1,389 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Roger Smith Stop - A Mental Spell spectator thinks stop during spelling
Also published here 1980 2
Al Smith WATA - Where Are The Aces? Collins Aces, spelling finish
Inspired by 1980 30
Al Smith Magic Countdown spectator remembers card and its position, after a shuffle it is no longer in its position but spelled with word "MAGIC", faro
1980 36
Derek Dingle Applications 1. of Side Steal Placement
1981 38
Peter Marshall Bicycle! with Bicycle cards, words on case are spelled to and royal flush comes out
Inspired byVariations Jan. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 1)
437
Jeff Altman Short and Sweet progressive set-up
Sep. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 9)
532
David Solomon Swindle Speller Ace of Spades is spelled to and locates thought-of card (thought of at mental number)
Inspired by
  • "Psi-Chic Spell" (Sticks & Stones #7)
Variations
1981 69
Gene Castillon Spellbinder Kings spelled out, then Aces found, Kings change back color, rest of deck all Jokers
1981 73
Jim Ryan Quick Spell
Related toAlso published here 1981 5
Allan Slaight Fourth Down spelling to "THE KING OF HEARTS" into four packets, a King on each pile except one which has an indicator card to find last king, credit information
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1981 32
Karl Fulves Hard Core Aces several cards spelled to, then spectator spell to all four Aces, posed as problem
Related to 1981
Interlocutor (Issue 46)
183
Max Abrams Max Abrams version for puzzling speller and highlighting mistake in original description
Related to 1981 112
David Britland Acepell four Aces are produced, first by spelling a cut to card
July 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 3)
46
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ganz Persönlich spectator cuts off pile, counts it, adds numbers and remembers card at that position, found by spelling performer's name, repeat phase
Dec. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
139
Roy Walton The Wacky Card Trick with five poker dice
Also published here 1981 15
Roy Walton The Inconsistent Liar
Also published here 1981 45
Roy Walton The Helensburgh Speller
Also published here 1981 48
Roy Walton The "Thing er me Jig" Trick cards are spelled with words "remember" and "forget"
Also published here 1981 146
Roy Walton The Caretaker face-up card in deck is spelled to find selection, incomplete riffle shuffle control
Also published here 1981 168
Roy Walton Chain Lightning four packets shuffled and combined, every suit spelled out and last card is of that suit, packets themselves are all from another suit in each case
Variations 1981 215
Roy Walton Simple Maths pseudo math presentation to spell to selection which also reversed itself
Also published here 1981 221
Derek Dingle Any Card Speller featuring Side Steal Placement
1982 104
Derek Dingle Colour Changing Any Card Speller peeked card is spelled to - different back
1982 104
Derek Dingle Miracle Mental Spell to two freely thought of cards, count-spell principle
Related to 1982 169
Charles Hudson Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Feb. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 2)
598
Allan Slaight Continued combined with Stud Poker and Lie-Speller
Inspired by May 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 5)
633
Bob King Programmed Lie Detector full deck
1982 263
Terry LaGerould The Nickel Knows spelling using words on coin leads to all Fives, using a coin
Inspired by 1982 334
Jon Racherbaumer Reflex Spell selection by cutting off a number of cards and remembering card at that position, automatic placement
1982 356
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement, "impossible" is spelled
Related toAlso published here 1982 5
Philip T. Goldstein Manhattan Transfer lie speller with automatic control, credit information for Lie Spelling
Inspired byAlso published here 1982 5
Phillip Young Gas spelling trick, ABC cards among deck form the word Rolaids
1982 23
David Britland Christian card at position vanishes and appears when spectator's name is spelled
Inspired by
  • "What's in a Name?" in Garcia and Schindler's "Magic with Cards"
Also published here
May 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 13)
248
David Britland Small Prophet selection is found by placing a coin on a car, two-way out, with four Aces climax or by spelling Ace
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
17
Peter Kane The Eightsome Reel selection spelled to, but wrong suit shows up, repeated three more times until finally selection shows up face-up
Inspired by
  • "Double Spell" (Wilford Jonson, But Not to Play, p. 55)
1982 13
Franz Braun König-As-Parade Aces and Kings are spelleld in german and found
1982
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 2)
33
Edward Marlo False Count Spell two unknown Cards are spelled to
1983 60
Tom Mullica Under my Spell spelling to four selections
1983 71
Karl Fulves Hardcore Aces borrowed deck, performer spells to four random cards in various languages, then spectator to all four aces
Related to 1983 1
Father Cyprian Shock Spell spelling to any picture card in packet, then matching cards are produced
Inspired byRelated to 1983 12
David Hambly Magic by David Hambly The 7 Card Spell
selection found by spelling a sentence and always eliminating card until one is left
Feb. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 22)
427
David Austin That'll Do Nicely! card is found under credit card in deck, credit card appears, spelling variation
Also published here May 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 25)
490
Stephen Tucker Quad-Spell four cards, each spectator mentally spells his card and finds one of the other cards
July 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 27)
523
Charles T. Jordan Speaking of Pink Elephants ad from 1916 with color changing deck, glued pairs, later 1919 variation with glued pairs and also normal cards in between like in Menetekel, also with spelling and across phase
1983 15
Frank Simon Riff-Spell mate of selection spelled to, then other two cards of same value found as well
1983 112
Eugene Burger Spelling Stunner spectator cuts and spells his first name to selected card
Also published here 1983 57
Edward Marlo Mental Spelling Effect selected card not known by performer is spelled out
1984 232
Edward Marlo Infallible Estimation Spell fingertip peek and cut, selection spelled to
1984 236
Edward Marlo Taking a Chance spelled to any named card, percentage effect
1984 242
Edward Marlo Mental Spell spelled to thought-of card card
1984 242
Edward Marlo Any Card Spell spelled to any named card
1984 243
Edward Marlo Vanish - Spell - Surprise aces to kings, ace spelling, assembly combo
Inspired by
  • "Discrepant Ace Routine" (Ed Marlo, Al Sharpe's Ollapodrida, July/August 1984)
Variations
1984 320
Brother John Hamman The Phoenix Four four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling
Variations 1984 16
Allan Slaight "1984" Card Trick story trick with spelling and selection
Also published here 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
280
Stewart James Doublethink spelling trick with story line, works with Si Stebbins
1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
282
Stephen Tucker The Incomplete Deck behind his back, aspectator puts a card reversed in the middle of the deck, this card is spelled and the selection is found
Apr. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 5)
1221
Roy Walton Triple Alliance
Inspired by
  • "Spelled Prophecy: 2" (Charles Hudson)
Oct. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1256
Andrew Galloway Vernon's Indicator card is reversed in the deck, an other card is selected and found with the aid of the first one
Inspired by Oct. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 8)
1258
Philip T. Goldstein, Patrick Page Shuffled Speller cut-to card is spelled out in second deck and produces same card, ungaffed approach for Patrick Page's "Beyond the Veil"
Inspired by 1984 7
Stephen Tucker Who's the dirty rascal? Lie detector effect, spectator spells "red/black" etc., finds selection at the end of the spelling, but rest of the deck is revealed to be blank
1984 2
Philip T. Goldstein Manhattan Transfer lie speller with automatic control, credit information for Lie Spelling
Inspired byAlso published here 1984 1
Sid Lorraine Old Spell - New Twist "This is your card" is spelled to find selection, these words are also found printed on card, duplicate
1984 34
The Seven-Up Mystery No. 6, "Seven Up" is spelled so a selection in a small packet shows up
1984 8
Jack Avis To Lie or Tell the Truth No. 12, impromptu
1984 16
Paul Swinford Duo Spell No. 84, two mentally chosen cards spelled out
Also published here 1984 126
Peter Duffie Ghost Hunters Ace through Four of Diamonds appear one by one and their values are spelled to to find random cards, those cards are shown as four blanks and then change into the Ace through Four themselves
Inspired by
  • "Chiefly Yourselves" (Roy Walton, Linking Ring Parade)
1984 1
Eddie Clever, Franz Christensen Buchstabier-Zauber picture cards are spelled out with story, always "Dummer August" shows up
Related toAlso published here
  • Christensen's "Spell Hound" (Genii, Nov. 1936)
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
134
Gerald Deutsch Colorful Spell card is spelled to, reversed itself, color changing backs kicker
1985 110
Martin Lewis Martin's Computer Cards Nine special "computer" cards used as lie detector and divines identity of card
Variations 1985 105
Frederick Braue Mental Telepathy Stack four spectators think of a card from a group, they're spelled out, progressive spellers (1935)
1985 1
Frederick Braue Item spelling almost any card with eleven letters
1985 1
Spell it Out
1985 22
Thought Card Detection (1938)
1985 19
Frederick Braue Frank Squires Speller answers to questions about selection are spelt out, selection shows up
Inspired by 1985 20
All-Spell Pack spell count
1985 25
Frederick Braue 2) Mental Speller
1985 13
Tom Bowyer Svengali Routine selection made, card divined, then it turns over, then appears at named number and at randomly spelled card, spectator stabs next to it
1985 28
Routine routine outline:
  • Surprise Spell
  • Card turns over
  • Ambitious
  • Rub a Dub Dub
Related to 1985 18
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement
Also published here 1986 44
Larry Jennings "Can't Be Done" "IMPOSSIBLE"
Also published here Jan. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 1)
1155
Philip T. Goldstein Universal Speller card chosen by spelling any word
1986 5
Peter Duffie Tarradiddle Spelling Lie Detector effect. Full deck stack. Answers to questions spelled from deck, correctness revealed and card as well
Inspired byAlso published here 1986 9
Paul Swinford Tap-a-Thought one of six cards thought of, value spelled to find it
1986 25
Paul Swinford Spellout deck sorted with sorting rod, all four-of-a-kinds together, spelling through deck with every value
1986 28
Peter Wilker, Olaf Spell Immer dieses Bier picture image cards are spelled out with story, always beer image shows up
Inspired by 1986 1
Dai Vernon Spellout with a Hitch four-of-a-kind kicker
Related to 1987 160
John C. Wagner J.C.'s Super Closer Aces produced, lost and spelt to, deck sorted in suits as climax
Related to 1987 23
John C. Wagner Simplex Lie Speller six card set-up
1987 138
Karl Fulves Square Out lost card is spelled to, "Riffle Shuffle Control"
Related to 1987 18
Justin Higham Super Swindle Speller card remembered at thought-of position, Ace of Spades is spelled to and locates that card, two versions
Inspired by 1987
Inside Out (Issue 2)
7
Justin Higham Spellativity bottom card of deck shown, that card spelled from back and shows up at that position
1987
Inside Out (Issue 2)
8
Justin Higham Impossible Spelldown after spelling a few consecutive cards that are not the selection, the selection shows up, see "Inside Out IV" for credit information
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1987
Inside Out (Issue 3)
19
Pat Conway Auto Spell spelling through a packet of one suit with spectator
1987 55
Wolfgang Rohde, Peter Wilker, Paul Maurer Romeo und Julia Four Kings and four Queens, spelling to find King or Queen, last two cards are from same suit
1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 5)
8
Bruce Cervon Perfect Speller featuring Cervon's lie detector strategie
1988 29
Henry Christ Spell Detector small setup
Related to 1988 235
Edward Marlo After A Shuffle Spell three methods, spelling to random cards after spectator shuffling
1988 8
Edward Marlo, U. F. Grant Grant's Lost Card Trick spelling principle to divine any thought of card
1988 299
Edward Marlo A Spelling Miracle spectator spells to freely thought of card
1988 301
Doug Edwards Swell Spell spelling to any named card, full deck set up
Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1447
Stewart James 3 Little Words
  • Two Pile Lie Speller: The Roots
  • Two Pile Lie Speller: The Trick
Related to 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 32)
1379
Jack Avis Court Spell named court card spelled from packet of picture cards
Also published here 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 36)
1415
Roy Walton A Simple Trick Using The Move wrong card reverses, then card is spelled to and it shows up reversed, Royverse application
1988 8
Roy Walton Past Help four cards thought of from four-card packets are found by spelling the names of four famous magician
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 27
Sam Leo Horowitz Mental Spelling progressive set-up
VariationsAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 25 No. 6, July 1926
1989 xvii
Dai Vernon Cut and Spell a card is instantly spelled to from a shuffled deck
Related to 1989 59
Jerry Sadowitz Jack Hodes peeked at card is more or less spelled to
Variations 1989 8
Richard Vollmer Double Spell spelling to the Aces
Sep. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 9)
1684
Brother John Hamman Phoenix Four four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling
Related to 1989 202
Edward Marlo Breaking the Rule spelling to the four Aces, last one turns over
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1989 44
David Williamson He Who Spelt It, Dealt It spectator succeeds whereas magician fails
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1989 54
Allan Slaight Stranger Than That
  • #1: two-card location with spelling
  • #2: two-card location with down-under deal
Inspired by
  • "Letter From A Stranger" (Stewart James)
Related toAlso published here
1989 37
Karl Fulves The Magic Spell spelling through Ace through Seven in packet
1989 20
Bob King Under Your Spell spectator cuts to any card and loses it, performer spells to it underneath handkerchief and it shows up at last letter
Also published here 1989 16
Gerd Winkler Buchstabieren Sie Ihre Karte
1989 57
Richard Vollmer Spell to setup??
Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1759
Richard Vollmer Spell to, two setup??
Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1759
Richard Vollmer Tell-Tale Deck card selected, features of it (color, suit) are spelled to, setup??
Dec. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 12)
1870
Harry Lorayne Simple Lie Detector faro
1990 140
Ken Krenzel A Spelling Trick card visibly vanishes from top and reappears at spelling position
1990 184
Edward Marlo No Adjustment Spell with unknown card
1990 19
Edward Marlo I Knew That any card is spelled to (Count-Spell Principle), two methods, with credit information (Mosteller)
Also published here 1990 52
Edward Marlo I Knew That any card is spelled to (Count-Spell Principle), two methods, with credit information (Mosteller)
Also published here 1990 61
Simon Aronson Under Her Spell Queens vanish from their packets, named Queen spelled out, other Queens produced as well
Also published here 1990 3
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 24
Bruce Cervon Lie Speller brief
1990 28
Nick Trost Psi Stebbins Lie Speller
1990 169
Justin Higham Auto-Speller card thought of while deck is spread, suit and value spelled in two packets, then spectator deals random number of cards, bottom cards of the three piles match value, suit and card itself
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 3)
17
Alex Elmsley Liars' Club with spelling, setting up in front of spectators
1991 284
Alex Elmsley The Clock Runs Down automatic placement
1991 376
Edward Marlo The Olram Poke three methods
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method - "Estimation Poke" (spelling)
Inspired by Sep. 1991 5
Steve Pressley Spellfinder
1991 708
Steve Beam The World's Greatest Magician humorous revelation of a selected card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 733
T. Page Wright A Simple Spelling Problem selection is spelled to
1991 218
Jack McMillen Instant Speller spectator stabs to a card with a knife, that card is spelled to without further manipulation
1991 220
T. Page Wright A Surprise Spelling Trick card chosen and buried in small packet, then spelled to in rest of deck
Also published here 1991 221
T. Page Wright A Novelty Spelling Mystery selection lost, "Ace" spelled into one pile, "Spades" into another, then Ace of Spades shown, first pile are other three Aces and second pile all Spades
Also published here 1991 223
T. Page Wright The Triple Surprise Speller card freely chosen, then spelled to, at the end a card of same value, suit and card itself show up
1991 224
T. Page Wright The Miracle Spelling Deck card selected out of hands and deck pocketed, performer reaches into pocket and takes out cards one by one spelling the selection and finds it, repeat with the spectator spelling the card out of the performer's pocket
1991 227
Jerry K. Hartman Fall Force in context of a lie detector routine
1991 80
Jerry K. Hartman To Spell the Truth Lie speller, inspired by Martin Gardner
Also published here 1991 332
Jerry K. Hartman, Joseph K. Schmidt Thinking Spell Spell to two selections, down under deal
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 459
Jerry K. Hartman Oddspell performer spells to cards, but when the spectator tries, he always ends up with the joker
Inspired by 1991 561
Jerry K. Hartman A Spelluva Trick magician receives shuffled deck and immediately names a card and spells to it
Also published here 1991 563
Jerry K. Hartman Hot Spell thought of card is mentally spelled, duplicates
Related to 1991 662
Al Smith Simple Spell spelling chosen Ace, or all
1991 17
Peter Duffie A Great Deal of Thought Klondike shuffle placement
  • Epilogue to A Great Deal of Thought (overhand shuffle)
Variations 1991 3
Doug Canning Midnight Speller challenge, setup??
Oct. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 10)
2127
James Swain Shocked prediction card in pocket finds one selection by spelling and matches another thought of selection
Inspired by 1992 37
Karl Fulves Legal Tender card found by spelling words on dollar bill
1992 65
Karl Fulves A Martian Chronicle
1992 75
William P. Miesel Right Here Is Your Card revelation of a selected card by spelling Your Card Is Right Here and forming na arrow with the packets
Inspired byVariations 1992 772
Allan Slaight I Cannot Spell A Lie
Also published here 1992 806
Frederick Braue The Card You Took eight cards, progressive spelling, using Braue Memorized Deck
1992 3
Frederick Braue The Thought Stealer one of six cards, progressive spelling, using Braue Memorized Deck
1992 4
Frederick Braue, Dai Vernon Vernon Plus Braue thought-of cards from eight-card packet found via a spelling and down-under procedure
Related to 1992 4
Frederick Braue Discoveries - The Speller chapter intro
1992 21
Paul Rosini The Quick Spell
1992 21
Martin Gardner Double Speller "Surprise Spelling", credited to Gardner
Related to 1992 22
Al Leech Comedy Speller spectator always gets Joker
1992 24
Verall Wass Spelling Calculation spelling system, from 1953
1992 24
Bob King Under Your Spell spectator cuts to any card and loses it, performer spells to it underneath handkerchief and it shows up at last letter
Also published here 1992 19
Gavin Ross Self Portrait business card appears in deck, name on it spelled to locate selection, selection also predicted on back of business card
Variations June 1992
Profile (Issue 8)
4
Peter Duffie Variation "or Savings" two cards found by using the value and spelling the name of the performer's lucky card (Seven of Diamonds)
Inspired byAlso published here June 1992
Profile (Issue 8)
4
Edward Marlo Breaking the Rule spelling to the four Aces, last one turns over
  • Marlo Note
  • Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)
Also published here 1992 6
Jim Sisti The Dan Quayle Trick spelling to selection, with missing letter gag
Sep./Oct. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 13)
142
Roy Walton The Magic Queen of Diamonds card chosen fairly is found by spelling out a sentence
Variations Apr. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 8)
52
Marty Kane The Best Lie Detector faro
Variations Feb. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 2)
2173
Edward Marlo Predicted Mental Spell spelling effect with predictions on billets
1993
The Olram File (Issue 16)
3
Edward Marlo I Knew That any card is spelled to (Count-Spell Principle), two methods, with credit information (Mosteller)
Also published here 1993 6
Edward Marlo Breaking the Rule spelling to the four Aces, last one turns over, with notes by Ken Simmons
Also published here 1993 15
Ken Simmons Who's Lying? lie speller
Inspired by
  • Automatic Speller Placement Principle (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43)
Variations
1993 28
David Neighbors Who's Lying? - Second Handling lie speller
Inspired by 1993 29
Jon Racherbaumer Dunbury Lie Speller - Eighteen-Card Version
Inspired by 1993 30
Steve Beam Bottoming Out all values are spelled, selection is found at last letter of last value, sucker element
Related toVariations 1993 17
Wayne Kyzer Raw Deal card is found by spelling different characteristics of the selection
Inspired by 1993 19
Allan Slaight I Cannot Spell A Lie
Also published here 1993 20
Tom Craven Super Speller not with full deck
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
1993 22
Tom Craven The Custom Card Trick card is found and spelled to at impossible conditions, possible over phone
Inspired by 1993 24
Steve Beam The World's Greatest Magician humorous revelation of a selected card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1993 26
Doug Canning UNCANNY deck in pocket and one card after the other is removed, spectator mentally spells his card and last letter matches selection
1993 132
Mel Stover A Casbah Cavort spelling location with small packet and story presentation
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
3
John Scarne, Karl Fulves Spell Purple spelling red, black, suits with packet, ending with "purple" written on a card, see also p. 47
VariationsAlso published here 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
18
Karl Fulves Birthday Value - Birthday Suit spectator spells birth month from one packet and birth day from another, suit and value are used to arrive at a card which is predicted
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
27
Roy Walton The Fixer eighteen-card packet mixed face-up/face-down, bottom card noted, spelling procedure, card found
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Variations
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
39
William P. Miesel Spell Green spelling red, black, suits with packet, ending with "green" written on a card as well as a rainbow car
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
58
Jerry K. Hartman Odd End two packets shuffled, two suits spelled out and last card is of that suit, packets themselves are all from another suit in both cases
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1993
Profile (Issue 13)
1
Dave Campbell Auto-Matic Speller three cards cut into packets and spelled to, banks of cards with the same number of letters
Also published here June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
2
Peter Duffie Card Count-Down card thought-of from twelve-card packet, suit spelled, pairs dealt, value counted down in rest of the deck to find mate
Oct. 1993
Profile (Issue 16)
6
Philip T. Goldstein Spellastic Aces lost, one thought-of, Jack of Clubs appears reversed in deck and thought-of Ace is spelled from there
Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
1
Peter Duffie Everything under Control color separation climax
Inspired by Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
6
Dai Vernon, John Murray, Jerry Mentzer One Hand Bottom - Applications
1993 227
Peter Duffie The Psychic Speller with packet of ten cards
1993 9
Peter Duffie The Magic Shuffle three selections in fifteen-card packet
1993 12
Peter Duffie Chain of Events four packets shuffled and combined, every suit spelled out and last card is of that suit
Inspired by 1993 21
Peter Duffie Fault Finding
1993 28
Steve Beam The World's Greatest Magician humorous revelation of a selected card
Also published here 1993 13
Eddie Fechter Speller Positioning
Also published here 1993 256
Kurti Freitag, Frank Garcia Frank Garcias Abschiedsgruß spectator finds three cards that match prediction
Nov. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 2)
56
Sid Fleischman The Potato and the Card Trick humorous spelling effect, double count placement
  • Alternate Handling
1993 140
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
Bob Farmer Nine Card Problem Handling alternative intro
Inspired by May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
57
Jon Racherbaumer Dunbury Lie Speller
Variations May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
58
Mel Stover, Jim Steinmeyer A Cavort In The Casbah To Capture Ali The Dope Dealer presentation for Steinmeyer's effect
Inspired by June 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 10)
54
Larry Jennings Getting To Nine Nine Card Problem
Also published here July 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 11)
53
Vicente Canuto 2.- El Detector de Mentiras
1993 354
Tom Daugherty Under your Spell one card is thought of
Variations Feb. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 2)
2326
Doug Edwards Spell Motivator Royal Flush Finale
May 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 5)
2361
Alex Elmsley Spell by the Numbers automatic placement
1994 349
Alex Elmsley Paraspell two cards, faro-version of Stewart James' "Evolution of a Dream"
1994 353
Alex Elmsley Collinspell collins Aces with spelling finale, setting cards with a faro, featuring interesting vanishes
1994 357
T. Nelson Downs Center Deal Speller three peeked at cards are immediately spelled to
1994 1081
Paul Rosini Paul Rosini's Spelling Trick free selection is spelled to
1994 1203
John Northern Hilliard, Paul Rosini The John Northern Hilliard Routine for this Trick free selection is spelled to
1994 1204
Paul Rosini Paul Rosini's Spelling Trick with a Mentally Chosen Card progressive set-up
1994 1205
John Northern Hilliard Hilliard's Spelling Trick with a Mentally Chosen Card progressive set-up
1994 1205
Al Saal Addition to Commander Slayton's Spelling Trick
Related to 1994 1225
Ben Erens Ben Eren's Spelling Trick
1994 1226
Sid Lorraine A Percentage Trick
1994 1227
Howard Albright Card Spelling Trick
1994 1227
Philip T. Goldstein Twice in Half two cards removed from half deck and spelled down, card there predicted
Related to 1994 15
Philip T. Goldstein Half in Twice full-deck version
Inspired by 1994 18
Philip T. Goldstein Van John
Inspired by
  • Tom Seller's "The Name Speller" (Immediate Magic)
Also published here
1994 99
Marty Kane Better Than Best Lie Speller simplified
Inspired by 1994
Facsimile (Issue 2)
31
Marty Kane Simplex Lie Speller
Variations 1994
Facsimile (Issue 2)
32
Marty Kane Complex Simplex Lie Speller
1994
Facsimile (Issue 2)
32
Sam Schwartz Sam's Spell name spelled and card at that position remembered, later found, also number would work
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
108
Peter Duffie Those Enigmatic Royals
  • Phase One (based on Card Puzzle)
  • Phase Two (based on Happy Families, court cards mixed and the suits unite again via spelling)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1994 206
Jon Racherbaumer Eddie Marlo Lives! card chosen with mathematical procedure, packets counted and digits added, selection found by spelling the trick's title, faro
Inspired by 1994 13
Die Zuschauer zaubern spelling routine with eight cards
Related to
  • Roy Johnson routine in Abacus, ca. 1993
May 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 3)
105
Ellison Poland Slough-Off Speller
1994 7
Peter Duffie King For A Day Kings lost, named King spelled to, spelling piles have other Kings on top, slough-off faro
1994 12
Peter Duffie The Impromptu Imposition suit and value of selection found by cuts, selection is then spelled to
1994 21
Aldo Colombini Easy Location card and its position remembered, it is then found by spelling another card
1994 8
Simon Aronson Spelling f), built into the Aronson Stack, spelling bank
Also published here 1994 124
Dave Campbell Freely Cutting and Spelling three cards cut into packets and spelled to, banks of cards with the same number of letters
Also published here Nov. 1994
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 3)
67
Peter Duffie Truth Serum
Inspired by 1995 90
Peter Duffie A Great Deal of Thought overhand shuffle placement
Inspired by 1995 110
R. Paul Wilson Hailstones (CD) spelling with repeat
Also published here 1995 9
Jean Hugard, Roberto Giobbi, Arthur Finley Thought Stealer spectator spells name of his thought of card, progressive set-up
Inspired by 1995 49
Richard Vollmer Mystical Countdown Follow-Up
Feb. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 2)
2468
Tom Daugherty Cardreation packet thing
June 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 6)
2511
Harry Lorayne Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Nov. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 11)
2579
Martin Gardner Hand-Held Pasteboard Prevarication Detector credit information
  • Phase One: Guessing the Selected Card
  • Phase Two: Detecting Lies
  • Phase Three: Testing for ESP
1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
188
Martin Gardner The Pyramid Spell using some pyramid layout on the table, two versions
1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
198
Edward Marlo Mental Lie
  • First Method (memorized deck)
  • Second Method (stay stack)
Inspired by 1995
Facsimile (Issue 3)
45
Karl Fulves The Almanac Deck No. 7, talking about twelve months, fifty-two weeks, and so on, card spelled to in the end with phrase "daylight saving"
1995 12
This Is Not the Card No. 21, phrase spelled to find selection, three piles
1995 38
Karl Fulves The Wizard of Odds No. 31, nine cards used for "three-card poker", hand with Ace of Spades wins, includes spelling of names, inspired by the Copperfield/Steinmeyer television trick
Related to 1995 55
John Scarne, Karl Fulves Spell Purple No. 42, red or black spelled and a card of that color comes up, finished with purple and purple is written on the card, or it is inked in purple
Also published here 1995 82
Karrell Fox Your Card Is... spelling YOURCARDIS
1995 35
Simon Aronson Quad-Mates Revisited four cards put in deck at four positions, next to mates, Gemini Twins with four cards and spelling of random words
Inspired by
  • "Quad-Mates" (Simon Aronson, MUM, May 1979)
Related to
1995 73
Simon Aronson The Trained Deck selection cut into deck, three chosen cards added, selection at this position, repeated, then selected card is spelled by spectator in his head while performer deals, performer stops at selection, Multiple Card Sum Stack
Related to 1995 123
Simon Aronson Spell Check three cards spelled to consecutively starting with random card, selection at end of last spell, declining letter spells
1995 139
Simon Aronson Lazy Memory ideas for applying the memorized deck to the Lazy Man's Card Trick
  • Memorized Doubly Lazy
  • Spelling to the Second Selection
  • "Sessions" Lazy Memory
Related to 1995 162
Doug Canning Telephone Lying spelling lie detector over the phone
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Related to
1995 14
Joel Givens Personalized Pasteboards name of spectator is spelled to find selection
  • Self-Working Method
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995 16
Steve Beam Name that Trick made-up name is spelled to find selection, presentation for Personalized Pasteboards
Inspired by 1995 19
Allan Slaight Sly Stebbins spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1995 46
Scott Robinson Sigh Stebbins spectator spells guesses about selection, with value of last card selection is found
1995 49
Karl Fulves The Lie Detector No. 4, eleven-card packet, red or black spelled from top to bottom and next card put down, continued until one card remains which is selection
1995 5
Karl Fulves What's in a Name? No. 8, name is spelled in eleven-card packet and last card turned over, repeated until one card remains, it is the only odd-colored one
Related to 1995 10
R. Paul Wilson Hailstones (CD) spelling with repeat
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 30
Claude Rix Propriétés du chapelet modèle methods to go from Claude Rix stack into Vernon's Poker Demonstration, a spelling routine, a sucker trick and Guy Lammertyn's oil and water
  • Adaption de la routine de Dai Vernon
  • Routine de cartes épelées
  • L'erreur réparée
  • La routine de l'huile et l'eau de Guy Lammertyn
Inspired by 1995 15
Claude Rix Epelinternationale marking system for spelling cards of memorized deck
1995 47
Claude Rix Le Joker têtu with two spectators, one is able to spell values other is not
1995 133
Aldo Colombini Spell the Name selection lost, performer makes four packets, the name of any person is spelled to in each packet to locate selection and its three mates
Also published here
  • Sand Castle lecture notes
1995 21
Aldo Colombini Knock Spell three cards are spelled to, Royal Flush shows up
Also published here
  • Magigram
1995 140
Jerry K. Hartman Odd End two packets shuffled, two suits spelled out and last card is of that suit, packets themselves are all from another suit in both cases
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 240
Jerry K. Hartman Hot Thought two spectators think of a card from deck, one spectator "think-spells" to his card as performer removes cards from deck and card on last letter is his card, second spectator uses tiny sword to stab into deck next to his card, multiple decks needed
Related toVariations 1995 265
Joel Givens Personalized Pasteboards name of spectator is spelled to find selection
  • Self-Working Method
Also published here 1995 10
Cushing Strout 3-D Further Than That
Also published here July 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 11)
64
Edward Marlo Rule-Breaking Aces spelling to the four Aces as they are named, last one turns over
Inspired by Nov. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
70
Gene Castillon A Stitch In Nine spelling discovery with eighteen cards
  • A Two-Deck Version
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The Nine- Card Problem Recycled (treatise by Gene Castillon)
Dec. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
70
Paul Cummins Prevarication Detection
1996 14
Paul Harris Backlash card signed on both sides, spelled to, put in pocket, travels back, one signature changes into performer's name
Variations 1996 29
Joe Rindfleisch, Jed B. Smith The Joe Blow School of Magic comedy presentation
Nov. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 11)
2713
Michael Close The Lie Detector Lie Speller Plot, with prediction
1996 7
Bruce Cervon The Cervon "Perfect Speller"
1996 11
Karl Fulves Well Spelt impromptu speller, performer cuts off a packet and spells a card, it's the last card
1996 98
Karl Fulves Spell Re-Tell two cards spelled to from shuffled deck
1996 99
Doug Canning Spell Found card located by spelling This Is Not Your Card and But This Is
Inspired by 1996 1190
Bob King, Jim Steinmeyer, Jon Racherbaumer Tele-Mental
Also published here 1996 23
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Novelty Spelling Mystery "A Larsen & Wright Gold Seal Mystery"
Further Than That precursor, 1940
Related toAlso published here
  • Page Wright's Manuscript, 1991, p. 223
  • Genii Bonus Number One, Genii, April 1940
1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
45
Harry Riser The Instant Speller spelling to a selection from shuffled deck
1996 30
Peter Duffie The Equaliser card chosen, its suit used to spell to all the Aces
1996 11
Peter Duffie Imogenetic three cards chosen and face up on table, another card made with suit and value of two of those cards, that card found via spelling and other cards from that value as well
Inspired by
  • "Genimo" (Alan Francis, Abacus, Vol. 4 No. 7)
1996 11
Peter Duffie Simplaces using Henry Christ force
1996 12
Peter Duffie Marraid four Kings cut to, then suits spelled to find Queens
1996 1
David Austin So wird es klappen card is found under credit card in deck, credit card appears, spelling variation
  • Die Stephen-Tucker-Version
Also published here 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
176
Lou Gallo Sleightly Extra two cards in two packets are found by spelling, improvisation
1996 83
Larry Jennings LJ's Instant Spell with reversal
Inspired by 1997 153
Jerry K. Hartman Feinting Spell
Jan. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 1)
2743
Harry Lorayne, Jim Steinmeyer Spel(l)egant small packet
Related to Apr. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 4)
2773
Harold Cataquet The "Hanging" Misspell one suit, spelling values
May 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 5)
2787
Richard Vollmer Spell All spelling all values and thus arriving at selection
Variations June 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 6)
2805
Alan H. Jackson Mathematically Improved
Nov. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 11)
2866
Nick Trost What's In A Name? Spell spectator's name to locate card (credit info for plot origin)
Related toAlso published here 1997 153
Nick Trost This Is Your Card - With a Punch Spelling location with five cards, produce four Aces
Inspired by 1997 154
Nick Trost Automatic Lie Speller Lie Detector with verification
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997 155
Peter Duffie Divided We Lie Lie Detector with two selections in two piles, kicker where selection is different color from rest of the packet
Inspired by 1997 48
Peter Duffie The Lie Detective Lie Detector effect with one selection, identity of cards determine if spectator is telling truth/lie (e.g. spot/court, suit)
Inspired by
  • "Forces Favourite" (Ed Ward, Abacus Vol. 3, No. 11)
1997 50
Peter Duffie The Card of the Oracle Spelling to two cards
1997 116
Peter Duffie Spell Or Deal, It's Up to You! Spectator thinks of any card in packet, magician divines it, then choose to either down/under deal to it or spell to it.
1997 118
Peter Duffie Settling the Score Long spelling trick, impromptu and hands off
1997 121
Peter Duffie Spell-Raiser Card reversed in deck, spell the card to find selected card
1997 123
Ron Bauer The Lie Detector three packets, selection is found on top of remainder, impromptu version
Inspired by 1997 1
Frederick Braue, John Northern Hilliard The Triple Mystery three cards selected, first at named number up to ten, stop trick with second, last card spelled out
Inspired by
  • "The Triple Mystery" (John Northern Hilliard, Magical Bulletin, June 1924)
Related to
1997 11
Marty Kane Bottoming Out Today spelling weekdays, two cards
Related to 1997 1257
Marty Kane Buckeye Bottoms Out card is found by spelling words on Ace of Spades
Related to 1997 1258
Marty Kane Spelling Foretelling card spelled, suit packet
  • Packet Mode - Face Up
  • Dealing Mode
  • Mixed Modular Version
  • The Pause that Refreshes
  • Telephone Version
Variations 1997 1321
Marty Kane Part Two - Using 5 Target Cards clock layout
  • Black Modular Mode
  • Red Modular Mode
  • Compass-Direction Version
1997 1324
Marty Kane Part Three - Using 6 Target Cards
  • The Spell of Royalty
  • Variation #1
  • Variation #2
  • Pellmell Spell
  • Variation #1
  • Variation #2
  • Variation #3
  • Spelling and Think-King
  • Variation #1
  • Variation #2
  • Parallel Spell
  • Variation
  • Clientele Under Your Spell
  • Variation
  • Monthly Spells
  • Variation
  • Blanking Out Spells
  • Variation for Two Spectators
  • Variation for Three Spectators
Related to 1997 1325
Allan Slaight, Steve Beam Stebbin Up -spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 1332
Doug Edwards Houdini Casts A Spell Spell "Harry Houdini" a few times to divine selected card placed in pocket (suit then number)
1997 25
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Outsmart named card spelled to, twenty-six phrases for every card
1997 82
Barry Levy Impossible Revelation reprint of instructions, first marketed in 1978 by Tannen
card thought of and then spelled to, using a deck with seventeen double enders, progressive spelling
Related to 1997 98
David Solomon Steinmeyer's Nine Card Problem with Seven Cards
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Variations
1997 19
David Solomon A Telephone Mystery telephone version
1997 21
Bob Brown Bob Brown's Addition a follow-up phase, spelling comedy phrases
Inspired byAlso published here
  • "Magical Miscellany II" (Bob Brown, 1995)
1997 22
Peter Duffie Four to the Fore card spelled to, spelling piles reveal four-of-a-kind
1997 3
Peter Duffie Elucidation one of thirteen thought of
1997 11
Peter Duffie Ouija card spelled to, spelling piles reveal four-of-a-kind
1997 14
Bob White Lie Detector
Also published here 1997 20
Bob White Revisiting E. G. Brown's Spelling Trick Ace to Ten are spelled to, several times a Seven turns up instead of the card, last card turns into Seven again as a surprise after it was discarded
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 26
Allan Slaight Sly Stebbins spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 14
Kartenfinden mit Zuschauernamen prediction, two chosen cards (by dealing and spelling name) match prediction in suit and value, Untouched
1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
185
Martin Joyal Pattonology finding card by spelling answers to questions
Related to 1997 161
Martin Joyal The Humming Speller selection is divined and spelled to
Inspired by 1997 166
Marty Kane Magic Day small packet spelling location with Tantalizer elimination deal
Mar. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 7)
73
Cy Keller Gwynne Kin every value of chosen suit is spelled out from full deck, stack, faro
Inspired by Sep. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
67
Eddie Fields Cool Spell spectator spells the name of any woman they know, selected card is found at the end of spelling
Also published here 1997 90
Jon Racherbaumer Lady Spell spectator spells the name of any woman they know, selected card is found at the end of spelling
Inspired by 1997 90
Stewart James Jack The Bartender's Deal card spelled to (Two Spades), Two of Spades found, then the TWO pile are all Twos, SPADE pile is Royal Flush in Spades (first shown to Eddie by unknown bartender)
Also published here 1997 101
Eddie Fields, Al Leech Sweet Spell of Success name spelled out to find selection
1997 148
Chris "Doc" Dixon Pinky Shift named number does not lead to selection, spelling card
Inspired by
  • Tom Mullica's "The Number Trick" in "Showtime at the Tom-Foolery"
1997 98
Jerry Sadowitz Spell of the Joker "joker" is spelled four times, an Ace appears every time, impromptu, riffle cull
1997/98 24
Joshua Jay Combined Interests combining prediction, spelling, card to pocket, transformation, ace production
Winter 1998 150
Jerry K. Hartman Lied and True Steinmeyer Count Principle
Related toAlso published here Winter 1998 159
William Goodwin Variation of "He Who Spelt it, Dealt it" sent in by Ray Kosby
Inspired by Winter 1998 168
Tom Gagnon Gagnon's Immediate Spell with the Versatile Spread Control
Also published here 1998 1374
Harry Levine The Illegitimate Location with lots of flourish cuts, spelling this is not your card but this is
Inspired by 1998 1437
Roy Walton Magic Trick two cards chosen by spelling MAGIC and TRICK, then found by spell-counting to a card
1998
Underworld (Issue 7)
89
Karl Fulves V-Real spectator cuts, card made up from suit of top and value of bottom card, spelling "virtual reality", card shown, it changes into made-up card (allusion to lie speller "Lie, Si")
Related to 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
112
Jack Avis Over Under Spell Jacks on table, three cards placed on three of them, all collected, Jacks spelled out, one vanishes and is removed from pocket
Inspired by
  • "A Knavish Trick" (W. G. Graigen, 1948)
1998 211
Peter Duffie Phone Zone No. 2 card location over phone
Inspired by 1998 10
Peter Duffie Bilocation two cards found by using the value and spelling the name of the performer's lucky card (Seven of Diamonds)
Also published here 1998 13
Steven Hamilton S.T.A.F.F. deck shuffled by spectator, Aces immediately spelled out
Inspired by
  • "Immediate Ace Spell" (George McBride, The Crimp No. 15)
Also published here
1998 61
Gavin Ross Straight Through The Heart indicator card chosen and number up to twelve thought-of, suit of indicator and number as value used to arrive at a card, indicator card spelled to and the card is found
Inspired by 1998 89
Roy Walton Ghostly Spells sixteen-card packet mated via spelling famous magicians
1998 125
Jack Avis Change in Handling spectator removes a couple of number cards to represent his phone number, performer arranges them instantly so they spell out in right order
Inspired by 1998 83
Joe Rindfleisch Mental Spell packet routine
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
24
Gene Gordon Lie Detector With A Surprise lie speller with packet, at the end the selection is odd-backed and other cards blank
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
35
Jeff Busby On-the-Fly Speller distant edge-marked key
1998 81
Jeff Busby Two Fly Don't Bother Me two edge-marked keys
1998 82
Jeff Busby Super Fly card fingertip peeked at, then named and spelled to, two edge-marked keys
1998 83
Rajneesh Madhok, Alain Nu Business Sense Solomon's effect done with seven business cards
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
73
Toby Wessel Wessel's Aces shuffled deck, four Aces are found through various procedures, stop, pop out, transformation and spelling of spectator's name
1999 8
Joshua Jay Combined Interests Magicians performs a medley of his favourite tricks all in one trick (spell to selection, prediction, card to pocket (fail), four Ace production)
1999 70
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Casting a Spell spelling to an ESP card
1999 6
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Square Speller spelling to an ESP card
1999 7
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy Psychic Sign card is found by spelling "Psychic Sign"
1999 15
Patrick Page, Ken De Courcy A Cute Intro spelling all ESP cards and turning them over
1999 22
Doug Conn Three Peace's - Peace spectator cuts deck into piles, top card of chosen pile is put in case, some answers are spelled and another card chosen, the cards give color, suit and value of card in case
1999 153
Sam Schwartz Chain Link four packets shuffled and combined, every suit spelled out and last card is of that suit, packets themselves are all from another suit in each case, two methods
Inspired by 1999 5
Ellis Stanyon A Spelling "B" No. 24, spelling every value through the deck
Variations 1999 94
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note selection made, spelling every value through the deck, at value of selection a Joker shows up, selection found
Inspired by 1999 95
Ellis Stanyon Reversible "Spelling B" No. 1, spelling three chosen cards
1999 99
Ellis Stanyon The Alternate Card Trick - Simple No. 2, spelling through all values in thirteen-card packet
1999 100
Philip T. Goldstein The Partagas Spell characteristics of card spelled to, sucker, mates of selections show up as a climax
July 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 7)
49
Karten-Buchstabieren spelling some rhyme to find card
1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
66
Roger Crosthwaite One-Way Estimation Speller
1999 81
Marty Kane Excelling in Spelling Foretelling three phases, using one suit
  • Tabled Version
  • Packet Version
Inspired byRelated to July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
17
Eugene Burger Spelling Stunner spectator cuts and spells his first name to selected card
Also published here 2000 146
Eugene Burger Easy Spelling two demonstration cards are spelled to by performer, then spectator spells his own selection
2000 183
Bert Allerton Surprise Spelling two cards spelled to, second card shows up reversed
Related to 2000 1040
Bob King, Jim Steinmeyer, Jon Racherbaumer Telemental
Also published here 2000 20
Chas. Shepperd The Magic Spell early spelling trick
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, March 1908
2000 66
Howard A. Adams Change In Mind six cards torn in half, dealt for three players, top cards removed and coins placed on top, rest in one pile, coin values spelled to arrive at mates, Ramasee Principle
Also published here
  • Mindespa Vol. 6 (1992)
2000 76
Allan Slaight Strout Fellow
Inspired byAlso published here 2000 20
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 27
Steve Beam Up & Over the Down & Under two ways
  • Up & Over
  • Lucky Card
2000 33
Steve Beam The Macho Magician Versus Wussy Gambler matching value and suit are spelled of selection, then four Aces are found as a kicker by spelling
2000 46
Steve Beam Pile Driver card is found by spelling
Also published here 2000 58
Marty Kane Symmetrick two suits in order, two cards are spelled, two spectators end up on same value
2000 97
Doug Canning Name It spectator cuts off some card and goes through procedure of spelling
Inspired by 2000 99
Allan Slaight, Steve Beam Stebbin Out spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
Inspired byAlso published here 2000 140
Peter Duffie The Detective card chosen in twelve-card packet with dealing procedure, located by spelling a name
2000 3
Peter Duffie Spell-Finder Aces spelled to after spectator cuts them into deck
Inspired by
  • "Immediate Ace Spell" (George McBride, The Crimp)
2000 19
Jerry Mentzer Lie Detector Test
2000 54
Chan Canasta Name Spelling name is spelled and on last card, selection is found, brief
2000 94
Chan Canasta Three Card Coincidence and Spelling Trick brief report of a Canasta trick, coincidence and spelling combined
2000 95
David Regal Compounding a Lie nine card problem
  • Handling No. 1: Red-handed (odd-backed)
  • Handling No. 2: Nothing But the Truth (other cards blank)
Also published here July 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7)
57
Michael Skinner, Alex Elmsley Masterful Mosteller red & black card thought of, they are spelled to after some shuffling
Inspired by Nov. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 11)
37
Karl Fulves Guiding Light diminishing speller with packet
Variations 2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
20
Scott Cram The Sweetest Sound spectator's name is used to locate selection
Inspired by Jan. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 5)
74
Steve Beam Remember & Forget cards are spelled with words "remember" and "forget"
Inspired by 2000 2
Philip T. Goldstein Forked Tongue first questions are answered truthfully, then spectator can decide
Inspired by 2000 17
Roy Walton Cardputer card thought of from five-card packet, cards spelled out according to color, ...
Inspired by
  • "1st Experiment" (Peter Duffie, from his website)
2000 45
Simon Aronson Queenspell Spell the red Queens' names to find two selections
Related toVariations 2001 12
Simon Aronson Alternative Spellings Alternative spellings for Queenspell
Inspired by 2001 16
Simon Aronson Face Up Queenspell Variation on Queenspell with Queens reversed
Inspired by 2001 17
Simon Aronson Worker Bees Spelling trick to three selections (two chosen and one thought of) using UnDo Influence
Related toVariations 2001 37
Simon Aronson Spell It Out Spelling random card to find actual selection
2001 136
Simon Aronson Breathing Spell Spelling four other cards to find two selections
2001 161
Simon Aronson Dizzy Spell Impromptu version of Breathing Spell
2001 167
Simon Aronson Queens and Kings Another variation of Breathing Spell
2001 169
Simon Aronson Aces Awry (Producing the Aces) Tries to spell suit of selection, but wrong 3 times - finally gets the value (Ace), and produces all four Aces
Variations 2001 198
Simon Aronson Four on a Match (Producing the Fours) Finds selection (a Four) through spelling, then finds all Fours
Related toVariations 2001 209
Simon Aronson The Mind Reading Deck, Part 6 (Producing the Sixes) Find selection by spelling, produce all the Sixes as a climax
2001 217
Simon Aronson The Mind Reading Deck, Part 9 (Producing the Nines) Find selection by spelling, produce all the Sixes as a climax
Variations 2001 220
Simon Aronson Mirror Nines Variation of Mine Reading Deck Part 9, with reverse Aronson stack
Inspired by 2001 221
Simon Aronson Direct to the Nines Extra idea to find Nines in fast way
Inspired by 2001 222
Simon Aronson Two by Four (Producing the Twos) Spell to three Twos, final Two produced with flourish
Variations 2001 226
Simon Aronson Spelling All Four Twos
Inspired by 2001 229
Simon Aronson Fit Four a King (Producing the Kings) Spells to all four Kings while trying to spell to selection, uses up whole deck
2001 231
Simon Aronson Mirror Kings Alternative spelling procedure for Fit Four a King with reverse Aronson order
2001 234
Joshua Jay Joshing With The Threes Finds selection by spelling, then produces all the Threes as climax
2001 236
Simon Aronson Truth-Sayer Lie Detector effect with Aronson (four versions)
2001 245
Simon Aronson Take Two Double spelling effect
2001 254
Simon Aronson Threespell (using the UnDo Influence Control) Queenspell with Threes in Aronson
Inspired by 2001 257
Simon Aronson 52 Pickup Full deck spelling sequence
2001 263
Simon Aronson Sequence Spell Deck Switch
2001 263
Karl Fulves Spellathon 3x4 card layout on table, card selected via instructions and spelled to in rest of deck to find selected card
2001 73
Karl Fulves, Frank Garcia King Quartet No. 24, card found by spelling "King" multiple times, kings show up as finale
Inspired byVariations 2001 39
Karl Fulves Fate in Numbers No. 30, numbers rolled by dice spelled out, corresponding values are revealed
2001 46
Zodiac Spell No. 42, card found by spelling "zodiac", placement with distant key card
2001 61
Your Card Is Red No. 64, red cards removed and a card chosen and then spelled to
2001 97
Martin Gardner, Howard A. Adams Make the Cards Match No. 88, five cards matched with other five cards
Related toVariations 2001 130
Karl Fulves Sherlock's Card No. 6, multiple out spelling to locate selection
2001 13
David Malek Do Another One top card used to count down, arrived-at card also, and so on, until eventually selection is found
2001 45
Harry Lorayne Greatest Card Handler Of All Aces lost in sixteen-card packet, then spelled out, two selections found as well
Related to 2001 133
Harry Lorayne Easier Aces Aces lost in sixteen-card packet, then spelled out
2001 141
Harry Lorayne A Simple Thing spelling to any named card, impromptu
2001 161
Harry Lorayne The Unique Peek Marlo's Incomplete-Faro Control, controlling to twenty-seventh position, spelling application
2001 169
Harry Lorayne Spelling Instructions spelling a long sentence through deck, selection is actually in pocket
Inspired by 2001 361
Harry Lorayne Tally-Ho Extended four Aces as kicker, Royal Flush variation
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2001 369
Harry Lorayne A Spell of Whether spectator cuts deck in four piles, counts one and remembers card at that position after adding digits, later spelled to, faro
2001 395
Harry Lorayne Kingly Loc-Ace-Tion Aces are lost and spelled to, then Kings are found as well, faro
Inspired by 2001 433
Harry Lorayne Divide For A Spell using deal jog to set up for spelling
Related to 2001 591
Cardini Spring Break holding break while springing, spelling trick application
Related to 2001 127
Mel Bennett The Honeymooners Queens mates by spelling names from deck
2001 135
Peter Duffie Miracle or Impossible Revisited selection found by spelling to some predetermined words
Inspired by
  • "Miracle or Impossible" (Arun Bonerjee, Billet No. 348, July/Aug. 2000)
2001 6
Allan Slaight, Steve Beam Stebbin Out spelling color, number, mate always corresponding to the selection
Also published here 2001 34
Steve Beam Phony Card Trick card is found by spelling word, over phone
Also published here 2001 47
Mike Porstmann, Leo Behnke Die Nadel im Heuhaufen performer and spectator each choose a card from half the deck, halves exchanged and the cards found with spelling
Inspired by
  • trick in Professional Close-Up (Leo Behnke)
2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
154
Terry LaGerould Cardboard Lie Detector with packet, Nine Card Problem
2001 50
Marty Kane Stellar Speller spelling some number phrases, the amount of card matches, card and matching suit found
  • Variation
Dec. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 7)
19
Steve Beam Phony Card Trick card is found by spelling word, over phone
Also published here June 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 10)
80
Harry Lorayne Tally-Ho Extended four Aces as kicker, Royal Flush variation
Also published here Sep. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 1)
114
David Regal Compounding A Lie nine cards from deck
  • Version One - Red-handed (odd-backed)
  • Version Two - Nothing but the Truth (other cards blank)
Also published here 2002 12
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here 2002 5
Jim Steinmeyer The Full Deck Problem Nine Card Problem version with deck
Variations 2002 8
Jim Steinmeyer The King Mystery spelling values to arrive at King, Kruskal
2002 14
Karl Fulves Could You Spell That? spelling ideas from Si Stebbins stack
  • Si Spell
  • Die Spell
  • Sly Spell
  • Lie Spell
Inspired by 2002 260
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Empathy two cards chosen, located with spelling
2002 82
Jack Avis Letters for Stewart performer taps pencil on cards in spread while spectator spells selected card, ends on selection
2002 92
Jack Avis Countback two piles dealt in unison until indicator card, then spelled to find selection, partial faro
2002 100
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Name dropper two names of spectators used to spell to selections
2002 206
Steve Beam The Phony Card Trick card is found by spelling word, over phone
Also published here 2002 18
Steve Beam Support Your Local Magician card is found by spelling two sentences, humorous presentation, can be performed over the phone
2002 21
Lewis Jones Right on Q half the deck used, card chosen by making three piles, card found by spelling, can be performed over the phone
Inspired by 2002 23
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Alphanumeric card is found by spelling some sentences
2002 25
Steve Beam Witchcrap with spelling of cards, two cards prediction
2002 44
Joe Riding It Takes a Year card is found by dealing various numbers related to year and weeks through the whole deck, selection ends up on top
Also published here 2002 52
Marty Kane Single Decker Spell Checker
2002 82
Marty Kane The Anna Graham Scam with letters on the back to form words
Related to
  • Marty Kane's "Anna Graham's Magic Spells" in "Precursor" #76.
2002 83
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie Lie Decktector four of a kind as climax, using the Matsuyama Force
2002 89
Wayne Dobson The RIGHT Spell first an example card is spelled, then the word "right" when spectator names his card (Tom Mullica?)
Inspired by
  • "The Spelling Routine" (Wayne Dobson, A Kind of Magic)
Variations
2002 9
Cliff Ruff Open Hearted all values of one suit are spelled out from the deck, whole deck is spelled through at the end
Variations Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
25
Andi Gladwin Lie Deck-Tector "yes" or "no" spelled as answers to questions, next card is the selection, followed by three mates
June 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 12)
17
Al Baker Spelling Trick key card, kind of flash speller
2003 737
Al Baker To Spell Mentally Chosen Card stacked deck
2003 738
Roberto Giobbi The History of Playing Cards all values are spelt out in piles, Ace through King are on top of the piles
2003 1253
Norman Osborn Trick of the Day "Two Impromptu Card Tricks"
current date spelled to find selection
2003 287
Karl Fulves Square Spell value of card is squared and result spelled to find selection, not sure
2003 288
Karl Fulves No Joke "Problems"
Joker always comes up when performer spells value, it is always placed aside, at the end no Joker is there, posed as a problem
2003 314
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Back to Sands packet cut off, all cards except one eliminated, last one is selection, (co-)prime number principle
2003 75
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Witch Watch card located by spelling a Queen, count-back force as placement
Inspired by 2003 82
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Mode 2 Order 2 using spelling and Riffle Shuffle Control with the Diamond suit
Inspired by
  • "Mode to Order" (Duffie/Robertson, Linking Ring, July, 2000)
2003 90
Jon Allen Against All Odds spelling to find a card, matches prediction, all other cards are the same
2003 20
Harry Lorayne Any-Deck Tally-Ho Extended spelling incredibly, magical, amazing, Harry instead of words on card case, or using words from business card
Also published here Feb. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2)
58
David Regal The Automatic Computerized Deck with Spell-Check four selections lost, then four Aces spelled to which change into selections
Sep. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 9)
25
Gergely Bökényi NaMental random card is spelled and value of new card used to find selection
2003 17
Chris Wardle What's In A Name? two piles dealt, then a name spelled from both piles, the cards on the last letter are duplicates, or mates in a variation
  • What's In A Name Variation - Using the "CW Mene-Tekel" Deck
2003 9
Simon Aronson Under Her Spell Queens vanish from their packets, named Queen spelled out, other Queens produced as well
Also published here 2003 6
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 8
Dal Sanders Good Readers Make Good Spellers spelling routine with word cards, adult always gets "Lunch", credit information
May 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 9)
76
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 2
Cushing Strout The Gypsy Foretells Further Than Farther with credit information
Inspired byRelated toVariations Feb. 2004
The Penumbra (Issue 7)
7
Al Leech Wild Deuces Twos are lost and found
Also published here 2004 21
Al Leech Easy Does It
Also published here 2004 26
Al Leech Spell and Count simplified handling (Clue trick originally from Sept. 1966 MUM)
Inspired by 2004 28
Gary Plants Never Fails card found by spelling to famous magicians, sucker element, locator card
Variations 2004 30
Dave Campbell Automatic Speller three cards cut into packets and spelled to, banks of cards with the same number of letters
Also published here 2004 63
Grace Ann Morgan The Card Trick That Has No Explanation challenge presentation for Cervon's speller
  • The Spelling Procedure
Inspired by 2004 5
Grace Ann Morgan Dead Solid Perfect card thought of from a group, progressive set up, made impromptu
Inspired by 2004 18
Grace Ann Morgan Your Momma! spelling "YOURMOMMA"
2004 57
Allan Slaight The Deck Will Tell spelling words color, suits and value and always finding matching cards to selection
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2004 155