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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan Divino No. 5, deck dealt into two piles, card at position in one half remembered, deck pocketed, number named, card at that position is selection
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1920
Ten New Prepared Card Tricks
11
Ralph W. Hull Mental Abstraction or Cards by Instinct cards shuffled once, separated with Hearts/Clubs in one pile, spectator choses cards in one pile and performer instantly removes mates from other pile behind back
 		1932
"Eye-Openers"
2
Charles T. Jordan Double Divino coincidences and mates with stacked hundred-card-deck, see also single deck version in reference
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
226
Charles T. Jordan Divino various coincidences with mates, see also hundred-cards-deck version in reference
Inspired by
Related to
 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
229
Theodore Annemann* Amazing Memory naming missing card, stacked deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
235
Louis Lam Sensational Card Discovery
1939
Be Deceived
10
T. Page Wright, William Larsen The L.W. Stop Mystery spectator thinks of any card in half the deck, all shuffled together and pocketed, spectator removes cards one by one and performer stops him at selection
Also published here
Variations
 1945
My Best
95
Edward Marlo A Matching Routine stay stack routine with six phases
Variations
 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
31
Edward Marlo Double Peek Matching full stack
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
33
Gene Finnell Mathematical Twins spectator cuts to a card and places it aside, then cuts another packet off and mate is found with Milk Build procedure and down-under deal, see also p. 508
Related to
Variations
 Feb. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 4)
483
Karl Fulves* Mathematical Twins Variation mate found after klondike shuffle
Inspired by
Related to
 Feb. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 4)
487
Gene Finnell Klondike Shuffle discussion and properties
1. Mechanics
2. Card location after one shuffle
3. Recycling the deck
4. Klondyke properties (simulating a faro shuffle, locating center card, Penelope's principle)
5. Klondike plus Free Cut
6. The Stacked Deck
Related to
 1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
1
Gene Finnell Coincidence
1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
15
Charles T. Jordan Divino deck dealt into two piles, card at position in one half remembered, deck pocketed, number named, card at that position is selection
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
147
Charles T. Jordan Double Divino coincidences and mates with stacked hundred-card-deck
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
147
Alex Elmsley Parity Failure some cards from 5x5 cards layout are turned over according to rules, condition is called out and on one card is lied
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 20)
1255
Edward Marlo, Martin A. Nash A Matching Routine Ovation finale
Inspired by
Variations
 1980
Ovation
9
Alex Elmsley Parity Failure some cards from 5x5 cards layout are turned over according to rules, condition is called out and on one card is lied
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1980
Curioser
38
Steve Beam Mating Season I dealing through the halves and spectator stops, mates
Related to
 1980
Card Tricks from Mount Olympus
33
Al Smith Stebbinside unknown card pocketed by spectator, another card is sandwiched via faro, it's the mate
Inspired by
  • "Si Stebbins Hits The Trail" (Al Smith, Abra)
 1980
Cards On Demand
3
Roy Walton* The Arrangement
Also published here
 1981
Fourcast
34
Peter Wilker, Christoph Borer Die Auskultation finding mate of card, deck in spectator's pocket
  • Medizinische Kartenkunst
Inspired by
 1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 7)
12
Edward Marlo Incomplete Miracle card peeked at from incomplete faro condition, it is found (by glimpsing key in lower portion)
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
14
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
Roy Walton* The Arrangement
Also published here
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
93
Bob King Poker Mental three spectators, last card also reversed in another deck, mis-calling mates
Related to
Variations
 1989
Magician Foolers
20
Alex Elmsley Pother one deck, mathematical selection procedure from one half, Penelope Principle, all mates twenty-six apart
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
331
Edward Marlo Logical Double Thought, Plus One two cards thought of & one unknown card removed, all found, three methods
Related to
 Apr. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 4)
8
Steve Beam Mating Season V deck cut in halves, joker placed in any half, from that point on all cards are mates
 		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
Variations
 1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 38)
869
Peter Duffie Mind Field
Also published here
 1991
Imagine
[15]
Peter Duffie Problematic Offshoot one card chosen from face-up half and one from face-down half, they match
Inspired by
 Aug. 1992
Profile (Issue 9)
3
Charles T. Jordan Divino No. 29, deck dealt into two piles, card at position in one half remembered, deck pocketed, number named, card at that position is selection
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
37
Karl Fulves* "Divino" Notes No. 30, variations, handling with normal deck and twenty-six duplicated in pocket
Inspired by
 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
38
Steve Beam Mating Season IV two halves, cards on named number match, then all match
Also published here
Variations
 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
69
Alex Elmsley Prediction by Proxy spectator removes any card, mate is found by penelope-procedure (pile cut off, counted, card at that position is selection), twenty-six-apart-stack
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
317
Alex Elmsley Parity Failure some cards from 5x5 cards layout are turned over according to rules, condition is called out and on one card is lied
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Related to
Variations
 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
392
Bob King Another Late-Night Session spectator peeks at a card in incomplete faro condition, fairly lost, selection found, repeat, power stack with duplicates
Also published here
Inspired by
 1998
Card Notes
30
Bob King Poker Mental II three spectators, last card also reversed in another deck, mis-calling mates
Inspired by
Variations
 1998
Card Notes
33
Scott Coffey Synchron-2 half deck distributed among two spectators, five-pile layout, matches occur, only half the deck stacked and used
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie effect
 2001
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6)
184
Bob King Another Late-Night Session performer cuts to fairly lost selection, twenty-six duplicates, incomplete faro
Inspired by
 2002
The Breather 3
4
Steve Beam Mating Season V first two cards match, then entire deck
  • The Really False Count
Inspired by
 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
211
Bob King Poker Mental II three spectators, last card also reversed in another deck, mis-calling mates
Inspired by
 2005
My Best To You
25
Peter Duffie Mind Field
Also published here
 2005
Card Secrets Unlocked
36
Harry Riser Really Shuffled Matcho three cards matched, faro and three double backers
Also published here
  • MUM, Feb. 2000
Variations
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
141
Harry Riser Double Triple Match ten red-backed and ten blue-backed cards mixed together, two chosen, they match and also match a card put in the Himber wallet, repeat phase, SBS double facers
Also published here
  • MUM, Oct. & Nov. 1999
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
148
Steve Beam Mating Season VI multiple phase matching routine, as a climax all cards match
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
102
Alexander de Cova Stab in the Dark mate of free selection is stabbed by performer
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Inspired by
Related to
 2006
The California Lecture 2006
29
Alexander de Cova Stab in the Dark mate of free selection is stabbed by performer
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 2007
Seminar 1516
4
Alexander de Cova Stab in the dark mate of free selection is stabbed by performer
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 2007
Seminar 2007
3
Paul Lesso The Fiend Stack power/stay stack combo
  • Numerical Forces
    • Sum of any two sequential cards
    • Kruskal Force
    • Sequence Force
  • The Fiendish Algorithm or The 1 hour memorised deck
    • How to calculate position of any card
    • How to calculate card at any position
 		2007
Miraculous Minds
53
Alexander de Cova Stab in the Dark mate of free selection is stabbed by performer
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Inspired by
Related to
 2008
Out of my Sporran
7
Jerry K. Hartman Psi-Cycle two halves, dealt in unison face-down, spectator indicates a few pairs that are set aside, they match
Inspired by
  • "Tri-Cycle" (Jim Turnpaugh, Linking Ring, Jan. 2008, p. 105)
Related to
 2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
369
Howard A. Adams Loveffect six cards torn in half, two cards chosen, they match
Inspired by
  • "Dunder" (Mindspa #3)
 2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
532
Alexander de Cova Stab in the Dark mate of free selection is stabbed by performer
Related to
 2010
Better Than Hartz 4
11
Alexander de Cova Stab in the Dark mate of free selection is stabbed by performer
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 2010
Seminar Saalbach 2010
13
Ken Niinuma Athanasia two mates are found for chosen cards, then all cards match
Also published here
 Jan. 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 5)
66
Bob King Another Late Night Session spectator peeks at a card in incomplete faro condition, fairly lost, selection found, repeat, power stack with duplicates
Also published here
Inspired by
 2010
Card Magic USA
120
Alexander de Cova Der Stich im Dunkeln mate of free selection is stabbed by performer
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Inspired by
Related to
 2011
Seminar-Leviten
8
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
Nick Trost Total Card-Matching Routine
  • Phase One - Miracle Do As I Do
  • Phase Two - The Power of Thought
  • Phase Three - Swindle Switch
Inspired by
 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
596
Alexander de Cova Stab in the Dark mate of free selection is stabbed by performer
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 July 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 8)
31
Alexander de Cova A Stab in the Dark mate of free selection is stabbed by performer
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 Feb. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 6)
40
Alexander de Cova Stab in the Dark mate of free selection is stabbed by performer
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
107
John Hostler* Noeyeon Protocol
  • Noeyeon Prediction (Ungimmicked)
  • Neo Noeyeon (Gimmicked)
card pocketed by performer, spectator deals down and stops, mate of pocketed card (ungimmicked) or odd-backed duplicate (gimmicked)
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
112
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
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season (VII) multiphase routine
Also published here
Related to
 2017
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27
Denis Behr Mating Season
  • Phase One - Poker-Hand Duplication
  • Phase Two - Speed Mating
  • Phase Three - All at Once
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Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 2018
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3
29
Denis Behr Getting into Power Stack from Tamariz Stack
2018
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3
39
Allan Ackerman The Mem Deck I Prefer "The Tetradistic Stack"
thirteen cards in random order, suits random but power stack property
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Inspired by
 2019
Card Theater
30
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season (VII) multiphase routine
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Related to
 2019
Card Tricks That Kilt
3
Patrick G. Redford* Stab Your Mate Joker is stabbed next to selection, next to mate of selection, and spectator is also able to do it
Inspired by
 2019
Sleightly Out Of Order
212
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season multiphase routine
Also published here
Related to
 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
57
Denis Behr Paarungszeit
  • Phase 1 - Pokerblätter-Duplizieren
  • Phase 2 - Schnell-Paarung
  • Phase 3 - Und Jetzt Alle
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Inspired by
Related to
Variations
 2022
Magie Exquisit 2022
16
Ken Niinuma Athanasia two mates are found for chosen cards, then all cards match
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
916
Juan Tamariz Impromptu Set-Up sorting a deck in power stack openly by removing cards from the spread during a location effect, with "red-black separation" together with spectators as a challenge game
 		2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 5
36
Juan Tamariz Setting the secret stack setting strategy for stay/power stack
Related to
  • "Impromptu Deaf Nor Stupid" (Juan Tamariz, Magic from my Heart, DVD 1)
 2023
Elevating Deceptions
6
Friedrich Roitzsch Power Matcha after some single card matches the whole deck ends up in pairs
Inspired by
 2023
Instructions for Miracles
43
Allan Ackerman The Memdeck I Prefer "Tetradistic Stack", thirteen cards in random order, suits random but power stack property
Also published here
Inspired by
 2024
All In — Volume 1
47
Ken Niinuma Athanasia two mates are found for chosen cards, then all cards match
Also published here
 2025
A Japanese Wonder
8
Unnamed Magician Behind the Back Location Yet Again behind the performer's back the spectator cuts the deck into three pile, remembers top card of middle pile and places selection in top pile and shuffles that, center pile is shuffled, all assembled, performer turns around, deck is shuffled, card located behind the performer's back
  • Main Method (Early Peek)
  • Variant Method (Late Peek)
Inspired by
 2025
Midnight Sessions
202