Placement Principles

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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
Modern Magic
52
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
More Magic
25
David Tobias Bamberg "Die wievielte Karte?" spectator cuts to a card and replaces, then remembers its position from the face, performer claims to make it the twenty-sixth card, count started from remembered position
Related toVariations July 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7)
100
Robert Lenz Zur Karten-Piéce "Die wievielte Karte!" simplified method
Inspired by Nov. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 11)
166
Novel Card Discovery - First Method cards counted during spreading during selection, replaced at known position, controlled via jog shuffle
 		1909
The Art of Magic
40
T. Nelson Downs Fifth Method card to any number, with placement strategy to twenty-sixth
 		1909
The Art of Magic
154
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
Modern Card Manipulation
95
Charles T. Jordan Placement Control cards returned to spread with known distance, brought together under key with dealing procedure
 		1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
7
Charles T. Jordan Placement via Key Card deck dealt into piles, key which was next to selection is at same position as selection in different piles
 		1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
25
Tom Sellers Card and Number card found at number the performer says
Related to 1931
Magical Pleasantries
22
Eliminating the Pass for Forcing setting the card in center
  • The "Strip" Cut
  • "Sighting"
  • Shuffling to the Centre
  • By means of the "In-jog"
  • Pack cut by Spectator (Farelli)
  • The "Continental" Cut (Farelli)
 		1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part One
35
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
More "Eye-Openers"
7
William Larsen The Riffle-Slip top card slipped into center, as passive sleight, as force to bring top card to named number
Also published here 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
4
Cardini Cardini Spelling Trick placement with short card twelfth from bottom
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
16
William Larsen The Riffle-Slip top card slipped into center, as passive sleight, as force to bring top card to named number
Also published here 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
27
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant The Piles card ends up at chosen number
 		1935
They're Off
35
Audley Walsh The Card Phenomenon banks, automatic placement, see page 172 for improvement by Charles Larsen
 		July 1936
The Jinx (Issue 22)
130
A Single Speller four piles of thirteen to place card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
45
Arthur H. Buckley Spell It spelling every card with eleven letters except for four exceptions, card is placed at position eleven by simply picking up a break while spreading for selection
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
46
Mihlon Clayton The Automatic Speller three piles are formed and reassembled to place selection at twelve
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
49
Charles T. Jordan Weirdo spectator names number, card at that position is predicted, repeated, for credit information see reference
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
173
A Card and A Number Automatic Placement procedure
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
177
Donald Holmes Ne Plus Ultra five cards controlled to known positions via dealing procedure
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
178
Charles T. Jordan Hourglass Cards time on watch gives position of card, placement via dealing selection procedure
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
181
Two Pile Trick
Variations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
349
Theodore Annemann Locatrik location with two keys and two outs, Gemini Twins precursor
Variations Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
262
Riffle-Shuffle Positioning of Crimped Card near top
 		1938
Greater Magic
6
A Mental Discovery - First Method by dealing
 		1938
Greater Magic
227
A Mental Discovery - Second Method by spelling spectator's name
 		1938
Greater Magic
229
Fred Heaman The Lie Detector (A Mental Discovery - Third Method)
1938
Greater Magic
229
Placing Selection at Spelling Position spread or thumb count
 		1938
Greater Magic
310
Theodore Annemann Eagle Location risky location in which spectator shuffles his own card back
Related to May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
397
Joseph Dunninger Nomenclature three random names are spelled, selection found, automatic placement procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here Oct. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 64)
450
The Riffle Location control to known position near top
 		1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
14
Frederick Braue A Two Pile Mystery
Related to 1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
38
Two Pile Principle
1940
Expert Card Technique
382
Robert Tothill Secrets for Sale four locations
 		Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 75)
500
Herb Runge Hidden Mystery two cards selected with dealing procedure, performer places another card next to them one by one
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 83)
535
Herb Runge Gemini Twins Placement
Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 83)
535
Albert Cohn Combination dealing trick
Inspired by 1940
The Jinx (Issue 91)
568
The Two Pile Mystery two selections
 		1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
28
Herb Runge Duo Locato Finale
Aug. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 145)
812
Marseno Marseno serviert einen steinalten Trick in neuem Gewand automatic placement, packet removed and card removed at position corresponding to number of packet
 		1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 2&3)
4
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.)
Fantastric
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.)
Fantastric
2
Audley Walsh Any Name Called For mathematical placement, random names are spelled to, card found at last position
Also published here 1942/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
199
Walter B. Gibson Pick Me Up number between one and thirty is named, an indicator card is inserted at that position and the card card named
Related to Aug. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 41)
169
The Brain Guys Weirdo Double two predictions
Inspired by Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 46)
190
Edward Marlo 2. As A Location selection to any position near top
 		1945
Off the Top
4
Edouard Cartier Palm Placement palmed card inserted at certain position when cards are spread through
 		Sep. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 4)
151
The Practical Sharpers using finger nail gauge to position cards in gambling
 		1946
Card Control
116
John Hamilton Placement placing a card at twenty-sixth position with milk shuffle procedure
 		Sep. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 112)
450
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
De Luxe Spelling Trick random sentence spelled to locate selection
 		1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
18
Martin Barnett Spectator's Name
1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
32
Edward Marlo Nail Gauge Placement
1947
Marlo In Spades
29
Twelve-Down Riffle as card is returned
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
196
George G. Kaplan Natural Card using numerical value on card to count to selection that fits by chance, see also page 101
Related to 1948
The Fine Art of Magic
49
Arthur H. Buckley Fan Jog counting while spreading, then having a side-jog, out-jog or in-jog to mark position
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
61
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
Eddie Joseph The Blind Magician Does a Trick performer blindfolded via spectator's hand (human blindfold) or blindfold, two spectators with half the deck each cut off piles and make two selections, deck assembled, performer finds both
  • Method One
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
8
Eddie Joseph The Principle Defined getting a selection to any position, with key card
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
11
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Prime Presentation two decks, one card is selected and both decks dealt until same card is found in other deck, card found at same position as mate of selection is named and its mate is not found in other deck but in envelope, repeated with written prediction inside card case
Related toVariations 1949
Staggered
1
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Two prediction printed in newspaper
 		1949
Staggered
3
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Three cards sent in advance to spectator as prediction
 		1949
Staggered
3
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Four two decks, two cards are selected by two spectators and mates are found
 		1949
Staggered
3
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Five two decks, two cards are selected by two spectators and mates are found, one deck dealt face up and one face down
 		1949
Staggered
4
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Six two decks, two cards are selected by dealing to a chosen number, mates are found at same position, with variation
 		1949
Staggered
4
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Seven two decks are cut and placed under hats, 51 cards are dealt and last two cards match
 		1949
Staggered
5
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Eight two decks and one is cut by spectator, performer removes same card from other deck
 		1949
Staggered
5
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Nine two decks, mate of selection is found in pocket
 		1949
Staggered
5
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Ten two decks, same card is found
 		1949
Staggered
5
Eddie Joseph Applying Staggered Principle for Two-Person Mental Act Staggered - Prime Presentation done with medium
 		1949
Staggered
11
Paul Dienst Aus meiner Zauberkiste with 32 or 52 cards, version with 32 cards over phone
 		1949
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 10 No. 4)
31
Eddie Joseph Propensity of the Inanimate two selections end up at same positions in two piles
 		1949 ca.
15 Exciting Minutes with a Borrowed Deck
3
John Scarne Spectator's Magic Count No. 25, performer thinks and writes down name of card, spectator deals down to any number and finds thought-of card on second try, re-count
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
47
Joseph Dunninger Nomenclature No. 34, Spelling trick with names
Also published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
62
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 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
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
2
Eddie Joseph Who Knows the Card? card chosen with counting procedure ends up and number named at beginning
Variations 1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
3
Eddie Joseph Incredulously True two spectators remember a card and their positions, both found
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
4
Eddie Joseph Two Secret Thoughts two spectators remember a card and their positions, both found
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
7
Eddie Joseph Memory Phenomenal card and its position named as apparent memory demonstration
Variations 1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
8
Eddie Joseph Over the Wire spelling of spectator's name to locate card
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
10
Eddie Joseph The Invisible Influence deck is divided in halves and performer knows matching pairs when cards are dealt, six phases
  • The Patter
  • The Influence in Operation
  • The Principle Explained
  • Details of Working
  • Additional Information
Variations 1951
The Invisible Influence
2
Edward Marlo Placing the Selection after peek, cutting sequence
  • A. Placing Selection at Position from Top
  • B. Placing Selection at Position from Bottom
Variations 1952
Control Systems
75
Edward Marlo Affinity two spectators deal down, stop at a card and place rest on top, deck dealt into two piles and they then in unison, selections are in same position
Related toVariations 1952
The Last Word on Cards
6
W. F. "Rufus" Steele The Great Rufus Steele cut-off half is counted and digits added to arrive at a card, 9-principle, it is spelled to with some fun phrase
Inspired by
  • "Hocus Pocus Card Tricks"
Related to 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
8
Hocus Pocus, Miss Jones cut-off half is counted and digits added to arrive at a card, 9-principle, it is spelled to with some fun phrase
  • First Presentation
  • Second Presentation
Inspired by
  • "Hocus Pocus Card Tricks"
 1952
The Last Word on Cards
9
Al Leech Hocus Soapus different presentation, cut-off half is counted and digits added to arrive at a card, 9-principle, it is spelled to with some fun phrase
Related to 1952
The Last Word on Cards
10
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
The Last Word on Cards
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
The Last Word on Cards
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
The Last Word on Cards
34
Oscar Weigle The Weigle Version one spectator pockets some cards and two spectators remember a card at a number, both cards are found
Inspired by 1952
The Last Word on Cards
36
Audley Walsh Name And Place phrase given by spectator is used to spell to selection
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
42
Straight Cut Placement
Related to 1952
The Last Word on Cards
50
Walter Behm Eine tolle Sache using cross sum of cut pile
 		1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 5)
146
Stewart James The Square Deal Location card found at number, off-beat method
 		1954
The Nullificator
7
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
Walter Behm Es ist immer die zwölfte! automatic placement and crosses made with cards, equivoque elimination
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 3)
186
Edward Marlo Throw in Location thumb riffle estimation to nineteenth/twentieth position, two methods
Related toAlso published here 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 329)
125
Edward Marlo Automatic Placement cut off, count, remember card at position in reminder
Related to 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 329)
126
J. Stewart Smith Horse Sense
1955
One More Thought on Cards
25
Tony Kardyro T. K's Simplified False Shuffle controlling selection to small number from top with Hindu shuffle
 		1955
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
15
P. Howard Lyons Infallible Coincidence deck cut, half the cards counted into a pile, cards turned up simultaneously, one match occurs which is previously announced by value and position
Inspired by
  • "The Frequent Miracle" (Tom Boyer)
 June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
16
P. Howard Lyons, Tom Ransom, Norman Houghton Divination of Two Mentally Chosen Cards two selections made from two halves with "counting pile and remember card at that position" procedure
Inspired byVariations Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
5
Stewart James An Addition and a Teaser
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
6
Audley Walsh Die Karte X - Name & Place mathematical placement, random names are spelled to, card found at last position
Also published here 1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 5)
539
P. Howard Lyons Covered Secret Addition bottom card of several slipped into break near top
Related to Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
9
Elmer Biddle Elmer's Spell running cut to place peeked-at card at certain position from top
 		June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
10
Alex Elmsley Work in Progress faro mathematics, defining Out- and In-Faro, then the Binary Translocations:
  • 1) to bring top card to any position with faros
  • 2) to bring card to top with 2^x cards
  • 3) edge-marked deck with 2^x cards, bringing any card to top
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
21
R. A. Moershall Mystical Location spectator removes cards and remembers card at same position from top, then cuts, performer locates card
Variations 1957
1957 Card Annual
33
Edward Marlo Faro Aids
  • The Rock and Reweave
  • Fan Spread and Weave
  • Resquaring the Packets (three methods)
  • Cutting at 26
 		1958
The Faro Shuffle
7
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley 26th Card Faro Check for credit information see reference
Related to 1958
The Faro Shuffle
11
Edward Marlo Partial Faro Check to get several packets with the same number of cards
 		1958
The Faro Shuffle
22
Edward Marlo Faro as a Control how to control a card at known position to top with faro shuffles, with subsections:
  • Less Than 52
  • With Two Cards
  • For 2 Cards at Undetermined Positions
Inspired by 1958
Faro Notes
2
Edward Marlo Automatic Placement with several applications following
Related toVariations 1958
Faro Notes
47
Edward Marlo Variants on Automatic Placement
1958
Faro Notes
48
Edward Marlo Variation on Automatic Placement two variations
 		1958
Faro Notes
55
Edward Marlo Exact Placement placing top card into position indicated by value of bottom card, left over bottom faro
 		1958
Faro Notes
61
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Faro Favorites simplified Elmsley idea
 		Feb. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 5)
14
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Winner's Weave in faros, positions after three shuffles, stacking
 		Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
16
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) On Binary Translocations on having a formula for getting a card to the top with faro shuffles with not 2
Related to Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
10
Edward Marlo The Bottom Deal Count rearranging cards while counting them in the hands via bottom deals
 		1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
12
Edward Marlo Strike Bottom Deal Count rearranging cards while counting them in the hands via bottom deals
 		1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
15
Edward Marlo Special Push-Off Techniques: The Second Deal Count
1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
34
Al Leech Name Speller card and its position remembered, then it is checked that it is no longer at its position, card found by spelling the spectator's name
Related toAlso published here 1959
Cardmanship
8
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Ravelli's Thought Card Stab inside envelope
 		1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
54
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 Coincidence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then dealt in two halves, both are dealt in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Inspired byVariations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
16
Ken Beale Brown Out packet removed and counted, cards at that position remembered, performer finds card and names number
 		July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
17
Ken Beale Simple Coincidence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then dealt in two halves, both are dealt in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
18
Nathan Mendelsohn Whilst Demonstrating to the Company A Game at Poker, To Deal the Cards in Such a Manner that a Card Known to be at one Position from the Top will, at the Performer’s Pleasure, Be Found at any other rules about dealing in piles, see page 34 for more information on author
Related to Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
29
Bill Hendricks Perfectly Deceptive three ideas (first two with the Faro Shuffle)
  • Key Supreme (key card placement)
  • Unparadoxical (faro shuffle as false shuffle)
  • Prelude (add-on, cards on Aces)
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
61
James Steranko Spread Replacement placing lateral palmed card at wanted position during in-the-hands spread
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
31
Rolf Andra Die Kartenuhr card location, cards placed in form of a clock
 		1960
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 3)
942
Edward Marlo Ladder Guide ladder formation stuck in case to place card at wanted position (up to ten)
 		1961
Card to Wallet
25
Ken Beale Brownian Movement deck cut, two spectators remove a number of cards and remember cards at that position, halves dealt in unison, performer stops when the cards appear at the same position, when removed number is counted down again mates are found
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
25
Edward Marlo Fifth Method: The Faro Check
1962
Estimation
9
Sam Schwartz Sam-Ultaneous two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, appear at same position in two piles
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
114
Frederick Braue, Harry Lorayne Braue Reversal Placement to place the card at certain position, small packet
 		1964
Personal Secrets
23
Edward Marlo Bluff Spacing
1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
6
Edward Marlo Marlo Placement Cull spread cull procedure to set cards at desired positions from top, e.g. aces at positions 6-15-19-25
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
6
Edward Marlo Marlo Simplex Placement Cull spread cull procedure to set cards at desired positions from top, e.g. aces at positions 6-15-19-25
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
8
Edward Marlo In One Riffle Shuffle stacking four cards in one shuffle, also at different distances, stacking with side-jogged blocks on one side
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
10
Edward Marlo Multiple Placement Glimpse glimpsing four cards, each thirteen cards apart, at once
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
14
Edward Marlo Pull Down Control procedure that sets two peeked-at selections at positions nine (or x) from top and bottom
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
19
Edward Marlo Overhand Placement Control procedure that sets two selections at positions nine (or x) from top and bottom with overhand shuffle
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
20
Edward Marlo Placement Process placing top card to (almost) any position with tabled riffle shuffle, rest of order retained
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
22
Edward Marlo Card Placement (Deck Shuffled) placing top card to (almost) any position with tabled riffle shuffle
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
36
Edward Marlo Flexible Placement (Deck Shuffled) placing top card to (almost) any position with tabled riffle shuffle
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
37
Karl Fulves Penultimate Prophecy two cards and positions predicted with amusing prediction
 		May 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 7)
33
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 1 short card starts on bottom, selection controlled to small position from top
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
150
Karl Fulves Faro-Shuffling Machines examining the problem of finding an algorithm to find a faro combination to shuffle from position x to position y, discussed with a 6-card deck
 		Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
7
Roy Walton A Faro Tree examining the problem of finding an algorithm to find a faro combination to shuffle from position x to position y
Also published here Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
8
Gene Finnell Free Cut Principle
Related toVariations 1967
Free Cut Principle
1
Gene Finnell Coincidence? two selected cards in two piles turn up at the same position
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
2
Gene Finnell Togetherness two piles, two selected cards end up together
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
4
Gene Finnell Togetherness Repeat cutting to two selected cards
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
4
Gene Finnell Caught Between
1967
Free Cut Principle
5
Gene Finnell Caught Between Repeat behind back
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
7
Gene Finnell Whew! two cards selected
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
7
Gene Finnell Aces at Random four cards face up, value of each is dealt and four aces found, spectator decides in which order
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
10
Gene Finnell Your Number - Your Card four cards face up, value of each is dealt and four selections are found, spectators decide in which order
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
15
Gene Finnell Ups and Downs Aces are put back at different places and cut into face up and face down piles, all cards end up the same way except the Aces
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
19
Gene Finnell Aces Respelled four Aces are spelled
Related toVariations 1967
Free Cut Principle
22
Edward Marlo Emergency Transfer selection to any position from two to nine
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
43
Edward Marlo Emergency Transfer application to change position of card by scooping up packet with certain number of cards
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
89
Jack Avis Hidden Power card selected via Automatic Placement procedure moves to named number
Variations May 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 7)
177
Ben Christopher Two Card Control two thought-of cards are found in same position in two halves
 		June 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
187
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Count using partial secret incomplete faro condition to quickly place cards at wanted positions, two methods (faro and table faro)
Related to Winter 1969
Hierophant (Issue 2)
69
Ben Christopher Blue Phantom two cards found blindfolded, one of them has different colored back
Inspired by
  • "Divination of two Mentally Selected Cards" (E. G. Brown)
Related to
  • suggestion by Greg Moore on p. 314
Variations 		Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 12)
287
Rolf Andra Ein kartenmagisches Rätsel after some dealing card ends up at known position
 		1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 2)
34
Edward Marlo The I F Fingertip Peek incomplete faro at fingertips, controlled to twenty-six or twenty-seven from top, see also page 85 for further notes
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
75
Edward Marlo Try this Trio - First of the Trio spectator finds card via size of cut-off packet, Penelope Principle
Related to 1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
92
Edward Marlo Better Than fingertip peeked at card to any number with faros
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
96
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Count second procedure "Marlo's Double Count"
Inspired by Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
164
Edward Marlo The Original R or B Phantom cut-off packet counted in rest, faro placement, penelope
Related to Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
204
Roy Walton Blue Phantom II two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 4)
321
Sam Schwartz Tri-Multaneous
  • Part 1: mate & selection appear at same time after slip slop shuffled packed is gone through in pairs
  • Part 2: Sam-Ultaneous
  • Part 3: two chosen cards show up at same position in two packets, using two odd-numbered piles
see also p. 348
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 6)
334
John Hamilton Eyes of the Gods two spectators with half the deck each chose a card, spectators deal through deck and performer announces first card, second card spelled to
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 10)
351
Karl Fulves Child's Play
Variations Sep. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 11)
364
Francis J. Baker Stop Trick blank card with "STOP!" appears at same number in one heap as selection in other heap
 		Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
378
Marvin Johnson Blue Dice two numbers generated with dice, two spectators select cards and remove cards according to their numbers, both spectators selected the same card and it has different colored back
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 2)
387
Roger Smith Any Number via False Faro Method
  • The Faro Shuffler's Column #1
without actual faro, straight-cut placement ("False Faro")
Related toVariations Aug. 1970
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 1)
9
Roger Smith Any Number via False Faro Method - Variations two variations
Inspired by Sep. 1970
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 2)
8
Roger Smith The Greatest Faro Trick of the Century card vanish, straight cut placement, faro shuffle and sticky
 		Sep. 1970
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 2)
8
Roger Smith Faro Illuminator Setup
  • Faro Shuffler's Column #4
control with incomplete faro peek
 		Nov. 1970
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 4)
8
Roger Smith The Liar Strikes Again without stack
Inspired by Dec. 1970
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 5)
1
Paul Swinford Oil Always Floats card is shuffled to top via CCCC
Related to 1971
More Faro Fantasy
54
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Force as a placement
 		1971
Reputation-Makers
46
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) The Australian Sixes two spectators find their cards
Related toVariations 1971
Reputation-Makers
164
Karl Fulves Two Shuffle Controls: Riffle Placement two selection in incomplete riffle shuffle condition are selected and controlled twenty-six cards apart, two handlings
Related to Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
103
Karl Fulves M2 Control Ovette Master Move as placement, see also Note 3 of reference
Related to 1971
The Book of Numbers
24
Karl Fulves Controlled Cut controlling card twenty-six apart from a key, non-slip cut
 		1971
The Book of Numbers
26
Karl Fulves Non-Slip Cut blank card in center changes into later selection, faro placement
 		1971
The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes
5
Edward Marlo "Shades of the Half and Half Principle" Faro Controlling cards in Stay Stack
 		Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
274
Jon Racherbaumer Reversing the Order of the Cards the placement principle in most Clock Effects
 		1971
On the Clock Effect
3
Paul Swinford The Automatic Joker two cards chosen via automatic placement procedure found on either side of Joker, faro
Inspired by 1971
Lecture Notes
6
Horace E. Bennett The Clock two selections
 		1972
Card Cavalcade
26
Eddie Fechter Fan Positioning placing a card at certain position from top, using fan shuffle
Also published here 1972
Card Cavalcade
41
Alex Elmsley, Roy Walton Expansion Notes: As A Coincidence procedure to control two peeked cards twenty-six apart, effect application in which two selection appear at same position in two halves
 		Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
113
Center Placement placing a key card at twenty-six from face
 		Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
113
Derek Dingle Side-Steal Placement to known position near top or bottom of deck
Related to July 1972
Epilogue (Issue 15 (Part 2))
133
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control selection made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition, controlled to twenty-six or known position
Related toVariations Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
148
Edward Marlo Ruse Cull ruse to cull control two selections, Gemini Twins procedure (Locatrik) as lead-in for Jennings' routine
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Sep. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 9)
74
Ben Christopher Double Mental two selections
Related to Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 3)
480
Ben Christopher Calculated Cut to place selection at desired position, see also p. 486
Related toVariations Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 3)
481
Larry Jennings Two Placement Cuts
  • The First Cut
  • The Second Cut
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 2)
580
Placement Control to the ninth position
 		1972
The Living End
51
Dai Vernon Vernon's Short Card Index Finger Push Location No. 48, using riffling method to short card for specific placement
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
16
Dr. Jacob Daley Shuffle Count Break within No. 283, in-jog shuffle with two jogs and later two breaks with known number of cards between breaks
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
71
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Rosini's Reverse Card No. 293, card appears reversed at chosen number on second count, bottom deal placement
Inspired by 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
75
Mathematical Trick No. 448, spelling a name
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
127
Charles T. Jordan Placement Principle
1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
33
Karl Fulves Riffle Placement any named card placed in twenty-sixth positions in two shuffles
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part One
18
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Bruce Cervon Amazing Prediction two cards, some dealing and counting
Related to 1973
Rim Shots
52
Karl Fulves Over & Out card selected from sixteen card packet out of hands is controlled with over/under shuffle and klondike
 		1973
Notes From Underground
24
Ben Christopher Spello sentence spelled to arrive at selected card, featuring simple placement
 		Mar. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 5)
603
Edward G. Brown The Two Pile Trick two selections made from two halves with "counting pile and remember card at that position" procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
74
Gene Finnell Klondike Shuffle discussion and properties
1. Mechanics
2. Card location after one shuffle
3. Recycling the deck
4. Klondyke properties (simulating a faro shuffle, locating center card, Penelope's principle)
5. Klondike plus Free Cut
6. The Stacked Deck
Related to 1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
1
Gene Finnell Unknown Quantity Klondike shuffle version of Penelope Principle, selection found at position that corresponds to cut-off number of cards
Related to 1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
11
Gene Finnell Unknown Difference two packets cut off, Klondike shuffle with rest, reversed card is now at a position that corresponds to difference of the two sizes of the cut-off packets, Penelope
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
12
Gene Finnell Centering placing a selection so that it is half the deck away from a key card
1. By Estimation
2. By an "over and under" shuffle
3. variation
4. variation of 2.
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
40
Gene Finnell Methods of Getting a Card to 27th Position five methods listed
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
42
Karl Fulves Free Cut Notes intro
Related to 1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
58
Gene Finnell Free Cut Principle Variations with two cards
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
59
Gene Finnell Variations of the Free Cut Principle two cards, Klondike Shuffle
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
59
Gene Finnell Coincidence? two selection turn up at same position in two halves
  • Variation #1
  • Variation #2
  • Coincidence? with a Key Card
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
60
Gene Finnell Free Cut Poker Deal three spectators and performer take out good poker hand from a quarter of the deck each, they are lost and dealt again, performer gets Royal Flush, faro
  • Variation wich allows the deck to be cut during the shuffles
  • Free Cut Poker Demonstration
Related to 1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
62
Gene Finnell Spelling the Aces #1,001
1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
67
Gene Finnell Spelling the Aces Number (?) faro
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
68
Gene Finnell Cutting the Aces, Free Cut Style Aces cut to after losing them with Free Cut principle, with two variations
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
70
Gene Finnell Make Up two selection cut into deck, faro, cards on either side have same value and suit (composite)
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
75
John Hamilton Die Augen Gottes two spectators with half the deck each chose a card, spectators deal through deck and performer announces first card, second card spelled to
Also published here July 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
Edward Marlo Mathematical Marlo automatic placement, card and amount of cut-off cards is divined
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
75
Edward Marlo Automatic Placement Double Control, Plus One
1974
The Unexpected Card Book
89
Edward Marlo Moveless Placement position of selection is instantly known
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
136
Eddie Fechter Speller Positioning
Also published here 1974
Card Cavalcade II
171
John Miller Riffle Ups and Downs based on Gene Finnell's "Ups and Downs" (Free Cut Principle)
 		1974
Card Cavalcade II
216
Philip T. Goldstein Vested Power card selected by number and position, number and card found with spelling
 		1974
Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks
5
Sam Schwartz Down & Under (Done Over) card chosen by cutting off cards, removing some of those into pocket, remembering card at position in rest, down-under deal location
 		Mar. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 5)
718
Gene Finnell Free Cut Principle
1975
Ever So Sleightly
70
Gene Finnell Free Cut Principle
1975
Ever So Sleightly
99
Gene Finnell Free Cut Principle
1975
Afterthoughts
77
The 9-Principle Location placement-control of selection, faro
Related to July 1975
Epilogue (Issue 24)
223
Faro Control
Apr. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 8)
94
Karl Fulves Pharo Here incomplete faro position, stopped at card controlled
  • The Placement
  • The Revelation
 		1975
Methods with Cards — Part 2
102
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control selection made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition, controlled to twenty-six or known position
Related to 1975
Methods with Cards — Part 3
217
Stewart Judah No-Clue Locator
Inspired by
  • "No Clue Card Miracle" (Gerald Kosky)
Also published here 		Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
855
Choice & Chance
Related to Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
856
Jerry K. Hartman Hand in Hand Blindfold Poker Deal
Related toAlso published here 1975
Card Fare
45
Dieter Haldimann Die erwürfelte Karte using two dice and number from one to fifteen, location of thought of card
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 3)
55
Gerald Kosky "No Clue" automatic placement to any position in the deck, some cards cut and card at position remembered while back is turned, spectator then deals cards face-up until performer stops
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
28
Frank Garcia Four Aces Surprise spectator places Aces in the deck face-up while doing an overhand shuffle, shuffle version of Gemini Twins
Also published here 1975 ca.
Lecture Notes No. 2
3
Jon Racherbaumer Tabled Riffle Shuffle Control applications
Inspired by 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
112
Tony Slydini Impromptu Miracle packet counted, numbers added and card from face remembered
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
19
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
A Card and a Number No. 49
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
74
Magic by Proxy No. 50, phone rings to give position of selection
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
75
Gerald Kosky Automatic Placement Handling no-touch
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
76
Roy Walton The Blue Phantom No. 54, two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Also published here 1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
82
Alex Elmsley Penelope's Principle
1977
Any Second Now
216
Murray Bonfeld Placement For Thirds faro shuffle that distributes a group three cards apart, e.g. the spades then lie SxxSxxSxx..., not a perfect tripe faro
Related to 1977
Faro Concepts
31
Murray Bonfeld Any Card, Any Number - The First System shuffling card from position x to the top in odd deck, modified in-faro for even deck that ignored bottom card, reverse method for Alex Elmsley's Binary Translocation No. 1
Inspired byRelated to 1977
Faro Concepts
41
Murray Bonfeld Any Card, Any Number - The Second System bringing a card from position x to y with faro shuffling, odd deck, with even deck modified in-faro is required that ignores top card, generalization of Alex Elmsley's Binary Translocations
Related to 1977
Faro Concepts
42
Murray Bonfeld, Alex Elmsley Principles and Routines applications
Inspired by 1977
Faro Concepts
48
Harry Lorayne For Selected-Card Positioning jog shuffle application
 		1977
The Magic Book
44
Harry Lorayne It's Impossible! automatic placement, position of card predicted, or other ideas:
  • Spell a Name
  • Lie Detector
  • Think Stop
 		1977
The Magic Book
146
Karl Fulves Easy as A-B-C two spectators recite the alphabet to locate a selection
Related to 1977
The Magic Book
63
Karl Fulves, Al Baker The Yogi Knows card and its position remembered, spelling a phrase to locate it
 		1977
The Magic Book
65
Ken Krenzel The Block-Cover Pass Immediate Spell
1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
218
John C. Wagner Mentally by Two faro, automatic placement
Variations 1978
7 Secrets
33
Erhard Liebenow The Card In the Center Liebenow's card peeling
Related to 1978
Liebenow On Cards
7
Karl Fulves Interlock Placement to small number
 		1978
Transpo Trix
4
Karl Fulves Psi-X cut and shuffle procedure, only selection (probably) at stack position afterwards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 10)
1161
Jerry K. Hartman More Than One Way "There's More Than One Way To Spin A Cut."
two decks in reverse order
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 12)
1184
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control Placement for Perfect Speller
Inspired byRelated to 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 23)
89
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control further ideas for the Riffle Shuffle Control placement
(A) building set-up for next trick
(B) following with Ten Card Poker Deal
(C) delaying use of set-up
Related to 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 26)
99
Die 26. Karte card is located, brought to twenty-sixth position
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
71
Frank Garcia Four Aces Surprise spectator places Aces in the deck face-up while doing an overhand shuffle, shuffle version of Gemini Twins
Related toAlso published here 1978
Lecture Notes — No. 2
3
Edward G. Brown Der Zweipäckchen Trick
Also published here Dec. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
137
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Rolf Andra Ich mische Chinesisch method to control card to certain position, taking top and bottom card at same time and making piles, Klondike
 		1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 4)
117
Simon Aronson Two-Card Placement running cut after peek
Inspired byAlso published here 1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
34
Edward Marlo Effect two cards, using double automatic placement
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
364
Edward Marlo Double Info Control automatic placement procedure
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
366
Edward Marlo Flexible Force using automatic placement procedure, Penelope Principle
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
369
Norman Houghton Thirty-Two using automatic placement principle
Related to July 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)
225
Jim Lee Positioner multiple shift that sets cards together at certain place
 		1979
Card Cavalcade Finale
148
Karl Fulves, Steve Shimm Faro Shuffle Machines examining the problem of finding an algorithm to find a faro combination to shuffle from position x to position y, discussed with a 6-card deck
Related to 1979
Faro Possibilities
9
Roy Walton A Faro Tree examining the problem of finding an algorithm to find a faro combination to shuffle from position x to position y
Also published here 1979
Faro Possibilities
13
Karl Fulves Riffle Placement key at twenty-six, two selections made from incomplete riffle shuffle position, end up twenty-six apart, coincidence when dealt from two piles simultaneously - both selections at same position
 		1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
4
Karl Fulves Visible Strip-Out handling for "Riffle Placement"
Related to 1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
6
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control card selected from incomplete riffle shuffle controlled to twenty-six from top
Related to 1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
7
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control selection made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition, controlled to twenty-six or known position, preserves divided deck
 		1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
11
Bruce Cervon, Karl Fulves R/S Plus P/S Riffle Shuffle Control plus Perfect Speller, placement of card
Related to 1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
18
Karl Fulves Stopped Twice two prediction cards placed in deck during dealing by spectator end up next to their mates, "Gemini Twins"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1979
Impromptu Opener
2
Karl Fulves, Herb Runge Gemini Twins Placement
Related toAlso published here 1979
Impromptu Opener
2
Eddie Joseph Ultimate Match No. 58, one card cut to in one deck, matches position in second deck, inverse stacks
Variations 1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
96
David Britland Dark Forces card turns face up in the deck, when value is counted it leads to selection, Henry Christ force as placement
 		Jan. 1979
The Talon (Issue 3)
34
Tom Mullica Top to Center Reverse placing top card reversed to special position, one-handed
 		May 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 5)
345
Impossible Two Ace Location gemini twins with overhand shuffle instead of dealing to find two cards
 		1980
Exclusive Card Miracles
31
Karl Fulves That's Impossible! card appears at chosen number (chosen by cut-off packet), using a variation of Fulves'
 		1980
Exclusive Card Miracles
37
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Dreifache Übereinstimmung two spectators and performer think of a card at a position in the deck, they all think of the same card
 		Nov. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
90
Al Smith Adding Cards placing certain number of cards above top stock with lift overhand shuffle
 		1980
Cards On Demand
35
Derek Dingle Side Steal Placement to known position
 		1981
Side Steal
34
Karl Fulves Steal to Place peeked card is placed (for example at twenty-six)
 		1981
Side Steal
58
Robert Walker Atomic Clock card from wallet climax
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
9
Jon Racherbaumer Wired Hidden Power card remembered at total of cut-off packet
Inspired byAlso published here 1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
26
Larry Jennings LJ's Prophet spectator cuts off pile, remembers card at same position in rest of deck, deals pile into four piles and top values are added to find selection
Also published here 1981
The Chronicles (Issue 29)
1351
Danny Nelson Sign of the Tarot prediction of two cards of the Major Arcana, in concept similar to Fulves' Gemini Twins
Related to 1981
Magick (Issue 282)
1407
Gerald Kosky Scorpio Rising 24 index cards, two are selected and marked, cards are in clock layout and both end up at same number
 		1981
Magick (Issue 283)
1413
Stephen Tucker Seer two reversed card in deck, spelling value to find Aces
Inspired by 1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
103
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ganz Persönlich spectator cuts off pile, counts it, adds numbers and remembers card at that position, found by spelling performer's name, repeat phase
 		Dec. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
139
Al Smith Reaper Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces lost and then dealt out in a deal, one group to each of four spectators, faro
 		1981
Cards At Bay
11
Derek Dingle Side Steal Placement to known position
 		1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
103
Roy Walton Sign of Four mathematical, faro, free cut principle
 		1982
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 1
95
Jon Racherbaumer Reflex Spell selection by cutting off a number of cards and remembering card at that position, automatic placement
 		1982
Best of Friends
356
Stephen Minch Force Feed biddle count, spectator says stop
Related toVariations 1982
Best of Friends
528
Joe Artanis The "Artanis" Load-On Technique for simplified riffle stacking, probably standard
 		1982
The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part I
58
Gene Finnell, Philip T. Goldstein Free Cut Procedure Variation
1982
Silentwe
6
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement, "impossible" is spelled
Related toAlso published here 1982
A Visit With Larry Jennings
5
Bill Nord The Magic of Manhattan spectator controls selection to nineteenth position in his own hands with counting procedure
Related to 1982
12/12
5
Christian Scherer Mental 26 spectator cuts packet and remembers card at position in rest, card controlled to twenty-six position in deck
 		1982
Seminarheft
29
Edward Marlo Impossible? spectator cuts off cards, counts and pockets them and remembers card at that position, performer locates it, and tosses it into the deck at the original position
Inspired by 1983
Marlo without Tears
136
Edward Marlo Straight Cut Placement in third phase
 		1983
Marlo without Tears
148
Edward Marlo C-S Control to place the cards together at a known position with cuts, originally from Control Systems
 		1983
Marlo without Tears
273
Edward Marlo 27th Key Card Placement overhand shuffle and faro
 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
78
Frank Simon The Thinking Touch spectator removes some cards and remembers card at that position, later touches a card and it's his selection
 		1983
Versatile Card Magic
116
Jack Avis Place-Name-26 place and obtain the name of the twenty-sixth card, faro shuffle
 		1984
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three
124
Brother John Hamman The Lie Detector Case "thought-of" card to card case
Variations 1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
12
Brother John Hamman Automatic Placement Variation
1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
12
Gene Finnell Free-Cut Principle for spelling routine
 		1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
17
Richard Goldshot RG Location using two crimps and a faro shuffle, twenty-six key card, see also page 1075
Variations Sep. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 9)
967
Richard Goldshot No Looking Goody Goody two crimps, faro shuffle two selections, twenty-six key card, see further credits, see also page 1075
 		Sep. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 9)
968
Michael Close, Stewart James Derby Downs "Waltz Time Stewart James - Three Variations by Michael Close", two selections found by 10D, using automatic placement variation, faro shuffle, based on "Place and Show" from New Tops
 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
283
Michael Close, Stewart James Prose Duplex based on "Inverse Duplex" from New Tops, strange prediction effect involving numbers, automatic placement for two selections
 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
285
Gary Goldberg FIRP Faro Invisible Reverse Placement, places bottom card reversed in center
Also published here May 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 21)
203
Thomas Alan Waters Twindow two decks, one is cut and card turned over, both deck are dealt until face up cards, same card on same position in other deck, position is predictet
Inspired by 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
621
Bill Nord The Magic of Manhattan spectator controls selection to nineteenth position in his own hands with counting procedure
Related to 1984
Lechter Notes
1
Karl Fulves Gemini Twins No. 1, two cards inserted where spectator stops dealing, both next to mates
VariationsAlso published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
1
Herb Runge, Karl Fulves Gemini Twins Placement
Also published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
2
Karl Fulves, Alex Elmsley Penny Plain No. 4
Inspired by 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
6
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
Richard Himber No Questions Asked No. 28, location over phone
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
39
The Clueless Card Trick No. 47, two cards chosen by spectators, performer finds them
Inspired byRelated to 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
61
Last October No. 61, spectator pockets some cards and buries a selection in rest, card on top after some counting
Variations 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
90
W. F. "Rufus" Steele, Rudolf Braunmüller Gedankenkraft packet cut off and counted, card at that position remembered
 		Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
91
Brother John Hamman Second In Command three selections cut to and lost, they are the last cards left over after pseudo false dealing demonstration
 		1984
Seven Deadly Miracles
27
Karl Fulves Riffle Control
Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
363
A. Berkeley Davis Roger And Out spectator divines card, instant stooge
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
96
Peter Marshall Mental Sandwich
1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
100
Bob King Mental Poker
1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
146
To Set Chosen Card controlling a card to a certain number from top
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
5
Force One card placed with example
Also published here 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
7
Frederick Braue Two Pile Trick two selections (1938)
Inspired byRelated to 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
20
T. Nelson Downs Location knowing position of selection after replacement
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
29
Thirteen-Down Riffle Control card apparently replaced at same position it was taken from, really under thirteen (or known number of) cards
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
16
Frederick Braue Braue's Think Trick packet cut off and counted, this number counted down in rest
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)
1
Ben Harris Memoree position of selection named after order is apparently memorized
 		1985
Out Of His Mind!
114
Stewart Judah Ein Hinweisloses Kartenfinden
Also published here July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
134
Stewart Judah Der vorbestimmte Zufall card at number between twenty-five and forty
 		July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
135
Ken De Courcy Hammanesque card chosen with Automatic Placement procedure, travels between two paper plates
Inspired by 1985
Hammanesque
5
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement
Also published here 1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
44
Gene Finnell Free Cut Principle
1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
62
Larry Jennings "Can't Be Done" "IMPOSSIBLE"
Also published here Jan. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 1)
1155
Murray Bonfeld Double Poker Control faro, Free-Cut Principle
Inspired by Sep. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 9)
1256
Philip T. Goldstein Universal Speller card chosen by spelling any word
 		1986
Amperthand
5
David Britland My Name Is Legion deck has famous names on the back of every card, two cards chosen with Gemini Twins procedure, rest of deck blank
 		1986
Psychomancy
30
Gene Finnell Free Cut Principle
1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
25
Karl Fulves Square Out lost card is spelled to, "Riffle Shuffle Control"
Related to 1987
Covenant
18
Steve Beam The Acquisition Shuffle setting some cards to specific positions
 		1987
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue Addendum)
xxvii
Dr. Dan J. Alessini The Tuned Tarot prediction of chosen Tarot cards, Gemini Twins with prediction slips
 		Mar. 1987
Magick (Issue 386)
1929
Jerry Sadowitz Three, Four, Five Etc undercount deal as placement to named number on second deal
Inspired byRelated to 1987
Inspirations
106
J. W. Sarles Side Trap featuring palm-replacement into center in break
Related to 1987
Secret Session — Part Three
69
Edward Marlo Sophisticated 26 Card Faro Check using riffle shuffle and block transfer
Related to 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
161
Larry Jennings Placement Cut cut that places top card next to selection, alternative to slip cut, in the hands
 		1988
The Cardwright
30
Edward Marlo Staggering Power of Thought mates found when dealing through two halves simultaneously
Inspired byVariations 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
16
Edward Marlo Off-Center Control incomplete faro control without starting with a perfect cut
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
117
Edward Marlo As a Control spread cull control, with cover card throw-off or placement
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
240
Peter Wilker Vive la difference two decks, two small numbers are counted and piles replaced, when difference of both numbers is counted in each pile cards turn out to be the same
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 9)
7
Jerry Sadowitz Shuffle Reverse overhand shuffle action reverse, selection can appear reversed at named position
 		1989
Cards on the Table
77
Clock Force
1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
128
Gene Finnell Free Cut Principle
1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
203
Allan Slaight Stranger Than That
  • #1: two-card location with spelling
  • #2: two-card location with down-under deal
Inspired by
  • "Letter From A Stranger" (Stewart James)
Related toAlso published here 		1989
Prototype
37
Break Insertion packet side-jogged on top, bottom card(s) secretly inserted into breaks
 		1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
104
Bob King Impromptu Stunner card at position of cut-off number thought-of, this is made to turn over
Variations 1989
Magician Foolers
7
Bob King Pseudo Ten Hand Stack one shuffle, free cut principle
Also published here 1989
Magician Foolers
9
Roger Crosthwaite Plus One, Minus Two two cards are located by cutting, third is found sandwiched between them
Inspired by 1989
The British Close-Up Magic Symposium 1989
45
Justin Higham Centerpoint Subtlety deck spread on table in two stages, former reversed bottom card is seen in the center at the end, cut/pass substitute
Also published here 1989
West End Card Session
18
Juan Tamariz Total Coincidence first single cards from two decks match, then both decks are in exactly the same order
Related toVariations 1989/91
Sonata
224
Harry Lorayne, Nate Leipzig, Ron Bauer To A Primal Number to any small number from the top without preheld break
Inspired by 1990
Trend Setters
23
Harry Lorayne The Detective Card two routines, second one uses Automatic Placement
 		1990
Trend Setters
145
Harry Lorayne Upward Bound card is controlled to any small number from top, passive
 		1990
Trend Setters
194
Simon Aronson Self Control spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything, different revelations suggested
Related toAlso published here 1990
The Aronson Approach
24
Jon Racherbaumer, Bob Farmer On the Free-Cut Principle credit information
 		1990
Cardfixes
4
Alex Elmsley Returned to the Nest two decks, using automatic placement like selection procedure
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
325
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves I two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then divided in two halves, both deal in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Related toVariations 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
333
Alex Elmsley The Clock Runs Down automatic placement
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
376
John Bannon Timely Departure three cards are thought-of via "packet is cut off and counted..." procedure, they disappear and reappear face up
Related toVariations 1991
Smoke and Mirrors
160
Edward Marlo Multiple Mental Miracle two small numbers and selections are divined, distant key
 		June 1991
The Olram File (Issue 6)
12
Norman Houghton The Recognition Reflex
Related toAlso published here 1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 40)
732
Steve Beam The World's Greatest Magician humorous revelation of a selected card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 40)
733
Jerry Sadowitz Trick Three three cards cut to and remembered, they end up together after a faro
Inspired by Oct. 1991
Profile (Issue 4)
1
Allan Ackerman The Gemini Mates four Kings find the four Queens
 		1991
Magic Castle Lecture Notes
1
William Larsen The Riffle-Slip top card slipped into center, as passive sleight, as force to bring top card to named number
Also published here 1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
168
T. Page Wright Chapter 9 - The Spelling Card intro on spelling
  • consecutive spelling principle
  • placement by thumb count cull
  • placement by overhand shuffle
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
217
Jerry K. Hartman Hand in Hand Blindfold Poker Deal
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
443
Jerry K. Hartman There's More than One Way to Spin a Cut two decks in reverse order
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
488
Ray Mertz, Eddie Fechter Yankee Doodle singing Yankee Doodle to find selection
Related to July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
56
Justin Higham Centerpoint Subtlety deck spread on table in two stages, former reversed bottom card is seen in the center at the end, cut/pass substitute
Also published here Jan. 1991
Technomagic (Issue 7)
58
Bob King Making Waves odd-backed card lost in deck, card selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, selection and odd-backed card are found at same position in two piles
Inspired byVariations 1991
Classic Stand-Up Close-Up
23
Karl Fulves Overhand Shuffle Placement card under x cards
 		1992
Deceptive Practices
41
Karl Fulves A-B-C-D four piles, pile A dealt to A-B-C-D position, same with the others, problem about distribution after deal
Related to 1992
Deceptive Practices
47
Christian Scherer Duplizität der Ereignisse - Eine Routine mit dem palindromischen Spiel longer stay stack routine, mates are found, six phases
 		1992
Das Gespiegelte Kartenspiel
12
Dany Ray Un Billon de Probabilidades en Contra two decks, two cards at same position, two methods, very similar to Curry's Power of Thought
Related toAlso published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3
108
Shiv Duggal The Triple Prediction Gemini Twins handling for three cards
Inspired by Aug. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 4)
13
Larry Becker Power of Suggestion with the power of suggestion the selection becomes invisible for the spectator, then chosen card is divined
Inspired by 1992
Stunners!
205
Roy Walton The Magic Queen of Diamonds card chosen fairly is found by spelling out a sentence
Variations Apr. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 8)
52
Ken Simmons Who's Lying? lie speller
Inspired by
  • Automatic Speller Placement Principle (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43)
Variations 		1993
Simplicity at Your Fingertips
28
David Neighbors Who's Lying? - Second Handling lie speller
Inspired by 1993
Simplicity at Your Fingertips
29
Jon Racherbaumer Dunbury Lie Speller - Eighteen-Card Version
Inspired by 1993
Simplicity at Your Fingertips
30
Bob King Second Guessing Your Weight performer cuts off same amount as spectator, then to selection
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1993
The Breather 2
2
Bob King One Too Many performer tries to cut off as many cards as spectator but it's one too many - the selection
 		1993
The Breather 2
3
Bob King 10 Hand Poker Stack with free cut principle
VariationsAlso published here 1993
The Breather 2
5
Bob King Count-Down card thought-of according to thought-of hour, clock dial layout, selection travels in card case
Related to 1993
The Breather 2
11
Bob King Over-Kill? spectator cuts off pile and remembers card at this position, selection transposes with card in another deck
Related to 1993
The Breather 2
13
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
Mel Stover A Casbah Cavort spelling location with small packet and story presentation
 		1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
3
Roy Walton The Fixer eighteen-card packet mixed face-up/face-down, bottom card noted, spelling procedure, card found
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Variations 		1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
39
Karl Fulves Parity Prophet cards dealt in pairs, one turned over, again dealt in pairs, cards on both side of reversed card are mates or predicted, Gemini Twins relation
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
45
Tony Bartolotta Named Gemini two cards freely chosen, mates found with Gemini Twins procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
48
Karl Fulves Night School court cards removed and some cased, one of the remaining ones signed, counting ritual according to number cards that are cut to, selection found
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
52
Dave Campbell Auto-Matic Speller three cards cut into packets and spelled to, banks of cards with the same number of letters
Also published here June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
2
Peter Duffie Principles and Deceptions "An Easy Trip Through The Arithmetical Principles Of Card Magic - Part 5"
  • The Free Cut Principle
 		Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
5
Norman Houghton The Recognition Reflex
Also published here 1993
Magic with No Entertainment Value II
13
Steve Beam The World's Greatest Magician humorous revelation of a selected card
Also published here 1993
Magic with No Entertainment Value II
13
Eddie Fechter Fan Positioning placing a card at certain position from top, using fan shuffle
Also published here 1993
Fechter
233
Eddie Fechter Speller Positioning
Also published here 1993
Fechter
256
Rudolf Braunmüller Goethes Hexeneinmaleins number remembered, that many cards removed, automatic placement, rhyme to find card
Inspired by
  • George F. Miller's "Anti-Clock Location"
 June 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1)
35
Sid Fleischman The Potato and the Card Trick humorous spelling effect, double count placement
  • Alternate Handling
 		1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
140
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
Bob Farmer Nine Card Problem Handling alternative intro
Inspired by May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
57
Jon Racherbaumer Dunbury Lie Speller
Variations May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
58
Mel Stover, Jim Steinmeyer A Cavort In The Casbah To Capture Ali The Dope Dealer presentation for Steinmeyer's effect
Inspired by June 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 10)
54
Larry Jennings Getting To Nine Nine Card Problem
Also published here July 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 11)
53
Jerry K. Hartman Eight-Card Solution two versions:
  • two spectators each note a card from a small packet, each one follows an elimination procedure until down to one card, each spectator finds his card
  • single-spectator version
Also published here Aug. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 12)
52
Doble Predicción prediction of two cards, Karl Fulves's Stopped Twice / Gemini Twins, without credit
Also published here 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
44
Vicente Canuto, Richard Vollmer La Cuenta Atrás deck cut into for piles, automatic placement using cross sum of cut packet
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
64
Vicente Canuto, Jack Jansen Predicción en Chino two cards are selected using the Gemini Twins placement, two cards have different backs, off-beat prediction
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
157
Allan Ackerman My Favorite Gemini marriage in deck
Related toVariations 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
12
Joel Brash, Allan Ackerman The Tell-All Gemini for finding mates
 		1994
Las Vegas Kardma
15
Dean Dill, Allan Ackerman The Gem-Money Cards bills are put next to Aces, Gemini Twins
Related toVariations 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
18
Allan Ackerman Aronson's Gemini
Inspired by
  • "Quad-Mates" (Simon Aronson, MUM, May 1979)
 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
20
Alex Elmsley Cutting at 26 multiple methods
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
60
Alex Elmsley Faro Check with credit information
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
61
Alex Elmsley Placing a Key at Twenty-sixth Position finessed methods with faro shuffle
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
300
Alex Elmsley Binary Translocations
  • 1) to bring top card to any position with faros
  • 2) to bring card to top with 2^x cards
  • 3) edge-marked deck with 2^x cards, bringing any card to top
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
311
Alex Elmsley Penelope's Principle bringing center card to position corresponding with number of cards in cut-off pile
Related toVariations 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
313
Alex Elmsley The Fan and Weave Controls two handlings of an ingenious control:
  • The Fan and Weave Control
  • The Fan and Weave Double Control
Related toVariations 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
335
Alex Elmsley The Obedient Faro shuffling a card to any position up to twenty with two shuffles, for magicians
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
346
Alex Elmsley Spell by the Numbers automatic placement
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
349
Stephen Minch Automatic Placement - Credit Information
1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
349
Alex Elmsley Faro Placement to control selection between two cards
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
379
Alex Elmsley Faro Placement to control selection between two cards
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
381
Alex Elmsley Fan and Weave Control to any Position extension with two cards
Inspired by 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
442
John Northern Hilliard Quadrating the Pack dealing procedure, here used to distribute eight selections in a certain way
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1219
Philip T. Goldstein Travelogos two cities and a weekday divined or spelled to, postcards
 		1994
Thabbatical
8
Karl Fulves You, Babe after counting procedure with birthday a card with value Nine is selected, ninth item on a list matches spectator in humorous way
Related to 1994
Crooked Tales
5
Karl Fulves One Of Us Is Lying counting location
 		1994
Crooked Tales
6
Mel Bennett Card 37 number force for 37 with calculator
Inspired by
  • "Letter for a Stranger" (Stewart James)
 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
88
Fan Shuffle Placement
1994
Roger's Thesaurus
12
Roger Crosthwaite Free Count Aces Aces cut into deck, found again
  • Variation One: Faro Shuffle
  • Variation Two: Overhand-Faro Combination
Inspired by 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
109
Milk Build Placement
1994
Roger's Thesaurus
181
Justin Higham Variation Three: Centerpoint Subtlety deck spread on table in two stages, former reversed bottom card is seen in the center at the end, cut/pass substitute
VariationsAlso published here 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
185
Simon Lovell, Gary Plants Jacked Black! card and position remembered, then another value added and card ends up at this position, switchless switch placement
 		1994
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 4)
14
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
Ellison Poland To Place A Card At Any Position In The Deck using Slough-Off Faro
 		1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
7
Aldo Colombini Hats Off three-card location
 		1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
30
Simon Aronson Two-Card Placement running cut after peek
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
42
Driscoll Strictly For Lovers finding the King and Queen of Hearts
Related to Sep./Oct. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 25)
279
Dave Campbell Freely Cutting and Spelling three cards cut into packets and spelled to, banks of cards with the same number of letters
Also published here Nov. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 3)
67
Peter Duffie City Slickers Kings find Queens
 		1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
26
Peter Duffie Credit Information
1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
69
Allan Slaight Heavy Breather crimp, packets
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 4)
2487
Larry Jennings Coincido No. 22, card remembered at total of cut-off packet, values used to find selection
Also published here 1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
40
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
Simon Aronson Quad-Mates Revisited four cards put in deck at four positions, next to mates, Gemini Twins with four cards and spelling of random words
Inspired by
  • "Quad-Mates" (Simon Aronson, MUM, May 1979)
Related to 		1995
Simply Simon
73
Simon Aronson Taking Advantage of One's Position selection procedure in which a packet is cut off, next card remembered and placed on this packet, another packet cut off onto first pile, next card remembered and put onto first pile, and so on
  • Self Position
  • Shuffling
  • False Positives
Related toVariations 1995
Simply Simon
179
Simon Aronson Self Centered two cards chosen by cutting and shuffling packets, procedure similar to one-pile free cut
Inspired by 1995
Simply Simon
187
Simon Aronson The PIP Stack "Position Information Procedure"
Ace to King stack in deck, allows performer to know position of replaced selection
 		1995
Simply Simon
290
Edward Marlo Incomplete Faro Placement
1995
Simply Simon
295
Richard Vollmer, Norman Houghton LIII-Kelihood small packet is counted and card remembered at number in remainder, then 10, 9, 8 count to find card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
155
Steve Beam Shuffle Placement jog shuffle, four cards
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
168
Karl Fulves Secret Thought No. 2, position of card predicted, selection via cutting some cards off and remembering card at that number
 		1995
Easy Magic
2
Edward Marlo Biddle Move Placement
1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
112
Claude Rix Le Tour inexpliqué two decks, two cards at same position
Related to 1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
26
Claude Rix, Hervé Pigny La coupe inversée various ideas with the inverse stack placement
Related to 1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
74
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