589 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Cards being Cut, to tell whether the Number Cut is Odd or Even
1876 51
Charlier Artificial Spiritualism removed cards divined, pile cut off by spectator and number of cards as well as number of pips divined, stacked and punch marked
1889 63
Odd-Even Divination performer knows whether cut-off number is odd or even
1889 77
New Numerical Trick with Cards three heaps formed while performer is blindfolded according to some mathematical instructions, performer in the end know amount of cards in center pile
1890 25
Further Illustration naming position of any card or card at any position
1890 79
Gerade oder Ungerade No. 3, packet of cards is counted as an odd or even number, depending on what the spectator wishes, two cards stuck together with "weak rubber solution, soap or onion juice"
1895 5
Der wahrsagende Würfel No. 15, deck cut into six piles by spectator, number chosen with die, selection is in designated pile, card palmed out and added onto correct pile
1895 106
Gerade oder ungerade performer knows if cut-off pile has odd or even number of cards, red-black alternating
1896 89
Das mathematische Mischen - 3. third application, position of top card named after three "shuffles"
1896 120
Predestination two packs, one spectator thinks of card and its position, predicted number is counted down in other deck, card there matches first selection
Related toAlso published here 1897 192
Die magische Einwirkung two packs, one spectator thinks of card and its position, predicted number is counted down in other deck, card there matches first selection, translation by John Willmann
Also published here Apr. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4)
51
Robert Lenz Zur Karten-Piéce "Die wievielte Karte!" simplified method
Inspired by Nov. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 11)
166
S. W. Erdnase Knowing Position of any named Card
1902 182
Carl Willmann Zu erraten, wie viele Karten eine Person der Gesellschaft im Geheimen einem Spiel entnahm und wieder zu demselben legte spectator takes a number of cards from bottom of deck and places them on top, one card chosen and its value matches the amount of moved cards
Variations Sep. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 9)
132
Eduard W. Lufa Zum Erraten der Karten
Inspired by Oct. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 10)
159
Hugo Schrader Eine übernatürliche Uebereinstimmung card chosen and lost, dominoes placed together by spectator, endpoint indicate suit and value and added up the position of the selection
Inspired by
  • "Unerreicht!" (Conradis Der Kartenkünstler im XX. Jahrhundert, p. 81)
May 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5)
70
Third Method four cards laid out on table, spectator throws die and counts to card which is selection
1909 44
Ziska The Transposed Cards done with full deck, performer divines the number of cards put form one half to another
Related toVariations 1909 49
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die sympathetischen Zahlen spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card, selections are the four Tens which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1910 4
To tell the Card thought of by arranging the Cards in a Circle Ace through Ten in a circle, on through of and after some counting divined
1911 96
Charles T. Jordan Odd or Even No. 11, spectator cuts off pile and spectator divined whether it's an odd or even number
1919/1920 42
Charles T. Jordan The Spirit Mathematician No. 2, half deck in performer's pocket, card with same suit and cards who add up to same domination as selection are produced, binary (Ace, Two, Four, Eight)
Related toVariations 1920 5
Charles T. Jordan Improved Satan's Prophecy prediction, deck divided into two halves and a selected card vanishes from one half and appears at the position predicted in the other half
Related to 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
8
Charles T. Jordan The Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck (clubs/diamonds and hearts/spades)
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
14
Charles T. Jordan Count the Cut spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many by taking cards with the corresponding values from pocket, Si Stebbins
1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
21
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der scharfe Blick spectator cuts any packet and performer knows if the amount of cards is even or odd
1927 9
Jack Merlin Throwing a Card in the Air and Catching in the Pack at a Chosen Number
1927/28 14
Jack Merlin Super Mental Card Effect thought of card is found on number performer says in cut half, alternative ending, card stab
1927/28 17
Dual Detection two cards chosen by stabbing another card in the deck, deck dealt into four piles and assembled, deck cut and both cards found at two previously predicted numbers
1928 8
Discovered Number spectator removes some cards from behind back, performer then produces card with same value as number of removed cards
1928 12
Counting Trick
1928 14
Walter B. Gibson Clock Trick No. 2 ten cards in a circle, spectator thinks of one, then starts a counting procedure on another card that ends at his card
1928 17
The Whispering Joker spectator counts off some cards and replaces them, performer removes Joker which tells him how many were counted
1928 17
Tom Sellers Card and Number card found at number the performer says
Related to 1931 22
The Number Discovery number of cards divined à la Einstein
1933 2
Al Baker Eyes All Around a selected card indicates the number of pocketed cards, repeat, set-up
Also published here 1934
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)
490
Tom Sellers Lift a Few spectator cuts cards and replaced, performer divines number of cards, two key cards come from sleeve
1934 8
Louis Lam Tower Bridge "A New Bridge Effect", number of cut of cards is divined by value of another selection
1935 11
A Card and a Number naming name and position of selection, key card
1935 11
The Count Down card and its position remembered and divined, two key cards
1935 12
A Test Discovery nail punch, naming position of selection
1935 13
How Many Cards Did I Take? No. 31, spectator removes small number of cards and performer produces a card whose number corresponds to that number
1935 30
Figures Can't Lie No. 36, spectator chooses four digits and does some calculation, then he removes four cards that match the digits and pockets one, performer divines it
1935 34
Number Trick No. 44, date addition force, using simple dealing into four piles to get the forced number to top of four piles
Related to 1935 41
The Touch that Tells performer divines number of pocketed cards with value of playing cards
Aug. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 23)
146
Dai Vernon An Insolvable Mystery deck behind performer's back in handkerchief, spectator names any number, performer the card at this position
Related toVariations 1936 152
The Nines random numbers add up to nine, Nines are selected
Related toVariations 1936 156
Edward Bagshawe The Mind-Reader card is mentally selected from a randomly-ordered list of cards, magician reveals he predicted position of card in deck and the card’s number-position in the list
Related to 1936 ca. 23
Edward Bagshawe Fixing the Date face cards of four packets formed by audience’s choices make up digits of randomly-chosen year, number cards
1936 ca. 34
Arthur H. Buckley Indetecto divining chosen number and card, impromptu punched card with finger nail
Also published here 1937 83
Up Your Sleeve spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many
1937 92
Theodore Annemann One in Ten Detection performer finds out small thought-of number, one-way backs
1937 156
Charles T. Jordan Hourglass Cards time on watch gives position of card, placement via dealing selection procedure
1937 181
Coincidence Extraordinary piles are made, number of cards in a pile is divined, mathematical
Related to 1937 187
Rolland Hamblen Necromantic Calculation
Inspired by 1937 187
Ziska The Transposed Cards number of cut off cards is divined by value of a card, set-up
Related to 1937 192
Stewart Judah The Circle of Cards selection and number of counted cards are divined, set-up
Related to 1937 192
Rolland Hamblen A Trick Without a Clue selection and number of counted cards are divined, set-up
Related toVariations 1937 193
Al Baker Eyes All Round a selected card indicates the number of pocketed cards, repeat, set-up
Also published here 1937 193
Charles T. Jordan Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck
1937 198
Dai Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937 208
Theodore Annemann Sensitive Thoughts deck divided in red and black, number named and card thought of from different halves, performer names card and position of them
1937 212
Charles T. Jordan Strange Coincidence coincidence with card values where two values add up to a third selection, stack that will force the number ten
1937 220
The Cards and the Dice card located via number on die, svengali deck
1937 252
Educated Die rolled number finds card, stripper deck
1937 274
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Numbers coincidences with number ten, Tens show up, cut off packet are ten cards, ..., stripper deck
1937 278
X-Ray Eyes performer know position of chosen card, short key card
1937 310
Louis Nikola Locating selection and its position named, memorized deck
Also published here 1937 394
Val Evans Multeffect Cards long-short paired deck used for a routine of eighteen different effects
Related toVariations 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
177
Newton Hall Controlled Luck fifty-two numbered cardboards & cards are shuffled and read one by one until performer tells to stop, card and number combination is predicted
Also published here Mar. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 30)
191
Edward Reese Tattle Tale Card number of cards is removed by spectator, performer produces spot card that indicates that number
Apr. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 31)
201
Dai Vernon Up and Down selections end up at predicted positions, anti-faro trick
Related to Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
255
A Matter of Debit and Credit "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 157
The Spectator Does it All cards are put in pocket and one selected, performer divines number of pocketed cards and selection
1938 226
Max Holden A Master Card Trick selection appears at predicted number
1938 232
The Up-to-Date Prophet spectator names number, performer card at that position, stacked deck
1938 289
Ne Plus Ultra. New Version with crystal ball four selections and their positions are named, short card and narrow card
1938 471
Claude Goldin Quarters from Torn Deck deck torn in quarters, performer names four positions, when counted down in the four positions there is selected card
Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
461
Paul Curry Lost and Found two spectators remember cards and their positions, shuffle, two other cards find selections by stabbing the pack behind back
1939 36
Theodore Annemann Sensitive Thoughts deck divided in red and black, number named and card thought of from different halves, performer names card and position of them
1939 11
Dr. H. Walter Grote The Harmony of Numbers "An Original Card Divertissement"
several piles made by cutting and saying stop, each pile has ten cards and a Ten spot on top
Related to 1939 28
The Magic of Nine number of cards in pocket and selection is devined
1940 402
Audley Walsh Open Minds sum prediction via cards, out-to-lunch principle on deck of cards
Also published here Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 81)
523
Audley Walsh The Mystic Twelve cards pocketed and another remembered, performer divines position of selection and number of cards in pocket, reverse-count force
Related toVariations Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 82)
531
G. W. Hunter Three Predictions piles made and card moved around, then some pocketed, performer divines everything
Variations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 84)
538
Don Medley, Harry Jordan Circum-Location three cards, odd-even, identities and positions named
1940
The Jinx (Issue 102)
619
Gerald Kosky Ziska Improved number of moved cards & selection are divined by value of a card, set-up, marked locator
Inspired byRelated to 1940 40
Bob Hummer Lite-Ning Addition spectator removes an Ace or a Two face down, then a Three or a Four and so on, total of added values is divined
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940 5
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine seltsame Uebereinstimmung shuffled deck in handkerchief, performer names three cards and removes them from the deck without looking, second deck with numbers on back, numbers on backs of the three removed card match with the actual date
Also published here
  • "Magie" 1931.
Oct. 1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 2&3)
6
The Odd Estate puzzle with a story about a will
1941
The Jinx (Issue 128)
739
Del Cartier Weird Coin coin borrowed, half deck dealt in four piles, top card correspond with year of coin, sum counted down, card predicted
1941
The Jinx (Issue 132)
757
Martin Gardner Four Piles and a Dollar Bill spectator deals pile into four piles, the values on top form the year on the bill
1941 6
Hans "Severus" Ernst Die Historia von den 15 Christen und den 15 Türken
  • Der Vater mit den Stradivariousgeigen
trick for counting puzzle, every fifth is eliminated, eight cards and only red remain on the table
Aug. 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 8)
2
Al Baker An Impossible Count spectators cut off packet and put in pocket, performer knows number, memorized deck
Related toAlso published here 1941 98
Dai Vernon The Little Dictators spectator notes card and its position up to ten, three dice are thrown, the total gives position of card
1941/49 25
Eddie Joseph Your Age Will Find You Out spectator takes card at position of his age, card and age divined
1942 29
Eddie Joseph The Tekka Card Trick four amounts of cards divined after lots of dealing and pile-making, Aces as key cards distributed in deck
1942 33
Dai Vernon Up and Down selections end up at predicted positions, anti-faro trick
1943 8
Edward Reese Tattle Tale Card number of cards is removed by spectator, performer produces spot card that indicates that number
1943 70
Theodore Annemann The Touch That Tells performer divines number of pocketed cards with value of playing cards
1943 71
John Mulholland To Know How Many Cards Are Taken From the Deck cards taken in a group, cut deck at location of removal and sight top and bottom cards, magician says number of cards drawn and names each one
1944 50
Audley Walsh Open Minds sum prediction via cards, out-to-lunch principle on deck of cards
Also published here 1944 286
Newton Hall Controlled Luck fifty-two numbered cardboards & cards are shuffled and read one by one until performer tells to stop, card and number combination is predicted
Also published here 1944 309
Stewart James The "All Clear" Card Transformation card and its position remembered, deck cut and card at same position removed, first selection is found odd-backed and reversed at same position as the second selection has spots
1944 6
Bob Hummer Little Stranger spectator places some red cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1945 1
Arthur H. Buckley The Unexpected Ending Experiment No. 9 - two selections, one turns over, other is counted to
Variations 1946 159
Herb Runge Shorty performer knows how many cards are in spectator's pocket
Oct. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 113)
454
Bob Hummer Hummer's 18 Card Mystery spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, see Collected Secrets for links to variations
VariationsAlso published here 1946 1
Edward Marlo The Prediction performer knows card at named number, partial stack, part of "Marlo's Miracle Routine"
1947 15
Piano Trick
Related to 1948 106
George G. Kaplan New Card Affinity spectator and performer each choose a card from half the deck, deck assembled, performer knows the distance of the two selections (originally next to each other)
1948 65
Martin Gardner, Bob Hummer Under the Table spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, cards are separated into red and blacks as climax
  • Turn Every Other Card
Inspired by Nov. 1948 484
Arthur H. Buckley Indetecto divining chosen number and card, impromptu punched card with finger nail ("Nail Marking")
Also published here 1948 87
Martin Gardner Five Nine King card chosen, three piles arranged as in Poker Player's Picnic, on top of the piles are then the mates that match the selection
Related to 1949 11
Paul Rosini Tap, Tap cards dealt in 4x4 square, spectator removes a bunch of cards and deals other cards in square formation as performer taps on the cards, value on last tap matches number of removed cards
Also published here 1949 36
Eddie Joseph Through the Beat of the Pulse selection is lost and deck divided into two piles, performer knows in which pile card is and also exact position
1949 ca. 1
Bruce Elliott Math performer names selection of position, sort of early anti-faro
July 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 208)
832
Bob Hummer Topsy-Turvy Deck No. 26, Deck of face up/down cards split into two by performer, each half has equal number of face up cards
1950 49
John Scarne Double Duty No. 39, Spectator secretly transfers a number of cards (one to ten) to magician's packet, magician produces card with same value
1950 71
Herb Runge, George Pearce, Ande Furlong Double Revelation No. 66, divine selection and number of pocketed cards
Related to 1950 120
Jack Miller The Traveling Card No. 74, Ace to King stack
1950 135
Nate Leipzig Leipzig's Pocket Card Trick No. 121, performer finds spectator's selection and divines number of cards in spectator's pocket
1950 235
Howard Thurston Thurston's Card Mystery No. 122, performer with back turned divines number of cards remaining on table
1950 236
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins' Master Tricks No. 133, multi-phase routine using Stebbins.
1950 257
Eddie Joseph The "Tobba" Mystery spectator removes some cards and remembers card at same position, deck cut, then performer counts basically whole deck before revealing card and number
Variations 1950 2
Paul Rosini Tap cards dealt in 4x4 square, spectator removes a bunch of cards and deals other cards in square formation as performer taps on the cards, value on last tap matches number of removed cards
Related toAlso published here 1950 66
Toni Koynini Evens spectator removes two even cards, subtracts them, takes that many cards, remembers new top card and shuffles deck, performer divines even cards, pocketed number and selection, clocking with even cards for two removed cards
1951 24
Edward Marlo The Secret Number card counted to from reference card
1952 105
Bill Simon Mind Reading spectator thinks of a number and remembers the card on it's position, after the performer fails to find it, the spectator finds his card at the number turned over
1952 145
Eddie Fields The Zodiac Card Miracle card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Related toAlso published here 1952 28
W. F. "Rufus" Steele You Tell Them Everything spectator pockets some cards and remembers a card at the same position as the number of pocketed cards, performer stops dealing at selection and names number of pocketed cards
1952 33
W. F. "Rufus" Steele, Robert Parrish Tell and Spell one spectator pockets some cards and two spectators remember a card at a number, both cards are found and number of pocketed cards named
Variations 1952 34
Back in Place spectator remembers card and its position and places that many more cards on top, performer returns card to original position below table
1952 38
Right Hand, Left Hand packet cut off, counted and digits added, spectator ends up with some cards in either hand and performer gives both numbers, 9-force
1952 43
Stewart James Mike and Ike spectator removes any number card mates, puts any two cards on top and then counts twice the value of the mates on top, all is placed on deck, performer removes some cards behind his back and deals them out on the table, then he finds the mates, the selections and the amount of cards placed onto them
  • Variation (using two different-colored decks)
1954 1
Stewart James Seven Wonders several cards are chosen via dealing packets themes around the number seven, they are eventually found
1954 4
Stewart James The Deckspert spectator cuts off cards and puts some of them in one pocket and some in the other, card at position of total of cards in one pocket is remembered, performer changes order of deck, then card is at position of total of cards in other pocket
1954 10
Stewart James The Mathematricker a box that apparently solves mathematical questions is presented, first a gag answer appears, then the machine is supposed to give the remainder of an equation done with playing card values, but there is no remainder and nothing appears on the paper
Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
3
Charles Sanders Peirce Some Amazing Mazes dealing trick with red and black cards in numerical order, dealing into any number of piles, anti-faro rules, see also p. 2
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two (mixing procedure, then number named, value of card at that position is used to count to a card that matches named number)
Related toVariations Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
10
Bob Hummer Matching the Colors Deck shuffled face up and face down, magician can separate into two piles containing the same number of face up cards. Alternative is to shuffle red and black cards.
1956 17
Bob Hummer, Oscar Weigle Hummer's Reversal Mystery CATO trick, magician can name correctly number of face up cards after cut and turn over procedure. Oscar Weigle variation: colors are also separated
Variations 1956 17
L. Vosburgh Lyons Heavenly Sevens Ace through Seven, spectator removes any card and from the rest places two in a row, performer completes the row with the remaining four digits so that the resulting six-digit number is always divisible by seven
Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
8
Charles Hudson Sorcerer's Seven performer talks about the number seven, spectator puts a card in the deck, cards next to it equals seven, variation where all four cards are stabbed into the deck (Rusduck), see credits in No. 8
Related toVariations June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
9
Alexander F. Kraus Sum Total Kruskal count procedure, challenge of having the face-up cards add up to 52, posed as a problem
Variations Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
7
Edward Marlo Magical Seven selection reversed in face-up portion travels down into lower face-down portion into seventh position, several repeats
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phase Three
  • Phase Four
  • Phase Five
Related toVariations 1958 2
Allessandro Magic Sum sum of added values is divined, using a card stand
1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
15
Alexander F. Kraus Sum Total Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52, solution to the problem
Inspired by Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
13
Tom Ransom Sum More Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
17
Max Katz Sum More Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52
Inspired by Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
17
Ronald B. Edwards Mazes-Phase Down variation that starts with two honest riffle shuffles (interlocking chains), suits separated, some dealing procedure that affects the red/black distribution
  • Phase II (dealing into chosen number of piles, sympathetic values)
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
5
Arthur Hastings Two For The Show two selections are peeked at, one turns over, other is counted to, see "Fan Letter" for credit information
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
6
Friedrich Wilhelm Frikell, W. H. Cremer The Unfaithful Knave counting sides in square
Also published here
  • "The Secret Out", W. H. Cremer, 1891
July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
12
Edward Marlo The Worm Turns telling number directly in Einstein trick
Related to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
13
Ken Beale Brown Out packet removed and counted, cards at that position remembered, performer finds card and names number
July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
17
Edward Marlo For The Magic Seven "The In Between Phase" (should be done between phases four and five of original routine)
selection reversed in face-up portion travels down into lower face-down portion into seventh position
Inspired by Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
21
Ronald B. Edwards Digital Deck’s Terity deck cut into two halves, spectator deals two piles of card from one half corresponding to a thought-of number, values in one pile added, card at that position predicted in other half
Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
16
Jack Avis Diencidence three chosen cards reveal two numbers chosen with a die and total
1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
64
Robert G. Tripp A Deck of Cards and a Miracle deck is cut and a card named, performer names position
Variations 1961 61
Alex Elmsley No Looking two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, then named
Related to 1962 72
Howard Schwarzman Two-Gether two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, appear at same position in two piles
1962 116
Dai Vernon Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
VariationsAlso published here 1962 23
Edward Marlo On the Re-Stacking Pack two spectators decide for numbers and remember the cards at their number four times with faros in between, each has a four of a kind
Inspired by 1964 18
Edward Marlo Another Effect is the Following as a number force or book test
Inspired by 1964 19
Harry Lorayne Hummer Addition spectator reverses some cards, below table magician reverses more so named total is achieved, as kicker all are one color
Inspired byAlso published here 1965 30
Harry Lorayne, Thomas Alan Waters The Card Pyramid mathematical layout of spot cards, end result is predicted, for Waters credit see reference
Related toAlso published here 1967 45
Bruce Cervon Triangle Card Trick card version, final value predicted
Related to Mar. 1967 88
Peter Alexis Red Magic spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1967 103
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser Red Magic Variation spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Inspired by Oct. 1967 128
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Mental Scales spectator deals amount of cards on the table, stops and remembers next card, performer cuts same amount and locates selection
Also published here 1967 7
Tom Batchelor The Breakdown Routine four Fours, one is placed in the deck and other three Fours change into Threes, repeated until one Ace remains
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
94
Eddie Fields Field's Zodiac Card Miracle card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Inspired byAlso published here 1968 33
Bob Ostin The One-To-Ten Red and Black Mystery Ten cards from Ace to King are used, five red and five black cards. Spectator thinks of a number and adds a number from the cards, performer produces two cards which equal the total
1968 73
Eddie Fay Magical Calculation shuffled deck dealt in two piles, performer announces sum of all values in one pile
1969 22
Jack Avis Two - Four - Six - Eight - Find named number corresponds to distance between spectator's and performer's selection
Related to 1969 120
Edward Marlo Marlo Re-Stacking Pack two spectators decide for numbers and remember the cards at their number four times with faros in between, each has a four of a kind
Inspired by 1969 175
Edward Marlo Spread Correction performer knows position of two selections despite real riffle shuffle
Inspired by Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
39
Fred Lessor Brown-1 two cards show up at the same time during deal of two halves simultaneously, faro
Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
54
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny Math Teacher three cards are selected, values of two added equal value of third card, with large card stand
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
128
Brian Jordan 8 - 25 packets removed and counted down in some piles, two mates appear, see also p. 348
Related to
  • "Isochronism" (Stewart James, Linking Ring, Oct. 1952)
Jan. 1970 315
Henry Christ, Harry Lorayne The Difference & The Sum spot cards are used for calculations multiple times, outcome predicted
1971 105
Henry Christ The HC Difference & Sum original handling, spot cards are used for calculations multiple times, outcome predicted
Related toVariations 1971 113
Karl Fulves Ace-Dice-Ace position of selection is found via mathematical procedure involving dice, non-slip cut
1971 27
Karl Fulves Faroincidence reversed card is at same position as selection when dealt from two packets in unison, faro, non-slip cut, "The shuffled deck is handed to you behind your back. With the cards out of sight, reverse the 25th and 26th cards from the top." Good luck!
1971 27
Audley Walsh, Jon Racherbaumer The Mystic Twelve Recall cards pocketed and another remembered, performer divines position of selection and number of cards in pocket, reverse-count force
Inspired by 1971 5
Eddie Fields The Zodiac Card Mystery card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Also published here 1971 6
Bruce Cervon Zauberkunste Triumph! based on a Hofzinser trick, amount of chosen card is divined by finding the four cards with the same value, re-deal force
1971
Magick (Issue 23)
113
George Sands Witch Doctor Cards spectator cuts packet and performer cuts same amount, then cards vanish and appear in packets, multi-phase routine
1971 ca. 17
Frank Garcia Three in a Million two decks, spec and perf select same card and cut off same amount of cards
Related toVariations 1972 32
Dr. Leslie Albert Die-Duction card is counted to, number arrived at with dice
1972 86
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Any Number, Any Time! number cards from one to twenty, one card face down as prediction
1972
Magick (Issue 64)
318
Paul Morris Nothing to Do assistant names selection, or position of selection in deck
1972 39
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 7) No. 247-7, position of selection named
1972 62
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Numbers Or Lucky No. 277, spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card from four piles, selections are the four Nines which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Inspired byRelated to 1972 69
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bottom Sleight Based On Two Effects: Effect No. 1 No. 278-1, deck cut in half, selection from one half chosen and replaced, card from the other half chosen and its value used to count to selection in first half
1972 69
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Number Trick No. 283, get-into for Hofzinser plot
Related to 1972 71
Dr. Jacob Daley, Ted Arnold Daley's Version And Set-Up For Ted Arnold's Dice Trick No. 310, selection lost, two dice rolled and that far counted in deck, either selection revealed or the value of card at that position is used to count to selection, 1-0-1 set-up
Related to 1972 80
Max Malini Daley's Estimating Peek: 1) Malini Estimate No. 337-1, card peeked at, performer later names position of card, key card sighted next to peeked card
Also published here 1972 94
Ted Arnold, Dai Vernon Arnold's Card and Dice Trick Improvement No. 413, selection lost, three dice rolled and that far counted in deck, either selection revealed or the value of card at that position is used to count to selection, 1-0-1 set-up
  • Vernon's Improvement
Related to 1972 111
Mystic Number Card Routine No. 499, four packets cut by spectator, remaining cards are ten cards, Ten on bottom of each cut-off packet
1972 138
Club Sequence Run up With Climax No. 575, Ace through Ten of Clubs are set, seems to be a riffle stacking demo in which all the values are counted to one by one
1972 160
Sam Leo Horowitz, T. Page Wright Horowitz & Wright Combination Stack Routine Using Ace To King No. 616
  • card thought of from thirteen cards during riffle peek, found by counting down its value
  • then another card selected, spectator cuts, value cut to used to count to selection
  • spectator chooses a number of cards and puts them on deck, then a card of matching value is chosen or located
Related to 1972 171
Karl Fulves D/U Dice selection in small packet is found with die, loaded
1973 13
Karl Fulves Duo Dice two cards selected from six-card packets with dice and found
1973 20
Edward Marlo Spread Correction performer knows position of two selections despite real riffle shuffle
Inspired by 1973 69
Robert E. Neale Number Hummer four cards mixed face up face down by spectator, values of face up cards divined or predicted
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1973 600
Juan Tamariz, Dr. Alfredo Florensa El Fabuloso Tacto del Mago shuffled deck in bag, a card is named and performer removes several cards which add up to named card and first card is from same suit, binary five-card set-up that combines to any card
1973 37
Bill Spooner Spooner's Mission Impossible card lies on table and is flicked into tabled deck next to selection, or value of that card used to count to card
Inspired by 1973 26
Edward Marlo Mathematical Marlo automatic placement, card and amount of cut-off cards is divined
1974 75
Philip T. Goldstein Vested Power card selected by number and position, number and card found with spelling
1974 5
James G. Thompson Jr. No Way two spectators decide on a number up to 25, first spectator counts down to that card in half the deck, performer writes down two cards, second spectator counts down, both cards match prediction
Sep. 1974 787
Jochen Zmeck Das Gehirn des Teufels three cards chosen, positions of all three cards named one by one, last card cut to by performer
Inspired by
  • Howard Albright routine
1974 5
Ken Krenzel Two-Gether Again two selections at same position in two piles, duplicate
1975 93
Harry Lorayne The 29th Card faro
Related to 1975 129
Roy Walton Witchcraft value found by down-under-deal
  • Method One (fairly easy)
  • Method Two (very easy))
Also published here 1975 5
Roy Walton Now and Then selection is found and number revealed, down-under-deal
  • Alternative Procedure
Also published here 1975 8
Eddie Joseph Trimonition Extra three envelopes with predictions, spectator removes some cards from deck, two cards are pocketed, coin vanishes and reappears in rest of deck at position equal to number of removed cards, card at that position as well as other two selections are predicted in envelope
Also published here
  • Genii, Apr. 1973
Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
19
Karl Fulves Mathematical False Count card with value of rolled die shows up, is put in deck and returns
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
300
Nick Trost The Ultra Date Trick Extension to year 2000 for A Prediction and a Date
Inspired by 1976 17
Nick Trost Compute-a-thot Three spot in inserted into packet, selection is found by spelling or counting or next to Three
1976 33
J. W. Sarles The Card Revealed No. 28, spectator thinks of small number and card, both divined, two key cards
1976 46
Pre-Figured No. 32, calculation with value of spectator's selection divines both this selection and the performer's
1976 51
Fate #1 No. 40, after some counting and making two packets with two dice, two black Jacks show up
1976 61
Fate #2 No. 41, card of same value as thrown dice shows up
1976 62
Magic by Proxy No. 50, phone rings to give position of selection
1976 75
Tan Hock Chuan Secret Sortilege Spectator places a random number of cards in their pocket, after some dealing and discarding, magician can tell how many cards are in their pocket
1977 14
Bernard Bilis Pair-A-Noic spectator cuts off cards, two cards turn over in rest sandwiching selection and values total number of cut-off packet, set-up
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 12)
136
Frederick Braue The Self-Arranging Pack counting off random cards from shuffled deck, a Ten at position ten and so on
Related to 1978 23
Karl Fulves Card Problems (A) spectator remembers card and its position, deck cut, card is still at same position, posed as a problem
1978
Interlocutor (Issue 17)
65
Ken De Courcy By Age forcing the card that lies at spectator's age
1978 6
Charlie Randall Evening The Odds prediction reads: "there will be an even number of packets containing and odd number of cards"
Oct. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 10)
259
Harry Lorayne The Mate Trap faro, two effects:
  • spectator pockets number of cards, performer finds out how many
  • spectator pockets number of cards, two cards in rest sandwich that number of cards
Related to 1979 222
Roy Walton Card School
Inspired by June 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)
689
Roy Walton Count Me In
  • "Two Tricks"
between sandwich cards appear as many cards as the value of the selection, numerical set-up
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 15)
1205
Roy Walton The Ten To One Trick
  • "Two Tricks"
one card between two Aces, ten cards between two Tens, cut into deck, number of cards corresponding to selection travels from Ten to Ace sandwich, numeric set-up, see also p. 1237 for credit information
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 15)
1206
Karl Fulves Liar's Stop Trick card at number remembered, then a different number checked and the card is now there, posed as problem
1979
Interlocutor (Issue 36)
142
Karl Fulves Tele-Poker No. 9, person phoned, he deals two hands of any number of cards, after some discarding only two cards remain in one hand, which is predicted
Inspired by 1979 11
Steve Beam Fool I two cards are pushed out from spread, location of one card can be named
Also published here 1979 4
Steve Beam Fool II two cards are pushed out from spread, identity of one card and location of other card are named
1979 6
Steve Beam Mathematical Card Trick calculator is used to find position of selection, humorous presentation
Also published here 1979 24
Howard A. Adams Symbolike two sets of ESP cards are placed face-up and face down into a pile and are further mixed, when divided into two piles both have same amount of face up cards, when assembled again five ESP cards are face-up and five face-down
1979
OICUFESP (Issue 2 - ten MORE brand new esp card miracles)
3
1. Soll und Haben "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Also published here 1979
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 40 No. 4)
119
Bernard Bilis The Calculating Sandwich total of sandwich cards equals cut of packet
Also published here 1980 23
Karrell Fox Come Forth! card appears at fourth position
Sep. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 9)
395
Philip T. Goldstein Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined, partial stack
Related toVariationsAlso published here Oct. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 10)
397
Karl Fulves The OJ Count with outjogged cards, spectator adds number cards he sees and gets different totals
Related to 1980 20
Bob Hummer Hummer's Little Stranger spectator places some red cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers
Related toAlso published here 1980 6
Bob Hummer Hummer's 18 Card Mystery spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 7
Bob Hummer Lite-Ning Addition spectator removes an Ace or a Two face down, then a Three or a Four and so on, total of added values is divined (1940)
Also published here 1980 10
Bob Hummer The Gremlins cards with red and blue gremlins are shuffled, behind back performer sorts the card in two packets so amount of red gremlins in one packet is the same as blue gremlins in the other packet
Related to 1980 41
Philip T. Goldstein 9th Dimension spectator counts matches in matchbook, card with matching number appears in chosen pile
Related to 1980
Magick (Issue 252)
1259
Steve Beam Lucky 13 spectator cuts to two indicator cards, which total the position of the selection, see Semi-Automatic Card Tricks for variation
Related to 1980 28
Howard A. Adams Numeru 52 number cards, one is removed without looking and performer removes two cards, cards are placed face-up where spectator cuts, deck is shown in numerical order and cards placed at correct spot, when both numbers are added the result equals the selection
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 4 - esp card & mental miracles RETURN)
7
Ken De Courcy The Red and Black Computation spectator places some red and black cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers, with selected card
Inspired by 1980 21
David Solomon David Solomon's variation of Ed Marlo's "But What About My Number?" spectator thinks of a small number and reverses that many cards twice in the deck, deck shuffled face-up/face-down by spectator, performer knows number of reversed cards and the spectator's number coincides with the number of red cards that are reversed
Inspired by
  • "But What About My Number?" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring, July 1974)
Also published here
1980 28
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Impromptu Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined
Inspired by Dec. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 12)
574
Danny Korem Riding a Wave card travels from thought of position to other position
Inspired by 1981 19
Paul Harris Shuffle Time cards are cut in piles, numbers on top change into current time
VariationsAlso published here 1981 43
Gene "Phantini" Grant Estimation "A Matter of Debit and Credit" with blank cards, Larry Becker's "Ghost Image" Deck
Inspired by 1981 40
Steve Beam Mathematical Card Trick calculator is used to find position of selection, humorous presentation
Also published here 1981 4
Howard A. Adams Matheight Numero eight cards are divided into two piles, card is removed among four cards and total can be named
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
4
Roy Walton Witchcraft value found by down-under-deal
  • Method One (fairly easy)
  • Method Two (very easy))
Also published here 1981 149
Roy Walton Now and Then selection is found and number revealed, down-under-deal
  • Alternative Procedure
Also published here 1981 152
Al Smith Perdup spectator cuts off cards, he stabs a card in the deck between two cards that add up to the number of cut-off cards
Inspired by 1981 2
Philip T. Goldstein Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined, partial stack
Also published here 1982 3
Simon Aronson From All Indications... four piles, top card of one pile chosen, top cards of other piles used to count down to mates of the chosen card
Variations 1982 9
David Solomon A Simple Indication four piles cut by spectator, top card of one pile chosen, top cards of other piles used to count down to mates of the chosen card
Inspired by 1982 13
Karl Fulves Lateral Leap chosen black card ends up in red packet at same position
Related to 1982 15
Peter Kane My Complicated Trick spectator remembers small number and card at that position in one half, then position of that card after a shuffle, both halves faroed together and sum of both numbers counted down to, that card predicted
1982 45
Peter Kane Rooms and Travellers eight cards are paired with Ace through Seven despite being one card too many, story presentation
1982 128
Charles Hudson Abacus III cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted, partial stack, see credit corrections on page 864
Inspired by June 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 6)
790
John F. Mendoza, Bernard Bilis Calculated Triumph small packet cut off, selection made and returned, deck shuffled face-up and face-down, all one way except sandwich in center with selection, sandwich cards total cut-off packet
Inspired byVariations 1983 59
Karl Fulves Blue Lightning No. 11, packets of cards removed from two decks and counted and added in some way, at the end three spectators have the same number of cards without it being obvious, all chose the same card if counted down
Inspired by 1983 14
Jack Avis Mexican Bingo No. 74, sheets with numbers, some numbers arrived at are used to spell-count down in deck, four Aces found
1983 97
Karl Fulves Psychic Card Reading No. 95, nine cards given to spectator, he does a layout, removes a card and adds up the rest, performer with his back turned names the missing card
1983 127
Edward Marlo, Bernard Bilis I Missed impromptu version of Bilis' "Calculated Triumph", packet cut off, Triumph with rest, selection between two face up cards whose values add up to number of cut off cards
Inspired by 1984 57
Paul Cummins Counting On It number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Related toVariations 1984 132
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
Mitsunobu Matsuyama, Martin Gardner Chronometer Cards cards of one suit are laid out and elimination process is used to arrive at two cards, those coincide with current time
Related to 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
288
Television Dice No. 9, card chosen by dice roll and it ends up at position of the rolled dice
1984 12
Karl Fulves Red Magic No. 18, spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines numbers
Also published here 1984 26
Peter Alexis Rot-Schwarze Magie spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Also published here Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
116
Farbfühlen performer divides deck in half, removes some card of a chosen suit, performer divines number
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
118
Philip T. Goldstein Future Indicative deck cut in four packets, spectator choses top card of one pile, top cards of other piles are used to count down, mates to selection found
1985 403
Harry Lorayne Past Participle deck cut in four packets by spectator, spectator choses top card of one pile, top cards of other piles are used to count down, mates to selection found
1985 406
Harry Lorayne Dangling Participle spectator cuts deck in four piles, value of top card of piles are counted down to find their mates
1985 410
Terry LaGerould Relationships deck of cards and dice are used to force letters A and D, Ace of Diamonds is found
Variations 1985 563
Harry Lorayne Relationships Plus deck of cards and dice are used to force letters A and D, Ace of Diamonds is found along with other Aces
Inspired byRelated to 1985 565
Impossible Coincidence card chosen, then divined on paper as well as its position (1935)
Related to 1985 1
Dai Vernon, Frederick Braue Insolvable Mystery deck behind performer's back in handkerchief, spectator names any number, performer the card at this position, also with stooge that names card (1942)
Inspired byRelated to 1985 11
Stewart Judah Fabrizierte Zufälle number card from 123-deck chosen, in one deck three cards chosen with this number, duplicates found in another deck
July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
140
Stewart Judah Ein kabbalistisches Mysterium number card selected from 123-deck and its position are divined
July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
143
Paul Swinford The Discerning Joker one of sixteen cards thought of, packet extracted with sorting rod several times ("Is your card among those?"), Magic Age Cards, selection ends up on top and Joker at position of selection's value, Binarial Transposition
Related to 1986 20
John C. Wagner The Wagnerian Miracle spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, performer names position, estimation
1987 109
Philip T. Goldstein Raw Deal selection and chosen number revealed with down-under deal
Also published here 1987 2
Harry Lorayne Hummer Addition spectator reverses some cards, below table magician reverses more so named total is achieved, as kicker all are one color
Also published here Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
38
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Mentalwaage spectator deals amount of cards on the table, stops and remembers next card, performer cuts same amount and locates selection
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
80
Larry Jennings Eidetic
1988 188
Harry Lorayne, Thomas Alan Waters Die Kartenpyramide mathematical layout of spot cards, end result is predicted, for Waters credit see reference
Also published here Feb. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 3)
127
Roy Walton Twice Two packet pocketed and another one counted, spectator remembers card at that position, it is found by counting and a mate of a prediction is also found
1988 164
Sam Leo Horowitz Look Homeward, Angel card travels from bottom of deck to named postion reversed
  • Alternative handling by Larry Jennings
VariationsAlso published here 1989 168
Alex Scarella The Calculating Deck
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1603
Philip T. Goldstein Raw Deal selection and chosen number revealed with down-under deal
Also published here 1989 77
Karl Fulves The Secret twelve-card packet, spectator remembers a card and its position and moves cards around, performer is able to restore original order
1989 36
Randy Wakeman How Did You Know? number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Inspired by 1989 29
Harry Lorayne Would It Be A Miracle? named number corresponds to distance between spectator's and performer's selection
Related toAlso published here 1990 39
Ken Simmons A Double Prediction spectator cuts off packet, amount of cards and card cut to are predicted, three methods
1990 18
Anthony Lindan Flash Cards mathematical problem posed with cards, solution by card jumping out from the deck
Also published here
  • "Flash Cards" in Anthony Lindan's "The Leaper Explored"
Sep. 1990
The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 3)
6
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 12
Edward Marlo Out of Sorts strange coincidence in which the position of selection in packet is determined with value sequence in another packet, based on Andre Robert's "Titan" (Magigram March 81)
Aug. 1991 10
Larry West Cut-Up amount of cut cards is divined and card changes into selection
Dec. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 4)
8
Roy Walton The Plot Thickens selection appears at sum of three values after dealing piles, faro
Inspired byVariations Aug. 1991
Profile (Issue 3)
1
T. Page Wright Adding the Pips deck cut in three piles by spectator, performer puts out a few cards from center packet that add up to number of cards in outer piles
1991 174
Justin Higham Mental Subtraction spectator remembers a card and its position from one to ten, another spectator names a number from ten to twenty, performer places card at difference of the two numbers behind his back, streamlined
Mar. 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 3)
73
Chris Kenner Sybil The Trick number up to twenty named, packet of that size produced with flourish cut, previous selection is on the bottom of that packet, number also predicted
Variations 1992 157
Richard Vollmer Ten/Four at the end some coincidences occur
Dec. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 12)
2156
Karl Fulves Bar Room Bingo cards distributed in six glasses, two glasses selected, aim is to get near 14 but not over
1992 22
Frederick Braue Discoveries - The Count-Down chapter intro
1992 25
Roy Walton Doppelganger spectator counts to any position and remembers next card, card found and position divined
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
5
Steve Draun The Devil's No Angel card travels from top of deck to named position reversed from the face, table edge handling
Inspired byRelated to June 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 10)
48
Peter Duffie Seven Down seven cards dealt down to find first selection face up, seven cards dealt again, but find first selection again, the previous selection is now the second selection
  • Epilogue to Seven Down
Inspired byVariations 1992 16
Edward Marlo Unstacked Indication deck cut in four piles, top card of chosen pile turned over, top card of other piles used to count down to match first card
1993
The Olram File (Issue 15)
8
Steve Beam Lucky 13 spectator cuts to two indicator cards, which total the position of the selection
Related to 1993 121
Mel Bennett Blackjack four named years are added, total used to deal four piles, when turned over the bottom cards are two blackjacks
Related to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 5)
49
Peter Duffie Betwixt and Between card chosen, Christ Cut to select a number by counting turned-over block, then Jokers turn over and trap that number of card, then the selection
Inspired by 1993 8
Peter Duffie The Numbers Game dealt poker hand's values add up to named number, seven card stack
Also published here 1993 27
Jon Racherbaumer Kick-Counting On It!
Inspired by June 1993 21
Vicente Canuto, Bob Hummer Vuelvo Dos y Corto spectator takes cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, red/black separation as climax, with two predictions
Inspired by 1993 46
Vicente Canuto Adivinación Constante y Desconcertante thirteen cards, spectator thinks of a number and places cards from top to bottom, performer produces card with matching value, repeated, then spectator does elimination deal and ends up with matching card again
1993 101
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves II two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, performer stops spectator
Variations 1994 60
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves III two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, then named
Related to 1994 64
Alex Elmsley Failure number is thought of and card at this position in shuffled deck, performer divines both (most of the time)
Also published here 1994 76
Alex Elmsley Sum Talk of Alexander value of selection is used to deal to another selection and so on through the deck, sum of all values equates a number from beginning
1994 171
Alex Elmsley Second Link two selections, named number corresponds to distance between those cards
Related to 1994 183
Alex Elmsley Signing Off performer names card an position, then all cards have performer's signature
1994 189
Alex Elmsley Tuppence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, then named
Related to 1994 319
Alex Elmsley, Bill Reid Direct Link featuring Bill Reid's "Automatic Discovery", named number corresponds to distance between spectator's and performer's selection
Related to 1994 329
Alex Elmsley The Obedient Faro shuffling a card to any position up to twenty with two shuffles, for magicians
1994 346
John Northern Hilliard The Ne Plus Ultra Trick eight cards chosen and replaced, they and their position in the deck are predicted
1994 1218
John Northern Hilliard The "Ne Plus Ultra" Crystal four cards chosen and replaced, they and their position in the deck are divined
1994 1220
Karl Fulves Cleaver performer removes red and black cards, performer forms two packets behind back with same number of reds and blacks each
1994 21
Bob Hummer The Magic Separation face-up/face-down mixed packet behind performer's back, two piles formed with same number of up and down cards, brief
1994 21
Karl Fulves Passe Partout after seemingly fair cut & shuffle procedure spectator ends up with some face-up cards, this number is used to count down in second odd-backed deck, there is a card from first deck and its duplicate is found in original deck
Related to 1994 127
David Solomon David Solomon's variation of Ed Marlo's "But What About My Number?" spectator thinks of a small number and reverses that many cards twice in the deck, deck shuffled face-up/face-down by spectator, performer knows number of reversed cards and the spectator's number coincides with the number of red cards that are reversed
Also published here 1994 171
Roy Walton Count Me In Again spectator assigns four groups of cards to cards that match in value to their amount of cards
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
57
Jerry K. Hartman Pile Drivers six piles are formed with a Spade spot card on top of each that corresponds to number of cards in pile, spectator mixes up Spades and some piles and Spades are eliminated, spectator deals remaining Spades onto the remaining piles and the values match up with the piles they are dealt onto
Inspired byAlso published here June 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 10)
53
Peter Duffie Baker Street Branch a certain value is needed and chosen
Inspired by
  • "Sherloct" (Phil Goldstein, Abracadabra #2410)
1995 41
Edward Marlo Two Memory Bits - Bit Two spectator names card, performer names number, with new pack order and straddle faros
1995
Facsimile (Issue 3)
44
Simon Aronson Past, Present, Future spectator cuts off pile, pockets card, shuffles bottom pile and remembers card, cuts again and remembers card, deals through top pile and turns over a card, one named, position of one named, pocketed card predicted in wallet
1995 153
Simon Aronson The PIP Stack "Position Information Procedure"
Ace to King stack in deck, allows performer to know position of replaced selection
1995 290
Steve Beam Fooled two cards are pushed out from spread, location of one card can be named
Also published here 1995 66
Doug Canning Card Counters
Inspired byRelated to 1995 153
Karl Fulves I've Got Your Number No. 6, packet mixed face-up and face-down, half given to performer behind back, number of face-up cards in one half plus face-down in other half predicted three times
1995 7
Karl Fulves Stock-Market Magic No. 7, three spectator each have the same number of cards, cards are removed and exchanged according to instructions, final number of cards divined and predicted
1995 8
Karl Fulves Number Magic No. 13, spectator uses the value of a card and another number for calculation with calculator, both numbers divined when total is seen
1995 17
Aldo Colombini Second Coming card found with the values of two random cards, improvisation
1995 17
Aldo Colombini Math-Aces Aces are found via counting from two packets, difference of two numbers
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 37
Jerry K. Hartman Pile Drivers six piles are formed with a Spade spot card on top of each that corresponds to number of cards in pile, spectator mixes up Spades and some piles and Spades are eliminated, spectator deals remaining Spades onto the remaining piles and the values match up with the piles they are dealt onto
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 176
Jerry K. Hartman Know Way deck is shuffled and covered with napkin, spectator names number and performer can name the card at that position
Inspired by 1995 245
Bob Farmer Debit and Credit: Part II
  • Flim-Flam
more on this principle, versions and credits with comments
  • A Matter Of Debit And Credit (Greater Magic)
  • Dollars And (Sixth) Sense (Stewart James)
Related to Feb. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 6)
66
Paul Cummins Counting On It number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Related toVariations 1996 4
Paul Harris Mr. Lucky three cards corresponding to values of three coins appear on top of three piles even though coins are changed and cards removed
Related to 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Misc. Pieces of Paul)
277
Paul Harris Shuffle Time cards are cut in piles, numbers on top change into current time
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale)
75
Frederick Braue Blown-Up Card at a Number Statistics mentioning number of possible orders
1996 24
Bob Driebeek Wie spät ist es? doing four reverse faros to form four piles, four top cards match with current time
Inspired by 1996 11
Peter Duffie Dubill two selections counted to in two piles, Nine Principle
1996 7
Doug Conn Coincidice
  • four dice rolled, each number counted off top of deck, last cards match all four numbers
  • Second Phase (four dice used to count down to cards, they are the four Aces)
VariationsAlso published here 1996 4
Richard Vollmer Sum Trick at the end some coincidences occur, each "heap" totals fourteen
Apr. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 4)
2782
Ken Krenzel Under Wraps performer knows position of selection in shuffled deck, wrapped in a napkin, deck switch, memorized deck
1997 168
Nick Trost Double Revelation with Cards and Dice Pair of dice to locate card, and prediction of numbers on dice
Inspired by 1997 139
Karl Fulves Power of One pyramid layout with cards, orientation is reversed and values reverse with it, two methods
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Paranoiac Pyramid" (Shigeo Futagawa, Jan. 1992, Genii)
Variations
1997 58
Peter Duffie Effortless Count-Down Kings cut and lost into the deck, deck is dealt into four piles by spectator, top cards are Ace Two Three Four, count down the values to find the Kings
Inspired by 1997 56
Peter Duffie Super Duplex Count-Down two selections made fairly, able to locate both immediately
Inspired by 1997 92
Peter Duffie Mystic Seven Seven cards dealt down to find first selection face up. Seven cards dealt again, but find first selection again, the previous selection is now the second selection
Inspired by 1997 93
Dai Vernon Insolvable Mystery deck behind performer's back in handkerchief, spectator names any small number, performer the card at this position
Related to 1997 22
"Magic" Christian Stelzel The Challenger single card is found by stop while counting, amount of cards is same as value
Inspired by
  • Jean Hugard's "Challenges"
Variations
1997 1295
Karl Fulves Unlisted Numbers No. 8, spectator removes any number of cards of each suit, piles made, number of Spades in one pile equals number of Diamonds plus Hearts plus Clubs in other pile
1997 15
Peter Duffie Sheer-luck Holmes
  • Part One "The Great Brain Robbery" (some cards take from a packet, value of card left after down-under deal tells how many)
  • Part Two "No Hiding Place" (down-under deal locates a selection)
Inspired by
  • "Sherlocution" (Phil Goldstein, The Conjuror, Oct. 1995)
1997 12
Aaron Fisher, Lee Asher, Mike Strange Basic Math spectator removes four cards from deck, values are added up to make "lucky number", deck is spread and Four-of-a-Kind that matches "lucky number" is face up in deck, force of number is essentially the Gilbreath principle although not credited as such
1997
Labyrinth (Issue 6)
31
Aldo Colombini Calculating Bullets Aces are found via counting from two packets, difference of two numbers
Inspired byAlso published here Aug. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 12)
75
Eddie Fields Fields' Zodiac Card Miracle card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Also published here 1997 60
Larry Jennings, William Goodwin Even Higher Math
Inspired by Winter 1998 144
Mel Bennett Y2K Blackjack four years added, four piles dealt according to sum, they make out two blackjack hands
Related to 1998 277
Peter Duffie The Faranormal spectator places some cards between two Kings, sandwich faro-shuffled, two cards produced that total the number of cards between the Kings now
1998 12
Jack Avis Chance in Four four red-backed cards with number 5, 10, 15 and 20, one number chosen and card at that position matches the red-backed card with that number and others don't
Variations 1998 91
Jack Avis Magical Sucuba 4x4 matrix, some number coincidences occur
Related to 1998 110
Doug Conn Die-Namite numbers on rolled dice are used to count to three selections
Inspired byAlso published here
  • lecture notes "Conn-Fidential"
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
18
Stewart Judah Two Cards And A Prediction two spectators name a number up to ten, card of that number are found, then numbers added and card counted to, it is predicted
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
31
Karl Fulves Digits At A Distance three digits chosen from packet of cards, two exchanged, same thing happens on display of calculator
1998 66
Karl Fulves Digital Device four digits chosen from packet of cards, two exchanged, same thing happens on display of calculator
1998 68
Doug Conn Coincidice four dice rolled, each number counted off top of deck, last cards match all four numbers
Also published here 1999 27
Justin Higham Square-Rigged Ace through Queen mixed and dealt in 3x3 square formation by spectator, center cards added and used to count to selection, credit information
Inspired by
  • "Exit" (Stephen Tucker, Abra #2164, July 18th 1987)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Precursor #23, May 1989
1999 95
Justin Higham Tri-Rigged altered layout
Inspired by 1999 100
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note strange self-working handling of DCD
Inspired by 1999 55
Ellis Stanyon The Spots on Card Indicate Number of Cards Secretly Added to Pack No. 3, some cards cut off and a known amount replaced, card with same value produced
  • Variation
1999 57
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles Supplementary Note spectator remembers card and its position, when check it is not there anymore and has moved to a predicted position
1999 59
Ellis Stanyon A Reversed Count Brings Card to Any Position No. 10, card and its position remembered, cards counted onto table, located with some more counting
1999 61
Ellis Stanyon The Mysterious Addition No. 30, spectator cuts off any number of cards, then magician cuts off a number that makes spectator's amount odd if it was even or vice versa
1999 74
Ellis Stanyon Odd or Even No. 31, spectator cuts off odd and even number of cards and holds both in the hands, after some calculation the performer knows which hand has the even and odd number of cards
1999 74
Ellis Stanyon An Arithmetical Mystery No. 32, two piles made, spectator does some calculation with the amount in each pile and then performer names the amounts
1999 74
Ellis Stanyon To "Cut" an Odd or Even Number No. 9, divined whether a cut-off packet has an odd or even number of cards, alternating set-up
1999 88
Ellis Stanyon To Name a Card After Dealing Four Times No. 20, using the sixteen cards return to original order after four deals in two piles, position of a selection named
Related to 1999 92
Ellis Stanyon To Discover a Card Chosen from Twenty-five No. 21, variation of referenced trick
Related to 1999 93
The "Ae-Di-Tse-Tal" Forcing Pack No. 10, "Latest Idea" backwards, every other card corner short
(a) Mind Reading
(b) To Cut an Odd or Even Number
1999 196
Max Malini Malini Estimate card peeked at, performer later names position of card, key card sighted next to peeked card
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
32
Justin Higham Reversed-Order Divination spectator cuts off pile and counts it before remembering a card, both divined
1999 87
Gregory Wilson The Training Deck using deck numbered on backs from 1 to 52 in order, multiple phases:
  • number is named and performer demonstrates cutting straight to specific numbers
  • spectator names number and performer’s cut is off by one, performer produces named-number card from pocket
  • card vanishes from top of deck and reappears back in proper position
  • performer removes a card unseen, spectator names card and it is correct (last phase uses Mem Deck)
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
29
Darren Bradley Quick Predict spectator indicates two cards that are out-jogged and removed, they match the spectator's day of birth
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
5
Howard A. Adams Nu Triple Basic packet is down-under-dealt three times so that three people end up with two cards each, they all add up to nine
Also published here
  • Mindespa
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
12
Lee Asher Touchez ".....is what you say !!", number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2000 12
Ralph W. Hull, Roberto Giobbi Miraculous Coincidence magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Inspired by
  • "Still Simpler" (R. W. Hull, Sandu Writes Again, 1934, Paul Stadelman)
2000 891
Karl Fulves The Good Book four jacks sticking out of book, numbers called an added, one of the jacks suddenly is at this page number
2000 209
Sam Schwartz X-Vision ten spot cards, spectator reverses one and shuffles, he notes the number of cards above and below reversed card and makes a two-digit number of those numbers, adds value of reversed card, performer divines card and position from sum
2000 30
Steve Beam The Birthday Card spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2000 86
Lewis Jones Birthday Shuffle birthday and selection are divined
Inspired by 2000 88
Marty Kane Card Craps two sets of Ace through Six are shuffled and dealt into pairs, all equal 7
2000 146
Philip T. Goldstein Pyramix
  • The Other Month
pyramid layout with cards, orientation is reversed and values reverse with it
Inspired byVariations Mar. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 3)
74
Jon Racherbaumer Magicana Addenda pyramid layout with cards, orientation is reversed and values reverse with it
Inspired by June 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)
59
Karl Fulves Matrix Poker
  • There Was A Crooked Man
spectators choose four cards face up from group of sixteen cards, values added and gag prizes for that number are handed out, Matrix Force application
Inspired byRelated to 2000
Charlatan (Issue 2)
22
Karl Fulves The 4th Die two white dice rolled, same total arranged with two red dice, one red die left open and the other three are covered, performer removes two card which, when added to the red die, add up to the same total as the three hidden dice
Inspired byVariations 2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
42
Chris Wardle Paranormal Piles three equal piles are made and cards moved around according to instructions, piles covered, performer divines number of cards in each pile
2000 5
Simon Aronson Prior Commitment two Jokers whisper positions of two selections in the deck, the numbers are then shown to have been predicted on the back of the Jokers
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2001 3
Karl Fulves Fate in Numbers No. 30, numbers rolled by dice spelled out, corresponding values are revealed
2001 46
Karl Fulves, Tony Bartolotta Triple Enigma No. 36, pair of invisible dice used to select card, card found and card with dice sum turns up, Ace to Nine set-up
Inspired by 2001 52
John Scarne, Herb Runge The Psychic Number No. 38, number of pocketed card divined and card at position predicted
Related to 2001 56
Mel Bennett, Stewart James The Blackjack Player No. 75, four years added and piles dealt according to sum, two blackjack hands on top
Related to 2001 114
Harry Lorayne Dig This "I have as many cards as you, plus...", Royal Flush kicker
2001 45
Michael DeMarco Mate Separate spectator cuts off packet, performer shuffles the same number of cards between two mates
Variations 2001 132
Steve Beam The Birthday Card Trick spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday
Also published here 2001 27
Steve Beam Party Time spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday
Also published here 2001 28
Michael DeMarco Turn Fourth variation using two red dice, two white dice and a handkerchief
Inspired by 2001
Charlatan (Issue 6)
66
Peter Duffie The Number Game dealt poker hand's values add up to named number, seven card stack
Also published here Nov./Dec. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4)
13
Gary Plants Plants' Packets four cards are counted to in four packets according to the value of the top pile, they are a four-of-a-kind matching previous selection, face-up bottom deal placement
Also published here Dec. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 4)
75
David Regal Your Number's Up card is found with spectator's phone number
2002 118
Darwin Ortiz Remote Control performer knows position of peeked at card in second deck
Inspired by
  • "Twin Peaks" (Paul Gordon, Card Magic Miracles)
Variations
2002 98
Darwin Ortiz The Zen Master performer repeatably knows position of card, memorized deck
Inspired by 2002 102
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Sympathetic Numbers cards dealt until spectator calls stop, then four cards chosen, ten cards dealt, all selections are Tens and prediction is ten
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2002 15
Karl Fulves Unknown Numbers card named, performer upjogs three cards and loses them again, card chosen by counting to two named numbers, named card and its mate found
Inspired by
  • "Coincidence Or What" (Stuart Judah)
Related to
2002 241
Lewis Jones, Jack Avis Dicy dice thrown, all visible numbers added, that many card counted, one number used to remember a card, located
2002 224
Lewis Jones Seven up two cards are seen in window envelope, two numbers up to ten named, somehow two Sevens show up and in the envelope are Sevens
2002 227
Steve Beam Party Time spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday
Related toAlso published here 2002 54
Steve Beam Second Birthday spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday, with multiple selections
2002 55
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Prime Cut four cards form spectator's birthday
Inspired by 2002 57
Simon Aronson Birthday Memories spectator deals cards for month and day of his birthday then remembers a card, performer reveals selection and birthday
Inspired by 2002 59
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Two for the Road after packet mixing process only five cards are face-up - a previously selected poker hand, then Fulves's Riffle Shuffle Control after which position of first selection is announced, second stabbed to
  • Phase I: TAPGAC Poker
  • Phase II: Riffle Shuffle Bored
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
12
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 Mysterious Divination stacked deck
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Contributions)
515
Al Baker An Old Ten-Card Trick spot on card displays thought-of number
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 29 No. 12, Feb. 1931
2003 637
Tony Bartolotta The Real Difference spectator removes two cards and selects a card, two differences of card values calculated to count down to selection
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
50
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flexible Choice number chosen with four back-to-back pairs, credits George Sands's "One to Eight" principle (really the Hummer Addition Principle)
2003 60
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Last Card Standing Predictor thirteen cards, packet cut off, a number shows up that matches the number of cut-off cards, co-prime number principle
2003 74
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Phake Dyce Trique two sets of Ace through Six given to two spectators, both end up with three cards, combined one of each value is present, prime number principle
2003 77
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson The Mathemagicians small number of cards cut off, same value is supposed to be produced but it is one off and changes into right number, prediction says "off by one"
2003 149
Simon Aronson Prior Commitment two Jokers whisper positions of two selections in the deck, the numbers are then shown to have been predicted on the back of the Jokers
Also published here 2003 3
Simon Aronson Square Deal faux fortune telling routine, magician divines number of cards cut off, magic square formed with cards also divine that number
Also published here 2003 20
Karl Fulves Apex Footnote connection to "I have as many cards as you..." and red black relationship principle, also with suits
2004 43
Sam Schwartz, Karl Fulves Remains To Be Seen spectator cuts off some cards, remembers bottom card and puts pile in card case, after some calculation instructions the performer knows card and number of cards in case, Kraitchik
Related to 2004 363
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Royal Killer Kount position of selection in deck announced, Royal Flush found as well, using Killer Count
2004 7
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Selective Amnesia card's position announced before it is selected, with second selection and to-pocket phase, using Killer Count
Variations 2004 28
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Two for the Road after packet mixing process only five cards are face-up - a previously selected poker hand, then Fulves's Riffle Shuffle Control after which position of first selection is announced, second stabbed to
  • Phase I: TAPGAC Poker
  • Phase II: Riffle Shuffle Bored
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2004 129
Robert Cassidy The Enigma of #23 oddities about number 23 are told, two spectators cut packet and cut cards are divined, total of packets equals 23
2004 249
Mel Bennett Jailbird Jack number card total to the same number repeatedly in a puzzling way, puzzle adapted to playing cards
2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
123
Karl Fulves Mixology spectator memorizes card and its position, gives riffle shuffle, performer names new position, shuffle tracking presentation
2005 94
Karl Fulves, Robert E. Neale Distant Marker spectator cuts deck, performer names number and a card of that value is at its numerical position from top
2005 110
Bob White Ladies and Gentlemen eight cards and seven cards removed in two groups, they can be paired somehow
Related to 2005 55
Howard A. Adams 234 5Lefta eight-card pile, three removed after cut from either top or bottom, two numbers arrived at, they match
  • Add To Nine Variation
2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
124
Harry Riser Needle in a Haystack card chosen, identity and position announced by performer, faro
2006 159
Jack Avis Houdini's Unfinished Trick prediction with numbers, using DeMarco's pocket calculator force
Inspired by
  • Michael de Marco item in Linking Ring, May 2001
2006 79
Jack Avis 2-4-6-8-Find performer and spectator chose a card, spectator names number, distance between the two selections is that number
Related to 2006 130
Tom Craven Selected Suit Divination suit chosen, cards put in pockets of spectator and on packet handed to performer who is then able to announce how many cards of named suit are inside the pile
Related to 2006 63
Mick Ayres Rescue 2000 number divination
Inspired by 2006 100
Jon Racherbaumer Guesstimation Plus
Nov. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4)
17
Lee Asher Touché - Is What You Say! ".....is what you say !!", number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Also published here 2006 8
Doug Edwards You'll Fool All small number is secretly counted and bottom card remembered, packet placed back into the deck and performer divines number and card
2006 136
Roberto Giobbi, Bob Hummer Fingertip Sensitivity twelve cards are mixed face up and face down, performer holds packet under table and knows how many cards are reversed and they turn out to be from same color, repeated with selection, all cards end up reversed but selection
Inspired by 2006 43
Roberto Giobbi, Ralph W. Hull Magical Match "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Also published here 2006 81
Dai Vernon Vernon Fooler key card
2007 32
Karl Fulves Near Future four random digits written by spectator, then in different order, subtraction, one digit of result chosen, other digits dealt out in packet, then chosen digit shows up as card value
2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
155
David Solomon Very Dicey selection in deck, two pairs of dice thrown, both numbers counted to, the cards there match the total, both numbers added, packet of that size produced with selection as last card
Inspired by
  • version on "Solomon's Mind" DVD
Related to
2007 16
Stewart James Remembering the Future first spectator chooses a card, second spectator cuts the deck and adds some numbers until single digit is arrived at, which matches the value of the first selection
VariationsAlso published here
  • marketed by SJ, 1941-42 and 1947
2007 43
Stewart James Oraclew Magician divines a thought of number, predicts the card at the position of the number, and spells spectator's name to locate another selected card
Also published here
  • New Tops, Jan 1967
2007 156
David Berglas Three Read Messages using 3D glasses with blue/red foils to make messages appear in scribblings
  • Routine No. 1 (selection found at position in prediction message)
  • Routine No. 2 (card at chosen position is predicted)
  • Routine No. 3 (card found at page number)
May 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 5)
91
Harry Lorayne Would it Be a Miracle?
  • Hidden Gems
named number corresponds to distance between spectator's and performer's selection
Also published here Sep. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 9)
26
Tom Stone Well-timed Miracle card at number determined by stop watch is predicted
VariationsAlso published here 2007 19
Jason Alford Body Count number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Inspired by 2007 15
Nick Trost A Compatibility Test mathematical, two selected cards predict a two-digit number
Inspired by 2008 16
Nick Trost Trost on Hudson's "Sorcerer's Sevens" some coincidences with the number seven occur
Inspired by 2008 52
Nick Trost Four Times Nine some coincidences with the number nine occur
Inspired by
  • "9 Revisited" (Arthur MacTier, Card Concepts, 2000)
2008 55
Nick Trost The 20/20 Prediction several coincidence with the number 20 occur
Inspired by 2008 128
Howard A. Adams King Tut & Jack Benny small packet spelling with eight ESP or number cards, matches
  • King Tut Principle
  • Cleo And The King
  • Jack Benny 39
  • Jack Benny Quickie
  • Another J. B. Quickie
Inspired by 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
227
Karl Fulves The Odds Get Even roulette red-black betting system illustrated with six cards
  • Bet Noir
2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
345
Allan Slaight Dismembering the Future two cards put away as prediction, packet cut into two piles, both counted, number arrived at, that number's digits is predicted with the two cards, from 1947 letter
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The James File, 2000
2008 27
Fred Robinson, Ed Eckl Computation small packet
Inspired by 2009 219
Dean Dill Dean's Dribble performer names position of thought-of card
2009 5
Roberto Giobbi Las cartas lo sabían various packets are formed and spectator selects any four, when top cards are added they equal the amount of cards of the packets which were not selected
Inspired by 2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 9)
228
Nick Trost The Nines I coincidences with number nine, all Nines show up
Inspired by
  • "WAD Perfected" (Steve Pressley, Endless Possibilities, 1991)
2009 311
Nick Trost Trost on "Scarne's $1,000 Card Trick" deck shuffled face-up/face-down, performer cuts and bets how many more cards are face up in one group than the other, repeat
Inspired by
  • "Scarne's $1,000 Card Trick" (John Scarne's Newsletter, Jan. 1976)
2009 335
Nick Trost A Divination Routine divination of number, color and suit in cut-of packet
  • Phase One - As Many As You
  • Phase Two - Color Sense
  • Phase Three - Suit Discernment
Inspired by
  • "As Many As You" (Walter B. Gibson, Magic Explained, 1949)
2009 351
John Bannon The Einstein Overkill combined with Ace revelation
Also published here 2009 59
Tom Stone derringer cards at two named numbers are predicted, stooge
Also published here 2009 4
Steve Beam, Walter B. Gibson Outflanked two spectators find each others card, mathematical selection procedure
Inspired by 2010 45