Divination of Odd Ball (Kurotsuke)

18 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Divination of Odd Ball (Kurotsuke)
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Lloyd W. Chambers L-W-C Telepathy three objects are divided between three spectators, magician knows who has what, stooge codes using pencil’s position on table
 		1941
Original Ideas in Magic
1
Robert Cassidy The Dowsing Rods using dowsing rod / pendulum for Syd Bergson's Sixth Sense, spectator finds odd colored ball
Related to
  • "Sixth Sense" (Syd Bergson, markete 1972)
 1984
The Art of Mentalism
49
Dr. Dan J. Alessini The Black Bag four stones and a crystal
 		Apr. 1990
Magick (Issue 438)
2189
Ted Karmilovich Murder, He Wrote paper bag with slips of paper, on one is murder written and on one victim, performer divines both
 		Aug. 1992
Magick (Issue 476)
2379
Moshe Botwinick Uneasy Lies the Mind as Moshe Botwinik, rolled up paper balls in bag, one has a dot
 		Oct. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 4)
1
Barrie Richardson Easter Egg Divination: A Weighty Problem
  • From My Thoughts
four spectators take out four colored balls/eggs without looking, performer knows who has which color
Also published here June 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)
53
Alexander de Cova 6 Steine five white and one black stone
Inspired by
  • "Kurotsuke" (Max Maven, VideoMind 1, 1997)
VariationsAlso published here 		2003
Gambit
16
Wayne Dobson Oddball three balls in bag, spectators take one, performer divines who has the odd-colored one
 		2003
Dobson's Choice 2
7
Steve "Banachek" Shaw It Takes Balls check in envelope among others, all are shredded but one with fee, using pingpong balls
Inspired by 2003
Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 15)
418
Barrie Richardson The Thought Hatchery four spectators take out four colored balls/eggs without looking, performer knows who has which color
Inspired by
  • "Kurotsuke" (Max Maven, VideoMind 1, 1997)
Also published here 		2005
Act Two
7
Alexander de Cova 5 Steine five white and one black stone
Also published here 2007
Seminar 2007
10
Alexander de Cova 6 Steine five white and one black stone
Also published here 2010
Better Than Hartz 4
32
Alexander de Cova Totally stoned five white and one black stone
Also published here Dec. 2012
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 3)
21
Alexander de Cova Totally Stoned three white, three green and one black stone, with additional prediction of colors of two remaining stones
Inspired by Dec. 2013
Scrapbook (Issue 2)
13
Colin McLeod Noted with four bills removed from a wallet, odd bill is found as well as the different scenarios the spectators are thinking of
Inspired by
  • Stephen Tucker's "Visa Cabaret"
  • "Kurotsuke" (Max Maven, VideoMind 1, 1997)
 2014
Divine
108
Alexander de Cova Totally Stoned five white and one black stone
Inspired by
  • "Kurotsuke" (Max Maven, VideoMind 1, 1997)
Also published here 		2015
Burners — Vol. 1
155
Nadia "Lou" Schürmann, Christoph Borer DIe Hexenprobe Kurotsuke effect with stones
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
131
Mike Pisciotta The Way I Use It several people take item out of paper bag, one spectator is chosen and has taken the forced item
 		2020
As Above, So Below
8