Miscellaneous

53 entries in Cards / Sleights / Force / Psychological Forces / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Psychological Force picture card amongst number cards
 		1876
Modern Magic
112
August Roterberg New Thought Card Sleights intro
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
34
S. W. Erdnase Methods for Determining a Card Thought Of intro
 		1902
The Expert at the Card Table
165
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Verbal Force emphasis on forcing number
 		1910
Kartenkünste
15
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Psychological Fan Force only picture card in group
Also published here 1910
Kartenkünste
69
Arthur H. Buckley One of Four Packets probability force which packet of four is chosen
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
32
Lu Brent Matching the Aces psychological force of one of the Aces
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
31
Psychological Force one out of four
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
333
A Psychological Force spectator counts to a card, is supposed to choose the position the performer demonstrated
 		1938
Greater Magic
198
A Psychological Force miracle if Ace of Hearts is named, juke box
 		1938
Greater Magic
199
Forcing the Mental Selection by Prearrangement only court card among number cards, two methods
 		1938
Greater Magic
333
Forcing a Corner-Shorted Court Card
1938
Greater Magic
333
Psychological Forces - Red or Black red is more often named than black...
 		1938
Greater Magic
340
The Second (and Third) Card forcing a card in a tabled row of five
 		1938
Greater Magic
341
The Third Card from a packet of ten cards
 		1938
Greater Magic
342
Psychological Flash Force card at face of deck is flashed to spectator in the hope that he'll later name it
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
559
Think-a-Card Ruse bottom card flashed to spectator, hoping that he later thinks of it
 		1938
Greater Magic
599
Orville Wayne Meyer To Do a Miracle psychological force, spectator hopefully names the card that has been over-exposed earlier in a routine
Related to Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 68)
470
Eddie Joseph High Card Force having only one high card in center of deck, spectator remembers highest card of bunch drawn from center
Related to 1942
Greater Card Tricks
25
George G. Kaplan The "Stop!" Fan Discovery fan force
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1948
The Fine Art of Magic
69
Fan Force timing
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
71
Dave Lee Card Force for the Stage named number, seven
 		1949
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949)
5
Matt Schulien One-Hand Cut Force bold, spectator is told to remember the card he sees during a Charlier cut
 		1959
The Magic of Matt Schulien
48
Matt Schulien Matt's Call A Card Force spectator is asked to name a card, one is secretly shown
 		1959
The Magic of Matt Schulien
50
Jerry K. Hartman Hope For The Best spectator thinks of highest card in the hand, then magician deals four of a kind, high-card mental force
Related toAlso published here 1973
Means & Ends
80
George G. Kaplan Fan Stop Force
1976
The Magic of Paul Harris
41
Olof Jonsson, Al Mann Psychological Force Queen of Hearts, probability and verbal force
 		1976
The Third Ecstasy
34
Psychological Flash Force card at face of deck is flashed to spectator in the hope that he'll later name it
Related to 1980
Further Confessions of a Psychic
46
Rick Johnsson Face-up Stop Fan Force
1993
Card File
137
George G. Kaplan Stop! Fan Force brief
 		1995
Continental Close Up
8
George G. Kaplan Fan Stop Force
1996
Aenigmas Rätsel
77
Richard Osterlind Miracle Thought Projection card placed on table, spectator names a card, it matches, repeat, psychological gambit
 		1999
Dynamic Mysteries
37
George G. Kaplan The "Stop" Fan Discovery
Related to 2000
ZauberKunstStücke — Band 1
59
Pit Hartling, Helge Thun A Force one of four packets, magician's choice
 		2003
Card Fictions
38
Al Schneider, Wesley James The Intention Force psychological force of odd card in a group
 		2004
Enchantments
413
Bruce Bernstein The Force of Psychology - Effect #2 two selections are transmitted by the spectators to the audience who mostly receive correct cards, then performer sends a card, using Bernstein's Psy-Deck
Related toAlso published here 2004
Three
18
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Psychological Fan Force only picture card in group
Also published here Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
68
Michael Raeburn Psychological Force from Small Packet
2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
319
George G. Kaplan The "Stop!" Fan Discovery brief
Also published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
259
Christoph Borer Joker Prediction card selected, prediction states "Your card will not be the joker" all other cards are shown to be jokers
 		2010
Aspekte der psychologischen Force
12
David Britland La Notable Psicología de Chan Canasta on Chan Canastas psycological forces
  • Forzando múltiples cartas
  • El forzaje imposible
    • Un experimento en movimiento concertado
 		2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 21)
674
Bruce Bernstein The Force of Psychology - Effect #2 two selections are transmitted by the spectators to the audience who mostly receive correct cards, then performer sends a card, using Bernstein's Psy-Deck
Also published here 2012
Unreal
28
Ted Karmilovich Target Card performer projects playing card, person who guesses it right is predicted, polling system by Daryl Bem
Related to 2015
Target Number
33
Dani DaOrtiz Working with Small Groups of Cards
  • Issuing the order before stating your intent
  • One of four (on the table) (p. 52)
  • One of three when turning cards face up (the magician never touches the cards) (p. 54)
 		2021
Freedom of Expression
51
Dani DaOrtiz Verbal Forces. Forcing numbers, cards, or positions details on psychological forces of numbers, values, suits and specific cards
  • Numerical estimation by a spectator
    • Number 18 (p. 56)
    • Making number two more likely to be selected
  • Spectator’s estimations of the deck (p. 57)
  • Verbally forcing a card (first system) (p. 58)
  • Verbally forcing a card (second system)
  • Verbally forcing a card (third system)
  • Going for a suit (p. 59)
    • Going for hearts
 		2021
Freedom of Expression
55
Dani DaOrtiz Magician’s Choice. Some ideas detailed information on the psychology, verbal strategies and nuances of equivoque and general forcing procedures and creating the illusion of freedom
  • The importance of the question
  • The spectator acts early
  • Keeping the real purpose in the background
  • Using ambiguity to normalize (p. 62)
  • Forcing choices
    • Building sentences
    • Offering two choices while highlighting one of them (Would you rather…) (p. 63)
    • One option of many
    • Sentence logic (p. 64)
    • Question in the background
    • Direct request ending with ambiguity
  • Forcing via expectations (p. 65)
Also published here 2021
Freedom of Expression
61
Dani DaOrtiz HLG force (Homage to Lennart Green force) deck is messily mixed on table (washed), some face up and face down, spectator touches a face-down card, it is forced, relies on psychology and a casual switch if necessary
Also published here 2021
Freedom of Expression
71
Jim Steinmeyer The Zancig Paradox
  • Conjuring
three spectators think a card each from a third of the deck, performer locates them in his pocket, force by asking for a certain type of thought-of card (red number card, picture card, ...)
Inspired by
  • "Knock 'em Dead" (Guy Jarrett, Jarrett, 1981, p. 171)
Variations 		Mar. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 3)
40
Jim Steinmeyer Supressio Veri
  • Conjuring
two spectators think a card each from a half of the deck, performer predicted them, force by asking for a certain type of thought-of card (low red number card, black high card)
Inspired by Sep. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 9)
52
Christoph Borer Das vierfache Mirakel performer fans through cards and four spectators think of a card, one of each suit, all are divined
 		2022
A String of Pearls
8
Jim Steinmeyer The Zancig Paradox: Variation three spectators think a card each from a third of the deck which is put in a glass, performer locates them while deck is in glass, force by asking for a certain type of thought-of card (red number card, picture card, ...)
Inspired by 2022
Brushstrokes Over Reality
20
Jerry K. Hartman High-Card Mental Force spectator thinks of highest card in a poker hand
Also published here 2023
The Nth Degree°
71
John Michael Wilson The Heap No. XI, spectator correctly guesses card that performer pockets, verbal "force" for Four of Hearts with out
Inspired by
  • routine by Benjamin Earl from "Past Midnight" DVDs
 2024
Lesser Magic
25