200 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Coincidence / Two Cards - Two Piles - Same Position / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Sympathetic Location
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
1928 4
Stop Trick
1928 21
T. Page Wright Life Saver for Card With Card Lost in Pack
1933 15
Gordon R. McKenney Ace in Hole two selections in two halves appear at same position, out for lost card
Related to 1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
373
Stephen Simpson Universal Card-Incidence two decks, card thought of, performer and spectator each shuffle and deal cards out in certain patters, then the thought-of card is in same position in both deck
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 94)
581
George W. Lord, M. D. Overholser A Peculiar Happenstance two cards in two piles appear at the same position, stacked & marked
Also published here Apr. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 136)
777
Dr. Stanley Jaks Perplex!? Ein Trick mit zwei Spielen two decks
1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 1)
10
Franklin M. Chapman Stunner No. 1 two decks shuffled and then dealt in unison, two cards match at a certain position (percentage trick), card and position predicted on back of business card
Also published here 1941 1
Charles Terraneau Card-Incidence deck is cut in two, spectator and performer's selection are found at the same position
Related to Mar. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 30)
124
George G. Kaplan Numerology??? two decks, three cards are counted to in both decks and they match
Also published here May 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 12)
49
George W. Lord, M. D. Overholser A Peculiar Happenstance two cards in two piles appear at the same position, stacked & marked
Also published here 1944 280
Franklin M. Chapman Identical Twins No. 1, two decks shuffled and then dealt in unison, two cards match at a certain position (percentage trick), card and position predicted on back of business card
Also published here 1944 11
Dr. William T. Palchinas Skill-Nil! combination of several routines, here as Palchanis
  • Pay Off (Walter Gibson)
  • One Good Trick (Walter Gibson)
  • A Total Mystery (Tony Kardyro)
  • Total Mystery / Sensational Sensitive Finger Tips (Tony Kardyro)
  • Card-Incidence (Charles Terraneau)
Related to Aug. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 183)
731
Eddie Joseph Propensity of the Inanimate two selections end up at same positions in two piles
1949 ca. 3
Dr. Jacob Daley The Mathematical Card Trick No. 33, Two cards selected from shuffled deck, deck split into two, when dealt down, both cards turn up at the same time
VariationsAlso published here 1950 59
Cy Keller You Do As Cy Do both cards at same position
Variations July 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 234)
935
Toni Koynini Koyincidence three thirds of deck, spectator selects card, when two packets are deal in unison, mates are at selection, not sure, twenty-sixth key
1951 16
Eddie Joseph Just Unbelievable two selections made, deck honestly shuffled face-up/face-down, dealt into two piles, selections at same position, spectators are supposed to throw cotton balls at each other when their cards show up
1951 7
Eddie Joseph The Invisible Influence deck is divided in halves and performer knows matching pairs when cards are dealt, six phases
  • The Patter
  • The Influence in Operation
  • The Principle Explained
  • Details of Working
  • Additional Information
Variations 1951 2
Al Leech Double Count selection and performer's card show up at the same position in two piles
1952 18
Edward Marlo Affinity two spectators deal down, stop at a card and place rest on top, deck dealt into two piles and they then in unison, selections are in same position
Related toVariations 1952 6
Oscar Weigle Double Duty two cards in two halves chosen by performer and spectator by removing some cards, counting them and remembering a card at that position, later both halves are dealt in unison and reversed cards show up at the position of the selections
1952 37
Aage Darling Numero card is selected and returned, book tells which cards match which numbers, when card is named and the playing cards a second deck with numbers are dealt, number and selection are at the same place
1953 39
Stewart James Matchimera
Also published here 1954 8
P. Howard Lyons Infallible Coincidence deck cut, half the cards counted into a pile, cards turned up simultaneously, one match occurs which is previously announced by value and position
Inspired by
  • "The Frequent Miracle" (Tom Boyer)
June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
16
P. Howard Lyons Break Even card peeked at, two halves made, performer shows written prediction, both cards are dealt simultaneously and performer shouts stop, next cards are selection and predicted card
Related toVariations Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
8
Alex Elmsley, Dai Vernon Elmsley's Card Coincidence deck cut into two piles, a card selected in each pile, later shown to turn up at the same position, handling is by Vernon
Variations 1956 25
Tom Ransom Redundant two cards chosen from two halves, both dealt simultaneously, one face up and one face down, face-up spectator thinks stop and performer stops at card, second selection is at same position in face-down pile
Related to
  • "Simultaneous Coincidence" (Reading Is Believing, Trevor Hall)
July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
15
Roy E. Smith Sympathetic Card Miracle two halves are shuffled, performer and spectator select a card from each other's half, they end up in the same position
1956 23
Die Macht des Gedankens brief explanation of two effects without title
  • two decks, selection is at same position in other deck, displacement of three cards
  • cards removed from deck to select card, prediction / force
1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 6)
571
Alex Elmsley A Letter from Alex intro to following tricks, presenting mathematical tricks
Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
15
Jack Avis A Short Brownwave card selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then divided in two halves, both deal in unison and the selected card is at same position as card with a message
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
15
Jack Avis A Simple Brownwave card selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then divided in two halves, both deal in unison and the selected card is at same position as card with a message
Inspired by Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
15
Jack Avis Delayed Brownwave card selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then divided in two halves, both deal in unison and at one point a prediction card appears with the message "count ten more cards", that's where the selection is
Inspired by Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
16
Edward Marlo Second Fooler with two selections in two halves of one deck, automatic placement
1958 50
Edward Marlo Faro Fooler #11 Exact Placement, two selections are found at thought of number, with three variations
1958 62
Edward Marlo Impromptu Power two selections, performer makes two piles and selections are at same position in each pile
1959 37
Ken Beale Brown Coincidence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then dealt in two halves, both are dealt in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Inspired byVariations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
16
Ken Beale Simple Coincidence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then dealt in two halves, both are dealt in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
18
Edward Marlo A Rough Prediction Open Prediction methods using a roughed forcing deck, performer deals
  • First Presentation (spectator stops as performer deals)
  • Second Presentation (spectator thinks of a number and then stops dealing at the number, "Did you think of number x?")
  • Third Presentation (spectator thinks of one of the indifferent cards, predicted card is next to it)
  • Fourth Presentation (two cards end up in the same position in two halves)
  • Fifth Presentation (prediction card made with another deck)
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
2
Jack Avis The Devilish Die two card selected with top and bottom numbers of rolled die, both are eventually located
Variations Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
19
Sam Schwartz Sam-Ultaneous two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, appear at same position in two piles
Related toVariations 1962 114
Howard Schwarzman Two-Gether two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, appear at same position in two piles
1962 116
Jack Avis Coincidence-Again
Also published here 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
69
Erwin Sloan Mated two decks, thought of number
Feb. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 377)
337
Edward Marlo 1835 two selections show up at same position in two piles, faro
1964 19
Gene Finnell Coincidence? two selected cards in two piles turn up at the same position
1967 2
Ben Christopher Two Card Control two thought-of cards are found in same position in two halves
June 1968 187
Sam Schwartz Tri-Multaneous
  • Part 1: mate & selection appear at same time after slip slop shuffled packed is gone through in pairs
  • Part 2: Sam-Ultaneous
  • Part 3: two chosen cards show up at same position in two packets, using two odd-numbered piles
see also p. 348
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1970 334
Karl Fulves Child's Play
Variations Sep. 1970 364
Francis J. Baker Stop Trick blank card with "STOP!" appears at same number in one heap as selection in other heap
Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
378
Karl Fulves Faroincidence reversed card is at same position as selection when dealt from two packets in unison, faro, non-slip cut, "The shuffled deck is handed to you behind your back. With the cards out of sight, reverse the 25th and 26th cards from the top." Good luck!
1971 27
Alex Elmsley, Roy Walton Expansion Notes: As A Coincidence procedure to control two peeked cards twenty-six apart, effect application in which two selection appear at same position in two halves
Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
113
Gene Finnell The 26th Card two selections are in same position in two halves
Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
115
Karl Fulves Mathematical Twins Variation mate found after klondike shuffle
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1972 487
Alex Redans Psychic Triplets three decks, two normal one Ultra mental deck
1972
Magick (Issue 50)
249
William Zavis Coincidence two selections are in same position in two halves and divined, faro
Mar. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 17)
158
Lin Searles, Cy Endfield Impromptu Miracle
Inspired by Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
673
Edward G. Brown The Detective Card Trick selection is at same position as face up card in other half
Also published here 1973 96
Gene Finnell Control Cards two selections from two halves end up in the same position, handling uses two Jokers face-up in the halves that are later removed, Klondike shuffle
1973 8
Gene Finnell Location incomplete faro control, Klondike shuffle, a face-up card ends up at same position as selection in other half
1973 18
Gene Finnell Coincidence? two selection turn up at same position in two halves
  • Variation #1
  • Variation #2
  • Coincidence? with a Key Card
1973 60
Rolf Andra Rätselhaftes Zusammentreffen
1973
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 34 No. 5)
86
Jochen Zmeck 4. Nochmals Würfel und Spielkarten two cards chosen with dice thrown in dice box, they are in same position in two packets
1974 18
Jochen Zmeck 5. Die Brautschau King and chosen pin-up girl are in same position in two packets, using dice box
Inspired by
  • "Die Brautschau" (Jochen Zmeck, Magie, 1967, p. 14)
1974 18
Ken Krenzel Two-Gether Again two selections at same position in two piles, duplicate
1975 93
Francis Haxton Paired Choice in two piles of cards, two selected cards are found at the same position
Jan. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 5)
60
Karl Fulves Diff Dice "Math Trix"
with two dice
Oct. 1975 1059
Tom Haw - Becker Triple Prediction two decks named cards end up at same position, unclear description
1975 145
Roger Smith Anyone For a Pile Trick? two cards peeked at in IF condition
1975 4
Two Deck Bet proposition bet about a match occurring when dealing through two shuffled deck simultaneously
1975 21
Nick Trost Intuition Card reversed by spectator in red pack matches card reversed in blue pack by magician, same position in deck as well
VariationsAlso published here 1976 7
Jack Avis, Matching Matches No. 12, two spectators take some matches and count them, they remember cards at their corresponding position, performer makes two piles and both cards are in same position
1976 21
Sam Schwartz The Magic 13 No. 13, two spectators take a few cards and count them, they remember cards at their corresponding position, performer makes two piles and both cards are in same position
1976 22
Child's Play No. 24
1976 40
Double Disclosure No. 26
1976 43
Rolf Andra Übereinstimmung
1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 2)
45
Jochen Zmeck Die unglaubliche Übereinstimmung two chosen card in two eight-card packets end up at the same position, one packet is comprised of duplicates
1977 10
Hannes Höller Treffer two decks, cards turned over simultaneously and selections end up at same position
1978 84
Edward G. Brown Die Detektivkarte selection is at same position as face up card in other half
Also published here Dec. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
140
Karl Fulves Riffle Placement key at twenty-six, two selections made from incomplete riffle shuffle position, end up twenty-six apart, coincidence when dealt from two piles simultaneously - both selections at same position
1979 4
Robin Robertson Robin's Riffle two cards chosen from incomplete Riffle Shuffle position with smaller packets, in the end cards dealt from two piles and selections turn up at same position
Variations 1979 22
Eddie Joseph Ultimate Match No. 58, one card cut to in one deck, matches position in second deck, inverse stacks
Variations 1979 96
Steve Beam Double Choice two selected cards, same position in both halves
1979 41
Len Belcher Duplexity two decks, two names are spelled and same card appear
1979
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 40 No. 1)
10
Nick Trost 5-Way Coincidence two piles are dealt through in unison, matching pairs removed, they match and also fit a prediction
1979 14
Al Smith, Peter Kane Seconds Out mates of selected card are at the same position in three packets
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1980
Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 2)
803
Howard A. Adams Selecthree routine with ESP cards, three phases, matching pairs in two piles then finding mates behind back
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 4 - esp card & mental miracles RETURN)
9
Karl Fulves Twogether two eleven-card packets with Ace through Jack from two decks are dealt, predicted value matches in position and backs transpose
1981
The Chronicles (Issue 29)
1352
Karl Fulves Linear A Power of Thought variations, posed as problem
Related to 1981
Interlocutor (Issue 46)
183
Roy Walton Son of Tetradism Minus 48 mates of selected card are at the same position in three packets, faro
Inspired by 1981 213
Simon Aronson, David Solomon Doublestop two selections, two piles, spectator thinks stop on his selection in one pile and second selection is at same position in other pile
Inspired byVariations 1982 5
William Zavis Linear 'Z' one cards put face up in half of deck, mate at same position in other
Dec. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20)
377
Gene Nielsen The Third Person thirteen symbol cards, two cards are thought of, cards turned over in two piles both spectators stop at same time
May 1982
Magick (Issue 306)
1527
Peter Kane Mister-ee Five by Five one suit added to a deck to make a 65-card deck, selection matches coincidence when two piles are turned up in unison, faro, constant stack
Inspired byVariations 1982 7
Peter Kane Son of Tetradism mates of selected card are at the same position in three packets
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1982 71
Peter Plotkin No Hands Smyth's Myth two selections in two piles appear at same position despite shuffling
Feb. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 2)
735
Simon Lovell Double Coincedence "Coincidence" (sic)
two cards end up in same position in two piles, using one-handed second deal
Also published here 1983 39
Dr. Jacob Daley Zur gleichen Zeit
Also published here Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
95
Gene Maze Duo-Mental two selections in two piles end up at same position, using one-handed bottom deal
Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
357
Edward Marlo In the Same Place two cards in two halves appear at same position, IF control
1988 154
Edward Marlo Staggering Power of Thought mates found when dealing through two halves simultaneously
Inspired byVariations 1988 16
Edward Marlo Incomplete Power Of Thought
1988 20
Edward Marlo The 50% Miracle faro
Inspired by
  • "Controlled Thoughts" (Sydney Lawrence, Ten Self-Working Master Effects)
1988 182
George G. Kaplan Numerologie two decks, three cards are counted to in both decks and they match
Also published here Apr. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 4)
182
Roy Walton On The Side Of The Angels packet cut off half the deck and counted, two cards remembered (one using the number), they end up at the same position in two piles
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Ibidem
1988 30
Peter Wilker Vive la difference two decks, two small numbers are counted and piles replaced, when difference of both numbers is counted in each pile cards turn out to be the same
1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 9)
7
Gary Plants Miracle Dealer spectator and performer select a card, both get half the cards and start dealing, suddenly performer says stop and on top of both halves are the selections
Variations 1989 454
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 11
Juan Tamariz Total Coincidence first single cards from two decks match, then both decks are in exactly the same order
Related toVariations 1989/91 224
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 2
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves I two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then divided in two halves, both deal in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Related toVariations 1991 333
Steve Beam A Match Made in Zebulon (A Suburb of Knightdale) two selection found at same position when deck is cut in half
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 731
Steve Beam A Match Made in Knightdale two selection found at same position when deck is cut in half
Also published here 1991 734
Peter Duffie Two Timing two cards at positions remembered that are determined by a chosen hour, two piles made, selections end up at same positions
Also published here 1991 13
Bob King Making Waves odd-backed card lost in deck, card selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, selection and odd-backed card are found at same position in two piles
Inspired byVariations 1991 23
Jon Racherbaumer Making Smith More Mythic two selections occupy the same position in two halves
1992 225
Karl Fulves Diamond Jack Jr. selection in one half is at same position as detective card in other half, story really improvised with eight cards
1992 39
Dany Ray Un Billon de Probabilidades en Contra two decks, two cards at same position, two methods, very similar to Curry's Power of Thought
Related toAlso published here 1992 108
Peter Duffie Matchical mates at same position in two seven-card packets
  • Epilogue to Matchical
Variations 1992 11
Peter Duffie Matchical Mix two Cards, two Piles, Same position - selection and mate
  • Epilogue to Matchical Mix
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 12
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Routine with Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Part Two edited reprint from Brooke's magazine "Routine" (1950), Triumph with End Strippers, two selections (one only thought of) from two piles end up next to each other
Nov. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 5)
12
Philip T. Goldstein Nexus performer's and spectator's selection are in same position in two piles
1994 82
Philip T. Goldstein Annexus performer's and spectator's selection are in same position in two piles
1994 86
Philip T. Goldstein Sannexus performer's and spectator's selection are in same position in two piles
1994 88
Gene Maze Duo-Mental two selections in two piles end up at same position, using one-handed bottom deal
1994 104
Gene Maze Mated cards dealt from both hands simultaneously, stopped several times, mates each time
1994 106
Karl Fulves Shadow Play spectator remembers card at small number, two decks used to count down after some procedure, selection in both decks at same position
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 6)
65
Karl Fulves Sympathy for the Devil twelve cards removed from shuffled deck, a packet of cards is removed from envelope and both dealt simultaneously, one card is reversed in prediction packet and it matches the card in the other packet and also a prediction
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
141
Tony Econ Econ's Triple Coincidence card reversed in a deck, card selected in other deck, same card found at same position, cards found to be of the other decks
Also published here 1994 85
Peter Duffie Two Timing two cards at positions remembered that are determined by a chosen hour, two piles made, selections end up at same positions
Also published here 1995 126
Wylee Packer Four-Way Smyth's Myth with four packets
July 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 7)
2530
Simon Aronson Doublestop Simplified two selections, two piles, spectator thinks stop on his selection in one pile and second selection is at same position in other pile
  • Key Method
  • "No Key" Method
Inspired by 1995 79
Simon Aronson Two Wrongs Make It Right two decks, two cards chosen in one, both decks dealt in unison to two predicted cards in other deck, the selections show up in same place, funny presentation about making wrong predictions
1995 173
Steve Beam A Match Made in Zebulon two selection found at same position when deck is cut in half
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 96
Steve Beam A Match Made in Knightdale two selection found at same position when deck is cut in half
Also published here 1995 99
Karl Fulves Little Alice mate coincidence with odd-backed cards in two packets, one handled behind back, red/blue double backer
Inspired byRelated to 1996
Underworld (Issue 3)
32
Manfred Bacia Perfekte Harmonie two decks, three time spectators find same card then pairs end up at same position in the deck
Also published here 1996 17
Gavin Ross Power Game card chosen with automatic placement procedure, deck cut, performer announces to look for Ace of Diamonds while dealing through both piles simultaneously, they appear at the same position
Inspired by May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
63
Nick Trost Intuition Two reversed selections match / same position in decks
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 161
Peter Duffie Matchical Mix Two Cards, Two Piles, Same position - selection and mate
Also published here 1997 40
Peter Duffie An Interesting Use of That Principle Two cards, two piles, same position + prediction kicker
1997 44
Peter Duffie The Automatic Locator
1997 85
Simon Lovell Double Coincidence two cards end up in same position in two piles
  • Bonus Method Number One
  • Bonus Method Number Two
Also published here 1997 198
Karl Fulves PK Dice "Three tricks"
two seven-card packets dealt one by one, only the card matches that was chosen with a die throw earlier
1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
98
Karl Fulves Brainchild "Three tricks"
two six-card packets dealt one by one, only the card matches that was chosen with a die throw earlier
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
98
Allan Ackerman Finally Matched ending phase
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1999 29
Ellis Stanyon Two Packs Shuffled and Card Found in Same Position in Each No. 47
1999 83
Bobby Bernard Coincidental Brainwave deck cut in half and pairs turned up until there is a match, same value is reversed in second deck
1999 83
Karl Fulves Igor two packets, card chosen in one matches up with vampire in other packet when counted simultaneously
Inspired by 2000 173
Karl Fulves Fast Food two ordered ace through ten piles, card chosen from one, then counted simultaneously, card in other pile at same position changes to Jack of Spades and comes out in pieces from container (cauldron)
2000 181
Manfred Bacia Perfect Harmony two decks, three time spectators find same card then pairs end up at same position in the deck
Related toAlso published here 2000 4
Steve Beam Deal Stopper two cards selected from shuffled deck, deck split into two, when dealt down, both cards turn up at the same time
Inspired by 2000 148
Karl Fulves, Walter Rollins Double Find No. 6
2001 8
Karl Fulves Brainchild No. 16, two sets from Ace to Six are cut by spectator and one replaced by a signed Four, when cards are dealt in two rows, the Fours are the only ones that match
Related to 2001 26
Karl Fulves Stop or Else! No. 24, "Stop or else" written on Joker
2001 49
Jack Avis Countback two piles dealt in unison until indicator card, then spelled to find selection, partial faro
2002 100
Tomas Blomberg Late Key two selected cards from a deck, one is lost and the other one is placed in spectator's pocket, this deck and another one are dealt at the same time, magician stops at the first selected card and at the duplicate of the second selection
Related toAlso published here 2002 17
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Synchronicity two cards chosen from incomplete Riffle Shuffle position with smaller packets, in the end cards dealt from two piles and selections turn up at same position
Inspired byVariations 2003 93
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson Quickie Match two decks, two numbers named, cards at that number match, using Killer Count
2004 27
Thomas Baxter SmythLed two thought-of cards appear at the same position in two halves
Related to Nov. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. Annual 2005)
16
Dany Ray One in a Billion two decks, two cards at same position, two methods, very similar to Curry's Power of Thought
Related toAlso published here 2006 132
Jack Avis Coincidence - Again
Also published here 2006 37
Jack Avis A Few Steps Further On two cards chosen from incomplete Riffle Shuffle position, Fulves's Riffle Shuffle Control
Inspired by 2006 56
Jack Avis Simultwins two handlings, optional faro
2006 120
Michael Powers Cut and Run ideas of placement principle
  • Simple COincidence
  • Faro 53
  • Use of a Special Key Card
  • Non Faro Method
  • Another Approach
Inspired byRelated to 2006 131
Stewart James Matchimera
Also published here 2007 125
Jerry K. Hartman Au Matchurel two packets of six black cards and one red Two, spectator randomizes where the Twos lie in each packet, pairs are made between packets and Twos come out paired
2007 317
Jerry K. Hartman Location Location magician and spectator each think of a card from half of deck, they deal through their halves simultaneously one card at a time and both cards turn up on the same deal
2007 381
Justin Higham Off-Centre Coincidence Deck is split in half, dealt down, two selections appear at the same time
Inspired by 2008 51
Gene Maze Stopper spectator inserts top card reversed in deck, another deck is deal in unison with this one and a match occurs at reversed card, with Open Prediction themed variation
Inspired by 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
226
Mel Bennett Follow The Money two decks, four coins, four cards chosen from one deck, cards counted according to coin values, chosen cards match cards in other deck when turned over in unison
2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
300
Nick Trost Temple Patton's Coincidence
Inspired by 2009 301
Nick Trost A "Staggered" Routine two cards removed from two halves, when both halves are turned up in unison, the mates of those cards show up at the same time, three more phases until all pairs match
Inspired by 2009 318
Nick Trost Pinochle Pentaquin selection matches coincidence when two piles are turned up in unison, uses Pinochle deck
Inspired by 2009 498
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Out On Location two piles, dealt simultaneously, one card shows up face-up and at same position in other half is previous selection
Inspired by 2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
496
Max Maven Procre two piles with three-letter strings are dealt through with one card face-up, the cards at that position form an actual word
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The James File, 2000
Dec. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 12)
37
Tony Econ Triple Coincidence card reversed in a deck, card selected in other deck, same card found at same position, cards found to be of the other decks
Also published here 2012 89
Miguel Gómez, Dr. Jacob Daley Doble adivinación Two cards selected from shuffled deck, deck split into two, when dealt down, both cards turn up at the same time
Inspired by 2013
El Manuscrito (Vol. 6 No. 23)
756
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Hacer lo Imposible two selections in two piles show up at same position, hands-off
Inspired by
  • "Impossible" (Eddie Joseph, 1952)
2014 17
Tomas Blomberg Estimated Sunken Key two selected cards by spectator and magician, spectator deals the deck in six piles, two possible endings:
first ending: both cards are next to each other in the same pile
second ending: both cards are in the same position in different piles
Inspired by 2014 134
Tomas Blomberg Late Key two selected cards from a deck, one is lost and the other one is placed in spectator's pocket, this deck and another one are dealt at the same time, magician stops at the first selected card and at the duplicate of the second selection
Related toAlso published here 2014 137
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season (VII)
  • The Work
  • Phase II
  • Phase III - Progressive Transformation
  • Phase IV - The Entire Deck Changes
Also published here 2016 2
Ryan Plunkett The Nearly Final Countdown Spectator peeks at card, mates appear at same position in two halves
Related to 2017 76
Ramón Riobóo Ram-Ultaneous two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, appear at same position in two piles
Inspired by 2018 139
David Britland Phase Six
  • Cardopolis
three cards cut to and reversed in one deck, it is dealt through in unison with another deck and matches occur at the selection
  • Signed Phase
  • Single Phase
  • Additional Predictions
Inspired by Jan. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 1)
38
Lorenz Schär Coincidencia Banal Total Coincidence routine using one deck, three phases, bluff
Inspired byRelated to 2019 123
Helder Guimarães Synchronicity "An Act of Pure Luck"
  • First and Second Phase: spectator and performer each select a card from half the deck and find each other's cards, spectator via Tantalizer
  • Third Phase: cards at chosen position in both halves match, then whole deck is mated
Inspired by 2019 432
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
Dani DaOrtiz Dual Reality two piles, cards are dealt, two cards remembered and lost again, one is turned over and other is found at same position in second pile
2020 20
Steve Beam Diabolicool two freely selected cards end up at same positions in two piles
Inspired byRelated to 2020 107
Steve Beam Too Diabolicool cut card appears at same position as chosen card in second pile
Inspired byVariations 2020 112
Steve Beam Notes on Too Diabolicool more ideas for Too Diabolicool
  • Cards Are My Business
  • Stop the Show
Inspired by 2020 115
Steve Beam Four-Way Diabolicool
Inspired by 2020 116
Juan Tamariz The One-Armed Tribute routine performed one-handed with both hands simultaneously, one half on either side
  • Phase 1 - Ambitious Cards (deck cut in half, top card of both halves shown with one hand each and put in center of the half, they come back to top)
  • Phase 2 - Stop Together (cards lost in both halves again, both dealt simultaneously and spectator says stop, both cards are at that position)
  • Phase 3 - Slop Shuffle (tabled slop shuffle triumph with two halves, both done one-handed)
  • Phase 4 - Through the Table (both cards lost again, they travel through the table from each half)
  • Encore - Color Separation
2022 16
Juan Tamariz Impromptu Total Coincidence first single cards match, then all mates are exactly in the same order
Inspired by 2022 36
Gary Plants Miracle Dealer spectator and performer select a card, both get half the cards and start dealing, suddenly performer says stop and on top of both halves are the selections
  • Update: I now like a different selection process and control
  • A fun story about this trick
Inspired by 2023 3
Andy Choy, Yathunandh Corsican Closer three-phase routine for two performers
  • Phase 1 (card chosen, the second performer finds it from another deck)
  • Phase 2 Card Selections (three cards chosen from different positions and out-jogged, they are at same position in the other deck when dealt in unison)
    • Phase 2 Streamlined Version
    • Phase 2 Sleight-free Version
  • Phase 3 (decks are in same order)
Jan. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 1)
1192
Allan Ackerman Grandson of Tetradism
  • Phase One (card chosen, three equal piles made, mates of selection are at fifth position in each pile)
  • Phase Two (mates are found again with more random unequal packets)
Related toAlso published here 2024 134
Allan Ackerman Finally Matched ending phase
Also published here 2024 165