Complete Matching

108 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Complete Matching
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
C. H. Wilson The Bonanza Trick No. 1, shuffled deck arranged in groups of four, all groups turn out to be fours-of-a-kinds
 		1877
The 52 Wonders
13
Otis Manning, Phil Sevush, Charles Nyquist, Jack McMillen The Eight Ace Routine No. 95, multi-phase routine using 2 duplicate sets of aces
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
179
Edward Marlo A Matching Routine stay stack routine with six phases
Variations 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
31
Paul Swinford, Roy Walton Thoughts on "Money Power" ten cards eventually match, faros instead of reverse faros, see Roy Walton's "Money Power"
Inspired by Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
278
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Matched Picture Cards picture cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up in mates
VariationsAlso published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
3
Paul Curry Triple Threat first mates in two piles, second every card matches
Inspired by 1977
Special Effects
38
Philip T. Goldstein Skyward two sets of four business cards with numbers are found to be in same order, propelled-lapping
 		1978
Magick (Issue 212)
1059
Paul Rylander Strangers seven Spades are shuffled, secured with a rubber band and placed in an envelope, performer manages to order seven Clubs in same order
 		1979
Magick (Issue 239)
1193
Edward Marlo, Martin A. Nash A Matching Routine
Inspired byVariations 1980
Ovation
9
Juan Tamariz Coincidencia Total using two Multeffect decks, one phase
 		1980
La Baraja Multiefecto
71
Al Smith Court Card Connexion picture cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up in mates
Inspired byRelated to
  • Al Smith's earlier handling in Abra #1768
VariationsAlso published here 		1980
Cards On Demand
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
Juan Tamariz Coincidencia Total different method than in Sonata, with deck switch
Related to 1984
Magia Potagia — Volume III
79
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
Edward Marlo Incomplete Matching card peeked at from incomplete faro condition, mate found, further mating phase with every card matched
Variations 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
15
Karl Fulves Hand Out two hands arrange in same order, beginning of "Handicraft" section
Variations 1989
And a Packet of Cards
54
Juan Tamariz Total Coincidence first single cards from two decks match, then both decks are in exactly the same order
Related toVariations 1989/91
Sonata
224
Steve Beam Mating Season V deck cut in halves, joker placed in any half, from that point on all cards are mates
Related to 1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 38)
686
Steve Beam Mating Season VI two halves, cards on named number match, then all match
Also published here 1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 38)
869
Al Smith Bonus Era Court Card Connexion picture cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up in mates
  • Going Mental (ESP version)
Inspired by 1991
Hot Stacks & Cold Decks
22
Peter Duffie Mucho Matcho
1991
Imagine
18
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
Steve Beam Mating Season II deck cut in halves, joker placed in any half, from that point on all cards are mates
Related to 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
64
Steve Beam Mating Season IV two halves, cards on named number match, then all match
Also published here 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
69
Basil Horwitz Matching ESP spectator pairs up sixteen ESP cards, they all match
 		1994
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 3
35
Jerry K. Hartman Made to Order two four-card packets end up in the same order
Also published here Feb. 1994
Profile (Issue 18)
4
Nick Trost Court Card Conclave twelve court cards pair themselves
VariationsAlso published here
  • in "3 Pet Secrets" (Nick Trost)
 1995
Card College — Volume 1
63
Jerry K. Hartman Count Crazed spectator randomly arranges an Ace through Four, performer takes another Ace-Four from envelope and orders match
 		1995
After Craft
198
Jerry K. Hartman Made to Order two four-card packets, spectator randomly arranges one, both end up in the same order
Also published here 1995
After Craft
203
Nick Trost, Stewart Judah Matched Picture Cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
49
Al Smith Al Smith's Version Variation of "Matched Picture Cards" without deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
50
Norman Houghton Norman Houghton's First Version Variation of "Matched Picture Cards" also without deck
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
52
Norman Houghton Norman Houghton's Second Version Variation of "Matched Picture Cards" also without deck too
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
53
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard's Version Visual variation of "Matched Picture Cards"
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
54
Paul Swinford Paul Swinford's Routine Combination of original and Tom Hubbard's "Matched Picture Cards"
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
56
Pit Hartling Amor all cards match, short long gaffed deck
Related toAlso published here 1998
Das Kleine Grüne Heft
31
Pit Hartling Cupid all cards match, short long gaffed deck
Also published here 1998
The Book
84
Allan Ackerman Finally Matched ending phase
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1999
Classic Handlings
29
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
Allan Ackerman Peerless Match-Maker individual cards are mated, then full deck, faro fan
 		Dec. 1999
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 4)
90
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
Karl Fulves Two by Two No. 11, packet shown in pairs, no matches, when shown again they match
Related to 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
18
Henry Evans On Perfection Day deck cut in half, one half riffle shuffled multiple times, yet it ends up in mate pairs, gemini twins procedure with other half to find two more mate pairs, rest of that half is blank
 		Jan. 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 5)
78
Gabi Pareras Parejas Reales twelve court cards pair themselves
Inspired by 2001 ca.
El Efecto — Para un "Mundo" de Ficción Mágica
36
Philip T. Goldstein Retinue Reuniter five cards torn (to build stack) and magically paired, Ramasee principle
 		2002
Redivider
35
Roy Walton Stay Lucky ten-card packet is mated
Also published here Jan. 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 5)
70
Steve Beam Mating Season V first two cards match, then entire deck
  • The Really False Count
Related to 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
212
Karl Fulves Match Them Up 4x4 layout, assembled in certain way, eight matches are produced
Related toVariations 2004
Discoverie (Issue 9)
117
Barrie Richardson Giant Pairs Repaired cards shown in pairs, they are not mated, then they are, using jumbo cards and story presentation
Inspired byAlso published here
  • marketed 1999
 2005
Act Two
171
Gavin Ross The E.S.P. Shuffle spectator and performer mix a packet of ESP cards each, they match at the end
 		2005
Scotland Up Close
9
Harry Riser Stay, Stay-Stack, Stack deck is mated in two stages
Also published here
  • MUM, Nov. 2004
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
157
Steve Beam Mating Season VI multiple phase matching routine, as a climax all cards match
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
102
Steve Beam Bon Voyage group of cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up by mates
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
107
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
David Lees The Collector of Souls names written on five cards, torn in half, matched via spelling, bizarre presentation
 		2007
Miraculous Minds
50
Nick Trost Court Card Conclave
2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
70
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
Steve Beam Bon Voyage group of cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up by mates
Also published here 2008
Counter Attack
33
Nick Trost A Coincidence Combination two thirteen-card packets, power of thought, then all pairs match
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
316
Nick Trost A "Staggered" Routine two cards removed from two halves, when both halves are turned up in unison, the mates of those cards show up at the same time, three more phases until all pairs match
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
318
Nick Trost The Ultimate Cidentaquin using swindle switch
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
566
Caleb Wiles 26! all cards match, Pit Hartling's bluff method
  • Variations
Related to
  • "Ultimate Coincidence" (Pit Hartling, Little Green Lecture video)
 2009
High Spots
19
Steve Beam Mating Season VII multiple phase matching routine, as a climax all cards match
Also published here 2011
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue Addendum)
xx
John Bannon Poker Pairadox Redux
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
Bullet Party
96
Nick Trost Total Card-Matching Routine
  • Phase One - Miracle Do As I Do
  • Phase Two - The Power ofThought
  • Phase Three - Swindle Switch
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
596
John Born Finally Matched Revisited Multi-phase matching effect
Inspired by 2012
Seeking the Bridge
113
Patrick G. Redford Perfect World Spectator matches numerical value of their cards with the random numerical order of the performer's shuffled packet, five cards each.
Related to 2013
Small World
24
John Bannon Poker Pairadox Redux
Also published here 2013
High Caliber
175
Gabi Pareras Coincidencia Total three phases, solution with just one deck
Inspired byRelated to 2014
Rutinas I
34
Michael Weber Parallelephone numbers written on the back of a stack of business cards, two piles made, the numbers in both piles match throughout the stacks, spectator's phone number shows up
(Real Secrets Bonus sheet)
 		Apr. 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 25)
3
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
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season (VII)
  • The Work
  • Phase II
  • Phase III - Progressive Transformation
  • Phase IV - The Entire Deck Changes
Also published here 2016
Tea Time With The Pasteboards
2
Roy Walton Stay Lucky ten-card packet is mated
Also published here 2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
90
Roy Walton Strike a Match five mate pairs are mixed and mated again
 		2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
192
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season (VII) multiphase routine
Related toAlso published here 2017
52
27
Patrick G. Redford Temporarily Out of Order multiphase matching routine, mates of entire deck match at the end, then deck is dealt into four hands and separated by suits in order
  • Phase One: Coincidence
  • Phase Two: Mind Reading
  • Phase Three: Mix and Match
  • Phase Four: Amnesia to a Total Coincidence
  • Phase Five: An Encore - Participant Deals into New Deck Order
  • Further Thoughts & Variations
  • First Phase with Si Stebbins Instead of a Memorized Deck
  • Final Thoughts
Inspired by 2017
Temporarily Out of Order
178
Denis Behr Mating Season
  • Phase One - Poker-Hand Duplication
  • Phase Two - Speed Mating
  • Phase Three - All at Once
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2018
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3
29
Asi Wind Noah spectator cuts to card and another one choses its mate, two spectators then count to a card in half the deck each under the table and they match, then three cards are mated in the deck at once, then whole deck
 		2019
Paper Work
11
Lorenz Schär Coincidencia Banal Total Coincidence routine using one deck, three phases, bluff
Inspired byRelated to 2019
Cards Against Reality
123
Helder Guimarães Synchronicity "An Act of Pure Luck"
  • First and Second Phase: spectator and performer each select a card from half the deck and find each other's cards, spectator via Tantalizer
  • Third Phase: cards at chosen position in both halves match, then whole deck is mated
Inspired by 2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
432
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season (VII) multiphase routine
Also published here 2019
Card Tricks That Kilt
3
José Antonio Sánchez The Great Coincidence one riffle shuffle, in the end twenty-six pairs are on table
 		2019
52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass
27
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
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season multiphase routine
Also published here 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
57
Ramón Riobóo The Marrying Man group of cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up by mates
Inspired byRelated to 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
143
Steve Reynolds Mini Matching Update one deck, two halves made, after a few single matches all cards match
Inspired by 2020
Output (Issue 10)
1
Paul Gallagher Sympathy Fantastique card cut to, cards of same value found while peeling off top and bottom cards repeatedly until one remains, then all cards end up mated
Inspired by Mar. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 3)
54
Sylvain Juzan Bonus Track: Spelling Business cards spelled out from two eight-card packets match
 		2021
Every Card You Take
82
Eugene Burger Unfazed two sets of five image cards are matched
Inspired by
  • "Unfazed" (Ben Blau, marketed 2016)
 2021
Eugene Burger: Final Secrets
185
Shimpei Katsuragawa Reunited 3&3, reds and blacks are alternated and packet torn in half, cards separate and order matches
 		2022
La Campanella
29
Denis Behr Paarungszeit
  • Phase 1 - Pokerblätter-Duplizieren
  • Phase 2 - Schnell-Paarung
  • Phase 3 - Und Jetzt Alle
Also published here 2022
Magie Exquisit 2022
16
Roy Walton Stay Lucky ten-card packet is mated
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
42
Luis Otero Order and Coincidence some coincidences happen, then full deck matching
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
590
Ken Niinuma Athanasia two mates are found for chosen cards, then all cards match
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
916
Ken Niinuma Mirrorage twenty cards
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Dec. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1082
Juan Tamariz Impromptu Total Coincidence first single cards match, then all mates are exactly in the same order
Inspired by 2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 5
36
Ben Daggers More Mirror perfect match routine, with two decks, mirror presentation
 		2022
The Elusive Illusive
125
Friedrich Roitzsch Power Matcha after some single card matches the whole deck ends up in pairs
Inspired by 2023
Instructions for Miracles
43
John Hostler 90% Procedure ten-card packet cut and dealt into two packets, eventually they match in order
 		2023
Percolations
38
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
Andy Choy, Yathunandh Corsican Closer three-phase routine for two performers
  • Phase 1 (card chosen, the second performer finds it from another deck)
  • Phase 2 Card Selections (three cards chosen from different positions and out-jogged, they are at same position in the other deck when dealt in unison)
    • Phase 2 Streamlined Version
    • Phase 2 Sleight-free Version
  • Phase 3 (decks are in same order)
 		Jan. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 1)
1192
Allan Ackerman Finally Matched ending phase
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
165