding any five cards removed by spectator, then one chosen, other four cards read to medium over phone which names selection
 		1980
Parallel Lines
35
Sam Schwartz Long Range Telepathy over the phone method for mathematical three-card monte
 		1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
65
Father Cyprian Time Zoned over the phone method for mathematical three-card monte
Also published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
66
Karl Fulves Shylock card divination over the phone, instruction game
Also published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
67
Karl Fulves Linear Blackjack game of Blackjack over the phone, performer knows which card to select to win
Also published here 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
69
Howard A. Adams Over the bRRAINBOW chosen color is divined using playing cards, over the phone variation of bRAINBOW
 		1980
OICUFESP (Issue 4 - esp card & mental miracles RETURN)
18
Edward Marlo Ma Bell Ringers over telephone or from another room, spectator deals cards one at a time and calls them out and thinks of one of them, performer divines it, repeat with two cards (one thought of, another selection placed besides it, then the order called out), optional ideas for further phase
Also published here 1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
20
Danny Korem Ma Bell Ringers - Korem Variation of Telephone Test additional ideas for Marlo's routine, four phases
Inspired by 1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
22
Howard A. Adams Matheight Mediumistic three phases using eight symbol cards, two mediums reveal two cards over the phone
 		1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
3
Howard A. Adams Matheight Tattletale medium over phone divines chosen symbol, among eight symbol cards
 		1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
5
Howard A. Adams Matheight Quartattler medium over phone divines four chosen symbols in order, among eight symbol cards
 		1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
6
Sid Fleischman, Robert "Bob" J. Gunther Der Telephonschocker! person called during performance, spectator hears performer's voice naming the selection
 		June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
78
Charles Nyquist, James G. Thompson Jr. Mit Dank an A. G. Bell on phone divinations, credit information and references, outline of various methods
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, May 1942
 Oct. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
120
Thomas Alan Waters Zodiaxis medium on the other end divines zodiac from spectator
  • Tarotell (for Tarot card)
Inspired byRelated to 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
265
Karl Fulves The Parallel Principle shuffled deck split in two halves, performer and spectator remove card and put it in other half, divined in illogical way with both selections being the same
 		1982
Card Counting
33
Karl Fulves Telephone Puzzler impractical card counting over the phone
Related to 1982
Card Counting
37
Karl Fulves Digital Diamonds Ace, Two and Jack mixed according to rules over phone
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
3
Thomas Alan Waters Zodiaccent medium on the other end divines zodiac from spectator
Also published here 1982
Magick (Issue 300)
1498
Charles Nyquist, James G. Thompson Jr. Mit Dank an A. G. Bell - 1. Fortsetzung on phone divinations, credit information and references, outline of various methods
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, May 1942
 Apr. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
37
Leif Reed Subtle Connection
Mar. 1983
Magick (Issue 317)
1583
C. James Rainho Nova Beam spectator calls a friend, who divines three chosen cards
 		May 1983
Magick (Issue 319)
1593
Paul Fox Telephone - Tel-A-Card done over the telephone
 		1983
Paul Fox's Miracle Gimmick
28
Paul Curry Matchmaker - Telephone Version version of previous item over the telephone, five ESP cards are torn in half, matching routine
Also published here 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
295
Thomas Alan Waters Zodiaccent medium on the other end divines zodiac from spectator
Related toAlso published here 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
600
Terry LaGerould Looker turning the head of a lady used for mating effect
Variations 1984
Close-up Seductions
85
Dexter Cleveland Computer Cards with computer presentation, wizard card trick
 		1984
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 3)
50
John Northern Hilliard Twentieth-Century Telepathy No. 21, name code
Variations 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
31
Karl Fulves The Percival Code No. 22, alternate code systems
Inspired by 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
33
William H. McCaffrey Calling Ms. Wizard No. 23
Also published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
34
The Great Phone Mystery No. 24, spectator turns top and bottom card over behind his back and pushed them in, the cards face to face with the reversed cards are removed and one of them named by medium on phone
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
34
A Remote Miracle No. 25, spectator deals some cards to select one and later calls off order of cards, performer on phone names selection
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
35
Poker by Phone No. 26, one of five cards chosen and one turned over, phoned medium knows hole card and selection when other four are called off
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
36
Karl Fulves Shylock's Card No. 27, one of three Kings selected and divined over phone
Inspired byAlso published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
37
Richard Himber No Questions Asked No. 28, location over phone
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
39
The Connection No. 29, any card chosen, medium phoned instantly names it, ringing recorded
Related toAlso published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
39
Karl Fulves Linear Blackjack No. 30, game of Blackjack over the phone, performer knows which card to select to win
Also published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
41
Karl Fulves The Ultra Code No. 31, spectator chooses any flush and reads off four of the cards to a medium at the phone, fifth card named, problem by Fitch Cheney
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
41
Father Cyprian Time Squared No. 32, over the phone method for mathematical three-card monte, spectator removes cards according to current time
Inspired byAlso published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
43
Charles "Cicardi" Scott The Reluctant Psychic climax for Princess Card Trick, person is called to reveal last card
 		Feb. 1984
Magick (Issue 328)
1638
John Scarne Telephon-Mirakel spectator finds card performer was thinking of, over the phone
Also published here Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
107
Noch ein Telephon-Trick spectator makes two rows of cards on table, cards removed according to instructions until as many remain as the performer has predicted
 		Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
109
Max Katz Ein Telephon-Kartencode
Related to Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
111
Steve Beam Leftovers on an idea for finding a check with muscle reading, a very risky idea to find a selected card over the phone, John Riggs
 		1985
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 7)
120
Fitch Cheney Strange Trick telephone trick with freely named card
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4)
15
Philip T. Goldstein Phonex using Al Koran forcing deck
 		Oct. 1986
Magick (Issue 379)
1891
David Regal Mind On The Line location
 		1987
Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal
217
Ray Brady Different Version of the Telephone Trick spectator calls friend and whispers card, performer divines it, gaffed phone
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 50)
236
Steve Beam Phony Magic 1 medium on phone names card, 52 friends
Related to 1989
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 27)
478
Wayne Kyzer, Steve Beam Phoney Magic II phone rings, medium calls and is not called as usual
Related to 1989
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 28)
496
Gerd Winkler Unmöglich spectator reverses a card in the deck, performer phones a medium which names card and position
 		1989
German Card Top Twenties
35
Michael Weber Directory Assistants prediction is a phone number, Jack Diamonds on other end
 		1991
Life Savers
80
Peter Warlock The Hilliard Syndrome medium called, coding through name of medium
Variations Mar. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 1)
10
Peter Warlock Childs Play card placed in box divined by medium, magnetic card box
 		Mar. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 1)
11
Walter Brusa Afterthoughts on Peter Warlock's Hilliard Syndrome simplified coding
Inspired by Jan. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 4)
17
Tom Craven The Custom Card Trick card is found and spelled to at impossible conditions, possible over phone
Inspired by 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
24
Sam Schwartz Innermost Thought same trick, using thirteen specific cards to optimize multiple outs, also as phone effect
Inspired by 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
22
Rudolf Braunmüller Hellsehen per Telefon spectator reverses any card behind his back, phone number forced with calculator, that person called and he names card
 		June 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1)
34
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 		May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
56
Jim Steinmeyer Remote Control small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here
  • The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988
 May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
57
Chuck Smith Phone Trick
1994
What If?
20
Karl Fulves Who Calls? face-up/face-down mixed cards called to medium over phone who then names selection
 		1994
Crooked Tales
105
Tony Bartolotta Thotology random person phoned and asked to name any card, medium phoned asked for a number up to 52
Inspired by
  • "20th Century Telepathy" (John Northern Hilliard)
Related to 		1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
81
Die Zuschauer zaubern spelling routine with eight cards
Related to
  • Roy Johnson routine in Abacus, ca. 1993
 May 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 3)
105
Ted Lesley Medium in Your Pocket medium is called during radio show, host opens new deck, shuffles, cuts and put one card inside his pocket
Inspired by 1994
Paramiracles
42
Ted Lesley European Chit Chat Spectator shuffles deck and cuts it, card is remembered and divined by calling medium
Related to Nov. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 5)
5
Karl Fulves The Wizard of Odds No. 31, nine cards used for "three-card poker", hand with Ace of Spades wins, includes spelling of names, inspired by the Copperfield/Steinmeyer television trick
Related to 1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
55
Doug Canning Telephone Lying spelling lie detector over the phone
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Related to 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
14
Richard Vollmer Einstein's Favorite Trick spectator locates his own card
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
32
Ron Cohen Calling From Waikiki location with back turned or over phone
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 8)
80
Tim Ellis Cellular Telepathy spectator names card and then phones person on a business card, person on other end names card
 		Oct. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
74
Bob King, Jim Steinmeyer, Jon Racherbaumer Tele-Mental
Also published here 1996
Five-Star Magic
23
David Solomon A Telephone Mystery telephone version
 		1997
Solomon's Mind
21
Eddie Fields Silent Transmission Telephone Mystery spectator deals cards over the phone, magician stops deal on selected card, Waikiki Location
Also published here 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
68
Ron Cohen Calling From Waikiki location with back turned or over phone
Also published here 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
69
Eddie Fields Tell A Phony "Fields' Version of a Classic"
divination of playing card over the phone with dealing procedure
Inspired byVariations 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
111
Eddie Fields Dial Oz invisible deck presentation, with credit information on the Invisible Deck and its presentation
 		1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
133
Peter Duffie Phone Zone No. 1 card location over phone
Variations 1998
Deck Direct
9
Peter Duffie Phone Zone No. 2 card location over phone
Inspired by 1998
Deck Direct
10
Mike Rogers High Tech Wizard coding with extension number
 		Mar. 1998
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 9)
6
Lewis Ganson Brainwave per Telephon presentation in which performer's wife is called
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 2)
76
Andrew Mayne Phone Scam card revealed by apparently calling a random person
 		1998
Mad Mojo
57
Milton Kort Svengali of the Phone Lines Card selected, random person called on phone names selection, then spectator names any number, card appears at number (first published in New Pentagram, vol. 1, no. 1, 1969)
 		1999
Kort
115
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note two cards chosen and hidden somewhere, performer divines hiding place and identity of one card, the other is heard on answering machine when a phone number is called
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
110
Roy Johnson Telamit performer has to make notes at home
 		1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
23
Bob Miller The Wizard Goes Cellular card chosen, performer's phone rings and person at other end names selection
Related to Jan. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 5)
80
Bob King, Jim Steinmeyer, Jon Racherbaumer Telemental
Also published here 2000
Great Britain 2001
20
Doug Canning, Steve Beam Five Card Stud chosen card is located by the use of a down-under deal and by spelling the locator card
Inspired by
  • Gene Castillon's " Computer Telephone Mystery" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1999.
 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
27
Steve Beam Up & Over the Down & Under two ways
  • Up & Over
  • Lucky Card
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
33
Simon Lovell Waiting for God "God" calls on the performer's cell phone and names card and position
 		2000
Son of Simon Says!
113
Paul Cummins Phone Home over phone
Inspired by 2000
Virtual Miracles
12
Marty Kane The Jack Queen King Ace Trick over phone, involving spelling, down-under deal
Inspired by 2000
Virtual Miracles
25
Paul Curry, Howard A. Adams Matchmaker five ESP cards, torn in half, matching routine, two versions, one with telephone
Related toAlso published here 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
147
Paul Curry Thoughts from Afar medium on telephone knows selected card
Related to 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
223
Karl Fulves Cupid's Hotline No. 32, four-of-a-kind taken out, then one of those four, medium divines suit, office and home phone numbers are written down in the beginning
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
68
Steve Beam Phony Card Trick card is found by spelling word, over phone
Also published here 2001
Hand-Picked Card Tricks
47
Brother John Hamman Honest Transposition three phases, Buffalo'd, card change at the end and original cards are found in pocket, second phase can be done over phone
 		May/June 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
11
Steve Beam Phony Card Trick card is found by spelling word, over phone
Also published here June 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 10)
80
David Regal Party Line
2002
Constant Fooling 2
88
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here 2002
Impuzzibilities
5
Jim Steinmeyer The Full Deck Problem Nine Card Problem version with deck
Variations 2002
Impuzzibilities
8
Jim Steinmeyer Three Card Monte spectator mixed three cards according to instructions, possible over phone, mathematical
 		2002
Impuzzibilities
25
Lewis Jones Mystral coding method over the phone
  • Cards
  • Dates
  • Words (The AIR code)
  • Drawings
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
274
Steve Beam The Phony Card Trick card is found by spelling word, over phone
Also published here 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
18
Steve Beam Support Your Local Magician card is found by spelling two sentences, humorous presentation, can be performed over the phone
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
21
Lewis Jones Right on Q half the deck used, card chosen by making three piles, card found by spelling, can be performed over the phone
Inspired by 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
23
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Alphanumeric card is found by spelling some sentences
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
25
Steve Beam Doing Your Nails with half the deck, nine force
Related to
  • Tony Koynini's "Any Number" in "Card Miracles"
  • Stewart James' "The Card is Up" in "The James File"
 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
26
Karl Fulves Payphone Test
2002
Charlatan (Issue 7)
86
Sid Fleischman It's a Trick
  • Mail
performer's answering machine divines card
 		Nov. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 3)
27
Al Baker A Super-Superprediction person names card which magician has transfered to another deck, roughed
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
216
Al Baker A Telemirakel ten cards from shuffled deck tabled in a row, random person called (really assistant) who names four cards, the cards corresponding with the last four digites of the phone number in the ten-card row are those cards
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
293
Al Baker Over the Phone medium names free selection, code
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
297
Al Baker Telephony card is forced
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
299
Al Baker Baker's Eight-Card Trick any eight cards taken and one chosen, other seven called out to assistant who then names selection, effect "Study in Stud" related but not the method
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
302
Audley Walsh Number, Please - Audley Walsh Method
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
568
Al Baker Number, Please - Al Baker Method
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
569
David Ben Psychic Cellular cell-phone guesses the chosen card
Also published here 2003
Tricks
100
David Ben Cocktail Wizard
2003
Tricks
102
Jay Sankey Saved By The Bell Spectator dials phone number as indicated by seven cards on the table, message on answering machine reveals the spectator's selection
 		2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Tricks of the Trade)
38
Michel Huot Cellular Fun three cards chosen, name of first selection appears on cell phone screen, second spectator holds phone over a few cards and it rings over selection, third spectator phones a given number which answers with third selection
 		2003
Seven By Michel Huot
25
David Ben Psychic Cellular cell-phone guesses the chosen card
Also published here Nov. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 3)
74
J. W. Sarles Calling The Wiz bit of business for classic telephone trick
 		2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
355
Doug Canning Excalibur thought of card, spectator has to do some spelling and performer can divine card over phone
Related to 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
34
Lewis Jones Close Call one card divination over phone
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
37
Marty Kane Survivor TV Series with sixteen cards
Inspired byRelated to
  • Marty Kane's "Jack Queen King Ace Card Trick" in Peter Duffie's "Virtual Magic"
 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
38
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Telephony with deck and three dice
Inspired byRelated to 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
40
Jay Sankey Seven seven wrong cards located, when their sequence is called on the phone, an answering machine reveals the card
 		2004
Sankey Unleashed
46
Juan Tamariz Mnemonicosis (Tamariz on Ideas by Marlo and Vernon) finding named card via improvisation
  • A. Mnemonicosis
  • B. Card Control
  • C. Mnemonicosis over the Phone
Inspired byRelated to 2004
Mnemonica
97
Wonder Man Fred Fan-Tastic spectator removes a group of cards and performer names all but three, second spectator selects a card from different deck which matches one of the remaining cards, one card is divined by calling friend of performer and last one matches prediction in box
  • Das Finden einer Karte durch einen Zuschauer
  • Die telefonische Wiedergabe der Karte
  • Die Vorhersage der letzten Karte
 		2004
Semi-Mental Journey
209
Karl Fulves Telephone Puzzler expanded text from 1982 edition
Related to 2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
47
Karl Fulves Calling Ms. Modulo two poker hands, performer and spectator each decide on a hole card, medium tells hole card after hearing other four cards
Inspired by
  • "Telephone Stud" (Wallace Lee, Math Miracles, 1950)
Related to 		2005
Clockwork
15
Karl Fulves Mind's i two piles, two spectators each remove a card and put it in other pile, performer knows both after looking through one of the piles, also over phone
 		2005
Clockwork
27
Karl Fulves Phone Detective previous "Clockwork" deck as telephone trick
 		2005
Clockwork
55
Karl Fulves Telephone Stud further credits for "Calling Ms. Modulo"
Related to 2005
Clockwork
66
Karl Fulves Moe By Phone and further references for the plot
 		2005
Clockwork
67
Karl Fulves Age Related four cards chosen, additional card placed in box, medium names hidden card after some of the others are called, inspired by Age Cards trick
 		2005
Combo II
6
Karl Fulves Transliterate medium is called and described spectator and names chosen card
 		2005
Combo II
93
Docc Hilford Cellular Mitosis person is called who reveals information a spectator secretly wrote on a business card
  • Test I
  • Test II
 		2005
Cellular Mitosis
6
Theodore Annemann Call Me Up Sometime person calls during the show and names the card someone selected
Also published here 2005
Cellular Mitosis
27
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Any Card, Any Number several phone numbers are written on a pad, one person names a card and a other person is called to name number, only description
 		2005
Sigma
19
Bob King Calling Mr. Stebbins two spectators cut to a card each and loose it in a packet, performer takes one packet and pockets a card from it, person is called on phone and names both cards after one packet is read off to him
 		2005
My Best To You
27
Jim Steinmeyer The King's Coronation spelling thing with Kings packet, Clubs is forced, no-touch
Related toVariations 2006
Further Impuzzibilities
1
Jim Steinmeyer The Princess in a Crowd fifteen card matrix trick, no-touch
Variations 2006
Further Impuzzibilities
5
Jim Steinmeyer, Stewart James Five Cards on the March mathematical spelling trick with row of five coins, based on Stewart James "Stranger in a Strange Land"
Variations 2006
Further Impuzzibilities
10
Ramón Riobóo Mystery of the Kabbala thought of card, spectator has to do some spelling and eventually card is divined
Related toAlso published here
  • Ramón Riobóo's "The Mystery of the Kabbala" in Rafael Benatar's "Sleight of Phone"
 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
46
Steve Beam Sans Cards binary code using objects to transmit card to medium
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
218
Michael Powers Punch Drunk any card pocketed by spectator under fair conditions, performer deals through deck and says he'll stop at mate, cell phone rings and person at other end names selection, 50% Punched Deck (every other card)
  • Cell Phone Finish
  • Alternate Finish (1)
  • Alternate Finish (2)
  • Alternate Finish (3)
Related to 2006
Power Plays
98
Michael Powers The 7 Card 21 Card Trick
  • Telephone Method
Inspired by 2006
Power Plays
125
Max Maven Phonomenon spectator selects card by cutting off cards and dealing into three pile, then remembering the bottom card of one of the piles, deck assembled and order read off to medium at the phone which then divines card
Inspired by Nov. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4)
25
William H. McCaffrey, Roberto Giobbi The Telephone Trick medium is called who reveals name of selection
Related to 2006
Card College Light
14
Stewart James Card V Four cards in a group of five will secretly code the identity of the fifth card, done over telephone
Inspired byAlso published here
  • New Tops, Dec 1961
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
139
Michael Powers The 7-Card 21 Card Trick with spelling
  • Telephone Method
 		2007
7-7-7
52
Brett Bishop Ring-Ding card lost, performer takes his phone and makes a call, spectator's phone rings and selection is found underneath, performer names selection
 		2007
Freebie 8
22
Joshua Jay Call The Wizard person called who divines selection, force
 		2008
Under, Over
50
Rajneesh Madhok Tell A Phony Too divination of birth month and playing card over the phone with dealing procedure
Inspired by Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
12
Ken Krenzel AUTOMACAAN 100% no-touch, card selected instead of named, impromptu, possible over telephone
 		2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
227
Jim Steinmeyer Eleven Roads to Heaven eleven cards, one selected with dealing procedure, located, no-touch
 		2010
Subsequent Impuzzibilities
1
Ken De Courcy 1654 card chosen from quarter of deck, spectator finds it himself via down under deal
Inspired byRelated to 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
453
Garrett Thomas GT's Workers Card at Any Number Card freely named, person on the other side of the phone names a number, card is found at that number, used to grab attention of people on the phone
Related to 2012
The Gift of Magic: Amazing Moments
7
Harry Riegel Tele-Force force strategy while talking to someone on the phone during a performance, spectator thinks you're talking to phoned person and vice versa
 		Nov. 2012
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 2)
13
Harry Riegel A.C.A.A.N person called during performance to give the number, application of Tele-Force
 		Nov. 2012
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 2)
13
Jim Steinmeyer Eight Cards Espial no-touch selection with Ace through Eight of Clubs packet, selection named in the end
 		2013
Ensuing Impuzzibilities
1
Jim Steinmeyer Seven Cards Examined no-touch selection with Ace through Seven of Hearts packet, selection named in the end
 		2013
Ensuing Impuzzibilities
3
Kuniyasu Fujiwara Automatic Ace Triumph hands-off, dealing procedure, sixteen cards
Also published here 2013
Ensuing Impuzzibilities
5
Alain Choquette Cell Mate phone numbers on back of cards, spectator choses card face-up and face-down, dials phone number and person names other selection
 		2013
Seventeen Secrets — Volume 2
23
Sveroni Profiler card divination over phone
Inspired by
  • "Von Mensch zu Mensch" in "Magigramm", September, 1988
 2013
Alte Neuheiten
36
Robert Cassidy Celluphone during show medium is called
 		2013
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals
323
Michael Weber, Tim Trono "Tell"-a-Phone Poker version of twenty-one card trick over phone with lie detector and poker theme
(Real Secrets Bonus sheet)
 		Nov. 2013
Real Secrets (Vol. 2 No. 20)
3
Jim Steinmeyer Wishing & Making it So any card thought of, counting procedure with small packet, over phone
 		2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
1
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Chicagoism packet, spelling, also over phone
Inspired by
  • "Jasonism" (Eddie Joseph, Sphinx Sept. 1946)
 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
5
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Invoking Margery
Inspired by 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
22
Patrick G. Redford Memory Prison memory demonstration performed over phone, order noted down
Related to
  • “Memory Prison” (Patrick G. Redford, Heptagon+, 2010, n. p.)
 2014
Applesauce
52
Michael Weber Pencil Poker Ten Card Poker Deal performed over phone with notepad on both ends
 		2015
TEN
35
Jim Steinmeyer The Irresistible Force from three cards (Six, Seven, Queen) the Seven is forced via elimination counting procedure
Variations 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
7
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph, Alan Stockwell A Study in Scarlet and Black as phone effect
Inspired by 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
21
Michael Weber Remote Red Black spectator is called during performance and that spectator decides which cards are red or black, performer does not touch cards
  • The Dream
  • The Dream Realized
  • Performance Alternatives
 		2015
Red Black 2.0
13
Michael Weber The Card Problem fairly removed card named by phoned person, strict conditions, posed as problem
 		Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
22
Jim Steinmeyer Four-Card Monte No. 5, Queen and three other cards mixed according to rules, Queen eventually found
 		2017
Unexpected Impuzzibilities
13
Eugene Burger Telephone Magic card from seven-card packet is chosen and found by spectator himself, Nine Card Problem
  • Spanish Language Version
Inspired by 2017
Teaching Magic
125
Marty Kane, Michael Powers, Colm Mulcahy, Chris Wilcox BTTP Revisited
  • The Bottom to Top Principle" (Colm Mulcahy)
  • Three-Peat Deceit by Marty Kane (spectator spells name of card three times, then it is on top)
  • Try This (three spectators simultaneously)
  • Telephone/Radio Version
  • Last Minute Addition (restoring original order)
Inspired by
  • "Bottom to Top Principle" (Colm Mulcahy, Mathematical Card Magic)
 2019
Tesseract
237
Marty Kane Ascend-Sation! dealing and spelling to end up at selection, over phone
Inspired by
  • Martti Siren's "Off-Center Bottom to Top Principle" in Colm Malucahy's "Mathematical Card Tricks"
 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
207
Stephen Hobbs Zoomatic II revelation with one suit
Related to
  • "Further Ideas with a Packet of Twelve Cards: 'The Hotel Mystery'" (Juan Tamariz, Verbal Magic, 2005)
 Sep. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 9)
62
Jim Steinmeyer One Exceptional Card card selected from five-card packet, found after some counting procedure
 		2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
3
Jim Steinmeyer The "I Forgot of Something"
2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
9
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Enchantment top and bottom cards change places after spelling three words
 		2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
16
Jim Steinmeyer Thurston's Coin two rows of coins or other objects, some are removed, final number divined by performer
 		2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
17
Jim Steinmeyer Zeitgeist three piles of cards, some mixing, then number of cards in a pile is known by performer without looking
Inspired by 2020
Virtual Impuzzibilities
12
Jim Steinmeyer Subversive Math
2020
Virtual Impuzzibilities
14
Jim Steinmeyer Tour de Force forcing one of ten cards, mathematical
 		2020
Virtual Impuzzibilities
17
Jim Steinmeyer The Lie That Tells the Truth
Inspired by 2020
Virtual Impuzzibilities
18
Jim Steinmeyer Red-Scarlet spectator has four red and four black cards, with some spelling and counting he eventually arrives at alternating cards, can be done over phone
 		2020
Virtual Impuzzibilities
21
Jim Steinmeyer French Dressing 3&3, no-touch oil & water
 		2020
Virtual Impuzzibilities
23
Nancy Colwell New Horizon card signed and torn into quarters, quarters placed on table in a mis-aligned layout, when turned over they align again
 		2021
Theseus
84
Eugene Burger Einstein's Card Trick card remembered and name spelled, then down-under-deal to find selection
  • Interview Discussion
Inspired by 2021
Eugene Burger: Final Secrets
138
Michael Weber, Tim Trono With an Accomplice person is called that divines the card
  • A Sample Demonstration
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