Ramasee Principle

52 entries in Cards / Principles / Ramasee Principle
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Howard A. Adams Packeten One finding matching card, five pairs are needed, word is spelled to eliminate cards
Related toVariations 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
6
Howard A. Adams Packeten Plus finding two matching cards, five pairs are needed, word is spelled to eliminate cards
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
7
Howard A. Adams Sympa Sexes two sets of ESP cards in glasses, the two face cards match after spelling "sex"
Variations 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
18
Howard A. Adams The Ramasee Prophecy using ESP cards and spelling several words, Egypt presentation
Related toVariations 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 10 - TULEFTA - The Ramasee Prophecy)
1
Howard A. Adams Tulefta ten ESP (or regular) cards, eight eliminated, remaining two cards match, eliminated cards match as well as kicker, involving spelling, Ramasee Principle
Also published here 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 10 - TULEFTA - The Ramasee Prophecy)
12
Paul Curry, Howard A. Adams Matchmaker five ESP cards, torn in half, matching routine, see also following item, for credit information see reference
Also published here 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
294
Paul Curry Matchmaker - Telephone Version version of previous item over the telephone, five ESP cards are torn in half, matching routine
Also published here 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
295
Steve Bryan Steve Bryan Writes... five cards are torn in halves, phrase is spelled and spectator is allowed to say where the cards are changed, after each spelled word on top of the halves are the matching parts, spelling "Will the cards match"
Related to 1986
Gimmick (Issue 4)
7
Larry Becker "Will The Cards Match" ESP-style order matching with five torn-in-half cards
Variations May 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 5)
1349
Larry Becker Match Game cards with jokes matching cards with punchlines,
Inspired byAlso published here 1992
Stunners!
221
Larry Becker The Ultimate Match-Up ramasee principle matching routine, using double facer ending with straight flush
Inspired by 1992
Stunners!
224
Paul Alberstat Elemental Assembly five cards are torn and elements are spelled to find matching halves
 		1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 9)
39
Roy Walton Ghostly Spells sixteen-card packet mated via spelling famous magicians
Variations 1998
Five Times Five — Scotland
125
Vernon Winiecke Mix and Match
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
five cards torn, two piles with five half-cards, words spelled and pairs put aside, they match, see reference for credit information, Ramasee Principle
Related to 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
346
Howard A. Adams Tulefta ten ESP (or regular) cards, eight eliminated, remaining two cards match, eliminated cards match as well as kicker, involving spelling, Ramasee Principle
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1999
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 1)
17
Karl Fulves Numero Uno "Three Tricks"
digits written on both ends of four pieces of paper, torn in half, pairs made, totals predicted, Ramasee Principle
 		1999
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 1)
19
Karl Fulves Romeo and Carol "Three Tricks"
names written on both ends of four pieces of paper, torn in half, pairs made, matching people are combined, Ramasee Principle
 		1999
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 1)
20
Karl Fulves The Horse Right Here "Three Tricks"
unusual race setting, cards in circle, outcome predicted, Ramasee Principle
Variations 1999
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 1)
21
Howard A. Adams Notes on Ramasee historical comments
Related to 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2)
41
David Luenberger Birthday Spell letter cards used to spell names, name of birthday girl shows up, Ramasee principle
Inspired by 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2)
42
Karl Fulves Game of Life Kings and Queens are mated with two dice and counting procedure, Ramasee principle
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2)
43
Mel Bennett Horse Of The Same Color unusual race setting, cards with five different backs in circle, outcome predicted, Ramasee Principle
Inspired by 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
74
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
VariationsAlso published here
  • Mindespa Vol. 6 (1992)
 2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 3)
76
Philip T. Goldstein Torn Again
  • The Other Month
five cards are torn up and the halves eventually matched
 		July 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7)
65
Richard Mark "Will the Names Match?" cards with names are torn in half and matching halves are found by spelling words in title
 		2000
Mind Warp
27
Richard Mark You Do Voo doo Voodoo routine, ending "Will the Cards Match" with voodoo presentation "Will the Curse Match"
 		2000
Mind Warp
105
Paul Curry, Howard A. Adams Matchmaker five ESP cards, torn in half, matching routine, two versions, one with telephone
Related toAlso published here 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
147
Martin Gardner, Howard A. Adams Make the Cards Match No. 88, five cards matched with other five cards
Related toVariations 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
130
Karl Fulves, Howard A. Adams The Odds Against No. 55, five cards torn in half, halves matched, using two dice
Inspired by 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
125
Herb Zarrow Outnumbered complicated mathematical location with two packets of five cards each
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves effect from Precursor
 2001
Discoverie (Issue 6)
71
Philip T. Goldstein Retinue Reuniter five cards torn (to build stack) and magically paired, Ramasee principle
 		2002
Redivider
35
Philip T. Goldstein Revolt, Lover two four-of-a-kinds are paired, ramasee principle
 		2002
Redivider
57
Bob Ostin Inebriation cards with names of animals and drinks, spelled sentence leads to matching cards
Inspired by
  • "Auto Suggestion" (Bob Ostin)
 2005
Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions
142
Howard A. Adams Ramasee-Tulefta Returns six-card packet of ESP cards, spelling
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
130
Lewis Jones In Control two packets of five cards, word is spelled and spectator can chose where to transfer cards, cards always match
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
152
Max Maven Box of Matches six torn cards match when words are spelled, words from card case used
Inspired by 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
74
Mitsunobu Matsuyama Complete Match two piles of five ESP cards and different coins, spectator takes some coins and amount is counted, Ramasee Principle
Also published here
  • "The Magic #42" 1999
 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
75
Max Maven Cheaper Match two piles of cards are counted depending on coins being heads or tails, Ramasee Principle
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
77
Mitsunobu Matsuyama Cheapest Match two piles of cards are counted depending on coins being heads or tails, variation of Maven idea
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
77
David Lees The Collector of Souls names written on five cards, torn in half, matched via spelling, bizarre presentation
 		2007
Miraculous Minds
50
Sveroni, Christian Scherer Dies ist reine Magie five jumbo cards are torn in halves, phrase is spelled and spectator is allowed to say where the cards are changed, after each spelled word on top of the halves are the matching parts, using Howard Adams' Ramasee Principle
Inspired byRelated to 2008
Heureka!
21
Roberto Giobbi Through the Magic Looking Glass Alice in Wonderland themed, two packets, words spelled and mates are found, Ramasee principle
 		2010
Card College Lightest
6
Howard A. Adams, Roberto Giobbi Man Seeks Woman spelling three words, two four-of-a-kinds match, Ramasee principle
Inspired by 2010
Card College Lightest
72
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Money Fixes Everything five one-dollar bills torn in half are matched with counting procedure involving numbers on coins
Variations June 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 27)
1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Give Change A Chance five cards torn in half are matched with counting procedure involving numbers on advertising card
(Real Secrets Bonus sheet)
 		June 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 27)
4
Robert E. Neale Check It Out presentation for "Money Fixes Everything"
(Real Secrets Bonus sheet)
Inspired by July 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 28)
4
Nick Trost Royal Flush Routine three tricks using two royal flushes
  • Ferris' Royal Flushes (two poker hands change to royal flushes)
  • Last Two Cards Match (Ramasee matching)
  • Royal Mind Reading (two Royal Flushes given to two spectators, they select one card and put it in the middle, hands gathered, mixed and re-dealt, spectators get their Royal Flush with chosen cards transposed, Fulves reference)
Inspired by 2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1141
Nick Trost ESP Cards and Coins Routine routine with ESP cards and coins
  • Phase One (Roy Walton's "Ghostly Spells")
  • Phase Two (Howard Adams's "Change in Mind")
  • Phase Three (Mel Bennett's "Thrifty Aces")
Inspired by 2017
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 6
1579
Dexter Cleveland Punchlines cards with jokes matching cards with punchlines, Ramasee Principle, same idea as Becker's Punch Lines
Also published here 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
37
Sylvain Juzan Bonus Track: Spelling Business cards spelled out from two eight-card packets match
 		2021
Every Card You Take
82
David Williamson The Love Ritual five pairs of tarot cards are matched with spelling procedure
Inspired by 2023
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
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
Spooky Aces, Spells, and Other Love Rituals
23