Kruskal Principle

24 entries in Cards / Principles / Kruskal Principle
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Alexander F. Kraus Sum Total Kruskal count procedure, challenge of having the face-up cards add up to 52, posed as a problem
Variations
 Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
7
Alexander F. Kraus Sum Total Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52, solution to the problem
Inspired by
 Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
13
Tom Ransom Sum More Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52
Inspired by
Related to
 Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
17
Max Katz Sum More Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52
Inspired by
 Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
17
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Sum Fun more on the mathematics of the Kruskal count procedure, forcing number 52, at the end all face-up cards add to force number
  • Numeric Cycle
  • Spelling Cycle
  • Ending a Cycle
  • Inducing a Cycle
  • Backward Cycle
Inspired by
Related to
 Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
25
Tieneblas*, El Brujo Viejo The Mazatlan Mystery deck is cut, number of bottom card used to count to a card, prediction sort of Kruskal with four duplicates
 		1972
Magick (Issue 55)
271
Martin D. Kruskal The Kruskal Principle also with two deck, described by Martin Gardner, see p. 985 for references to Ibidem
Also published here
 June 1975
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 8)
967
Karl Fulves* Kruskal Phone Effect
June 1975
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 8)
970
Martin D. Kruskal Das Kruskal-Prinzip
Also published here
 Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
125
Karl Fulves* K Kards works four times out of five
 		1996
13 Prophets
54
Karl Fulves* Snibbets
1996
13 Prophets
55
Martin Gardner* The K Diaries spectator chooses word, counts forward according to the number of letters a few times, final word predicted, Kruskal principle
Related to
Variations
 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
103
Mel Bennett K-Plus spelling instead of counting, Kruskal Principle with words
Inspired by
 1998
Underworld (Issue 9)
123
Karl Fulves* Informant further comments and credit information on the referenced items
Related to
 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
226
Gordon Bean A Labyrinth in a Labyrinth cards are dealt out in a snake fashion, card is chosen based on spectator’s free choice and additional randomization, performer shows that the “snake” is in the shape of the card’s initials
Related to
  • "Koynini's Karpet" (Tony Koynini, The Magic Wand, March 1953, p. 42)
 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 11)
4
Jim Steinmeyer The One O'clock Mystery spelling hours to arrive at one, Kruskal
Related to
Variations
 2002
Impuzzibilities
12
Jim Steinmeyer The Three Mystery spelling numbers to arrive at three, Kruskal
 		2002
Impuzzibilities
14
Jim Steinmeyer The King Mystery spelling values to arrive at King, Kruskal
 		2002
Impuzzibilities
14
Antonio José Arenillas Prediction à la Kruskal Kruskal principle applied to Mnemonica, prediction
Variations
 2004
Mnemonica
68
Paul Lesso The Fiend Stack power/stay stack combo
  • Numerical Forces
    • Sum of any two sequential cards
    • Kruskal Force
    • Sequence Force
  • The Fiendish Algorithm or The 1 hour memorised deck
    • How to calculate position of any card
    • How to calculate card at any position
 		2007
Miraculous Minds
53
Paul Lesso Scipio's Fiendish Prediction using Fiend Stack
 		2007
Miraculous Minds
58
Luis Otero Descartes two-digit number is formed and written on back of a playing card, from other deck a card is selected and value counted, this is repeated until no more move is possible, total of turned-over cards matches number and last card is the same as prediction card
 		2011
El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 15)
428
Harapan Ong Prediction à la Kruskal
Inspired by
 2019
A Stack to Forget
70
Patrick G. Redford* Your Luck Is In The Cards Kruskal principle, spectator finds the mate to a selection
 		2019
Sleightly Out Of Order
70