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Die künstliche Reihenfolge deck dealt out with down-under deal in new deck order as climax to card performance, for 32 or 52 cards
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
108
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster On Memorized Deck & Applying Controlled Shuffle using the controlled shuffle to set-up for "Die künstliche Reihenfolge"
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
120
Francis King Der Kartenkünstler als Mnemotechniker apparently thirty-two-card deck memorized, position named by spectator and performer names card, three key cards memorized throughout deck and the closest one brought to correct position with pass
Related to July 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 7)
100
Arthur Toskana Das Riesengedächtnis order of shuffled deck read to performer who can repeat it, deck switched for "memorized" deck with easy system
Related toVariations Sep. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 9)
131
S. W. Erdnase Tricks with the Prearranged Deck Eight Kings - set up explained with methods to calculate cards and their positions (applicable for any cyclic stack)
Related toVariations 1902
The Expert at the Card Table
179
Louis Nikola Argument
  • History of memorized/stacked decks in magic
  • Basic description of some features of the Nikola system
 		1927
The Nikola Card System
9
Laurie Ireland Stacking the Deck for Ireland's Card Tricks Including Two Poker Deals
  • The First Poker Deal
  • The Second Poker Deal
with Ireland's memorized deck
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
15
Laurie Ireland Instant Card Location getting a named card to top in memorized deck
  • The Top 15 cards
  • Method of Locating Cards from Number 15 Down to Bottom of Deck
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
16
Laurie Ireland Effects and Methods of Producing Cards - Any Card Called Rises from Deck brief, memorized deck
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
18
Laurie Ireland The Spelling Card Trick with any card called brief, memorized deck
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
18
Laurie Ireland The Two Card Trick spectator picks any named card, brief, memorized deck
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
18
Laurie Ireland A Card is Called For spectator cuts at any named card, brief, memorized deck
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
18
Laurie Ireland Thought Reading Extraordinary spectator cuts to any card, performer reads mind from distance, estimation & memorized deck
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
18
Laurie Ireland Producing Selected Card at Any Number and At The Same Time Cold Packing any card is produced from pocket at named (small) number from shuffled deck, switch for memorized deck
Related toVariations 1931
Ireland Writes a Book
19
Theodore Annemann Card Memory shuffled deck is memorized by performer
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
211
Louis Nikola The Nikola Card System comments on the use of memorized deck and how to learn the Nikola System
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
385
Louis Nikola Whist or Bridge trick with Nikola memorized deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
391
Louis Nikola Spelling Bee trick with Nikola memorized deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
391
Louis Nikola Poker trick with Nikola memorized deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
391
Louis Nikola "Nap" trick with Nikola memorized deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
391
Louis Nikola Cards by Weight memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
393
Louis Nikola Weighing Chosen Cards memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
393
Louis Nikola The Sense of Touch memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
394
Louis Nikola Locating selection and its position named, memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
394
Louis Nikola Spelling spelling out some cards with the Nikola memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
395
Louis Nikola To Spell Any Card Called For memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
395
Louis Nikola Thought Anticipated memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
396
Louis Nikola Unconscious Thought Transmission card placed in envelope in beginning turns out to be any named one, memorized deck as open index
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
398
Louis Nikola All Trumps trick with Nikola memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
400
Louis Nikola To Pick Out Any Card Called For Behind the Back memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
401
Louis Nikola To Produce Cards Called for From the Pocket memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
401
Louis Nikola A Subtle Game arranging memorized deck stack in front of spectators
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
402
With Prearranged Pack - a. Memorized Deck card reversed in deck turns out to be any named card, ungaffed, stacked deck
 		1938
Greater Magic
339
Val Evans The Million And First Deck stack with thirteen long cards, chart on card case or memorized
  • spelling to any named card
  • cutting any number of cards
  • calculation rules after cutting the memorized deck
  • naming chosen cards directly
  • story deck (see next item)
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
24
Al Baker An Impossible Count spectators cut off packet and put in pocket, performer knows number, memorized deck
Related toAlso published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
98
Eddie Joseph My Card System on memorized decks and memorizing a deck, see p. 99 for grid as help
  • My Table of Pictures for Memorizing Cards
Also published here 1942
Greater Card Tricks
94
Eddie Joseph How to Prepare for a Series of Astounding Tricks Through "My System" knowing every card's position and vice versa in a memorized deck
Also published here 1942
Greater Card Tricks
96
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Rotator prop to write down the order of a shuffled deck and use it as a memorized deck
Related to May 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 256)
1023
Audley Walsh Audley's Best edge-marked deck, featuring Audley Walsh's memorized deck order with mnemonics
 		Dec. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 270)
1078
Memorizing the Deck apparently whole deck memorized, card at any position is named, cards at positions ten, twenty, .. fifty are memorized
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
40
Edward Marlo On the Memorized Deck
  • four spectators each cut off a packet, remember the bottom card and shuffle the whole packet, after seeing the faces of the packets for a few seconds, the performer names the cards in all packets leaving the selection to last
  • then any number is named and performer names card at that position and vice versa
  • second deal and poker deal demo if Ireland stack is used
Variations Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
10
Edward Marlo The Chain Calculator how to calculate position of any card after faro shuffles, memorized deck
Related to 1958
Faro Notes
12
Edward Marlo Fingertip Miracle three selections, memorized deck, improvisation
Variations 1958
Faro Notes
33
Edward Marlo It's Mathematical stay stack principle applied to memorized deck, two effects
Related to 1958
Faro Notes
40
Edward Marlo Alternative Procedures stay stack principle applied to memorized deck, see previous item
 		1958
Faro Notes
43
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Version with Any Deck shuffled deck, all cards are memorized and named, the deck is stacked
 		Apr. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 7)
7
Edward Marlo Progressive Miracle using the Half & Half Principle memorized deck as stay stack with calculations, Marlo calls "Stay Stack Principle" the "Half & Half Principle"
Inspired by Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
18
Edward Marlo To Tell the Truth deck faro shuffled, then one half placed face up and one face down on the table, face-up cards key the performer so he can name the face-down ones one by one, memorized deck as stay stack
 		Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
18
Edward Marlo Calculating Removed Card from memorized deck, card removed and eight faros shuffled in total
Related to Dec. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 15)
19
Eddie Joseph How to Prepare for a Series of Astounding Tricks Through "My System" knowing every card's position and vice versa in a memorized deck
Also published here 1959
Memory of the Mind
16
Edward Marlo World's Best? spectator's chosen card ends up next to thought-of card, same card is reversed in a second deck
  • alternative method with memorized deck
 		July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
9
Edward Marlo Rough/Smooth Memorized Deck pairs, deck can be shuffled, any removed card can be identified by other card of the pair, also as set-up for brainwave deck
 		Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
28
Edward Marlo Thought Determinator "Is your card in this pile?", memorized deck, faro
Related to 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
21
Edward Marlo The Marlo Peek Deck marked deck, memorized deck
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
41
Edward Marlo Thought Togetherness performer and spectator thinks of a card, they are next to each other, memorized deck, faro
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
42
Karl Fulves Babel Harrison Beale, Johnny Hart on television, Origami stunt shown by Neal Elias, Eagle Rope Restoration, Mike Zens with linking ring idea, Tom Harris' planned memorized deck manuscript
 		Apr. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
28
Alan Keith Your Card Sir! two methods, memorized deck and new pack order
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
74
Edward Marlo Marked Memory marking numerical stack number of memorized deck instead of card value
 		Jan. 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 3)
152
Theodore Annemann Das Riesen-Gedächtnis shuffled deck is memorized by performer
Also published here 1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 3)
55
Edward Marlo, Millard Lichter Latest Spectator's Open Prediction memorized deck, psychological force with divination out
  • Method 14
Related to Fall 1969
Hierophant (Issue 1)
20
Edward Marlo The Chicago Miracle packet cut off and counted down, three methods (memorized deck, impromptu, Si Stebbins)
 		Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
294
Paul LePaul Baffling-Impossibility memorized deck and stooge
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
48
Paul Maurer Photo Memory spectator names a number and performer names card at position of shuffled and memorized deck
 		1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 6)
107
Variation For 2 Billet Burning Trick No. 463, trick in which number and card are written on billets apparently, and then the complement found in memorized deck, unclear
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
130
Karl Fulves Controlled Triumph any named card, memorized deck
 		1975
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part One
33
Pat Hennessy Pat Hennesy's Any Card memorized deck with memory aid system, used for Allerton's Card Stab
Related toAlso published here
  • "Any Card" in Charlie Miller's Magicana column in "Genii"
 1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
136
Barrie Richardson Memorable Memory Stunt shuffled deck, someone names a position, performer instantly names the card, faced deck
  • Pseudo-Memorized Deck
Related to Dec. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 4)
500
III. Ideas for the Memorized Deck
1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
88
Simon Aronson General Observations on the Memorized Deck on memorizing a deck, difficulties, assumptions
Also published here 1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
88
Simon Aronson Selected Bibliography on the Memorized Deck
1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
94
Simon Aronson Selected Bibliography on Memorized Deck Magic
Also published here 1979
A Stack To Remember
32
Juan Tamariz Multiefecto con Ordenadas long short deck combined with memorized decks
 		1980
La Baraja Multiefecto
79
Edward Marlo The Named Card Rise memorized deck and pinky rise
 		1982
Marlo's Unforgetable Wild Card
24
Thomas Alan Waters Talismanacle spectator selects a card, presentation with ring or amulet which is able to pick ab vibrations from the card
  • Variation One: Memorized Deck
  • Variation Two: Stripper Pack
  • Variation Two-and-a-Half: Stripper Pack
  • Variation Three: Stripper Pack
Related to 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
203
Edward Marlo Removing Any Named Card from Fan edge-marked cards, memorized deck
 		1985
Formula One Close-Up
52
Edward Marlo Behind Your Back fair two-deck matching effect using memorized deck, three methods
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
166
Edward Marlo Undiscovered Possibilities - 1st Effect stripper deck, missing card is named, memorized stack
Related to 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
182
Edward Marlo As a Memory Gag spectator places Aces in deck, positions apparently memorized, "First, second, third, fourth", they are shown on top
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
238
Edward Marlo Not-so-Lazy-Man's Card Trick - Variation 7 memorized deck
 		Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1737
Ken Krenzel Open and Shut Case using case that permits to cut the cards when taking them out, memorized deck
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
71
Ken Krenzel The Case of the Missing Link ungaffed memorized deck, Open and Shut Case
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
74
Ken Krenzel Up She Rises approaches to the named rising card, ungaffed memorized deck
Related to 1990
Close-up Impact!
107
Simon Aronson Memorized Math on memorized deck in combination with mathematical principles
  • Stay Stacks
  • Counting
  • Interlocking Chains (also with one-way backs)
  • Duck and Deal (with formulas)
Related to 1990
The Aronson Approach
113
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - First Effect four spectators count down in a packet to the value of their though-of card, divined from second deck
Inspired byVariations 1990
Cardfixes
190
Edward Marlo Memorized Mentalism four spectators think of cards of different suits, version with memorized deck
Inspired by 1990
Cardfixes
202
Justin Higham Mental Mirage spectator thinks of any card and remembers the card in the deck in front of it, performer shuffles and deals through the cards, spectator stops when the thought-of card shows up, then performer divines the other card, faro
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
  • Fifth Method
  • Sixth Method
  • Seventh Method
  • Eighth Method
  • Ninth Method (memorized deck)
  • Tenth Method
 		Dec. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 6)
45
Edward Marlo Put A Shine On Your Mind "Ways to Ascertain the Value of a Thought-Card"
five methods with procedures in which spectator needs to remove as many cards as the thought-of value, partial set-up, memorized deck, distant key card
 		Feb. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 3)
7
Edward Marlo A Number For Fast Company spectator cuts selections into deck, performer names its position and cuts off that many cards, crimp, memorized deck
Related to Feb. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 3)
12
Edward Marlo Repeatable Card Location simple location with stack, eg NPO or memorized deck
 		Apr. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 4)
15
Edward Marlo Olram's Choice approach for "Simon-Eyes", two different numbers, memorized deck
Inspired by May 1991
The Olram File (Issue 5)
13
Edward Marlo Ungaffed Ultra Mental memorized deck, edge marks
 		1992
Card Finesse II
265
Edward Marlo Memo-Deck Index memorized deck with corner short key cards as pocket index
 		Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
1
Frederick Braue Prearranged Deck on stacked deck work, historical comments
  • Eight Kings
  • Si Stebbins
  • Nikola
  • Braue Memorized Stack (?)
 		1992
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6)
1
Frederick Braue Memorizing the Pack the Braue Memorized Deck
 		1992
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6)
2
Frederick Braue The Card You Took eight cards, progressive spelling, using Braue Memorized Deck
 		1992
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6)
3
Frederick Braue The Thought Stealer one of six cards, progressive spelling, using Braue Memorized Deck
 		1992
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6)
4
Frederick Braue Set-Up Thinker spectator says stop during riffle behind performer's back, secretly counting, using Braue Memorized Deck
 		1992
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6)
4
Peter Kane Kane's Index rubber-banded deck with cards perpendicular every five cards, memorized deck
Inspired by
  • Ned Rutledge item in Hugard's Magic Monthly
 1992
One Card Wonders
13
Sid Fleischman Flash Mnemonics No. 1, order of shuffled deck apparently memorized
 		1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
76
Hans E. Trixer, Vicente Canuto Memoria Fotográfica pack is apparently memorized, number is named and performer knows card
shuffled deck, spectator names a position and performer tells the card
Also published here 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
136
Allan Ackerman TwoGetherness two named cards lie next to each other, memorized deck
Related to 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
133
Allan Ackerman For Magicians Only garden path, stacked, memorized deck
 		1994
Las Vegas Kardma
139
Steve Ehlers The Three-Card Location stack, memorized deck
Related toVariations 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
173
Karl Fulves Remember This shuffled deck apparently memorized, one riffle shuffle, performer checks and then names cards at 3 different positions, "Spread Correction"
Inspired by 1994
Crooked Tales
59
Simon Aronson General Observations on the Memorized Deck on memorizing a deck, difficulties, assumptions
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
84
Simon Aronson Selected Bibliography on Memorized Deck Magic
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
141
Micah C. Lasher Memory Man full deck apparantly memorized
Variations June 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 6)
2509
Edward Marlo Mental Lie
  • First Method (memorized deck)
  • Second Method (stay stack)
Inspired by 1995
Facsimile (Issue 3)
45
Mental Countdown No. 14, deck apparently memorized, spectator points to card in face-up spread and performer names its position
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
23
Simon Aronson Lazy Memory ideas for applying the memorized deck to the Lazy Man's Card Trick
  • Memorized Doubly Lazy
  • Spelling to the Second Selection
  • "Sessions" Lazy Memory
Related to 1995
Simply Simon
162
David Malek The Instantly Memorized Deck position in shuffled deck is named and performer knows card, memory presentation
Also published here 1995
The Lexicon
29
Robert Cassidy Card Memory deck is shuffled and memorized, two spectator get half the deck and performer names every card
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1995
The Art of Mentalism 2
29
Claude Rix Constitution d'un chapelet on different memorized decks
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
11
Claude Rix Le chapelet de référence Claude Rix memorized deck
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
14
Claude Rix Comment s'entrainer? how to learn a memorized deck
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
19
Claude Rix Comment apprendre son chapelet on how to learn a memorized deck
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
22
Claude Rix Chapelet et mnémotechnique learning a memorized deck with mnemotechnique
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
23
Claude Rix Le jeu marqué marking system for memorized deck
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
37
Claude Rix Le tour impossible avec 4 paquets sans connaitre l'ordre des cartes spectator cuts four packets, cards on bottom of each packet are divined, without memorized deck
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
43
Claude Rix Epelinternationale marking system for spelling cards of memorized deck
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
47
Claude Rix Je suis formidable! deck is memorized and named numbers or cards are known by performer
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
68
Claude Rix Triumphallaieux triumph using a memorized deck, variation where triumph and birthday book are combined
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
85
Claude Rix Subtilité pour magiciens et profanes stabbing routine repeated, using memorized deck and faro shuffle
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
101
Claude Rix Stabbing suite. ou le tour qui trompa stabbing two selections, half forcing stack and memorized deck
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
101
Claude Rix Subtilités avec Faro notes on faro an memorized deck
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
111
Claude Rix Idées en vrac ideas with the memorized deck
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
131
Michael Skinner The Memorized Deck two memorized deck stack orders with different features
 		1996
Classic Sampler
35
Michael Skinner The Monkey's Paw memory demonstration, memorized deck, ending in new deck order
 		1996
Classic Sampler
37
Michael Skinner One for the Boys two card challenge divination, memorized deck, deck switch under table
 		1996
Classic Sampler
38
Michael Close Memorized Mama Fooler method with memorized deck and sticky card
 		1996
Workers Number 5
91
Michael Close On the Memorized Deck
  • Which Stack?
  • Learning the Stack
  • The Open Index
  • Estimation
  • False Shuffles
  • Deck Switches
 		1996
Workers Number 5
122
Michael Close The Wishing Trick named card comes to top, any card at any number, memorized deck
Related to 1996
Workers Number 5
126
Michael Close Two For Simon - Tut Tut four aces come together in deck reversed and trap selection, for memorized deck, Aronson Stack only
Variations 1996
Workers Number 5
131
Michael Close Flushed With Success Royal Flush is found in deck via stack and faros, for memorized deck, Aronson Stack only
Related to 1996
Workers Number 5
132
Michael Close Myopia two cards, estimation, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 1996
Workers Number 5
134
Michael Close, Allan Ackerman The Invisible Deck ungaffed, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1996
Workers Number 5
138
Michael Close, Roy Walton The Smiling Mule any named card appears in sandwich, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 1996
Workers Number 5
143
Michael Close Monkey in the Middle routine for Goldman's effect, named card appears in sandwich, memorized deck
Variations 1996
Workers Number 5
145
Michael Close The Haunted Deck named card, memorized deck, small hand
Related to 1996
Workers Number 5
148
Michael Close Full Deck Passover named card from red deck to blue deck, memorized deck
 		1996
Workers Number 5
152
Michael Close The Card Stab stabbing to any named card, memorized deck
Inspired by 1996
Workers Number 5
154
Michael Close The Birthday Book memorized deck
 		1996
Workers Number 5
156
Edward Marlo Anyone - Anywhere intro to Any Card at Any Number themed tricks, describing a three phase routine by Marlo, memorized deck, stooge
Also published here 1996
Al Cardpone
24
Allan Ackerman The Algorithm simplified calculation method for ACAAN with memorized deck, reverse stack
Related toAlso published here 1996
Al Cardpone
25
Allan Ackerman Anyone - Anywhere: Two Shakes memorized deck, featuring case shift
Also published here 1996
Al Cardpone
26
Allan Ackerman Anyone - Anywhere: The Indicator number determined by value of another card, memorized deck
Also published here 1996
Al Cardpone
30
Allan Ackerman Anyone - Anywhere: Lazy Man's Version memorized deck
Also published here 1996
Al Cardpone
32
Ken Krenzel Under Wraps performer knows position of selection in shuffled deck, wrapped in a napkin, deck switch, memorized deck
 		1997
Ingenuities
168
Allan Ackerman Another Anyone Anywhere thought of card's position predicted, then spectator divines position of performer's card, partial memorized deck and prediction pocket index (twelve items)
Also published here 1997
I Can't Believe it's Not All Cards
53
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra Any Card from the Pocket using memorized deck as index with perpendicular cards
Also published here 1997
Notes
6
Martin Joyal Looking at the Stack on memorizing decks
  • Replacing Mnemonics with Rules
  • The Difference Between a System and a Memorized Deck
  • Memorization Methods
  • Popular Memorized Stacks
  • An Easy Stack to Memorize
  • Learning with Mnemonics
  • Learning Using Rules
  • Order of Suits
  • Card Numbering
  • Learning Steps: Twelve Hours to Miracles
  • Practical Exercises
  • The Rule of Rules: Master and Do Not Forget
  • A Last Piece of Advice
 		1997
The Six-Hour Memorized Deck
59
Ken Simmons On the Memorized Deck on not using mnemonics
 		Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
32
Michael Close (reviewer) The Six-Hour Memorized Deck by Martin Joyal Oct. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
28
Jack Avis Auto Deck performer deals himself Aces, then spectators remember one card in their hand, performer shuffles and deals again, everyone has a Straight Flush and performer the memorized cards, extra Aces and duplicates
Also published here
  • marketed in 1953
 1998
Vis à Vis
56
Allan Ackerman A Close Encounter three thought of cards found in different ways, memorized deck
Related toAlso published here 1999
Classic Handlings
18
Barrie Richardson The Quasi-Memorized Deck deck is shuffled, two spectator get half the deck and performer names every card after apparently memorizing
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Club 71, Autumn 1993
 1999
Theater of the Mind
93
Bob Klase The Klase Stack memorized deck with build in features (spelling, ten-card poker deal)
 		Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
2
Bob Kohler The Non-Memorized Deck three spectators cuts to cards and remember bottom cards, cue card, deck marked with stack numbers
 		2001
Kardz
7
David Malek The Instantly Memorized Deck Revisited position in shuffled deck is named and performer knows card, memory presentation
Also published here 2001
Rebel without a Pause
42
Darwin Ortiz Maximum Risk Tantalizer, memorized deck
Inspired by
  • "One in Fifty-Two Bet" (Lennart Green, Green Magic Vol. 3, video)
Variations 		2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
80
Darwin Ortiz The Last Laugh smiling mule version, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
91
Darwin Ortiz The Zen Master performer repeatably knows position of card, memorized deck
Inspired by 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
102
Allan Ackerman, Baltazar Fuentes An Ungaffed Ted do as i do type location often done with marked cards, memorized deck
VariationsAlso published here 2002
Classic Handlings
21
David Berglas Memories are Made of This deck is memorized, entire deck named in order
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
344
Chuck Hickok Bonus Demonstration Three: Mega-Memory Miracle memorizing sets of mixed design / picture cards
Inspired by
  • Bob Cassidy's "Memorized Deck Routine" in "The Art of Mentalism II"
Related to 		2002
Mentalism, Incorporated
159
Al Baker An Impossible Count spectators cut off packet and put in pocket, performer knows number, memorized deck
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
233
Al Baker Eyesight Trick memorized deck
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
712
Al Baker Psychic Ball and Card Trick memorized deck, card at selected number predicted
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
730
Al Baker Strange Coincidence two decks, memorized deck
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
741
Grace Ann Morgan The Hacker Stack using Si Stebbins as memorized deck
Related to 2004
Weapons of Mass Destruction
29
Steve Beam Flash Memorization apparently deck is memorized, spectator names a number and card at position is revealed by performer, Killer Count
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
63
Steve Beam To Memorize or Not to Memorize on the question of memorized decks
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
72
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Memorized Again deck apparently memorized, cut into three piles, three numbers named and cards an those positions named, using Killer Count
 		2004
Killer Koncepts
20
Chapter One - The Memorized Deck: A Bit of History
2004
Mnemonica
3
Juan Tamariz The Memorized Deck: A Bit of History from the key card to Tamariz stack
 		2004
Mnemonica
5
Juan Tamariz Cards to Pocket bringing four-of-a-kind together in memorized deck, travel to pocket as example
Other Methods
  • A. With Ray Grismer's Shuffle
  • B. With the Zarrow Shuffle
 		2004
Mnemonica
104
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra Named Card fom Pocket using memorized deck as index with perpendicular cards
Also published here 2004
Mnemonica
148
Juan Tamariz A Card Index card index for pocket using memorized deck, with groups of perpendicular cards
 		2004
Mnemonica
157
Val Evans, Burling Hull, Theodore Annemann, Juan Tamariz Prodigious Memory half of the deck is memorized, performer in other room names cards at correct positions
  • Reassembling the Stay Stack
 		2004
Mnemonica
168
Juan Tamariz Memory Jumble stacking half of the deck to memorized deck during a trick, location of single card
 		2004
Mnemonica
195
Juan Tamariz A Curious Coincidence (Hofzinser?) Strange Harmony / Problem Number 8 with half memorized deck
 		2004
Mnemonica
263
Juan Tamariz Glimpses general comments, glimpsing in combination with a memorized deck
 		2004
Mnemonica
327
Juan Tamariz Bibliography (With Commentary) forty pages with comments on memorized deck magic in print
  • I. Tricks with a Memorized Deck and with Other Stacks
  • II. Sleights and Information useful with Mnemonica
 		2004
Mnemonica
365
Robert Cassidy Card Memory deck is shuffled and memorized, two spectator get half the deck and performer names every card
Inspired byAlso published here 2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
35
Trini Montes Flashed spectator selects a card, then removes an invisible card and tosses it next to the selection
  • Paul Cummins' Suggested Handling #1 (memorized deck)
  • Paul Cummins' Suggested Handling #2 (memorized deck)
Inspired by 2004
Freebie 5
10
Barrie Richardson Lazy Magician's Memorized Deck only for two suits distributed through deck
Also published here
  • Club 71, Christmas 1997
 2005
Act Two
52
Iain Girdwood Total Recall red-black order of deck apparently memorized, Gilbreath combined with binary Combo system
Related to 2005
Scotland Up Close
48
Iain Girdwood Total Recall red-black order of deck apparently memorized, Gilbreath combined with binary Combo system
Related to 2005
Scotland Up Close
48
Ronald J. Dayton IMP - Improved Memorized Pack memorized deck, method to easy calculate the positions
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
230
Michael Powers Open Prediction 999 prediction named
  • Variations (named card and memorized deck)
 		2006
Power Plays
49
Michael Powers PM Plus two spectators cut to cards and replace the cuts, performer deals through cards and finds selections without seeing faces
  • Naming the First Selection
  • Naming the Second Selection
  • Non-Memorized Deck Procedure
  • Non-Stacked Methods
Inspired by
  • "The PM Principle" (Michael Powers, 1990 booklet)
Variations 		2006
Power Plays
94
Denis Behr, Pit Hartling The Culling Procedure bringing any named four-of-a-kind to bottom in face-down deck, memorized deck
Also published here 2007
Handcrafted Card Magic
20
Denis Behr Packet Trick looks like it messes up the order, memorized deck
 		2007
Handcrafted Card Magic
51
Miguel Gómez, Luis Alberto Iglesias Magia con barajas ordenadas y memorizadas interview on working with a memorized deck
 		2007
El Placer de la Magia
98
Tom Stone The Etude two spectators cut off piles, remember bottom cards and shuffle, memorized deck or new deck order
Also published here 2007
Flatland Fever
9
Joel Givens More Memory Man full deck apparantly memorized, position of selection named as well as some other cards and four-of-a-kind produced
Inspired byVariations 2007
Session
112
Allan Slaight The Diligent Deck memorized deck stack which offers a couple of poker and gambling deals
Inspired by
  • New Pentagram, March 1976
 2008
Spins & Needles
59
Michael Weber Card Kindergarten memorized deck with easy rules
Also published here 2008
Incredibly Difficult Things With Cards Made (substantially) Easier
11
Ken Krenzel Spell of the Spectator no-touch, memorized deck, spectator spells down and finds named card
 		2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
195
Ken Krenzel NOVACAAN numbers openly written on back of cards, number and card named, coincidence, memorized deck
 		2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
233
Michael Weber Card Kindergarten memorized deck with easy rules
Also published here 2009
Memorease
2
Patrick Dessi Généralités on different stacked decks, cyclical and memorized decks
  • Le chapelet
  • Les différents types de chapelets
 		2009
Le chapelet Periodo-Aperiodique C-PAP
15
Tom Stone Memorized Deck & Free Cut Principle some ideas
Also published here 2009
Prey of the Prestidigitator
17
Tom Stone Memorized Deck & Free Cut Principle some ideas
Also published here 2010
Vortex
67
Tom Stone Problems with the Memorized Deck rants
 		2010
Vortex
68
Tom Stone The Etude two spectators cut off piles, remember bottom cards and shuffle, memorized deck or new deck order
Also published here 2010
Vortex
69
Tyler Wilson *69 selection is divined and transforms into named card, memorized deck, telephone game presentation in which card is whispered around and changed in the process
Also published here 2010
Reinventing the Real
141
Tyler Wilson Jiscemah named triumph, with finesse, memorized deck
Inspired by 2010
Reinventing the Real
146
Tyler Wilson 36 Wheeler flip book animation on Bicycle League Backs with roulette presentation, named number appears on back of chosen card, memorized deck
 		2010
Reinventing the Real
155
Juan Esteban The Point-of-View Card Trick named card is found, memorized deck and multiple out
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
62
Tyler Wilson Sideways Eight card on table is shown to be any one named, memorized deck
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
87
Steve Beam The Full Monte any named card is pulled out of spread by performer, memorized deck
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
283
Roberto Giobbi The Rememorized Deck on learning mnemonica
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Dec 1)
357
Robin Robertson Robin Robertson's Memorized Deck intro with simplified version
  • Junior Memory
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
551
Robin Robertson Monterey Memory memorized deck system
  • The Pairs
  • The Suits
  • The Full Deck Stack
  • To know a card at a given number
  • To know the number of a given card
  • To know a card chosen
  • Notes on development of this stack
Inspired by
  • "Quickstack" (Doug Dyment, Mindsights)
 2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
553
Román García Memorable deck is shuffled by spectator, one card removed, deck is memorized and every card named including missing card
 		2010
Nanomagias
99
Fogel's Stacked Deck Idea same as Nikola's Subtle Game, arranging memorized deck stack in front of spectators
Related to 2010
Miracles of my Friends II
111
Woody Aragón ESP Memorized Deck an ESP stack that retains order after Faro shuffles
 		2011
A Book in English
273
Barrie Richardson Quartet deck is shuffled, four spectators get a quarter the deck and performer names every card after apparently memorizing them, using Rounders
Inspired byRelated to 2011
Curtain Call
34
Darwin Ortiz Best of the Best position of thought-of-card named, center dealing any named card, memorized deck
 		2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
23
Darwin Ortiz Best of the Best 2 memory demonstration, memorized deck, faro
Inspired by 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
31
Calculating Positions after One Faro memorized deck
 		2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
32
Michael Weber Card Kindergarten memorized deck with easy rules
 		2012
Blackpool Twenty Twelve
7
Allan Ackerman Thirty Minute Memorized Deck calculating positions in cyclical stack
Inspired byAlso published here 2012
The Cardjurer
17
Tony Cabral Memorized Deck Work In Three Hard Steps on using a memorized deck
 		2012
The Brown Shoes Lecture Notes
14
John Born Bridging the Deck Switch Three cards selected, shuffled, divined and located, in the process switching the shuffled deck for a memorized deck
Inspired by 2012
Seeking the Bridge
41
John Born An Instinct for Cards Revisited Impossible card location, card is selected, lost, deck is shuffled, magician can still find card, includes method with memorized deck, edge marks and punch
Inspired by 2012
Seeking the Bridge
57
John Born Jazzing Baker Based on Al Baker's ACAAN. Has elements of improvisation with memorized deck to get a direct hit
 		2012
Seeking the Bridge
69
John Born Card in Spectator's Pocket Magician divines selection, card then disappears from the deck and appears in spectator's pocket, can be done with either memorized deck or impromptu
Variations 2012
Seeking the Bridge
177
John Born, Tatanka Tan Card under Spectator's Shoe Signed selection appears under spectator's shoe, can be done with memorized deck or impromptu, includes variation where deck appears under magician's foot, using Aaron Fisher's Panic gimmick
Inspired by 2012
Seeking the Bridge
182
Michael Weber The Card Kindergarten Stack memorized deck with easy rules
Also published here 2012
Weber's Wallet
4
Allan Ackerman Thirty Minute Memorized Deck & Bonus Cull calculating positions in cyclical stack
  • Knowing the Position of a Named Card
  • Knowing the Card at a Specified Position
Also published here 2012
520 Years Later
34
Garrett Thomas Don't Read Your Own Mind tips for working with a memorized deck
 		2013
Just Be Croz
199
Joseph Barry A Memory at the Card Table card chosen, deck apparently memorized, blackjack and poker hands apparently riffle stacked, rest recited and last card is selected one
Also published here 2014
Reverie
24
Joseph Barry A Memory at the Card Table card chosen, deck apparently memorized, blackjack and poker hands apparently riffle stacked, rest recited and last card is selected one
Also published here 2014
Fifty
10
Colin McLeod Mesmerised Deck cards are shuffled and numbered from 1 to 52 with a pen, memorized by performer, teaching list of objects
 		2014
Divine
60
Simon Aronson Memorized Decks Chapter Intro
 		2014
Art Decko
224
Simon Aronson Shuffle Tracking Magician locates freely selected card, in the process secretly switching deck out for memorized deck
Related to 2014
Art Decko
225
Simon Aronson Gemini Meets the Stack Gemini procedure done with memorized deck, spectator places two Jokers next to two selections
 		2014
Art Decko
231
Patrick G. Redford The Evolution of A Rain King magician proves he can quickly memorize deck by naming card at named number, then proves spectator can as well
  • Multiple Card in Phase One
  • Additional Smoke
  • Using Multiple People
  • The Double MC Kraser Force
  • The Memorized Stack
  • Variations
    • Variation 1: Card Counting Combination
    • Variation 2: The Formal Performance
    • Variation 3: GT vs GT
    • Variation 4: Paul Vigil's Photographic Memory
    • Variation 5: Memory Prison
Inspired byRelated to
  • “Rain King” (Patrick G. Redford, Triangle, 2007, n. p.)
  • “Memory Prison” (Patrick G. Redford, Heptagon+, 2010, n. p.)
 2014
Applesauce
37
Karl Fulves One Is For Gun rhyming memory system
  • Note 1
  • Note 2
  • Note 3
  • Note 4 (further reference)
  • Note 5 (on-the-fly memory versus memorized deck)
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
21
Tom Stone The Etude two spectators cut off piles, remember bottom cards and shuffle, memorized deck or new deck order
Also published here 2015
Tom Stone Seminar 2015
3
Pit Hartling Catch Me If You Can named card is found with sandwich cards in a deck, then in a second deck that hasn't been touched, with "Alternative handlings":
  • Culling and forcing the detectives
  • No culling needed: Two memorized decks
  • Security method: No memorization necessary
Related to 2016
In Order to Amaze
16
Pit Hartling, Denis Behr Quartets controlling named four-of-a-kind in memorized deck
Related to 2016
In Order to Amaze
116
Michael Weber Card Kindergarten memorized deck with easy rules
 		2017
Black Tears
11
Kainoa Harbottle (reviewer) Memorandum: The Memorized Deck Secrets, Volume 1 by Woody Aragón Aug. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 8)
100
Patrick G. Redford "Quasi-Memorized" Deck Techniques chapter intro
 		2017
Temporarily Out of Order
73
Patrick G. Redford Cast deck is shuffled and divided, performer knows which cards are where and all are named, arranging stack in front of spectators
  • Verity
  • Openly Stacking the Deck
  • Further Thoughts & Variations
  • With Three Participants and Three Packets
  • Theatrically Useful (But NOT Impromptu) Method
  • Final Thoughts
Inspired by 2017
Temporarily Out of Order
74
Jean Hugard, Patrick G. Redford A Subtler Game arranging memorized deck stack in front of spectators
  • Forcing Four Cards and Distributing Four Piles of Cards
  • Calling Cards by Way of Elimination
  • Further Thoughts & Variations
Inspired by 2017
Temporarily Out of Order
78
Patrick G. Redford Generic Memorized Deck chapter intro, memorized deck magic not dependent to specific stack
 		2017
Temporarily Out of Order
135
Patrick G. Redford Temporarily Out of Order multiphase matching routine, mates of entire deck match at the end, then deck is dealt into four hands and separated by suits in order
  • Phase One: Coincidence
  • Phase Two: Mind Reading
  • Phase Three: Mix and Match
  • Phase Four: Amnesia to a Total Coincidence
  • Phase Five: An Encore - Participant Deals into New Deck Order
  • Further Thoughts & Variations
  • First Phase with Si Stebbins Instead of a Memorized Deck
  • Final Thoughts
Inspired by 2017
Temporarily Out of Order
178
Áriston Mazo Memorizado deck is apparently memorized, performer names card at named position
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
103
Ryan Murray Ultra Memoria three cards chosen from thirds that are shuffled together by performer, apparently memorized, numbers of first two named, third selection found to be previously cased card, using Triple Faro
  • Arranging the Set-up (from new deck order)
Related to 2018
Curious Weaving
36
Shiv Duggal (reviewer) The Show: Instant Memorized Deck by Woody Aragón Sep. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 9)
99
Harapan Ong Memorized Decks: Frequently Asked Questions
  • What is a memorized deck?
  • Why should I learn a memorized deck?
  • Is it really that useful?
  • How do you memorize a deck of cards?
  • Which memorized deck should I learn?
 		2019
A Stack to Forget
4
Harapan Ong Recommended Reading Books to check out on memorized deck magic
 		2019
A Stack to Forget
75
Matt Baker Variations Part I (The Buena Vista Shuffle Club) Discussion on the memorized deck
 		2019
The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
59
Matt Baker Triple-Fried three cards selected by three spectators through a lot of dealing, magician then divines all three selections, can be done with memorized deck or a special stack
Inspired byVariations 2019
The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
204
Allan Ackerman Ultimate Gesture Cut (UGC) & The Joker Cull light reft spread pass, credit information, culling a named card (also face down with memorized deck)
Related toAlso published here 2019
Card Theater
12
Tom Gagnon Remembering Edna odd-backed, memorized deck version
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
401
Maxwell Pritchard Farmonica shuffled deck dealt twice into seven piles, ends up in memorized deck order (or any other), also just for practicing a stack
  • Overview
  • How Does It Work?
  • Training Programme
  • Handling Considerations
  • Performance Options
Inspired by 2019
Farmonica
3
Pepe Lirrojo Memdecks, why not? on using memorized decks, brief article
 		2019
Some Different Stuff
2
Pepe Lirrojo Books about memorized decks some book on memorized decks
 		2019
Some Different Stuff
2
José Franco Mnemonicosis on José Carroll's own memorized stack
  • 1. Spelling
  • 2. Poker
  • 3. Poker - Gin Rummy
  • 4. Dai Vernon's Poker Formula
  • The Shift from a Stacked Deck to a Symmetrical Deck
  • 5. The Great Coincidence
  • Author's Note
Related toAlso published here
  • The MMS Circular, No. 67, July 1980
 2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
25
Ramón Riobóo Out of Touch Two cards touched in two different decks match, many different versions taught

  • 1. Double Facers
  • 2. Waxy
  • 3. No Wax, with prep
  • 4. Impromptu / Impromptu Double Backer
  • 5. Memorized Deck
Inspired by 2019
Second Thoughts
335
Patrick G. Redford Ultra-Mental Memorized Deck Invisible Deck / Ultra Mental Deck with memorized deck, can be any stack but Redford stack has advantages
Inspired byVariations 2019
Sleightly Out Of Order
40
Patrick G. Redford Turnabout Is Fair Triumph Cards are shuffled face up and down. Spectator names a card, deck rights itself except named card
Inspired by 2019
Sleightly Out Of Order
46
Steve Forte Short-Term Memory memory system for instantly memorizing ten cards in order, combined with half a memorized deck to pseudo demo, Sal Piacente story
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
1021
Andi Gladwin Castle Jacks
  • Even More Memory Man (shuffled deck apparently memorized, naming position of selection, finding four-of-a-kind)
  • Glassical Assembly (Jacks signed and put in glass, three removed one at a time to make them vanish on deck, reappear in glass)
  • Travelers (with deck vanish finale)
Inspired by 2020
The Boy Who Cried Magic
187
Tony Cabral Two Routines - Two spectators cut off packets and remember bottom cards, which are divined
Inspired byAlso published here
  • “Cheats & Deceptions” column in M-U-M Magazine
 2020
Magic for BLM
65
Benjamin Earl Mr Invisible spectator removes card from invisible deck which is put in performer's pocket, it becomes visible there, memorized deck option
 		2021
Inside Out
55
Tyler Wilson Call Girl selection is divined and transforms into named card, memorized deck, telephone game presentation in which card is whispered around and changed in the process
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
690
David Malek Malek's Instant Memorized Deck position in shuffled deck is named and performer knows card, memory presentation
  • Additional Handling (convincer by Darwin Ortiz)
Also published here 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
12
Juan Tamariz Unique Double Prediction performer takes two prediction cards from shuffled deck, card freely named, one prediction is a joker (gag) and the other one matches the card
  • First Improvement (memorized deck)
  • Second Improvement (top change substitute)
  • Third Improvement
  • Fourth Improvement
 		2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 3
9
Scott Baird Correspondence regarding Opposites spectator thinks of a card from a selection, then makes up a very different card in his mind and removes it and stabs it into the deck next to his originally thought-of card, two handlings without memorized deck
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1149
Allan Ackerman The Ultimate Gesture Cut (UGC) and The Joker Cull light reft spread pass, credit information, culling a named card (also face down with memorized deck)
  • The Joker Cull
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
38
Chapter 2: Memorized Deck Magic
2024
All In — Volume 1
41
Allan Ackerman Thirty Minute Memorized Deck and Bonus Cull calculating positions in cyclical stack
  • The Chased Color Wheel
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 1
43
Allan Ackerman 7RS Cull Reverse Spread cull of named card in memorized deck with two markers (e.g. sandwich cards), one never has to count more than seven cards
 		2024
All In — Volume 1
62
Allan Ackerman A Close Encounter three thought of cards found in different ways, memorized deck
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
168
Allan Ackerman, Baltazar Fuentes An Ungaffed Ted do as i do type location often done with marked cards, memorized deck
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
171
Edward Marlo Anyone Anywhere intro to Any Card at Any Number themed tricks, describing a three phase routine by Marlo, memorized deck, stooge
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
195
Allan Ackerman The Algorithm simplified calculation method for ACAAN with memorized deck, reverse stack
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
195
Allan Ackerman Two Shakes memorized deck, featuring case shift, optional edge marks on three cards
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
196
Allan Ackerman The Indicator number determined by value of another card, memorized deck
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
199
Allan Ackerman Lazy Man's Version memorized deck
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
200
Allan Ackerman Another Anyone Anywhere thought of card's position predicted, then spectator divines position of performer's card, partial memorized deck and prediction pocket index (twelve items, "Poor Man's Pocket Index")
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
202