Scratch-Marked

48 entries in Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Scratch-Marked
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Chung Ling Soo The "Soo" Stripper Pack one-way edgemark
 		1933 Farelli's Card Magic — Part Two 86
Charles T. Jordan Impromptu Detection scratching as edge marks
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Charles T. Jordan's "An Impromptu Detection" in "Collected Tricks" p. 39
 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 307
Bob Hummer Thot-Ography spectator remembers card and its position from top ten cards, Klondike shuffle, marked key card with needle scratch, see Collected Secrets for more references
Also published here 1945 Thotography 1
Bob Hummer Thoto (The World's Smallest Trick) one card location, cards marked with pin behind back
Also published here 1947 3 Trix New Easy To Do 1
Frank Garcia Garcia's Card Location No. 83, deck is prepared by scratching one corner of every card
 		1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 152
Dr. Ben B. Braude Simplex Card Stab
Variations 1953 The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 293) 1173
Edward Marlo No Breaks scratch edge marked key card
 		1959 Riffle Shuffle Systems 52
Edward Marlo N.B. for the Top Stock "No Breaks", using scratch edge marked key card
 		1959 Riffle Shuffle Systems 53
Edward Marlo N.B. for the Bottom Stock "No Breaks", using scratch edge marked key card
 		1959 Riffle Shuffle Systems 56
Edward Marlo The Four Ace Cull using scratch edge marked aces
 		1959 Riffle Shuffle Systems 59
Edward Marlo Combination Cull and Stack using scratch edge marked aces
 		1959 Riffle Shuffle Systems 62
Harry Lorayne The Mind Boggler any card thought of, then a dealing procedure, scratched distant key card
 		1973 Rim Shots 13
Eddie Fields Invisible Pen Mystery Card location using marking an "invisible pen"
 		1976 The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields 38
Bob Hummer Thotograhy spectator remembers card and its position from top ten cards, Klondike shuffle, marked key card with needle scratch
VariationsAlso published here 1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 25
Bob Hummer Thoto one card location, cards marked with pin behind back
VariationsAlso published here 1980 Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets 36
Roy Johnson Mirakel Divination marks on face
Also published here
  • Everyman Cards, 1979
 1980 Jedermanns Karten + Drei Knüller 18
Roy Johnson Knabe princess card trick with real shuffling, marks on back of cards
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Everyman Cards, 1979
 1980 Jedermanns Karten + Drei Knüller 21
Edward Marlo The Scratch Deal scratch-marked instead of punched cards
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5 9
Edward Marlo Scratch Marked Deck scratch that can be felt, one mark for two values
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5 9
Edward Marlo Combination One-Way Punch and Scratch both punch and scratch indicate one-way feature, full house deal
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5 14
Edward Marlo On These Subjects procedure for locating nicked, scratched, edge marked cards while riffle shuffling
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5 81
Edward Marlo Scratch Sorcery or Nickromancy nicked or scratched key card and riffle shuffle control
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5 227
John Aukes The Four Card Trick
Feb. 1984 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 4) 1200
Edward Marlo Scratch Marking a Card
1991 The Olram File (Issue 5) 5
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)
 		1991 The Olram File (Issue 6) 14
T. Page Wright Nail Scratch spectator draws out selection from in-the-hands spread
 		1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 219
Eddie Fechter Imperfection Peek
1993 Fechter 35
Karl Fulves Scratch Marking
1998 The Noir Test 23
Justin Higham Broken-Line Location
Related to 1999 Collected Card Notes 73
Karl Fulves Next of Kin no extra card
 		2000 Lost Vampire Secrets 153
Carmen D'Amico Impromptu Edge Marking as card is replaced in deck, see also end notes on p. 114
Related to 2000 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4) 113
Carmen D'Amico Thumbnail Scrape
2001 My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 60
Karl Fulves In This Issue on impromptu markings on card, credit information
 		2003 Off The Books (Issue 3) 21
Nailnick or Scratch as card is inserted, see also p. 26
 		2003 Off The Books (Issue 3) 22
Karl Fulves Instant Edge scratch marking the bottom card(s) at inner end
 		2003 Off The Books (Issue 5) 68
Karl Fulves Edge Cut Aces key cards above and below Aces are scratch marked
 		2003 Off The Books (Issue 5) 69
Karl Fulves OH Edge overhand shuffle to scratch edge
 		2003 Off The Books (Issue 5) 75
Piet Forton Scratch-Mark
2005 Das 2005 — Bühnen-Seminar 11
Boris Wild Out of this Deck performer removes card and spectator knows if they are red or black
 		2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6 86
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under control
Also published here 2014 Reverie 17
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under control
Also published here 2014 Fifty 7
Robert E. Neale The Queen Sisters Bizarre story of sacrifice where two sisters (queens) triumph despite the odds against them.
Related to 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10 39
Robert E. Neale Wheel Force Elimination force from five objects starting with the one selected by a spectator.
 		2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10 39
Steve Beam Wheels of Fortune Inspired by Wheel of Fortune TV show, audience member competes for prizes and wins a second card trick.
Inspired by 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10 42
Joseph Barry OOMW - Out of My World
Related to 2016 Charlotte's Notes 3
Joseph Barry Preparing your own deck scratch marks
 		2016 Charlotte's Notes 4
Brad Hodgins, Ross Tayler Eagle Eye four-of-a-kind produced after spectator's shuffle, misspelled Taylor
Inspired by 2017 Operandi (Issue 2) 10
Ryan Plunkett Breather Crimp
  • Applying the Crimp
  • Punching the Crimp
  • Edge-Marking the Crimp
 		2020 Distilled 103