1,085 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bobby Bernard Der Sand der Zeit performer deals through cards while hourglass is running, once sand is finished the performer arrives at selection
Also published here
  • Pentagram, Mar. 1955
May 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
12
Jack Hughes Snake Basket snake in basket rises with selected colored ball on head and then with selection in mouth
1981 66
Roy Walton Green Turtle Ace changes into selection then vanishes and appears reversed in the center with other Aces
Also published here 1981 130
Harry Lorayne A Lorayne Storm a three as multiple out, one of seven
Variations Oct. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 10)
695
Father Cyprian In Between Phase finding selection to clean up previous trick
1982 5
Bobby Bernard The "Detective" Card Trick Ace of Clubs vanishes from top of deck, appears next to selection
1982 101
Philip T. Goldstein Strung Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1982 3
Christian Scherer Countdown peeked card found at number of a stopped at card
1982 16
Christian Scherer Erwischt two face up card in deck, two faros, cards are sorted out until one remains it is a locator card to find card in deck
1982 129
Stephen Tucker Kontract Killer Kards mafia story trick, four Kings travel back on top then selection is found
Also published here Jan. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 9)
155
David Britland Small Prophet selection is found by placing a coin on a car, two-way out, with four Aces climax or by spelling Ace
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
17
Meir Yedid, Paul LePaul There It Is Variation double card and unload, as a change
Inspired byRelated to 1982 48
Bottom Card Locator simple key card location
1982 21
Howard A. Adams Rowten Two five pairs are placed in a row, spectator removes four, selects one and shuffles it back, performer finds selection
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
2
Frank Garcia Reversible Mix Up wrong card is put reversed in deck and changes into selection (via Tilt, application originally by Ed Marlo?)
Variations 1983 29
Frank Garcia Big Fooler corner crimp
1983 30
Karl Fulves Submarine Ace Ace sinks down next to chosen card
Inspired byRelated to 1983 4
David Hambly Magic by David Hambly The 7 Card Spell
selection found by spelling a sentence and always eliminating card until one is left
Feb. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 22)
427
Revelación Bajo Pañuelo application A, card location under handkerchief
1983 5
Revelación en Bolsillo del Espectador application B, card is located in spectator's pocket
1983 6
Paul Cummins Counting On It number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Related toVariations 1984 132
Roberto Giobbi The Blindfold Stop Trick performer shouts stop, corner short
Inspired by 1984 4
Henrik Specht One More Chance
Variations Jan. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 3)
1188
Stephen Tucker A Devil's Dozen ... Plus Two! card location and gag with a blank card and a 15 of diamonds
July 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1247
Andrew Galloway Vernon's Indicator card is reversed in the deck, an other card is selected and found with the aid of the first one
Inspired by Oct. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1258
Roy Walton Sum Trick
Variations Oct. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1259
Stephen Tucker Withdrawal Indifferent card flicked into deck, causes selection to be shot out
Related to 1984 25
Television Dice No. 9, card chosen by dice roll and it ends up at position of the rolled dice
1984 12
Invisible Con Man No. 76, die used to choose and locate card
1984 115
Stephen Minch Dealing Location No. 2, card selected, performer deals through face-down card and stops at selection, performer genuinely blindfolded
1984 11
Der Kalendertrick
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
106
Mike Bornstein On Target featuring a key card cutting placement
1985 151
Edward Marlo Can't See Location blank fan made, selection removed from it, inspired by Bill Simon effect
1985 51
Ian Land One By One (Another One) variation
May 1985
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10)
1292
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1985 5
Frederick Braue 4) Thought Transferred performer holds spectator's wrist over spread to locate card
1985 14
Philip T. Goldstein, Toni Koynini Throw Rug card revealed via red-black pattern in layout of 7x4 cards on table
Inspired by
  • "Karpet" (Toni Koynini, Magic Wand, March 1953)
Also published here
1986 8
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1986 6
Ben Harris Double Deal Birthday Trick stop trick with age presentation and two-way out at end
1986 8
Walter "Waltini" Schällebaum 4 As Produktion reversed card as indicator, four aces production as kicker
1986
Gimmick (Issue 7)
2
John C. Wagner The Revelation two wrong cards are face up in deck and trap selection
1987 143
Philip T. Goldstein Raw Deal selection and chosen number revealed with down-under deal
Also published here 1987 2
Karl Fulves Riffle Red Riffle Shuffle Control used to divide colors, as set-up for Judson/Brown's Telltale Color
1987 23
Mark Vincent Mark Vincent based on a routine by Richard Sanders, performer places card next to selection in spread
1987
Gimmick (Issue 10)
14
Philip T. Goldstein Premixion computer presentation, card is found with reverse faro, name of card on three cards
Inspired by May 1987
The New Talon (Vol. 1 No. 3)
63
Christoph Borer Die Macht der Psychologie
Also published here 1988 3
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1988 8
Ben Harris Divine Geller Card is used to divine selection
1988 21
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1988 9
Edward Marlo Mexican Detective card located from face-down table spread, using Mexican Joe Crimp
1988 260
Edward Marlo "Pulldown Eliminator" having any of ten cards be the last one in a down-under deal
  • Best Pull Down Procedure for Eliminator Effect
  • Down and Under
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1967
1988 324
Norman Osborn The Magic Step Ladder card selected and found with four packets between fingers
Related to Apr. 1988
Inside Out (Issue 4)
4
René Lavand My Rosary several ideas with a stacked deck, production of named cards, card switch in pocket and dealing into four suits
Also published here 1988 77
Roy Walton The Attractive Joker selection appears under Joker on face of deck, repeat in which Joker changes into selection
Also published here 1988 85
Roy Walton The U.S.A. Trail one of five cards is remembered and then located, the other four cards change to Aces
Also published here 1988 99
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
Richard Vollmer Never Say Die card is found with another value
Variations Dec. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 12)
1721
Karl Fulves Frequent Flyer card peeked at and deck spread on table, AS slid under spread right next to selection
Related to 1989 20
Karl Fulves Quid Pro Quota card chosen from packet, position remembered by spectator counting procedure
  • (A) Lockdown (11-card packet)
  • (B) Futures/Options (10-card packet)
  • (C) Go Fourth (10 cards, faro)
  • (D) Point of View (14 pointer cards)
  • (E) Cue Test
  • (F) First and Ten (spectator finds magicians card and vice versa)
  • (G) Doctor Cue
  • (H) HI Test
  • (I) Xtantra
  • (J) Doctor's Out
  • (K) Outback
Variations 1989 3
Roy Walton Cue Sheet "Doctor Cue" variations, location in small packet
Inspired by 1989 13
Karl Fulves Rightful Place deck spread face-down on table, spectator marks back of any card, spread turned over, magician correctly guesses card, multiple methods
Variations 1989 20
Karl Fulves Starlite different method for "Rightful Place"
Inspired by 1989 23
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's Approach different method for "Rightful Place"
Inspired by 1989 23
Karl Fulves Covering the Spread different method for "Rightful Place"
Inspired byVariations 1989 24
Tom Craven End Over Extra End Over Aces, with location of selection as the climax
Sep. 1989
The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 3)
4
Philip T. Goldstein Raw Deal selection and chosen number revealed with down-under deal
Also published here 1989 77
Karl Fulves Fingerprints fingerprint presentation for key card location
1989 14
Karl Fulves The Message Deck message in deck on piece of paper, dealing procedure to locate card, tantalizer type but one pile always dealt face-up
Related to 1989 24
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
Doug Canning Deal and (Daffy) Duck Placement for Deal and Duck procedure
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1821
Harry Lorayne A Pathway Kind Of Thing bad small packet divination, ends up Ace to King
1990 56
Harry Lorayne The Detective Card two routines, second one uses Automatic Placement
1990 145
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1990 3
Bob King I'll Guess Your Weight performer cuts off same amount as spectator, then to selection
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1990 5
Bob King Psychic Location card chosen, spectator cuts it into deck, with two questions the position is announced and the card cut to, suit rotation stack
Inspired byVariations 1990 19
Gary Ouellet Three Triumphant Cuts deck is cut somewhere and reversed three times, selection ends up on top and all cards are face down again
Variations 1990 147
Basil Horwitz Ein Psychometrischer Test performer stops spectator at selected card
Also published here July 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 3)
114
Richard Vollmer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1904
Alex Elmsley Flying Squad card vanishes and reappears next to selection
1991 141
Alex Elmsley, Martin Gardner Card Hopper selection is found by moving a prop from card to card in a row, Martin Gardner's Parity Principle
Variations 1991 371
Edward Marlo The Olram Poke three methods
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method - "Estimation Poke" (spelling)
Inspired by Sep. 1991 5
Karl Fulves Good News Bad News card that remains outjogged transforms
1991 13
Karl Fulves Optimum Opener: Annexed Aces using "Riffle Shuffle Control" to control a selection and cull the Aces from shuffled deck, negative cull
1991 30
Karl Fulves Upcount four black cards removed, but selection was red, still found in packet, false count with upjogged cards
1991 45
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1991 11
Marco Fida Against Odds locating chosen card, cards inside bag
Jan. 1991
Magick (Issue 450)
2251
Karrell Fox A "Tear-able" Card Trick packet torn into quarters, pieces mixed in paper bag, performer locates the four pieces of selection
Related to 1991 49
Karrell Fox A Couple of Card Miracles
  • The Perfect Miracle (performer deals blindfolded through deck, stops at selection)
  • Pulse-Stop (performer holds spectator's wrist while going over spread to find selection)
Also published here 1991 67
Peter Duffie Centrepoint pseudo explanation/teaching, card in center of packet rises to top after counting the packet, pass and alternate top/bottom deals
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1991
Profile (Issue 3)
8
Peter Duffie Cardtell
Inspired byAlso published here Aug. 1991
Profile (Issue 3)
9
T. Page Wright The Back-of-the-Deck Detection card located by looking at backs, finger print presentation, selection behind back, reversed key card
1991 173
The Third Chance top two cards are shown to be not the chosen card, then top card changes into selection, spectator replaces card in reversed deck with cover card behind his back
1991 255
David Harkey Simply Divine divining rod symbol drawn on card case cellophane transfers to card, then from card to card down until it is on back of selection
1991 48
David Harkey Power Emanations divining rod symbol drawn on card case cellophane transfers to card, then from card to card down until it is on back of selection, variation of previous trick with more writing on the cellophane
1991 54
Jerry K. Hartman Over and Out simple production of selection with Popover
Also published here 1991 141
Jerry K. Hartman Vertical Popver Popover variation
1991 142
Jerry K. Hartman Reprocessed Elimination small packet, down under deal, with extra card
Inspired by
  • "Card Elimination" in Blackstone's "Modern Card Tricks and Secrets of Magic" p. 89.
1991 315
Chris Hurlbert Spot the Dot sponge ball vanishes and appears as red sticker on face of selection
Mar./Apr. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 4)
35
Ray Mertz, Eddie Fechter Yankee Doodle singing Yankee Doodle to find selection
Related to July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
56
Kuniyasu Fujiwara The Joker Takes A Ride King on Joker vanishes bit by bit leaving a hole and is found next to selection
Related to 1992 72
Tom Craven Down The Ladder value of selected card is used to count down to it
Mar. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 3)
2044
James Swain Pretty Sneaky Impossible looking location where spectator handles deck, uses faros
1992 117
Karl Fulves Red Shift count forcing a Two, jokers from beginning change in Twos to indicate value and position (22) of selection
1992 36
Karl Fulves Diamond Jack Jr. selection in one half is at same position as detective card in other half, story really improvised with eight cards
1992 39
Emil Jarrow Jarrow's Indicator indicator card leads to selection, Ace through Ten set-up, Kruskal-type counting
Related to 1992 30
Bob King I'll Guess Your Weight (Revised) performer cuts off same amount as spectator, then to selection
Inspired byVariations 1992 5
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
Vanni Bossi Torn Deck Mystery deck is torn in quarters which are mixed in paper bag, performer locates four pieces of selection without looking
Inspired by 1992 24
Peter Kane Kane's Patent Card Finda special odd-backed card made from two hinged cards in deck, selection is found inside it, faro
Inspired by 1992 14
Larry Becker Unbalanced finding chosen card, using Major Arcana
Also published here
  • in "New Tops" May, 1984.
1992 363
Ken Simmons Tip for Sawing the Lady in Half four Aces found and selection as well
Inspired by 1992 11
Dan Tong Vari-Mental
Also published here
  • Dan Tong's "Vari-Mental" in "The New Jinx", March 1963.
Nov./Dec. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 14)
153
Bernard Bilis Instant Opener rubber band pop out with peek force
Feb. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 2)
2179
Harry Lorayne Quick and Direct
Inspired by Mar. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 3)
2187
Scott Robinson Changing a Fan Belt left hand's fan penetrates right hand's fan, selection ends up in other fan reversed
1993 848
ポケットの中のカード (The Card in the Pocket) Lazy Man's Card to Pocket
1993 53
よんぶんのいちの奇跡 (Quarter Miracle) Card location from a packet of 16 cards, involves down-under deals, eliminate until one card left
1993 84
最後の1枚 (The Last Card) Another down-under location
1993 105
Dai Vernon イモーショナルリアクション (Emotional Reaction)
1993 115
Troy Hooser, Mark Tams Weight Your Turn performer cuts same amount as performer twice and eventually finds selection, faro
Inspired byRelated toVariations Mar. 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 1)
6
Bob King Second Guessing Your Weight performer cuts off same amount as spectator, then to selection
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1993 2
Bob King One Too Many performer tries to cut off as many cards as spectator but it's one too many - the selection
1993 3
Bob King, Bob Hummer Hum-Dinger three cards and a Queen removed, spectator thinks of one of the three cards which are returned to deck, Queen whispers performer the selection
1993 10
Karl Fulves Data Dice "Two Tricks with Dice" No. 2
seven-card packet, card chosen with dice and found
Related to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
15
Karl Fulves Night School court cards removed and some cased, one of the remaining ones signed, counting ritual according to number cards that are cut to, selection found
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
52
Peter Duffie Glasnost wrong card changes into selection, then cards of same value produced
Inspired by 1993 56
Eddie Fechter Eddie's Stop performer stops spectator while dealing, next card is selection
1993 51
René Lavand Something More... all but selection vanish under handkerchief, seated
1993 117
René Lavand Improvisations apparently improvisational routine, four selections are found and Aces produced as climax
1993 122
René Lavand More Rosary Effects production of named cards, card switch in pocket and dealing into four suits
Also published here 1993 156
Sid Fleischman Join the A.S.C.T. Michelangelo themed revelation in which all cards are eliminated except selection
1993 150
Vicente Canuto La presentación en la magia on presenting a trick, using key card and different ways of revealing card as an example
  • Localización de una carta elegida
    • 1.- Esconder el secreto
    • 2.- Hacer interesante el experimento
  • A) Las huellas dactilares
  • B) Usted no sabe mentir
  • C) Apuesta
  • D) Otros
1993 37
Al Baker, Audley Walsh, George G. Kaplan, Vicente Canuto El Doble Cero spectator looks at top card an moves cards from bottom to top matching value of selection
Inspired by 1993 84
Karl Fulves One Of Us Is Lying counting location
1994 6
Karl Fulves Psychic Self
1994 33
Karl Fulves No Pre-set four random cards, one turns over, it changes into selection
1994 71
Basil Horwitz A Third Eye Experience cards held to forehead, performer stops at selection, blindfolded
1994 51
Bob Gill An Alternative Handling cards held to forehead, performer stops at selection, blindfolded
1994 53
Basil Horwitz Mindreading, Clairvoyance and Mindcontrol Experience card is divined and found
1994 85
Basil Horwitz Challenge Psychometry Number 2 cards in pocket, performer removes cards one by one and stops at selection
Related to 1994 87
Sam Schwartz Sam's Spell name spelled and card at that position remembered, later found, also number would work
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
108
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Blank Look performer finds selection in reverse fan
  • Second Method (Karl Fulves)
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
117
Mitsunobu Matsuyama Magic Teaching card selected, down under deal with a packet, last card used to count to selection, every other card Ace through King
1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
130
Jackie McClements Cardiograph five cards in a row, one of which is selection, doodling around with a pencil on a paper underneath the row, selection found, description incomplete in booklet
1994 17
Stephen Tucker Kontrakt Killer Karten mafia story trick, four Kings travel back on top then selection is found
Also published here July 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4 & 5)
169
Danny Archer Point It Out card selected from packet and returned and shuffled while magician’s back is turned, he finds selection, using special glasses to see spectator’s fingerprints
Also published here 1994 13
Peter Duffie Centerpoint pseudo explanation/teaching, card in center of packet rises to top after counting the packet, pass and alternate top/bottom deals
VariationsAlso published here 1995 131
Peter Duffie Cardtell Variation of "Centerpoint"
Also published here 1995 134
Persi Diaconis, Roberto Giobbi, Harry Lorayne The Red-Black Location free chosen card is found in a flash
Inspired by
  • Persi Diaconis trick from foreword of "Revelations"
1995 113
The Jumping Pulse a chosen card is found by feeling the spectator's pulse
1995 227
Keith Bloomfield Good Job!
Mar. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 3)
2482
David (Foote) Drake Portable Theater card is found, story presentation
1995 1066
Stephen Bargatze This and That funny presentation, words on cards "nothing", "something", "it", "this" and "that"
1995 1113
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1995 7
Karl Fulves The Almanac Deck No. 7, talking about twelve months, fifty-two weeks, and so on, card spelled to in the end with phrase "daylight saving"
1995 12
Karrell Fox There It Is
Related to 1995 41
Steve Beam Fooled two cards are pushed out from spread, location of one card can be named
Also published here 1995 66
Steve Pressley Wheel and Deal card is predicted in form of mates and by adding values cards position is found
Inspired by 1995 85
Tom Craven The Pairable some cards are cut from a shuffled deck, two cards are removed to form a card, then card is produced
1995 114
Dai Vernon Gefühlsmäßige Reaktionen
Also published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
59
Rudolf Braunmüller Anmerkungen revelations for Emotional Reaction
Inspired by Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
60
Claude Rix, Edouard-Joseph Raynaly Les 6 cartes ou le tour de Raynaly pack is divided in six groups and six people think of a card in each packet, deck placed inside pocket and when first card is named performer removes it from pocket, other cards are divined à la Princess Card Trick
Inspired by
  • trick by Raynaly in "L'Illusioniste" March & April 1910.
1995 50
Claude Rix Cartes à la commande named cards are produced from deck, various methods
Related to 1995 57
Helge Thun Rollmops bill vanishes and is found in case wrapped around signed selection
1995 97
Thomas Waldeck Pentium Card 52 routine with computer presentation, signed card attached to floppy disk, deck sorted at the end
Also published here 1995 107
Joel Givens Fickle Four four indifferent cards are chosen, three change into Aces, then selection as well
1995 9
Aldo Colombini Second Coming card found with the values of two random cards, improvisation
1995 17
Jerry K. Hartman Free Fall Switch application of Visual Retention Switch (above), done with cards face up, offers a couple handlings and a quick card location, see handling tip on p. 38
Inspired by
  • "Tony Kardyro's Change Supreme as a starting point..."
1995 36
Paul Cummins Counting On It number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Related toVariations 1996 4
Philip T. Goldstein, William Goodwin, Roberto Giobbi The Royal Acrobats Twisting the Kings, who then trap a selected card, Goodwin's twisting sequence is mis-credited to Alfonso
Related toVariations 1996 324
Peter Duffie Pasteboard Detection mathematical, CATO
May 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 5)
2645
Tom Craven Keeper Finder
Sep. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 9)
2698
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1996 10
Karl Fulves Interzone any card named, packet cut off by performer and named card is left after under/down procedure, riffle shuffle placement
1996 102
Karl Fulves Under the Table performer and spectator choose cards under table, they're next to each other
Inspired by 1996 52
Blair Bowling Numero Trois faro
Inspired byRelated to 1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
8
Tom Sellers The Almanac Trick counting down a few numbers (weeks in a year, ...) a card is found
1996 1
Frederick Braue Double Transformation quick opener with two selections and the card of the wrong spectator is found and changes back and forth, also with one selection
1996 6
Tom Craven Plugging the Keyhole
1996 1192
Peter Duffie Sivakey Center Double Lift used to obtain key card
1996 13
Eddie Fields Invisible Signature Location card location, apparently marking the back of the selection with an "invisible pen"
Also published here Feb. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 6)
62
Ken Krenzel Under Wraps performer knows position of selection in shuffled deck, wrapped in a napkin, deck switch, memorized deck
1997 168
Nick Trost The Eliminator Uses gaffed dice (mispotted) to locate card in one of six piles, credit info for plot given to publication in Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques (Gilles-Edme Guyot, 1740)
Inspired by 1997 142
Karl Fulves Night Stalker - El Cheapo Rapping Hand stuffed glove in box moves when selection is near
1997 33
Marty Kane, Karl Fulves, Peter Duffie Marty's Miracle Card found via elimination procedure, eliminate every odd card in packet
Inspired by 1997 125
Theodore Annemann Toothpicks toothpick moves on its own
Related to 1997 19
Frederick Braue The Ringing Tines ringing sound in glass - produced by fork - tells which card was selected
1997 19
Marty Kane Modern Day Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card is selection and four aces on top of discard piles, with two variations
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1997 1258
Christian Scherer Nicht ganz hunderprozentig card is found with two locator cards, with improvisation part
1997 7
Simon Lovell Frank's Fave number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection at chosen number within this packet
Related to 1997 185
Peter Duffie My Fair Lady four wrong cards found, Queen of Hearts waved over them, they become the four Queens and the former Queen is now the selection
1997 4
Peter Duffie A Digital Deceit selection and number divined, cross sum
1997 5
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
Albert Verity Eine Karten-Kontrollmethode sticky coin attached to card as key card
Also published here 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 1)
34
Greg Albright Practice Contact routine to practice muscle reading, finding selected card blindfolded
1997
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 17)
258
Eddie Fields Invisible Pen Mystery card location, apparently marking the back of the selection with an "invisible pen"
Also published here 1997 30
Eddie Fields Gall Glimpse deck riffled and spectator stops, top half taken and moved to out-jogged position, bold glimpse of selection during this action
Also published here 1997 40
Eddie Fields One and Only plunger-pushing back & forth a packet through deck until one remains
Inspired by 1997 94
Pit Hartling The Party Animal selected card turns face-up while the deck is in the case, twice, climax: half the deck turns face up.
Inspired by 1998 52
Richard Vollmer, Gene Finnell The Two Detectives two red Jacks trap a freely chosen card between them, faro
1998 697
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate, in english and french
1998 8
Frank Stefani Jack Attack spectator cuts to four Jacks and finds selection, see "Informant" reference for impromptu version
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
102
Karl Fulves Cut-Rate Hummer
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
twenty cards spread, about five are reversed, spectator remembers one and turns it over, something done behind back by performer, selection located and other reversed cards are now Aces
Variations 1998 285
Dave Robertson Spectator Makes Good wrong card found, spectator cuts deck in three piles, same value than selection is on top and wrong card changes into selection
Inspired by
  • Ed Marlo version for Cutting the Aces
Variations
1998 80
Oscar Weigle Eine Blind-Kartenroutine genuinely blindfolded
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
108
René Lavand In Search of Excellence (A Card to Pocket) thought of card is found folded in pocket, deck is switched during routine
1998 95
Jeff Busby Fingerprint Detection credit information, location with fingerprint presentation, adapting previous selection method
Related to 1998 106
Paul Cummins Count on It ten to twenty, first packet of that size is produced
1999 102
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1999 8
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1999 8
Tony Bartolotta Tale of the Q half the deck used, card chosen by making three piles, card located by spelling through the alphabet with the cards
Inspired byVariations 1999 3
Roger Crosthwaite Mindshaker Three peeked at card found
1999 57
Ellis Stanyon Revealing a Card by Its Weight No. 23, actually by punch mark
1999 28
Ellis Stanyon The Card at Unknown Number from Bottom, Placed at Any Number from Top No. 2, card and its position remembered by spectator, strange procedure to bring it to the top eventually
1999 56
Ellis Stanyon Any Number of Cards Dealt Face Upwards, to Discover One Chosen No. 5, cards dealt face-up by performer, spectator remembers card and its position
1999 58
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 Spots on Top Card Indicate Position of One Chosen No. 26, number between five and ten named, that value produced and card found at that number
Related to 1999 72
Ellis Stanyon The Card Secretly Chosen at a Number from the Top, Picket Out of the Pack in Person's Pocket No. 41, card and its position remembered, some moving around of cards, then performer locates card in pocket
1999 78
Ellis Stanyon Fifteen Consecutive Cards Indiscriminately Drawn from One Pack and One Secretly Chosen, to Produce It from Another Pack No. 4, card from packet chosen, found in second deck, both in same order
1999 101
Ellis Stanyon To "Cut" at the Card No. 2, cutting at selection
1999 208
Ellis Stanyon To Draw the Card from a Pack in a Person's Pocket No. 6
1999 209
Ellis Stanyon A Blindfolded Assistant Removes the Card from a Pack Covered with a Cloth No. 18
1999 211
Ellis Stanyon The Card in the Pocket No. 13, selected card located in pocket
1999 220
Ellis Stanyon The Card Freely Chosen Is "Cut" to the Top No. 14
1999 220
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note spectator apparently loses card, selection instantly found (it's on top) after spectator closes eyes
Inspired by 1999 261
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note details of handling and simple location with it involving calculations with card values
Inspired by 1999 307
Behind the Back Key Key card location, deck held behind back during selection process
1999 9
Karl Fulves Luck Beats Skill spectator cuts to four Aces and finds selection, credit information
Inspired by Apr. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 4)
41
Peter Duffie Craftmaster two Kings placed on one half, two more on the other, all are found on one pile and on the other half is a previous selection
Inspired by July 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 7)
49
Nate Leipzig, Charlie Miller Leipzig's Card Production Variation "From Letters Written by Charlie Miller to Faucett Ross", Nov. 20, 1943
card clings to hand
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
26
Kurz-Tricks & Tips no credit
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
159
Justin Higham Reversed-Order Divination spectator cuts off pile and counts it before remembering a card, both divined
1999 87
Justin Higham Svengali Location
1999 118
John Guastaferro Third Application spectator thinks of number and notes card at that position from top, behind back performer places a card into pocket, card is shown to no longer be at noted position, it is in pocket
1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
19
Tom Sellers The Finder Pencil pencil moved over row of tabled cards, it moves at selection, pencil threaded through finger ring
1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
10
Roy Walton Lucky Seven
Inspired byAlso published here July 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 11)
75
Lee Asher Touchez ".....is what you say !!", number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2000 12
Joaquín Partagás, Martin A. Nash The Cardsharp
Inspired by
  • El Prestidigitador Optimus (1900)
Related toVariations
2000 873
An Application
2000 879
Helge Thun Bulkoki 20 bill changes into 100, 20 is found in case wrapped around signed selection
Also published here 2000 158
Thomas Waldeck Pentium Card 52 routine with computer presentation, signed card attached to floppy disk, deck sorted at the end
Also published here 2000 195
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
2000 8
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
2000 8
Steve Beam Up & Over the Down & Under two ways
  • Up & Over
  • Lucky Card
2000 33
Marty Kane V.D. valentines day patter, card is found by dealing and spelling, she loves me / loves me not for down-under deal
Inspired by 2000 73
Steve Beam Prime Location cards reveal selection and amount of cut cards
Inspired by 2000 77
Steve Beam Bulletproof card is cut to and divined
Related toVariations 2000 80
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
Steve Beam The Mind-Testing Deck method to calculate position in any number of cards, so card ends up in hand after Down Under Deal, different trick ideas (The Mind Testing Deck, Double-Up, Blanket Test, Boob Job)
Inspired by 2000 90
Peter Duffie Jacks Will Travel four Jacks put in tabled half, they travel one by one into other half except fourth one which is found next to selection
2000 16
Peter Duffie Looking Upwards King vanishes from top of deck and appears next to selection
2000 17
Karrell Fox Foxy "The Perfect Miracle" performer deals blindfolded through deck, stops at selection
Also published here 2000 163
Helge Thun Rollmops 20 bill changes into 100, 20 is found in case wrapped around signed selection
VariationsAlso published here 2000 13
Simon Lovell Bonus Trick - Fourplay card chosen and lost, produced with its mates
2000 110
Roy Walton Confusion of the Innocents location with counting
Also published here Sep. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 9)
60
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
2000 8
Rot-Schwarz Präparation red-black separation during a location effect
2000
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 1)
26
Scott Cram The Sweetest Sound spectator's name is used to locate selection
Inspired by Jan. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 5)
74
Jon Racherbaumer Phantom Autograph card location, apparently marking the back of the selection with an "invisible pen", later a card is signed on the back for real and the signature travels to another card, nail nick credit information
Inspired by Oct. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
72
Paul Gordon Whodunnit II two prediction cards put aside, selection lost, a card chosen with down-under deal, it's an indicator card used to find selection, indicator and selection match the predictions
Inspired by
  • "WhoDunnit" (Paul Gordon, Protean Card Magic, 1998)
Oct. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
73
R. Paul Wilson Emergence card slides magically out of in-the-hand spread
Also published here 2001 5
Justin Higham Vernonesque Stop Trick OOSOOM sure fire, not thought of
Related to 2001 18
Kenton Knepper The Card Channel spectator deals cards according to though-of number from one to ten, remembers next one and places dealt cards back on top, number and card are divined
Inspired by
  • Larry White & Larry Becker's "Out of Body"
Jan. 2001
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 5)
2073
Paul Curry A Card Revelation Tip pretending to find the wrong card
Also published here 2001 273
Karl Fulves Spellathon 3x4 card layout on table, card selected via instructions and spelled to in rest of deck to find selected card
2001 73
Karl Fulves, Stewart James Lies, All Lies No. 9, dollar bill in deck as crimp replacement, weird lie presentation to find location
2001 15
The Card Detective No. 13, detective card ends up next to selection which is made up of suit and value of two other cards
2001 21
Cloned Thoughts No. 15, spectator and performer chose same card after each other, free selection from small packet, weird procedure
2001 24
Karl Fulves, Frank Garcia King Quartet No. 24, card found by spelling "King" multiple times, kings show up as finale
Inspired byVariations 2001 39
Karl Fulves Royal Rescue No. 25, card found from packet of five cards, other cards turn out to be the Kings
Inspired by 2001 40
Zodiac Spell No. 42, card found by spelling "zodiac", placement with distant key card
2001 61
Karl Fulves, Howard Wurst, Bill Pawson Breath Test No. 43, card found by another card
Related to 2001 63
Encore Breath Test No. 44, method for repeat
Related to 2001 64
Sam Schwartz Secret Spell No. 78, spectator spells to any name and remembers card at this position
2001 118
Karl Fulves The Odd Couple No. 2, one of four cards selected, all shuffled back in deck, performer locates it
2001 3
Karl Fulves Turn Three Times No. 10, location with key card and Klondike shuffle
2001 21
Karl Fulves, Art Altman Faces and Aces No. 42, four cards removed, performer turns one over, cards shuffled back, all four reverse and selection is identified, other three change to Aces
2001 95
Harry Lorayne Stop Me, Please performer does continuous cuts, spectator stops him, selection is there, also as four-Ace revelation
2001 97
Harry Lorayne Can It be? four-card repeat, selection and Royal Flush finale
2001 165
Harry Lorayne Unique Peek #4 card found with Reverse Faro Ending
2001 177
Harry Lorayne "Killer" Bonus card found with Reverse Faro Ending
2001 183
Harry Lorayne My Second Keeper, Cont'd keeping card at second position during shuffles
  • card changes into selection
  • Reverse Faro Ending
  • counting down to selection
Inspired by 2001 199
Harry Lorayne, Doug Edwards Quick And Easy selection lost, spectator cuts deck in five heaps, top cards taken, Reverse Faro Ending to locate it
Also published here 2001 239
Harry Lorayne Jacks Are Better four Jacks are found instead of selection, then selection
Variations 2001 383
Vernon Winiecke Which Ace? two Aces shown, spectator has to guess the location of one, it changes into selection
Inspired by 2001 187
Mark Lewis Dice Trick six cards tabled and throw of die used to count to selection
2001 32
Joe Stuthard Svengali Deck Switch key card location with half-deck switch to clean up svengali deck
2001 36
Steve Beam, Tom Craven Plugging the Keyhole #2
2001 20
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
Alex Elmsley Eliminator using Fan Weave
VariationsAlso published here
  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 90 No. 963, March 1996
Oct. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 10)
68
Dai Vernon Name a Card Location any card is named, performer looks in which half it is in the deck, performer then produces cards that total to its position
Dec. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 12)
56
Herb Zarrow Outnumbered complicated mathematical location with two packets of five cards each
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves effect from Precursor
2001
Discoverie (Issue 6)
71
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
2002 8
Bob King Phantom Control card at though-of number remembered, performer claims that he will bring it back to this position, actually this is a ruse to control it in standard lazy-man's to pocket style
2002 13
Karl Fulves Multiple Choice four cards outjogged, spectator choses how many are used, they are removed and added up and used to count to selection, multiple shift application
2002 270
Lewis Jones Strip tease stripper functionality shown by locating a single card, but uses normal deck
2002 25
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Starburst packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card predicted and four Aces on top of discard piles
Related to 2002 88
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Jubilee birthday month of spectator counted down, next card remembered, when performer turns back towards table he locates card and divines month
2002 212
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 Right on Q half the deck used, card chosen by making three piles, card found by spelling, can be performed over the phone
Inspired by 2002 23
Joe Riding It Takes a Year card is found by dealing various numbers related to year and weeks through the whole deck, selection ends up on top
Also published here 2002 52
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
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
Marty Kane Halve It Your Way deck is split in two groups and always one half eliminated, selection remains, several versions
Inspired byVariations 2002 67
Marty Kane Precision Division deck is split in two groups and always one half eliminated, selection remains, several versions
Inspired byRelated to 2002 71
Marty Kane Modern Day Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card is selection and four aces on top of discard piles, with two variations
Also published here 2002 76
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie Matsuyama's Mates color, suit and picture/spot are used for down under deal, finding selection and mate
Inspired by 2002 88
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Spineless spectator selects a dealt hand and remember a card, after dealing new hands, performer finds card and adds a good hand
2002 166
Steve Beam Lucky Digits small packet counted to named number until only one card remains
Related to 2002 177
Sneaky Sneaky! "Using a Marked Deck"
Nov. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 11)
68
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Return of the Lonely Card all reversed except selection after mixing process, using TAPGAC
Inspired byAlso published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
8
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Deduction Production selection and rest of four-of-a-kind eventually found, using TAPGAC
Also published here May 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 11)
10
Danny Archer Point It Out card selected from packet and returned and shuffled while magician’s back is turned, he finds selection, using special glasses to see spectator’s fingerprints
Also published here Feb. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 6)
71
Andi Gladwin, Ashford Kneitel 8 Hour Fan Change card on face of one half changes when fan in other hand is waved over it, used in routine in which a card of same suit than selection changes into card with same value, then into selection itself
Also published here 2002 14
Al Baker Your Pulse Tells spectator's index finger finds card, thick card ("click")
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)
108
Al Baker My Pet Card Trick card at thought-of number is thought of, magician controls it
Also published here
  • marketed 1931
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
565
David Ben Wonder Coin coin through hand, coin above chose card, melts through cards in second phase leaving hole, see also Bob Farmer's "Journey to the Center of the Deck" (Linking Ring Sep. 1983)
2003 85
Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi How Lucky Can You Get?
2003 1188
Karl Fulves Ask Him card chosen from 5-card packet divined
2003 35
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
2003 9
Karl Fulves How Dice Know card chosen, two dice thrown, selection found, then unknown card pocketed, dice divine it, Riffle Shuffle Control, partial clocking
2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
81
Karl Fulves Seeing Color performer deals through shuffled deck, spectator stops, selection cut into deck, performer deals some cards on the table and one to the bottom of the deck, tabled pile consists of selection and only odd-colored cards otherwise
  • No Memory
2003
Off The Books (Issue 6)
99
Karl Fulves Facing Forward card placed in odd-backed deck is found from the faces, color reflection in card behind
2003
Off The Books (Issue 6)
101
Karl Fulves Four Speed spectator deals a pile into four heaps, four Aces show up and selection is found
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 9)
169
Karl Fulves Commitment card lost, four Tens outjogged and squared back, top four cards dealt in square and next card in middle, they are the Tens and the selection
2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
207
Marty Kane Divide and Conjure! after several full-deck reverse faros, only three cards remain, one settled upon, it is the selection
  • Full Deck Handling
  • Further Notions on Divide and Conjure! (2)
  • External Thoughts (Robin Robertson, Jerry K. Hartman, Peter Duffie)
  • The Trouble with Seven
  • Partial Deck Handlings
  • Full Deck Prearranged Handling (named card)
Inspired by
  • "The Devil and His Disciple" (Robert Neale, Life Death, and Other Card Tricks)
Related toVariations
2003 49
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Thought Process selection ends up reversed in packet
Variations 2003 109
Roy Walton CATO By Numbers simplified
Inspired byVariations 2003 110
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Last Card Standing thirteen-card packet, packet cut off, that number used to count through other packet a few times and turn over all cards except one which is selection, co-prime number principle
2003 74
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Teenwork prediction and location, principle of nine
2003 83
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Murder Mystery! clock layout, murder presentation
Inspired by
  • "Time and Again" (Robin Robertson, Card Modes, 1983)
2003 88
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Pokerevelation card chosen, spectator deals five four-card hands, selection found and hands shown to be quartets from Tens to Aces
2003 92
Luis H. Trueba Hagas lo que Hagas mathematical principle, card found by dealing cards to a rhythmic patter
2003 77
Tony Giorgio The Overlooked Miracle performer cuts straight to selection
Inspired by
  • Magicana in Genii, Sep. 1994
May 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 5)
65
Jerry K. Hartman A Kidding Aside deck is cut and wrong card is shown, then selection appears clipped between fingers
Also published here June 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 15)
12
Hideo Kato Multiple Down Under
VariationsAlso published here Jan. 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 5)
76
Davide Costi The Trick I changed for Gerald Kosky
2004 89
Nicholas Einhorn A Breath of Fresh Air
2004 4
Karl Fulves Future Event chosen card pops out with 4 other cards to complete a full house when rubber banded deck is tossed on table
2004 36
Karl Fulves Stretching Exercises card location with hidden rubber band in deck, then a rubber band vanishes and reappears in deck around some card and a selection jumps out
2004 68
Gary Plants A Mathematical Card Trick card apparently located with mathematical principle, other three matching values as well
Inspired by
  • "A Better Count to the Aces" (Ed Marlo, Precursor, ca. 1987)
2004 28
Gary Plants Never Fails card found by spelling to famous magicians, sucker element, locator card
Variations 2004 30
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
2004 9
Grace Ann Morgan The Image Fades card changes into selection in spectator's hand and back
2004 14
Marty Kane Survivor TV Series with sixteen cards
Inspired byRelated to
  • Marty Kane's "Jack Queen King Ace Card Trick" in Peter Duffie's "Virtual Magic"
2004 38
Steve Beam Eye Contact spectator names selection, performer divines position and cuts to the card, Killer Count
2004 62
Steve Beam Exhumation spectator cuts to card, which leads to selection, two methods
2004 102
Steve Beam Mooning the Midnight Speller by spelling
Inspired by 2004 169
Ron Frost The Pitch: A Change Up Finding a selection with a baseball story
2004 97
Ron Frost Number Please Card lost in small packet, find it using multiple outs
2004 110
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Return of the Lonely Card all reversed except selection after mixing process, using TAPGAC
Inspired byAlso published here 2004 124
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Deduction Production selection and rest of four-of-a-kind eventually found, using TAPGAC
Also published here 2004 127
Jay Sankey A Stronger Magnet blank card with magnet drawn on back find selection a few times, then the faces transpose
2004 59
Jay Sankey Through and Through card chosen and lost, three cards wrapped with bill, one penetrates the bill and it is selection
2004 69
Jay Sankey Special Delivery block of nine postage stamps shown, one travels onto back of chosen card
2004 147
Juan Tamariz Obedient Cards named cards are produced from deck, various methods
Related to 2004 88
Juan Tamariz The Direct Production of Cards Called for various methods to produce named cards
2004 124
Juan Tamariz The Theft of the Century named card is produced while spectator holds on to deck
2004 141
Juan Tamariz Memory Jumble stacking half of the deck to memorized deck during a trick, location of single card
2004 195
Juan Tamariz Fingerprints and "Cardprints" four phases, using fingerprint presentation
2004 237
Juan Tamariz Bingo! spectator deals cards on table, when selection appears performer shouts bingo
2004 248
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Equinox 26 cards repeated, named card or mate is fan forced
2004 15
Jerry K. Hartman Covered, Up! selection appears face up on deck while covered with handkerchief
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2005
The Penumbra (Issue 9)
9
Karl Fulves Meet By Chance twenty cards mixed face-up/face-down, spectator remembers one and turns it over, behind back all are sorted except selections
2005 47
Cushing Strout, Stewart James Invisible Setups Idea to combine spelling with ladder stacks to find card
2005 13
Cushing Strout Six Napoleons Small packet, down under deal to find a special card representing a jewel, story based on Sherlock Holmes
2005 31
Bob Ostin Twister die starts to twist, when selection is placed on the table
Related to
  • "Twister" in "The Magician" June, 2004.
2005 67
Bob Ostin Pendulum finding selection with a pendulum, rubber band stretched over card on table, card moves
2005 154
Bob Ostin Beam Shot flash light placed on several packets, torch lights over correct card
2005 161
Kostya Kimlat "It's Not You, It's the Deck." card peeked, spectator should think of his card, deck becomes blank as gag via reverse fan, then a wrong card changes to selection
May 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 2)
23
Stephen Bargatze A Little Lie performer tables unknown card, spectator's card is lost, spectator lies about his card and names any card, selection found and tabled card turns out to be lie card
  • Presentation #1: Bluffing at Poker
  • Presentation #2: For a Married Couple
Related to
  • "Lie to Me" (Garrett Thomas)
Nov. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 4)
16
R. Paul Wilson Emergence card slides magically out of in-the-hand spread
Also published here 2005 8
Christoph Borer Die Macht der Psychologie
Also published here 2006 73
Harry Riser The Ace Goes to the Place reversed card is (faro-)shuffled next to selection
Also published here
  • MUM, Jan. 1999
2006 100
Harry Riser The Dessoir Stratagem spectator pushes odd-backed card in center, it later locates selection, faro
Also published here
  • MUM, March 2005
2006 102
Harry Riser The Alternate odd-backed Joker finds card, then variation in repeat phase, faro
2006 113
Jack Avis A Contrived Location selection made in unusual way from incomplete faro condition, also handlings with multiple out prediction and partial stack
2006 40
Jack Avis Isaac's Law - Avis Handling for Fulves favorite hour and least favorite hour used to make selection, found at one of those hours, milk build placement under table
Inspired by
  • "Isaac's Law" (Karl Fulves, Magic and Spells Quarterly)
2006 82
Jack Avis The Jumping Thought card peeked at, deck shuffled by spectator, card divined and it comes to top
2006 86
Jack Avis I Knew that Hacker card chosen from seven-card packet, located again, reverse-faros and down-under deal
Inspired by
  • "Basicdu" (Howard Adams, Mindspa)
2006 87
Jack Avis Right Card - Wrong Colour card chosen, wrong color proclaimed by magician, cards separated in reds and blacks, black selection found in red pile, red and black piles change place
Inspired byAlso published here 2006 113
Jack Avis Some Thoughts on Old Card Routines tearing off corner of card to peek it, card located under handkerchief
2006 173
Jack Avis Riffle Shuffle Control - St. Regis Sleight card selected from incomplete riffle shuffle
Inspired by 2006 180
Tony Cachadiña Elusive Riser cards are pivoted from behind the deck and taken away, selection moves away and is apparently harder to grab
2006 11
Steve Beam Countdown Simulator ten cards of a suit are removed after shuffling the cards, spectator can decide if cards are put down or switched, then cards are in order and last card is selection
Related to 2006 97
Lewis Jones Anything Goes spectator selects a card by using his birthdate, questions are asked and performer locates card
2006 147
Lewis Jones The Wheel of Fortune selection is found using a watch, using Bob King's idea of comparing the differences of performer's and spectator's watches
2006 154
Woody Aragón Si Senór setting up deck from New Deck Order to Si Stebbins, while locating selection
2006 199
Woody Aragón Omega Equals Alpha number of cut of packet is used to remember a card, tantalizer deal
2006 206
Ramón Riobóo Signed Deal small packet spelling discovery
Inspired by
  • Jack Yates' "Miracle Mix-up"
Related to
2006 45
Ken Krenzel The Assistant whispering Queen presentation, naming selection and position
2006 143
Claude Impériale The Tarantulizer third position and packet dealing
Inspired byVariations 2006 158
Doug Canning Core Relation way to calculate second to last card when performing The Core
Inspired by 2006 169
James Swain Impossible Location Revisited
  • The Card Expert
selection lost, top and bottom card added, that many cards cut off, then selection
Inspired by Feb. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2)
32
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer Seven
  • The Genii Session
selection in ten-card packet, packet dealt into two piles as often as spectator likes, selection ends up at seventh position, published for Gather for Gardner No. 7
Inspired by
  • "A Four-tunate Choice" (Gary Plants, Genii, Sep. 1997)
Variations
May 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 5)
16
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
Roberto Giobbi Digital Dexterity selected card is produced while deck is in pocket, to switch decks
2006 100
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Vernon's Miracle value of selection is counted twice from rest of deck and mixed together with selection, performer uses number of cards to work out selection
2006 136
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer That Is the Question automatic placement and cross sum force, cards dealt in form of a question mark
Related to 2006 141
Dai Vernon Vernon Fooler 1
2007 22
Dai Vernon Vernon Fooler 3 with two crimps and secret counting to selected card
2007 22
Dai Vernon Vernon Fooler key card
2007 32
Bruce Cervon Faro Finder peek with incomplete faro
2007 37
Larry Jennings, Bruce Cervon Face up Add Method 2
2007 37
Bruce Cervon, Larry Jennings 5 Card Miracle one way principle
2007 57
Randy Wakeman The Warmth Of Your Touch HaLo Cut production sequence
Also published here 2007 424
Harry Lorayne Seven/Eleven small packet location effect with charlier shuffle and reverse faros, version with Seven cards and version with Eleven cards
2007 515
Denis Behr "The Tantalizer" to Stack using "The Tantalizer" in conjunction with a stack, see also page 47:
  • Way into "The Tantalizer"
Related toVariations 2007 43
Denis Behr, Erhard Liebenow Liebenow's Card Peeling location effect with faro flourish, applying stack
  • In-the-Hands Way
  • Home Match
Related to 2007 55
Benjamin Earl Ramjollock spectator selects card, shuffles and cuts, performer reveals card
2007 12
Karl Fulves Royal Wedding all court cards named from back, chosen card found
2007 23
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 Micawber Card is freely named, deck is removed from box and to show one card is reversed in the deck. This reversed card is used to locate the named card.
Also published here
  • Linking Ring Oct 1952
2007 116
R. Paul Wilson The Haunted Card selection slides out of in-the-hands spread
card slides magically out of in-the-hand spread
Also published here Dec. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 12)
33
Jerry K. Hartman A Kidding Aside deck is cut and wrong card is shown, then selection appears clipped between fingers
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 45
Jerry K. Hartman Covered, Up selection is lost in deck and deck wrapped in handkerchief, spectator forcibly sets wrapped deck down on table and selection is found face up on top of deck
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 144
Jerry K. Hartman Replicut four cards randomly cut to, spectator chooses one and buries it in deck, magician cuts other three back into deck and then cuts to selection, uses marked key card
2007 148
Jerry K. Hartman He Whose Half Lasts magician deals deck face down haphazardly into two piles numerous times, each time eliminating one of the piles based on what the spectator answers regarding his card’s identity, down to single card which is his card
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2007 346
Mark Tams Weight Your Turn - Impromptu performer cuts same amount as performer twice and finds selection in second phase
Inspired by 2007 6
Jason Alford Body Count number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Inspired by 2007 15
Jim Surprise Your Lucky Card any card named, spectator indicated any spot and the two cards there are turned over, named selection appears sandwiched between them
Inspired by
  • Lucky Card in Michael Close's "Closely Guarded Secrets"
2007 19
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Joker Tracking Face-up Joker shuffled next to selected card
2008 26
Mel Bennett Spend and Save multiple-down-under thing with thirty-two card packet
Inspired by 2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
299
Karl Fulves Virtuality two packets dealt, card chosen and lost with mixing procedure, card located or it travels to case, dealflipdropcut
2008
Xtra Credit (Issue 1)
4
Lennart Green The Bloodhound tantalizer deal with thirty-two cards, a face-up card and a selection remain in last pile
2008 29
Lennart Green The Scanning elimination procedure alternative for Oracle type location
Related to 2008 47
Juan Manuel Marcos Cartas al tacto weighting card, three phases, finding selections
Related to 2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 4)
38
Bruce Rockwell Meet Me in Paris spectator spells any city to arrive at a card, card is lost, performer spells a city and arrives at same card
Aug. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. Annual 2007)
31
Allan Slaight The Eclectic Deck stack for seventeen effects
  • 1. one of five cards thought of and located
  • 2. card location
  • 3. face-up deal stopped, value used to count to selection
  • 4. spelling to thought-of card
  • 5. open prediction
  • 6. card from packet to pocket
  • 7. two-card transposition
  • 8. card from hand to pocket
  • 9. Aces stacked, then Royal Flush dealt
  • 10. five good hands dealt
  • 11. blackjack demo with rubber-banded deck
  • 12. bridge demo with all Spades
  • 13. three-way transposition
  • 14. two selections reverse
  • 15. card chosen, spelled to and some matching cards found
  • 16. Ace assembly (not explained)
  • 17. Mind Mirror challenge location
  • Final Thoughts
  • Closing Credits (credits for all effects)
Also published here
  • Ibidem #32, July 1967
2008 36
Al Leech, Roberto Giobbi Voilà, Four Aces! card found reversed in the deck leads to selection, Aces produced as climax
Inspired by 2008 3
Peter Duffie Off-Centre Point pseudo explanation/teaching, card in center of packet rises to top after counting the packet, bottom deals, Lazy Man's Card Trick presentation
Inspired by 2008 17
Fred Robinson Vibrations including second method as deck switch in pocket
2009 196
Jason England Fever Nails sucker element
Inspired by 2009 6
Grace Ann Morgan Russian Roulette card fairly chosen, performer removes six cards of which five are eliminated, selection remains, thirteen duplicates
2009 11
Grace Ann Morgan NumerAlphatology card chosen, performer removes five cards and narrows them down to selection, presentation for glimpse
Related to 2009 34
Donovan Deschner Mind Your Ps & Qs card chosen and word chosen from dictionary, then pages of book riffle shuffled with deck of cards, selection is at page of chosen word
Variations Sep. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 9)
17
David Acer Semi-Impromptu Mind Your Ps & Qs card chosen and word chosen from dictionary, then pages of book riffle shuffled with deck of cards, selection is at page of chosen word
Inspired by Sep. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 9)
18
Patrick Dessi Simplissime with variation, location of selection
  • Mental 1
  • Mental 2
2009 63
Caleb Wiles Word Perfect card and word chosen, card located and in an envelope is found a prediction consisting of alphabet cards that spell the word
Inspired byVariations 2009 27
Chris "Doc" Dixon Tantalizer Lives! spectator's pile is reduced to one via elimination deal, he wins money every time, but loses all on last card
2009 23
John Guastaferro Either Or location routine that allows to build a small set-up for later use
Related to 2010 6
Steve Beam Square Dance square layout routine with cards, counting the sides, mathematical, revelation at end
2010 28
Dani DaOrtiz Cards are my Business selection from small packet is found, presentation with short messages written on business cards
2010 59
Lewis Jones The Return of Mental Monte
Inspired by 2010 132
Lewis Jones, Jerry K. Hartman Sorted apparently performer sorts deck in colors and suits to find selection
Inspired by 2010 138
Lewis Jones, Marty Kane Long Division after elimination process by spectator card is located
Inspired by 2010 143
Steve Beam Australian Crawl (Revisited)
Inspired by 2010 174
Lewis Jones Double Under/Down Deal
2010 175
Marty Kane Kermit the Leap Frog
Related to 2010 195
Ryan Swigert Ode to Ose two of three cards vanish, selection remains
2010 199
Scott Robinson The Plucker number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Inspired by 2010 201
Roberto Giobbi A Not So Mathematical Control reciting lyrics
2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 19)
88
Karl Fulves Illusive Card spectator names one of nine random cards and puts them in a row, PATEO variation in which three cards are pushed forward every time
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
544
David Ben Psychic DNA blindfolded, knife balances on finger and points out selected card
Inspired by 2010 13
Benjamin Earl How to Fool a Physicist card starts on top, sucker element as performer's pile is shown not to contain selection near the end
2010 4
Bill Nord, Roberto Giobbi The Magic Card cut the deck into two piles, one pile is counted, the two digits in the number of cards is added together to get a single digit, count down to that number in that pile to find selection, indicator card leads to selection
Related to 2010 15
Gary Plants Mentally Count On It number thought of and selection at this position remembered, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2011 22
Gary Plants Count Me In number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection, number predicted with four cards, originally from Precursor (Oct. 1989)
Inspired byRelated to 2011 25
Joe Riding It Takes a Year card is found by dealing various numbers related to year and weeks through the whole deck, selection ends up on top
Also published here 2011 xxix
Harry Lorayne What Are The Odds? (A Tantalizer Treatise) with full deck or half deck, Aces or Royal Flush on dealt packets as kicker, faro
Inspired by 2011 4
Harry Lorayne 6-Card Reverse Faro Ending, Plus extensions of Reverse Faro Ending (usually five cards) for six cards or more, cards turned over with anti-faro until one card is left face-down and it is selection
2011 20
Harry Lorayne 3-4-1 three piles, spectator moves his selected card from pile to pile, performer divines piles and names card
2011 95
Harry Lorayne Nine To Twelve a few cards including selection taken and a series of tricks performed
  • Reverse Faro Ending
  • Spel(l)egant
  • No-Force Lorayne Force
  • Telekinesis
Related to 2011 98
Harry Lorayne Down-Under Location with nine-card packet
2011 106
Harry Lorayne Find Four mates come together from different parts and sandwich the four Aces, with variations
Inspired by 2011 111
Patrick Page One, Two Three, It's Yours selection found by scaling it up behind the back
Also published here 2011 51
John Carney The Key Card
2011 62
Nick Trost Four and One Trick four red and one black cards change into one black and four red ones, the black one being the selection
Inspired by
  • handling in Hocus Pocus Parade in The Linking Ring, July 1957
2011 713
Nick Trost Hummer's Paradox spectator's cards is only reversed one after tapestry folding
  • Finding the Aces (variation with only Aces reversed at the end)
Inspired by 2011 717
Nick Trost Judah's Computer Cards simplified handling for Judah's "Computing Any Value Named"
Also published here 2011 843
Peter Duffie Psychologistic card chosen, packet used to determine suit, and values that add up to the position of selection, "based on a principle published by Phil Goldstein"
2011 16
Darwin Ortiz Calculated Risk Tantalizer with named card
Inspired by 2012 179
Roberto Giobbi, Alex Elmsley, David Solomon Guaranteed! card in small packet located by guarantee card
Related to 2012 141
Allan Ackerman Bonus Cull card named, two shuffles performed, named card on top and rest of deck now in four-of-a-kinds
Also published here 2012 19
Max Maven Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
2012 5
Luis Otero Chosen One named card found by counting with two prediction cards, one of which is chosen by spectator
Jan. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 1)
30
Charlie Miller Think Card Trick one of seven, performer stops at the card, it's named early on
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1964
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
97
David Alexander Untitled Effect performer blindfolded, card peeked at, card found in spread while holding spectator's wrist, watch stolen as kicker
Also published here
  • Genii, Dec. 1966
Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
106
Allan Ackerman Bonus Cull card named, two shuffles performed, named card on top and rest of deck now in four-of-a-kinds
Also published here 2012 35
Bill Abbott, Dai Vernon Impossible Killer
Inspired by 2013 1
Roberto Giobbi Behind-the-Back Switch with presentational ploys
  • Here's Your Card!
  • The Visible Invisible Deck
  • Demonstration
VariationsAlso published here 2013 33
Roberto Giobbi The Imaginary Deck card selected from invisible deck is found, or found reversed, ...
2013 42
Doug Edwards Card Expert performer cuts same amount as spectator and finds selection
2013 43
Tom Gagnon Spread-Cut-Pass deck ribbon spread back to front, gathered half-way and cut, face-card is original top card
2013 68
David Britland Straight to the Point
  • Cardopolis
one of five, mathematical
Inspired by Feb. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 2)
42
Caleb Wiles Mr. Perfect
  • Ringside
card and word chosen, card located and in an envelope is found a prediction consisting of alphabet cards that spell the word
Inspired by July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
24
Joe Williamson, Dani DaOrtiz Method of Named Card Control named card appears face-up on the deck
Related to 2013 197
Larry Wilmore Thunder and Lightning card lost, wrong card found and used to count down to selection
2013 120
R. Paul Wilson The Tantalizer Too last three cards flashed and selection is not among them, but still ends up as remaining card after final deal
2013 124
Michiaki Kishimoto Four Card Surprise packet is cut and spectator and performer deal cards at the same time, card on top is selection and mates are found as kicker
2013 128
Chris Mayhew Mr. Hands a card on both hands of spectator, one changes into selection
2014 5
Justin Higham The Trick With No Method Different handlings / situations for improvised card magic
Related to 2014 13
Justin Higham Freestyle Card Tricks More examples of improvisation in card magic
2014 19
Paul Vigil The Lazy Man's Card Trick presentation to reveal selection on top
Inspired by 2014 240
Paul Vigil Think Stop performer counts mentally backwards, spectator says stop, then performer names number which is position of card
2014 243
David Britland Computer Deck
  • Cardopolis
three cards are pushed into deck and push out another card
Related toVariations Jan. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 1)
18
David Britland Computer Revelation
  • Cardopolis
plunger revelation of selection by pushing cards through the deck, three mates are found as well
Inspired by Apr. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 4)
24