Miraculous Minds

Scotland Goes Mental

2007
Written by Peter Duffie
Work of Various
92 pages (E-book), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs and drawings
Language: English
43 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Roy Walton Guardian Ghost selection placed on bottom, it reappears reversed in center
Also published here 3
George McBride Streamlined Who Knows the Card card chosen with counting procedure ends up and number named at beginning
Inspired by 5
George McBride Mirakill
Also published here
  • Cardville, Jan. 2002
 6
James Cuthbert Have a Drink on Me three envelopes with hotel names, one of three drinks are chosen for each hotel and a card with that drink on it are predicted in the envelopes
 		8
Norman Houghton Kismet Envelope three-way out
 		9
James Cuthbert Book Test 34 page selected with matrix force
 		9
Walter B. Gibson, Maurice Kraitchik Matrix Force
11
Dave Forrest Mating Season card chosen from deck, performer divines it and then removes mate from pocket, faro
Inspired by 12
Dave Forrest Invisible Opener chosen card is predicted (reversed, on top, under cellophane...), outs for Two through Nine of Hearts, verbal range force
 		15
Jackie McClements Dicychometry four different-colored dice for four spectators, they throw numbers and write them down, later performer divines from the writing who threw which number, papers marked with torn edges
 		19
Jackie McClements Killer Finish spectator throws four dice and writes down total, later performer divines the four thrown numbers and the total, center tear
 		22
Peter McLanachan Al-Together Now card brought to top, spectator deals into performer's hand, then bottom deal (Revelations foreword)
Inspired by
  • "Desperately Seeking Solution" (Al Smith, Abacus, Vol. 5 No. 1)
 24
Peter McLanachan Snap! card tabled, spectator removes another card from spread, it is put on top and both cards are shown to be mates
  • Impromptu Handling (tabled double and Snap Deal)
  • Not-So Impromptu Handling (same but prediction written on a blank-faced card)
 		26
Lennart Green Snap Deal brief
 		27
Alan Innes Draw Your Own Conclusions! card chosen from deck with twenty-six drawings (with memorization system)
 		29
Alan Innes Devil Lived 1 chosen tarot card appears on previously blank card
 		32
Henry Christ Stop When Ready cards turned over one by one and placed onto deck in in-jogged condition, uncredited
Related to 33
Alan Innes Devil Lived II number 7734 forced, reads devil on calculator, devil appears on a previously blank card
Related to 34
Alan Innes Wedding Present six double sided cards with twelve months, list with fifty wedding presents, one month placed aside, other month values added up to choose a present which is predicted, range number force
 		35
Scotty Johnston The Shoe She Connection card put aside, spectator deals three piles, top cards match selection, repeat in which cards to not match but first three cards that were placed aside changed to match new selection
 		37
Ian Kendall Spice Rack divining a chosen spice, progressive anagram
 		41
Euan Bingham Reversed Card to Named Number half passes
Inspired by 43
Euan Bingham Mine's a Half No. 1
Inspired by 44
David Lees One from Three three items (cards, photographs) in a row, one chosen, the other two exchanged, performer divines it, mathematical three card monte
  • Basic Presentation
  • One from Three with Cards
  • Using Photographs and Envelopes
 		46
David Lees The Collector of Souls names written on five cards, torn in half, matched via spelling, bizarre presentation
 		50
Paul Lesso The Gobbolino Principle cyclical stack without rotating suits
  • The Gobbolino principle
  • Gobbolino's Stack
  • Gobbolino's Eight Kings
 		52
Paul Lesso The Fiend Stack power/stay stack combo
  • Numerical Forces
    • Sum of any two sequential cards
    • Kruskal Force
    • Sequence Force
  • The Fiendish Algorithm or The 1 hour memorised deck
    • How to calculate position of any card
    • How to calculate card at any position
 		53
Paul Lesso Multiple Book Test using Fiend Stack, cards for page selection
 		57
Paul Lesso Scipio's Fiendish Prediction using Fiend Stack
 		58
Drew McAdam Customer Care for Conjurors
59
Drew McAdam The Gentle Art of Audience Handling
60
Peter Arcane Traffic Light Personality Test chosen color is divined, using peek wallet
 		63
Peter Duffie Foreknowledge coin moved over business cards according to three chosen cards, the business card is the only one with a message on its back
  • Almost Impromptu Version
 		66
Peter Duffie 13/14 Stack Variation
Related to 66
Max Gordon Slightly Off Target during show spectators name two-digit numbers, later one is closest to a prediction and in the prediction is a description of that spectator
Inspired by 70
Gary Middleton Pointing at Moe
74
Dave Robertson Predictriple three cards predicted, spectator cuts deck into three piles, top cards match prediction
Inspired by 76
Alan Rorrison Past Thoughts serial number of bill predicted on voice recording device
 		79
Folded Bill Switch under voice recording device
 		80
Gavin Ross Cubism card chosen by counting down the total of three dice, card is lot, Joker then changes into selection
 		82
Val Le-Val Monte Car-Lo mathematical monte with three toy cars and a key
Inspired by 84
David Walsh The 21 Card Trick
87
David Walsh Psychic Paper unknown prediction put in wallet, card chosen, prediction in wallet has vanished, then card is lost and appears in wallet, all other cards are blank, sucker explanation
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Data entered by Denis Behr.