Prediction in form of Mates

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Nine two decks, mate of selection is found in pocket
 		1949 Staggered 5
Bill Simon Twice Clipped two mate predictions, cards clipped together with paper clips
Variations 1954 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 300) 1199
Bill Simon Two Up two prediction cards removed by performer, spectators insert them next to mates
 		1954 Sleightly Sensational 24
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ich weiss es vorher cards dealt on table until stop, piles are turned over and one card's value used to count down in other pile, mate as prediction
 		1960 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 1) 895
Glenn G. Gravatt Pairing the Pairs three mates as prediction
Also published here
  • Glenn Gravatt's "Pairing the Pairs" in "Genii" 1953, September.
 1960 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 4&5) 968
Howard Schwarzman The Impeccable Prediction
Variations 1961 Professional Card Magic 150
Mo Howarth Three Card Match application of IBD
Inspired by Sep. 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 11) 282
Brian Jordan 8 - 25 packets removed and counted down in some piles, two mates appear, see also p. 348
Related to
  • "Isochronism" (Stewart James, Linking Ring, Oct. 1952)
 Jan. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3) 315
Gene Lawton Ultra Reverse deck pocketed, spectator removes card, when deck is spread, its mate is reversed
 		Apr. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 6) 331
Sam Schwartz Tri-Multaneous
  • Part 1: mate & selection appear at same time after slip slop shuffled packed is gone through in pairs
  • Part 2: Sam-Ultaneous
  • Part 3: two chosen cards show up at same position in two packets, using two odd-numbered piles
see also p. 348
Inspired by
  • "Break Even" (Howard Lyons, Ibidem #4)
  • "Mini-Miracle" (John Hamilton, Linking Ring, April 1967)
  • Sam-Ultaneous (Sam Schwartz, 1962)
Variations 		Apr. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 6) 334
Robert (Bob) Hess Irresistible Fours two cards as predictions, two cards chosen, makes four fours
 		Sep. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 11) 359
Ian Baxter Crazy Coincidence three prediction cards removed, three selected cards match, humorous presentation
 		1970 Ten on Deck 5
Paul Swinford Pairs Foretold three mates removed by spectator are predicted
 		1971 More Faro Fantasy 42
E. S. Bentfrum Matching Prediction
Inspired by 1972 Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 22
Robert (Bob) Hess The 13th Card prediction under magazine matches thirteenth card after free spectator cut
Variations July 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 9) 552
Harry Lorayne Half-Force Open Prediction three prediction cards, spectator cuts deck into three packets, top cards match
 		1973 Rim Shots 26
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Bruce Cervon Amazing Prediction two cards, some dealing and counting
 		1973 Rim Shots 52
Karl Fulves Think of Something prediction in form of mate in envelope, ultra-mental deck
 		1974 Close-Up Mental Magic 26
Bill Spooner Revelation tabled predicition matches selection, using Impeccable Double
 		1975 Card Cavalcade 3 128
Roy Walton Future Shock card predicted by cards with same suit and value, with impromptu version
Also published here Jan. 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 3) 835
M. D. Overholser The 13th Plus 13 prediction in pocket matches thirteenth card after free spectator cut
Inspired by June 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 8) 975
Larry Jennings Stabbed Coincidence prediction, selection is stabbed in deck, four-of-a-kind found
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976 Stabbed Coincidence 2
Slydini Card Mates card selected from spread matches prediction card
Related to 1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 93
Slydini Card Mates - The Repeat card selected from spread matches prediction card
Related to 1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 94
Nick Trost Card in Pocket Coincidence Card placed previously in pocket is the mate of spectator's free selection
Also published here 1976 Subtle Card Magic — Part One 6
Robert Harbin Harbins Dreifache Übereinstimmung three small packets, spectator selects a card of each packet, performer does same with his three packets, three matching value pairs show up
Also published here
  • Abracadabra #425, 20. Mar. 1954
 Feb. 1976 Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 3) 57
Gene Maze Experiment #2 four cards, four predictions change back color
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Four) 251
Karl Fulves Further Solution see "Experiment #2"
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Four) 252
Roy Walton Twice Two
Aug. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 12) 454
Ken Krenzel To Indicate the Future
1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 33
Ken Krenzel Spectator Sympathy odd backed match
 		1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 37
Ken Krenzel KK's HHH two cards
 		1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 94
Karl Fulves Moving Middle
1978 51 Faces North 8
Father Cyprian The Spectrum Effect two card prediction from half the deck, all other cards red
Inspired by
  • "Colorincidentally" (Tony Chaudhuri, "Bedazzled!", 1977, p. 31)
 1978 The Chronicles (Issue 3) 1085
Jerry K. Hartman Mod Quad Card selected is stabbed into deck, prediction shown to be mate, and then card is shown to be stabbed between the other two mates (describes two methods)
Inspired by 1978 Loose Ends 53
Simon Aronson Mis-Mate card shown and put out-jogged in deck, spectator says stop during biddling count, it is not the mate of the out-jogged card, but that one changes to match the selection
 		1978 The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson 8
Harry Lorayne Three's Company spectator names any number up to twenty, multiple out
 		1979 Quantum Leaps 65
Karl Fulves Stopped Twice two prediction cards placed in deck during dealing by spectator end up next to their mates, "Gemini Twins"
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1979 Impromptu Opener 2
Karl Fulves The U.C.L.A. Move "Utility Center Lift Action"
hindu force that ends with a center double lift, matching application in which a selection does not match prediction card but then transforms
Variations 1979 The Chronicles (Issue 15) 1214
Allen Lang Prelude four cards face-down on table, spectator finds the one that matches prediction
Inspired by 1979 The Chronicles (Issue 17) 1228
Karl Fulves Psycho double placed on table
 		1979 The Chronicles (Issue 19) 1249
Steve Beam Simple Coincidence card removed as prediction, another chosen card matches via Turnover Change
Also published here 1979 Magic — The Vanishing Art 46
Howard A. Adams Counthink deck of ESP cards, two cards are predicted, re-deal
Related to 1979 OICUFESP (Issue 1 - ten brand new esp card miracles) 11
Nick Trost Numerology simple ten-twenty force
 		1979 Impromptu Card Magic 1
Father Cyprian The Spectrum Effect two cards
 		1980 The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian 32
Danny Korem, Tom Bowyer A Way Out three cards chosen from spectator match three cards chosen from performer, risky
 		1980 Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant) 18
Gene Maze A Squeaky Clean Prediction
1980 The Gene Maze Card Book 32
Tieneblas Pair-Cognition cards are dealt twice, on pile selected and top card predicted
 		1980 Magick (Issue 273) 1362
Harry Lorayne Take Five five cards touched and outjogged, down-under-deal, remaining card matches prediction
VariationsAlso published here 1980 Lecture Notes 9
Roy Walton Caught in Time clock trick with mate prediction
Also published here 1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 6) 101
Steve Beam Simple Coincidence card removed as prediction, another chosen card matches via Turnover Change
Also published here 1981 Teaching an Old Deck New Tricks 8
James G. Thompson Jr. "A" wie in Asse during a quick mate coincidence, the four Aces are secretly brought to the top, then Aces found by counting to values and other Ace effects
Also published here
  • Magic to Delight, Thompson Jr.
 Jan. 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 4) 135
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ich weiß es vorher card placed aside as prediction, spectator stops dealing, value is counted down to mate of prediction
 		Dec. 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4) 140
Stephen Tucker Best of Mates mate-gag, card with "My friend is the Ace of Clubs" is found
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 10) 184
Karl Fulves Gemini Twins No. 1, two cards inserted where spectator stops dealing, both next to mates
VariationsAlso published here 1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 1
Martin Lewis The Information Cards Free selection is predicted with two cards (value and suit)
 		1985 Martin's Miracles 25
Larry Jennings Synchronicity magician and spectator choose mates three times in row
 		1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 10
Larry Jennings The Optical Prediction featuring Optical Toss
 		1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 80
Piet Forton Tossed Free Choice Match matching routine with Impeccable Double
 		Oct. 1987 Epoptica (Issue 10) 514
Dai Vernon, Alex Elmsley The Rendezvous Force mathematical force, Penelope's Principle with Klondike instead of faro shuffle
Related toAlso published here 1987 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 8) 15
John Carney Easy As Hell Prediction card in case matches selection
Inspired by
  • "Big Deal" (Don Alan)
 1987 Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Uncovered) 9
Thomas Hierling Impromptu Al Koran spectator stops anytime during dealing, card matches prediction, faced deck method
 		1987 New Wave Close-Up 60
Roberto Giobbi Der Psychotest spectator cuts deck into four piles, the top four cards match four prediction cards
Also published here 1987 CardPerfect 9
Dai Vernon, Alex Elmsley The Rendezvous Force mathematical force, Penelope's Principle with Klondike instead of faro shuffle
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2 119
Edward Marlo Elimiracle card chosen in one deck matches to reversed card in second deck
 		1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 145
Larry Jennings You Can Always Count on Your Wallet card placed in wallet is mate of stopped at card
 		1988 The Cardwright 197
Roy Walton Simple Coincidence spectator stabs prediction card in deck, its value is counted down from that spot to arrive at mate of prediction
 		1988 The Complete Walton — Volume 2 100
Roy Walton "Caught In Time" clock trick with mate prediction
Also published here 1988 The Complete Walton — Volume 2 105
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 The Complete Walton — Volume 2 164
Philip T. Goldstein Fraternal Twins two cards are selected by counting and spelling, predicted
 		1989 Fifth 4
Karl Fulves Overthrow coin (or other object) on tabled spread during turnover
 		1989 Quick Card Tricks 4
John Bannon Discrepancy City Prediction three mates used to predict free selection
Variations 1990 Impossibilia 4
Eric Mead Boy Meets Girl
Related to 1990 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic) 73
Ken Krenzel Joint Futures double prediction with addition from card shelf
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 50
Wesley James Impeccable Follow-Up spectator's selection matches tabled mate, repeat, then spectator finds card to complete four-of-a-kind
Inspired by 1990 Pasteboard Perpensions 13
David Williamson Brain Probe spectator finds four mates
Also published here 1990 The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 1) 1
Gary Ouellet Impeccadillo
Inspired by 1990 Close Up Illusions 298
Jon Racherbaumer The Dreamy Dream Clock mate of clock-selection predicted in pocket and hour reversed in deck
Variations 1990 Cardfixes 101
Shigeo Takagi The Double Thought
Inspired by 1990 The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi 58
John Bannon Heart of the City card spectator cuts to is predicted, another signed selection travels to envelope which has been on table
Also published here 1990 Heart of the City 2
John Bannon Heart of the City card spectator cuts to is predicted, another signed selection travels to envelope which has been on table
VariationsAlso published here 1991 Smoke and Mirrors 13
Edward Marlo Unexpected Mates spectator turns over any card, same as odd-backed prediction in deck
 		1991 The Olram File (Issue 7) 8
Harry Lorayne Prediction Guardians "wrong" sandwiched Prediction changes to corret one
 		May 1992 Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 5) 2067
John Bannon, James Swain John Bannon's Discrepancy City Prediction
Inspired by 1992 Don't Blink 71
Karl Fulves Wire Room packet placed in case, selection paper clipped to top of case, cards removed until stopped, this card is forced and matches clipped selection, two methods
Related to 1992 Deceptive Practices 7
Karl Fulves Fly by Wire card paper clipped to case as prediction, card chosen from cased cards matches prediction, clip vanishes an reappears at mates with other color
 		1992 Deceptive Practices 17
Karl Fulves Median card predicted by 2 other cards - its value must be between the prediction cards, in second phase one of the prediction cards vanishes to make it fit
 		1992 Deceptive Practices 19
Steve Pressley Double Hit two cards predicted, mates
Also published here 1992 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 43) 768
Edward Marlo No Drawing Required four cards are placed in deck during dealing, four matches
Inspired by 1993 The Olram File (Issue 15) 4
Karl Fulves Birthday Value - Birthday Suit spectator spells birth month from one packet and birth day from another, suit and value are used to arrive at a card which is predicted
Related toVariations 1993 Rigmarole (Issue 3) 27
Tony Bartolotta Named Gemini two cards freely chosen, mates found with Gemini Twins procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1993 Rigmarole (Issue 4) 48
Philip T. Goldstein Birthday Value Birthday Suit variation of procedure
Inspired by 1993 Verbatim (Issue 4) 32
Peter Duffie Centre Forward outjogged double, top card of this double is dealt at chosen number
Related toVariations 1993 Applications 9
Peter Duffie Triplicants card chosen from three-card packet twice, repeated three times, three value pairs, values predicted as well
Inspired by
  • "Triple Coincidence" (Robert Harbin, Abracadabra & Harbincadabra)
 1993 Card Selection 5
Alex Elmsley The Mexican Prediction free selection is predicted with two cards (value and suit)
Related toVariations 1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 37
Gary Ouellet, Patrick Raymond Lethal Prediction
Related to 1994 The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 3) 8
Jackie McClements Coincidence My *@*! two cards put aside, two cards touched by spectator are mates of them
 		1994 Shock Treatment 3
Roger Crosthwaite Mindreading Experiment 1 card "thought-of" (forced), mate is in case and spectator stops on his selection
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 64
Roger Crosthwaite Primal Premonition unknown and freely chosen card put aside, card peeked at, they match
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 77
Roger Crosthwaite Primal Memory 1 one card thought-of and one selected, both predicted via matching cards
Inspired by 1994 Roger's Thesaurus 83
Aldo Colombini Zig Zag three selections match three prediction cards
 		1994 The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini 12
Jack Carpenter Fate or Free Will? tabled prediction card, spectator picks card and inserts it in deck, cards on both sides of it are black Sevens, inserted card is shown to be a red Seven and prediction is other red Seven
Variations 1994 Labyrinth (Issue 1) 8
Peter Duffie Almost But not Quite
Inspired by 1995 Duffie's Card Compulsions 174
Joey Gallo Coincideal stopped at mates, prediction
 		1995 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 57) 1088
Lee Asher Four Casting card force, card is touched in the spread and cards turned over except touched card
Also published here 1995 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 59) 1144
Steve Pressley Double Hit two cards predicted, mates
Also published here 1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 87
Aldo Colombini Your Best a Nine is chosen, predicted with other three previously tabled Nines
 		1995 What's Up Deck? 125
Martin Gardner Face-Up Gemini Twins
Inspired byVariations 1996 Underworld (Issue 3) 29
Karl Fulves Cross Hatched
Inspired by 1996 Underworld (Issue 3) 30
Karl Fulves Front & Center prediction cards removed from face-up spread, mates seen in center
 		1996 The Fine Print (Issue 3) 36
Karl Fulves Notes Gemini Twins with a stooge, Face-Up Gemini in which the backs match instead of faces
Inspired by 1996 The Fine Print (Issue 3) 38
Karl Fulves Not Gemini spectator pushes two selections reversed in deck, next to mates
 		1996 The Fine Print (Issue 3) 39
Karl Fulves Everyone Has A Twin two mates found, then two Kings find Queens
 		1996 The Fine Print (Issue 3) 40
Harry Riser Double Coincidence two prediction cards put face-up in the deck by spectators, next to their mates
Inspired by
  • "Triple Coincidence - Stewart Judah Version" (Linking Ring, July 1974)
 1996 The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser 166
Peter Duffie Amalga-Mate card pocketed, then a card chosen for value and suit each, it matches prediction in pocket, Mexican Prediction
Inspired by
  • "Ten Mate" (Joe Rindfleisch, Precursor, Jan. 1996)
 1996 Method in Effect 4
Aaron Fisher The Aggressive Force/Prediction
June 1997 Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 6) 2806
Jack Carpenter A Potent Presage three predictions, Gemini Twin type procedure, four-of-a-kind kicker
Inspired byRelated to 1997 The Expert's Portfolio No. 1 26
William Goodwin Selection Foretold selection matches in value the prediction-three-of-a-kind, face-up classic force with out
 		1997 The Ancient Empty Street 7
Nick Trost Card in Pocket Coincidence Prediction card placed in pocket, spectator selects card by counting down to named number, card in pocket shown to be mates
Also published here 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 40
Nick Trost A Premonition two prediction cards match selection by value and suit separately
Variations 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 121
Nick Trost A Clean-Cut Coincidence Spectator coincidentally selects mates, which is predicted by performer
Inspired byVariations
  • "Double Influence" (Tom Mosier, The Linking Ring, May 1995)
 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 193
Marty Kane Sixth Sense Nonsense multiple prediction, mates, dealing procedure
 		1997 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 64) 1264
Richard Bartram, Jr. Brainstorm Mates reversed card in the deck turns out to be mate of cut to card
 		1997 Trephine 146
Unknown Kartenfinden mit Zuschauernamen prediction, two chosen cards (by dealing and spelling name) match prediction in suit and value, Untouched
 		1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4&5) 185
Karl Fulves Twixtwin after a confusing cutting, selection and shuffling procedure, a card that matches an initialed prediction card shows up
 		1998 Underworld (Issue 8) 108
Jack Avis, Billy O'Connor O'Connor Caper two cards predicted and mates via count-back force (10-20 force), credit information
Inspired by
  • Billy O'Connor trick in The Magic Wand
 1998 Vis à Vis 131
Joshua Jay Combined Interests Magicians performs a medley of his favourite tricks all in one trick (spell to selection, prediction, card to pocket (fail), four Ace production)
 		1999 Magic Atlas 70
Shiv Duggal Double Vision performer places card under card case, it matches free selection, repeat
Also published here Mar. 1999 Genii (Vol. 62 No. 3) 19
Maurice Fogel, Eugene Burger Fogel's Triple Prediction including the necessary degree of error
 		2000 Mastering the Art of Magic 148
Maurice Fogel, Eugene Burger Psychic Sense a new analysis of the three card prediction
 		2000 Mastering the Art of Magic 211
Baltazar Fuentes Two Intuitions card spectator cuts to is predicted with three mates, another previously tabled card turns out to be later signed selection
Inspired by 2000 I'm Dancing 23
Lewis Jones You Bet prediction of the card which is next to named card, as a bet how many cards are between the two cards
Variations 2000 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3 25
Steve Beam Culinary Bet different handling for You Bet, prediction of the card which is next to named card, as a bet how many cards are between the two cards
Inspired by 2000 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3 26
Peter Duffie Circular Tour circle layout, card chosen, predicted
 		2000 New Inspirations 20
Tom Craven Unclosed Prediction
Inspired by 2000 Card File Two 5
Michael Sibbernsen Triple Indemnity three prediction cards placed aside, selection completes four-of-a-kind
Inspired by 2000 Card File Two 107
Simon Aronson Jack Coincidence (Producing the Jacks) Selection is predicted with mate, and selection is stabbed in deck, around two matching mates
Inspired byVariations 2001 Try the Impossible 213
Simon Aronson Paired Color Alternative Alternative procedure for Jack Coincidence
Inspired by 2001 Try the Impossible 215
Karl Fulves Making the Point No. 31, two cards counted to by throwing two dice, both cards predicted
Related to 2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 47
Herb Runge Impulse No. 49, spectator finds mates of two cards, dealing
 		2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 71
Karl Fulves Mental Case No. 89, case moved around on five-card row, final card's mate is in case
 		2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 133
Karl Fulves, Jack Avis Four-Card Magic No. 93, four face-down cards, an Ace moved on top of them according to instructions, ends up on matching card
 		2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 140
Harry Lorayne Take Five five cards touched and outjogged, down-under-deal, remaining card matches prediction
Related toAlso published here 2001 Personal Collection 253
Harry Lorayne Miraculous Coincidence five cards chosen, one of those reversed, matches previously removed prediction, miscall
Inspired by
  • Randy Wakeman effect
Variations 		2001 Personal Collection 561
James Swain Florida Roadkill
  • The Card Expert
spectator cuts off a packet, performer cuts off same size, four Kings are found as well, Penelope's Principle
Inspired by Oct. 2001 Genii (Vol. 64 No. 10) 69
Jerry K. Hartman Easy As Psi selected card is predicted with a three-of-a-kind packet of the same value
Inspired by
  • untitled trick in The Linking Ring, Nov. 1987, Card Corner, p. 90
 June 2001 Ego (Vol. 1 No. 1) 25
Jamie Badman, Colin Miller Do as I Doobie Doobie Do two prediction phases, then Do as I Do phase (à la Patrick Page)
Also published here Dec. 2001 Ego (Vol. 1 No. 7) 4
Jack Avis Stop thief card mated, crime story
 		2002 Ahead of the Pack 77
Lewis Jones Seven up two cards are seen in window envelope, two numbers up to ten named, somehow two Sevens show up and in the envelope are Sevens
 		2002 Ahead of the Pack 227
Steve Beam Easy on the Curry cut and turn over to select card, prediction in form of mate
Variations 2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 34
Steve Beam Lockbox Prediction prediction of touched card
 		2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 36
David Ben Stop! The Lucky Prediction spectator finds predicted card
 		2003 Tricks 52
Herb Zarrow, Roberto Giobbi A Psychological Test spectator cuts deck into four piles, the top four cards match four prediction cards
Inspired by
  • "Matched Revolvers" (Herb Zarrow, Linking Ring, July 1977)
Related toAlso published here 		2003 Card College — Volume 5 1139
Chris Wardle Twin-Card in Wallet mate of selection is in wallet, menetekel deck with mates
 		2003 Investigating the Mene-Tekel Deck 22
John Bannon Trait Secrets Gemini Twins with four Ace kicker
Inspired by 2004 Dear Mr. Fantasy 182
Jay Sankey, David Acer The Flipwiches of Eastwick Prediction card is sandwiched between the Queens, shown to be the mate of selection, then visually changes into signed selection itself
 		2004 Random Acts of Magic 88
Wesley James The Vibratory Prediction card chosen from face-up spread matches mate prediction
  • Preferred Method ("beta")
 		2004 Enchantments 410
Allan Slaight Castor & Pollux Geminii Twins variation
Also published here 2004 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5 134
Trevor McCombie Hellish Hot Curry cut and turn over to select card, with two predictions in form of mates
Inspired by 2004 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5 217
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Multifaceted Prediction suit & value cards as prediction, other card also found by cutting off certain amount of cards, using Killer Count
  • Variation
 		2004 Killer Koncepts 12
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Match and Rematch three cards as predictions, their values give the amount of cards in three cut-off packets and they also match the cards cut to, using Killer Count
 		2004 Killer Koncepts 40
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Soul-Mate Survivor packet of cards, one pocketed by spectator, after Survivor Principle elimination the mate remains
 		2004 Diamonds from Coal 117
Jay Sankey Wham Bam! face-up prediction, three chosen cards match the prediction, backs are boldly marked, rest of deck blank
Inspired by
  • an unnamed Richard Sanders trick
 2004 Sankey Unleashed 20
Jamie Badman Kopy Kat two prediction phases, then Do as I Do phase (à la Patrick Page)
Also published here 2005 The Cheetah's Handbook 7
Steve Duperré Under the Influence three cards from other deck used to predict selection, all Jacks
Inspired by 2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7 28
Mark Aspiazu It's Mark's Prediction! two selections predicted by two mates, using "The Imp Stack"
 		2007 The Magician's Ltd Cookbook 37
Karl Fulves Booking Agent performer sticks card in upright standing book, chosen card next to it, repeated, both match
 		2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 186
Jerry K. Hartman Patent Portent Open Prediction, mate of freely-named card is removed as prediction, spectator deals without first divulging the number-position he’s thinking of
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 Card Dupery 247
Nick Trost Climax Prediction
Inspired by 2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 137
Shiv Duggal Double Vision performer places card under card case, it matches free selection, repeat
  • Part 1: The Open Prediction
  • Part 2: The Closed Prediction
Also published here May 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 5) 17
Mark Levy Leveraged Prediction two halves made, performer removes a mate from one half that matches an eventual selection from the other half
 		Oct. 2008 Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 2) 12
József Kovács Double Prediction spectator cuts off some card, another card chosen by counting down to a number, mate is predicted and two more prediction cards add up to amount of cut-off cards
 		Oct. 2008 Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 2) 25
Allan Slaight Castor & Pollux Geminii Twins variation
Also published here 2008 Spins & Needles 130
Roger Klause Twin Lovers idea of predicting with a Royal couple instead of the usual mates
 		Feb. 2009 Genii (Vol. 72 No. 2) 20
Nick Trost Choice and Chance - A Double Prediction prediction of two selections
Also published here
  • New Tops, July 1982
 2009 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2 437
Nick Trost Double Whammy Prediction prediction of two selections
Also published here
  • New Tops, Jan. 1992
 2009 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2 439
Paul Gordon IDF Mates two cards chosen from two halves are mates of previously removed cards
Related to 2009 Notes on the Illogical Dribble Force 18
John Bannon Que Será Será three mates used to predict the card
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 Open And Notorious 11
Ramón Riobóo Creating a Rift Tantalizer-type elimination deal with a third of the deck, mate of prediction is final card
 		2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 243
Rich Aviles, Alex Elmsley Pocket Protectors free selection is predicted with two cards (value and suit)
Inspired byRelated to 2010 Above the Fold 20
Tony Bartolotta Mexican Mental two cards
 		2010 Prolix (Issue 8) 536
Ryan Schlutz Fraternal Bond three chosen cards match 3 prediction cards
 		2011 Making the Cut 45
Harry Lorayne An Open Prediction open prediction, five cards chosen, then one of those by down-under-deal
Related to 2011 Special Effects 149
Patrick Page Copycat Cards do as i do, spectator and performer always find pairs
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 230
David Williamson Mapa Cerebral spectator finds mates
Also published here 2011 El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 16) 484
Gabi Pareras Juego de coincidencia
2011 El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 16) 490
Roy Walton The Berg Variations four two-card packets in a row, cards exchanged according to instructions, four cards match four mates that were set aside as prediction
Inspired by
  • "Mindreader's Dream" (Joe Berg)
 2012 Prolix (Issue 10) 669
Steve Reynolds, Lee Asher, John Born Twelfth-Method Match Card is reversed in deck as prediction. Card is cut to and selected, turns out to match the prediction as its mate. Includes refinements by Lee Asher and John Born
Inspired by 2012 Seeking the Bridge 154
Herb Zarrow Coincidentally Yours multiple phases, finding mates
 		2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 291
Dani DaOrtiz 10th Open Prediction
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
three predictions from second deck are on table, any number named, the card is counted to and the card at that position completes a four-of-a-kind with the predictions, "every tenth" principle
 		Mar. 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 3) 20
John Bannon Que Será Será three mates used to predict the card
Also published here 2013 High Caliber 65
Peter McKinnon PMACAAN spectator stops at mate
Inspired by
  • routine on Danny Garcia Penguin Live Lecture
 2014 Burn After Reading 6
Peter McKinnon Additional Uses for "Crow"
 		2014 Burn After Reading 12
Mike DeSorbo Total Recall same as Lee Asher's "Four Casting"
Related to
  • "May the Force be with You" (Lee Asher, Video: Cooking with Lee Asher)
Also published here 		2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10 30
Rich Aviles Pocket Protectors The magician pockets two cards to serve as a prediction. Spectator calls out any card. Magician shows one of the predictions has the same value and the other the same suit as the mentally selected card.
Related to 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10 156
R. Paul Wilson FTM
Inspired by
  • Ramón Riobóo's "In the Bluff" in "Thinking the Impossible"
 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9 135
Harry Lorayne Take Five five cards touched and outjogged, one of those selected, matches prediction
Inspired by 2015 JawDroppers! 3
Caleb Wiles Premonition and Déjà vu
  • Ringside
prediction on table, spectator choses the mate, repeat with the exact same mates and the first ones are shown to be of other color
 		Feb. 2015 Genii (Vol. 78 No. 2) 24
Pit Hartling Echoes three selections predicted with their mates
 		2016 In Order to Amaze 92
John Hostler Noeyeon Protocol
  • Noeyeon Prediction (Ungimmicked)
  • Neo Noeyeon (Gimmicked)
card pocketed by performer, spectator deals down and stops, mate of pocketed card (ungimmicked) or odd-backed duplicate (gimmicked)
 		2016 Magnum Opossum 112
Pablo Amira Box Ping Chien rub-a-dub-placement of a card under a case, see Magicana reference for credit information
Related to July 2016 Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7) 54
Dani DaOrtiz The Fourth Coincidence
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
selection lost, spectator stops dealing through deck three times, the three cards match three prediction cards as mates, when adding together all values one can count to the initial selection
 		Feb. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 2) 40
Tom Stone Overpaid Duo
  • Lodestones
names of famous duos are written on pairs of cards (e.g. Tom, Jerry), spectator matches two prediction cards
Inspired by Sep. 2017 Genii (Vol. 80 No. 9) 54
David Solomon Ramón Riobóo's Inverse Compensation some cards removed, spectator choses three red cards of those and a black card, the red cards are added to count down to mate of black card
Inspired by 2018 Solomon's Secrets 79
Harry Lorayne Miraculous Coincidence five cards chosen, one of those reversed, matches previously removed prediction, miscall
Inspired by 2018 And Finally! 133
George McBride Sweet Sixteen card at some number chosen, another card matches a prediction, two cards added to count to selection
Inspired by July 2018 Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7) 79
Michael Powers Open Mate Prediction card at named position matches prediction card
Inspired by
  • Tom Craven trick in Card Corner, Linking Ring, Feb. 2010
 2019 Tesseract 51
Michael Powers Odyssey III performer cuts same amount of cards as spectator, Ten was set aside at prediction and the packets have Tens on top
Inspired by 2019 Tesseract 133
Cameron Francis Impossible Versus Improbable three packets of three cards each, three selections distributed on the packets, all shown to be a four-of-a-kind, an Ace is shown as well and now an Ace is on the face of each packet
Inspired by
  • "Four-Play" (Aldo Colombini)
Related to 		2019 Tesseract 167
Ramón Riobóo Impossible Dribble Add number of cards from two freely dribbled packets, card at that number is mate of the prediction
 		2019 Second Thoughts 55
Ramón Riobóo Two Cards and Two Envelopes Cards placed in envelopes with predictions inside, they are shown to be mates
 		2019 Second Thoughts 287
Caleb Wiles Premonition and Déjà Vu prediction matches selection, repeat phase with Daley's Last Trick
Inspired by
  • "Color Blind" (John Guastaferro, DVD Brainstorm Vol. 1)
Related to 		2020 Magic for BLM 272
Michel Gammenthaler Intuition Test black card and red cards are separated and two cards are exchanged, prediction in form of mates
 		2020 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12 35
Ramón Riobóo Dressed to the Nines using coins to get a number in the deck, card at position matches prediction
 		2020 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12 151
Steve Beam Magician's Playing Checkers grid with cards, chosen one is predicted in form of mate
Inspired by 2020 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12 254
Steve Beam Predicting the Pips grid with cards, chosen one is predicted in form of mate
 		2020 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12 257
Steve Reynolds Smokey Mates two cards chosen, prediction is used to find a card and matches the card, both card change into second selection and its mate
 		2020 Output (Issue 7) 1
Steve Reynolds Twelfth Method Matcho performer reverses prediction card in deck, spectator cuts off pile, shuffles and remembers bottom card, it matches
 		2020 Output (Issue 7) 7
Larry Jennings A Simple, Yet Strong Prediction tabled double as prediction
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 186
Larry Jennings Stabbed Coincidence prediction, selection is stabbed in deck, four-of-a-kind found
Inspired byAlso published here 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 419
George McBride Vernannemann a Four is put reversed in deck, spectator cuts to a card, it matches, other two Fours show up as well
Inspired by
  • "The Message Card" (Dai Vernon, Dominic Twose's Impromptu Secrets)
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