Removal Position as Code

19 entries in Cards / Principles / Removal Position as Code
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Fred Fletcher Mentalexicon word is divined, with alphabet cards and a range of sixteen words
Related to
Variations
 May 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 255)
1019
Fred Rothenberg Fred Rothenberg's Mental Gag No. 399, group of cards which contains thought-of card is at bottom, spectator asked to remove a few cards including his selection, performer knows it's the last one removed
Related to
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
109
Karl Fulves* White Line Problem no-touch condition definition, spectator upjogs four-of-a-kind and then removes one, performer divines it, two handlings, using different red backs in one deck
Related to
 Feb. 1975
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 4)
865
Think of an Ace No. 37, spectator thinks of an Ace and removes it in his own hands, position of Ace keys suit to performer
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
57
Philip T. Goldstein* Territory spectator choses five cards and thinks of one of them
Related to
 Mar. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 3)
654
Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings Out of Sight and Mind II one of twelve, riffle shuffle set up handling
Variations
 1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
32
Brother John Hamman Opposite Pockets chosen and thought-of card are named, no-touch, weird thought-of procedure, partial stack
Variations
 1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
75
Jerry K. Hartman The Discerning Mentalist one of twelve
Inspired by
 1991
Card Craft
461
Eddie Clever A Clever Trick out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, no keys, spectator removes five cards one of which must be the selection, performer finds it
Also published here
  • "He Only Thinks" (Magic in the Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
Variations
 Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
19
Roberto Giobbi Impossibility estimation
Related to
 2000
Card College — Volume 4
889
Karl Fulves* Repeat After Me two decks, spectator cuts and remembers face card, then replaces, cuts behind back, both decks spread face-up, performer and spectator each push out three cards, one must be selection, performer's cards are added and counted down to in his deck, it matches spectator's selection
Inspired by
  • "He Only Thinks" (Eddie Clever, Magic In The Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
Related to
 2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
21
Denis Behr Gray Matters three selections, fair conditions, gray code
Related to
 2007
Handcrafted Card Magic
84
Pit Hartling Bolsillos Opuestos card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
Also published here
Inspired by
 2011
El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 15)
424
Max Maven*, Fred Fletcher Lexicontact
  • Lost Horizons
word is divined, with alphabet cards and a range of thirty-two words
Also published here
  • Genii, Oct. 1983
Inspired by
 Aug. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 8)
20
Pit Hartling Hot Pockets card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
Also published here
Inspired by
 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
127
Michael Weber Binary Star spectator removes four-of-a-kind of thought-of card, performer names card across the room, several handlings
  • Advanced Handling
Also published here
Related to
 Mar. 2015
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 36)
1
Michael Weber Binary Star spectator removes four-of-a-kind of thought-of card, performer names card across the room, several handlings
Also published here
Related to
 2017
Black Tears
[6]
Pit Hartling Opposite Pockets Revisited card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
  • Shuffling the deck
  • Hands-Off and The Sudden Revelation
Also published here
Inspired by
 2023
Three for Tuscany
1
Michał Kociołek No Questions Asked spectator removes four-of-a-kind of thought-of card, performer names card
Related to
 2025
Extra Plots & Methods
63