Packets

75 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Chaos & Order / Complete Matching / Packets
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
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
Paul Swinford Thoughts on "Money Power" ten cards eventually match, faros instead of reverse faros
Inspired by Fall-Spring 1971
The 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
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
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
Karl Fulves Hand Out two hands arrange in same order, beginning of "Handicraft" section
Variations 1989
And a Packet of Cards
54
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
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
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
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
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
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
Variations 2005
Scotland Up Close
9
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 The Ultimate Cidentaquin using swindle switch
Inspired by 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
566
Shiv Duggal Psychic Journey ESP cards routine
  • Phase 1 (divination of selection)
  • Phase 2 (repeat of first phase)
  • Phase 3 (card chosen, two piles deal until two symbols match, they match selection)
  • Phase 4 (power of thought type coincidence)
  • Final Phase (two packets match in order)
 		2009
Mind Blasters II
122
John Bannon Poker Pairadox Redux
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
Bullet Party
96
Yusuke Asada Re-Psyko spectator and performer each have an Ace to Five group, order matches and a selection is predicted
Inspired by
  • "Psyko" (Masao Atsukawa)
 May 2011
Magic (Vol. 20 No. 9)
59
Ken Niinuma Mirrorage twenty cards
Also published here Dec. 2011
Magic (Vol. 21 No. 4)
69
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
Nick Trost Choice, Chance, Coincidence
  • Phase One (two packets dealt in unison, match at a previously reversed card)
  • Phase Two (two packets match after Curry Swindle Switch procedure)
 		2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
851
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
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 A Powerful Swindle
  • Phase One (coincidence when two ESP packets are dealt in unison)
  • Phase Two (swindle switch coincidence of two ESP packets)
 		2015
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 5
1329
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
Nick Trost ESP Dealflipdropcut spectator and performer mix a packet of ESP cards each, they match at the end
Inspired by 2017
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 6
1574
Nick Trost Regular-Card Telethesia two card packets, one arranges in the same value order as the other, self-duplicating set-up
Inspired by 2019
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7
1613
Nick Trost Puzzling ESP Pairs ESP cards shown to be mixed, then later all paired up in mates
Inspired by 2019
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7
1766
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
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
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
Roy Walton Stay Lucky ten-card packet is mated
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
42
Ken Niinuma Mirrorage twenty cards
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1082
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
Jack Carpenter Game, Set, Match! spectator cuts off a pile, deals it into two hands and riffle shuffles them together, performer counts off the same amount of cards, they are in the same order of mates, bottom deals
Related to 2024
Carpenter's Conceptions
50
Joshua Jay, Oz Pearlman Sequenced spectator shuffles a packet and performer as well, they match
Inspired by
  • "Perfection" (Oz Pearlman, DVD, ca. 2008)
 2024
Particle System
109
Joshua Jay Peanut Butter and Pelicans two packets end up mated, Royal Marriages meets Sympathetic Cards, from Particle Stack
 		2024
Particle System — Notebook
51