Challenge multiple Card Location

452 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge multiple Card Location
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
 		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
 		1938 The Jinx (Issue 47) 331
Harold Lloyd You See? three card location, one-way
Also published here 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 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
 		1946 The Phoenix 101-150 (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
 		1949 The Phoenix 151-200 (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
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
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
 1958 The Cardiste (Issue 10) 5
Dai Vernon Vernonesque two cards are found
 		1958 The Cardiste (Issue 10) 12
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Alaska three cards are located, dealing seven hands twice
 		1959 The Cardiste (Issue 12) 4
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 Fourth Method two card location, estimation and key card
 		1962 Estimation 28
Edward Marlo Triple Estimation Peek two methods (three key cards and 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
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
 		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, soso
 		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, based on Marlo's Location in Ibidem 8/11
Also 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
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
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 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
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 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 by 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 Ibidem)
Related 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
 		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 toAlso 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
 		1991 The Olram File (Issue 4) 15
Edward Marlo Multiple Mental Miracle two small numbers and selections are divined, distant key
 		1991 The Olram File (Issue 6) 12
Edward Marlo Four for the Road three further methods for "Simon Eyes", faro
Inspired byRelated to 1991 The Olram File (Issue 8) 14
Jerry K. Hartman Goody Two Choose two selections, divided deck
Also published here 1991 Card Craft 336
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 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
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
 		July 1994 Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 7) 2384
Alex Elmsley The Custodial Card two cards selected, a card turns face-up between selections, twenty-six key card, faro
Inspired byRelated to 1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 333
Philip T. Goldstein Trisectarian two cards found, one by counting down value of other cards
 		1994 Thabbatical 96
Aldo Colombini Hats Off three-card location
 		1994 The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini 30
Simon Aronson Group Shuffle three cards, no touch possible, based on Marlo's Location in Ibidem 8/11
Also published here 1994 Bound to Please 8
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 1994 Bound to Please 88
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 1994 Bound to Please 92
Simon Aronson Delayed Location Effects doing divided deck locations after Shuffle-Bored
Also published here 1994 Bound to Please 160
Karl Norman Key Card Routines performer cuts exactly a number of cards, named by the spectator, performer finds three selects cards
 		1995 40 Years at the Forks 23
Sam Schwartz Thot Echo two card location, straight set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995 Card College — Volume 1 149
Tom Daugherty Utterly Blown Away "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired byVariations Mar. 1995 Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 3) 2480
Tom Daugherty Impossible And Impossible II mathematical
 		Sep. 1995 Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 9) 2550
Simon Aronson Three For Two three selections made in different way, no-touch selection procedure, all located, two key cards, first cut of cut-deeper force
Inspired by 1995 Simply Simon 61
Simon Aronson Taking Advantage of One's Position selection procedure in which a packet is cut off, next card remembered and placed on this packet, another packet cut off onto first pile, next card remembered and put onto first pile, and so on
  • Self Position
  • Shuffling
  • False Positives
Related toVariations 1995 Simply Simon 179
Simon Aronson Self Centered two cards chosen by cutting and shuffling packets, procedure similar to one-pile free cut
Inspired by 1995 Simply Simon 187
Simon Aronson Madness in our Methods three selections, fair conditions, no-touch and no card seen
  • Alternative Revelations
 		1995 Simply Simon 194
Simon Aronson Topsy Turvy three selections with cutting and shuffling packets, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, cards located by apparent muscle reading in spread
Related to 1995 Simply Simon 203
Simon Aronson High Class Location three selections
Related to 1995 Simply Simon 216
Aldo Colombini Friends similar to "Neither Blind Nor Silly", with twenty cards, spectator has more decisions to randomize order
Related to 1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 72
Steve Beam, Scott Robinson Polar Stab location of two cards with two keys
Inspired by 1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 157
Steve Beam Triplets II red / black deck, with two selections
 		1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 167
Steve Beam Selective Service four selections, with four keys
 		1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 168
Joel Givens Identification Cards multiple keys, four card location, different methods
 		1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 170
Steve Beam Location, Location, Location three spectators cut some cards and chose a card, amount and selections are predicted and located, 9-force
Inspired byVariations 1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 172
Steve Beam Multiplocation with four cards
Related toVariations 1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 175
Edward Marlo One Way, Two Selections deck divided in three packets, two cards chosen and deck reassembled, found at two selected numbers
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1977
 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 338
Peter Duffie Incomplete Surprise two cards chosen, packet cut off and counted, then card chosen in incomplete faro condition, another card chosen by counting to original number, an indicator turns over with both selections on either side
Related to 1995 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 6) 13
Philip T. Goldstein Kaum glaublich! cut deeper with divided deck
Related to Mar. 1995 Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2) 63
Aldo Colombini Magnetic eight packets made that are shuffled face-up/face-down, in the end all red cards are face-up with black selection and vice versa
Inspired by
  • first effect in David Jones's notes "Note Closely"
 1995 What's Up Deck? 87
Aldo Colombini Oddities deck cut into three packets, two cards selected and lost, performer finds them
 		1995 What's Up Deck? 144
Karl Fulves Color Double riffle glimpse exercise, Telltale Color with two cards
  • Conditions (additional exercises)
Inspired by 1996 Blocking Off 16
Karl Fulves Lost, Found performer cuts to two fairly chosen and lost cards
 		1996 Blocking Off 92
Bob King Making Waves II two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, cards found from a jumbo deck then, one jumbo card travels into wallet
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 Five-Star Magic 10
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Also published here 1996 Magic For The British Aisles 17
Edward Marlo Shifting, Whispering Thoughts two cards and their positions thought of in ten-card packet, both divined
  • Preferred Handling (ten memorized cards)
Inspired by
  • "Devilish Die" (Jack Avis, Ibidem #22, Oct. 1960)
 1996 MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 8) 12
Richard Vollmer Thrice Nice divided deck, see also p. 2819
 		Jan. 1997 Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 1) 2737
Doug Edwards Absolutely Free two cards, divided deck
 		Sep. 1997 Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 9) 2838
Peter Duffie Super Duplex Count-Down Two selections made fairly, able to locate both immediately
Inspired by 1997 Effortless Card Magic 92
Ron Bauer Key to the Draw three cards, twenty-six key
Inspired by 1997 L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians 20
One-Twenty Six cut-deeper procedure for two selections
 		1997 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8) 9
Alex Elmsley No-Calc two cards are located, two numbers written down and cards found at that position
Also published here 1997 Alex Is At It Again 3
Alex Elmsley Cross-25 two selections made out of performer's hands, re-matrixing, updated handling
Also published here 1997 Alex Is At It Again 17
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra And Now... Two Cards from the Pocket finding two chosen cards in pocket
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 Notes 7
Jerry Sadowitz Troika three cards, riffle cull
 		1997/98 Thanks To Zarrow 20
Pit Hartling Feurio "Chaos (Mandelbrod's Revenge)", red black antifaro method
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1998 Das Kleine Grüne Heft 12
Pit Hartling Triathlon three card challenge location, sophisticated
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998 Das Kleine Grüne Heft 24
Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun If Worse Comes To Worse performer finds two selected and one thought-of card, one way from face (pips)
Variations 1998 The Book 88