589 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Miscellaneous / Impromptu
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Mel Bennett World's Worst Card Trick "Two by Mel Bennett"
two selections found with Fulves's Riffle Shuffle Control, spelling a phrase with fixed number of letters
2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
645
Bruce Bernstein Eight Cards using eight cards, two phases
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Bruce Bernstein's "Eight Cards" in "1982 Lecture Notes".
2012 127
Jim Steinmeyer Eight Cards Espial no-touch selection with Ace through Eight of Clubs packet, selection named in the end
2013 1
Jim Steinmeyer Seven Cards Examined no-touch selection with Ace through Seven of Hearts packet, selection named in the end
2013 3
Jim Steinmeyer, Wayne Dobson The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Inspired by 2013 21
Max Maven Courtomancy three picture cards chosen and found with amusing spelling presentation
Inspired by
  • "The Mind of Mephistopheles" (Howard Albright, Advanced Card Magic, 1948)
2013 64
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Chicagoism packet, spelling, also over phone
Inspired by
  • "Jasonism" (Eddie Joseph, Sphinx Sept. 1946)
2014 5
Dr. Stanley Jaks Duplex Spelling Trick
Related toAlso published here 2014 139
Joaquín Matas ¿Dónde Está la Carta de...? with name of spectator in spelling, arrow
Inspired by 2014 241
Steve Beam El Mejor Mago del Mundo humorous revelation of a selected card
Also published here 2014 12
Ricky Smith Card at any Vowel "card to top" presentation
Also published here 2015 12
Max Maven Heliocentrick A card is selected and returned to the deck. Starting with a packet of cards, the magician spells a planet chosen by a spectator. The selection is found at the conclusion of the spelling.
2015 154
Lewis Jones Box Number The magician uses the spectator's name and some cards determined by her name to arrive at a card the magician earlier predicted.
Related to 2015 77
Steve Beam The Second World's Greatest Magician Humorous revelation of a selected card.
Inspired by 2015 148
Marty Kane Three-Peat Deceit Mathematical spelling routine to reveal a selection.
Inspired by
  • Bottom to Top Principle (Colm Mulcahy, Mathematical Card Magic, 2013)
2015 162
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Bottoms Up Two cards revealed through spelling them.
Related to
  • Bottom to Top Principle (Colm Mulcahy, Mathematical Card Magic, 2013)
2015 163
Steve Beam Selected Card at Any Number Card at any number effect where the spectator spells the number.
2015 165
Steve Beam In the Bluff Spelling to random cards locates the selected card.
2015 167
Marty Kane Jury Conjury The magician uses the court cards as a jury to identify a foreperson (four of a selected suit) for the jury
Inspired by 2015 180
Marty Kane Magic Word Play Spelling her choice of magic spells from a list of spells, the spectator locates their selection.
Inspired by
  • Colm Mulcahy's "Odd Location Method" in "Mathematical Card Magic"
2015 185
Harry Lorayne Spell To Two - And More two selections spelled to, then four Aces show up
Inspired by 2015 29
Harry Lorayne Quick Trick selection is spelled to with random card, it appears reversed
Inspired by 2015 214
Harry Lorayne Miracle Class spelling "miracle class" after automatic placement procedure
Related to 2015 221
Alexander Hansford A Childish Spelling Trick two selections lost and shuffled in the deck, spelled to cleanly, with demonstration spell & faro placement
2016 48
Gene Castillon Impromptu Casino Shuffle thirteen-card packet, three cards found
Inspired by
  • "Low Down Triple Dealing Principle" (Colm Mulcahy)
2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
42
Jay Ose Original Note spelling a name instead of asking for a number
Related to 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 16)
20
Roberto Giobbi Favorite Lady Friend same idea as in Jay Ose note
Related to 2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue June 24)
182
Mike Pisciotta The World's Greatest Magician humorous revelation of a selected card
Inspired by 2016 15
Steve Beam Der Beste Zauberer der Welt humorous revelation of a selected card
Also published here 2016 6
David Britland Calculating Cards III
  • Cardopolis
chosen card is spelled to with a phrase announced at the beginning, 26th location
Inspired by
  • "Calculating Cards II" (Gerry Lee, The Magic Wand #255)
May 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 5)
20
Roy Walton Essential Magic named card vanishes and reappears reversed when spelled to
2016 93
Roy Walton Clubland selection made from packet found via spelling procedure
2016 169
Roy Walton Magic Joker Will Find Your Card
2016 189
Roy Walton A Spell in Scotland spelling countries to arrive at a selection in a packet
2016 224
Michael Feldman Spelllar card named, four piles made by spelling to it in different languages, even made-up one, all Kings found
Inspired by 2017 51
Ricky Smith Card at any Vowel "card to top" presentation
Also published here 2017 2
Harry Lorayne, Paul Gordon (Gr)Eight wrong card spelled, right card comes out
Inspired by 2017 113
Harry Lorayne That Darn Four Of Clubs Royal Flush spelling effect with kicker, wrong card always shows up in the beginning
Inspired by 2017 124
Harry Lorayne Set For Spell selected card is simply spelled to
2017 238
Ondřej Pšenička Impossible Divination Kicker After divining the card, spell their name to find the card
Related to 2017 53
Steve Beam The Queen Doesn't Know Jack spelling multiple words to find selection, humorous presentation
Also published here 2017 9
Steve Beam No-Filler Killer using the principle of Miracle Mix-Up / Remote Control
Inspired by
  • Jack Yates' "Miracle Mix-up" in "Abbott's Anthology of Card Magic Vol. 3"
Also published here
2017 41
Eugene Burger Not Cutting the Aces spectator cuts to a Six, performer finds other three Sixes, last one found by spelling spectator's name
Inspired by
  • "Cutting the Aces" (Eugene Burger, video Real Secrets of Close-Up Magic, 1991)
2017 112
John Hostler Tarot Trip spectator spells things in fourteen-card packet to find selection from tarot deck
Inspired by 2018 34
David Solomon What's in a Name? spelling name of spectator is used to locate a card and a predicted card
Also published here 2018 115
David Solomon, Gene Castillon Solomon's Math Challenge sixteenth card principle variation
  • Solomon's Variation
Inspired by 2018 139
David Solomon Hof Aces Again involving spelling to the selection
2018 185
Steve Beam No-Filler Killer using the principle of Miracle Mix-Up / Remote Control
Inspired by
  • Jack Yates' "Miracle Mix-up" in "Abbott's Anthology of Card Magic Vol. 3"
Also published here
2018 96
Ramón Riobóo Stellar Speller card is lost and found by spelling
2018 140
Steve Beam The Double Take Joker is removed, name of selected card is spelled and last card is Joker, and where the Joker has been is now the selection
2018 304
Iñaki Zabaletta Deletreo
Inspired by 2019 43
Pepe Lirrojo Simple Spell spelling to any card
Related to 2019 6
Marty Kane, Michael Powers, Colm Mulcahy, Chris Wilcox BTTP Revisited
  • The Bottom to Top Principle" (Colm Mulcahy)
  • Three-Peat Deceit by Marty Kane (spectator spells name of card three times, then it is on top)
  • Try This (three spectators simultaneously)
  • Telephone/Radio Version
  • Last Minute Addition (restoring original order)
Inspired by
  • "Bottom to Top Principle" (Colm Mulcahy, Mathematical Card Magic)
2019 237
Nathan Kranzo Netflix and Chilly spelling some words related to cinema to arrive at selection
Dec. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 12)
80
Ramón Riobóo The Whispering Card Spell to card after card is selected via thought-of number
Related to 2019 91
Ramón Riobóo Saint Rita and the Zodiac Spelling trick with twelve card packet, related to zodiac signs, spell to selection
2019 101
Ramón Riobóo Free Cut, Spell and Reinhard magician finds three freely chosen cards by divination, spelling and with sandwich
Variations 2019 125
Steve Beam Questions spelling and forming a question mark, location of selection
  • Pushing the Envelope (spelling spectator's name as well)
Inspired by 2020 19
Howard Hamburg Dry Spell four Aces are placed in the deck and then spelled to, repeated, first with a Faro the with Free-Cut Principle
Variations 2020 29
Steve Beam Spell Checker variation on Dry Spell, with additional phase
Inspired by 2020 30
Lewis Jones I in the Sky spelling several words to find selection, GPS presentation
2020 273
Lewis Jones Wish List spectator choses a gift, several things are spelled and chosen card and gift are predicted
Related to
  • Lewis Jones' "Wish List" in "As if by Magic" 2017.
2020 282
Jon Racherbaumer, Al Leech Incredulity Assured
  • Exhumations
the word "unbelievable" is spelled to find selection
Related to Aug. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 8)
49
Jim Steinmeyer The "I Forgot of Something"
2020 9
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Enchantment top and bottom cards change places after spelling three words
2020 16
Larry Jennings Overhand Shuffle Speller
2020 376
Larry Jennings Getting to Nine Nine Card Problem
Also published here 2020 477
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement, "impossible" is spelled, credit information on the effect
Also published here 2020 483
Larry Jennings Impossible Fore-Shadowed card chosen and a phrase spelled to find it
Inspired by 2020 487
Sylvain Juzan Tantalean Punishments four cards chosen and lost, first found with Tantalizer deal, other three cards spelled to
2021 37
Sylvain Juzan Bonus Track: Spelling Business cards spelled out from two eight-card packets match
2021 82
Boris Wild Zoom 9 no-touch packet location with spelling
  • Variations of Choices
  • Variations of Revelations
  • Online Variations
Inspired by 2021 7
Eugene Burger, Eddie Fields Cool Spell spectator spells the name of any woman they know, selected card is found at the end of spelling
Inspired by 2021 272
George McBride Impossible card and its position in ten-card packet remembered, it vanishes and reappears in assembled deck when spelling out "Impossible"
2022 18
David Solomon What's in a Name? spelling name of spectator is used to locate a card and a predicted card
Also published here 2022 1084
James Steranko Hot Spell two cards selected, one turns over and is used to spell to the second one
Also published here
  • Genii, Nov. 1962
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
26
David Britland Spellstack
  • Cardopolis
ten chosen cards, performer arranges them so that they can be spelled out in original order as they had been chosen
Inspired by Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
70
Joshua Messado Everyone Loves Me four spectators have a packet of cards each, they spell a name and end up with an Ace each
Inspired by Sep. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 9)
78
Kyle Leon Impromptu Speller card selected and spelled to
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
795
Andy Choy Handy Speller selection spelled to, spelling system
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
803
Scott Baird Scott's Impromptu ACAIN "Any Card at its Name", selection lost, spectator spells to it
Inspired by May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
808
David Williamson The Love Ritual five pairs of tarot cards are matched with spelling procedure
Inspired by 2023 23
Martin Gardner An Amazing Spelling Trick ten card packet, five pairs of mates are arrived at with spelling procedure
VariationsAlso published here
  • Word Waysm Vol. 42 No. 1, Article 24 (2009)
2023 23
Ricky Smith Card at any Vowel "card to top" presentation
Also published here 2023 13
Al Leech Homespun Spell
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card and its position remembered, then it is checked that it is no longer at its position, card found by spelling the spectator's name
Also published here Feb. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 2)
47
Roberto Mansilla Spanish (Magic) Words
  • Artifices
Ace of Spades is lost, then spelled out in three piles, bottom of other piles has the other Aces, faro
Mar. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 3)
64
Werner Miller The Three of Diamonds Trick three selections made from packet with thirteen Diamond cards with dealing procedure, found by spelling
Inspired by
  • "Chain of Three Diamonds" (Werner Miller, The Mystery Magazine Vol. 2 No. 1, 2010)
Variations
Jan. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 1)
1186
Werner Miller A Correction for The Three of Diamonds trick three selections made from packet with thirteen Diamond cards with dealing procedure, found by spelling
Inspired by Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1228
Allan Ackerman The Cipher selection spelled out incorrectly on purpose, four-of-a-kind kicker with packets that made during spelling
Inspired byRelated to 2024 183