156 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Packet
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The "Alternate Card" Trick packet comes out in order via down-under deal, thirteen-card and 32-card version
1889 72
The "Alternate Card" Trick thirteen-card packet comes out in order via down-under deal
1890 31
Das mathematische Mischen - 1. first application, ten cards shuffled, yet they stay in order, using shuffle that recycles after seven executions
1896 119
A. J. Sonderbare Uebereinstimmung deck shuffled, spectator cuts and count off the top few cards, one of the Aces chosen, the counted-off cards are of the same suit, two methods
Related to Dec. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12)
181
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind The Demon Digits three cards with numbers arrange themselves in requested order
Also published here 1911 581
Adolphe "Magicus" Blind The Demon Digits three cards with numbers arrange themselves in requested order
Also published here 1911 29
Oswald Rae The Elusive Digits four cards with numbers from one to four in a glass frame, arrange in wanted order, second set of cards in card stand
1926 34
Jack Merlin A Sequence Effect thirteen cards put in order by dealing them in a row on the table, alternate top bottoms
Variations 1927/28 9
Can You Do It? No. 20, challenge of arranging a suit so it comes out in order with a down-under-deal
1935 22
Sure Winner Spelling Bee eleven cards (Ace through Jack) order themselves like the magician wants, doesn't work for spectator
1937 60
Charles T. Jordan Ultimo - The Ace of Mechanical Decks trick in which half the cards are long-short pairs glued face-to-face on one end, many trick examples
1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
371
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Wenn man gerade Karten bei sich hat using 28 cards, deck ist dealt in piles, ends up with all of same suit together
Oct. 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 10)
2
Bob Hummer Hummer's Swindle spectator takes sixteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile behind his back, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and without looking reverses all cards back in order
Also published here 1946 2
Bob Hummer The Lonely Card CATO routine, cards turned face up, performer takes packet behind back and reverses all cards except selection
VariationsAlso published here 1946 2
Carroll Darnay Mixup spectator shuffles a suit, suit is then again in order
Aug. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 184)
737
Try It Yourself producing thirteen cards in order with down-under deal
Variations 1949 61
Peter A. McDonald Which Way? almost the same as Lonley Card
Inspired by 1950
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 11 No. 5)
35
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Der "Sex"-Test eight cards, Cato under table, only Queen among Jacks and Kings ends up reversed
Inspired by 1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 3)
444
Charles Hudson Sorcerer's Seven II cards are shuffled and cards from 8 to As removed, shuffled again and picture cards removed, then with the number seven all quartets are counted to
Sep. 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 4)
9
Don Tanner The Lineup cards from Ace to Five are shuffled and placed inside card box, when opened again, cards are back in order
1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
58
Mike Rogers From the Desk of Mike Rogers idea for Kirk Styles Boy Meets Girl cards, cards join in pairs
1966
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1965-66)
47
Bruce Cervon Ten Gives Three "Chapter Eight", Ace to Ten are shuffled, reorder themselves, joker appears at chosen number
Related toVariations 1967 45
Charlie Wicks Sequence ten to aces removed and laid out, switched around a bit, all in royal flush order
1969 98
Roy Walton Suit Yourself two small packets, one arranges in the same suit order as the other, self-duplicating set-up
VariationsAlso published here 1969 42
John Hamilton Hidden Symmetry producing thirteen cards in order with down-under deal, shuffle sequence to get into the required order
Inspired by Apr. 1970 333
David Gale, Richard Karp The Well-Taught Deck dealing five poker hands, the hands come out in ascending order at third deal, see also p. 550 for comment by J. G. Thompson Jr.
Related to Apr. 1972 513
Paul Curry Mission Incredible spectator shuffles thirteen cards of one suit and arrange them in order without looking, double facer and duplicates
Related to 1974 11
Roy Walton As You Were order of Ace-Four changes several times
Also published here 1975 53
Roy Walton Happy Families three cards of three suits are mixed and eventually unite
Inspired by
  • Stewart Judah's "Lightning Strikes Twice"
VariationsAlso published here
1975 19
Joe Riding, Paul Curry Mission Accomplished
Inspired by May 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 9)
262
Roy Walton Your Very Own suits sort themselves
Also published here Sep. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 1)
306
Paul Curry Out Of Sight eight kings, cards of a suit end up in order after a sequence of shuffling and switching, mind reading presentation
1977 7
Paul Curry Joining The Ladies three cards are torn in halves and the pieces shuffled, then mixed (with help of a chart), finally all pieces are next to their equivalent
Related toVariations 1977 35
Paul Curry Out Of Mind
Inspired by 1977 58
Karl Fulves Another Order three cards arrange themselves in any order the spectator wishes
1978 24
Frederick Braue Flash Cards thirteen mixed-up cards are dealt out in order, alternate top bottom deals
Inspired by 1978 32
Hannes Höller Höfisches Rendevous court card assemble under hands of spectator
1978 98
Harry Lorayne An Extraordinary Prediction ace to ten are shuffled, reorder themselves, jack appeares at chosen number
Related to 1979 168
Roy Walton A Trick for Mr. Fields ten cards of a suit are shuffled and one card put in pocket, cards are back in order, one card missing, with kicker of wrong card in pocket
Also published here 1979 20
Bob Hummer Hummer's Swindle spectator takes sixteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile behind his back, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and without looking reverses all cards back in order
Also published here 1980 7
Bob Hummer The Lonely Card CATO routine, cards turned face up, performer takes packet behind back and reverses all cards except selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 7
Val Evans, Juan Tamariz Los Treboles Magicos Efecto N°18, clubs are found under handkerchief, trick to exchange deck
1980 61
André Robert Titan some coincidences with two packets of ten cards
Nov. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 11)
553
Roy Walton Suit Yourself two small packets, one arranges in the same suit order as the other, self-duplicating set-up
Also published here 1981 34
Roy Walton Happy Families three cards of three suits are mixed and eventually unite
Also published here 1981 161
Roy Walton A Trick For Mr. Fields ten cards of a suit are shuffled and one card put in pocket, cards are back in order, one card missing, with kicker of wrong card in pocket
Also published here 1981 182
Philip T. Goldstein Hopscotch five cards put in order on table, always two cards are switched and are back in sequence again
Also published here Mar. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 23)
443
Simon Lovell The Ten Card Special Plus number card chosen, top cards dealt, they form a straight and card at value of spectator's card is selection
  • The Basic Routine
  • The Extended Routine (straight shown first and mixed back in, then as above)
Related to 1983 40
Paul Curry Mixmaster Ace through King apparently mixed according to spectator's wishes, but order is original one, except two predicted cards
Also published here
  • Genii, Dec. 1981
Jan. 1983
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 4)
141
Jerry K. Hartman Order Restored one suit is reversed in deck and orders itself, gaffed and ungaffed (faro) method
Related toVariations Jan. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 1)
865
Doug Canning, Tom Craven Straight Slam spectator shuffles, yet top thirteen cards are straight from ace to king, gilbreath
Apr. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 4)
908
Philip T. Goldstein Hopscotch five cards put in order on table, always two cards are switched and are back in sequence again
Also published here 1984 2
Charles Hudson Enlarged Hartman
Inspired by Apr. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 4)
1049
Jerry K. Hartman Apocalypse Variations or Additions two variations
Inspired by Nov. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 11)
1282
Paul Swinford Transmigration sixteen cards sorted with sorting rod, two people remember one of the cards, their positions transpose after a few sortings, Binarial Transposition
1986 21
Edward Marlo Olram's Order diamond cards order, ten double facers
1988 236
Roy Walton Separation spectator shuffles a packet with red and black cards and the Joker, packet is shown to have the colors separated and the Joker is between them
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves problem
Related to
1988 123
Roy Walton As You Were order of Ace-Four changes several times
Also published here 1988 124
Roy Walton Your Very Own suits sort themselves
Also published here 1988 152
Hiroshi Sawa Collector spectator stops dealing, from that spot the four Aces are produced, they change into Ace through Four of Clubs, then the whole Clubs straight is reversed in the center
1988 60
Philip T. Goldstein Forehand four matching pairs generated
Inspired by 1989 7
Bob King Order Please deck shuffled face-up/face-down, performer arranges half the deck to match face-up/face-down sequence of other half
Inspired byAlso published here 1989 5
Harry Lorayne A Pathway Kind Of Thing bad small packet divination, ends up Ace to King
1990 56
Philip T. Goldstein Hopscotch five cards put in order on table, always two cards are switched and are back in sequence again
Also published here 1990 89
Philip T. Goldstein Hopscotch Again
Also published here
  • "Hopscotch... Again!" in "New Tops" November, 1983. P. 36.
1990 90
Edward Marlo In Psychological Order spectator inserts cards into small packet at random positions, packet is shown to be from ace to king
Seventh Method (ungaffed)
First Alternative (scratchmarked)
Second Alternative (stripper cards)
Fourth Alternative
Fifth Alternative - A dealer's Delight (waxed cards)
June 1991 14
Jerry K. Hartman In Better Order packet is dealt and spectator puts three cards in the pile, cards are in order, similar effect as Curry's Swindle of Sorts
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • "The Linking Ring" June, 1975. P. 76.
1991 468
Jerry K. Hartman Order Restored one suit is reversed in deck and orders itself, updated ungaffed method
Related toVariations 1991 600
Jerry K. Hartman Order in the Sort Blow Change as packet switch
Variations 1991 603
Jerry K. Hartman Order Restored II one suit is reversed in deck and orders itself
Related to 1991 631
Richard Vollmer Ten/Four at the end some coincidences occur
Dec. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 12)
2156
Edward Marlo Olram's Order Ace through Ten order themselves, ten double facers
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
14
Philip T. Goldstein Duploma spectator removes Ace through Five in some order, performer matches the order
Inspired by 1994 71
Philip T. Goldstein Automix working method
Inspired by 1994 113
Peter Duffie Those Enigmatic Royals
  • Phase One (based on Card Puzzle)
  • Phase Two (based on Happy Families, court cards mixed and the suits unite again via spelling)
Inspired byVariations 1994 206
Aldo Colombini Italian Heart card selected, deck riffle shuffled twice, all Hearts removed, selection remains after down-under deal with all Hearts in order
1994 55
Angelo Carbone Out of Order four cards riveted together, center two cards exchange, examinable
  • Effect
  • What you receive
  • How it works
  • Set up
  • Performance
Related toVariations 1995 1
Bob King, Ted Biet, Angelo Carbone, Jon Allen, Duane Henry, Frank Chambers, Michael Mander, Nick Fitzherbert, Harry Lorayne Bonus Section various tips on preparation & performance of "Out of Order"
1995 8
Jerry K. Hartman Order Sorter Ace and Ten of Diamonds are shown, performer gives eight cards for spectator to randomly arrange, they are placed between the Ace and Ten and dealt out showing they are the Diamonds in sequential order
Inspired by 1995 175
Bob King Perfect Match deck shuffled face-up/face-down, performer arranges half the deck to match face-up/face-down sequence of other half
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 4)
2629
Nick Trost Lineup Gilbreath Principle, arranging face up/down cards in same order
Variations 1997 149
Wesley James SympathOrder half deck face-up and face-down, spectator shuffles, dealt in two piles, they have same face-up/face-down orientation
1997 65
Karl Fulves Code For Oracle two suits named and removed, performer separates them from the back
1998 25
Gavin Ross The Information Pack half deck is pushed through other half (incomplete faro) and turns over, full suit visible with selection missing, with variation by Peter Duffie
Inspired by 1998 94
Lew R. Brooks Order Out of Chaos packet of one suit arranges itself from Ace to King after cuts and shuffles
Related toAlso published here 1998 8
Karl Fulves Meant For Each Other two rows of cards, calculation made with calculator arrives at two digit number, those two spots are exchanged in the rows, the rows then match
1998 27
Bob King Turnabout is Foul Play Ace through Four in a row on the table, one card is moved to other end, they still are in order, repeat, color changing back kicker
1998 28
Roy Walton As You Were order of Ace-Four changes several times
Also published here 1999 19
Karl Fulves Hofzinser + Math Aces shuffled reversed into packet, another card chosen, face-up/face-down mix, all cards right except a chosen Ace but selection instead
Inspired byRelated to 2000 55
Paul Curry Out of Mind
Inspired by 2001 250
Masao Atsukawa 整理好き (Like to be Organized) Ace to Six apparently mixed up, but goes back in order
Inspired by 2001 36
Harry Lorayne The Amazing Court-Card Trick one of twelve chosen cards chosen, it matches named (by magician) picture card selection, other eleven cards are other court cards
Inspired by
  • "Famous Jack of Spades Trick" (Aldo Colombini)
Variations
2001 375
Terry LaGerould Cardboard Sobriety Test picture cards and Aces removed, one chosen, eventually the three matching cards are brought from pocket and other cards shown in order
2001 40
Peter Duffie Suit Yourself Too two small packets, one arranges in the same suit order as the other, Klondike shuffle
Inspired byAlso published here Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
34
Peter Duffie Suit Yourself Too two small packets, one arranges in the same suit order as the other, Klondike shuffle
Also published here June 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Karl Fulves Keep In Mind spectator asked to remember list of seven cards, he cannot do it, when shown again, they are Ace through Seven in order
2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
63
John Bannon Degrees Of Freedom CATO, Koenig's Tapestry, combo to produce royal flush
Variations 2004 128
John Bannon Origami Poker CATO, Koenig's Tapestry, combo to produce royal flush
2004 144
Karl Fulves Kinship system for remembering suit order of packet (twelve cards), court cards dealt out in four piles to separate suits
Related to 2005 21
Karl Fulves Switched By Thot court cards separated into suits by performer from back (memory) except two named jacks which are transposed, see also p. 100 for further notes
2005 24
Karl Fulves Noble Cause twelve court cards memorized by performer who then produces jacks, then queens, then kings from packet, see also p. 102 for further notes
Related to 2005 39
Karl Fulves Made To Order performer sort face-up/face-down mix below table
2005 43
Karl Fulves Pseudo Hummer fooling magicians who know the Hummer CATO trick
2005 46
Karl Fulves A Game Of Touch suit removed, spectator deals it from top or bottom into pile and retains last card, performer sort suit below table top and divines selection
2005 52
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
Karl Fulves Kings Over Here twelve picture cards memorized, then sorted from back
Related to 2007 22
Karl Fulves Four Way Memory twelve picture cards memorized, then sorted into suits from back
Related to 2007 24
Charles T. Jordan The Mystic Self-Arrangers packet of Ace to Five arranges itself in order, with gaff that has a partial fan that can be pivoted away, perhaps by Arthur Finley
Also published here
  • marketed in 1923
2007 18
Karl Fulves Order Restored mixing process with ten cards that restores after four times, dealflipdropcut
2008
Xtra Credit (Issue 1)
3
Scott Robinson The Perfect Shuffle fake down-under deal, Ace through Five packet stays in same order despite the deal
  • Preferred Handling (Steve Beam, third finger buckle)
Inspired by 2008 31
Steve Beam Testosterone Test red/black order of Aces changes, observation test
Also published here 2008 45
Ken Krenzel Suit Yourself packet of chosen suit arranges itself from Ace to King in spectator's hands
Related to 2009 217
Steve Beam Running the Scales Ace to Ten are mixed and pocketed, then produced by touch in order
2010 268
Steve Beam Mating Ritual queens and kings shuffled and then separated
2010 269
Karl Fulves Matrix Games variations of the Ace to Five theme with twenty-five cards
  • The Correction
  • In Sync
  • Brother's Keeper
Inspired by 2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
528
Karl Fulves Scot's Key ca. twenty cards from shuffled deck removed, spectator exchanges one with Joker and puts unknown card aside, performer deals packet face-down into four piles into suits and names removed cards
2010
Xtra Credit (Issue 5)
27
David Acer Court Order Ace through Four re-order and transpose
  • Part One: Order Out of Chaos
  • Part Two: Reorder Out of Chaos
  • Part Three: Order of Magnitude
Oct. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 10)
72
Paul Green You Can Do It, I Know! Ace through Ten randomized with Paul Curry's Swindle Switch, they match a prediction set
2010 39
Steve Beam Testosterone Test (new) red/black order of Aces changes, observation test
Also published here 2011 vii
Dani DaOrtiz Jugando con Palos (y con percepción) two principles, secretly removing only cards from one suit, and showing a packet which is in numerical order to look shuffled
  • 1. Separación a la vista y secretamente, de un palo de la baraja
  • 2. Enseñada de un palo mezclado (realmente ordenado)
2011
El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 15)
454
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
Steven Hamilton Double Deal two cards chosen, they multiply to a number that matches their number, then one packet becomes the four-of-a-kind to match selection, the other packet the full suit
Inspired by
  • "Big Deal" (Roy Walton, Abra #1881)
2013 142
Tom Crosbie Everyday I'm Shufflin' spades and diamonds end up in order
2013 174
Bébel L'Ordre et le Chaos group of mixed cards ends up sorted
2014 3
Steve Beam Mind Over Anti-Matter Random cards from a spectator-shuffled deck distributed to four participants. With free choices of which cards to eliminate, they all end up with one card. When combined, the cards form a royal flush.
Inspired by 2015 51
Harry Lorayne The Amazing Court-Card Trick one of twelve chosen cards chosen, it matches named (by magician) picture card selection, other eleven cards are other court cards
Inspired by 2015 112
Dani DaOrtiz Orderly Chaos
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
deck shuffled, card chosen and lost, performer takes out a few cards and eliminates all except selection, a pile chosen by spectator earlier consists of all other cards of same suit in order
Inspired by
  • handling on first Fat Brothers DVD
Feb. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 2)
28
Shiv Duggal Made to Measure Ace to Three of Spades are lost and found twice, then rest of Spades appear in order
Mar. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 3)
55
Roy Walton Camouflage four-card groups made after shuffling procedure, they all contain one of each suit
  • E.S.P. Variation
Related toAlso published here 2016 163
Roy Walton Tricky Travis monte type routine with Ace through Nine, cards end up in order as finale
2016 207
Roy Walton Joker Power packet returns to original order with help of Joker
Also published here 2016 215
Nancy Colwell Hofzinser's Suit Selection Spectator selects card from a packet of random cards, all the cards change to match the suit of the selection, Ace to King
2017 100
Paul Vigil Sympathy (for the Devil) Cards "or Cartas con Simpatia Diabolica"
two packets end up in the same order, despite mixing procedures, one packet mixed again and its order typed into phone, performer's phone rings
  • Part 1: My Condolences
  • Part 2: Can You Hear Me Now?
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2017 227
Bob Farmer Triharder fifteen-card-packets shuffled and dealt into three piles by both performer and spectator, performer gets them in order, spectator doesn't
  • Mini-me Version (thirteen cards)
Variations 2017 9
Bob Farmer Macau Casino Shuffle #1 Ace to King of Hearts and Spades are each shuffled, performer deal-mixes them, one is sorted, then both are in same mixed order, then spectator cuts one of the suits and the order matches prediction
Related to 2017 12
Bob Farmer Macau Casino Shuffle #2 version with thirteen duplicates
Related to 2017 18
Bob Farmer Casinodiction spectator shuffles twenty cards from four different decks and deals them out according to their back designs, ends up with good poker hands
Inspired byVariations 2017 1
Pete McCabe Pete's Casinodiction spectator shuffles twenty cards from four different decks and deals them out according to their back designs, ends up with good poker hands
Inspired by 2017 3
Harry Lorayne Just In Case selection replaced, four packets made, spectator choses one, selection is on top, rest of packet is matching suit, other packets mixed, Juan Tamariz
2017 77
Asi Wind Lucky 13 thirteen cards chosen, they are named suit in order
Inspired by
  • "Suit Selection" (Hofzinser)
2018 143
Allan Ackerman, Jason England The Extended Merlin spectator shuffles deck, sorted into suits, suits shown mixed, they are suddenly ordered, alternate top and bottom deals
Inspired byAlso published here 2019 94
Helder Guimarães Midas's Touch "The Perception of Luck"
  • First Phase: small packet dealing demonstration with Ace through Five of Spades
  • Second Phase: those five cards are shown in random order, then suddenly sequential order
  • Third Phase: named poker hand is produced from a shuffled deck
Inspired by 2019 406
Jonathan Friedman The Jenny-Jenny Stack Ace through King are "mixed" and end up in the order that match a 1980s song from Tommy Tutone
June 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 6)
73
Jim Steinmeyer Excessive Force fourteen cards are apparently mixed according to spectator's wishes, but end up in order
2020 13
Terry Rooney, Deric Blamton Diamond Heist ending to four Ace assembly in which a run of Diamonds shows up
Related to
  • "Diamond Snatch" (Gary Middleton, Peter Duffie's Scotland Up Close, 2005)
2022 149
Shimpei Katsuragawa Happy Birthday Monte variation in which a layout of letter cards ends up spelling "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
2022 62
Lew R. Brooks Order From Chaos packet of one suit arranges itself from Ace to King after cuts and shuffles
Related toAlso published here 2022 776
Steve Skomp Camouflage 4x4 grid of face-down papers, pairs are exchanged by spectator, yet when collected and laid out again the baby gag image forms
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2008
2022 809
Roy Walton Camouflage four-card groups made after shuffling procedure, they all contain one of each suit
  • ESP Variation
Also published here 2022 927
Paul Vigil Sympathy (For the Devil) Cards two packets end up in the same order, despite mixing procedures, one packet mixed again and its order typed into phone, performer's phone rings
Also published here 2022 1071
Roy Walton Joker Power packet returns to original order with help of Joker
Also published here 2022 1207
Juan Tamariz A Suit to Order several spectator select cards, all are from same suit and in order
Related to 2022 18
Juan Tamariz Another Suit to Order several spectators select cards, all are from same suit and in order
Related to 2022 15
Kiyoshi Satoh Stella after Reset routine the packets are put on top of each other and cards are suddenly alternated in pairs face-up and face-down
Inspired by 2022 ca. 8
Jim Scott Mix It All Up performer tries to mix up a packet of Ace through Five of Diamonds with spelling mixing procedure, but they stay in order
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
72
Allan Ackerman, Jason England The Extended Merlin spectator shuffles deck, sorted into suits, suits shown mixed, they are suddenly ordered, alternate top and bottom deals
Inspired byAlso published here 2024 114