Challenge multiple Card Location

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C. H. Wilson The Charm Trick No. 3, four cards are freely chosen and fairly shuffled back, they show up at small named numbers (or numbers thrown with dice), alternatively four indifferent cards are placed in front of the spectators that change into selections
 		1877
The 52 Wonders
18
Non plus ultra No. 49, spectator removes three cards from new deck and places them under handkerchief, performer touches cards through handkerchief, they are replaced and found, punched through handkerchief
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
58
Non plus ultra Eine Kartensoirée No. 7
four cards chosen, placed under handkerchief, then shuffled into deck, found by performer, cards punched on the fly with needle attached to ring
 		Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
42
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Non plus ultra several cards chosen, placed under handkerchief, then shuffled into deck, found by performer, cards punched on the fly
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
35
Noli me tangere several cards on table, spectators turn cards end for end and performer identifies which ones, one-way punch mark
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
36
Nennen mehrerer gezogener Karten cards chosen, then deck switched and cards returned, cards identified because they are twice in deck or because one deck is short
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
44
Das Wiederfinden der Karten two cards are lost and found, divided deck, either red-black or odd-even
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
103
Apparent Second Sight freely chosen cards are located behind back, secret punching of selections through handkerchief
Related to
 1897
New Era Card Tricks
76
Donald Holmes A New X-Ray Trick stacked deck, multiple cards removed, half shuffled, cards divined one by one and each removed
 		1913
Tricks With Prepared Cards
30
Charles T. Jordan The Full Hand No. 7, four spectators select four cards each, those sixteen cards are riffle shuffled by performer and dropped in hat, performer takes out the cards of each spectator without looking
Also published here
Variations
 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
30
Charles T. Jordan The Discard Trick two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Also published here
Related to
 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
21
Eric F. Impey The Simplicity X-Ray Trick four chosen cards are found again, simple stack and following it while spreading for selection
 		1928
Original Card Mysteries
6
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Auffinden zweier gezogener und in das Spiel zurückgesteckter Karten two cards are located, even / odd divison
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
79
Al Baker The Two-Card Location one-way
Related to
 1932
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)
481
T. Page Wright Monarch detection suit order of four selections known, high probability of suit-squence being unique, probabilistic De Bruijn
Related to
Variations
 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
14
Theodore Annemann* An Alternate Detection alternating one-way backs
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
11
George Pearce Pearce's Triple Card Mystery No. 5, three piles of same amount of cards made, top cards remembered, deck assembled and performer finds all three
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
8
Sequel No. 12, two cards remembered next to a stabbed-in indicator card, deck dealt into four piles, position of the selections has been predicted
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
15
Harry Cecil Cecil's Mind Reading No. 32, deck dealt into five piles, top cards remembered, deck assembled and selections located
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
31
The Three Heaps No. 39, deck dealt irregularly into three piles, top cards remembered and deck assembled, three key cards
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
37
Al Baker Unsight and Unseen finding two chosen cards in pocket, short pack
Also published here
Variations
 1935
Al Baker's Second Book
20
Two Viewpoints challenge location with sticky substance on finger, cards stabbed on table
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
109
The Five Senses five card location, one-way backs
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
142
Theodore Annemann* The Alternate Detection alternating one-way backs
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
148
Charles T. Jordan Hummer Detection one-way backs that must not be set in one direction, sorting during performance as deck is dealt into two piles
Also published here
Variations
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
159
Sensational Card Mystery spectators cut off piles and remember bottom card, all divined, full stack (here new deck order)
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
205
New X-Ray Trick full stack (here Eight Kings)
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
206
Charles T. Jordan A Discard Trick two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Also published here
Related to
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
219
Michael F. Zens Zens' Card Miracle with marked cards and two decks set-up
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
296
Dai Vernon Miracle Location Club Version daub, full deck stack, four or five cards
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
302
Double Location short key card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
313
Orville Wayne Meyer The New "Miracle" Effect five cards selected, mixed with twenty more cards, then located
 		Feb. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 29)
188
The Perfect Card Trick full deck stack
 		1938
Greater Magic
100
George G. Kaplan The Five Card Problem two cards, stacked deck
 		1938
Greater Magic
283
Ivory and Air Cushion Finish halves from different decks with different finishes, divided deck location
Related to
 1938
Greater Magic
448
William H. McCaffrey Blindfold Multiple Detection blindfolded magician divines several cards, different finishes
 		1938
Greater Magic
449
Stewart James Queer Quest three cards found
Related to
 Aug. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 47)
331
Harold Lloyd, James G. Thompson Jr. You See? three card location, one-way, credit attribution to Thompson in Max Maven reference
Also published here
Related to
 Dec. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 51)
353
Michael F. Zens Zen's X-Clusive Card Combination several cards are selected from a shuffled deck and replaced, performer finds them, then cards are put in envelopes, inside are predictions which match
Also published here
 Nov. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 5)
1
Harold Lloyd You See? three card discovery, using one hand only, one-way
Also published here
Related to
 1940
Expert Card Technique
280
Don Medley, Harry Jordan Circum-Location three cards, odd-even, identities and positions named
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 102)
619
Crocker The Blindfold Discovery really blindfolded, using Xkwizit gimmick
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 117)
690
The Two Pile Mystery two selections
 		1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
28
Louis Lam A Sensational Card Effect thought of number and counting
 		1940
Fast Ones
5
Bob Hummer Two Card Location behind back, with knife stabbed in the deck
Also published here
 1940
Half-A-Dozen Hummers
8
Bruce Elliott* Middle Maze two card location, center key card
Inspired by
Related to
 July 1941
The Jinx (Issue 143)
804
Charlie Miller, Jack McMillen The Triple Discovery three cards, twenty-sixth key
Variations
 1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
29
Eddie Joseph Quadruplication deck dealt into four piles, four cards chosen and moved to another pile, performer located them
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
42
Eddie Joseph Daub Deception location tricks with daub
  • Preparation for the Daub
  • First Method of Daubing
  • Second Method of Daubing
  • Third Method of Daubing
  • Fourth Method of Daubing
  • Fifth Method of Daubing
  • Sixth Method of Daubing
  • Seventh Method of Daubing
  • Eighth Method of Daubing
  • Ninth Method of Daubing
  • Tenth Method of Daubing
  • Eleventh Method of Daubing
  • Twelfth Method of Daubing
  • Thirteenth Method of Daubing
  • Fourteenth Method of Daubing
  • Fifteenth Method of Daubing
  • Sixteenth Method of Daubing
  • Seventeenth Method of Daubing
  • Eighteenth Method of Daubing
  • Nineteenth Method of Daubing
  • Twentieth Method of Daubing
  • A Few Words of Advice
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
48
Stewart James Queer Quest three cards found
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
27
Herb Lehwald Mental Disclosure four people think of a card, deck is dealt into four piles three times, each card can be named
 		1944
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944)
8
John Mulholland By the Sense of Touch three selections are shuffled into deck, deck placed in magician’s pocket, he instantly pulls out each one
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
78
James G. Thompson Jr. Out of These Hands
1945
My Best
115
John Hamilton Faro two cards
 		Sep. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 112)
450
Arthur H. Buckley Location From New Deck two cards found after two honest riffle shuffles, interlocking chains
 		1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
10
Arthur H. Buckley System two cards chosen and found, interlocking chain shuffles
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
161
Bill Simon Sensitive Fingertips two cards are found
Related to
 1949
Controlled Miracles
13
Fred Fletcher ABC three cards, falsely credited to Rusduck, see p. 687
 		Jan. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 169)
677
Instant Card Location Two halves, cards selected in one half replaced in the other, easily located
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
34
Eddie Joseph The Blind Magician Does a Trick performer blindfolded via spectator's hand (human blindfold) or blindfold, two spectators with half the deck each cut off piles and make two selections, deck assembled, performer finds both
  • Method One
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
8
H. Adrian Smith A Beginner's Miracle deck cut into three piles, two piles shuffled and bottom cards remembered, deck assembled
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
26
John Scarne The Dixie Double Location two cards from two halves exchanged and located, odd/even divided deck
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
42
John Scarne The Four Packs No. 20, Spectator deals deck into four piles, remembers the top card of each pile, assemble the deck, performer divines the four cards
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
40
John Scarne Finding a Selected Card No. 27, Performer divines two selected cards using secretly red/black separated deck
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
50
Sidney Margulies, H. G. Cleveland, Carlton King, Ira Zweifack The Triple Deal Card Trick No. 64, Mathematical trick
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
116
Frank Garcia Garcia's Card Location No. 83, deck is prepared by scratching one corner of every card
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
152
John J. Crimmins Jr. Double Location No. 125, two-card impossible location
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
241
Clayton Rawson* Double Thought two card location
 		May 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 12)
658
Clayton Rawson* Double Thought #2 two cards
 		May 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 12)
658
Eddie Joseph By Mind Alone spectator and performer note a card and their position, after some more dealing both are found
 		1950
Card Bonanza
7
Eddie Joseph Incredulously True two spectators remember a card and their positions, both found
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
4
Eddie Joseph Two Secret Thoughts two spectators remember a card and their positions, both found
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
7
Harry Blackstone Easy Enigma two cards chosen and returned into ribbon-spread are found
 		1950
Magical Gems
56
Michael F. Zens The Mike Zen's Card Act several cards are selected from a shuffled deck and replaced, performer finds them, then cards are put in envelopes, inside are predictions which match
Also published here
 1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
18
Eddie Joseph A Discovery and Its Possibilities two cards face-up and face-down alternating after slop shuffle, principle of always cutting to either face-up or face-down card, sorting behind back and applications:
  • A Force
  • A Natural Trick (two-pile location)
  • The Two Cards (two spectators turn over cards in jumbled deck which are divined)
 		1951
More Dumbfounders with Cards
23
Al Koran Effect No. 3. "Three Times Three" performer blindfolded, three cards lost in three piles and located
 		1952
Routined Manipulation — Part Two
74
W. F. "Rufus" Steele, Robert Parrish Tell and Spell one spectator pockets some cards and two spectators remember a card at a number, both cards are found and number of pocketed cards named
Variations
 1952
The Last Word on Cards
34
Oscar Weigle The Weigle Version one spectator pockets some cards and two spectators remember a card at a number, both cards are found
Inspired by
 1952
The Last Word on Cards
36
P. Howard Lyons, Tom Ransom, Norman Houghton Divination of Two Mentally Chosen Cards two selections made from two halves with "counting pile and remember card at that position" procedure
Inspired by
Variations
 Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
5
Stewart James An Addition and a Teaser
Inspired by
Related to
 Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
6
Tom Ransom Brown Study two spectators cut off a small pile, shuffle and remember the bottom card, all replaced and done with the performer's back turned, cards are found
Inspired by
Related to
 Apr. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 5)
5
Edward Marlo On the Memorized Deck
  • four spectators each cut off a packet, remember the bottom card and shuffle the whole packet, after seeing the faces of the packets for a few seconds, the performer names the cards in all packets leaving the selection to last
  • then any number is named and performer names card at that position and vice versa
  • second deal and poker deal demo if Ireland stack is used
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
10
Edward Marlo A Miracle with Cards four spectators each cut off a packet, remember the bottom card and shuffle the whole packet, performer looks at each packet and finds the selections, secretly counting the packets, last card from pocket
  • alternative in which the last wrong card changes into selection
Related to
Variations
 Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
11
Edward Marlo Red Black Locations two-card location with divided deck, faro
  • Second Phase (red-black-alternating)
  • Third Phase (red-black-alternating in pairs)
  • Fourth Phase (divided deck)
Variations
 June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
3
Martin Gardner* Looped!!! spectator draws intersecting curve on floor, pair of mates placed on each intersection, cards picked up according to rules, packet cut, top and bottom cards remembered and exchanged and later divined, exploiting topological curve properties
 		June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
9
Edward Marlo Mental and Physical
  • #3 of "3 Mental Effects"
card thought of, another selection placed next to it, both found
  • Additional Ideas for Mental and Physical Choice
    • 1. Force
    • 2. Marked Deck
    • 3. Stacked deck
    • 4. One way deck on faces
Inspired by
Related to
 Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
11
Edward Marlo Fingertip Miracle three selections, memorized deck, improvisation
Related to
Variations
 1958
Faro Notes
33
Edward Marlo Faro Foolers: First Fooler as many cards as one likes, automatic placement
 		1958
Faro Notes
49
Edward Marlo Fourth Fooler two cards selected, a card turns face-up between selections, see also page 55 for two further notes
Variations
 1958
Faro Notes
52
Edward Marlo Seventh Fooler two cards
 		1958
Faro Notes
54
Edward Marlo The 17th Location two cards
 		1958
Faro Notes
67
Edward Marlo The 13th Location three selections
 		1958
Faro Notes
68
Edward Marlo Wrong to Right two wrong cards are changed into selections
 		1958
Faro Notes
69
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Automento five cards are found, cards shown in groups, spectator say if their card is among them
Related to
  • trick by Charles H. Miller in "Linking Ring" June, 1958
 July 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 10)
5
Dai Vernon Vernonesque two cards are found
 		July 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 10)
12
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Tips from Ravelli: Brown Study tip for Brown Study (two spectators cut off a small pile, shuffle and remember the bottom card, all replaced and done with the performer's back turned, cards are found)
Related to
 Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
7
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Alaska three cards are located, dealing seven hands twice
Also published here
 Jan. 1959
The Cardiste (Issue 12)
4
Neal Elias Double Selection two cards peeked at in two halves are found, faro
Inspired by
Variations
 Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
10
Neal Elias A Reversed Location two cards peeked at in two halves, halves shuffled together, one selection is reversed and the other found next to it, faros
Inspired by
 July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
19
James Steranko Fantasy Card Routine Chapter Thirteen
  • Oneway Faces (not pointer cards, but uneven printing)
  • The Division (spectator cuts to a card behind the performer's back and replaces)
  • The Afterthought (selection from in-the-hands spread)
  • The Bisection (two selections by cutting of small packets and remembering bottom cards)
  • The Retention (fake memory demonstration, move-a-card)
  • The Abstraction (one of three cards thought of, OOSOOM)
  • Fantasy Notes
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
93
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Alaska three cards are located, dealing seven hands twice
Also published here
 May 1960
Ibidem (Issue 20)
26
Dai Vernon Matching Any Number of Cards any number of cards is selected and found from another shuffled deck
 		1961
Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic
71
Charlie Miller Version of Selbit's Cards and Tray out-of-hand selection of two cards, one from pocket, one caught from thrown up deck
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
30
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Eyes of the Cyclists three spectators look at bottom card and use its value to make a selection, all cards found
Inspired by
 Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
28
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Fourth Method two card location, deck cut into three packets, bottom card of two of the packets remembered, all assembled and cut, estimation and key card
Related to
 1962
Estimation
28
Edward Marlo Triple Estimation Peek three key cards start out at different positions
  • Method 2 (only one key card)
 		1962
Estimation
42
Dai Vernon Club Version of the "Miracle Card Location", daub, full deck stack, four or five cards
Related to
 1962
Early Vernon
22
Norman Osborn Double Choice two cards chosen from tabled packets, one put back, performer can name which one spectator holds and optionally which one he put back
Variations
 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
71
James Steranko Part Three two cards selected by cutting off packets, all assembled and cut a few times, performer finds cards
Related to
 1962
The Ultimate Move
[17]
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) A. The Red and Black Set-Ups
  • a) The False Shuffle
  • b) How to get the set-up secretly (some methods)
  • c) Delaying the red and black pack
  • d) the alternate pack
    • 1. Transformation of the Separated Pack into the Alternating Pack (faro)
    • 2. Transformation of an alternating Pack into the Separated Red and Black Pack
      • i.
      • ii. (two-card challenge location)
      • iii.
  • e) Some few routining suggestions
 		Apr. 1963
Ibidem (Issue 28)
25
Neal Elias, Edward Marlo Packet Handling for Faro Fooler #12 two separated face up cards come together to sandwich selection, two more methods, see also page 13 for further handling details:
  • Regarding Three Selections and Crimp Card
  • On Packet Handling
  • The No Key Card Triple Selection Discovery
Inspired by
Related to
 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
12
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Discovery two locator cards discover two chosen cards, faro
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
16
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Brown Diception two cards chosen with Diception procedure, cards and number divined
Variations
 Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
18
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Brown Diception Variation two cards chosen with Diception procedure, cards and number divined
Inspired by
 Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
19
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Predicted Brown Diception Brown Diception with prediction of a card
Inspired by
 Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
19
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 3 Cards Diception three cards selected with Diception procedure
 		Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
20
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 4 Cards Diception four cards selected with Diception procedure
 		Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
21
Monty Crowe 2 Needles in a Haystack as Sen. Montgomery F. Crowe, deck cut in halves, two cards reversed and halves shuffled face up in face down, performer finds both cards
 		Aug. 1964
The New Jinx (Vol. 3 No. 28)
117
Peter Alexis* Dark Vision four cards selected, one put in envelope rest shuffle back, all divined in other room, fair conditions, secret deck switch, deck top-edgemarked with line during performance, see also p. 864 for comment by J. G. Thompson
Related to
Variations
 Feb. 1966
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 1 No. 4)
17
Karl Fulves* Seclusion Problems with Cards - No. Two
card cut to with deck under handkerchief and replaced, also multiple cards
for solutions see references
Variations
 Apr. 1966
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 1 No. 6)
29
Francis Haxton Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, solution
Inspired by
 June 1966
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 1 No. 8)
40
Jerry Lubin, Harry Lorayne About Faces two cards, two keys
Also published here
 1967
Deck-Sterity
117
Gene Finnell Whew! two cards selected
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
7
Gene Finnell Your Number - Your Card four cards face up, value of each is dealt and four selections are found, spectators decide in which order
 		1967
Free Cut Principle
15
Karl Fulves* A Location position of two free selections are divined, riffle shuffle method
Variations
 July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
22
Karl Fulves* Double Up two selections from topsy-turvy deck, position and identity are predicted, riffle shuffle method
 		July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
23
Roy Walton* Miracle Location two card location with red black alternated deck
Also published here
 July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
45
Ben Christopher* Blue Phantom two cards found blindfolded, one of them has different colored back
Inspired by
  • "Divination of two Mentally Selected Cards" (E. G. Brown)
Related to
  • suggestion by Greg Moore on p. 314
Variations
 Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 12)
287
Eddie Joseph The Hidden Truth two cards peeked behind performer's back, both found, different-colored daub
 		1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
34
Roy Walton* Simplicity Lead In two cards removed and replaced anywhere in spread are located
Also published here
 Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
8
Roy Walton* Found-Two Cards two card location with a riffle shuffle by the spectator
Also published here
 Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
13
Roy Walton* Treble Trouble two cards, odd-even and pointer divided deck
Also published here
Inspired by
 Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
20
Roy Walton* The Abacus Card Trick four cards chosen, gray code on one way backs
Related to
Variations
 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
69
Edward Marlo Incredible Fingertip Location two fingertip peeked at cards are located with lots of shuffling by spectator, corner short (Marlo Key Card)
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
65
Simon Aronson The Lead-In Routine two card location
 		Summer 1970
The Hierophant (Issue 4)
175
Francis J. Baker* Logic two cards chosen, one found by performer and one by spectator, red-black alternating
Related to
Variations
 Jan. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 3)
311
Roy Walton* Blue Phantom II two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Also published here
Inspired by
 Feb. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 4)
321
John Hamilton Eyes of the Gods two spectators with half the deck each chose a card, spectators deal through deck and performer announces first card, second card spelled to
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Aug. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 10)
351
Marvin Johnson Blue Dice two numbers generated with dice, two spectators select cards and remove cards according to their numbers, both spectators selected the same card and it has different colored back
Inspired by
Related to
 Dec. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 2)
387
Karl Fulves* Chance? Fate? two card location, key card
 		1971
The Book of Numbers
31
Harry Lorayne Three-Card Miracle Location using divided deck
 		1972
The Great Divide
4
Ben Christopher* Double Mental two selections
Related to
 Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 3)
480
Dai Vernon Vernon's Suit Set-Up No. 64, gray code set-up with suits in which three consecutive suits are unique, order not given, could also likely be a reference to the probabilistic De Bruijn application in "If the Suit Fits..."
Related to
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
20
Convention Card Location two card location, spectator turns half over back to back and remembers last face-up card
Variations
 1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
130
Edward Marlo Fourth Objective - Four Card Location four card location with divided deck
 		1973
Marlo's Objectives
9
Simon Aronson Group Shuffle three cards, no touch possible
Also published here
Inspired by
 Aug. 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
60
Karl Fulves* A Location position of two free selections are divined, riffle shuffle method
Related to
 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
25
Karl Fulves* Double Up two selections from topsy-turvy deck, position and identity are predicted, riffle shuffle method
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
26
Gene Finnell Red and Black Challenge "Magnetic Colors" as set-up for divided deck location
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
63
Roy Walton* Miracle Location two card location with red black alternated deck
Also published here
 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
73
Edward G. Brown The Two Pile Trick two selections made from two halves with "counting pile and remember card at that position" procedure
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
74
John Hamilton Die Augen Gottes two spectators with half the deck each chose a card, spectators deal through deck and performer announces first card, second card spelled to
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 July 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
Edward Marlo Red & Black Thoughts table spread from left to right both times with overhand shuffle in between, or spreading in opposite direction
Inspired by
Related to
 1974
The Unexpected Card Book
142
Sam Schwartz Thot Echo two card location, straight set-up, see also p. 758 for comment by Marvin Johnson
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Mar. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 5)
715
Harry Lorayne Ultra General Card (and Impossible Location) three spectator choose the same card, used as effect and also as method
 		1975
Afterthoughts
29
Charles T. Jordan The Quartet four cards lost in different parts of the deck, deck dealt into four piles, one spectator removes his card from one pile and then performer locates the other three
 		1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
58
Charles T. Jordan The Simplissimo Detection before and after selection of cards a spectator deals the deck in two piles and shuffles them together
Also published here
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
108
Charles T. Jordan The Full Hand four spectators select four cards each, those sixteen cards are riffle shuffled by performer and dropped in hat, performer takes out the cards of each spectator without looking
Also published here
Variations
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
131
Charles T. Jordan The "Hummer" Detection one-way backs that must not be set in one direction, sorting during performance as deck is dealt into two piles
Also published here
Variations
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
138
Charles T. Jordan, Sam Bennett Mephistopheles' Own Another Method, two spectators reverse their selection when putting it in the other half
Related to
Variations
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
140
Charles T. Jordan Discard Trick two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Also published here
Related to
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
154
Charles T. Jordan Mephistopheles' Own using two narrow & short and two wide & long cards as key cards for double location with out-of-hand selection
Related to
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
180
Edward Marlo Double Trouble two cards, odd-even divided deck
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1976
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
97
Roy Walton* The Blue Phantom No. 54, two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Also published here
Inspired by
 1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
82
Burling Hull Volta's Giant "ESP" Thot Projection deck with twenty-five symbols/designs, spectators cut off a small pile each and remember bottom card, key cards brought openly to bottom with a ruse
 		1976
The Amazing World of Mentalism
34
Ken Krenzel Impromptu R. S. Peek Deck secret incomplete faro condition
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
299
Harry Lorayne Ultra Location & Prediction deck cut in thirds, one third turned over and top and bottom cards remembered, all put together and one riffle shuffle done, selections divined and number of reversed cards predicted
 		1977
The Magic Book
107
Sam Schwartz Thought Echo two card location, straight set-up
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1977
The Magic Book
131
Karl Fulves* Two-Person Telepathy a medium finds both cards
Inspired by
 1977
The Magic Book
134
José de la Torre Impossible Discovery two chosen cards found, fair handling with scallop short key card
  • Variation No 1
  • Variation No 2
  • Variation No 3 - The Great Impossible Discovery
  • Appendix
    • How to Guess the Location of the Short Card
    • How to Expose the Corners of the Short Cards at the End of the Deck
    • How to Cut the Short Card to the Bottom
 		1977
Magicana of Havana in New York
19
Ken Krenzel The Miracle Multiple Peek Marlo Peek Deck application
Variations
 1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
128
Jerry K. Hartman Goody Two Choose two selections, divided deck
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Jan. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 1)
8
John C. Wagner Mentally by Two faro, automatic placement
Variations
 1978
7 Secrets
33
Theodore Annemann* Alternate Detection Procedure two cards chosen and replaced in opposite order
Related to
 1978
Transpo Trix
46
David Britland 'simpossible deck shuffled, two spectators each get half a deck and exchange any card, performer takes only one half and names both cards after looking through it
 		1978
Trick Card Trickery
13
Ken De Courcy Climax four packets, each secretly has one suit, four card location
 		1978
Jack's Pack
8
Edward G. Brown Der Zweipäckchen Trick
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 Dec. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
137
Simon Aronson Two Card "No Touch" Location spectator cuts off a packet and remembers bottom card, second spectator shuffles same packet and chooses a card, both named by performer
Also published here
 1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
95
Simon Aronson Four Stop Intersection four spectators cut to cards, all shuffled, performer deals through cards face up and stops at selections
Also published here
 1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
100
Edward Marlo Effect two cards, using double automatic placement
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
364
Tom Craven Goody Goody two cards are counted to according to values in shuffled deck
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 Oct. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 10)
262
Barrie Richardson A Gestalt Revelation spectators turn their selections end-for-end by themselves
Also published here
 Aug. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 8)
715
Karl Fulves* Matchlock divining two cards via card counting
 		1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
33
Karl Fulves* Future Key two cards found
 		1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
36
Karl Fulves* Leverage two cards divined, confederate needed that can clock
Related to
 1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
43
Karl Fulves* Fooling The Confederate deck shuffled face-up/face-down, two cards selected, using code and confederate & card counting
 		1979
The Shamrock Code / The Parallel Principle
45
Karl Fulves* The Double Selection divided deck and cards selected from incomplete riffle shuffle position, one-way suggestion
 		1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
3
Karl Fulves* Remote Viewing No. 56, two spectators remember cards in shuffled deck that is cut back-to-back far away, out-of-hand key card placement
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
92
Piet Forton Die Gedanken sind nicht frei ("Thinker's Paradise") two spectator cut a pile and think of cut card, cards are shuffled and divined by performer
Also published here
Related to
 1979
Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Piet Forton Seminar)
2
Rolf Andra Eine Kartenkombination combination of two routines, first two cards are found in performer's pocket, used to switch decks, then several spectators put cards in their pockets and all cards are divined by performer
 		1979
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 40 No. 1)
12
Orville Wayne Meyer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by
 May 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 5)
347
Karl Fulves* Auto Abacus gray code on one way backs
Inspired by
 1980
Curioser
46
Bob Hummer Two Card Locaction behind back, with knife stabbed in the deck
Also published here
 1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
11
Philip T. Goldstein* Under Orders clever combination of principles to divine two cards
Related to
 1980
Magick (Issue 256)
1279
Simon Aronson Delayed Location Effects doing divided deck locations after Shuffle-Bored
Also published here
 1980
Shuffle-Bored
15
Juan Tamariz Cartomagia sin Tecnica routine with Svengali deck, starts and ends with a normal deck, first one cards is located then two, similar strategy as in Neither Blind nor Silly
 		1981
Magia Potagia — Volume I
35
Terry LaGerould Fanta-Spread key card placement after domino spread turnover
 		1982
Best of Friends
141
André Robert Strategy two cards trap two selections bit by bit with faros in between
 		1982
Best of Friends
321
Philip T. Goldstein* Cumulative three cards chosen from ten-card packet with dealing procedure
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1982
Thunday
5
Stewart James Cuemulat4e three cards chosen from 12-card packet with dealing procedure
Inspired by
 1982
Thunday
7
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Christ Location no-touch cut-deeper selection procedure
Variations
 1982
Sessions
39
Howard A. Adams Locaten location of two chosen cards
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
9
Harry Lorayne, Jerry Lubin Kehrt um! two cards, two keys
Also published here
 Apr. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
30
Edward Marlo Locus-Pocus two Cards, four methods
  • Locii Two
  • Locii Two II
  • Loci Two III
  • Prediction Variation
Inspired by
 1983
Marlo without Tears
139
Jon Racherbaumer, Philip T. Goldstein* Never on Thunday three selections, divided deck
Inspired by
Related to
 Oct. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 14)
136
Karl Fulves* Curvature different coins and cards removed and remembered by spectators and shuffled back, performer blindfolded, all cards located and coins as well, coins leaves circular impression
Inspired by
Related to
 1983
After Jordan
2
Karl Fulves* Nail Punch Location one or more cards, punched with fingers in different places
 		1983
After Jordan
2
Ken De Courcy Blind Aces Blindfold peek to locate Aces marked on their backs
 		1983
Four Ace Intro's
14
Zwei auf einen Schlag two cards are selected and found, divided deck, two systems
Inspired by
  • "Genii" Vol. 11. P. 240.
 1983
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 2)
52
Edward Marlo (C) Ever Ready Black Routine with Mexican Joe applying mexican joe crimp
Inspired by
 1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
215
Brother John Hamman The Phoenix Four four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling
Related to
Variations
 1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
16
Ron Ferris Hind-Hue Control as a red-black false shuffle, divided deck location application
 		Mar. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 3)
899
Richard Goldshot No Looking Goody Goody two crimps, faro shuffle two selections, twenty-six key card, see further credits, see also page 1075
 		Sep. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 9)
968
Michael Close, Stewart James Derby Downs "Waltz Time Stewart James - Three Variations by Michael Close", two selections found by 10D, using automatic placement variation, faro shuffle, based on "Place and Show" from New Tops
 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
283
John Aukes Straight and Round cards are shuffled face up into face down, spectator turns over any card/s and the performer locates them
 		July 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1250
The Clueless Card Trick No. 47, two cards chosen by spectators, performer finds them
Inspired by
Related to
 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
61
Stephen Minch Double Location No. 3, five black and five red cards removed by spectators, two cards exchanged, performer finds them, performer genuinely blindfolded
 		1984
Eyeless in Gaza
12
Piet Forton The Thoughts Are Free two spectator cut a pile and think of cut card, cards are shuffled and divined by performer
Also published here
Related to
 1984
Magic Lecture Notes 1984
7
Eddie Joseph Dreieck, Quadrat und Kreis three spectators lay out three shapes (circle, square, triangle) with cards, remember a card and lose them, performer finds them
 		Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
102
Brother John Hamman Second In Command three selections cut to and lost, they are the last cards left over after pseudo false dealing demonstration
 		1984
Seven Deadly Miracles
27
Thomas Alan Waters Trivese three card location
 		1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Myxtyr)
643
Thomas Alan Waters Carousell three card divination, with clocking version, see Max Maven reference for credit information
Related to
  • "Roundabout" (Max Maven, Kayfabe DVD Set, 2017)
 1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx)
701
Thomas Alan Waters Cutout two cards
Inspired by
Related to
 1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Fynys)
743
Steve Beam Impact! several spectators cut a small packet and remember a card, all cards are found, deck can be riffle shuffled once, chains, see also p. 987 for additional idea by Geoff Williams
Related to
Variations
 1985
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 7)
105
Steve Beam Blank Impact gag idea for Impact, blank card
Related to
 1985
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 8)
136
Frederick Braue Two Pile Trick two selections (1938)
Inspired by
Related to
 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
20
Jerry K. Hartman Double Key Placement two spectators, out of hands
Related to
 Sep. 1985
The Card Man-uscript (Issue 1)
1
Jochen Zmeck Ein Magisches Trio three packets are dealt and top cards remembered, deck is cut multiple times and performer finds selections
 		1986
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 47 No. 2)
58
Juan Tamariz Blown Away "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 July 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 7)
1369
Karl Fulves* Hangout deck face up on table, spectators cut anywhere and remember cards while the magician's back is turned, located
 		1987
Secret Session — Part One
11
Edward Marlo San's Telephone three cards, three packets
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
162
Edward Marlo Four Ways To Go one card removed, two thought of, are found, one ahead, clocking
Inspired by
Related to
 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
175
Edward Marlo 2nd Effect stripper deck, fair out of hand card choosing
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
183
Edward Marlo New Approach to a Location apparent failure, three selection, one to case, one to shoe
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
185
Edward Marlo Impossible Duo one way, two cards
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
212
Edward Marlo Blown Away Plus follow up with named card to pocket, odd/even divided
Also published here
Inspired by
 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
219
Paul Cowling Apocalypse Variations Or Additions "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired by
 Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1450
Edward Marlo Blown Away Plus "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Also published here
Inspired by
 Mar. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 3)
1473
Carlos Schoenrich Apocalypse Variations Or Additions "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired by
 May 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 5)
1499
Larry Jennings Birds of a Feather fair looking 2-card location with key cards
 		1988
The Cardwright
30
Ben Harris, David Faulkner Invertz pairs are deal after one riffle shuffle, top cards turned over, two chosen and exchanged, later located
Inspired by
Variations
 1988
Off the Wall
24
Edward Marlo Double Miracle using Mexican Joe Crimp
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
253
Edward Marlo Multiple Find using Mexican Joe Crimp
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
255
Edward Marlo Ever Ready-Black Routine three phases, locations with divided deck (third phase inspired by previous version in 1957 reference)
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1967
Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
264
Roy Walton* Simplicity Lead In two cards removed and replaced anywhere in spread are located
Also published here
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
44
Roy Walton* Treble Trouble two cards, odd-even and pointer divided deck
Also published here
Inspired by
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
79
Roy Walton* Found-Two Cards two card location with a riffle shuffle by the spectator
Also published here
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
102
Dai Vernon If the Suit Fits... three cards chosen and lost together, all found, either with stack or with asking the suits of all selections, melded-suits principle (probabilistic De Bruijn)
Inspired by
Related to
 1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
67
Brother John Hamman Phoenix Four four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling
Inspired by
Related to
 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
202
Allan Slaight Stranger Than That
  • #1: two-card location with spelling
  • #2: two-card location with down-under deal
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Letter From A Stranger" (Stewart James)
Related to
 1989
Prototype
37
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