Challenge multiple Card Location

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
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
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
 		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
Related to 1921
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 being unique
Related to 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
14
Theodore Annemann An Alternate Detection alternating one-way backs
Related toVariationsAlso published here 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
VariationsAlso published here 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 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
148
Charles T. Jordan Hummer Detection one-way backs that must not be set in one direction
 		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, stacked deck
 		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
Related toAlso published here 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 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 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 byVariations Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
5
Stewart James An Addition and a Teaser
Inspired byRelated 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 byRelated 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
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 toVariations 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 byRelated to Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
11
Edward Marlo Fingertip Miracle three selections, memorized deck, improvisation
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
 		Jan. 1959
The Cardiste (Issue 12)
4
Neal Elias Double Selection two cards peeked at in two halves are found, faro
Inspired by Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
10
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Feb. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (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. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
29
Francis Haxton Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, solution
Inspired by June 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (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. 1-4 (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 The Abacus Card Trick four cards chosen, gray code on one way backs
Related toVariations 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
Hierophant (Issue 4)
175
Francis J. Baker Logic two cards chosen, one found by performer and one by spectator, red-black alternating
Related toVariations Jan. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3)
311
Roy Walton Blue Phantom II two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (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
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (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 byRelated to Dec. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (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. 5-8 (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
 		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
Inspired byAlso published here Aug. 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
60
Karl Fulves A Location position of two free selections are divined, riffle shuffle method
 		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
Related toVariationsAlso published here 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 July 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
Edward Marlo Red and Black Thoughts table spread from left to right both times with overhand shuffle in between, or spreading in opposite direction
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
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (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
Edward Marlo Double Trouble two cards, odd-even divided deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 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 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 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
Related toVariationsAlso published here 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 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
Inspired byAlso published here 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
Related toAlso published here 1979
Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Piet Forton Seminar)
2
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 byRelated to 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 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 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
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
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 byRelated 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 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 byRelated 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 toVariations 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 byRelated 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
Juan Tamariz Blown Away "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 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 byRelated 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
Inspired byAlso published here 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"
Inspired byAlso published here 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 byVariations 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)
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1967
 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
  • Ibidem
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
44
Roy Walton Treble Trouble two cards, odd-even and pointer divided deck
Also published here 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
  • Ibidem
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
102
Dai Vernon If the Suit Fits...
1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
67
Brother John Hamman Phoenix Four four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling
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
Inspired by
  • "Letter From A Stranger" (Stewart James)
Related toAlso published here 		1989
Prototype
37
Doug Canning Down Under Again two cards selected and found, third named card is found at a total of cards
 		Sep. 1989
The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 3)
7
Bob King Dual Count-Down two cards chosen in two piles out of hand, both deal in unison and performer calls "stop", both selections are there and performer names one of them
Inspired by 1989
Magician Foolers
11
Juan Tamariz Neither Blind Nor Silly red black stack, two cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1989/91
Sonata
211
Harry Lorayne Without A Clue, Impromptu finding out positions of two peeked at cards in incomplete faro condition via bottom half
 		1990
Trend Setters
52
Steve Beam Brained a card peeked, one remembered from looking at the fan, third one thought of, one by one performer reverses cards behind his back, see also p. 578 for ideas by Harry Levine
 		1990
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 32)
561
Simon Aronson Two Minds and a Mate card chosen, another removed and a third one thought-of, all found
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1990
The Aronson Approach
50
Simon Aronson Four Part Harmony center cut location expanded to four selections
Inspired byVariations 1990
The Aronson Approach
101
Michael Powers Incomplete Four Way four card location, using Riffle Shuffle Control with Incomplete Faro Condition
Variations 1990
Top Secret Stuff
74
Jon Racherbaumer Ayes of the Gods two-card challenge location
Inspired byVariations 1990
Cardfixes
1
Edward Marlo Impromptu Ayes of the Gods either the two selections are in same position in two halves, or they are located via fishing
Inspired by 1990
Cardfixes
2
Jon Racherbaumer Completely Blown Away
Inspired by 1990
Cardfixes
176
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Fifth Effect four thought-of cards from different suits located, spectator's count down their value, shuffle and deck switch
 		1990
Cardfixes
198
Alex Elmsley Calcolate X 2 two selections made out of performer's hands, three keys
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
361
Alex Elmsley Cross-25 two selections made out of performer's hands, re-matrixing
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
363
Edward Marlo Repeatable Card Location simple location with stack, eg NPO or memorized deck
 		Apr. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 4)
15
Edward Marlo Multiple Mental Miracle two small numbers and selections are divined, distant key
 		June 1991
The Olram File (Issue 6)
12
Edward Marlo Four for the Road three further methods for "Simon Eyes", faro
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 8)
14
Jerry K. Hartman Goody Two Choose two selections, divided deck
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
336
Peter Duffie Before the Creation quick two card divided deck location, as prelude to OOTW
 		1991
Imagine
8
Chris Kenner Twin Peeks two card challenge location, Ace to King set up
 		1992
Totally Out Of Control
102
Edward Marlo Nullifactoring three cards, additional ideas for Stewart James' "Nullifactor", two methods
Inspired byAlso published here June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
1
James Swain No Explanation four face up indifferent cards 'collect' three selections, uses Marlo's faro sequences
 		1992
Don't Blink
121
Alexander de Cova Total Recall two selections, odd/even, with variations:
  • 1. Aus dem Stegreif (impromptu)
  • 2. Mit zwei Kartenspielen (with two decks)
  • 3. Für den Table-Hopper
Inspired by 1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
19
John Riggs The Optical Location cards shuffled face up into face down, two cards selected and performer finds them
Also published here 1992
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 43)
770
Peter Duffie Reference Point two selections made out of performer's hands from twelve-card packets, re-matrixing
Inspired by 1992
Obsession
6
Blindfold Card Reading some cards are chosen from one half and shuffled in other half, found by blindfolded magician, pegged/punched card
 		1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
137
Tooru Suzuki 心の中で・・・ (In your heart...) Challenge location of two selected cards
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
172
John Riggs The Optical Location cards shuffled face up into face down, two cards selected and performer finds them
Also published here 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
119
Peter Duffie The Magic Shuffle three selections in fifteen-card packet
 		1993
Card Selection
12
Steve Beam Multiple Impact several spectators cut a small packet and remember a card, all cards are found, deck can be riffle shuffled once, chains, a bit more details than in Trapdoor
Inspired by 1993
Multiple Impact
1
Allan Ackerman Ackerman's Opener stack, combination
 		1994
Las Vegas Kardma
100
Steve Ehlers The Three-Card Location stack, memorized deck
Related toVariations 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
173
Tom Daugherty Bingo! two cards, mathematical
 		May 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 5)
2362
Tom Daugherty Topsy-Turvy Twosome three cards