Miscellaneous

228 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
"Cornered" Cards whole deck corner-shorted
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
45
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Protean Pack three selections, "General Pack"
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
140
The Diminishing and Dissolving Cards two versions
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
148
Ein ganzes Kartenspiel in freier Hand verschwinden zu lassen No. 50, deck cut in half with pivot point on pull, fan looks like normal deck, thread into sleeve
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
59
Das Thaler-Kartenspiel "oder Die durch ein Kartenspiel spazierenden Thaler"
deck placed on glass and covered with handkerchief, coin penetrates through deck into glass or flies invisibly into glass
 		June 1895
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 1 No. 6)
90
Das verschwindende Kartenspiel Eine Kartensoirée No. 9
deck vanishes from borrowed hat, long ribbon pours out instead, card triangles attached so they can be fanned, attached to pull
 		Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
44
"Das Verwandlungsspiel" deck shown normal, than it changes into duplicates of one picture card, than another, then back to normal
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
137
Das Thalerkartenspiel deck put on glass, coin borrowed and it penetrates deck and drops into glass
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
173
Das geheimnisvolle, unsichtbare Uhrwerk half the deck cut out so the center cards can rise from deck
Related to 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
206
The Eclipsed Pack of Cards fan of cards thrown in air vanishes
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
269
Das Verwandlungs-Kartenspiel transformation deck with divided duplicates on one side and normal faces on the other side à la Hofzinser, can be shown normal, then all-alike for one selection then another and then normal again
 		June 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 6)
84
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Das wunderbare Kartenspiel "Hofzinser's Kartenkünste III."
entire deck changes into duplicates of three selections one after the other
Also published here Apr. 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 4)
50
Carl Willmann Der pneumatische Kartensteiger houlette on stick, spectator blows into stick and selection rises one by one, deck with hollowed out section
 		Nov. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 11)
162
Carl Willmann Mephisto's Kartenspiel deck put on top of wine glass, wine comes out of deck and fills glass
 		Aug. 1903
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 8)
115
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der forcierte Gedanke performer tables card, spectator thinks card from another deck, it disappears and the prediction card on table is correct
Also published here 1910
Kartenkünste
78
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Der forcierte Gedanke (Zweite Ausführung) card removed by performer and wrapped in handkerchief, card thought of from second deck vanishes and travels to pocket, wrapped card is also thought-of card
VariationsAlso published here 1910
Kartenkünste
82
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Das wunderbare Kartenspiel entire deck changes into duplicates of three selections one after the other
Also published here 1910
Kartenkünste
148
To change a drawn Card into the Portraits of several of the company in succession picture cards change into portraits of spectators
 		1911
Modern Card Manipulation
112
Eric F. Impey Mysto - The Masterpiece thought-of card vanishes, thirteen half-waxed pairs in deck, also as named vanish
Also published here 1928
Original Card Mysteries
2
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant A Sweetheart card marked on the right side of the face, then card marked on left side of the face, they turn out to be the same
 		1935
They're Off
31
Perfect Spelling Trick deck with four duplicate sets of thirteen different cards
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
64
Card Spelling Deluxe very fair, deck with four duplicate sets of twelve different cards
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
64
Repeating Card Turnover twenty-six double backers
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
123
Reversi three selections turn over, 51 double backers
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
124
Rolland Hamblen Blind Man's Bluff about ten selections are located blindfolded
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
289
Stereotyped - Reading the Cards index on card is traced with ink that leaves an imprint on finger
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
306
R. M. Jamison Touch blank cards variation, deck of blank backed cards, small-packet suggestion
Variations 1937
The Magic Annual for 1937
48
Al Baker With Prepared Cards "Albaka", name of a red card is written on every black card in stacked deck
Related toVariations 1938
Greater Magic
343
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Protean Pack of Cards full deck changes to duplicates of three selections, deck of divided cards, with deck switch
 		1938
Greater Magic
490
Albert Sidney Dark Sorcery spectator signs card and selects number, light turned off, when back on the signed card traveled into sealed envelope numbered with number, luminous paint on back of cards
Also published here Mar. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 42)
290
Jack Vosburgh The Future Deck prediction written on a playing card matches selection, gaffed deck with cards already written on the faces, related to Curry's "Touch"
VariationsAlso published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 108)
645
Billy O'Connor Instanto cutting to any named card, gaffed deck
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 115)
677
Billy O'Connor Rising Cards using "Instanto" deck
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 115)
678
Orville Wayne Meyer Location of Consequence using "Instanto" deck, named card version of Annemann's Magic Thurst
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 115)
678
Harold Denhard Thought Across Space medium finds card, center tear and gaffed "Instanto" deck
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 115)
680
Billy O'Connor Cutting Off any Number of Cards using "Instanto" deck
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 115)
680
Theodore Annemann Coincidence spectator and performer cut their decks, bottom cards are the same, "Instanto" deck
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 115)
680
59 - "New Era Instanto Deck" Performer can cut to any card desired, described in No. 115 Jinx.
 		1940
"Outs" Precautions and Challenges
74
Allan Lambie Double Prediction card reversed behind back is predicted, repeat, deck of double backers
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
7
A. Vantur Jeu de cartes changé en fleurs / Vom Kartenspiel zum Blumenbukett two methods to change deck into flowers
 		Oct. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 10)
1
Gaston "Gasbor" Borgeaud Fadnacar named card is reversed and has different colored back, prepared deck using thread and needles to hold cards back, german translation on page 10 as "Fadnadkar"
 		1943
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 5 No. 2)
7
Albert Sidney Dark Sorcery spectator signs card and selects number, light turned off, when back on the signed card traveled into sealed envelope numbered with number, luminous paint on back of cards
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
171
Jack Vosburgh The Future Deck prediction written on a playing card matches selection, gaffed deck with cards already written on the faces, related to Curry's "Touch"
Also published here 1945
My Best
117
Eddie Clever What You Can Do With Nelson's Thunderbolt Deck no explantation of the thunderbolt deck
1. i'll read your mind
2. the prophet again
3. direct my hand
4. master effect
5. "stop!""
6. three thinkers
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
56
Charles-Emile "Prof. Rex" Sauty, Dr. William Weyeneth Fluidum coins and cigarette cling to deck of cards, followed by french translation "Fluide"
 		Mar. 1945
La Baguette Magique (Issue 2)
5
Eugene Gloye A New Idea on Rising Cards entire deck floats in midair, then three chosen cards rise from deck and fall to the floor, deck then lovers back into glass
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
10
Conny Steffensen Magische Lektionen / Leçons magiques brief explanations of various techniques to control a card, followed by french translation
  • Reflektor
  • Sehen des Indexes an der gewählten Karte
  • Wo im Spiele befindet sich die Karte?
  • Abzählen von der untersten Karte
  • Die X-Strahlen Karte
  • Die berührte Karte
  • Auffinden einer Karte mit Hilfe von Wachs
  • Wie verfährt man, um mit dem Spiele zu rauschen?
  • Forcierung durch das "Rauschen"
  • Ein Forcierungs-Spiel
 		1947
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4)
2
Tony Lopilato "Yeast" Pack cards kind of rise inside of handkerchief, using spring
 		1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
97
Don Alan Parachute cards are thrown into the air, selection floats down on a little parachute
Related to 1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
30
Don Alan Merv Taylor Split Deck deck cut with a knife, one is only pierced it is the selection
 		1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
31
Jack Vosburgh The Future Deck No. 136, prediction written on a playing card matches selection, gaffed deck with cards already written on the faces, related to Curry's "Touch"
Also published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
262
Al Baker Double Thought two spectators open deck in another room to choose a card, performer divines them, accordion-connected triples
Also published here 1951
Pet Secrets
62
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Flip Deck cutting to any named card, gaffed deck
Related to Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
13
Edwin Leist-Bernini Kartenspiel Bleistift als Vorhersage prediction of any red card is written on a black card and placed inside pocket, match
 		1962
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 23 No. 4)
202
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia Pañuelos Era Actual routine, silk produced from deck of cards and one produced from purse frame, breakaway fand and twentieth century silks to finish
 		1967
Toda la Magia Moderna en un Pañuelo
67
Alton Sharpe Mirabile Dictu any named red card is predicted on back of a black card, cards written on all black cards as index
Inspired by 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
81
Edward Marlo Blank Thought any named card appears in otherwise blank deck, with two variations
Variations 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
189
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Future Card "Domination Of Thought"
 		Winter 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3rd Folio)
296
Aldini The Genie Deck Uses Joe Berg Atomic Deck. Magician manages to place peeked at card next to freely thought of card (cards are never named)
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
22
Aldini Double-Gali Deck changes to all Four of Spades, then all Six of Clubs, then back to regular deck
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
23
James Auer Do As I Do (Platform Version) Peek Deck, hole in one index
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
39
Bob Paul Pips Quick climax for picking of the pips, lots of pips fall from deck
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
74
Alan Shaxon Ultimate Nudist Deck
Inspired by
  • "New Nudist Deck" (Edward Victor, Harry Baron's "My Best Card Trick", 1953, p. 20)
Related to 		1970
My Kind of Magic
19
Val Andrews Cutting the Deck! No. 5, deck actually cut in two halves, gag
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
5
Carl Sten, Arnold Furst Once in a Knife Time knife stabbed into pack from back, penetrates cards until selection
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
62
Al Baker Al Baka - Effect With Nikola Deck No. 458, very brief
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
129
Jochen Zmeck Mein Super-Verwandlungsspiel deck transforms itself three times, faced and backs, to match selections, using triple-cards glued in Z-configuration
Inspired by
  • Leopold Figner effect
 1972
Sieben mal Drei
8
Jochen Zmeck Die J. Z. Kartenships name of chosen card appears on chip, two methods
 		1974
Das Zmeckt!
10
Nick Trost High-Low Cutting Pack specially cut deck
 		1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two
26
Al Mann The Cut Force sewn cards
 		1976
The Third Ecstasy
27
Ray Mertz A $2.85 Deck gaffed deck with slits for coins
Related to 1977
Card Cavalcade Four
26
Jean Faré New Blank Thought Handling Handling of "Blank Thought" by Ed Marlo - freely named card appears in blank deck, then disappears
Inspired by 1977
Card Tricks, French Style
9
Robert J. Nedbalski Gag Deck Switch deck switched for gaffed deck (bottom half hollowed out, top half strung together), spectator cuts deck, it either bangs or spring flowers jump out of it, then performer admits a deck switch and openly brings out stacked deck from lap
 		1978
Ned's Ultimate Poker Stack
5
Simon Aronson Stranger Deranger unknown blue-backed selection put in red deck, card chosen from red deck face up, blue-backed deck counted face up and the card just chosen is missing, it is then shown to be the blue-backed card
Related toAlso published here 1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
60
Edward Marlo, David Solomon The Pinned Cards whole deck is punched, same effect as The Stapled Cards, one of two cards pinned together transposes with selection
  • 1st Method (Marlo)
  • 2nd Method (Solomon)
  • 3rd Method: Gaffed Pip Method (S.)
  • Double-Bubble Method: Taylor Peek Deck Card (S.)
  • Clipper Method (S.)
  • 2nd Clipper Method (M.)
  • The Double Double Bubble (2 Selections) (S.)
  • Marlo's D.D. Bubble Method
  • Direct Pinned Cards (M.)
Inspired by 1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
190
Sid Lorraine Two-Faced spectator turns over card behind back, is predicted, deck of double facers
Related to July 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)
224
Maurice Fogel The Amazing Fogel performer writes prediction of a card on back of joker, it matches chosen card
 		1979
Magick (Issue 222)
1107
Ken De Courcy, Hen Fetsch Super Spell gaffed deck, spelling to any named card, count-spell
Inspired by
  • "Magic Spell" (Hen Fetsch, ca. 1950)
Related to 		1980
Super Spell
2
Karl Fulves Divino devano deck to switch cards
 		1982
Wireless II
19
Edward Marlo, Jack Vosburgh Double Proof Triple Prediction three selections are predicted on both billets and other cards, extension of Vosburgh's "Prediction Deck"
 		1983
Marlo's Plus Package
65
Stephen Tucker, Paul Brignall Anatomy Deck name of called out card is found written on a selected card
 		Apr. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 24)
465
Edward Bagshawe The Optica Deck pairs held together with cut-outs and raised parts, all backs can be shown either blue or red, and face cards change to all the same
  • The Optica Technique
with reproduction of ad and original instructions, 1928
Variations 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
35
Eric F. Impey Mysto, The Masterpiece thought-of card vanishes, thirteen half-waxed pairs in deck, also as named vanish
VariationsAlso published here 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
42
Robertson Keene Thought Cards Across
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Magician Monthly, June 1930
 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
45
Karl Fulves No-Gaff Brainwave paper clip vanishes and appears around named four-of-a-kind, using comb type gaff which allows to locate any card in the deck open index like
Inspired by
  • "Card Trick" (Clinton Burgess, Magic And Its Professors, Evans, 1902)
 1983
Worknotes On Brainwave
114
David Regal Audacity Based deck changes back color and suits are changed to reverse colors printing (spades and clubs red, hearts and diamonds black)
 		Sep. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 9)
963
Stewart James The Gnikool Device a duplicate of a thought of card is added to a deck
 		Jan. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 5)
277
Michael Close, Stewart James Coda Chrome based on "Chronothot" from New Tops, prediction from odd-backed deck is put on table and matched named card, gaffed decks and double backer
 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
286
Michael Weber Sutured Incision threaded deck, further ideas, inspired by Bob Cassidy book test
Also published here 1984
Side Effects
5
David Britland Britlandeck name of card written on back of card, prediction
Also published here Feb. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 34)
658
Thomas Alan Waters Standout spectator finds a card, which another spectator wrote down, faded deck
Also published here Sep. 1984
Magick (Issue 339)
1692
Randy Tanner The Holey Deck New One-Way Preparation, whole in deck, preparation while deck is still sealed
 		June 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1080
Thomas Alan Waters Standout spectator finds a card, which another spectator wrote down, faded deck
VariationsAlso published here 1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Myxtyr)
654
Michael Weber Sutured Incision threaded deck, further ideas, inspired by Bob Cassidy book test
Also published here 1985
Seminarheft
6
Daryl Martinez The Ultimate Ambition famous rope finale, for ungaffed versions see references
Variations 1985/87
Daryl's Ambitious Card Omnibus
117
Thomas Alan Waters Zensory using Phantini's Delusion deck, two decks with different backs
Related to
  • "Delusion Deck" (Gene Grant, Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets, 1980, marketed 1957)
 May 1987
Magick (Issue 390)
1948
Karl Fulves Hangout deck face up on table, spectators cut anywhere and remember cards while the magician's back is turned, located
 		1987
Secret Session — Part One
11
Bob Farmer Special Deck Version same effect, duplicates in deck
Also published here 1987/1988
Tsunami
6
Brother John Hamman The Faked Deck how to organize packet tricks
 		1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
216
Chris Payne The "Whizzo" Prediction! odd-colored card with prediction written on the back matches selection
 		1989
The British Close-Up Magic Symposium 1989
29
Tony Cachadiña The Nudist Deck special design for gaffed deck
 		1991
Lecture Notes
1
Bob Farmer Jack To The Future card thought of, then card selected, written on the thought-of card is the selected card
Inspired by Oct. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
44
Peter Duffie Two Packs But With A Single Thought named card travels from one deck to another, two prepared decks
Inspired byAlso published here 1992
Hidden Agenda
1
Peter Duffie Kruger's Revenge card named, it is only one with Fred on the back, rest shown blank
Inspired byVariations 1992
Hidden Agenda
11
Alexander de Cova Gedanken zum David Hoy Deck
Also published here Apr. 1993
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
49
Alexander de Cova David Hoy Deck
Also published here 1993
Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993
11
Dave Campbell Fred
Also published here
  • The Thistle, Vol. 21 No. 2, Dec. 1976, p. 11
 June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
4
Jerry Mentzer Another Point of Thought same effect
Inspired by 1993
Card File
203
Alexander de Cova David Hoy Deck
Also published here 1993
Das Alexander de Cova Seminar 1993
11
Alexander de Cova, James Swain Triple Prediction prediction from wallet, values written on blank cards, blank-backed deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1994
Secrets No. 1
10
Simon Aronson Stranger Deranger unknown blue-backed selection put in red deck, card chosen from red deck face up, blue-backed deck counted face up and the card just chosen is missing, it is then shown to be the blue-backed card
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
62
Alexander de Cova Triple Coincidence prediction from wallet, values written on blank cards, blank-backed deck
Also published here 1994
Seminar 1994
20
Peter Duffie Folded and Stapled two cards signed and lost, matchbook vanishes, when deck is cut the matchbook is found on lower half stapled to signed selection with second selection inside, hollow block gaff
 		1994
Hidden Agenda 2
3
Peter Duffie Two Decks But With a Single Thought named card travels from one deck to another, two prepared decks
Inspired byAlso published here 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
209
Robert Parrish Trained Cards two cards in two pockets transpose, using deck of double facers
Inspired by
  • routine by Dave Jones (from Ken Allen Lecture Notes from 1957)
 1995
Great Tricks Revisited
78
Tommy Wonder Squeeze whole deck visually shrinks when put in miniature card case
 		1996
The Books of Wonder — Volume 1
149
Paul Harris The Anything Deck any named word is written on the backs of cards in a prediction packet, one letter on each card
Related toVariations 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue New Stuff)
23
Walter Brusa Card Rise heavily gaffed deck
Related to 1996
New Card Rises
3
Karl Fulves Thoughts Of Others card written down by a spectator is though of during riffling by other spectator, O'Connor's Instanto Pack
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
11
Karl Fulves Side Effects gaffed deck with various shortened cards, cutting to any card of tabled deck
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
32
Karl Fulves Simple Stebbins using Side Effects Deck with Si Stebbins set-up
Related to 1996
Blocking Off
44
Dominique Duvivier The Duvivier Deck Freely named card is only card printed in blank deck (along with another card that the magician previously took out)
 		1996
Magie Duvivier
128
David Britland Das Britland Spiel name of card written on back of card, prediction
Also published here 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
183
Karl Fulves Dr. J unknown face-down card is placed in face-up deck where spectator cuts, the card he cuts to is then the face-down card, SBS deck
Related to 1997
The Vampire Chronicles
20
Alexander de Cova The Psychodelic Winning Game two handlings, peek deck, miscalling or billet switch with index
Also published here 1997
Seminarunterlagen 1997
4
Bob Farmer Blackjack Attack (Inspired By Actual Events)
  • Flim-Flam

  • Ordinary Deck Version
  • The Wired Deck Version
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Oct. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
84
Alexander de Cova Any Card at Any Number peek deck, miscalling
 		1998
Secrets No. 2
18
Alexander de Cova The Psychodelic Winning Game peek deck and billet switch with index
Also published here 1998
Secrets No. 2
24
Brian Kloske Danger Deck hole appears in deck signed selection ends up in performers mouth
 		1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 70)
1471
Jack Avis The Switch Force Deck force deck with cut-out section in half the deck to switch cigarette
 		1998
Vis à Vis
135
Steve Mayhew How You Like Me Now? Opener named card is only odd-backed card
Related to 1999
Impressing Jodie Foster
6
Ellis Stanyon Eclipse Vanishing a Pack of Cards No. 44, card sections riveted together so fan can be closed to narrow packet and is attached to pull
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
183
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Protean Pack No. 45, three selections, "General Pack"
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
183
Ellis Stanyon Making a Half Pack of Cards Vanish No. 46, every card cut in half and cards stuck together, loop to hide deck behind hand with loop over thumb
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
184
Ellis Stanyon The Sticking Pack of Cards No. 47, deck thrown against wall to which it sticks, then cards rise out of deck
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
184
Ron Bonneau Enlightened Company spectator divines card of other spectator, cards look faded to spectator
 		1999
Syzygy (Vol. 4 No. 13)
327
Andy Nyman Dead Of Night three cards in different positions remembered, they are spelled out with increasingly more stringent conditions
Also published here 1999
Kosher Products
20
Peter Duffie Backlog card freely chosen face-up, value and suit spelled to separately and the two cards removed and added, that number is written at the back of the selection
Related to 2000
New Inspirations
2
Michael Sibbernsen Future Shock prediction written on a playing card matches selection
Inspired by 2000
Card File Two
96
Paul Curry, Michael F. Zens, David Devant Out of the Past deck is separated in halves, two cards thought of and one is selected, performer puts one card from the half into the other, first card is missing, second spectator touches a card, that is put into the other half and also his card is missing, third card invisibly travels into the other half
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Genii" vol. 7 no. 4, 1942
 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
102
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Domination Of Thought #1 performer tables card, spectator thinks card from another deck, it disappears and the prediction card on table is correct
VariationsAlso published here 2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
73
Karl Fulves Domination Of Thought #2 card removed by performer and wrapped in handkerchief, card thought of from second deck vanishes and travels to pocket, wrapped card is also thought-of card
Also published here 2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
76
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Mysterious Pack Of Cards entire deck changes into duplicates of three selections one after the other
Inspired by
  • Protean Pack (Robert-Houdin)
Also published here 		2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
114
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Flying Thought selection flies out of deck, spring mechanism
Also published here 2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
145
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Three Powers three chosen cards vanish from deck, arrive in pocket, deck vanishes (in topit type space) and appears in pocket, three selections rise one with corner torn off that visible restores, a card is shot with pistol into candle
Also published here 2002
Hofzinser's Card Tricks
146
Peter Warlock Twin Thoughts two decks, unknown freely chosen card put in wooden frame, named card from other deck as well, they match, one deck composed of only hinged double cards
Related to 2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
258
Tom Stone Subliminal Persuation secret message appears as cards are riffled, nudist deck presentation, typo "Persuasion"
Also published here 2002
Skerries
20
Al Baker Double Thought two spectators open deck in another room to choose a card, performer divines them, accordion-connected triples
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
411
Al Baker Albaka spectator thinks of card, performer writes card on a card, it matches, gaffed
  • Advanced Version
  • Added Suggestions
Related toAlso published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
527
Al Baker New Method wide and narrow pack for control
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
692
Jim Steinmeyer the princess Caraboo deck
Also published here 2003
Artificial conclusions
7
Karl Fulves The Right Pocket two cards chosen, duplicates are in pockets as prediction
 		2003
Hofzinser Notebook
4
Karl Fulves Count Force counting to a number twice, second card is forced, deck of double facers
 		2003
Hofzinser Notebook
4
Karl Fulves Hofzwindle red-backed deck cut in half, card chosen from each half, blue-backed duplicates produced from pocket from blue deck
 		2003
Hofzinser Notebook
5
Karl Fulves Pick It Out spectator thinks of a card from one deck, then upjogs three cards from another deck one of which must be his selection, another spectator find the right one from the backs, arrows on cards point to the right card à la instant stooging
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
58
Jim Steinmeyer The Princess Caraboo Deck
  • Conjuring
Also published here May 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 9)
82
Nicholas Einhorn The Money Deck gaffed deck to produce four coins
Related to 2004
World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 1
20
David Acer Jim's Pick Card freely selected matches prediction on table
 		2004
Random Acts of Magic
166
Dave Campbell Thought Anticipated card chose from face-up blue deck and put on table, sealed red deck opened and counted, the selection is missing and tabled card turns out to be red-backed
Also published here
  • The Gen, Vol. 14 No. 12, April 1959
 2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
155
Dave Campbell The Original "Fred" Trick credit information
VariationsAlso published here
  • The Thistle (Scottish Conjuror's Association's magazine)
 2004
The Dave Campbell Legacy
331
Ron Frost Scrambled Identity Alphabet cards, mixed, end up spelling name of company
 		2004
After The Force
139
Michael Weber, Dean Dill A New World very clean procedure
Related to 2005
A New World
1
Dean Dill Bonus Routine two-phase routine
Inspired by
  • "Red & Black" (John Kennedy, Genii Vol. 52 No. 9, p. 560)
 2005
A New World
7
Barrie Richardson "My Card" Trick spectator freely choses a card, that card is predicted in pocket with "My Card" written on its blank back
Also published here
  • Club 71, Summer 1994
 2005
Act Two
211
Alexander de Cova Forte-X three predictions written on blank cards, they match three chosen cards
Also published here 2005
Forte-X
3
Alexander de Cova Forte-X three predictions written on blank cards, they match three chosen cards
Also published here 2006
The California Lecture 2006
36
Sean Carpenter Named! spectator's name appears written on the back of his selection
Also published here
  • DVD "Sean Carpenter’s General Magic"
 2006
England Up Close
11
Bruce Cervon Faro Fooler from NDO to NDO with two faros, double index cards
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
32
Tyler Wilson Oscar The Grouch deck with celebrity-names on backs, some transformations on both sides of one of those cards, back changes to named name
Also published here Oct. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 3)
22
Alexander de Cova A.C.A.N. - Any Card at Any Number peek deck, miscalling
Also published here 2007
Seminar 2007
8
Tom Stone Subliminal Persuasion secret message appears as cards are riffled, nudist deck presentation
Also published here 2010
Vortex
21
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
Tyler Wilson Oscar The Grouch deck with celebrity-names on backs, some transformations on both sides of one of those cards, back changes to named name
Also published here 2010
Reinventing the Real
164
Andi Gladwin Omni Deck Climax climax for Open Travelers in which whole deck becomes invisible/transparent
 		2010
One Degree
52
Skip Trace two holes at both ends through hole deck, stick inserted, selection pivoted out
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
449
Steve Bryant A Sure-fire Prediction deck spread face-up, then it is suddenly mixed face-up/face-down, then normal again, then all cards are shown Queens of Hearts, comedic presentation for Duvivier's deck
Inspired by
  • "The Deck That Shuffles Itself" (Dominique Duvivier)
 2010
Card Magic USA
26
Andy Nyman Dead of Night three cards in different positions remembered, they are spelled out with increasingly more stringent conditions
Also published here 2010
Bulletproof
93
Andy Nyman Big Reaction "(Lucky Cards Reborn)"
every card has "Boo" written on its back, but named selection has "Clap & Cheer"
  • Big Reaction
  • Lucky Cards (different presentation)
Inspired by
  • "Lucky Cards" (Roy Johnson, By My Guest Plus!, 1989)
Variations 		2010
Bulletproof
171
Helder Guimarães The Deck construction of the gaffed deck
 		2011
Ontology Project
4
Helder Guimarães Triumphant new pack order finale despite seeing deck mixed
 		2011
Ontology Project
14
Nick Trost Oscar
2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
759
Doug Edwards, Billy O'Connor, Cardini Billy O'Connor's Instanto Deck how to build an Instanto deck, more ideas
Related to 2013
Nukes
63
Carlos Vinuesa The Sports Almanac (The Race) combination of strippers with cuts in short and long sides; prediction of race results in Shuffle-Bored style (including photo finish of the race)
Inspired by 2013
Numbers, Cards... and Time!
66
Robert Cassidy An Interesting Fact on two different deck of the Hoyle Maverick Poker Size Playing Cards
 		2013
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals
61
Alexander de Cova Mein Extraktor card placed inside cased deck can easily be accessed and removed when pocketing case
Inspired by
  • Abstractor, marketed item, Alakazam
Also published here 		Oct. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 11)
20
Dr. Stanley Jaks Rasputin number and card are written on business card, with other deck number and card is divined
Also published here
  • "Rasputin" in "M.U.M." March, 1974
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
217
Alan Shaxon Ultimate Nudist Deck evolved version of routine from 1970
Inspired by
  • "New Nudist Deck" (Edward Victor, Harry Baron's "My Best Card Trick", 1953, p. 20)
Related to 		2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
130
Alexander de Cova Abstractor card placed inside cased deck can easily be accessed and removed when pocketing case
Also published here Jan. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 3)
15
Helder Guimarães Post-Monition named card missing from deck and in prediction envelope
Also published here 2015
Nephelococcygia
29
Helder Guimarães The Solo Act
  • 1. Triumph
  • 2. Anti-Oil and Water
  • 3. Kings Production
  • Finale - Cards to New Deck Order
 		2015
The Veriloquent
35
Steve Beam Mind-Reading Deck Magician uses a deck of cards to grade the quality of thought of a spectator. Ultimately, the deck turns blank.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
60
Dani DaOrtiz Doubly Impossible
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
card chosen and card thought of from blue-backed deck, chosen card vanishes from hands and appears at named number in deck, thought-of card vanishes and appears in a second red-backed deck
 		May 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 5)
36
Alexander de Cova Calendarium combined with message on back of chosen card à la Brainwave
Inspired byRelated to 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
204
Alexander de Cova Abstractor-Gimmick card placed inside cased deck can easily be accessed and removed when pocketing case
Inspired by
  • Extractor, marketed by Alakazam Magic
Also published here 		2015
Burners — Vol. 1
259
Ryan Plunkett The Mexican-American War three blank cards, predictions written on them, match three freely selected cards
Inspired by 2016
Some Assembly Required
20
Roberto Giobbi Lefty Deck created by Kevin Reylek
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 7)
288
Jonathan Pendragon Accidental Prophecy effect in which a spectator follows along the performer and both have a card chosen, one uses a blank deck ("Factory Blanks" by Tom Stone)
 		Dec. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 12)
41
Tom Stone Psychic Paper blank card shown to various people, they "see" a card which also has been predicted, "Factory Blanks"
Related to Dec. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 12)
42
Alexander de Cova Forte-X three predictions written on blank cards, they match three chosen cards
Also published here 2016
Burners — Vol. 4
83
Alexander de Cova Lefty Deck spectator thinks of a card from half the deck, concept of using a mix of left-handed index cards with normal cards to limit the choice
Inspired by 2016
Burners — Vol. 4
103
Alexander de Cova Bonus Routine multiple location, deck minus the selections switched for left-handed lefty index deck
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 4
108
Alexander de Cova Psychodelic Winning Game peek deck, billet switch with index
  • A.C.A.N.
Also published here 2016
Burners — Vol. 4
145
Adrian Vega Baraja Apuñalada deck in case is pierced with a knife, knife pushed through all the cards and when pulled out sideways from deck only selection is found on knife
 		2017
Area 52
29
Bob Farmer Special Deck Version same effect, duplicates in deck
Also published here 2017
The Bammo Tarodiction Toolbox ()
71
Bob Farmer Jack to the Future chosen card is written on named card, one of them is written on the other
 		2017
The Bammo Gaffus Maximus
97
Helder Guimarães Post-Monition named card missing from deck and in prediction envelope
Also published here Dec. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 12)
48
Anthony Owen Voodoo Tattoo card chosen and returned to deck, any letter written on paper and burned, letter is found burned into selection
Inspired byRelated to
  • Anthony Owen's "Branded Card 3" 1997.
 2017
Secrets
34
Áriston Arising Card any named card rises from card case
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
206
Áriston Ariston's Card gaffed deck for rising card in card case
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
211
Áriston Mazo Inmezclable special gaffed deck to quickly extract cards, brief description
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
212
Áriston Aristoon variation of Dan Harlan's Card-Toon
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
213
Bob Farmer The Bammo Brain Bamboozler two spectators think of a red and a black card, both cards vanish and are removed from the pocket before they are named, using version of John Kennedy's "Mind Power Deck"
Inspired by
  • "The Divine and Conquer Deck" (Leo Reed)
 2018
The Bammo Brain Bamboozler
1
Bob Farmer Brain Bamboozler Wave one card from red deck to blue deck
 		2018
The Bammo Brain Bamboozler
12
Bob Farmer The Astounding Derren Brown Prediction from 2000 on the history of the effect
Related to
  • "Smoke" (Derren Brown, Pure Effect, 2000)
 2018
The Bammo Brain Bamboozler
15
Harapan Ong Have a Break, Have a Kit Kat kit kat bar appears from deck of cards
 		2018
Principia
190
Alexander de Cova Forte-X
  • Notizen
three predictions written on blank cards, they match three chosen cards
Also published here Apr. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 4)
42
Michał Kociołek Polish Poker Stacking Pseudo riffle stacking routine, uses Polish Poker deck, marketed by Card-Shark, stack any thought-of poker hand
 		2019
Plots & Methods
39
Iñaki Zabaletta Ethereal Deck La Baraja Desaparece, deck vanishes under handkerchief except selection
 		2019
¿Quién es Iñaki Zabaletta?
139
José Carroll The hip-flask deck drink poured from deck
Related to
  • Magic up do Date, W.H.J. Shaw, 1896
 2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
264
Nancy Colwell Narrow Minded approach with three selections, with discussion of think-a-card methods
Related to 2020
Magic for BLM
89
Lee Petrucci Holey Caddiddlehopper named card is only one with hole in it, in an envelope is found the missing hole
 		Sep. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 9)
66
John Graham Name-Dropper any name is written on the backs of cards in a prediction packet, one letter on each card, involves the divination of a selection and a gag prediction written on the case
Inspired by 2021
Stage by Stage
9
Michael Boden The L Vanish all cards vanish except Aces, deck found in pocket, all cards are L shaped and cut
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1196
Jerry K. Hartman Holey Grail any number named, that card counted to in deck, it is predicted
Inspired by
  • "Grail" (marketed, Alakazam)
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1197
Jerry K. Hartman Holey Grail any number named, that card counted to in deck, it is predicted
Inspired by
  • "Grail" (marketed, Alakazam)
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1197
Jim Steinmeyer The Tossed-Aside Deck
  • Conjuring
three spectators have a third of the deck each, red or black is chosen and each thinks of a number card of that color, multiple filter principle
 		Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
48
Aldo Colombini, Brent Arthur James Geris X-Ray Deck named card is only card with an X (or other custom mark) on it
 		2023
The Magic Apple Live! 2
46
Kyle Leon Clean Cut Aces using gaffed deck with fifty 70/30 split cards
Related to Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1231