52 entries in Chair / Chair Test
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Aage Darling Tele-Hypnose girl sits on one of seven chairs
Also published here July 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 155)
623
Aage Darling Tele-Hypnosis girl sits on one of seven chairs, with alternative method for large cards
VariationsAlso published here 1953 12
Aage Darling, Tony Corinda No. 16. The Seven Chairs
Inspired byVariations 1958 22
Larry Becker Hot Seat chair test with four chairs and colored discs, prediction of empty chair in envelope
Variations 1978 120
Barrie Richardson The Three Chair Enigma - Or, the Lazy Mentalist Demonstration three chairs, sentences in envelopes match prediction
Also published here Oct. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 10)
748
Gene "Phantini" Grant The Great Chair Prediction five people on five chairs
1981 69
Rudolf Braunmüller Nehmen Sie Platz! three spectators sit on three chairs
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
147
Barrie Richardson Chair-Voyance three chairs, sentences in envelopes match prediction
Also published here July 1987
Magick (Issue 393)
1961
David Berglas E.S.P. Logie multiple prediction routine, six spectators with envelopes stand behind six numbers, one spectator chooses one object among six and puts the rest in an order, selection matches the number, order matches and selection and number was predicted beforehand
Also published here 1987 3
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Be Seated! four chairs and three spectators, prediction of empty chair in envelope
Inspired byRelated to 1990 /1999 16
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Please Be Seated four chairs, three people sit down and empty one matches number written down by spectator
1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 4)
14
Tom Stone Pipedream NO 3: Mental Posterior idea for chair test
Also published here 1996 44
Gary Kurtz The Ultimate Chairs Prediction four chairs, mixture with banknight effect, colors in envelopes match backs of chairs
Related to
  • Gary Kurtz (Gary Kurtz, 2017)
  • Bruce Bernstein's "Volition Plus" in "20 Effects for the Psychic Entertainer" p.56.
Variations
1997 1
Basil Horwitz The Hot Chair mentalism take on electric chair trick, person stands up when number is named, pseudo suggestion routine
1997 48
Barrie Richardson The Human Equation six people call out one digit and sit on six chairs, performer quickly writes down four rows of numbers which when added up correspond to the number combination of the people sitting on the chairs
1999 100
Barrie Richardson The Lazy Mentalist three chairs, sentences in envelopes match prediction
Related toAlso published here 1999 152
Rudolf Braunmüller Nehmen Sie Platz III! with envelopes and cards
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4 & 5)
167
David Berglas The Chair Mystery chair test, numbers on chairs reveal age of spectators, only description
2002 279
David Berglas Are You Sitting Comfortably? seven chairs, six spectator select one, all are predicted on the back of the chairs, "My Chair" for performer and a rose attached to the chair where the only woman sits, not explained
2002 334
David Berglas ESPacology multiple prediction routine, six spectators with envelopes stand behind six numbers, one spectator chooses one object among six and puts the rest in an order, selection matches the number, order matches and selection and number was predicted beforehand
VariationsAlso published here 2002 429
Ali Bongo Galloping Prediction musical chairs game, prediction of winner
2002 9
Tom Stone Chairport as spectator is going to row of chairs to sit down, performer already displays a prediction which chair will be chosen
VariationsAlso published here 2003 3
Michael Weber Landing Pad chair test with one spectator and six chairs, dated 2002
Inspired by 2008 10
Hector Chadwick The Paper Plane Chair Game Performer predicts which chair spectator will sit in (out of four chairs), prediction written on paper plane that spectator caught
Related to 2008 49
Hector Chadwick The Paper Plane Chair Game: Mach II Continuation of Paper Plane Chair Game, predicts where the second and third person will sit
Related to 2008 67
Andy Nyman Chair Swindle with one spectator and two chairs, predictions under chairs
Apr. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 4)
54
Tom Stone Chairport as spectator is going to row of chairs to sit down, performer already displays a prediction which chair will be chosen
Also published here 2011 96
Tom Stone Mental Posterior method for chair prediction
Also published here 2011 126
Patrik Kuffs Simplex Chair Mystery
  • Mind Stunts
Inspired by Aug. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 8)
19
Alberto de Figueiredo Mi Juego de las Sillas para James Biss three chairs, with CDs
Inspired by
  • James Biss' "Musical Chairs" in "Messing with Minds"
2013 87
Dr. Stanley Jaks Chair Prediction one person selects one of six chairs
Also published here
  • Dr. Jaks' "Master Secret of the Swami" in Al Mann's "The Incredible Dr. Jaks by Phantini" p.4.
  • "Chair Prediction" in "The Gen" January, 1963
2014 117
Tom Stone The True Name of Trigrammaton
  • Lodestones
three people distribute three paper balls among them and switch according to instructions, when unfolded, each spectator has his name written on the paper
Inspired by
  • The "One Two Three" Trick (Martin Gardner, Ibidem, July 1956)
  • "Tribulation" (Max Maven, Dr. Faustus Journal, Apr. 1999)
Jan. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 1)
34
Alexander de Cova ESPacology 2 nine spectators on chairs on stage with an envelope each, ping pong balls with numbers one to nine, one chosen, that spectator has a prize in the envelope, remaining envelopes contain large letters that make up prediction or company name
Inspired by Jan. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 4)
25
Peter Brynolf, Jonas Ljung Group Dynamics Bank Night combined with Chair Test, gaffed envelopes
Nov. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 11)
90
Jim Steinmeyer Poetry in Motion
  • Conjuring
order of six envelopes chosen by spectators, they form a poem in the right order
Dec. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 12)
28
Chris Rawlins In This Order three chair test with prediction
2017 11
Alexander de Cova Vorwort
2017 11
Alexander de Cova Die Struktur possible structure of the chair test routine with examples
  • 1. Einleitung (Intro)
  • 2. Stuhlroutine
  • 3. Hauptroutine
  • 4. Schlussgag (Outro)
2017 17
Alexander de Cova Die Vorhersage der Stühle intro to discussion of methods
2017 27
Luca Volpe Luca Volpe chair prediction method
2017 28
David Berglas David Berglas chair prediction method
2017 29
Gary Kurtz Gary Kurtz
Related to 2017 30
Alexander de Cova Redistribution Principle on redistributing three items, application for chair test
2017 30
Alexander de Cova Multiple Outs
2017 33
Alexander de Cova, Marc Oberon Nu Way Out applying Oberon's "Nu Way Out" to chair test
2017 35
Alexander de Cova Klimax (Rosediction) on label on rose is number that corresponds to some chair as prediction, see also p. 72
2017 35
Alexander de Cova Präsentationsideen presentational ideas for chair test
  • Denkhüte
  • Regiearbeit
  • House of Cards
  • The More Frequent Miracle
  • Premonition
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Numerologie
  • Banker's Dream
  • Mental Epic
2017 39
Jim Steinmeyer Mad Marketing
  • Conjuring
six people on chair get into the predicted order, advertising presentation
Feb. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 2)
26
Asi Wind Catch 23 chair prediction effect without chairs, combined with bank night
Inspired byRelated to 2018 73
Jim Steinmeyer Six Chairs, No Waiting
  • Conjuring
Apr. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 4)
48
Tom Stone Present Company five spectators stand in a random row on stage, each one lists a wish, one is selected with elimination procedure and that wish is predicted as a wrapped present
2020 2
Rick Maue Body Language two rows of four chairs each with spectators on them, the first row selects envelopes with "sit" or "stand", the second row is instructed to form a prediction of the selection
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2006
2022 491