13,880 entries in Cards / Principles
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Steve Beam The World's Greatest Magician humorous revelation of a selected card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 733
Steve Beam May I Take Your Order? deck in new pack order, one card is moved and ends up sorted again
1991 726
Steve Beam Have It Your Way card selected and replaced, deck is in new pack order and card put in proper position of the sequence
VariationsAlso published here 1991 727
Steve Beam Opening Stab prediction envelope inserted into a ribbon-spread pack, deck is shown to be in order and one card is missing where envelope was inserted, it contains the missing card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 728
Steve Pressley Stuck on You A prediction envelope inserted into a ribbon-spread pack turns out to be the only card missing from the deck and the deck turns out to be in order. The spectator inserted it in the place where the missing card should be. Ultimately, the missing card is found inside the envelope, wax method
Also published here 1991 729
Steve Beam Signed Prophecy selection is signed and put in deck, prediction envelope inserted into a ribbon-spread pack turns out to be at the position of the selected card, deck is in new pack order, selection is found in envelope
1991 729
Christoph Borer Der Talisman tarot card is selected while performer is out of the room, when he returns he divines selection
1991 24
Christoph Borer, Thomas Otto Die Wahrsagerin
Related toAlso published here 1991 17
Christoph Borer Eine Halbe Sache back of selection change back, then back of color only change to the center, eventually all cards change back color, red/blue double backer
Also published here 1991 20
Edward Marlo Third Sandwich - The Submarine Sandwich selection outjogged near top of deck, sandwich cards near bottom, pushed in, instant sandwich, cull
Related to 1991 6
Jon Racherbaumer, Eric Eicher Road-Runner Sevens "Fast/Faster/Fastest", three phases, last phase "Hull Version" (signed card type), Six & Seven pseudo duplicates
Inspired by 1991 8
Larry West Cut-Up amount of cut cards is divined and card changes into selection
Dec. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 4)
8
Steve Dusheck Experiment No. 5 thumb tack at tip of thumb tip to mark cards or paper
  • bill pierced behind back at certain position
1991 48
Marco Fida Against Odds locating chosen card, cards inside bag
Jan. 1991
Magick (Issue 450)
2251
Chris Kenworthy Cover Up location of selected Tarot card using a pendulum
Sep. 1991
Magick (Issue 460)
2301
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Psych It assistant divines chosen card, matching pairs
Dec. 1991
Magick (Issue 465)
2324
Roger Klause What's Good for the Goose Is... spectator names card of another spectator, repeat with another spectator and card on forehead
1991 163
Karrell Fox A Couple of Card Miracles
  • The Perfect Miracle (performer deals blindfolded through deck, stops at selection)
  • Pulse-Stop (performer holds spectator's wrist while going over spread to find selection)
Also published here 1991 67
Karrell Fox Simply Thurston
1991 96
Alexander de Cova Card Shelf construction of a card shelf and brief card or other item to sealed envelope
Related to 1991 23
Jerry Sadowitz Trick Three three cards cut to and remembered, they end up together after a faro
Inspired by Oct. 1991
Profile (Issue 4)
1
Roy Walton School Daze two cards chosen, sum and difference of those values, number of cards as prediction
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1991
Profile (Issue 5)
1
Peter Duffie The Lucky Ten two piles dealt, top card of one pile is thought-of number, top card of other pile selection
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1991
Profile (Issue 5)
7
Ali Bongo Fred und Lulu
Also published here 1991 29
Stephen Tucker Gag Card Miracle 52 on 1 gag, then cards are selected with coins and the gag card, prediction of selected cards
1991 6
Temple Patton Tantalizer Force starts with a free cut, duplicate force cards on sixth and eighth position
Also published here
  • "Cardiograph" (Temple C. Patton, Card Tricks Anybody Can Do, 1968)
1991 2
Allan Ackerman The Gemini Mates four Kings find the four Queens
1991 1
Three as Ace Display
1991 23
Vanni Bossi A Second Deal, Second to None... sucker stop trick, Second Deal gag, card sticks to thumb
Related to 1991 25
Ken Brooke Equivoque four items
Jan. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 1)
13
John Kennedy Rot und Schwarz
Also published here
  • Genii, Mar. 1989
Jan. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 1)
38
T. Page Wright Bringing Any Card to Top with one-handed pass and riffling face-up deck, also with stack, as routine in which named card comes to top under handkerchief cover
1991 82
T. Page Wright The Force with outs
1991 93
T. Page Wright Card Location spectator cuts off top half, looks at bottom card and replaces, key glimpse
1991 128
Judson S. Brown The Fan Glimpse inner corner bent upwards for glimpse, as key placement, credit see page 8
1991 130
T. Page Wright An Instant Cut at Any Number spectator cuts off cards and counts them, replaces them, then performer cuts off same number
Related to 1991 165
William Larsen The Riffle-Slip top card slipped into center, as passive sleight, as force to bring top card to named number
Also published here 1991 168
T. Page Wright Chapter 6 - Non-Sleight of Hand Card Mysteries intro
1991 172
T. Page Wright The Back-of-the-Deck Detection card located by looking at backs, finger print presentation, selection behind back, reversed key card
1991 173
T. Page Wright Adding the Pips deck cut in three piles by spectator, performer puts out a few cards from center packet that add up to number of cards in outer piles
1991 174
T. Page Wright Chapter 7 - Card Effects Requiring Prearrangement
1991 179
T. Page Wright Odd Prophecies spectator inserts knife, cards above knife counted, it is predicted by performer or spectator if that number will be odd or even
1991 180
T. Page Wright A Quick Detection spectator counts to any card in top half, replaces, riffle shuffles one time, interlocking chains, odd-even
1991 182
T. Page Wright The Triple Coincidence three cards chosen freely, deck put in pocket, performer finds the three mates by touch, last one found by spectator (hopefully)
1991 184
T. Page Wright The Business Man five cards lost, performer names all selections, humorous presentation
1991 186
T. Page Wright The Master Poker Deal poker hand chosen, four hands dealt, all hands are of the chosen type and consecutive stronger, presentation either as skill to justify that only performer shuffles or with deck switch
1991 188
T. Page Wright How Many Hands? two-handed Royal Flush deal, then any number of players from three to six are chosen, performer gets Ace-high Straight and others good hands
1991 191
T. Page Wright Color Seeks Color packet of red and black cards, red card chosen and put amongst black cards, it vanishes from there and travels back
1991 192
T. Page Wright From Deck to Deck selection travels into another deck at any number
1991 194
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The L. W. Super-Detection spectator removes card from anywhere, performer removes two cards that stand for value and suit of selection, also with two cards or with spectator locating the cards in his pocket
1991 196
Bicycle Rider Back One Way at least 1929
1991 198
T. Page Wright The Shuffle-In Detection card chosen behind back and shuffled back by spectator, performer riffles through deck three times and names color, suit and value, interlocking chains
1991 199
T. Page Wright Chapter 9 - The Spelling Card intro on spelling
  • consecutive spelling principle
  • placement by thumb count cull
  • placement by overhand shuffle
1991 217
T. Page Wright Nail Scratch spectator draws out selection from in-the-hands spread
1991 219
T. Page Wright The Triple Surprise Speller card freely chosen, then spelled to, at the end a card of same value, suit and card itself show up
1991 224
T. Page Wright Another Version with short card for instant double lift
1991 244
Jack McMillen The J. M. Rising Card
1991 259
T. Page Wright The Magnetic Card Rise card clings to finger and rises out of middle of deck
1991 262
William Larsen, T. Page Wright The Criminal card chosen, two black Kings pocketed, one placed back in deck, other one transposes with selection, story presentation
1991 271
T. Page Wright Chapter 13 - Mental Effects with Cards on mentalism
1991 276
T. Page Wright Forcing One of Two or Five Cards handling for psychological force, as divination with two-way out (waiting for reaction when tabling one of the cards face up)
1991 283
T. Page Wright A Cut Card Detection spectator cuts anywhere and replaces, then cuts deck some more
1991 287
William Larsen, T. Page Wright An L. W. Mindreading Routine three-part routine, third part set up during first part
  • peeked card divined
  • Erdnase's "A Mind-Reading Trick"
  • repeat with different method
Related to 1991 289
William Larsen, T. Page Wright 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 1991 293
T. Page Wright A Free Choice Location spectator removes and card and replaces it in corner of room, it is found, out-of-hand reversal, diagonal line on edge
1991 296
T. Page Wright Chapter 14 - Card Effects for Stage intro
1991 298
Roy Walton The Honest Cheat spectator tries to match suit distribution of a poker hand that is set aside, spectator is allowed to cheat but loses, performer wins
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 4)
41
Karl Fulves One Deck Shoe basic handling of shoe
  • The Apparatus
Related to 1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
63
Karl Fulves Mirror Peek with gambling shoe
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 7)
78
Karl Fulves Hole Card Play cheating method with high-low rough-smooth deck (or different finishes)
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 7)
80
Paul Douglas Technique of the Glim on using shiners for cheating
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 9)
104
Method of Cheating at Blackjack
1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 6)
56
Shuffling with Short Card svengali principle
Also published here
  • "Koschitz's Manual" (1894)
1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 8)
75
Karl Fulves The Office cellophane as shiner, Bridge cheating
1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 9)
87
Don England Plastic Lady card stretches between two other cards lengthwise and sideways, then shrinks
Inspired byVariations 1991 1
Jerry K. Hartman Plunger Top Shift with additional variations
  • Simple Shift Variation
Also published here 1991 100
Jerry K. Hartman R.S. Key Glimpse bubble glimpse, glimpsing key card in context
1991 117
Fan Control plunger
Also published here 1991 298
Jerry K. Hartman Free and Easy three or more spectators select cards and receive packets, they all do down-under-deals simultaneously and end up with selections
Also published here 1991 314
Jerry K. Hartman Reprocessed Elimination small packet, down under deal, with extra card
Inspired by
  • "Card Elimination" in Blackstone's "Modern Card Tricks and Secrets of Magic" p. 89.
1991 315
Jerry K. Hartman Uprising updated handling
Also published here 1991 324
Jerry K. Hartman Bi-Rise two selections rise out of the deck one by one
Also published here 1991 325
Jerry K. Hartman Rise Guys plunger rise with faro-set-up
Also published here 1991 326
Jerry K. Hartman To Spell the Truth Lie speller, inspired by Martin Gardner
Also published here 1991 332
Jerry K. Hartman Psychic Stopgag different outs for Psychic Stop depending on how many cards the spectator ends up dealing
Inspired byRelated to 1991 335
Jerry K. Hartman Goody Two Choose two selections, divided deck
Also published here 1991 336
Jerry K. Hartman Hand in Hand Blindfold Poker Deal
Also published here 1991 443
Jerry K. Hartman, Joseph K. Schmidt Thinking Spell Spell to two selections, down under deal
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 459
Jerry K. Hartman The Discerning Mentalist one of twelve
Inspired by 1991 461
Jerry K. Hartman There's More than One Way to Spin a Cut two decks in reverse order
Also published here 1991 488
Jerry K. Hartman Out of Control two key cards
1991 490
Jerry K. Hartman Foretell-a-Vision three Royal Flushs removed for two spectators and performer, spectators do as many down-under deals as they like, last card each are shown, they are reversed in performer's packet
VariationsAlso published here 1991 511
Al Smith Colours On Demand
  • Cutting The Colours
  • Dealing The Colours
  • Deckspertise
1991 9
Al Smith Almost Faking It "Yet Another Opinionated Discourse"
comments on gambling demos
1991 12
Al Smith Don't Get Lost in the Shuffle more comments on gambling demos and technique
1991 13
Edward Marlo Marlo's Simple Shift
1991 17
Al Smith Wells Farogill two phases
Inspired by 1991 18
Alexander de Cova Ordered Card to Wallet deck in new pack order with Joker reversed in place of selection, selection to wallet
Also published here 1991 9
Alexander de Cova Flash-Restauration card torn into quarters which are placed on tabled deck, flat hand hits deck and card is restored instantly except one corner, last corner with band-aid à la Tommy Wonder
Inspired by
  • "Ocular T&R" (Dan Huffman, Linking Ring, Vol. 66 No. 2, Feb. 1986, p. 76)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
1991 1
Alexander de Cova Flash-Restauration II handling with signed card
Inspired by 1991 5
Jon Racherbaumer On the Ace Assembly Plot & Open Travelers general comments, credit information, disagreements with Karl Fulves, Open Travelers credit discussion
Related to Mar. 1991
Swipe (Issue 1)
3
Jon Racherbaumer Leftover Popover Hangovers on the "flourish disclosure", credit information on pop-out productions
May 1991
Swipe (Issue 2)
4
Ray Mertz, Eddie Fechter Yankee Doodle singing Yankee Doodle to find selection
Related to July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
56
Ray Mertz At the Bar card on outside of window, assistant
Also published here Sep./Oct. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 7)
62
Michael Close Red-Blue Mamma Fooler sticky tape
Also published here Dec. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
36
Peter Duffie The Ultimate Truth
Also published here 1991 6
Peter Duffie Before the Creation quick two card divided deck location, as prelude to OOTW
1991 8
Peter Duffie Only a Game Down under Deal, spectators get matches
Also published here 1991 10
Peter Duffie The Lucky Ten two piles dealt, top card of one pile is thought-of number, top card of other pile selection
Also published here 1991 14
Peter Duffie Mind Field
Also published here 1991 15
Peter Duffie Eleven Plus chosen pair of cards adds to eleven which is predicted, using dealing into two piles repeatedly (stay stack principle)
VariationsAlso published here 1991 17
Peter Duffie Miracolour red cards are shown to have "red" written on their back and blacks "black", spectator cuts and shuffle and deals two piles, yet both piles end up in same order
1991 22
Edward Marlo Unexpected Poker Deal spectators think of highest card in their poker hand, all assembled and re-dealt and all thought-of cards are in one hand
Inspired by Jan. 1991
Technomagic (Issue 7)
55
Justin Higham Centerpoint Subtlety deck spread on table in two stages, former reversed bottom card is seen in the center at the end, cut/pass substitute
Also published here Jan. 1991
Technomagic (Issue 7)
58
Justin Higham Clairvoyant
Also published here June 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 4)
96
Justin Higham Simple Clairvoyant
Also published here June 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 4)
97
Justin Higham Super Clairvoyant spectator thinks of any card, deals twice the value and drops rest on top, after a reverse faro, the performer knows the value and can fish
VariationsAlso published here June 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 4)
97
Bob King Making Waves odd-backed card lost in deck, card selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, selection and odd-backed card are found at same position in two piles
Inspired byVariations 1991 23
Bob King Split Thought Ace through Ten of Hearts on top, numbers thought of by two spectators and after some mental calculation by spectators the numbers are divined
Inspired by
  • Ken Krenzel Trick from New Jinx
Also published here
1991 24
Stanton Carlisle Impromptu One-Way Deck line on edge
1991 17
Elmer Deffenbaugh A Psychic Experience three decks, card at named number matches card stabbed to with knife and reversed in third deck
1991 30
Mike Porstmann Risiko card is chosen by putting a dagger in a deck, prediction of card using envelope
1991 54
Chris Kenner Travlrs 1
Variations 1992 40
Chris Kenner Twin Peeks two card challenge location, Ace to King set up
Variations 1992 102
Chris Kenner Must be 21 to enter streamlined
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1992 145
Michael Weber, Chris Kenner Five Speed Ambitious Classic variation, double stick tape
1992 166
Vanni Bossi An Inexpensive Daub Dispenser tip
1992 12
Vanni Bossi The Perfect Key Card
1992 19
Charles Aste Jr., Undercover Cop cop position and transition at table edge
Related to 1992 88
Jon Racherbaumer Making Smith More Mythic two selections occupy the same position in two halves
1992 225
Edward Marlo Smith-Myth Effect Subtlety
1992 229
Jon Racherbaumer Rashomon's Cards to Wallet Bendix Bombshell Wallet
1992 230
Edward Marlo Ungaffed Ultra Mental memorized deck, edge marks
1992 265
Stephen Hobbs A Note on Credits and Sleights
1992 v
Jack Carpenter, Stephen Hobbs Thoughts on Card Cheating An Essay with Examples
1992 141
Edward Marlo Memo-Deck Index memorized deck with corner short key cards as pocket index
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
1
Edward Marlo Any Deck Brain-Wave pocket index
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
2
Edward Marlo Invisible Deck ungaffed deck, pocket index
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
2
Edward Marlo Card Prediction in Wallet any named card, pocket index
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
3
Edward Marlo Drop Cut Control placing key next to peeked at card during running cut
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
3
Edward Marlo Odd Aces placing cards from other deck into deck as locator cards
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
4
Edward Marlo Neo Jazz Aces three stranger cards
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
5
Jon Racherbaumer In Spades rants
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
6
Max Malini Moisture Double Laydown moisture through breathing
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
8
Edward Marlo Updating the X-Force cross card force handling with prediction effect, with additional thoughts on slick/wave crimp cards
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
13
Edward Marlo How's That?
Related to June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
16
James Swain Miami Opener selection found in card box, mates on top of freely dealt piles. Utilises new deck order
Related to 1992 7
James Swain, Michael Skinner Dream Poker magician deals himself winning poker hand from spectator shuffled deck. Uses partial stack
1992 19
James Swain The Big Stack dealt poker hand of four Aces transforms into royal flush, all other hands are shown as royal flushes as kicker
VariationsAlso published here 1992 23
Karl Fulves Change X Change two chosen numbers via dice are counted down and a value of the other number is found in each case, selection found as well
Inspired byRelated to 1992 3
Karl Fulves Don't Ask repeat poker deal for two players, spectator wins and loses in final round
Related to 1992 5
Karl Fulves Face Value cards shuffled face-up/face-down, cards dealt into performers hand until he calls stop, number of face-down cards then equals face-up cards
Inspired byRelated to 1992 25
Karl Fulves A trick fragment predicting that all pairs come off with a red and a black card after riffle shuffle in off-beat way
1992 26
Karl Fulves Overhand Shuffle Placement card under x cards
1992 41
Karl Fulves A-B-C-D four piles, pile A dealt to A-B-C-D position, same with the others, problem about distribution after deal
Related to 1992 47
Karl Fulves Balancing Act spectator places some blacks in pocket, performer places some more there, number of pocketed blacks equals number of reds in a packet, varied repeat
1992 50
Karl Fulves An anti-Miraskil card problem Miraskill-Gilbreath-combination posed as problem
1992 52
Karl Fulves Zodiac Sell card chosen in spectator's hands, another card turns face-up, ZODIAC is spelled to find selection
1992 70
Karl Fulves A Martian Chronicle
1992 75
Karl Fulves Witness six spectators with cards and pens, one of them writes an X on his card behind performers back, those with red cards must speak truth, black must lie, performer finds murderer
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1992 78
Karl Fulves Mirage riffle shuffle, after each matching pair next pair is placed aside unseen, one pile is all red the other all black
1992 87
Charles Cameron Devilish Sorcery progressive spelling with word cards
Mar. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 1)
12
Bob Farmer Overcon two cards thought of from fanned deck and then divined
Aug. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 2)
19
Alexander de Cova, Jan Torell Blitzkarten-Verwandlung jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 15
Alexander de Cova Total Recall two selections, odd/even, with variations:
  • 1. Aus dem Stegreif (impromptu)
  • 2. Mit zwei Kartenspielen (with two decks)
  • 3. Für den Table-Hopper
Inspired by 1992 19
Alexander de Cova Premonition Plus
Also published here 1992 68
Alexander de Cova Ordered Card to Wallet deck in new pack order with Joker reversed in place of selection, selection to wallet
Also published here 1992 99
John Riggs The Optical Location cards shuffled face up into face down, two cards selected and performer finds them
Also published here 1992 770
Frederick Braue Prearranged Deck on stacked deck work, historical comments
  • Eight Kings
  • Si Stebbins
  • Nikola
  • Braue Memorized Stack (?)
1992 1
Frederick Braue Memorizing the Pack the Braue Memorized Deck
1992 2
Frederick Braue The Card You Took eight cards, progressive spelling, using Braue Memorized Deck
1992 3
Frederick Braue The Thought Stealer one of six cards, progressive spelling, using Braue Memorized Deck
1992 4
Frederick Braue Set-Up Thinker spectator says stop during riffle behind performer's back, secretly counting, using Braue Memorized Deck
1992 4
Frederick Braue, Dai Vernon Vernon Plus Braue thought-of cards from eight-card packet found via a spelling and down-under procedure
Related to 1992 4
Frederick Braue Pointer Thinking with packet of cards, out-of-hand reversal by spectator
1992 5
Paul Curry, Frederick Braue For Nikola Routine could be done with any stack
1992 6
Edward Wase Production of Three Cards production of cards that come from sleeve with thread pull
1992 8
Frederick Braue On Practicing Sleights
1992 14
Frederick Braue Card to Wallet duplicate
1992 18
Frederick Braue Mental Routine outline, unclear what exactly happens
1992 20
Frederick Braue Discoveries - The Speller chapter intro
1992 21
Verall Wass Spelling Calculation spelling system, from 1953
1992 24
Stack Countdown spectator stops and then that value is counted down, A-K set-up, published in Pathfinder Magazine 30 years ago (ca. 1930?!)
Related to 1992 28
Emil Jarrow Jarrow's Indicator indicator card leads to selection, Ace through Ten set-up, Kruskal-type counting
Related to 1992 30
Gary Kurtz Two Heads Are Better Than One a friend locates a card, stooged with some simple instructions
Also published here 1992 21
Gary Kurtz Nach Hofzinser (Cull-Methode) key placement handling
Also published here 1992 22
Dai Vernon Leitkartenkontrolle nach Dai Vernon running cut key placement
1992 23
Gary Kurtz The Code of Silence
Also published here 1992 34
Gary Plants No Way Out spectator removes any thought-of card from twenty-card packet, it is lost in deck and then found as spectator counts through the cards
Also published here June 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 2)
1
Richard Vollmer Geschichte short history on the stay stack
Also published here
  • Richard Vollmer "Le Jeu Mirroir", 1984
1992 5
Richard Vollmer Das Prinzip des "Stay-Stack Systems" von Rusduck how the stay stack works
Also published here
  • Richard Vollmer "Le Jeu Mirroir", 1984
1992 5
Richard Vollmer Das Legen eines palindromischen Spiels how to set up a stay stack, several methods
Also published here
  • Richard Vollmer "Le Jeu Mirroir", 1984
1992 6
Richard Vollmer Die Eigenschaften des palindromischen Spiels characteristics of the stay stack, with 52 and 53 cards
Also published here
  • Richard Vollmer "Le Jeu Mirroir", 1984
1992 8
Christian Scherer Duplizität der Ereignisse - Eine Routine mit dem palindromischen Spiel longer stay stack routine, mates are found, six phases
1992 12
Christian Scherer Schlusswort including stay stack and faro oddity
1992 25
Bob King Impossible Location spectator cuts deck into three piles, remembers top card of any pile and loses it
Also published here 1992 4
Bob King Under Your Spell spectator cuts to any card and loses it, performer spells to it underneath handkerchief and it shows up at last letter
Also published here 1992 19
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Codus Indirectus verbally coding a card to medium
Jan. 1992
Magick (Issue 466)
2330
Rudy T. Hunter Empathy marking on back of selected Tarot card
May 1992
Magick (Issue 472)
2360
Steve "Banachek" Shaw Brain Writing spectator writes name on business card, medium divines selection by analyzing hand writing
May 1992
Magick (Issue 472)
2361
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Card Counter spectator notes sequence of cards, performer names sequence again later
June 1992
Magick (Issue 473)
2364
Ted Karmilovich Shuffled Thought divination of selected card, one suit stacked
Dec. 1992
Magick (Issue 482)
2409
Card under Knee
1992 36
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
Related toAlso published here 1992 108
Arturo de Ascanio ¿Juega Usted al Mus? gambling routine for the spanish game "Mus", with a deck of forty cards
Also published here
  • "Circular Mensual del S.E.I." N° 4, 1954.
1992 7
Arturo de Ascanio Fuera de este Mundo
Also published here 1992 76
Jerry Sadowitz Addendum to Think of a Card verbal force for Three of Clubs or at least a Three or Club
Feb. 1992
Profile (Issue 6)
12
Andrew Galloway Reflected Thoughts card thought of in fan, its value used to select another card, both found, interlocking chain principle
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
1
Andrew Galloway Suit Fishing
Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
2
Roy Walton Doppelganger spectator counts to any position and remembers next card, card found and position divined
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
5
Peter Duffie Deliberation card thought of, another one selected by counting down value of thought-of card, both found
Inspired by Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
9
Peter Duffie Variation "or Savings" two cards found by using the value and spelling the name of the performer's lucky card (Seven of Diamonds)
Inspired byAlso published here June 1992
Profile (Issue 8)
4
Philip T. Goldstein Some Indifference two cards chosen, sum and difference of those values, number of cards as prediction
Inspired byRelated toVariations June 1992
Profile (Issue 8)
7
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
Jerry Sadowitz Magic Hands four Kings transpose with four indifferent cards, two pairs of pseudo duplicates
Inspired by Oct. 1992
Profile (Issue 10)
4
Douglas Cameron Wax Steal from Shoe
Oct. 1992
Profile (Issue 10)
7
David Carré Sympathetic Reverse selection turns over three times, then full suit of selection as well
Oct. 1992
Profile (Issue 10)
8
Aldo Colombini Crazy Horse two cards chosen from twenty-card packet, two packets eventually formed, one all red with black selection and vice versa
Inspired by
  • Ron Ferris
Also published here
  • Spaghetti Magic lecture notes
Dec. 1992
Profile (Issue 11)
1
Richard James A Problem Solved? deck faced and spread on table, face-up and face-down card pushed out of spread, they are mates
Inspired by Dec. 1992
Profile (Issue 11)
11
Daryl Martinez Tipped in Lucca
1992 10
Gary Kurtz Third Example: The order in which you have three cards chosen and revealed
1992 6
Gary Kurtz Another Example: A Vernon Key Card Placement see also p. 34
Related to 1992 29
Vanni Bossi A Faro Subtlety faro with corner-shorted cards, stacking application with fewer shuffles
1992 10
Vanni Bossi Variations to the "Dr. Nuzzo Peek" fine secret incomplete faro condition to facilitate counting
  • First Variation (challenge location, red-black separation)
  • Second Variation (same with odd-even)
Inspired by 1992 12
Vanni Bossi Three Original Key Cards different types of thinned-out corners
  • First Type
  • Second Type
  • Third Type
1992 15
Vanni Bossi Vanii Bossi's Move a Card, a la "Moe" memorizing red-black patterns
1992 18
Vanni Bossi An Inexpensive Daub Dispenser cap from film container
1992 24
Vanni Bossi The Perfect Key Card card cut the other way put into deck, slick card
1992 29
Steve Dusheck Mate-A-Card finding the mate of a card under fair conditions in shuffled deck, featuring a card with a mirror surface hidden under a sliding panel on its back
Also published here
  • marketed in 1968
1992 57
Steve Dusheck, James M. Klein Card Magic interview with Dusheck about card magic
1992 146
Peter Kane Kane's Index rubber-banded deck with cards perpendicular every five cards, memorized deck
Inspired by
  • Ned Rutledge item in Hugard's Magic Monthly
1992 13
Alexander de Cova Flash Transformation jumbo card (or sign, menu, ...) visually transforms into silk, ends clean
Also published here Feb. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 2)
13
Shiv Duggal The Triple Prediction Gemini Twins handling for three cards
Inspired by Aug. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 4)
13
Roy Walton Fair Play pairs taken from two halves, pairs of same suit give a point, performer wins, reverse Gilbreath
Variations Sep. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 5)
10
Karl Fulves Blackjack Stacks winning hands for dealer in two-handed games
Related to 1992
Swindle Sheet (Issue 10)
115
Jack Merlin The Story of the Cold Deck deck switch with help of tray and waiter
Also published here 1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
94
Karl Fulves The Deck Drop blackjack stack, deck switch choreography
Related to 1992
Cheat Sheet (Issue 10)
95
Karl Fulves Blackjack Stacks
Related to 1992 2
Larry Becker Headliner five cards are selected and and placed inside performers pocket, one is removed by spectator and name of card printed in newspaper, odd backs principle
1992 202
Larry Becker Power of Suggestion with the power of suggestion the selection becomes invisible for the spectator, then chosen card is divined
Inspired by 1992 205
Larry Becker Match Game cards with jokes matching cards with punchlines,
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 221
Larry Becker The Ultimate Match-Up ramasee principle matching routine, using double facer ending with straight flush
Inspired by 1992 224
Larry Becker, Ross Johnson Club Kicker shuffled deck, packet of card is divined and last card predicted, with jumbo card kicker
Inspired byVariations 1992 285
Larry Becker, Carlhorst Meier Hour of Destiny with prediction engraved in watch, credit information
Related toVariations 1992 305
Ken Simmons Weighing the Cards ..... For Magicians routine with multiple phases
1992 9
Ken Simmons Bluff Presentation for 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, three phases
Inspired by 1992 12
Ken Simmons The Darkest Hour Revisited selected card is only black card in clock dial layout
Inspired by 1992 1
Edward Marlo The Schmaltzy Showman's Prediction fair selection from new and sealed deck is predicted, Penelope's Principle
  • Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)
Also published here 1992 1
Edward Marlo Sure Simplified Shift Simple Shift variation
Also published here 1992 10
Edward Marlo Female spectator's name on back of named card
  • Simmons Note (Ken Simmons)
Also published here 1992 34
Jon Racherbaumer Deja Vu, Too credit information on shiner usage
Mar. 1992
Swipe (Issue 4)
5
Karl Norman The Karl Norman Key Card Routine locator card with piece of other card glued on it
Related to May/June 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 11)
113
Peter Duffie The Ultimate Truth
Related toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 6)
47
Roy Walton The Magic Queen of Diamonds card chosen fairly is found by spelling out a sentence
Variations Apr. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 8)
52
Larry Jennings Face-Up Plunger Lie Detector card shows up reversed at the end of plunger sequence
Inspired by June 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 10)
50
Richard Kaufman Inner-Workings on whether women like card tricks
July 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
47
Roy Walton The Waldo Fun Feit Detector
Inspired by July 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
51
James Swain The Big Stack dealt poker hand of four Aces transforms into royal flush, all other hands are shown as royal flushes as kicker
Related toAlso published here July 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 11)
53
Harry Anderson Mish-Mash Card big poster with pieces of playing card, chosen one is predicted in envelope, also with "her card" gag
Also published here Aug. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12)
36
Charles T. Jordan The Projected Thought card thought of, dealing procedure multiple times with full deck, card and its position predicted
Aug. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12)
49
Charles T. Jordan The Vanishing Court Card named picture card put in five-card packet, it vanishes and appears back in pack, biddle trick, index of twelve index sections
Also published here
  • marketed 1921, see ad in Oct. 1921 Sphinx
Aug. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12)
50
T. Nelson Downs The Cards Enchanted performer reads off some cards from shuffled deck, one thought of, deck put in pocket, card named and produced at named number
Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
52
T. Nelson Downs The T. N. D. Detection using one-way faces, tray for reversal
Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
52
Alan Wakeling Psychic Blackjack cards are named by assistant, used in a blackjack game, John Mulholland code
Also published here Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
44
Peter Duffie A Sense Of Freedom four packets formed and turned over, in the end the sum of values is predicted
Inspired by Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
58
Peter Duffie A Piece of Fred spectator shuffles and cuts into three piles and takes one, performer names the number of red and black cards in his pile
Inspired by 1992 5
Peter Duffie Matchical mates at same position in two seven-card packets
  • Epilogue to Matchical
Variations 1992 11
Peter Duffie Matchical Mix two Cards, two Piles, Same position - selection and mate
  • Epilogue to Matchical Mix
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 12
Peter Duffie Pictorial Ratification card chosen and cards counted off according to value and suit, then it is located
Inspired by
  • "Mental Spell" (Eddie Clever)
1992 14
Peter Duffie Not As Impromptu one of four cards selected, other three cards added together and number counted in deck finds mate
  • Epilogue to Not As Impromptu
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 20
Peter Duffie Directly Between two Jokers pushed reversed into center together, deck slapped onto selection and it instantly is found between Jokers, two classic passes
Variations 1992 21
Peter Duffie Lucky For Some spectator riffle shuffles deck once and takes top thirteen cards, those cards are predicted or divined
1992 22
Justin Higham Sensitivity spectator thinks of a card, performer pockets deck and spectator names card, performer removes a face-down card, then performer thinks of a card, spectator shuffles deck and performer removes another one from his pocket, both are the named cards
Mar. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 1)
2
Justin Higham Worldly Powers selected card and four Aces are found, anti-faro "programming", simplified handling
Inspired by Apr. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 2)
11
Edward Marlo Marlo's Transposition Routine with stranger card, first phase Buffalo'd, then two repeats
Inspired by Apr. 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 2)
17
Sandy Spillman Something on My Mind: Martin Nash on an effect performed by Martin Nash, location of two chosen cards
July 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 1)
9
Joel Moskowitz Open and Shut divided in open or closed numbers or letters
Oct. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 4)
11
Jonathan Cooke Recycled Thoughts: Business Card Business using stack of business cards, glimpse under handkerchief, short card
Nov. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 5)
4
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Tarot Tactic divination of chosen Tarot card, reading using the Major Arcana
Nov. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 5)
12
Steve Draun A Slick Trick overhand
1993 76
Steve Draun Slick Card glue
1993 76
Ernest Earick Lustig for Life named value is cut to, selection at that number
Variations 1993 165
Ernest Earick A Little Bit Patter presentation for restacking the deck when a player leaves
Related toAlso published here 1993 199
Doug Edwards No Chances using cyclical stack
Apr. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4)
2204
Harry Lorayne Nine All Mine using mini stay stack
Aug. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2248
Terry LaGerould Spectator guesses better one ahead
Sep. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 9)
2257
Tom Daugherty Heavies one way from the face
Dec. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 12)
2302
A Good Card Trick marked key card
1993 89
Blindfold Card Reading some cards are chosen from one half and shuffled in other half, found by blindfolded magician, pegged/punched card
1993 137
Edward Marlo Out There approaches for "Out of this World", stripper and ungaffed divided deck
Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
4
Bob Veeser The Force that isn't There forcing a card that is no longer in the deck, ungaffed
Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
5
Edward Marlo Glim Deal sighting ahead when dealing with shiner
1993
The Olram File (Issue 14)
5
Edward Marlo The Glimmer
1993
The Olram File (Issue 14)
5
Edward Marlo, John C. Wagner Revised Lie Detector down under deal, quartet production, set-up, two variations:
  • For Center Dealers
  • For Side-Stealers
Inspired by 1993
The Olram File (Issue 14)
5
Edward Marlo Si Stebbins from New Pack Order brief
1993
The Olram File (Issue 15)
6
Edward Marlo Retro-Look session notes by Marlo
1993
The Olram File (Issue 15)
7
Edward Marlo, John Scarne Scarne Review Marlo's comments on John Scarne's appearance on the "Jack Paar Show" (July 1961)
1993
The Olram File (Issue 15)
12
Edward Marlo Reverse-Count Backward Faro from sixteen-card packet, reverse faro elimination
1993
The Olram File (Issue 16)
1
Edward Marlo Predicted Mental Spell spelling effect with predictions on billets
1993
The Olram File (Issue 16)
3
Jon Racherbaumer In Spades comments about sessioning
1993
The Olram File (Issue 16)
16
William Goodwin Plunger Sandwich sandwich cards rise out of deck with selection in between, ace production kicker
1993 16
Thomas Alan Waters Hellaphone spectator choses a number on a telephone, name is divined, not real phone numbers, first published in "New Invocation" No. 31, 1986
1993
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Magazine Miscellanea)
441
Edward Marlo The Schmaltzy Showmans Prediction fair selection from new and sealed deck is predicted, Penelope's Principle, with notes by Ken Simmons
Also published here 1993 1
Edward Marlo I Knew That any card is spelled to (Count-Spell Principle), two methods, with credit information (Mosteller)
Also published here 1993 6
Edward Marlo Sure Simplified Shift Simple Shift variation
Also published here 1993 18
Edward Marlo Female spectator's name on back of named card, with note by Ken Simmons
Related to 1993 20
Ken Simmons Who's Lying? lie speller
Inspired by
  • Automatic Speller Placement Principle (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43)
Variations
1993 28
David Neighbors Who's Lying? - Second Handling lie speller
Inspired by 1993 29
Jon Racherbaumer Dunbury Lie Speller - Eighteen-Card Version
Inspired by 1993 30
Al Smith A Musing "Some thoughts on cards", on card magic & practicing
Jan. 1993
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 4)
2
Scott Robinson Riding the Wave mentally selected card is found reversed in the deck, three different handlings
Related toAlso published here 1993 842
Steve Beam, Scott Robinson Color Wave with different colored back
Also published here 1993 845
Steve Beam Impaired named card ends up between jokers
VariationsAlso published here 1993 871
Jim Krenz Savage Card all cards from deck change into selection, Himber wallet
Also published here 1993 901
よんぶんのいちの奇跡 (Quarter Miracle) Card location from a packet of 16 cards, involves down-under deals, eliminate until one card left
1993 84
最後の1枚 (The Last Card) Another down-under location
1993 105
Dai Vernon イモーショナルリアクション (Emotional Reaction)
1993 115
Philip T. Goldstein Drawl winning cards in selected hand, spectator can cut to position for dealing last round of cards
Sep. 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 3)
6
Bob King Second Guessing Your Weight performer cuts off same amount as spectator, then to selection
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1993 2
Bob King One Too Many performer tries to cut off as many cards as spectator but it's one too many - the selection
1993 3
Bob King 10 Hand Poker Stack with free cut principle
VariationsAlso published here 1993 5
Bob King Psychic Location (II) spectator thinks of any number card in cut-off pile and removes as many cards, faro
Inspired byRelated to 1993 7
Bob King Count-Down card thought-of according to thought-of hour, clock dial layout, selection travels in card case
Related to 1993 11
Bob King Over-Kill? spectator cuts off pile and remembers card at this position, selection transposes with card in another deck
Related to 1993 13
Bob King Breathing Life into the 26 Card Key three piles, faroing crimp next to selection
Related to 1993 16
Bob King Zen Poker Plus Zens stack
Inspired by 1993 17
Bob King Seeing is Believing performer blindfolded for full routine
Phase I: a card pocketed and another selected
Phase II: selection found at named small number
Phase III: two more cards divined, using 52-on-One and 3-1/2 gag cards
Phase IV: four Aces dealt in poker round
Phase V: pocketed card named
1993 22
Steve Beam Gentleman's Bet bet, red / black or pairs, performer wins always, gilbreath
Variations 1993 7
John Riggs Unbeatable red / black or pairs, performer wins bet all the time, is able to let spectator win on his demand, gilbreath
1993 9
Steve Beam Color Vision performer always guesses color of cards correctly
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1993 11
Steve Beam Scaling the Cards three packets are cut on the table, performer weighs two and announces amount of cards, then he reveals amount of black or red cards in those packets
Inspired by
  • Mike Roger's "Trost and Us" in "Genii" October, 1971.
1993 13
Steve Beam Bottoming Out all values are spelled, selection is found at last letter of last value, sucker element
Related toVariations 1993 17
Tom Craven The Custom Card Trick card is found and spelled to at impossible conditions, possible over phone
Inspired by 1993 24
Scott Robinson The Portable Ladder cards spread on table, named number is counted to and card turned over, value of card helps find selection, force or prediction
1993 39
John Riggs The Solution
1993 54
Steve Beam Mating Season I spectator calls three numbers between one and twenty-six, cards dealt in pairs, and cards at chosen numbers match in value and suit, face up method
Related toAlso published here 1993 62
Steve Beam Mating Season II deck cut in halves, joker placed in any half, from that point on all cards are mates
Related to 1993 64
Steve Beam Mating Season IV two halves, cards on named number match, then all match
Also published here 1993 69
John Riggs The Optical Location cards shuffled face up into face down, two cards selected and performer finds them
Also published here 1993 119
Steve Beam Lucky 13 spectator cuts to two indicator cards, which total the position of the selection
Related to 1993 121
Steve Beam The Lost Key
Inspired by
  • Charles Jordan's "The Infallible Detection" in "Collected Tricks" and Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks"
1993 125
Doug Canning UNCANNY deck in pocket and one card after the other is removed, spectator mentally spells his card and last letter matches selection
1993 132
Steve Beam Impaired named card between two face up jokers
Also published here 1993 136
Steve Beam Jinxed with five piles, with indicator card
VariationsAlso published here 1993 138
Steve Beam Killocation one of fifteen, contingency effect
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1993 142
Scotty York Froggy Goes A'Courtin card reveals itself underneath handkerchief, glorpy, with card frog that changes into caricature card of performer
Related toAlso published here 1993 18
Jack Yeager Love Match cards with colors and gem stones, pair selects each and colors match, PATEO
Nov. 1993
Magick (Issue 496)
2480
Alexander de Cova Premonition Plus brief
Also published here 1993 12
Alexander de Cova Magician's Fooler packet is cut from deck and the rest put in card case, one card of the packet is placed reversed in the center of the rest, all cards are divined, peek case
Also published here 1993 15
Mel Stover A Casbah Cavort spelling location with small packet and story presentation
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
3
Karl Fulves Draw Test sixteen-card poker, four players get four cards each
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
16
Sam Schwartz Thought Process one of thirteen cards thought of, dealing procedure according to thought-of card (color, value, suit), selection narrowed down by having one key card, see also p. 47
Inspired by
  • "Contemplation" (Interim Report)
Related toVariations
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
21
Sam Schwartz Innermost Thought same trick, using thirteen specific cards to optimize multiple outs, also as phone effect
Inspired by 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
22
Karl Fulves Birthday Value - Birthday Suit spectator spells birth month from one packet and birth day from another, suit and value are used to arrive at a card which is predicted
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
27
Charles T. Jordan, Ron Rennick Count Down Force counting black cards in one pile and counting down in another pile
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 3)
34
Karl Fulves Trans-No-Transpo of two cards only one transposes, paradox, half-transposition
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
37
Roy Walton The Fixer eighteen-card packet mixed face-up/face-down, bottom card noted, spelling procedure, card found
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Variations
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
39
Mitsunobu Matsuyama Fortune cards with "He Loves Me", "He Loves Me Not", petal principle
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
43
Karl Fulves Parity Prophet cards dealt in pairs, one turned over, again dealt in pairs, cards on both side of reversed card are mates or predicted, Gemini Twins relation
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
45
Tony Bartolotta Named Gemini two cards freely chosen, mates found with Gemini Twins procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
48
Mel Bennett Blackjack four named years are added, total used to deal four piles, when turned over the bottom cards are two blackjacks
Related to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 5)
49
Karl Fulves Guess Again eight cards are placed outjogged into tabled spread, cards dealt in pairs, color matches with outjogged cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 5)
55
John Scarne Trapped Under Glass card inside inverted glass transposes with card outside, visible
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 5)
60
Karl Fulves Me Thinks one of thirteen cards thought of, dealing procedure according to thought-of card (color, value, suit), selection narrowed down by having one key card
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 2)
12
Karl Fulves You-Me Poker two poker hands, one card moved to spectator's hand, spectator thinks of one of his cards, dealing procedure according to thought-of card (color, value, suit), selection narrowed down by having one key card
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 2)
13
Karl Fulves Group of Seven "Contemplation" plot streamlined with seven cards
1993
Verbatim (Issue 2)
14
Martin Gardner Fortune information on the petal principle force
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 4)
25
Karl Fulves Guess Again explanation of the principle at work, with variation in which five cards are put into five packets, packets dealt in pairs and color matches are found
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
43
Karl Fulves Zenmemory memorizing twelve picture cards, posed as problem
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 5)
44
Karl Fulves Night School court cards removed and some cased, one of the remaining ones signed, counting ritual according to number cards that are cut to, selection found
Inspired by 1993
Verbatim (Issue 6)
52
Karl Fulves Tic Stax Toe using cards to indicate which square has to be used next, Eight Kings or Si Stebbins stack
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 7)
68
Karl Fulves Close Encounter examination of H. S. Paine's 14-15 stack
  • 4-Way Force
  • Toggle Force
  • Flip Force
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 7)
71
Karl Fulves Zen Memory on memorizing twelve court cards
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 8)
96
Patrick Page Do as I Do spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1993 21
Peter Duffie A Change In Mood Aces transpose with two other cards, pair of pseudo duplicates
Inspired by 1993 54
Peter Duffie Guardian Angels selection travels from red Kings to black Kings
Inspired by 1993 58
Stephen Tucker The Penultimate Truth
Inspired by Feb. 1993
Profile (Issue 12)
6
Peter Duffie Principles and Deceptions "An Easy Look Through The Arithmetical Principles Of Card Magic - Part 1"
  • The Gilbreath Principle
  • Gilbreath's "Second" Principle
Related toVariations Apr. 1993
Profile (Issue 13)
11
Dave Campbell Auto-Matic Speller three cards cut into packets and spelled to, banks of cards with the same number of letters
Also published here June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
2
Peter Duffie Principles and Deceptions "An Easy Look Through The Arithmetical Principles Of Card Magic - Part 2"
  • The Gilbreath Principle (Continued)
  • Gilbreath Without the Shuffle
Related to June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
6
Peter Duffie Straight Shuffle Variation twenty-card packet, spectator cuts and removes five cards from top or bottom as he pleases, repeated two more times, all have royal flushes
Inspired by June 1993
Profile (Issue 14)
7
Peter Duffie Principles and Deceptions "An Easy Trip Through The Arithmetical Principles Of Card Magic - Part 3"
  • The Rusduck Stay Stack Principle
Variations Aug. 1993
Profile (Issue 15)
6
Ernest Earick A Little Bit Patter presentation for restacking the deck when a player leaves
Also published here Aug. 1993
Profile (Issue 15)
10
Peter Duffie Principles and Deceptions "An Easy Trip Through The Arithmetical Principles Of Card Magic - Part 4"
  • Two Unique Principles of Bob Hummer
  • Principle One
  • Principle Two (CATO)
Oct. 1993
Profile (Issue 16)
6
Peter Duffie Card Count-Down card thought-of from twelve-card packet, suit spelled, pairs dealt, value counted down in rest of the deck to find mate
Oct. 1993
Profile (Issue 16)
6
Peter Duffie Hummer of a Trick Variation some cards mixed face-up/face-down by spectator, performer takes one section under the table briefly, in the end there are the same number of face-up cards in two piles
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1993
Profile (Issue 16)
6
Stephen Tucker Limitations cards chosen from two piles, one for suit and one for value, resulting card predicted, sucker element
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
4
Peter Duffie Principles and Deceptions "An Easy Trip Through The Arithmetical Principles Of Card Magic - Part 5"
  • The Free Cut Principle
Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
5
Peter Duffie Card Prediction face-up cards after CATO mixing added, card at that position in rest of deck predicted
Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
5
Walt Lees A Spectator Cuts the Aces
Dec. 1993
Profile (Issue 17)
8
Paul Swinford Stay Stack Finale one card is mated after faro shuffle, then two cards
1993 12
Randy Tanner Elimination Prediction deck dealt into four piles, one chosen, some more dealing and choosing until one card remains, predicted
Also published here 1993 65
Al Thatcher Super-Duper Poker Deal Zens stack
Variations 1993 67
Jerry Mentzer A Poker Plot spectator deals poker hands, one from the bottom with the performer's back turned, he identified the bottom-dealt hand, also it's a royal flush
Inspired by 1993 70
Basic Hummer four cards, selection is only one reversed after some procedure
Inspired by
  • "Baby Hummer" (Charles Hudson, The Linking Ring, Dec., 1967)
Also published here
1993 72
Persi Diaconis Beyond Hummer four cards, selection is only one reversed after some procedure
Also published here 1993 74
Stephen Tucker The Choice of Six cards chosen from two piles, one for suit and one for value, resulting card predicted, sucker element
  • Self Working Version
Also published here 1993 82
Jerry Mentzer Rainbow Prediction mini rainbow cards, one chosen, predicted, either face or back (two-way out)
1993 100
Ray Mertz Card on Window Surprise with helper
Also published here 1993 156
Bob King Impossible Location spectator cuts deck into three piles, remembers top card of any pile and loses it, breather crimp
Also published here 1993 170
Jerry Mentzer Another Point of Thought same effect
Inspired by 1993 203
Richard Bartram, Jr. Point of Thought two decks, performer removes card with arrow on back which points on selection in other deck, when card is turned over it is the same card, with Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper deck
1993 41
Richard Bartram, Jr. The Clairvoyant Card selected card and thought of card are predicted in envelope
1993 106
Peter Duffie Magician three spectators simultaneously select a card from packet from three to eight cards, spelling and down-under to locate it
Inspired by 1993 4
Peter Duffie Triplicants card chosen from three-card packet twice, repeated three times, three value pairs, values predicted as well
Inspired by
  • "Triple Coincidence" (Robert Harbin, Abracadabra & Harbincadabra)
1993 5
Peter Duffie The Psychic Speller with packet of ten cards
1993 9
Peter Duffie Adding Some Weight spectator cuts off cards, two cards that add up to that number are reversed by performer and the number of cards between them also matches
Inspired by 1993 15
Peter Duffie Fair Game
Inspired byAlso published here 1993 25
Peter Duffie The Numbers Game dealt poker hand's values add up to named number, seven card stack
Also published here 1993 27
Peter Duffie Fault Finding
1993 28
Steve Beam Multiple Impact several spectators cut a small packet and remember a card, all cards are found, deck can be riffle shuffled once, chains, a bit more details than in Trapdoor
Inspired by 1993 1
Steve Beam Impaired named card between two face up jokers
Also published here 1993 12
Norman Houghton The Recognition Reflex
Also published here 1993 13
Steve Beam The World's Greatest Magician humorous revelation of a selected card
Also published here 1993 13
Steve Beam Color Vision performer always guesses color of cards correctly
Also published here 1993 14
Scott Robinson Riding the Wave mentally selected card is found reversed in the deck
Also published here 1993 18
Scott Robinson, Steve Beam Colorwave with different colored back
Also published here 1993 20
Jack Birnman Sharper's Image after some shuffling (also by spectator) a two-handed game is dealt, performer receives a Full House with Aces and Kings, faro
Variations June 1993 15
Charles T. Jordan, Vanni Bossi Charles Jordan's The Wonder Force forcing the first red card in riffle shuffled deck, with commentary by Vanni Bossi
Related to 1993 11
Charles T. Jordan, Vanni Bossi Charles Jordan's Paradox - The Dream unknown chosen card put in envelope, turns out to be later selection, with commentary by Vanni Bossi
Related to
  • "The Dream" (No. 33 in Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks)
1993 12
Charles T. Jordan, Vanni Bossi Still Jordan: His Solution to Hofzinser's Problem No 8 coincidence with card values where two values add up to a third selection, stack that will force the number ten, with commentary by Vanni Bossi
1993 13
Eddie Fechter Imperfection Peek
1993 35
Eddie Fechter Peek Control with a Corner Short Card
1993 37
Eddie Fechter Eddie's Stop performer stops spectator while dealing, next card is selection
1993 51
Eddie Fechter Eddie Fechter's Multiple Shift
  • The Basic Multiple Shift
  • Four to the Top
  • Three to the Bottom and One to the Top
  • Four to the Bottom
  • Two to the Top and Two to the Bottom
Related to 1993 75
Eddie Fechter A Card Control same as LePaul's "An Automatic Jog-Control"
Related toAlso published here 1993 121
Eddie Fechter Peek and Key Combination
1993 178
Eddie Fechter Fan Positioning placing a card at certain position from top, using fan shuffle
Also published here 1993 233
Eddie Fechter How Do You Want Me To Find Your Card? selection is found again and again in quick fashion, as an out
Also published here 1993 253
Eddie Fechter Speller Positioning
Also published here 1993 256
Steve Dusheck Poe Keen Know card selected from Po-Ke-No game cards by throwing coin on it, sticky
1993 1
Steve Dusheck A Moving Experience five cards on a stand, chosen one falls over
1993 99
Steve Dusheck Folded folded card(s) in bulldog clip predict free roll of dice
1993 118
Toni Forster Totale Freiheit
June 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1)
27
Rudolf Braunmüller Hellsehen per Telefon spectator reverses any card behind his back, phone number forced with calculator, that person called and he names card
June 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1)
34
Rudolf Braunmüller Goethes Hexeneinmaleins number remembered, that many cards removed, automatic placement, rhyme to find card
Inspired by
  • George F. Miller's "Anti-Clock Location"
June 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1)
35
Rudolf Braunmüller Si Stebbins à la Rusduck Stebbins variation
Related to Nov. 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 2)
64
David Britland Less Than Total Recall on clocking and memory demonstrations
Nov. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
5
David Britland, Marc Russell Cul-de-Stack high/low alternating deck for memory demonstration and bridge deal
Nov. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
7
René Lavand Nothing Happens by Chance same card found again by a spectator calling stop while performer deals cards on the table, deck shuffled in process
1993 62
René Lavand The Deck is Feminine Aces are found, spectators name numbers
Also published here 1993 92
René Lavand Reverse Two
1993 115
René Lavand Improvisations apparently improvisational routine, four selections are found and Aces produced as climax
1993 122
René Lavand Rosary Stop named card
1993 156
René Lavand More Rosary Effects production of named cards, card switch in pocket and dealing into four suits
Also published here 1993 156
René Lavand There are Many Legal Tricks for a Resourceful Gambler memory demonstration, quickly looking through one half of the deck and naming all cards in other half
Also published here 1993 159
René Lavand This Shall Be A Noble Trick... And Nothing More prediction of cards which spectator stops
1993 160
René Lavand My Favorite cards stopped at match two predictions from other deck
1993 161
René Lavand It Would Be Impossible For Me location of two selections, cutting to two short cards
1993 187
Sid Fleischman The Vagrant Key marked deck for setting key card next to selection which is not read
1993 87
Sid Fleischman The Potato and the Card Trick humorous spelling effect, double count placement
  • Alternate Handling
1993 140
Sid Fleischman Card Gossip person thinks of a card and whispers it to someone, who whispers it to another one but can lie, and so on, final card predicted in Brainnwave deck or other
  • The Silent Partner Option
  • The Index Option
  • Thumb Writing
1993 145
Sid Fleischman Join the A.S.C.T. Michelangelo themed revelation in which all cards are eliminated except selection
1993 150
Chuck Fayne One Lump or Two? signed card from miniature deck penetrates saucer into cup
1993 4
Chuck Fayne The Shrunken Signature card signed on back, it shrinks to miniature card
1993 13
Harry Anderson Mish-Mash Card big poster with pieces of playing card, chosen one is predicted in envelope, also with "her card" gag
Also published here 1993 70
Harry Anderson The Children's Yard Sale named card is found on position which is the same number as the price written on the box
Related to 1993 78
Alan Wakeling Psychic Blackjack cards are named by assistant, used in a blackjack game, John Mulholland code
VariationsAlso published here 1993 117
Alexander de Cova Premonition Plus brief
Also published here 1993 12
Alexander de Cova Magician's Fooler packet is cut from deck and the rest put in card case, one card of the packet is placed reversed in the center of the rest, all cards are divined, peek case
Also published here 1993 16
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Der Zweimännertrick one card travels among ten cards to other packet of ten cards in envelope
Also published here 1993 159
Paul Green It's Amazing (Spectators Are The PITs) spectator divines card from other spectator, when repeated all cards turn blank for a moment, reverse fan force
Jan./Feb. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 15)
165
Stuart Bowie Secret Support tips on wax for card on ceiling, lotion and roughing cards
July/Aug. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 18)
197
Simon Lovell The Full Bottle Wipe Out signed card to sealed bottle, at the bar
Related to Sep./Oct. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 19)
213
Jim Sisti Easy Card Prediction in envelope, re-deal force
Sep./Oct. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 19)
214
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
56
Jim Steinmeyer Remote Control small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here
  • The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988
May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
57
Bob Farmer Nine Card Problem Handling alternative intro
Inspired by May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
57
Jon Racherbaumer Dunbury Lie Speller
Variations May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
58
Mel Stover, Jim Steinmeyer A Cavort In The Casbah To Capture Ali The Dope Dealer presentation for Steinmeyer's effect
Inspired by June 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 10)
54
Larry Jennings Getting To Nine Nine Card Problem
Also published here July 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 11)
53
Jerry K. Hartman Eight-Card Solution two versions:
  • two spectators each note a card from a small packet, each one follows an elimination procedure until down to one card, each spectator finds his card
  • single-spectator version
Also published here Aug. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 12)
52
Jim Steinmeyer The "Ten-Boys" Poker Deal demo with ten cards, repeat poker deal
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
56
Vicente Canuto La presentación en la magia on presenting a trick, using key card and different ways of revealing card as an example
  • Localización de una carta elegida
    • 1.- Esconder el secreto
    • 2.- Hacer interesante el experimento
  • A) Las huellas dactilares
  • B) Usted no sabe mentir
  • C) Apuesta
  • D) Otros
1993 37
Doble Predicción prediction of two cards, Karl Fulves's Stopped Twice / Gemini Twins, without credit
Also published here 1993 44
Vicente Canuto, Bob Hummer Vuelvo Dos y Corto spectator takes 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, red/black separation as climax, with two predictions
Inspired by 1993 46
Vicente Canuto, Richard Vollmer La Cuenta Atrás deck cut into for piles, automatic placement using cross sum of cut packet
1993 64
David Solomon, Steve Draun Doble Adivinación
Also published here 1993 69
Franklin V. Taylor, Vicente Canuto Jugada Doble two cards
Also published here 1993 81
Al Baker, Audley Walsh, George G. Kaplan, Vicente Canuto El Doble Cero spectator looks at top card an moves cards from bottom to top matching value of selection
Inspired by 1993 84
Dai Vernon, Stewart Judah, Juan Tamariz El Ritual del Full same set-up dealt over and over for two players, as a ritual, Full House then two hands of Poker
Inspired by 1993 86
Vicente Canuto Adivinación Constante y Desconcertante thirteen cards, spectator thinks of a number and places cards from top to bottom, performer produces card with matching value, repeated, then spectator does elimination deal and ends up with matching card again
1993 101
Vicente Canuto El Espejo del Pensamiento with suit stacked, interlocking chain principle with two riffle shuffles
1993 103
Vicente Canuto El Control Verbal Equivoque with two, three and four objects
  • 1.- Elección Entre Dos Objetos
  • 2.- Para Tres Objetos
  • 3.- Para Cuatro Objetos
1993 112
Michael F. Zens, Vicente Canuto, Theodore Annemann Cualquier Jugada a Petición ten card set-up, double-deal stacking
Also published here 1993 118
Vicente Canuto, Jack Jansen Predicción en Chino two cards are selected using the Gemini Twins placement, two cards have different backs, off-beat prediction
1993 157
Vicente Canuto, Paul LePaul Control en el Abanico con Salida Interna two methods, simple injog method and LePaul Fan Control
1993 202
Vicente Canuto Capitulo 17: Cartas y Barajas Trucadas intro to gaffed cards and stacked decks
  • 1.- Cartas de Doble Cara
  • 2.- Cartas de Doble Dorso
  • 3.- Cartas Tratadas con Antiderrapante
  • 4.- La Baraja Invisible
  • 5.- La Baraja Biselada
  • 6.- La Baraja Radio
  • 7.- La Baraja Mene Tekel
  • 8.- La Baraja Ordenadas
    • A) Ordenación Si Stebbins
    • B) La Baraja Mnemónica
      • Cartas al peso
      • Adivinación de cartas
      • Cartas al orden
      • Viaje cartas nombradas
      • Coincidencia
      • Fingir una memoria prodigiosa
        • a) El sistema NIkola
        • b) La baraja Mnemónica de Tamariz
1993 329
Vicente Canuto La Carta con la Esquina Cortada on the corner short
  • La preparación
  • El manejo de la esquina cortada
  • Aplicaciones
1993 335
Vicente Canuto La Esquina Doblada corner bent back and forth until soft/broken, short card substitute
1993 337
Vicente Canuto Adivinación Imposible deck is cut, card selected and deck placed inside card case, then card is divined
1993 338
Juan Tamariz En el Bolsillo
1993 344
Vicente Canuto 1.- Elección y Control de las Tres Primeras Cartas using two key cards, controlling three cards at certain positions
1993 354
Jonathan Cooke Recycled Thoughts: Casual Prediction two decks, card selected and found on named number in second deck, half forcing deck
Feb. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 8)
4
Gary Dudash Preposterous Princess - Part 2 deck split and shuffled by several people, cards are selected and all placed inside a bag, divination of thought of cards and fishing them from bag
Related to Feb. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 8)
13
Leo Boudreau The Mind's Eye: Necessary Roughness alternative tactile marking system, Gray Code
Related to Oct. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 4)
6
Dr. Dan J. Alessini E-Z Duz It divination of card in picture deck
Inspired by Oct. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 4)
12
Roy Miller The Miller Stack based on Bart Harding's stack, simple mental arithmetic for each card
Nov. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 5)
13
Allan Ackerman My Favorite Gemini marriage in deck
Related toVariations 1994 12
Joel Brash, Allan Ackerman The Tell-All Gemini for finding mates
1994 15