13,881 entries in Cards / Principles
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Stephen Minch Espimation several spectators cut an ESP deck and remember the symbol, after shuffling the cards performer divines each symbol
1980 43
Stephen Minch Menephysics divination of one ESP card, impromptu Mene-Tekel stack
Also published here 1980 46
Stephen Minch Megaphysics performer finds matching ESP card of two spectators, by stopping spectator deal cards, impromptu Mene-Tekel
Inspired by
  • Nick Trost's "Metaphysics" in "ESP Card Session", 1965.
Variations
1980 50
Stephen Minch The Sure-Fire Shuffle Challenge number is named, performer predicts an ESP card, then spectator shuffles deck and prediction is correct
1980 53
Karl Fulves Add To 10 Principle credit information
1980
Interlocutor (Issue 41)
164
Three as Ace Display
1980 48
Bob Hummer The Puzzling Speller progressive set-up, dealing placement
Also published here 1980 1
Bob Hummer Graphite Matchbox Daub idea for preparing a matchbox to access daub at all times
Also published here 1980 2
Bob Hummer Hummer's Little Stranger spectator places some red cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers
Related toAlso published here 1980 6
Bob Hummer Hummer's 18 Card Mystery spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 7
Bob Hummer Hummer's Swindle spectator takes sixteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile behind his back, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and without looking reverses all cards back in order
Also published here 1980 7
Bob Hummer The Lonely Card CATO routine, cards turned face up, performer takes packet behind back and reverses all cards except selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 7
Bob Hummer The Little Moonies CATO routine, cards with moon faces printed on them, one way they are smiling held the other way the are sad, spectator marks two cards on the pack and cuts them in the deck, performer takes cards behind back, all moons are in smiling orientation except marked two
Also published here 1980 8
Bob Hummer The Magic Separation face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other (1940)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 9
Bob Hummer Face Up Prediction spectator and performer turn cards over in the deck, number of reversed cards is predicted
VariationsAlso published here 1980 9
Bob Hummer Two Card Locaction behind back, with knife stabbed in the deck
Also published here 1980 11
Samuel Berland, Bob Hummer Card and Ribbon ribbon with gummed sticker in pocket, selection vanishes from deck and is found attached on ribbon
Also published here 1980 11
Graphite Match Box Daub daub on key card
Related to 1980 12
Dai Vernon, Bob Hummer Escape of the Jack signed black jack in pocket changes places with sandwiched black jack on table
1980 13
Bob Hummer One of Fifty-Two one way principle, alternated arrangement, one card's position is changed and separation in two piles
Related to 1980 14
Bob Hummer Personality Test face-up/face-down prediction of number of cards, weird, CATO related, personality type presentation
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 14
Bob Hummer The Four G Men card is divined, name of cards printed on four cards, with newspaper black art
Also published here 1980 17
Bob Hummer Double Thought two cards are located, edge marked deck with razor blade
Also published here 1980 18
Bob Hummer A Possible Impossibility deck under handkerchief, packet cut and shuffled, bottom card remembered and packet replaced on deck, card is located, nail edge mark of entire deck
Related toAlso published here 1980 19
Bob Hummer Imagination spectator throws invisible die and deals deck in that amount of packets, back of performed turned divines amount of packets
Also published here 1980 21
Bob Hummer Hummer's Bible Trick bible book test, prediction of word, with playing cards
VariationsAlso published here 1980 22
Bob Hummer Hummer's Magazine Test with playing cards
Also published here 1980 23
Bob Hummer By Mail packet extracted from case, bottom card remembered and shuffled
Also published here 1980 23
Bob Hummer Impossible Location impossible location, with hair
Also published here 1980 24
Bob Hummer Do As I Do with hair
Also published here 1980 24
Bob Hummer Thotograhy spectator remembers card and its position from top ten cards, Klondike shuffle, marked key card with needle scratch
VariationsAlso published here 1980 25
Bob Hummer Hummer's Great Discovery card is remembered from a packet by thinking of a number, found with down-under-deal, back of performer is turned
  • Method Using 9's System
  • Method Using Any Number
1980 29
Bob Hummer Thoto one card location, cards marked with pin behind back
VariationsAlso published here 1980 36
Bob Hummer Something New living and dead test, spectator writes two names of living and one of dead person on playing cards, divination of which is which
Also published here 1980 37
Bob Hummer Stop - Thief!!! cards with license numbers on them, deck of playing cards used to divine the number
1980 37
Bob Hummer Hummeristic message appears on blank card, by rubbing ashes on it
  • #1: The Ashes Reveal
  • #2: Ghost Force
  • #3: Transference of Thought
  • #4: A Magic Business Card
  • #5: Ghost Envelope
1980 38
Bob Hummer The Gremlins cards with red and blue gremlins are shuffled, behind back performer sorts the card in two packets so amount of red gremlins in one packet is the same as blue gremlins in the other packet
Related to 1980 41
Karl Fulves Power Play instruction game ten card poker deal
1980 63
Bob Hummer Voodoo Fortune Telling cards with questions on one side and different pictures of zombies on the other side, one question is selected and cards separated several times while checking different features of the zombies, eventually a four digit number is evaluated and leads to the answer of the question in a book, system is explained with playing cards
1980 73
Martin Gardner Hummer's Fortune Telling Book cards with questions on one side and different pictures of zombies on the other side, one question is selected and cards separated several times while checking different features of the zombies, eventually a four digit number is evaluated and leads to the answer of the question in a book
Related toVariations 1980 77
Bob Hummer Hummer's Whirling Card
Related toAlso published here 1980 84
El Duco Watch your Watch! spectator sets watch to a full hour and puts it in a paper bag, second spectator selects card with same number
1980 15
Daryl Martinez Flexible Blue/Red Cards Across with two handkerchiefs
1980 13
Turnover Switch on the deck
1980 15
John Cornelius The John Cornelius Card System
Also published here 1980 1
John Cornelius Threefold three spectators cut the deck, remember the bottom card of the pile and put the cards in their pockets, three thought of cards are divined, trick not named in these notes, name taken from "The Award-Winning Magic Of John Cornelius"
VariationsAlso published here 1980 1
John Cornelius A Quick Method of Counting the Cards
1980 5
John Cornelius Fake 21 card trick fake for magicians
1980 6
Philip T. Goldstein The Tenniel Prediction one of about ten cards is selected and predicted, prediction for two cards
Inspired by 1980
Magick (Issue 248)
1239
Joe Weisbecker The Rhine Effect ten ESP cards are shuffled with 40 blank cards by the aid of a automatic shuffle machine, performer divines order of the ESP cards
1980
Magick (Issue 249)
1241
Stephen Minch The Minch Ken two cards from ESP deck, spectators think of a number and count to card
Also published here 1980
Magick (Issue 255)
1271
Philip T. Goldstein Under Orders clever combination of principles to divine two cards
Related to 1980
Magick (Issue 256)
1279
Bob Fillman Left Side, Right Side method to turn over card
1980
Magick (Issue 257)
1282
Bob Cantoni Alpha Wrap prediction of letters from ABC deck
1980
Magick (Issue 260)
1299
Ray Grismer Gift of the Illuminati pencil and cards adhere to hand
1980
Magick (Issue 262)
1307
Uriah Fuller Psi-Con performer separates reds and black cards from a shuffled deck
1980
Magick (Issue 262)
1308
Gene "Phantini" Grant Midnight Man deck distributed to spectators, card is selected from second deck and performer finds person with matching card, blindfolded
Also published here
  • "Mystic Word" in "Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets"
1980
Magick (Issue 263)
1311
Valerie Nielsen, Bascom Jones, Charles "Cicardi" Scott, Sandy Spillman, Dr. Lawrence Weinstein, Adam Weishaupt, Jack Kent Tillar, Diana Zimmerman Wish I Thought of That
  • The Intimate Touch (Cicardi, idea for palmistry)
  • Signed, Sealed, and Delivered (Spillmamn / Weinstein, business card idea)
  • In a Crystal Darkly (Nielsen, idea for crystal balls)
  • Name Dropping (Weishaupt, idea for Tarot readings)
  • Color Coordination (Tillar, idea for Daub)
  • Big Can be Better (Zimmerman on bigger props)
1980
Magick (Issue 263)
1315
Karl Fulves Gremlins No. 10, ten red-green double-faced paper cards, spectator shuffles, performer separates the cards behind his back so that the same number of green cards is in both piles
Inspired by 1980 10
Karl Fulves Three-Card Monte No. 12, up-down arrows on cards used
1980 12
Jimmy Ray Making the Key Card locator card, piece glued to center of card
1980 10
Jimmy Ray Side by Side card is reversed in deck next to selections
1980 12
Jimmy Ray Side Peek riffle force with thick card, routine simple reverse
1980 15
Jimmy Ray Side Swindle card is found by feeling sides of the deck
1980 17
David Britland Drinking Spell spelling through cards, names of liquids
Inspired by 1980
The Talon (Issue 6)
81
Harry Lorayne Take Five five cards touched and outjogged, down-under-deal, remaining card matches prediction
VariationsAlso published here 1980 9
Steve Beam Mental Case spectator divines card, naturally printed on card case
Variations 1980 6
Steve Beam Lucky 13 spectator cuts to two indicator cards, which total the position of the selection, see Semi-Automatic Card Tricks for variation
Related to 1980 28
Steve Beam Countdown values of two cut to cards are added and total leads to selection, 14/15 stack
1980 31
Steve Beam Mating Season I dealing through the halves and spectator stops, mates
Related to 1980 33
Steve Beam Mating Season II dealing through the halves and spectator stops, mates, different method as in Mating Season I
Related to 1980 35
Steve Beam Overlooking Miracles using oily skin as daub
1980 45
Steve Beam The Best I Could Scratch Up
Related to
  • Paul Clive's "On the Side" in "Card Tricks Without Skill"
1980 46
Steve Beam Lost and Found
1980 48
Howard A. Adams Onesee six ESP cards are placed on the table and another one inserted face-up in the pile, after down under deal, card with same symbol remains
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 3 - FURTHER brand new esp card miracles)
1
Howard A. Adams Twosee seven ESP cards are placed on the table and another one inserted face-up in the pile with prediction on the back, after down under deal, card with symbol matching the prediction remains
Related to 1980
OICUFESP (Issue 3 - FURTHER brand new esp card miracles)
3
Howard A. Adams Pairsee two spectator get a pile of ESP cards and down-under deal, two remaining cards match, with variation
Related to 1980
OICUFESP (Issue 3 - FURTHER brand new esp card miracles)
4
Howard A. Adams Two Two Two based on Pairsee, medium in other room gets rest of ESP cards and finds two selections
Related to 1980
OICUFESP (Issue 3 - FURTHER brand new esp card miracles)
5
Howard A. Adams Predicsee prediction of two chosen ESP cards, Twosee with two predictions
Related to 1980
OICUFESP (Issue 3 - FURTHER brand new esp card miracles)
6
Howard A. Adams Major Minor prediction of two chosen ESP cards
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 3 - FURTHER brand new esp card miracles)
8
Howard A. Adams Symba Wonda five spectators select five ESP cards, each hand ends up having one of every symbol, first published in 1970
Related to 1980
OICUFESP (Issue 3 - FURTHER brand new esp card miracles)
16
Howard A. Adams Australian ESP multiphase routine with ESP deck, matching cards using several down-under-deals
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles)
1
Howard A. Adams Fail Your signed ESP card if located using ESP three letter cards
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles)
7
Howard A. Adams Suits Me using a suit, finding selection after special procedure
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles)
8
Howard A. Adams COUrTdown using a suit, finding selection after special procedure, similar to Suits Me with detective theme
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles)
9
Howard A. Adams COUrTdown EsP COUrTdown with a deck of ESP cards
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles)
10
Howard A. Adams Key Gang keys in envelopes, down-under-deal done with eight spectators on stage
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles)
14
Howard A. Adams Mindevelopmental divination of color, suit, value and complete name of card, using a slate and playing cards
Also published here
  • "Mentalist" 1962
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles)
17
Howard A. Adams Objects two ESP symbols chosen by a spectator match two symbol cards selected by other spectator, cards in a row and using personal objects to select cards
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 6 - the GHOST of esp card & mental miracles)
6
Howard A. Adams More Objects variation of Objects, matching selected cards
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 6 - the GHOST of esp card & mental miracles)
7
Howard A. Adams No Objects dealing ESP cards into two rows of five cards, spectator selects some by placing a card on the spreads, prediction
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 6 - the GHOST of esp card & mental miracles)
9
Howard A. Adams Dealflipdropcut small packet tricks, featuring a false mixing process
  • The Principle
  • Spellflipdropcut
  • ESP Test
  • The Others Principle
  • Sequence
VariationsAlso published here 1980
OICUFESP (Issue 6 - the GHOST of esp card & mental miracles)
15
Jean Merlin Zündhölzer, Karten und Geldschein spectator reverses card behind back, it matches prediction, card torn up and burned except one piece, another card changes into bill, in wallet are the matches and in match book the restored card
VariationsAlso published here
  • Genii, Sep. 1974
Mar. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
34
Fred Lowe Kartenstechen with newspaper cover
Aug. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 2)
61
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Dreifache Übereinstimmung two spectators and performer think of a card at a position in the deck, they all think of the same card
Nov. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
90
Ken Brooke Any Magazine or Book a Switching Tray switch with magazine or book
Also published here 1980 184
Ken Brooke The Rising Cards wand with sticky end under arm
Also published here 1980 185
Albert Verity As a Method of Card Control sticky coin attached to card as key card
Also published here 1980 185
Ken Brooke Tied card sticks to tie
Also published here 1980 186
Ken Brooke Read "Another" Again ideas with double-stick tape
  • card sticks to bald head
  • Utility
  • Skullocation
  • A Pot
  • Red Tape
Also published here 1980 186
Ken Brooke Brain Wave Outdone
Also published here 1980 188
Bill Wagner Three Card Prediction three card prediction, one ahead and last one forced
Also published here 1980 198
George Blake Introduction on Rusduck's problem
Related to 1980 1
George Blake The Rusduck Enigma
Inspired by 1980 2
George Blake The Rusduck Enigma - Solutions One and Two
1980 6
Joe Karson, Ken De Courcy What is "The World's Fastest Card Trick"? comedy routine in which the spectator doesn't remember the card, then doesn't return it, and so on, until finally a wrong card changes into selection
  • The Method
  • The Third Card
Inspired by
  • "The World's Fastest Card Trick", Joe Karson, booklet, ca. 1948
1980 4
Ken De Courcy Roller-Banner spectator divines card, egg beater situation, as ending to "The World's Fastest Card Trick"
1980 15
Ken De Courcy Another Fallacy on women and card tricks
1980 15
Ken De Courcy The Red and Black Computation spectator places some red and black cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers, with selected card
Inspired by 1980 21
Ken De Courcy Visibility on handling card in stand up
1980 39
Ken De Courcy The Voice in the Teapot card chosen and lost, another spectator listens to a teapot and names card, card then found inside teapot
Inspired by
  • Arthur Setterington effect in The Magigram
1980 41
Ken De Courcy Bad Memories spectator should card to neighbour, application in which that is a stooge
1980 42
Ken De Courcy Climax how to show a card at the climax of a trick
1980 45
Ken De Courcy Pre-set Portability about cards being easy to carry around
1980 48
Ken De Courcy I've Got it Taped spectator takes five cards and follows down/under deal instructions from tape recorder, last card named by recorded voice
1980 52
Ken De Courcy The Borrowed Pack working with borrowed cards
1980 53
Ken De Courcy Novelty using unusual cards
1980 55
Roy Johnson Mirakel Divination marks on face
Also published here
  • Everyman Cards, 1979
1980 18
Roy Johnson Knabe princess card trick with real shuffling, marks on back of cards
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Everyman Cards, 1979
1980 21
Dr. Jacob Daley, Juan Tamariz 2 Rojas - 2 Negras Daley's last trick with long and short cards
1980 68
Juan Tamariz Multiefecto con Ordenadas long short deck combined with memorized decks
1980 79
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 3
Al Smith The Smith Shift
Inspired byAlso published here 1980 17
Al Smith On Duplicates having one in every deck
1980 22
Al Smith Trio two cards chosen from one deck are located with an indicator card chosen from another deck
Inspired by 1980 22
Al Smith Adding Cards placing certain number of cards above top stock with lift overhand shuffle
1980 35
Simon Aronson Shuffle-Bored
  • The Basic Shuffle-Bored Effect (only number of reversed card is divined)
  • The Secret
  • The Set-Up
  • The Procedure
  • Preliminaries
  • The Cancellation Combination
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 1
Simon Aronson Divided Deck Shuffle-Bored
Also published here 1980 13
Simon Aronson Delayed Location Effects doing divided deck locations after Shuffle-Bored
Also published here 1980 15
Simon Aronson Color Separation Revelation all reversed cards are black, not recommended
Also published here 1980 17
Simon Aronson Color Discernment performer knows number of reversed red and black cards
Also published here 1980 18
Simon Aronson Selection Shuffle-Bored Shuffle-Bored combined with a location
Also published here 1980 19
David Solomon David Solomon's variation of Ed Marlo's "But What About My Number?" spectator thinks of a small number and reverses that many cards twice in the deck, deck shuffled face-up/face-down by spectator, performer knows number of reversed cards and the spectator's number coincides with the number of red cards that are reversed
Inspired by
  • "But What About My Number?" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring, July 1974)
Also published here
1980 28
Uriah Fuller 2. Duplicating Drawings further methods, including small mirror
1980 29
Uriah Fuller 5. ESP Cards, Part I divining chosen cards: signals, reflective surfaces (eight examples), deck switch, marks, spectator divines card
1980 41
Uriah Fuller 6. ESP Cards, Part II divinations and tests using one-way backs
1980 50
Derek Dingle Side Steal Placement to known position
1981 34
Karl Fulves Steal to Place peeked card is placed (for example at twenty-six)
1981 58
Peter Marshall Bicycle! with Bicycle cards, words on case are spelled to and royal flush comes out
Inspired byVariations Jan. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 1)
437
Tom Craven Tally-Ho One-Way one-way feature on Tally-Ho Circle backs
May 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 5)
489
Mel Brown The "Magic" Card card tossed next to selection, sticky duplicate
Variations July 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 7)
510
Bill Voss Instant Rapport easy to teach/learn code, code words on back of long-short-pairs
Aug. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 8)
524
Jeff Altman Short and Sweet progressive set-up
Sep. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 9)
532
John Henderson Three Plus estimated stab and multiple out
Nov. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 11)
563
Harry Riser Almost Legitimate Cutting the Aces center blocks cut out one-handed
Inspired byAlso published here 1981
Arcane (Issue 6)
59
Table Edge Heel Holdout
1981 137
Richard Kaufman In Addition on pass and gaffs
1981 164
Edward Marlo Christ-Crossed Clairvoyance two cards named after Christ-Force type procedure, double backer
Sep. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 9)
71
Jon Racherbaumer, Edward Marlo Totally Telepathic two cards and their positions remembered, "is it in this group?", faro, ten memorized cards
Oct. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 10)
73
Robert Walker Atomic Clock card from wallet climax
1981 9
Nail Nick bottom card
1981 10
Edward Marlo Ma Bell Ringers over telephone or from another room, spectator deals cards one at a time and calls them out and thinks of one of them, performer divines it, repeat with two cards (one thought of, another selection placed besides it, then the order called out), optional ideas for further phase
Also published here 1981 20
Edward Marlo Majority Fishing
1981 20
Jon Racherbaumer Third Thot card that falls on thought-of position is chosen, later named, ten memorized cards, faro
Inspired by 1981 25
Jon Racherbaumer Wired Hidden Power card remembered at total of cut-off packet
Inspired byAlso published here 1981 26
Danny Korem Fantasy Torn and Restored Card jumbo signed card, corner torn off and restored, inspired by John Cornelius ("The Reel Works" column, 44/4)
1981 88
Al Mann Homer signed card travels twice into wallet hold by spectator
1981 17
Karl Fulves, Charles T. Jordan, Joseph Ovette, U. F. Grant The Buddha Bet "can you see your suit/value... here?", set-up
Inspired byRelated to 1981 12
Alex Elmsley Mental Boxer six cards are divined after cards are mixed face-up face-down, gray code
Related to 1981 22
Karl Fulves Psychic Option method for finding out the suit or position of a cut to card, three variations
Variations 1981 25
Roy Walton The Arrangement
Also published here 1981 34
Thomas Alan Waters Trionic three phases
  • card is seen and reversed in the deck, card is revealed
  • card is unseen and reversed in the deck, card is revealed
  • prediction of a selected card
1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Trionic)
71
Thomas Alan Waters LeNormand's Legacy question is written on a blank tarot card, card lost in the deck and a reading is given
Related to
  • T. A. Waters in "Genii" Vol. 28, No. 1, 1963
1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy)
99
Thomas Alan Waters LeNormand's Legacy II question is written on a blank tarot card, card lost in the deck and a reading is given, different handling
1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Omnimancy)
101
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card shuffled deck, wording and eye movement
1981 3
Roger Crosthwaite Stacked Deck Refinement stacked deck in conjunction with the think a card plot
Inspired by 1981 8
Roger Crosthwaite The Crosthwaite Key Card with ink dot
1981 22
Roger Crosthwaite Multiple Card Control with the Crosthwaite Key Card
1981 23
Roger Crosthwaite Roger's Angels signed card appears between selected pair of queens, then the backs of the queens change into cards with dogs on it, eventually a toy dog appears
1981 30
Roger Crosthwaite Thanks to Kaps two decks, one card is signed on the back by the performer without showing the face, from the other deck a spectator thinks of a card, they match
Inspired by 1981 41
Jim Ryan The Plunger Change four aces turn into four selections
1981 5
Jim Ryan Plunger Change same as Lorayne's, claim to 1951-1956 and showing it to Vernon & Marlo
Related to 1981 7
Karl Fulves Establishing Shots enhancing the initial conditions
1981 16
Karl Fulves Gaffless Brainwave sorted red/black stack
Related to 1981 44
Karl Fulves Cull Substitute cutting action, ungaffed
1981 45
Karl Fulves Joker Thot joker is cut face down into the deck and changes into named card, also back changes
1981 46
Karl Fulves Pass Key named card is produced with a key
Inspired by 1981 47
Karl Fulves Pass Partout system of notation
1981 50
Father Cyprian Knockout Poker spectator shuffles and gives half the cards to performer, both construct strong poker hand, performer wins
1981 54
Karl Fulves Method Times Five one of five predicted, on multiple out principle
1981 17
Karl Fulves Self-Duplicating Set-Ups
1981 33
Karl Fulves Well Stacked self-duplicating set-up intro
1981 45
Karl Fulves The Puritan Ethic self-duplicating set-up intro
1981 48
Karl Fulves A New Genetic Code self-duplicating set-up intro
1981 49
Karl Fulves Like Father self-duplicating set-up
1981 50
Karl Fulves Shuffling Off To Eden self-duplicating set-up
1981 52
Karl Fulves By Two And Two one riffle shuffle, then pairs turned up, when odd-colored, the next pair is also odd-colored, when match, then the next is match
1981 54
Karl Fulves Centering one riffle shuffle, five cards considered, center card named when seeing some of the others
Related to 1981 55
Ken Simmons Pull Out Techniques - Positions four positions/orientations of cards under mat at table edge
1981 1
Ken Simmons Pull Out Retention Switch card turned over at table edge, addition from under mat, no-palm
Related to 1981 5
Ken Simmons Card to Hung Card Position on knee
1981 21
Dan MacMillan Hung Card Retrieval on knee, into palm position
1981 23
Paul Harris Guts signed card to wallet with interesting method and challenge conditions
Also published here 1981 157
Gene "Phantini" Grant Super Mental Deck Al Koran Deck meets Svengali
1981 26
Gene "Phantini" Grant Card Challenge card divination with Al Mann's Isomeric Cards
Inspired by 1981 30
Gene "Phantini" Grant A Different Drum two versions, edge-marked deck and pass
1981 79
Jack McMillen, Judson S. Brown From Another Deck with two decks, one packet is cut and turned over, value of card on the face is used to count to a card, performer finds the card in second deck or in a pocket
1981 6
Walt Lees, David Carré Travellers Without Luggage
1981 26
Larry Jennings LJ's Prophet spectator cuts off pile, remembers card at same position in rest of deck, deals pile into four piles and top values are added to find selection
Also published here 1981
The Chronicles (Issue 29)
1351
Max Abrams Max Abrams version for puzzling speller and highlighting mistake in original description
Related to 1981 112
James E. Sansotera James E. Sansotera version of Hummer's Fortune Telling Book, without book method
Inspired by 1981 115
Eddie Joseph Impromptu Index
1981 22
Gary Ouellet The Switch Syndrome
1981 25
Joe Dignam Computer Deck three cards outjogged in deck, plunger principle until only selection sticks out
Aug. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 4)
58
David Britland Card of the Gods
Inspired by Aug. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 4)
63
David Britland Duet two cards
Sep. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 5)
81
Alexander One Ahead combining a stacked deck with marked cards
1981
Magick (Issue 278)
1388
Gerald Kosky Picture Perfect divination of selected postcard, abc stack
1981
Magick (Issue 278)
1389
Karroll Priest Sui Generis one card divination, deck is shuffled by spectator
1981
Magick (Issue 279)
1391
Danny Nelson Sign of the Tarot prediction of two cards of the Major Arcana, in concept similar to Fulves' Gemini Twins
Related to 1981
Magick (Issue 282)
1407
Gerald Kosky Scorpio Rising 24 index cards, two are selected and marked, cards are in clock layout and both end up at same number
1981
Magick (Issue 283)
1413
Robert Cassidy The Devil's Diary card at though of day is in envelope
1981
Magick (Issue 296)
1477
Kate Shiels Witch Craft prediction/ divination of relation of cards cut to and put in pocket
1981
Magick (Issue 298)
1489
Peek Force corner short
1981 3
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Aroma Cards spectator shuffles, makes three piles and follows a selection procedure, card apparently found by smell
1981 117
Spectator Shuffles with Key Card
1981 119
Walt Lees Crazy, Mixed-Up Poker with two deals
Inspired by 1981 30
David Britland Enigmas 1: Computer Cards card location with mechanics of the Simple Shift, flourishy
Related to 1981
Babel (Issue 2)
26
Philip T. Goldstein Tarot Deca spectator finds his own selected card, Major Arcana
1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
99
Stephen Tucker Seer two reversed card in deck, spelling value to find Aces
Inspired by 1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
103
Juan Tamariz Carta a la Orden named card is located, example to show how to alter the memory of spectators
1981 10
Steve Beam Mental Case spectator divines card, duplicate under cellophane of case
Inspired by 1981 9
Howard A. Adams Matheight principle, Ace to Eight of a suit are used, mentally chosen card is found after three deals, then both piles have same total, removed card can be named
Inspired by 1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
1
Howard A. Adams Matheight Book Test Matheight principle to force a page
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
3
Howard A. Adams Matheight Symbol Test using eight symbol cards
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
3
Howard A. Adams Matheight Mediumistic three phases using eight symbol cards, two mediums reveal two cards over the phone
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
3
Howard A. Adams Matheight Numero eight cards are divided into two piles, card is removed among four cards and total can be named
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
4
Howard A. Adams Matheight Prediction eight cards, after some procedure, three cards are added up, sum prediction in envelope
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
5
Howard A. Adams Matheight Tattletale medium over phone divines chosen symbol, among eight symbol cards
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
5
Howard A. Adams Matheight Quartattler medium over phone divines four chosen symbols in order, among eight symbol cards
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
6
Howard A. Adams Matheight Triple Threat divination of mentally selected card, word written of face of a card and name of concealed card, using eight playing cards
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
7
Howard A. Adams Matheight Alterneight Matheight with eight cards alternating in colors, colors still alternate after first phase
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
8
Howard A. Adams Matheight Word Tests eight cards with names of colors written on them, after procedure two selected colors are divined
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
8
Howard A. Adams Matheight Mix Matheight idea, using a mix of ESP and playing cards
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
9
Howard A. Adams Matheight Variation combining the Matheight principle with the DealFlipDropCut
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
10
Howard A. Adams Predisc prediction of chosen record and chosen album cover
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
12
Howard A. Adams Australian Cidentaquin One No. 6
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 8 - 21 Cidentaquin Variations)
4
Howard A. Adams Australian Cidentaquin Two No. 7, with three selections
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 8 - 21 Cidentaquin Variations)
5
Howard A. Adams Cidentaquin Plus One No. 12, four symbols match 4 selections
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 8 - 21 Cidentaquin Variations)
8
Howard A. Adams Cidentaquin Plus Two No. 13
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 8 - 21 Cidentaquin Variations)
9
Howard A. Adams Cidentaquin Plus Six No. 17
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 8 - 21 Cidentaquin Variations)
11
Howard A. Adams Cidentaquin Plus Seven No. 18
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 8 - 21 Cidentaquin Variations)
12
Howard A. Adams Cidentaquin Plus Eight No. 19
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 8 - 21 Cidentaquin Variations)
12
Alex Elmsley Lauter Rückseiten Routine with Ace production
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
62
Gene "Phantini" Grant Der zaubernde Zuschauer message arrow on blank card
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
72
Skullocation Life pack placed in spectator's mouth, who is then tapped on the head. All cards, except selection fall out
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
74
Gerald Kosky Münzenproduktion coin produced under spectator's lapel, then it vanishes and is fairly produced from the same spot again
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
76
David Douglas Noch ein Brain Wave Schwindel two decks, cards is revealed and predicted, reversed in second deck
Also published here June 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 2)
80
Walt Lees Nimrod two selected card are found by a wind-up toy, half forcing deck
Also published here
  • Magic Info, Vol. 2 No. 11, Jan./Feb. 1976
Oct. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
106
Dr. Stanley Jaks Die angekreuzte Karte unknown card marked on back, spectator choses it from the face, TTTCBE
Dec. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
135
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ganz Persönlich spectator cuts off pile, counts it, adds numbers and remembers card at that position, found by spelling performer's name, repeat phase
Dec. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
139
Roy Walton Money Power from twenty-card packet, two set of mates are found with spectator, making up four-of-a-kind
Also published here 1981 4
Roy Walton The Leaper Again card at thought-of position transposes with unknown card or appears at same position in other packet
Also published here 1981 17
Roy Walton Liberty
Also published here 1981 32
Roy Walton You Name It I'll Change It
Also published here 1981 35
Roy Walton The Helensburgh Speller
Also published here 1981 48
Roy Walton Demi Demon mates are found, faro
Also published here 1981 71
Roy Walton The Magical Eliminator spectator selects red card, but performer goes on to find it among six black cards, sucker
Also published here 1981 116
Roy Walton Witchcraft value found by down-under-deal
  • Method One (fairly easy)
  • Method Two (very easy))
Also published here 1981 149
Roy Walton Now and Then selection is found and number revealed, down-under-deal
  • Alternative Procedure
Also published here 1981 152
Roy Walton Justin Time single card location with reverse-faro procedure
Also published here 1981 170
Roy Walton It's a Set Up several cards dealt in hands of five, performer is able to guess if cards are red or black from chosen hand
Also published here 1981 171
Roy Walton Son of Tetradism Minus 48 mates of selected card are at the same position in three packets, faro
Inspired by 1981 213
Roy Walton Double Discovery mates to two selections found in twenty-card packet
Also published here 1981 222
Roy Walton Twister two six-card packets (one red and one black) on table, spectator moves one over from one packet to the other, located, six red cards change to black
Also published here 1981 223
Al Smith Perdup spectator cuts off cards, he stabs a card in the deck between two cards that add up to the number of cut-off cards
Inspired by 1981 2
Al Smith Reaper Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces lost and then dealt out in a deal, one group to each of four spectators, faro
1981 11
Jochen Zmeck J. Z. - Premonition named card vanishes, is then removed from pocket, partial rough-smooth
Related to 1981 8
Bruce Bernstein Borrowed Princess card groups marked on the fly with nail writer
Also published here 1981 12
Bruce Bernstein Your Card Variation behind back you produce card of same suit and value as spectator's selection, Si Stebbins
Inspired byAlso published here 1981 42
Bruce Bernstein It Takes Two card is chosen and shuffled back into the deck, cards are eliminated, last card is selection, PATEO
Related toAlso published here 1981 47
Bruce Bernstein Five Card Psychometry Test chosen card is replaced and deck shuffled, spectator removes five cards including selection, selection is divined
1981 50
Derek Dingle Side Steal Placement to known position
1982 103
Derek Dingle Miracle Mental Spell to two freely thought of cards, count-spell principle
Related to 1982 169
Jon Racherbaumer Technical Touches
1982 64
Edward Marlo Cased-in Brain-wave lap index
1982 164
Edward Marlo Imp-lications
1982 181
Roy Walton Sign of Four mathematical, faro, free cut principle
1982 95
Stephen Minch In Praise of the Lowly Flourish essay
1982 5
Paul LePaul Automatic Jog-Control brief
1982 44
Allan Slaight Continued combined with Stud Poker and Lie-Speller
Inspired by May 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 5)
633
Tonny Van Rhee Devil's 3-Card Monte using short and narrow cards
Related to July 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 7)
652
Terry LaGerould "Cigarette Cards" down under deal with packets
Aug. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 8)
669
Harry Lorayne A Lorayne Storm a three as multiple out, one of seven
Variations Oct. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 10)
695
Edward Marlo Simple Shift brief
1982 27
Charles Hudson Sum Hummer Ace to Ten packet, mixed face up and down by spectator, number of reversed cards and their total predicted, CATO principle
Variations 1982 105
Charles Hudson The Royal Computer Kings and Queens are given to spectator for CATO procedure, two card turned over, two previous selections
Variations 1982 109
R. Sid Spocane II Fascinating Pair mini stay stack used to produce a mate
1982 133
Harry Lorayne Double Duck deal and duck in pairs of cards instead of singly, some applications
Variations 1982 138
Terry LaGerould Fanta-Spread key card placement after domino spread turnover
1982 141
Edward Marlo A Little More Zip two cards are tossed to sandwich selection
1982 173
Dai Vernon Running Cut Placement
1982 180
Bob King All-Fair Poker real shuffle, yet straights for all and royal flush for performer, gilbreath
1982 267
Reinhard Müller, Justin Branch "Mish Mosh" gilbreath and dealing procedure to separate suits, non-faro method of a Justin Branch effect
Variations 1982 314
Harry Lorayne Out Of Hand distant key, faro
Variations 1982 337
Jon Racherbaumer Reflex Spell selection by cutting off a number of cards and remembering card at that position, automatic placement
1982 356
Harry Lorayne Push-Through Change see also notes 3 and 4 on page 411
1982 408
Ron Ferris, Harry Lorayne Firestorm Two top cards of freely cut to packets are divined, one ahead, red black separation kicker
1982 513
Stephen Minch Force Feed biddle count, spectator says stop
Related toVariations 1982 528
Harry Lorayne Ultra Location red black alternating deck
1982 556
John Cornelius, Frank Garcia The Memory Expert Outdone finding missing card with card counting
1982 22
Joe Artanis The "Artanis" Load-On Technique for simplified riffle stacking, probably standard
1982 58
Frank Garcia, Ken Krenzel Switchcraft Outdone! three methods (one with duplicate, one impromptu, one with stranger)
Inspired by 1982 22
Dr. James Nuzzo Dr. James Nuzzo's Bonus Idea sticky tape on body for cards
1982 18
Edward Marlo Marlo's Combinations cards from under arm and pocket, sticky tape as holdout
1982 20
Dr. James Nuzzo Simplex card to back pocket, sticky tape
1982 21
Edward Marlo Marlo's Holdout sticky tape on body or table
1982 22
Edward Marlo The Named Card Rise memorized deck and pinky rise
1982 24
Edward Marlo An Open Index deck reversed between cover cards as index
Related to 1982 25
John Fells, Ramon Varela Three Into One Won't Go three Ace of Clubs shown, faces and backs change (using a three-on-one gag card), adapted from Ramon Varela (Misdirection magazine, 1964)
Jan. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 1)
976
Philip T. Goldstein, Stewart James Ice Dice chosen values lie at chosen numbers, imaginary dice
Related toAlso published here 1982 6
Philip T. Goldstein Calculated Theft from envelope to other envelope
1982 10
Philip T. Goldstein The Hawk two cards noted while back turned, one found by shouting stop, other named, part of the "Birds of Prey" locations
Variations 1982 1
Philip T. Goldstein Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined, partial stack
Also published here 1982 3
Philip T. Goldstein Cumulative three cards chosen from ten-card packet with dealing procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1982 5
Gene Finnell, Philip T. Goldstein Free Cut Procedure Variation
1982 6
Philip T. Goldstein, Dai Vernon Astronomen Mutus Nomen with twelve astrological signs
Related to 1982 8
Simon Aronson From All Indications... four piles, top card of one pile chosen, top cards of other piles used to count down to mates of the chosen card
Variations 1982 9
David Solomon A Simple Indication four piles cut by spectator, top card of one pile chosen, top cards of other piles used to count down to mates of the chosen card
Inspired by 1982 13
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Christ Location no-touch cut-deeper selection procedure
Variations 1982 39
Simon Aronson Countdown Triple Prediction two cards and number of cards in pile predicted
Variations 1982 80
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement, "impossible" is spelled
Related toAlso published here 1982 5
Thomas Alan Waters Talismanacle spectator selects a card, presentation with ring or amulet which is able to pick ab vibrations from the card
  • Variation One: Memorized Deck
  • Variation Two: Stripper Pack
  • Variation Two-and-a-Half: Stripper Pack
  • Variation Three: Stripper Pack
Related to 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
203
Thomas Alan Waters Imposition assistant does not have to know the stack
Inspired by
  • Spaulding's "Audience Rapport" in "The Linking Ring" Vol. 22, No. 7. P.21.
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
209
Thomas Alan Waters Twinkey named card is shuffled face up in the deck, same card is reversed in second pack and the card above the reversed card is the same as well as in the shuffled pack
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
216
Thomas Alan Waters Tetrance prediction in envelope in wallet
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
218
Thomas Alan Waters Narrowzarrow simplifying the shuffle with narrow short cards
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
232
Thomas Alan Waters Outstrip envelope, two-way out, holding card back by stripper principle
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
232
Thomas Alan Waters Pentally on stacking Tarot cards
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
290
Thomas Alan Waters Blackard fair single card prediction, in glass in front of the blackboard
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm)
311
Thomas Alan Waters, Philip T. Goldstein Anagramarye selected word from a text is divined, with ABC cards
Inspired by
  • Sam Schwartz' "Anagramatic" in "Linking Ring", Vol. 43, No.1. 1963
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Octasm)
336
Daryl Martinez Magician Fooler
1982 1
Daryl Martinez A Few More Ideas ideas for previous "Magician Fooler"
1982 2
Michael Weber "... Just an Old Premonition" photocopy of fifty-two cards with one reversed, freely thought-of card is missing
VariationsAlso published here 1982 12
Karl Fulves General Rise
Inspired by 1982 3
Karl Fulves Rerun twenty cards, incomplete faro, two cards are selected and a third card is put into the back of the deck and flicked, first card flies out then the same on the table with the second card
1982 7
Karl Fulves Rocket Trap card is inserted in incomplete faro packet, red deuces as well and flicked, black deuces spring out with the selection in between
1982 11
Karl Fulves Sidereal Jump deck is tapped on the table and selection pops out
1982 17
Karl Fulves Wireless II
  • Setting the Plunger
  • Block Alignment
  • Arise
  • The Cheap Asrah Phase
Related to 1982 22
Karl Fulves Wireless Notes ideas on Wireless II
1982 28
Karl Fulves Dollar Deck dollar bill is pulled through the deck and selection rises up
1982 43
Karl Fulves Card Counting introduction and credit information
1982 1
To Tell The Card Drawn from Kunard's "Book of Card Tricks" (1888), mod 13
1982 3
To Name a Card Drawn from a Piquet Pack from Kunard's "Book of Card Tricks" (1888), mod 10
1982 3
Karl Fulves Indexed Poker spectator removes any straight flush, performer names it after looking through deck
1982 4
Karl Fulves Digital Version spectator removes any straight flush, performer names it after looking through deck, optional edge-mark helps
1982 5
T. Nelson Downs, Charles T. Jordan Subtraction Technique calculation help in clocking
1982 8
Charles Hopkins Hopkin's 220 System any number card thought-of
Related to 1982 8
Karl Fulves Time Sharing strategy to buy time for head work in card counting
Inspired by 1982 9
Karl Fulves 3-Handed Clock strategy to buy time for head work in card counting by playing a made-up three-handed game
1982 11
Karl Fulves Parallex II fair conditions, apparently not all cards are seen to count them, "Parallax II" misspelled
Related to 1982 12
Suit Fishing
1982 13
Karl Fulves Commitment cards apparently memorized, spectator exchanged two cards and those are found
1982 15
J. W. Sarles, John Scarne An Amazing Memory card removed from half a deck is divined
  • Not The Method
  • How It's Done
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982 16
Karl Fulves Three Packet Memory card removed from a third of the deck is named
1982 22
Karl Fulves Pointed Reminder small packet is cut in half with scissors, two matching halves are exchanged, performer divines which halves
1982 25
Ken Beale Half a Headache card removed from half the deck is divined, then with other half, cards laid out on table in pattern that does card counting, also suit, parallel principle, reprinted from Ibidem
Also published here 1982 27
Ken Beale A Clock Trick rotating stack application, card in clock layout chosen by value of card chosen from rest
Variations 1982 31
Karl Fulves The Parallel Principle shuffled deck split in two halves, performer and spectator remove card and put it in other half, divined in illogical way with both selections being the same
1982 33
Karl Fulves Telephone Puzzler impractical card counting over the phone
Related to 1982 37
Satya Ranjan Roy Novel Memory Trick with Cards non-mod card counting with negative numbers, for value and suit simultaneously, reprinted from Stanyon's, with "Notes by Karl Fulves"
Related to
  • "27. Another Method" (Stanyon's Magic, Vol. 13 No. 4, Jan. 1913, p. 30)
1982 40
Karl Fulves SRR + Stebbins missing card named by looking only through half the shuffled deck
1982 41
Karl Fulves Indian Poker spectator removes any card and a four-of-a-kind from shuffled deck, performer removes mate of first card, renamed "Roy-al Poker" in 2005 edition
1982 44
Karl Fulves Fake Counting non-clocking method with riffle shuffled stack to name a freely removed card
Related to 1982 46
Karl Fulves Chaser card that spectator removes from half a deck is apparently predicted
Related to 1982 47
Karl Fulves And Counting further thoughts on card counting, also with non-card items like divining date on removed coin from pile
1982 48
Karl Fulves Pointer Cards & Clocking Ideas
Related to 1982 48
Karl Fulves One-Deck Card Trick two halves, performer moves card to spectator's half and vice versa, after looking through spectator's packet performer names selection, parallel principle
1982 12
Satya Ranjan Roy Another Method non-mod card counting with negative numbers with suit
Related to
  • "27. Another Method" (Stanyon's Magic, Vol. 13 No. 4, Jan. 1913, p. 30)
1982 12
Al Mann, Max Andrews Coded Headlines coding a card with a newspaper
1982 22
Eric Mason, Barrie Richardson Impossible Card Divination
1982 40
Bobby Bernard Just a Thought on the "Charlie Chaplin Shuffle" How Bobby uses a false shuffle done by Charlie Chaplin in The Gold Rush, same thinking as Ron "Ravelli" Wohl
Related to 1982 84
Bobby Bernard The "Opportunist" Card in Pocket Deck placed in pocket, spectator able to pull selection out
1982 106
Philip T. Goldstein Strung Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1982 3
Philip T. Goldstein Manhattan Transfer lie speller with automatic control, credit information for Lie Spelling
Inspired byAlso published here 1982 5
Bill Nord The Magic of Manhattan spectator controls selection to nineteenth position in his own hands with counting procedure
Related to 1982 5
Al Mann The Five Star Gambit with the Five Star Miracle Deck, single card prediction in envelope, four-way envelope
1982 5
Al Mann The Lance from Lacus Solis four cards are chosen and impaled on two office spikes, all cards are divined, different shiner variations
1982 6
Tom Craven Mental Nick spectator cuts small packet and counts cards, then he remembers card at that position in deck
1982 5
Bob Haines Any Card - Any Wallet selection ends up in spectator's wallet
1982 20
Mike Hilburger No Skill Four Ace Assembly spectator shuffles cards with deck and when sixteen cards dealt again, aces on bottom
1982 21
Christian Scherer Mental 26 spectator cuts packet and remembers card at position in rest, card controlled to twenty-six position in deck
1982 29
Christian Scherer Unmöglich selection in deck, four aces, named one turns into selection and ace is found in card case
1982 90
Christian Scherer Scherer Thumb Hold Out
1982 113
Christian Scherer Mehr als eine verblüffende Wanderung two card transposition, one under jumbo card other in the deck, eventually one signed selection is found in wallet
1982 115
Christian Scherer Erwischt two face up card in deck, two faros, cards are sorted out until one remains it is a locator card to find card in deck
1982 129
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Basic Handling of the Deck turning the deck
1982 1
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Another Method of turning the Deck
1982 2
"Magic" Christian Stelzel The Key-Card
1982 2
Eoin Taylor Out of Town intro for Out of this world
Feb. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 10)
190
Stephen Tucker Double Decker seated deck switch, deck accidentally falls on the floor, with effect where performer is able to name position of any card
Apr. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 12)
221
William McKay The 24 Card Trick any card is named and produced, multiple out, plot of counting to 24 to find card, or its mates
Variations Apr. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 12)
229
Stephen Tucker Foolproof gag force with a pen, revelation with spectator
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
44
Alex East Cardputer using number cards, numbers on both sides
Inspired byRelated to June 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 14)
264
Edward Marlo, Stephen Tucker It just don't add up? not really by Marlo?!, on casting out tens clocking, with pre-show application
Aug. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16)
306
David Britland Red Alert freely chosen card is only odd-backed card
Sep. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 17)
321
Harvey Rosenthal The Center Cut brief
Also published here Oct. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18)
346
Basil Horwitz T/C prediction reads 't of c'
Variations Dec. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20)
385
Stephen Tucker Birrth-Control any card is named and produced, using date of birth
Inspired by 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
15
Paul Brignall In the Dark divination of two cards, written on paper by perfromer
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
36
Jerry Mentzer Locators and Tricks with Locator chapter intro
1982 19
Bottom Card Locator simple key card location
1982 21
Top and Bottom Card Locator two keys and the spectator can shuffle briefly
1982 22
Jerry Mentzer Prearranged Decks chapter intro
1982 29
Eight Kings
1982 31
Si Stebbins
1982 31
Pick a Card simple card divination with stack
1982 33
Pick Several simple card divination with stack, several cards as a block from one spot
1982 33
Mental Divination tear in top of case allows glimpse of bottom card of cased deck
Also published here 1982 34
Thomas Alan Waters Zodiaccent medium on the other end divines zodiac from spectator
Also published here 1982
Magick (Issue 300)
1498
Karroll Priest Edge Marks edgemarked deck
1982
Magick (Issue 300)
1499
Philip T. Goldstein Synch or Swim six ESP cards removed from ESP deck, two times Down-Under-Deal, cards match
Jan. 1982
Magick (Issue 301)
1502
Vic Perry The Big Con two effects done at performer's home
  • prediction of chosen card, envelope removed from book
  • drink chosen from a drink book is produced in a bag
Jan. 1982
Magick (Issue 301)
1503
Barry Wiley Druid Image six cards with problems written on it, elimination deal to end up with one, gist of of it is predicted
Mar. 1982
Magick (Issue 304)
1519
Gene Nielsen The Third Person thirteen symbol cards, two cards are thought of, cards turned over in two piles both spectators stop at same time
May 1982
Magick (Issue 306)
1527
Karroll Priest The Shadow Man on the Si Stebbins
  • Take a Batch of Cards
  • The Basic System
  • The Shadow Man
  • The Formulas
  • What They Do
  • Know the Position of Any Card Called
  • To Identify a Card at Any Number Given
Aug. 1982
Magick (Issue 309)
1545
Philip T. Goldstein Pre-Paired two times five cards are removed from a deck of ESP cards, after down-under deal two spectators end up with same card
Sep. 1982
Magick (Issue 310)
1549
Stephen Minch The Robin Hood Caper three cards are selected and spectator throw Aces in the deck, first spectator is close to his selection, second throws card next to his selection and third pierces his selection
Related to 1982 2
Curtis Kam Out any number card thought of is divined
1982 21
Curtis Kam "E-Z Magic" Between your Palms ungaffed method
Inspired by 1982 24
Howard A. Adams Packeten One finding matching card, five pairs are needed, word is spelled to eliminate cards
Related toVariations 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
6
Howard A. Adams Packeten Plus finding two matching cards, five pairs are needed, word is spelled to eliminate cards
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
7
Howard A. Adams Under the Napkin finding two matching cards, five pairs are needed, word is spelled to eliminate cards
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
7
Howard A. Adams Australian Packeten five pairs are used, two cards placed into pocket and rest divided into two piles, down-under-deal with both packets to find mates
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
7
Howard A. Adams Jumping Australian five pairs are used, two cards placed into pocket and rest divided into two piles, down-under-deal with both packets to find mates
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
8
Howard A. Adams Jumping Australian Deal cards are laid out in rows and are eliminated and moved to other position
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
9
Howard A. Adams Packeten Finale spectator finds mates of selected ESP cards by spelling any word
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
9
Howard A. Adams Locaten location of two chosen cards
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
9
Howard A. Adams Ghostective finding two matching ESP symbol cards with the aid of a blank card
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
12
Howard A. Adams Monopoly March finding two mentally selected cards with the aid of a Monopoly board
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
13
Howard A. Adams Rip N March variation of Monopoly March, five cards torn in halves, matching card is found
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
15
Howard A. Adams Sympa Sexes two sets of ESP cards in glasses, the two face cards match after spelling "sex"
Variations 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
18
Howard A. Adams The Ramasee Prophecy using ESP cards and spelling several words, Egypt presentation
Related toVariations 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 10 - TULEFTA - The Ramasee Prophecy)
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
Peter Kane Mister-ee Five by Five one suit added to a deck to make a 65-card deck, selection matches coincidence when two piles are turned up in unison, faro, constant stack
Inspired byVariations 1982 7
Peter Kane Cards as Calculators
1982 48
Peter Kane Son of Tetradism mates of selected card are at the same position in three packets
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1982 71
Peter Kane The Expanding Deck playtime deck in case, changes to poker-sized case
Also published here
  • lecture notes "A Real Live Card Session with Peter Kane"
1982 73
Peter Kane The Growing Deck small deck stretched to regular size
1982 75
Peter Kane The Red/Black Blues after a riffle shuffle the deck is separated in packets, red/black distribution predicted
Inspired by 1982 77
Peter Kane Just Four Aces additional Three as Ace
1982 140
Paul Curry Rot und Schwarz spectator arrange the deck, cards are in red/black pairs except the Aces
Also published here July 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 2)
68
Dr. A. Ch. Wilsmann Der tönende Fächer spectator makes some packets according to card values and remembers a card
Oct. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
112
Tape Locator Card transparent tape
Also published here 1982 15
Edward Marlo A Hull of a Trick
Inspired by 1983 102
Edward Marlo Impossible? spectator cuts off cards, counts and pockets them and remembers card at that position, performer locates it, and tosses it into the deck at the original position
Inspired by 1983 136
Edward Marlo Locus-Pocus two Cards, four methods
  • Locii Two
  • Locii Two II
  • Loci Two III
  • Prediction Variation
Inspired by 1983 139
Edward Marlo Straight Cut Placement in third phase
1983 148
Edward Marlo C-S Control to place the cards together at a known position with cuts, originally from Control Systems
1983 273
Jon Racherbaumer Surprise Blue Intruder any named card turns blue, two selections are found on both sides of it, using index in lap, faro
Inspired by
  • "Blue Intruder" (Nelson Hahne)
Related to
1983 78
Edward Marlo 27th Key Card Placement overhand shuffle and faro
1983 78
Edward Marlo Faro Location three packets, twenty-seventh key
1983 78
Peter Plotkin No Hands Smyth's Myth two selections in two piles appear at same position despite shuffling
Feb. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 2)
735
Larry Jennings Duffer's Two Cards to Pocket two thought-of cards from small packet to pocket, no palming, double backer
Also published here June 1983
Epoptica (Issue 4)
229
Stewart James Domore Discovery counting procedure in Si Stebbins stack produced coincidence/prediction
1983
Arcane (Issue 10)
128
Stewart James Half Open Omen number prediction with cards using cyclical stack (Si Stebbins, Eight Kings), featuring comedy patter "Heinz Across the Sea"
1983
Arcane (Issue 10)
129
Jon Racherbaumer, Philip T. Goldstein Never on Thunday three selections, divided deck
Inspired by Oct. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 14)
136
Edward Marlo The Spectator's Matcho two cards selected, then another two, they match
1983 60
Edward Marlo Ungaffed Ultra Mental using "Sans Index" principle
Related to 1983 62
Simon Aronson Donald Duck and Deal chosen number of cards is removed from deck, spectator does deal-duck-procedure, remaining card has picture of Donald Duck ("Your audience should quack up!")
1983 13
Richard Osterlind The Richard Osterlind Breakthrough Card System looks shuffled
  • The Stack
  • Learning the System
  • Shortcuts
  • Determining the Suit
  • Chart of Cards to Values
Related to 1983 1
Richard Osterlind A Simple Divination Effect spectator reverses card behind back
Inspired by 1983 8
Roberto Giobbi, Theodore Annemann A Card to be Thought About one of three thought of
Inspired by Sep. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 12)
1152
Ross Bertram, Edward Marlo The Haunted Deck plastic on thread
1983 97
Ross Bertram And Vice-Versa no deck in use
1983 175
Ross Bertram The "Welcome" Mat mat that hangs over back of table with servante
  • Origin of the Mat
  • Ross Bertram's "Welcome" Mat
  • My "Welcome" Mat (Its Use and Versatility)
1983 211
Faucett Ross A Questionable Miracle
1983 243
Charles (Chuck) Kohrs Brainstorm though of card predicted in bag, using cloth bag with cards printed on it, two handlings
1983 243
Ross Bertram Saliva tip
1983 248
Ross Bertram Little Things Mark the Professional
1983 249
Ross Bertram It Pays Off
1983 251
Thomas Alan Waters Parity two cards divined, symbol cards / picture cards
1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
409
Thomas Alan Waters Grayven 32 design cards, divination, sound reading and gray code
1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
413
Thomas Alan Waters Graydation cards with pictures and words are selected and divined
1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
416
Thomas Alan Waters Grayce spectator selects one picture card, which is divined later
1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
418
Thomas Alan Waters, Bob Hummer Grayze divination of a card, five cards on the table, covered with a handkerchief
Related to 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
420
Thomas Alan Waters Trisonic design cards, three are divined
Inspired byRelated to 1983
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mindscript 3: The Symbol Test)
424
Karl Fulves Curvature different coins and cards removed and remembered by spectators and shuffled back, performer blindfolded, all cards located and coins as well, coins leaves circular impression
Inspired by 1983 2
Karl Fulves Nail Punch Location one or more cards, punched with fingers in different places
1983 2
Salt Punch pressing card on salt grain on table
1983 3
Karl Fulves Trackinback NDO deck dealt into four piles, spectator removes a value pair from any pile which is divined by performer, riffle shuffle connection
Inspired by 1983 3
Karl Fulves, Charles T. Jordan The Up-Down System out-of-room four spectators seal cards in envelope, performer divines them in dark room, featuring stacking system
Inspired by 1983 7
Al Mann The Iron Scuttle No. 1, steel bucket on head, deck is placed on it and performer takes and divines a card
1983 1
X-Ray Vision No. 87, shuffled deck is cut in four piles, performer names the four bottom cards
1983 24
Richard Vollmer, Christian Scherer Mystery of the 7 Suspects sandwich cards surround seven cards, down-under-deal to arrive at card, its value is counted down in rest of deck to find selection, faro
Variations 1983 127
Gaëtan Bloom One-Card Card Castle card stands on its edge, uncredited
1983 190
David Hambly Magic by David Hambly The 7 Card Spell
selection found by spelling a sentence and always eliminating card until one is left
Feb. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 22)
427
Stephen Tucker, Paul Brignall Anatomy Deck name of called out card is found written on a selected card
Apr. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 24)
465
Paul Brignall The Brignall Brainstorm number between one of six is named, card produced
1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
35
Brian Flannigan Fagin spelling a number, two outs, prediction with cigarette packet
Dec. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32)
618
Bob Haines The Bridge Hand deck is opened and shuffled by four people, spectator deals himself a bridge hand and all cards are divined by performer
Feb. 1983
Magick (Issue 315)
1571
Gary Inglese, Denny Laub Astrologic Fred trick using 12 cards with the different zodiac symbols
Feb. 1983
Magick (Issue 316)
1578
Leif Reed Subtle Connection
Mar. 1983
Magick (Issue 317)
1583
C. James Rainho Nova Beam spectator calls a friend, who divines three chosen cards
May 1983
Magick (Issue 319)
1593
Scott Davis Nine Plus nine cards are placed on a table, one is chosen while performer is in other room and then divined
Aug. 1983
Magick (Issue 322)
1608
John Kennedy Animated Card Location three selections, one rises from pocket, second shoots from deck, last rises from deck and floats into hand
1983 12
Mark Lefler Whirling Card card shoots out of deck and floats into hand
Related to 1983 16
Sam Schwartz Mental Monk 14-15 stack that forces number and thus a word into Astrology book
Inspired by 1983 31
Sam Schwartz The 14-15 Test forcing different word in the Astrology book with the 14-15 stack
1983 32
Sam Schwartz Demon's Effect using Si Stebbins stack to force a word in the Astrology book
Inspired by 1983 32