Short End

205 entries in Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Short Cards / Short End
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Leopold Figner Ein überraschender Vier-As-Trick No. 61, three duplicate Aces
 		1927
Höhere Kartenkunst
86
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die ihre Plätze wechselnden Kartenpäckchen deck separated in number and picture cards
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
72
Theodore Annemann* A New Thought Card Spelling Effect
1931
The Book Without A Name
14
Victor Farelli Choice Foretold two cards chosen, both cards predicted by two cards each via value and suit in two envelopes
 		1931
Controlled Coincidence
10
Al Baker Al Baker's Pack combo pack
  • 1. One Way
  • 2. Short
  • 3. Wide
  • 4. Si Stebbins
Variations
 1932
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)
479
Cardini Cardini Spelling Trick placement with short card twelfth from bottom
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
16
Everywhere and Nowhere
  • 1. (using two duplicates)
  • 2. Using a Short Card
  • 3. With a Borrowed Deck
  • 4. With an Ordinary Deck without Duplicates
Related to
 1935
Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
112
George Pearce, Charles T. Jordan Jordan's Spelling Card Mystery - Improved by George Pearce No. 40, card selected and cut into deck, long phrase with selection spelled to locate it
Inspired by
 1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
38
Vincent Dalban The Miracle Speller using short card
Also published here
Variations
 Mar. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 18)
98
Paul Curry Another Stop! spectator stops while riffling, performer knows card, short card and set-up, for credit details reference
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 Apr. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 19)
107
Dick Madden The Modern Eye-Popper short card used to simplify double lift
 		Oct. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 25)
155
Lorne de Blois Lazybones card reverses itself and is then spelled out to find second selection, short card, see "Fan Letter" for credit information
Related to
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
65
A Novel Card Problem replacing cards in short deck for multiple location routine
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
297
Jean Hugard The use of Short Cards in Magical Effects commentary and history
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
309
Card from Nowhere card to anywhere with duplicate, card vanishes via short card and riffle display
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
310
On the Top chosen card comes to top, short card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
310
X-Ray Eyes performer know position of chosen card, short key card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
310
A Color Change back of chosen card changes, short card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
311
Cut Card Force spectator (hopefully) cuts above bunch of short cards
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
311
Another Force forcing a random card on multiple spectators, short card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
311
To Any Number short card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
312
Horoscope Card Force short card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
312
A Spelling Trick short card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
312
James Maxwell The Locator spectator's shuffling while short card stays next to selection
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
313
U. F. Grant Behind the Pack counting procedure, short card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
313
Double Location short key card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
313
A Reversed Location short card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
314
Vanishing Card short card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
314
Short Card Force
1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
384
The Short Card discussing Types of Short Cards, Cutting a Short Card
 		1938
Greater Magic
364
Billy O'Connor Two Card Discovery card stabbed in deck by spectator next to two selections, short card
Variations
 1938
Greater Magic
469
Mickey MacDougall The Four Aces reappearance in poker deal
Variations
 1938
Greater Magic
476
Byron Churchill Decepto two faced cards are in deck, performer divines one of them
 		Aug. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 47)
331
Short Card & Riffle Shuffle two cards stay together
Related to
 1940
The Jinx (Issue 121)
707
Herb Runge Pick Up
1940
The Jinx (Issue 121)
707
The Riffle Force short card
 		1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
268
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
[8]
Eddie Joseph The Electrified Card selected card sticks out of deck after it is shaken, short card, dropping short card out of loosely held deck
Related to
 1942
Greater Card Tricks
33
Vincent Dalban The Miracle Speller
Also published here
Variations
 1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
41
Byron Churchill Decepto two faced cards are in deck, performer divines one of them
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
47
Theodore Annemann* The Modern Eye Popper short card used to simplify double lift
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
49
Russell T. Wise The Card That Isn't wrong tabled card shows up again, see also Fechter's "I've Got A Surprise For You!"
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
50
Jean Hugard A New Card Stab cards are stabbed with knife, all cards above selection are pierced and packet cut at that position
 		Nov. 1943
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 6)
24
George G. Kaplan A Winning Wager five cards shuffled in placed on a stand, selected one is predicted on a slate with houlette and duplicates
Variations
 Oct. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 5)
73
Jean Marc Bujard La carte choisie sort du milieu du jeu chosen carte appears from center of the deck
 		1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 1)
3
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1945
My Best
79
U. F. Grant Improved Three Way Forcing handling for forcing three cards with a three way forcing deck
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
22
Paul Morris Just Think Stop!
May 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 12)
118
Wernoli Liebe Freunde! solution for "Phantom-Trick", selections are found in bag
Related to
 1946
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 2)
4
Paul Curry Two Minutes from Now spectator thinks stop at his selection when performer names the cards, position is predicted too
 		May 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 125)
504
J. B. Bobo Two Backward Cards performer stabs card reversed between two selections behind his back
 		1947
Watch This One!
42
George G. Kaplan The Short-Card principles for the corner-short
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
4
Monte by "Bertram", told by Dai Vernon
 		Jan. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 143)
573
Ken Krenzel, Don Costello Miracle named card turns over
 		Jan. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 169)
678
William Ruesskamp 15 to 30
Apr. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 175)
700
Edward Marlo Card Thru Table lapping a short card method
 		Dec. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 193)
772
Eddie Joseph The Natural Follow-Up out-of-hand key card placement and discovery, blindfolded
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
10
Eddie Joseph The Principle Defined getting a selection to any position, with key card
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
11
Paul Rosini The Missing Card spectator pulls out some cards, remembers bottom card and drop cards onto deck, performer fails to locate card behind back, it is found in pocket, pushed up behind back to under arm pit
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
25
A. Deleport Pocket It reprint from Grant's "The Trixter" from 1933, spectator puts deck in his pocket and picks out his selection
 		July 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 207)
826
Eddie Joseph The Mystic Queen fair selection procedure, performer cuts deck a Queen, when this is spelled it leads to selection, five handlings (spelling different things, funny message on card)
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
10
Eddie Joseph A Tip for Using the Short Card how to locate it by riffling
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
11
Eddie Joseph One-Eye Joe Kings lost with cut and shuffle procedure and found again
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
12
Paul Rosini With a Short Card performer fails to find card behind his back, it is then found in inside coat pocket
 		1950
Magical Gems
58
Dr. Stanley Jaks Letter Mystery card is divined with a set of letter cards
Also published here
 1951
Who is this Dr. Jaks?
7
Nate Leipzig, Victor Farelli Using a "Key" Card Leipzig Card Stab with short card
 		1952
Nate Leipzig's Card Stab
19
Edward Marlo Using a Short in Combination with Peeks or any type of key card
 		1952
Control Systems
108
Edward Marlo Card Thru Table clean handling due to short card
Variations
 1953
The Cardician
15
Edward Marlo Lapping a Short Card
1953
The Cardician
15
Francis Haxton "Inspired" card from 6-card-packet into deck, short card control
 		1954
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
67
Stewart James Miracle Location placing a short card next to selection with the Nullifactor
 		1954
The Nullifactor
8
R. A. Moershall New Face single card location, using dealing and a short card
 		1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
45
Francis Haxton Coincidental
1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 5)
538
Ronald B. Edwards 1/2 and 1/2 selection travels from one half to the other
 		Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
2
Dai Vernon The Use of a Short Card
1961
Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic
20
Dr. Stanley Jaks Jaks bester Mentaltrick classic one ahead routine, three billets, card selected at last
Related to
 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
80
Dr. Stanley Jaks Das Buchstabenmysterium card is divined with a set of letter cards
Also published here
 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
86
Edward Marlo Sure Throw #2 and #3 long and short card
 		1962
Estimation
75
Dr. Stanley Jaks Q. T. divination of card, deck cased, with peek case with hole in corner
Also published here
 Aug. 1963
Ibidem (Issue 29)
29
Karl Fulves* Cryptic Calling two effects of a card divination / location wit Si Stebbins
Related to
 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 398)
419
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 1 short card starts on bottom, selection controlled to small position from top
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
150
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 2 short card starts on bottom, card peeked, overhand shuffle and cut to bring selection next to key
Related to
 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
150
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 3 short card starts on top, selection in center brought next to it with overhand shuffle
Related to
 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 4 short card starts on bottom, selection in center brought next to it with overhand shuffle
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 5 short card starts on top, selection in center brought next to it with cuts to table
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 6 short card starts on bottom, selection in center brought next to it with cuts to table
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
151
Aldini Lie Detector Deck
1969
Roughingly Yours
12
Aldini Aldini's Nature Deck Mental Photography Deck type of routine, blank deck prints and unprints
 		1969
Roughingly Yours
31
Edward Marlo Reverse Fingertip Control forcing thick or short card, riffled from the back to the front, two methods
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
64
Edward Marlo Long and Short Cards from different decks
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
157
Gaylord E. Hill Click - It is the 'Five of Diamonds'! prediction with hand-labeling device
 		1971
Magick (Issue 31)
153
Rolf Andra Eine freche Variante mit der kurzen Karte force and location of selection
 		1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 1)
6
Dai Vernon Vernon's Short Card Index Push Location No. 45, one-handed riffling to and cutting at short card
Related to
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
16
Dai Vernon Vernon's Short Card Index Finger Push Location No. 48, using riffling method to short card for specific placement
Related to
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
16
Dai Vernon Vernon's Key Card Contrive No. 51, two placements of key card, probably No. 2 & 3 from references
Related to
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
17
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Coincidence No. 591, card chosen in one deck is reversed in other, then cards transpose between two decks and backs change again
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
165
Gene Nielsen* Homage to Koran card at number, hands-off version
 		1973
Magick (Issue 72)
359
Alma Voyage d'une Carte packet is cut card selected and rest placed in pocket, amount of cards is pocket and chosen card are divined, then selection travels to cards in pocket
Also published here
  • Alma's "Nouveautés Cartomagiques"
 1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 3)
41
Rolf Andra Geheimnisvolles Zusammentreffen two selections end up together
 		1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 3)
44
Cardini, Rolf Andra Ein "bewildered change" card on table transposes with selection at known position from top
Related to
 1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 6)
114
Jochen Zmeck Das Gehirn des Teufels three cards chosen, positions of all three cards named one by one, last card cut to by performer
Inspired by
  • Howard Albright routine
 1974
Das Zmeckt!
5
Dr. Gordon C. Peck That Top Card Ambitious card type of sequence with short card
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
217
Dai Vernon Short Card Location use short card to locate selection, deck can be shuffled
 		1975
Magic With Faucett Ross
224
Rolf Andra Mit Hilfe der Wahrsagerin location of chosen card
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 2)
31
Gerald Kosky Psychic Spell card is selected by riffling through the deck, two short cards
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
80
Gerald Kosky I Spell Your Card card is selected by riffling through the deck, two short cards
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
81
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 Overhand Cull Shorts Aces cut short
Also published here
 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 7)
99
Nick Trost A Prediction and a Date - Updated Cards dealt to any year called for from 1900 to 1975, plus predict a card
Variations
 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
16
Paul Curry "Dirty Tricks" story trick, cards with donkeys (democrats) and elephants (republicans), missing hat puzzle, one card vanishes among four other cards
Related to
 1976
"Dirty Tricks"
1
Hannes Höller Kurze Karte several methods of short cards, corner shorts
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
130
Short Card
  • How to Use a Short Card
  • Another Method
 		1978
The second now you see it, now you don't!
34
Paul Curry The Color Changing Deck one red/blue double backer
Also published here
Variations
 1978
The Color Changing Deck
1
Walt Lees Nimrod two selected card are found by a wind-up toy, half forcing deck
Related to
  • Peter Warlock's "The Pecking Bird" in "Book of Magic", 1956. P.90
 1980
The Immaculate Card Magic of Walt Lees
17
Gene "Phantini" Grant Midnight Man deck distributed to spectators, card is selected from second deck and performer finds person with matching card, blindfolded
Also published here
  • "Mystic Word" in "Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets"
 1980
Magick (Issue 263)
1311
Dr. Jacob Daley, Juan Tamariz 2 Rojas - 2 Negras Daley's last trick with long and short cards
 		1980
La Baraja Multiefecto
68
Karroll Priest Sui Generis one card divination, deck is shuffled by spectator
 		1981
Magick (Issue 279)
1391
Walt Lees Nimrod two selected card are found by a wind-up toy, half forcing deck
Also published here
  • Magic Info, Vol. 2 No. 11, Jan./Feb. 1976
 Oct. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
106
Edward Marlo Bottom Deal Tip using short cards
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
99
Del Copley Challenge Poker Deal four aces are found in selected hand, bottom deal gambling demo
 		1984
Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2
5
Jan Torell Meine Standard-Forcier-Methode
1984
Rund um den Zaubertisch
12
Nathan Stark The Ultimate Enigma ESP deck is dealt in several hands, cards are divined
 		May 1984
Magick (Issue 331)
1651
Use for Short Card count-down placement, spectator shuffles
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
5
The Floating Key "This is a control which without question is the best of all methods of controlling a chosen card.", key card which is both narrow and short and punched
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
21
Judson S. Brown Floater Key short & narrow
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)
16
Gary Ouellet Key Cards on different Key Card concepts
1. The Short Card
2. The Corner Short
3. The Long Card
4. The Thick Card
5. The Jimmy Ray Card
6. The Kornwinder and similar cards
 		1986
ProControl
13
Edward Marlo Roman Shuffle Plus Short Cards
1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
104
Edward Marlo Roman Shuffle Bottom Cull using short cards
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
105
Christoph Borer Eine halbe Sache back of selection changes back color, only half of the back changes color, eventually all cards change back color
Also published here
 1988
Seminarheft
14
René Lavand The Deck is Feminine Aces are found at numbers named by spectator
Also published here
 1988
Slow Motion Magic
72
Christoph Borer Eine Halbe Sache back of selection changes back color, only half of the back changes color, eventually all cards change back color
Also published here
 1989
Seminarheft
28
Rolf Andra Ein "neuer" (!) Karteneffekt card next to selection is predicted
 		1989
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 50 No. 6)
13
Paul Hallas Not So Remote Viewing! card is named and performer names its position in the deck
Inspired by
 1990
Mental Mix
2
Christoph Borer Eine Halbe Sache back of selection changes back color, only half of the back changes color, eventually all cards change back color
Also published here
 1991
Magie
20
Ali Bongo Fred und Lulu
Also published here
 1991
Ali Bongo
29
T. Page Wright An Instant Cut at Any Number spectator cuts off cards and counts them, replaces them, then performer cuts off same number
Related to
 1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
165
T. Page Wright Another Version with short card for instant double lift
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
244
Shuffling with Short Card svengali principle
Also published here
  • "Koschitz's Manual" (1894)
 1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 8)
75
Jonathan Cooke Recycled Thoughts: Business Card Business using stack of business cards, glimpse under handkerchief, short card
 		Nov. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 5)
4
Walt Lees A Spectator Cuts the Aces
Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
8
René Lavand Nothing Happens by Chance same card found again by a spectator calling stop while performer deals cards on the table, deck shuffled in process
 		1993
Magic From The Soul
62
René Lavand The Deck is Feminine Aces are found at numbers named by spectator
Also published here
 1993
Magic From The Soul
92
René Lavand Reverse Two
1993
Magic From The Soul
115
René Lavand Improvisations apparently improvisational routine, four selections are found and Aces produced as climax
 		1993
Magic From The Soul
122
René Lavand It Would Be Impossible For Me location of two selections, cutting to two short cards
 		1993
Magic From The Soul
187
Sid Fleischman* Join the A.S.C.T. Michelangelo themed revelation in which all cards are eliminated except selection
 		1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
150
John Northern Hilliard Original Method of Making an Impromptu Short Card
1994
More Greater Magic
1213
Dai Vernon Impromptu Short Card credit unsure
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1246
Dai Vernon Another Short Card Idea card index with short cards to work with borrowed deck
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1246
David Neighbors Colorful Rip-Off Triumph cards shuffled face up / face down, face up cards are "ripped through" deck except selection, with color changing back kicker
Inspired by
 Sep. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 3)
1
David Neighbors Riffle Force
Sep. 1994
The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 3)
2
Alexander Adrion, Cardini Vier Asse im Visier three short duplicates, attributed to Cardini
 		1995
Inside Cardmagic
11
Nick Trost Duo Brainwave no rough/smooth
Inspired by
  • "Ultra Brainwave Deck" (Patrick Page, Abracadabra, May 1982)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
180
Nick Trost Dingle's "Royal Triumph" - Trost Version Four kings with odd backs will change into four selections
Inspired by
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
182
Nick Trost Nick's Stranger in Paradise spectator thinks of any card he sees and it is removed from blue-backed deck, previously pocketed red deck is found to be missing the thought of card, tabled card is revealed to be red-backed
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1968
Related to
  • "Thought Anticipated" (Dave Campbell, The Gen, April 1959)
  • "Premonition Outdone" (Stan Lobenstern, 1968)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
189
Nick Trost Telespo Performer matches symbols, spectator fails, and then performer divines symbols from different room
Related to
Variations
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
297
Slide Monte with short card
 		1997
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8)
24
Jochen Zmeck Mysteriöses Kartenfinden three cards are selected and replaced in the deck, performer names positions of the cards
 		1998
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 60 No. 4 & 5)
123
René Lavand Preparation for The Act about the act
  • René's stack as modified for this act
  • The Pocket Divider (a half-deck switcher)
  • The Double Pocket (a full-deck switcher)
 		1998
The Mysteries of my Life
14
David Devant Overhand Shuffle Control
2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
76
Don Alan Ranch Bird Deluxe with half forcing deck
 		2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
85
Walt Lees Royal Ace Cut
2000
Virtual Miracles
[28]
Paul Curry Another Stop! spectator stops while riffling, performer knows card, short card and set-up
Related to
Variations
 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
200
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
293
Paul Curry Another Stop! spectator stops while riffling, performer knows card, short card and set-up
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 Dec. 2001
MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 4)
57
Al Baker Card Force using Short Card not a force but a placement of short card as key
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
688
Alain Nu* Commercial Break three phase routine with stack of business cards, first a card is signed and cut to by spectator then it is placed next to a special card, and as a climax spectator guesses position of certain card
Inspired by
  • Richard Webster's "You Must Be Psychic"
Related to
  • Alain Nu's "Mind Over Matter"
 2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
26
Steve Beam Mooning the Midnight Speller by spelling
Inspired by
 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
169
Joshua Jay Part One: Overlap Gaff Basics
  • The "Shared Artwork" Principle
  • Two-Handed Spread
  • One-Handed Spread
  • A Light Touch
  • Orientation
  • Spreading Distance
  • As a Short Card
  • The Locking Overlap Gaff
  • False Signatures
  • Transitions
 		2005
Overlap
21
Christoph Borer Eine halbe Sache back of selection changes back color, only half of the back changes color, eventually all cards change back color
Also published here
 2006
Compilation
58
Doug Edwards Shake It Out! shaking out an Ace from the squared deck
Related to
 2006
Brass Knuckles
90
Doug Edwards A Cut Above The Rest weighting the card and location of selection
 		2006
Brass Knuckles
93
Doug Edwards Short Again stripping card out, deck can be examined
 		2006
Brass Knuckles
95
Christoph Borer Eine halbe Sache back of selection changes back color, only half of the back changes color, eventually all cards change back color
Also published here
 2007
Der Stoff aus dem die Wunder sind
31
Edward Marlo Overhand Cull Shorts Aces cut short, airing deck to let cards fall out
Also published here
 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
25
Trevor Lewis Guilty / Not Guilty cards with faces on one side and letters on the other, one is selected and found, word guilty is spelt, murder theme
 		2009
Routines Matter
85
Patrick Dessi Quid de la carte clé? on various key cards
  • Les cartes redimensionnées
    • La carte courte
    • La carte étroite
    • La carte épaisse
  • Les cartes amputées
    • La carte au pouce
  • Les cartes déformées
    • La carte doublement cornée
 		2009
Le chapelet Periodo-Aperiodique C-PAP
91
Boris Wild Blind Discovery card found blindfolded
 		June 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 6)
68
Steven Hamilton VIC (Vernon-inspired Countdown) card fairly chosen and replaced, later counted down to
Inspired by
 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
132
Tom Crosbie How to Short a Card
2013
Just Be Croz
149
Will Fern The Sentinel card from deck whispers name of selection and the fact that the spectator is sitting on it
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 Feb. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 6)
62
Will Fern The World's Toughest Card Trick challenge location with short card, spectator riffle shuffles
Also published here
 Feb. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 6)
64
Michiaki Kishimoto Four Card Surprise packet is cut and spectator and performer deal cards at the same time, card on top is selection and mates are found as kicker
 		2013
Japan Ingenious
128
Dr. Stanley Jaks Card Stab deck wrapped in dollar bill, two selections
 		2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
113
Dr. Stanley Jaks Q. T. divination of card, deck cased, with peek case with hole in corner
Also published here
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
215
Dr. Stanley Jaks Words of Dr. Jaks word on card is divined
Related to
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
242
Bob Farmer, Steve Mayhew Bolo Jonah methods for marking the Jonah card
  • Marked Cards
  • Short and Long Cards
  • Snap Crimp (Mayhew)
Related to
 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
30
Karl Fulves* Short Con shuffled deck, two cards exchanged (one named by performer with his back turned, one by spectator), cards dealt from bottom and top until stopped (once by spectator and once by performer), they are the two selections
Related to
 2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
9
Karl Fulves* Short Takes notes on short card applications
  • card is removed and substituted with Joker, missing card named after shuffling
  • cutting to a crimp or short card (see also p. 15)
  • shuffling with short cards
Related to
 2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
11
Karl Fulves* Short Cuts color changing back kicker, short double backer
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
13
Karl Fulves* Lining Up The Aces spectator cuts Aces into deck, performer finds them again
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
14
Karl Fulves* Short Cut cutting to a short card, training
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
15
Karl Fulves* Short Cull riffle culling with four short cards over the Aces
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
15
Karl Fulves* Shorty's Version mates show up at top of two halves after shuffle and counting to a value twice
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
16
Karl Fulves* Shorty intro to short card applications
 		2015
Errata (Issue 1)
32
Pepe Lirrojo P.A.D.O.I. two deck routine, open prediction, two cards spelled two, deck in order and selection vanishes
 		2016
Panpharos
41
David Britland, Billy O'Connor Billy O'Connor's Two Card Discovery
  • Cardopolis
card stabbed in deck by spectator next to two selections, short card
Inspired by
 July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
24
Patrick G. Redford* What's The Catch? named card is removed while cards are dribbled on table
 		2017
Temporarily Out of Order
144
David Britland Mickey's Aces
  • Cardopolis
Collins Aces, reappearance of Aces in poker deal
Inspired by
 Oct. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 10)
48
Dropping Short Card out of Deck dropping short card out of loosely held deck
Related to
 Oct. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 10)
50
Ricardo Rodriguez En todas partes... y en alguna selection torn at the end
 		2021
Magia de altura y más
53
Fränz Alternative Handling slightly different method for the Prodigy Peek routine
 		2022
Prodigy Peek
29
Will Fern The Sentinel card from deck whispers name of selection and the fact that the spectator is sitting on it
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1180
Will Fern The World's Toughest Card Trick challenge location with short card, spectator riffle shuffles
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1182
Christoph Borer Only the Half of It back of selection changes back color, only half of the back changes color, eventually all cards change back color
Also published here
 2024
Forged by Fire
10