Inverse Stack Placement

55 entries in Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Inverse Stack Placement
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Prime Presentation two decks, one card is selected and both decks dealt until same card is found in other deck, card found at same position as mate of selection is named and its mate is not found in other deck but in envelope, repeated with written prediction inside card case
Related to
Variations
 1949
Staggered
1
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Two prediction printed in newspaper
 		1949
Staggered
3
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Three cards sent in advance to spectator as prediction
 		1949
Staggered
3
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Four two decks, two cards are selected by two spectators and mates are found
 		1949
Staggered
3
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Five two decks, two cards are selected by two spectators and mates are found, one deck dealt face up and one face down
 		1949
Staggered
4
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Six two decks, two cards are selected by dealing to a chosen number, mates are found at same position, with variation
 		1949
Staggered
4
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Seven two decks are cut and placed under hats, 51 cards are dealt and last two cards match
 		1949
Staggered
5
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Eight two decks and one is cut by spectator, performer removes same card from other deck
 		1949
Staggered
5
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Nine two decks, mate of selection is found in pocket
 		1949
Staggered
5
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Ten two decks, same card is found
 		1949
Staggered
5
Eddie Joseph Applying Staggered Principle for Two-Person Mental Act Staggered - Prime Presentation done with medium
 		1949
Staggered
11
Eddie Joseph The Invisible Influence deck is divided in halves and performer knows matching pairs when cards are dealt, six phases
  • The Patter
  • The Influence in Operation
  • The Principle Explained
  • Details of Working
  • Additional Information
Variations
 1951
The Invisible Influence
2
P. Howard Lyons Infallible Coincidence deck cut, half the cards counted into a pile, cards turned up simultaneously, one match occurs which is previously announced by value and position
Inspired by
  • "The Frequent Miracle" (Tom Bowyer, The Sphinx, Vol. 39 Nr. 3, p. 67, 1940)
 June 1955
Ibidem (Issue 1)
16
Karl Fulves* The Ledbedder Effect two deck with same back color, performer and spectator cut off a pile, remember top card of rest, and the cut-off packets are replaced exchanged, the two cards end up at the same position in their decks
 		Dec. 1965
Ibidem (Issue 31)
17
Karl Fulves* Psi-X cut and shuffle procedure, only selection (probably) at stack position afterwards
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 10)
1161
Jerry K. Hartman More Than One Way "There's More Than One Way To Spin A Cut."
two decks in reverse order
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 12)
1184
Eddie Joseph, Karl Fulves* Ultimate Match No. 58, one card cut to in one deck, matches position in second deck, inverse stacks
Variations
 1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
96
Thomas Alan Waters Twindow two decks, one is cut and card turned over, both deck are dealt until face up cards, same card on same position in other deck, position is predicted
Inspired by
 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
621
Edward Marlo Staggering Power of Thought mates found when dealing through two halves simultaneously
Inspired by
Variations
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
16
Juan Tamariz Total Coincidence first single cards from two decks match, then both decks are in exactly the same order
Related to
Variations
 1989/91
Sonata
224
Jerry K. Hartman There's More than One Way to Spin a Cut two decks in reverse order
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
 1991
Card Craft
488
Christian Scherer Duplizität der Ereignisse - Eine Routine mit dem palindromischen Spiel longer stay stack routine, in total eight mates are found, six phases
 		1992
Das Gespiegelte Kartenspiel
12
Dany Ray Un Billon de Probabilidades en Contra two decks, two cards at same position, two methods, very similar to Curry's Power of Thought
Also published here
  • "Ilusionismo" N° 173/4, 1959
Related to
 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3
108
Simon Aronson Taking Advantage of One's Position selection procedure in which a packet is cut off, next card remembered and placed on this packet, another packet cut off onto first pile, next card remembered and put onto first pile, and so on
  • Self Position
  • Shuffling
  • False Positives
Related to
Variations
 1995
Simply Simon
179
Simon Aronson Self Centered two cards chosen by cutting and shuffling packets, procedure similar to one-pile free cut
Inspired by
 1995
Simply Simon
187
Claude Rix Le Tour inexpliqué two decks, two cards at same position
Related to
 1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
26
Claude Rix, Hervé Pigny La coupe inversée various ideas with the inverse stack placement
Related to
 1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
74
Hervé Pigny Le dernier réveil! cards are dealt on table, alarm clock starts when chosen card is dealt, with two decks
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
81
Nick Trost Intuition two reversed selections match / same position in decks
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
161
Karl Fulves* Intelligentsia with ten cards
Inspired by
Related to
 1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
133
Karl Fulves* Igor two packets, card chosen in one matches up with vampire in other packet when counted simultaneously
Inspired by
 2000
Lost Vampire Secrets
173
Karl Fulves* The Dark Force
Inspired by
 2000
Lost Vampire Secrets
175
Karl Fulves* Psi-X No. 45, cut and shuffle procedure, only selection (probably) at stack position afterwards
Also published here
Related to
Variations
 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
102
Tomas Blomberg Late Key two selected cards from a deck, one is lost and the other one is placed in spectator's pocket, this deck and another one are dealt at the same time, magician stops at the first selected card and at the duplicate of the second selection
Also published here
Related to
 2002
Freebie 3
17
Dany Ray One in a Billion two decks, two cards at same position, two methods, very similar to Curry's Power of Thought
Also published here
  • "Ilusionismo" N° 173/4, 1959
Related to
 2006
The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic
132
Luis Otero Order and Coincidence some coincidences happen, then full deck matching
Also published here
Inspired by
 Feb. 2007
MAGIC (Vol. 16 No. 6)
87
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 A Coincidence and Divination Routine two halves, spectator turn over a card in one half, when both are dealt in unison the reversed card finds its match, cards riffled together, performer can separate colors and suit under table
Inspired by
 2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
354
Michael Weber One Girl Two Decks spectator cuts to card and cases deck, performer names number, when counting down to this number in the deck and a second prediction deck both end up with selection
Also published here
 2010
The TAOM Intelligencer
[10]
Michael Weber One Girl Two Decks spectator cuts to card and cases deck, performer names number, when counting down to this number in the deck and a second prediction deck both end up with selection
Also published here
 2011
Knew & Improved
[10]
Michael Weber One Girl Two Decks spectator cuts to card and cases deck, performer names number, when counting down to this number in the deck and a second prediction deck both end up with selection
Also published here
 2011
Denverismilitude
[10]
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
Michael Weber One Girl Two Decks spectator cuts to card and cases deck, performer names number, when counting down to this number in the deck and a second prediction deck both end up with selection
Also published here
 2011
California Carmageddon
[10]
Michael Weber One Girl Two Decks spectator cuts to card and cases deck, performer names number, when counting down to this number in the deck and a second prediction deck both end up with selection
Also published here
 2012
Blackpool Twenty Twelve
10
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Flummoxed three phases, single-deck approach for Eddie Joseph's "Staggered" stack
Inspired by
 2013
Ensuing Impuzzibilities
18
Nick Trost Update on Eddie Joseph two decks, one chosen and reversed, when cards are turned over in unison only the chosen one matches
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Oct. 1991
Inspired by
 2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
715
Michael Weber One Girl Two Decks spectator cuts to card and cases deck, performer names number, when counting down to this number in the deck and a second prediction deck both end up with selection
Also published here
 2014
Old Dog
8
Tomas Blomberg Late Key two selected cards from a deck, one is lost and the other one is placed in spectator's pocket, this deck and another one are dealt at the same time, magician stops at the first selected card and at the duplicate of the second selection
Also published here
Related to
 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
137
Gabi Pareras Coincidencia Total three phases, solution with just one deck
Inspired by
Related to
 2014
Rutinas I
34
David Britland Phase Six
  • Cardopolis
three cards cut to and reversed in one deck, it is dealt through in unison with another deck and matches occur at the selection
  • Signed Phase
  • Single Phase
  • Additional Predictions
Inspired by
 Jan. 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 1)
38
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
Nick Trost "Total Coincidence" with One Deck first single cards from two halves match, then both halves are in exactly the same order
Inspired by
 2019
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7
1621
Luis Otero Order and Coincidence some coincidences happen, then full deck matching
Also published here
Inspired by
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
590
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
Michael Weber Discovery spectator cuts to any card which is looked up on a fortune telling chart, the number next to it is used to count to another selection which is predicted
  • What You Receive and the Setup
  • Creating the Experience
  • History
  • Rights
Inspired by
 2025
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