No-Touch Locations

231 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / No-Touch Locations
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Prädestinationsgabe two decks, spectator remembers one and its position in one deck, then he counts down in second deck from position to previously predicted number, selection is there
Related toAlso published here 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
111
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Prädestinationsgabe two decks, spectator remembers one and its position in one deck, then he counts down in second deck from position to previously predicted number, selection is there
Also published here July 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 11)
161
Louis F. Christianer A Clever Card Trick selection fairly replaced in center of spread by spectator, spectator deals cards face up onto table one by one, performer calls stop before the selection
Related to 1919
New Magical Conceptions
7
Charles T. Jordan Change Your Mind? No. 27, one of two cards thought-of, replaced, deck dealt into two piles (some face-up, some face-down), performer picks out correct card, four groups are marked with dots
VariationsAlso published here 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
72
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 toAlso published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
21
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Suitability out-of-hand selection of three cards, they all name the suits, performer then divines all cards
Related to 1928
The L. W. Card Mysteries
28
Eric F. Impey A Latter-Day Card Miracle "dirty" key card is followed during dealing of shuffled card into two piles, card selected and replaced, then found from face-up spread
 		1928
Original Card Mysteries
4
Theodore Annemann The Challenge of the Year long distance location, one-way backs, no-touch reversal
Related toAlso published here 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
15
The Automatic Speller no-touch, procedure heavy
Also published here 1935
Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
101
Riffle Trick No. 1, spectator riffle shuffles once, cuts to a card and remembers a suit, then memorizes the first card of that suit from the face
Also published here 1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
1
Card Spelling De Luxe No. 25, spectator cuts anywhere, remembers top card and buries it, it is spelled to by spectator
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
26
Milton Sleight of Foot deck is kicked with foot and splits at selection, salt
Variations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
39
Divination Supreme out-of hand selection, one-way back
Related toVariations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
139
Long Distance Location edge one-way backs
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
150
Theodore Annemann Challenge of the Year long distance location, one-way backs
Related toAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
157
Theodore Annemann A Miracle out-of hand selection, one-way back
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
163
Charles T. Jordan A Discard Trick two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
219
Paul Rosini A Problem in the Fourth Dimension daub transferred to spectator's thumb via him holding the performer's wrist previously, see also p. 495
 		1938
Greater Magic
74
The Spectator Does it All cards are put in pocket and one selected, performer divines number of pocketed cards and selection
 		1938
Greater Magic
226
Barbara Stanwyck Bits of Presto article touched in other room, performer knows, same with card selection
 		Jan. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 52)
359
Robert Parrish Name Your Favorite any card named, after riffle shuffle spectator goes through cards and performer stops him at named card
 		1939
Do That Again!
30
Simultaneous Magic four decks, four people think of a card and later spell it (progressive spelling set-up)
 		1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
41
An Incredible Location spectator cuts to bridge
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
334
It Must Be Magic spelling
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
382
Audley Walsh The Mystic Twelve cards pocketed and another remembered, performer divines position of selection and number of cards in pocket, reverse-count force
Related toVariations Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 82)
531
Kent Arthur The Professor's Card Trick mathematical
Also published here Sep. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 148)
823
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Astro-Vision spectator turns card end for end on his own, stripper deck
 		1941
The Stripper Deck
13
Edward Marlo The First Miracle daubed spectator, three variations
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
4
Edward Marlo Just Another Miracle distant daubed key card
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
5
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Heaps as Rusduck, spectator finds his own card, a lot of dealing, Tantalizer
Variations Jan. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 98)
397
Billy O'Connor Mix - Cut and Look spectator riffle shuffles once, cuts to a card and remembers a suit, then memorizes the first card of that suit from the face
Also published here 1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
9
I Should Judge spectator cuts to and remembers a card, deck dealt into five pile and spectator says which pile has his selection, spectator deals through cards and performer stops him at selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
38
John Hamilton Heaps again spectator finds his own card, with just eight cards, sort of Tantalizer
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 140)
562
J. Stewart Smith In His Hands
1947
Watch This One!
39
Eddie Joseph Heart Throb spectator thinks of number between five and twenty and remembers card at that position, another card is chosen, both found while spectator deals through the deck
Also published here 1947
Heart Throb
2
The Non-Poker Voice no-touch, suit
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
76
The Mahatma Marvel Card Trick Location with spectator dealing and distant key card
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
35
Eddie Joseph Mail Mentalism trick performed as mailed instructions or over phone, spectator takes all odd cards, adds top and bottom value, counts down to card in rest, eventually located with spelling and dealing
 		1949
Mail Mentalism
1
Sid Lorraine "I Never Touch the Cards" spectator has another spectator choose a card, key card location
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
27
Charles "Chic" Schoke The "Chic" Trick Again improved handling
Inspired by 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
49
Eddie Joseph The Impelling Force spectator cuts to a card and remembers it twice, first time found with eye reading by observing spectator's eyes while he deals through deck, second time with two key cards
 		1949 ca.
15 Exciting Minutes with a Borrowed Deck
10
Joseph L. Barnett Hands-Off Miracle No. 35, Spectator cuts to, remembers bottom card, and replaces packet. Magician is able to cut to selection. (Salt location)
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
63
Bert Allerton, Henry Christ Allerchrist Card Trick No. 63, Mathematical
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
114
Charles Nyquist, Edward Dart The Stopper Mind Reading Trick No. 117
Related to 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
227
Eddie Joseph Joseph's Repeat Telephone Trick deck shuffled and dealt in two piles, cards counted from both piles, a card remembered and a pile read off to performer who identified the selection, two repeats with different selection procedures, performer makes secret chart during conversation
 		1950
Card Bonanza
2
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 India Calling spectator has two piles and after some counting a card is lost, names of all cards read off to performer who names selection
Variations 1950
Card Bonanza
10
Eddie Joseph Imposible "Impossible" probably misspelled, deck cut in half, card chosen by throwing a die and counting down in one pile, all assembled and deck cut in thirds and another card chosen with same number, all assembled and cut, half counted off, the two selections show up at the same number, no-touch
Variations 1952
Imposible
1
Walter Behm Eine tolle Sache using cross sum of cut pile
 		1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 5)
146
Charles Hudson Sorcerer's Sevens III
Related to Feb. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 5)
7
Amazing James Randi A Little Mental: Thot #2 as "The Modest Randi"
performed over television interactively, everyone remembers a card in the center, deals out deck into six piles, takes pile with selection, it will be at same position for every spectator
 		Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
27
Harry Lorayne Stop! estimation of place spectator cuts to
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
64
James Steranko Part Two spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card and replaces, then cuts again as often as he likes, deck spread face up and performer finds card
Related toVariations 1962
The Ultimate Move
[16]
James Steranko Plus One spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card and replaces, gives deck a riffle shuffle, performer finds card
Inspired byRelated to 1962
The Ultimate Move
[17]
Karl Fulves A Location position of two free selections are divined, riffle shuffle method
Variations July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
22
Karl Fulves Future Perfect Miraskill with face-up/face-down instead of red/black, previous selection found in odd-colored pile
Related toVariations 1968
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
58
Eddie Joseph Heart-Throb spectator thinks of number between five and twenty and remembers card at that position, another card is chosen, both found while spectator deals through the deck
Also published here 1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
60
Eddie Joseph Minds in Collusion deck not touched, spectator cuts, deals out four hands of thirteen cards, each pile cut, value of bottom card used to count to a card by four spectators, performer divines all
Also published here 1969
The Art of Eddie Joseph
66
John Hamilton 3 by 3 three cards in packet divined, no-touch
 		Aug. 1970
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 5 No. 10)
352
William Alstrand, Harry Lorayne Super Location first packets of seven cards are cut to as estimation demo, then challenge location
Inspired by
  • "A Card Trick for Experts" (William Alstrand, Hugard's Magic Monthly)
 1971
Reputation-Makers
32
Audley Walsh, Jon Racherbaumer The Mystic Twelve Recall cards pocketed and another remembered, performer divines position of selection and number of cards in pocket, reverse-count force
Inspired by 1971
On the Clock Effect
5
Clear Voyant stacked, spectator shuffles, "Queen removal"-glimpse
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
67
Nick Conticello The Non-Telephone Telephone Trick small packet, spectator selects a card, does some rearranging and is left with card
Variations 1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
137
Simon Aronson Some People Think interlocking chains
Also published here Aug. 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
58
Karl Fulves A Location position of two free selections are divined, riffle shuffle method
Related to 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
25
Paul Curry The Missing Thought spectator sits on a card, looks at all the other cards, magician checks all the cards he receives on a pad, except the chosen one
 		1974
Paul Curry Presents
71
Tommy Fredericks Geheimnisvolles Päckchen using words on cigarette case a card and its position is remembered, a packet is cut off and some counting done to arrive at selection, twenty-one force
Also published here
  • Magigram
 July 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
14
Karl Fulves White Line Problem no-touch condition definition, spectator upjogs four-of-a-kind and then removes one, performer divines it, two handlings, using different red backs in one deck
Related to Feb. 1975
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 4)
865
Gerald Kosky Presto spectator cuts deck and remembers card, then four piles are dealt and spectator looks for pile with his card, word is spelled to find selection
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
56
Charles T. Jordan Discard Trick two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
154
Charles T. Jordan Mephistopheles' Own using two narrow & short and two wide & long cards as key cards for double location with out-of-hand selection
Related to 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
180
Charles T. Jordan Change Your Mind? one of two cards thought-of, replaced, deck dealt into two piles (some face-up, some face-down), performer picks out correct card, four groups are marked with dots
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
224
Think of an Ace No. 37, spectator thinks of an Ace and removes it in his own hands, position of Ace keys suit to performer
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
57
Eddie Joseph Hocus-Pocus No. 45, three five-cards packets, spectator thinks of a card, deals out five packets, pockets the one with selection and performer extracts it
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
68
Magic by Proxy No. 50, phone rings to give position of selection
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
75
Gerald Kosky Automatic Placement Handling no-touch
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
76
Martin A. Nash In The Nick Of Time touching only before the selection is made, performer shouts stop as spectator deals right at his card, see p. 447 for additional crediting
Related toVariations 1977
Any Second Now
218
Paul Curry By Any Other Name the initials of a thought of card appear on a joker (Glorpy)
 		1977
Special Effects
32
John Cornelius No Sleight Card Location two spectators each select a card with magician's back turned, they call out any cards and performer stops them at their selection
 		1977
Innovative Magic No. 2
16
Karl Fulves Easy as A-B-C two spectators recite the alphabet to locate a selection
Related to 1977
The Magic Book
63
George Sands Prime Choice "Two Tricks"
packet of thirteen cards, selection is the last one face-down after counting procedure
Inspired byAlso published here 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 8)
1137
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
John F. Mendoza An Old Card Trick Made New spectator cuts off packet, remembers bottom card, shuffles and deal packet in three piles, card immediately named
Related to 1979
Close-up Presentations
94
Howard A. Adams Suits Me using a suit, finding selection after special procedure
 		1980
OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles)
8
Ken De Courcy The Very Personal Card Discovery completely out of hand, spectator chooses a card and loses it, spreads deck, one card has his initials and it's the selection
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
24
Danny Korem Ma Bell Ringers - Korem Variation of Telephone Test additional ideas for Marlo's routine, four phases
Inspired by 1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
22
Jack McMillen, Judson S. Brown From Another Deck with two decks, one packet is cut and turned over, value of card on the face is used to count to a card, performer finds the card in second deck or in a pocket
 		1981
Sleights & Swindles
6
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Aroma Cards spectator shuffles, makes three piles and follows a selection procedure, card apparently found by smell
 		1981
Magic from which Memories are Made!
117
Philip T. Goldstein Tarot Deca spectator finds his own selected card, Major Arcana
 		1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
99
Bobby Bernard Bobby Bernard's "Crimp" Sequence Challenge card location using crimp (card is selected and lost without magician touching deck)
 		1982
The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard
91
Dr. Jacob Daley, George Sands Prime Choice No. 31, packet of thirteen cards, selection is the last one face-down after counting procedure
Also published here 1983
Self-Working Number Magic
52
Philip T. Goldstein Out of Sorts thought-of card (from eight) found and named with back turned
Variations 1984
Thequal
5
Richard Himber No Questions Asked No. 28, location over phone
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
39
Last October No. 61, spectator pockets some cards and buries a selection in rest, card on top after some counting
Variations 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
90
Kent Arthur Des Professors Kartentrick
Also published here Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
105
Reinhard Müller Nur gedacht! one of four cards selected and found, jumbo cards
Inspired by
  • "Alas-Poor Yorick" (A. Carter, Magigram 12, Oct. 1980)
  • "King's Row" (Larry Becker, MUM 70, 8, Oct. 1981)
 1986
Riesenkarten 3
12
Edward Marlo 2nd Effect using silent count (page 170) and stack
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
172
Brother John Hamman Opposite Pockets chosen and thought-of card are named, no-touch, weird thought-of procedure, partial stack
Variations 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
75
Philip T. Goldstein Encounter duplicate found in second deck when number is counted down, "Interrupted Gilbreath Principle"
 		1989
Fifth
2
John Scarne Long Distance card chosen on other side of the room, risky force, position named
 		1989
Prototype
2
Karl Fulves Hands Off spectator remembers card, cuts off a packet, down-under deal, spreads card face-up, performer names selection
 		1989
Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
11
Simon Aronson Self Control spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything, different revelations suggested
Related toAlso published here 1990
The Aronson Approach
24
Alex Elmsley Australian Self-Help involving counting, spelling, down-under deal
Related toVariations 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
317
Alex Elmsley Buried Treasure II distant keys, performer stops at selection
Variations 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
355
Alex Elmsley Weight with small packet, marked key card
Related to 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
366
Karl Fulves A Martian Chronicle
1992
Deceptive Practices
75
Charles T. Jordan Discard Trick No. 39, two cards chosen by fair cuts, spectator deals into piles and left-over cards are keys for selections
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
46
Charles T. Jordan, Karl Fulves Mephistopheles' Own No. 160, double location with out-of-hand selection
Inspired by 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
194
Karl Fulves "Premo Detection" Notes No. 163, no-touch version
Inspired by 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
196
Charles T. Jordan, Karl Fulves Change Your Mind? No. 166, one of two cards thought-of, replaced, deck dealt into two piles (some face-up, some face-down), performer picks out correct card, one-way on faces and backs (instead of original dot marks used by Jordan)
Inspired by 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
199
Peter Duffie Magician three spectators simultaneously select a card from packet from three to eight cards, spelling and down-under to locate it
Inspired by 1993
Card Selection
4
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 		May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
56
Jim Steinmeyer Remote Control small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here
  • The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988
 May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
57
Jerry K. Hartman Eight-Card Solution two versions:
  • two spectators each note a card from a small packet, each one follows an elimination procedure until down to one card, each spectator finds his card
  • single-spectator version
Also published here Aug. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 12)
52
Ted Lesley, Philip T. Goldstein The Out of Sorts Variations thought-of card (from eight) found and named with back turned, two variations
Inspired by 1994
Paramiracles
52
Simon Aronson Some People Think interlocking chains
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
3
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
Tale of the Tape No. 44, tape recorder gives instructions from cassette to which a card is lost and found
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
86
Simon Aronson Everybody's Lazy two spectators and performer remember cards, performer names position of spectator's cards, spectator names number and there is performer's card, no-touch
VariationsAlso published here 1995
Simply Simon
167
Simon Aronson Madness in our Methods three selections, fair conditions, no-touch and no card seen
  • Alternative Revelations
 		1995
Simply Simon
194
Simon Aronson The PIP Stack "Position Information Procedure"
Ace to King stack in deck, allows performer to know position of replaced selection
 		1995
Simply Simon
290
Richard Vollmer Einstein's Favorite Trick spectator locates his own card
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
32
Jerry K. Hartman Eight Card Solution two versions:
  • two spectators each note a card from a small packet, each one follows an elimination procedure until down to one card, each spectator finds his card
  • single-spectator version (p. 249)
see also final notes in Card Craft reference for "an extended analysis of this procedure"
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1995
After Craft
248
Ron Cohen Calling From Waikiki location with back turned or over phone
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 8)
80
Michael Close Jazzin - The Trick that Can be Explained finding a named card via improvisation
Related to 1996
Workers Number 5
160
Bob King, Jim Steinmeyer, Jon Racherbaumer Tele-Mental
Also published here 1996
Five-Star Magic
23
Christian Chelman Blind Sighted card approximately in center, then dealt into six heaps
Related to 1996
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 8)
11
Peter Duffie The Short Deck Baffler Challenge location, card freely selected and shuffled, magician finds it
 		1997
Effortless Card Magic
82
One-Twenty Six cut-deeper procedure for two selections
 		1997
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8)
9
Eddie Clever A Clever Trick out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, no keys, spectator removes five cards one of which must be the selection, performer finds it
VariationsAlso published here
  • "He Only Thinks" (Magic in the Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
 Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
19
Ken Simmons Variation by Ken Simmons out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, no keys, spectator removes five cards one of which must be the selection, performer finds it, with additional riffle shuffle after the selection by spectator
Inspired by Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
20
Eddie Clever No Way! out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, spectator reads off values and performer stops at selection
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Unseen" (Magic in the Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
 Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
21
Ron Cohen Calling From Waikiki location with back turned or over phone
Also published here 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
69
Marty Kane Trek Trick
Inspired by 1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 70)
1452
Peter Duffie The Chosen Few a card created with a cut off pile by chosen a card for suit and counting for value, another spectator cuts to it
 		1998
Deck Direct
3
Kent Arthur Des Professors Kartentrick
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
32
Jeff Busby One-Way Glass card selected out-of-hands from shuffled deck, performer names position of selection, almost no-touch, out-of-hand reversal method
Inspired by
  • "Mind Mirror" (Jack McMillen, "Mental Mysteries with Cards", Larsen & Wright, 1942)
 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
62
Tom Frame What Were You Thinking? three cards chosen by cutting off a pile and remembering bottom card of cut-off packet and top card of rest, and by dealing through the pile and stopping at any card, all cards named without touching the deck
 		July 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 11)
70
Bob King Stebbins Buried Treasure spectator chooses card by cutting deck in three piles, then he deals through the cards and performer stops at selection
Inspired by 1998
Card Notes
15
Richard Osterlind Under Test Conditions stack
 		1999
Dynamic Mysteries
28
Doug Canning, Steve Beam Five Card Stud chosen card is located by the use of a down-under deal and by spelling the locator card
Inspired by
  • Gene Castillon's " Computer Telephone Mystery" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1999.
 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
27
Peter Duffie Found by Coincidence spectator uses some cards of sixteen-card packet to find his selection with down-under deal, then reverse faros until down to one brings mate of the top card of another packet
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2000
New Inspirations
6
Marty Kane The Jack Queen King Ace Trick over phone, involving spelling, down-under deal
Inspired by 2000
Virtual Miracles
[25]
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here 2002
Impuzzibilities
5
Jim Steinmeyer The Full Deck Problem Nine Card Problem version with deck
Variations 2002
Impuzzibilities
8
Lewis Jones, Jack Avis Remote view - the sequel two consecutive challenge locations
Inspired by
  • "Remove View" (Lewis Jones, Cardiograms)
 2002
Ahead of the Pack
55
Marty Kane The Jack of Death Card Trick involving spelling, down-under deal, presentation
Inspired by 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
66
Karl Fulves Overthrow cut deeper force applied to red/black alternating set-up
Related to 2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
329
Karl Fulves Repeat After Me two decks, spectator cuts and remembers face card, then replaces, cuts behind back, both decks spread face-up, performer and spectator each push out three cards, one must be selection, performer's cards are added and counted down to in his deck, it matches spectator's selection
Inspired by
  • "He Only Thinks" (Eddie Clever, Magic In The Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
Related to 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
21
Karl Fulves Untouchable
2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
71
Karl Fulves Edge of Mind spectator cuts off packet and hides it, card at same position is remembered, deck dealt into eight piles, selection named and packet with it pointed to
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
73
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Back to Sands packet cut off, all cards except one eliminated, last one is selection, (co-)prime number principle
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
75
Chris Wardle Friends Reunited card chosen, spectator then locates its mates with cut deeper force, no-touch, menetekel with mates
 		2003
Investigating the Mene-Tekel Deck
11
Simon Aronson Self Control Lie Speller spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything
  • Self Control Location Procedure
  • Lie Speller Revelation (à la Bruce Cervon)
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
Lecture Notes
8
Simon Aronson Everybody's Lazy two spectators and performer remember cards, performer names position of spectator's cards, spectator names number and there is performer's card, no-touch
Also published here 2003
Lecture Notes
17
Simon Aronson Self Control Lie Speller spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything
  • Self Control Location Procedure
  • Lie Speller Revelation (à la Bruce Cervon)
Also published here 2003
Freebie 4
2
Steve Beam Utility Cutter cutting six piles, three face up and three face down with the Rolly Polly Controlly, knowing how many cards are face up, as a control
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
21
Marty Kane Apart-Hide involving counting, spelling, down-under deal
Inspired by 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
147
Juan Tamariz Mnemonicosis (Tamariz on Ideas by Marlo and Vernon) finding named card via improvisation
  • A. Mnemonicosis
  • B. Card Control
  • C. Mnemonicosis over the Phone
Inspired byRelated to 2004
Mnemonica
97
Martin A. Nash Expertalk: Martin Nash A New Nick of Time touching only before the selection is made, performer shouts stop as spectator deals right at his card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here July 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 11)
88
Karl Fulves Mixology spectator memorizes card and its position, gives riffle shuffle, performer names new position, shuffle tracking presentation
 		2005
Combo II
94
Karl Fulves Self-Made Trap card chosen from face-up deck with Ten-Twenty force, turns out to be sandwiched by odd-backed cards
 		2005
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
424
Cushing Strout Variations on "The Nine Problem" Small packet spelling discovery, no-touch, gives different ways to present it (tarot cards etc.)
Inspired by 2005
On the Other Side of the Mirror
9
Barrie Richardson A Mental Maguffin prediction about how many cards are cut, and which card is cut to, hands-off
Also published here
  • Club 71, Spring 2001
 2005
Act Two
241
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 6. Plain Moe
Mar. 2006
The Penumbra (Issue 10)
17
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 7. The Red Card Force or Prediction
8. A Red Herring! (Or two!) 		card force in which the spectator shuffles, cuts off a pile and remembers the first (or third in No. 8) red card
 		Mar. 2006
The Penumbra (Issue 10)
17
Steve Beam Your Secret Number using the two packet principle, with variations
  • Impossible - Single Selection
  • Doubly Impossible - Two Selections
  • The Not-So-Secret Number
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
27
Marty Kane Color Suit and Value two selection are found by spelling and down-under deals
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
81
Marty Kane Triple Lie Detector two selection are found by spelling and down-under deals, spectators can lie while spelling
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
82
Marty Kane Alternative Names spectator locates his own card in a pile, spelling and down-under deal
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
83
Marty Kane Police Profiling four spectators locate their chosen court card in a pile, spelling and down-under deal
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
83
Marty Kane Deck Brand spectators chose a deck from a different brand, shuffle spell brand and after procedure find their selected cards, spelling and down-under deal
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
84
Marty Kane Yes Or No? spectators chose a card and then have to answer questions by spelling, after down-under deal they locate their cards
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
84
Marty Kane Diamonds several spectators select a Diamond card and after spelling and down-under deals they find their selections again
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
85
Marty Kane Good-Bye spelling of words and down-under deal to find selections
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
85
Marty Kane Password spelling and down-under deal, password theme
  • Dow Show
  • Sniper
  • The Web
  • Snail Mail
Inspired by 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
88
Marty Kane Mix Master spelling and down-under deal, theme is mixing cards
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
92
Marty Kane The King of Swing spelling and down-under deal
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
93
Joshua Jay Australian Self-Help Variation involving spelling, down-under deal
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 2006
Magic (Vol. 16 No. 3)
97
Paul Gordon Impromptu Pokertell spectator chooses a card from a packet with dealing procedure, then reads off all the cards, performer knows selection
Inspired by
  • "Poker Tell" (Jon Racherbaumer, Big Easy Card Cunning)
 2006
England Up Close
134
Karl Fulves No-Touch Card Location spectator cuts near center and remembers card
 		2007
Word Play
57
Asi Wind Somebody Stop Me spectator cuts to card and loses it, then deals the cards, performer stops him at selection, no-touch
VariationsAlso published here 2007
Chapter One
2
Jack Parker The Third Time's The Charm three spectators select a card and get a third of the deck each, it ends up on top eventually
Inspired by
  • "Low Down Triple Dealing" (Colm Mulchy, FOCUS magazine, Nov. 2004)
Variations 		June 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6)
38
Jerry K. Hartman Psykey location of card that was selected and lost with magician’s back turned
 		2007
Card Dupery
363
Tomas Blomberg Time After Time three spectators mix a selection in a third of the deck each, it ends up on top eventually
  • Part 1: The Multiple Selection and Control
  • Part 2: The Irrefutable Mix-Up
  • Part 3: The Impossible Revelation
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 4)
21
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 14. Not So Plain Moe card fairly chosen, spectator deals face down and performer stops him at selection
 		Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
3
Ken Krenzel REMOTACAAN no-touch, card selected instead of named, impromptu
 		2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
221
Ken Krenzel AUTOMACAAN 100% no-touch, card selected instead of named, impromptu, possible over telephone
 		2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
227
Michael Weber New Deal "Two Tricks with Your New Toy", spectator cuts to a card, performer divines and locates it
Related to 2009
Memorease
4
Jim Steinmeyer Eleven Roads to Heaven eleven cards, one selected with dealing procedure, located, no-touch
 		2010
Subsequent Impuzzibilities
1
Jim Steinmeyer The Password Fallacy nine card spelling trick using thought-of word to locate card
 		2010
Subsequent Impuzzibilities
6
Jim Steinmeyer A Universal Password twelve card spelling trick using thought-of word to locate card
 		2010
Subsequent Impuzzibilities
8
Ken De Courcy 1654 card chosen from quarter of deck, spectator finds it himself via down under deal
Inspired byRelated to 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
453
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer The Einstein Card Trick Variation
  • The Genii Session
packet cut to, bottom card remembered and name spelled, then down-under-deal to find selection
Related to Mar. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 3)
14
Juan Tamariz Paradise Recovered seven cards for every spectator, the follow along and eventually locate their initial selection
Related to Nov. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 11)
72
Todd Karr Web Scam deck riffle shuffled (interlocking chains), card placed from one half into the other, by looking at that half the performer names the card, can be performed over zoom
Inspired by 2010
Miracles of my Friends II
63
Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi Einstein's Card Trick card remembered and name spelled, then down-under-deal to find selection
Related toVariations 2010
Card College Lightest
1
Ben Harris, Steve Shufton X-Ray spectator cuts anywhere, turns card over, replaces top half and cases deck, performer divines card and names its position, five crimps
  • Impromptu X-Ray Opportunities (setting up on the fly)
Related toVariations 2010
X-Ray
11
Jerry K. Hartman The One and Only spectator cuts to any card, remembers it and replaces, deck dealt into two piles irregularly by spectator, performer's section is eliminated, repeated until one card remains, it's the selection
 		Mar. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 3)
18
Pit Hartling Bolsillos Opuestos card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 15)
424
Gordon Bean Count One Way three piles made with counting and adding digits (using Billy O’Connor's procedure), then top card of one pile chosen without performer looking and lost, performer knows pile and stops spectator as he deals through pile at his card
 		2011
Evolution
42
Peter Duffie Auto Hue two spectators each choose a card from a packet with procedure involving dealing into two hands, reds and blacks separate and the selections end up in the odd-colored pile, no-touch
Inspired by
  • "More Discerption" (Peter Duffie, ebook Area 52)
 2012
The Card Activist
3
Chris Westfall Never Touched No touch card location
 		2013
Calculated Chaos
29
Jim Steinmeyer, Wayne Dobson The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Inspired by 2013
More Look No Hands
21
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Chicagoism packet, spelling, also over phone
Inspired by
  • "Jasonism" (Eddie Joseph, Sphinx Sept. 1946)
 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
5
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Invoking Margery
Inspired by 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
22
Tomas Blomberg Time After Time three spectators mix a selection in a third of the deck each, it ends up on top eventually
Inspired byAlso published here 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
283
Friedrich Roitzsch Far Out no-touch handling with no faces seen by performer
Inspired byAlso published here 2015
FFFF Lecture Notes 2015
6
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph, Alan Stockwell A Study in Scarlet and Black as phone effect
Inspired by 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
21
Pit Hartling Hot Pockets card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
Inspired byAlso published here 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
127
Nick Trost ESP By Coincidence spectator uses some cards of sixteen-card packet to find his selection with down-under deal, then reverse faros until down to one brings same symbols on top of packets
Inspired by 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1326
Theodore Annemann Annemann's Miracle Magician locates card while standing far away from spectator, does not touch the deck at all
Also published here 2017
The Secret of the Butterflies
78
Áriston Predicción con Calculadora finding a card using a calculator
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
90
Asi Wind Somebody Stop Me spectator cuts to card and loses it, then deals the cards, performer stops him at selection, no-touch
Also published here 2018
Repertoire
45
Michael Weber GPS out-of-hand selection procedure, advertising card appears at same position in one half as selection in other
 		May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 2 (Spring #2))
237
Stephen Hobbs Zoomatic II revelation with one suit
Related to Sep. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 9)
62
Jim Steinmeyer One Exceptional Card card selected from five-card packet, found after some counting procedure
 		2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
3
Jim Steinmeyer The "I Forgot of Something"
2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
9
Jim Steinmeyer Four Your Next Trick performer doesn't touch the cards, spectator locates performer's thought-of card
 		2020
Virtual Impuzzibilities
26
John Bannon Autopsychic
  • Dealing With It
three piles of three cards each, on thought of from one pile and lost, later found again
Related to
  • "Little Vernon" (John Carey, Me, My Cards, And I, 2017)
 Jan. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 1)
52
Boris Wild Zoom 9 no-touch packet location with spelling
  • Variations of Choices
  • Variations of Revelations
  • Online Variations
Inspired by 2021
Variations
7
Eugene Burger Einstein's Card Trick card remembered and name spelled, then down-under-deal to find selection
  • Interview Discussion
Inspired by 2021
Eugene Burger: Final Secrets
138
Bert Allerton, Henry Christ Allerchrist Card Trick brief
Also published here 2022
The Ten Count Force
12
Martin A. Nash Expertalk: Martin Nash A New Nick of Time touching only before the selection is made, performer shouts stop as spectator deals right at his card
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
317
Joshua Jay Australian Self-Help Variation involving spelling, down-under deal
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
554
Friedrich Roitzsch Far Out no-touch handling with no faces seen by performer
  • Close-Up Version
Inspired byAlso published here 2023
Instructions for Miracles
63
Pit Hartling Opposite Pockets Revisited card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
  • Shuffling the deck
  • Hands-Off and The Sudden Revelation
Inspired byAlso published here 2023
Three for Tuscany
1
Shawn Farquhar Guesstimation spectator cuts to and remembers a card, deck dealt into five pile and spectator says which pile has his selection, spectator deals through cards and performer stops him at selection
Related to 2024
X: My 10 Go-To Card Fx
102
Joshua Jay, Ben Harris, Steve Shufton Memorized X-Ray spectator cuts anywhere, turns card over, replaces top half and cases deck, performer divines card and names its position, four crimps
Inspired by 2024
Particle System
68
Joshua Jay Thoughts on Thought-of Cards comments on improvising, naming, thought-of cards in a memorized deck
  • Riffing in the Particle System
  • One and Done (finding only one card that way)
  • Technique vs. Premise
  • Let’s Riff
    • Marked Riffing
    • Breather Riffing
    • Maximum Contrast
    • Putting It All Together
Related to 2024
Particle System
90
Juan Tamariz Paradise Recovered seven cards for every spectator, the follow along and eventually locate their initial selection
Related to 2024
Flamenco
135