3,306 entries in Cards / Sleights / Force
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Reinhard Müller Eine Doppelrückenkarten kann Karten forcieren forcing with double backer
  • Anwendung 1
  • Variante
  • Anwendung 2
Mar. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
32
Will Dexter Forcieren - Ein Kurzseminar overview about forcing methods with examples
  • Psychologische Forcen
  • Die Auswahllose Force
  • Die Beschränkte Auswahlforce
  • Die Von-Bis Force
  • Mathematische Forcen
  • Mechanisch oder Automatische Forcen
Also published here
  • The Gen, Apr. 1953
July 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
60
Will Dexter Forcing from a Forcing Deck comments
July 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
61
Riffle Force break
1978 46
Bottom Force under-the-spread force
1978 48
Theodore Annemann A Ted Annemann Force one of three cards chosen, its value used to count to force card
1978 50
Edward Marlo Who's Hockley Stop Force Biddle Count stop force
Related toAlso published here 1978 12
Jack Hughes Attaboy to force cards
1978/76 46
Martin A. Nash Jog Classic Force side-jog, no break
1979 415
Edward Marlo In Fingertip Control using an injog, also as force and multiple control
1979 39
Edward Marlo Flexible Force using automatic placement procedure, Penelope Principle
1979 369
Jerry K. Hartman, Henry Christ Christ Force Variation behind the back, interesting
Jan. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 1)
155
David Lederman Spell-a-name Force any name is spelled
Feb. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 2)
158
Harry Lorayne A Lorayne Storm rantings about the slip-cut force
Mar. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 3)
179
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Force
1979 22
Jerry Mentzer Gag Revelation any number from 6-9
1979 95
Harry Lorayne A Prediction "Pathway" mathematical dealing thing in which spectator sorts red and blacks to force himself a card, see end notes for fun history information
Inspired by 1979 53
Edward Marlo High Card Force spectator is asked to think of highest card
1979 141
Harry Lorayne A Force, Of Course only one half spread on table for selection
1979 185
Harry Lorayne HaLo Cut Force packets are cut, spectator says stop
1979 228
Slip Shuffle Force retaining bottom card
1979 10
How to tell what card he sees on the bottom, when the same card is shuffled into the stock. bold force of bottom card, Richard Kaufman's transcription of Reginald Scot's card section
Related to 1979 64
how to make one draw the same or any card you like Richard Kaufman's transcription of Reginald Scot's card section
Related to 1979 65
Injog Peek Force
1979 99
Riffle Force with injog
1979 114
Riffle Force
1979 118
Warren Wiersbe Ribbon Spread Control step in spread
1979 126
Criss Cross Force
1979 132
Cut Force
June 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)
691
Karl Fulves The St. Regis Sleight card selected from incomplete riffle shuffle, color forced
Variations 1979
Karl Fulves The St. Regis Sleight Variation card selected from tabled incomplete faro, color forced
1979 1
Karl Fulves Forcing from Half-Forcing Deck also from half Monte Cristo
1979 2
Karl Fulves, Herb Runge Gemini Twins Placement
Related toAlso published here 1979 2
Paul Harris Cross-Cut Force one half leaned against the other
1979 25
Paul Harris A Force switch of card in tabled spread, card slid around under palm
1979 55
Terry LaGerould Streaker tabled spread of ten cards, when spectator runs finger along, force card is dragged with finger
  • The Streaker Principle
  • Performance
1979 69
Howard Wurst Out of Control out for psychological stop trick, see p. 1301 for reference
Also published here
  • Sphinx, Feb. 1948
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 20)
1257
Riffle Force
1979 2
Henry Christ Christ Force
1979 15
Gary Ouellet The Rotating Slip Force
1979 19
Richard Lyn Color-X prediction of a symbol card, forcing deck
1979
Magick (Issue 232)
1159
Paul Rylander Sight Unseen divination of three cards
1979
Magick (Issue 237)
1183
Tom Craven Shadows psychological force, prediction of one ESP card
1979
Magick (Issue 238)
1188
Larry Becker Symbolic cards with names of objects, one is selected by 9 force
Inspired by 1979 23
Larry Becker Seance signatures of famous magicians appear on chosen blank cards
1979 89
The Blindfolded Deck No. 3, underneath-handkerchief cut force, secret deck turnover
1979 3
X Marks the Spot No. 14, card chosen from packet is only one with x on back, number and counting
1979 20
Mentalist's Dream No. 17, selection from one deck is reversed in another deck, Ten-Twenty Force
1979 23
Cross Cut Force
1979 47
Dribble Force with miniature deck
1979 1
Cut Deeper Force
1979 3
Steve Beam, Don Morris Back Stabber prediction card becomes locator card, out
1979 10
Steve Beam, Don Morris Fingering The Fan fan stop force, as an out
1979 10
Steve Beam Cutting Match two decks cut, they are both cut between the same two cards, criss cross type handling
Also published here 1979 36
Howard A. Adams Counthink deck of ESP cards, two cards are predicted, re-deal
Related to 1979
OICUFESP (Issue 1 - ten brand new esp card miracles)
11
E. Leslie May Mit Dank and Joseph und James three cards chosen with "cut a packet and turn it over", divined or predicted
Inspired by
  • "Nullifactor" (Stewart James, 1951)
Also published here
  • Pentagram, Dec. 1959
Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
128
L. De Bevere Bold Cut Force
Related to 1979 4
Len Belcher, Doug Gibbard Ripple card stand to force a card
  • Die Verwendeung von "Ripple"
  • Die Idee von Doug Gibbard
Also published here
  • Len Belcher's "Ripple" in "Abracadabra" July1978 and Doug Gibbard's variation in September 1978
1979
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 40 No. 2)
43
Len Belcher Eine Force frame with five playing cards, force, card slides down
1979
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 40 No. 3)
81
Nick Trost ESP Numerology ten-twenty force with ESP cards
1979 2
Pair Stop Force top and bottom cards dragged off deck and replaced to bottom until stopped
Related to 1979 3
Nick Trost 3-Way Matchup three matching signs after some cutting
1979 11
Nick Trost Numerology simple ten-twenty force
1979 1
Lin Searles The "So Simple" Force portion cut and turned over, then deck secretly turned over
Also published here 1979 6
Jochen Zmeck Stabbing Henry Christ Force card stabbed to with knife as get-into for Henry Christ force
1979 26
Daryl Martinez Bluff Pass Handling
1980 42
Larry Jennings Stabbed Coincidence Move
Nov. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 11)
413
Camilo Vázquez Camilo's Deceptive Four Ace Reveal hindu force handling
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 47
Jerry Streicher One-Handed Bottom Deal Force Throw Bottom Deal
Related to 1980 68
Digit-Add Force
1980 36
Harry Lorayne Fan Prediction #2 brief
1980 8
Edward Marlo Bluff Sandwich bluff pass force, dribble finesse
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
62
Karl Fulves Hex Squared 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card
Also published here 1980 44
Sam Schwartz Forced March 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card
Inspired by 1980 54
Sam Schwartz, Karl Fulves The Square Ring 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card, only three instructions
Inspired byAlso published here 1980 55
Force Under Handkerchief
1980 9
Hindu Shuffle Force face up
1980 8
Rovi Cut Force similar to a criss-cross force, but a single card marks position
1980 23
Andrew Galloway The Bluff Force forcing a card with bluff pass
Variations 1980 18
Hindu Shuffle Display all alike, backs, and force
1980 20
Bob Hummer Mother Goose Force to force a page, based on the Miraskill idea
Related to
  • Martin Gardner's "Mother Goose Mystery"
1980 99
Harry Lorayne Lorayne Fan Force
1980 2
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
Philip T. Goldstein 9th Dimension spectator counts matches in matchbook, card with matching number appears in chosen pile
Related to 1980
Magick (Issue 252)
1259
Philip T. Goldstein Under Orders clever combination of principles to divine two cards
Related to 1980
Magick (Issue 256)
1279
Dr. Lawrence Weinstein Back-Up business card used to stab into the deck
1980
Magick (Issue 258)
1288
B.C. Milnov Xandu! spectator's apparently see thought of card on ceiling
1980
Magick (Issue 264)
1318
John Fedko Tri-Psi as John Fedco, three cards are divined
1980
Magick (Issue 268)
1337
Tieneblas Pair-Cognition cards are dealt twice, on pile selected and top card predicted
1980
Magick (Issue 273)
1362
Cross-Cut Force
1980 6
Jimmy Ray Side Peek riffle force with thick card, routine simple reverse
1980 15
David Britland Creo prediction of created card, re-deal
1980
The Talon (Issue 6)
88
Criss Cross Force
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 4 - esp card & mental miracles RETURN)
7
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 Ken on the Fan Force
Also published here 1980 24
Ken De Courcy The Invisible Die and Card Trick card chosen via calculation with invisible dice, spectator sits on that card
Inspired by
  • card on chair in The Quaker Oat Book of Magic
  • "The Invisible Die" (Ken de Courcy, Magigram)
1980 9
10-20 Force adding digits and counting back
1980 24
Paul Gertner The Classical Method
  • The Classic Force is Timing
  • The Spectator Goes to Select a Card From the Deck But This Hand Stops Just As It Reaches the Deck
  • The Spectator Tries to Remove a Card near the Bottom of the Deck, or is Very Cautious As to Wehere His Selection Comes From
  • The Spectator's Hand Reaches the Cards Before You Have Spread Down to the Force Card
  • The Overexposed Card
  • Pushing the Deck Into the Spectator's Hand
  • Stopping at the Force Card
  • When the Force Fails
  • When the Force Succeeds
  • Practicing the Classic Force
  • A Fre Final Words
1980 3
Roger Smith Oddly Unexpected odd-backed duplicate of selection is found at cut-off point, value of selection is used to count down and find actual selection
1980 5
Larry Jennings Business Card Prophecy Move Handling for credit information see Busby review
Related to 1980 9
Al Smith Cut:22 two card revelation using cut deeper force
Inspired by
  • "Quadruple Profit" (Dave Solomon, Sticks and Stones No. 7)
1980 16
Psychological Flash Force card at face of deck is flashed to spectator in the hope that he'll later name it
Related to 1980 46
Harry Lorayne A Lorayne Storm standard observation
Feb. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 2)
448
Think-a-card Force
Dec. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 12)
568
10-20 Force adding digits
1981
Arcane (Issue 4)
34
Eddie Fields 10-20 Force Handling adding digits
1981
Arcane (Issue 4)
35
Richard Kaufman Quadruple Fingertip Cards to Pockets duplicates and four-way-forcing deck
1981 140
Corner Short Peek Force
1981 42
Derek Dingle Ultra Thot Card from a fanned deck, with outs
Related to 1981 3
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles Fan Optics from a fanned deck, thought of card has different back color
1981 9
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card Force psychological force, timing
1981 10
Riffle Force break
1981 32
Revolve Force revolving top half, discrepant
1981 70
Gene "Phantini" Grant Card Challenge card divination with Al Mann's Isomeric Cards
Inspired by 1981 30
Jack Avis Optical Notes variations
Inspired by 1981
The Chronicles (Issue 30)
1360
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Force
May 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 1)
6
Lift Shuffle Force
Oct. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 6)
108
Philip T. Goldstein Orientation! prediction of a Japanese city, cards with names, prediction in form of ABC cards in envelope, 10/11 force, see also p. 1380
1981
Magick (Issue 275)
1371
Fredric Kolb Time Warp card is stopped at, same card is in performer's wallet as prediction
1981
Magick (Issue 277)
1381
Marvyn Roy Five-Star Psychometry five spectator's select a card each, all are divined with a reading
1981
Magick (Issue 299)
1491
Peek Force corner short
1981 3
Camilo Vázquez Hindumischen mit Abziehen von unten Hindu Force variation
  • Das Verbesserte Hindu-Forcieren mit Erläuterung des Abziehens von unten
  • Das Forcieren mehrerer Karten mit Hilfe von Visitenkarten
  • Variante mit signierten Karten
  • Asse-Finden
Also published here 1981 18
Juan Tamariz Carta a la Orden named card is located, example to show how to alter the memory of spectators
1981 10
Juan Tamariz Cartomagia sin Tecnica routine with Svengali deck, starts and ends with a normal deck, first one cards is located then two, similar strategy as in Neither Blind nor Silly
1981 35
Steve Beam Cutting Match two decks cut, they are both cut between the same two cards, criss cross type handling
Also published here 1981 10
Henry Christ Christ Force
1981 178
Bill Wisch Faro Fan Force faro fan with half forcing deck
Related to 1981 13
Larry Jennings Business Card Prophecy Move Handling
1981 2
Bruce Bernstein A Card Reading cut deeper force used for Tarot reading
Also published here 1981 10
Bruce Bernstein Mentalist's Force stop force, seventh card and glide as an out
1981 36
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
Derek Dingle Packet Cut Force
1982 20
Derek Dingle Slip Force Handling
1982 149
Edward Marlo Open Hockley as force
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1982 95
Edward Marlo The Cincinnati Force gamble, side-jogged card with turnover of table spread
1982 96
Jon Racherbaumer About Forcing
1982 98
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
1982 16
Fred G. Taylor Curious Count broken count principle, credit information
1982 39
Peter Marshall Apocalypse Variations Or Additions peeling stop trick
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 8)
671
Harry Lorayne Lorayne Force brief
1982 28
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Psychological Force "Ribbon-Spread Techniques"
Related to 1982 128
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Almost Automatic Force "Ribbon-Spread Techniques"
1982 128
Allan Ackerman Stabbing Force card stabbed into deck
1982 181
Somersault Riffle Force bold discrepancy
1982 183
Ken Krenzel Spring Thought card is thought of during spring flourish
1982 221
Henry Christ Henry Christ Force
1982 349
Stephen Minch Force Feed biddle count, spectator says stop
Related toVariations 1982 528
Rovi Double Force application
Inspired by Feb. 1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 2)
990
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Christ Location no-touch cut-deeper selection procedure
Variations 1982 39
Riffle Force brief
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
197
10-20 Force cut and then cross total of the amount
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
218
Thomas Alan Waters Matrix Number Force with cards
Related to 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
223
Thomas Alan Waters, Bill Murata Waikikut spectator cuts third on table, next third face up on it and the rest on top, spectator decides which cards performer has to divine, face up card or two face down cards, Bill Murata's Waikiki Location
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
231
Knife Force
Related to 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
275
Thomas Alan Waters Quintasense some tarot cards are selected via the matrix force, reading, written on paper matches the selected cards
Inspired byRelated to 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr)
279
Roy Walton Alternate Take Force from small packet magician and performer take turn in taking a single card, the values are forced
1982 18
Turnover Force bottom cards reversed
1982 22
Timing Stop Force packets cut on table, spectator stops
1982 17
Indicator Card Force
Also published here
  • "6. The Force" in Hugard's "Modern Magic Manual", 1939 p. 346
1982 78
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Stripper Force hindu shuffle
1982 3
Stephen Tucker Poker Logic with two poker dice, card prediction
Inspired by Apr. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 12)
219
William Goldman Pip-Pip two spectator name a card from invisible deck, cards are found stapled together in real deck, pip secretly shown
Apr. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 12)
230
Riffle Force break, brief
May 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 13)
248
Stephen Tucker Explanation of Sleights used all very brief
  • Hindu Force
  • The Glide
  • Switch of the Eraser
  • The Break
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
31
Stephen Tucker No Cover Henry Christ inspired by the cut deeper force
Related to 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
35
Stephen Tucker Foolproof gag force with a pen, revelation with spectator
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer))
44
Jerry Sadowitz Slip-Jog
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20)
383
Basil Horwitz Deck the Halls variation of fan force
1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
4
Dai Vernon One Hand Slip Force
1982 90
Meir Yedid Perpetual Force Variation see Zarrow's Christ Force handling
Inspired by 1982 100
Spectator finds your Card spectator deals cards and again in two piles, suit and value of top cards combine to performer's selection, re-deal force
Related to 1982 5
Ten-Twenty Force
1982 13
Robert Schwarz Moment of Truth
Nov. 1982
Magick (Issue 312)
1557
Daryl Martinez Bluff Force Handling
1983 128
Alex Elmsley Fan Prediction Force Angle Jog Switch
1983 73
Tony Miller Down-And-Out Force under the spread handling
Aug. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 8)
809
Len Hollyman Out-And-Down Force off-beat under-the-spread handling
Aug. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 8)
810
Tom Potente Overhand Shuffle Mental Force
Aug. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 8)
815
Mike Bornstein Running Force during running cut, Hindu Force variation
Sep. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 9)
822
Tony Miller Who Could Ask for Anything More?
Nov. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 11)
849
Stewart James The Dilly-Dally Principle number force with playing cards
1983
Arcane (Issue 10)
124
Stewart James Polychromatic Wheel strange force involving a wheel layout on the table
1983
Arcane (Issue 10)
125
Edward Marlo, Jon Racherbaumer Bluff Bottom Placement as force and control
June 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 10)
84
Edward Marlo Think-a-card Peek Force spectator thinks of a card while performer riffles through them, psychological force
1983 39
Jon Racherbaumer Notes various notes on the material
Related to 1983 44
John Carney Hindu Force Handling
Related to 1983 27
Paul Hallas Forcing a Date with Cards
Sep. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 12)
1146
Ross Bertram As A Free Force spectator touches his own card in spread, switch
1983 164
John F. Mendoza The Strange 20 Card Coincidence some cards dealt, dealt packets, selection and prediction make up a royal flush
1983 167
Stephen Tucker Under the Spread Force Variation
Mar. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 23)
448
Henry Christ Christ Force Variation
Also published here 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3)
32
Karl Fulves Blue Lightning No. 11, packets of cards removed from two decks and counted and added in some way, at the end three spectators have the same number of cards without it being obvious, all chose the same card if counted down
Inspired by 1983 14
Dr. Jacob Daley, George Sands Prime Choice No. 31, packet of thirteen cards, selection is the last one face-down after counting procedure
Also published here 1983 52
George Sands Lucky 13 No. 32, prime principle force, small packet counted to named number until only one card remains
Also published here 1983 53
Cross-Cut Force
1983 56
Marc Russell Jedi Force getting into the "Lorayne Force"
Inspired by 1983
Cardopolis (Issue 1)
4
Frank Simon Quorum Quota card of same value and suit of card are found after dealing in two piles, then card itself
Inspired by 1983 94
Frank Simon Versatile Cull Switch culled card switched for culled card, spread condition retained
  • A Variation
  • Straight Force Variation
Variations 1983 105
Michael Powers Half-Pass Stabbing Force deck starts reversed under top card
1983 16
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
1983 26
Ken De Courcy, Roy Baker P-A-T-E-O Aces Uses PATEO force to force packet of Aces on spectator
1983 15
Bill Herz, Paul Cummins The Hedonists Make Up All the Rules forcing a card with verbal magician's choice
VariationsAlso published here 1983 39
Maurice Fogel, Eugene Burger Fogel's Triple Prediction including "the necessary degree of error"
Also published here 1983 60
Edward Marlo Dribble Free Force multiple dribble control, same position forced
Related toVariations 1984 311
Bold Dribble Force
Also published here 1984 39
Bluff Pass Force
Feb. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 2)
878
Jerry K. Hartman Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by June 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 6)
935
Edgar Peters A Very Pretty Force
Dec. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 12)
1005
Ten-Twenty Force
1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
280
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
Apr. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 20)
187
Max Maven Triskadekaphobia forcing the number thirteen with cards
Related to July/Aug. 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 23 & 24)
238
Jerry Sadowitz Slip Jog Open Hockley
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1984 9
Riffle Force from break
1984 20
Rainer Teschner, Roberto Giobbi The Riffle Force "A Study in the Execution and Handling of a Classic Sleight"
1984 20
Criss Cross Force
Jan. 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 3)
1190
Pascal Monmoine Forceful Revelation
May 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1228
Pascal Monmoine The Irresistible Force half forcing deck, pressure fan, variations with predictions
May 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1232
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Under-the-Spread Force
Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
57
Revolve Force revolving top half, discrepant
1984 111
Hindu Shuffle Force with convincer
1984 75
Simon Lovell Tips on the Fan Force classic force
1984 110
Riffle Force with Ovette / Kelly Move
1984 135
Cut Force
1984 18
Dribble Force
1984 18
Cross Sum Force nine force
1984 87
Jan Torell Card Force slit in card
1984 9
Jan Torell Meine Standard-Forcier-Methode
1984 12
Jan Torell Karten Vorhersage one card prediction, eleventh card, spectator cuts off packet and counts it
1984 12
Hindu Shuffle Force brief
1984 5
Dick Koornwinder To Force a Card spectator cuts at locator card
1984 13
Herb Runge, Karl Fulves Gemini Twins Placement
Also published here 1984 2
Karl Fulves The Open Prediction No. 7, using cut-deeper force
Variations 1984 9
Ed Balducci, Lin Searles Cut Deeper Force
1984 10
The Great Phone Mystery No. 24, spectator turns top and bottom card over behind his back and pushed them in, the cards face to face with the reversed cards are removed and one of them named by medium on phone
1984 34
Hypnotisn't No. 44, two spectators with a deck each, both select two cards with expanded cut-deeper procedure and they match
1984 57
Ten-Twenty Force
1984 71
Karl Fulves Card-Forcing Secrets chapter intro
1984 77
The X-Force No. 53, criss-cross force presented as a freely chosen card that changes into Jack between two Jacks
1984 77
Hornswoggled No. 54, twenty-one cards are removed and a card chosen with a counting procedure
1984 78
Lin Searles "So Simple" Force straight cut and turn over
1984 79
Ed Balducci Cut Deeper No. 56
1984 81
Roy Baker PATEO Force
1984 84
Karl Fulves Cross-Cut Force Handling
1984 86
Karl Fulves Hex Squared No. 65, 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card
Also published here 1984 96
Karl Fulves, Sam Schwartz The Square Ring No. 66, 4x4 layout, spectator moves around according to fixed rules and ends on force card, only three instructions
Also published here 1984 97
Stephen Tucker The Chase forcing subtlety for forcing deck, removing pencil-dotted indifferent cards from spread
Mar. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 35)
680
Stephen Tucker Jog Classic Force from in-jog without break
Mar. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 35)
688
Orville Wayne Meyer Subliminal 1 showing five ESP card, one is shown a little bit longer than the other cards
June 1984
Magick (Issue 333)
1662
Stephen Tucker The Forceful Touch under-the-spread force, some cards counted off into right hand, then rest spread on top
1984 3
Stephen Tucker Cover Blown Christ Force without cover card, starting with top card secretly reversed above eye-level, also as key placement
1984 5
Stephen Tucker Rifforce delayed riffle force at break, first apparently spectator stopped at wrong card
1984 6
Stephen Tucker You've got to be Joking!! piece of card stuck to back of Joker, bill, menu or other item
1984 7
Riffle Force to break or to corner short card
1984 15
Peek Force break
1984 2
Riffle Force break
1984 28
Robert Cassidy Shake Up half of the deck is placed inside a paper bag and mixed, half forcing deck
1984 51
Robert Cassidy The Perfect Mental Card Force spectator thinks of a card from fan, card more exposed
Related to 1984 52
Martin D. Kruskal Das Kruskal-Prinzip
Also published here Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
125
Jack Lamonte Der Lamonte Cut Change deck cut with one hand, bottom half dropped, bottom card of bottom half dragged secretly towards top half
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
74
Die klassische Fächerforce
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
75
J. C. Holt Holt Rocking Chair Force
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
77
Bee's Perfect Professional Force bold, deck cut on performer's hand, wrong half removed
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
77
Die Hofzinser Force Lorayne Fan Force
Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
78
Edward Marlo Bluff Bottom Placement as a force
1985 43
Gianni Mattiolo Psy-Cross Force kind of in-the-hands cross cut force
Related to Feb. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1026
Ian Baxter So Simple - So Good
Inspired by Apr. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 4)
1052
Lin Searles So Simple
Apr. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 4)
1052
John Quine Two "Cut Deeper" Forces
Dec. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 12)
1146
Brother John Hamman Cut Force
Summer 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)
289
Automatic Placement Force
1985 104
Harry Lorayne Lorayne Force brief
1985 131
Lou Gallo Im-Packed disguised Christ Force, selection changes back color
1985 196
Dan Garrett Force-Ooth rub a dub-dub vanish as switch or force
1985 268
Art Altman Slip Force Handling
Variations 1985 358
Art Altman Riffle Force
1985 359
Stephen Minch Force Feed
1985 468
Tom Craven Expanded 10-20 Force for two cards
Variations 1985 521
Terry LaGerould Lost And Found backwards count as prediction, "Countdown Force"
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1985 560
Edward Marlo Dribble Force Procedure for multiple selections, first one free
Related to 1985 1
Larry Jennings Bottom Deal Force
1985 56
Thomas Alan Waters Cut Force cards under table
1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx)
702
Steve Beam Siamese Stab double facer handed out for examination, see addendum for presentation patter, see also p. 543 for additional ideas
Related toAlso published here 1985 114
Steve Beam Double Prophecy Move with two cards
1985 133
Greg Eanes Forced Vanish force and card vanish with the Silicard
1985 178
An Easy Force criss-cross force, with angled packet or piece of paper in between
1985 7
Frederick Braue FB Thought-Card Force force card has injogged card below it, spectator thinks of one as deck is riffled through (1936)
1985 7
Frederick Braue FB Card Control riffle force with break or key card placement
1985 29
Miscellaneous Forces
  • forcing four cards with (re)dealing
  • odd-even number of things to force one of two spectators (matches or corners of newspaper)
1985 30
Card Forces re-dealing to named number with apparent error
1985 1
Under-Spread Force under-spread force with load from bottom
1985 1
Knife Stab Force
1985 1
Pocket Force spectator is hurried to remove card from pocketed deck
1985 1
Joker Force psychological
1985 1
Instant Stooge Force card reversed
1985 1
Double Backer Force for two cards
1985 1
Spring Force with slight pause
1985 1
Small Number Force small number named to arrive at force card
1985 1
Lift Shuffle Force
1985 1
Double Facer Force for two cards
1985 2
Countdown Force card placed with example
Related toAlso published here 1985 2
Handkerchief Force
1985 2
Faced-Deck Force counting
1985 2
Criss-Cross Force
1985 2
Cut in Glass Force force card has lip and is held back
Related to 1985 2
Dai Vernon, Frederick Braue Dai Vernon Force stabbing force with principle that used deck splits always at same point
Inspired by 1985 2
Forcing by Numbers forcing multiple cards by counting to named numbers
1985 3
Slip Pass riffle force handling in which both hands turn over during slip of top card to center for cover
1985 3
Force One card placed with example
Also published here 1985 7
Judson S. Brown One Hand Fan Force bottom card slid to other side, fan broken at any point, also with second-from-bottom card, with "FB Notes" (1937)
Related toAlso published here 1985 7
The Nines with psychological stop force
Related to 1985 28
Paul Rosini Four Ace Repetitive cross sum force to find four aces, count-down on last ace (1940)
1985 2
Sliding Key Force card under fan
1985 22
Bridge Force spectator cuts to bridge
1985 7
Lin Searles Searles' Force top half cut and turned over, then deck secretly turned over, The "So Simple" Force
1985 7
Frederick Braue Flip-Flop Force cut-deeper force
Related to 1985 8
Tom Bowyer Svengali Routine selection made, card divined, then it turns over, then appears at named number and at randomly spelled card, spectator stabs next to it
1985 28
Frederick Braue Three Pile Prediction counting and piles to force ninth card from top (1944)
  • As a Location
1985 3
Spectator Ace Cut single cross-cut to find four aces
1985 5
Have You Thought of a Card? thought-of card has different back, with details to psychological stop force
1985 6
Frederick Braue The Ribbonspread cards spread on the table, card is selected, returned and eventually found, spread with jogged key card
Inspired by 1985 7
Frederick Braue Braue Backslip top half removed towards front (1944 & 1959)
1985 17
Bridge Force spectator cuts into bridge
1985 30
One Hand Fan Force card exposed a bit more
Related to 1985 30
David Britland Deck Version of Mexican Turnover Switch deck is turned face up around selected card
Also published here 1985 29
David Britland Packet Version of Mexican Turnover Switch as Force
1985 32
El Encantador The JC Legacy divination of three selection, three-way forcing deck
Oct. 1985
Magick (Issue 358)
1788
Ed Balducci Cut Deeper Force
1985 134
Eric DeCamps Hindu Shuffle Force Handling
1985 23
Die Abschleif-Force slip
July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
145
Stewart Judah Die Judah-Force
Also published here July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
145
Jeff Busby Folded Card Force folded card chosen from zip loc bag
1985 4
Roger Curzon The Christ Coincidence two decks, same card is chosen using the Christ Cut Force, cards found reversed in other decks
Also published here
  • Roger Curzon's "Lecture Notes 1" 1979.
1985 1
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card
Related to 1985 34
Don England Geiger Counter Card forcing Joker-Gaff à la Sellers for two cards
Related to 1985/93 9
Dribble Force brief
1985/93 18
Edward Marlo, Larry Jennings The Miracle Spread - Variation
Inspired by 1986 13
Larry Jennings L.J. Variation of Marlo's B.D.E. Force
1986 120
Larry Jennings Discrepancy Deal Force
Related toVariations 1986 158
Larry Jennings Fan-Stab-Stic spectator stabs in fan
1986 195
Robert Gardner Odd Man Out force that hides back of card
Nov. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 11)
1283
One-Hand Bottom Deal Force brief
1986 27
Edward Marlo Flexible Miracle Spread running card under tabled spread
Inspired byRelated to 1986 40
Edward Marlo Not All Psychological spectator stops at odd backed card
Also published here 1986 42
Edward Marlo Last Minute Note note
Inspired by 1986 60
David Britland A Simple Prediction re-deal force
1986 9
Henry Christ Henry Christ Force
1986 20
Basil Horwitz No Cards Force cards are named by spectator and one is forced
1986 9
Ken Simmons Discrepant Packet Force spectator calls stop during running cut to table
1986 34
David Britland Sagittarius out-of-hand selection, performer stabs reversed card next to selection, Henry Christ Force inspired
Related to 1986 20
Gary Ouellet Further Applications 1. The ProControl Multiple Card Control
2. ProControl Variations (Glen Brown)
3. The ProControl Force
4. The New Break Method
5. The Flourish Drop Cut
1986 46
Cut-Deeper Force
Apr. 1986
Magick (Issue 368)
1839
Mike Schwartz Never Miss Card Trick instructions on tape recorded, humorous revelation of card
Nov. 1986
Magick (Issue 380)
1897
Ben Harris Double Deal Stop Force
1986 7
Die Umklapp-Force bluff, top card given to spectator
May 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 2)
77
Jon Racherbaumer Full-Deck Smith-Myth Force two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, performer forces same card on both
Inspired by
  • forcing procedure in "Ten Self-Working Master Effects" (Professor Sydney Lawrence)
Related to
Jan. 1986 21
Philip T. Goldstein Quintest packet of five ESP cards (or other cards), spectator cuts packet, then follows instructions and ends up with force card
May 1986 39
John Bannon Three-Card Moxie three spectators remove a card from the deck that is at a chosen number with shuffles in between, all cards are divined
1986 29
A Simple Card Force broken count force
Related to 1986 143
Dai Vernon The Transfer Force angle jog handling
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1987 93
Stephen Minch Feed Force as cards are biddled in other hand
1987 34
David Regal Dribble Force bottom deal
1987 161
Criss-Cross Force
1987 27
Edward Marlo An Updated Force
June 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 6)
1360
Dai Vernon, Alex Elmsley The Rendezvous Force mathematical force, Penelope's Principle with Klondike instead of faro shuffle
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 8)
15
Richard Sanders Force from Packet
May 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 10)
6
Randy Wakeman Covered Half Pass used as force here (Stewart James' "Nullifactor")
1987 4
Max Holden Cross Cut Force
1987 8
Karl Fulves RC Force Riffle Shuffle Control force from incomplete riffle shuffled deck
1987 19
Dribble Force
1987
Lecture Notes Collection (Issue Carney Uncovered)
7
Steve Beam Forced Add-On without disturbing the top and bottom cards
Inspired by 1987 272
Roberto Giobbi Criss-Cross Force
1987 9
Dribble Force
1987 6
Carl Herron Insider spectator selects a card which with prediction cards completes a straight, half forcing deck
Sep. 1987
Magick (Issue 395)
1971
Glide Force stop force
1987 3
Roger Smith, Stephen Minch Ribbon Spread Range Force
Inspired by
  • Ultimate Card Book No. 2, Roger Smith
1987 17
Stephen Minch Towering Prediction cards are laid out and spectator follows instruction from written scroll
Also published here 1987 27
Richard Sanders Combination Force/Control selection outjogged, pushed in and top card pushed forward when hand is raised, bold
Related to 1987 5
Dribble Force watching the mouth
1987 28
Jerry Sadowitz Stop Sleight cards dealt singly from tabled deck into left hand, spectator stops at selection
1987 24
Bottom Deal Force
1987 19
Timing Cut Force spectator says stop during consecutive cuts
1987 97
Riffle Force to break
1987 102
Rainer Teschner Riffle Force Handling to break
1987 49
Roberto Giobbi Hindu Shuffle Force Handling
1987 100
Ken Simmons The Pick-Up Force spectator cuts (hopefully) into break
Also published here 1987 54
Dribble Force
1987 7
Die Force pile is cut and placed inside pocket, twenty cards placed on table and card selected which is at position that matches number of cards in pocket
1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 7)
1
Bob Farmer Pentacle Force forcing a Ten to Ace value on spectator, Tsunami principle
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1987/1988 9
Bob Farmer High Card Force five spectators remove cards from portions of the deck, then another spectator the highest one of those, card is forced
VariationsAlso published here 1987/1988 17
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force slip type, one handed
Related toAlso published here 1988 193
Darwin Ortiz Riffle Force break
1988 90
Dai Vernon Classic Force Finesse force card starts fifth below break
Related toAlso published here 1988 8
Dai Vernon, Alex Elmsley The Rendezvous Force mathematical force, Penelope's Principle with Klondike instead of faro shuffle
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988 119
Dai Vernon Bottom Deal Spread Force like Bottom Deal Exchange
1988 153
Dai Vernon Stab Force greek break
Related to 1988 240
Edward Marlo BDE Type Force
1988 54
Juan Tamariz Ribbon Spread Force
Related to 1988 31
Steve Beam How to Practice the Classic Pass by Yourself actually classic force, continues on p. 367
1988 353
Christoph Borer 5. Dribble Force subtlety Erdnase Break handling
Also published here 1988 9
Karl Fulves Inch By Inch "diminishing force", card from end is eliminated every time an item is placed on tabled spread
Inspired by
  • "Synonymental" (Ed Mellon, first phase)
Variations
1988
The Chronicles (Issue 31)
1369
Criss-Cross Force
1988 11
Daryl Martinez Untouched card is on the table, spectator makes two piles, one top card for the value the other for the suit
Related toVariations 1988 20
Marvyn Roy X-Ray card selected under the table is divined
July 1988
Magick (Issue 408)
2038
Allen Swift Fogel Fusion prediction in form of mates of three chosen cards and chosen number, written on business card
July 1988
Magick (Issue 408)
2039
Karl Fulves One out of Four Force number from one two four, involves spelling
1988 168
Under-Handkerchief Cut-Force
1988 182
Karrell Fox "Two-Easy" Card Force automatic second deal with corner cut off
1988 47
Karrell Fox "Elimacard" deck cut in two piles, one half eliminated, rest again cut in two piles, repeated until one card remains, selection
Related to 1988 100
Thick Card Dribble Force
1988 21
Edward Marlo The Opportune Miracle joker stabbed next to selection in fan, using forcing gaff with part of card stuck to back of joker, four handlings
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1967
1988 268
George G. Kaplan Ein Stegreif-Annoncentest ads torn out of newspaper and put in envelopes, ad in chosen envelope divined, cross cut force with envelopes
Also published here
  • Hugard's Magic Monthly
Apr. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 4)
179
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
1988 36
Roy Walton Christ Force Handling
Also published here 1988 18
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
1988 101
Ken Simmons Pick-Up Force spectator cuts (hopefully) into break
Also published here 1988 3
Cross-Cut Force
1988 9
Hiroshi Sawa Tabled Business Card Prophecy Move
Related to 1988 46
Business Card Prophecy Move with out-jogged packet
1988 62
Stephen Minch Riffle Force with credit information
1989 xv
Herb Zarrow Revolving Force
1989 35
Eugene Burger Card Force one of eleven cards is forced
1989 115
Bernard Bilis Ambitious Prediction
May 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 5)
1636
Brother John Hamman Sealed-Room Mystery thought-of card into sealed envelope, thought of with strange procedure ("opposite suit and opposite sex...")
Variations 1989 61
Lin Searles "So Simple" Force only one cut, uncredited
Related to 1989 99
Clock Force
1989 128
Ribbon Spread Stop Force timing
1989 145
Brother John Hamman The Rolling Control variation of Cut Deeper Force, "Flip-Flop Force"
VariationsAlso published here 1989 185
Karl Fulves The Educated Die Ace through Six, die rolled and card counted to, it's always an ace, two methods
1989 19
Karl Fulves, Henry Christ Mathejack four jacks produced after some counting
Inspired by 1989 9
John Scarne Long Distance card chosen on other side of the room, risky force, position named
1989 2
Riffle Force
1989 16
The Fan Force Handling of the Classic Force
1989 35
Simon Lovell Stopcut spectator says "stop" at his own card as magician cuts small packets off the deck
1989 45
Karl Fulves Makeshift card changes in named card, back to back transformation handling
Related to 1989 2
Karl Fulves Force Card Note forcing card with coin on spread via "Overthrow", A-10 set-up
1989 5
Overhand Shuffle Stop Force
1989 14
The 21 Card Force
Related to 1989 522
Christoph Borer 1. Dribble Force Erdnase Break handling
Related toAlso published here 1989 20
Riffle Force to break
1989 4
Cross Cut Force
1989 82
Rudy T. Hunter Tarot Predixion written prediction of two selected Tarot cards, re-deal force
Dec. 1989
Magick (Issue 432)
2161
Karl Fulves Bermuda Triangle three packets made, a card chosen, it is the originally third card from top and can be divined
1989 17
Karl Fulves Twenty-Twenty spectator deal pile into three packets and pockets top cards, they are divined
1989 23
Karl Fulves A Fortune spectator cuts off packet and then counts down to make a selection (10-20 handling), value is looked up on chart and spectator loses
1989 27
Dr. Q
1989 29
Karl Fulves Triple Mystery three cards mated via re-dealing packet
1989 43
One-Handed Bottom Deal Force card touched in spread and placed face-up on table
1989 4
Randy Wakeman Face-up Force kind of face-up Open Hockley force
Related to 1989 9
Randy Wakeman Multiple Card Control Procedure dribbling, first and last one free, same break forced in between
Inspired by 1989 31
Henry Christ Christ Force
1989 92
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
1989 93
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Force
July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
159
Hofzinser Spread Force
Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
12
Roy Johnson Take Three forcing three cards with three way forcing deck
Also published here 1989 12
Justin Higham Fingertip Peek Force with step
Inspired by May 1989
Inside Out (Issue 6)
11
Gerd Winkler Noch ein Stop-Trick cards turned over one by one and placed onto deck in in-jogged condition
1989 21
Force 1: Die Riffelforce break
1989 79
Force 2: Die Hind-Shuffle-Force hindu, bottom card dropped when stop is called
1989 79
Force 3: Die natürliche oder auch klassische Force
1989 80
Edward Marlo Marlo Slip-Cut Force
1989 85
Gary Kurtz Slip Force Handling
Variations 1990 26
Harry Lorayne Flip Force three forces based on discrepancies when splitting at the stop-point
Related toVariations 1990 206
Harry Lorayne Spread Passable off-beat spread pass handling as force or control
1990 221
Harry Lorayne Lorayne Force see page 271 for more details
1990 239
Sydney Bergson Bottom Slip Force here credited to Sid Lorraine
1990 7
Reverse Fan Force
1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
13
Steve Spillman, Doc Eason Bogus Control
  • Spill's Bogus Multiple Selection
  • The Evolved Handling
1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
21
Ed Balducci Cut Deeper Force
1990 13
Gary Ouellet Touch Force
1990 130
Edward Marlo Spectator Holds Deck peek force while spectator holds deck
1990 4
Edward Marlo Marlo's Single Cut Force
1990 44
Edward Marlo Open Hockley
1990 60
Ed Andres Banded Deck Force a pile is banded with invisible elastic, band secretly removed during display, see also Added Notes on p. 21
1990 18
Spectator Cuts to Break Force
1990 20
Edward Marlo Marlo's Single Cut Force
1990 60
Robert Parrish Die Parrish-Force spectator cuts anywhere, bold
Related toAlso published here 1990 16
Wesley James, "Senator" Clarke Crandall The Crandall/James Force forcing one of two selections
Inspired by 1990 45
Riffle Force
1990 568
Harvey Rosenthal Fan Force
Inspired byRelated to
  • Butler Fan Force in J.G. Thompson, Jr.'s "Top Secrets of Magic"
1990 603
Gary Ouellet The Classic Force handling details and tips
1990 77
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
1990 143
Gary Ouellet The Touch Force
VariationsAlso published here 1990 171
Steve Spillman The Spill Variation variation of the Touch Force
Also published here 1990 174
Ken Krenzel The Krenzel Color Approach using the Touch Force to hide the back of a different colored cards
1990 175
Gary Ouellet Stab Force with a knife
1990 335
Philip T. Goldstein Chance re-deal force, multiple out with ambigram prediction, initials of card
Jan. 1990
Magick (Issue 434)
2170
Larry Baukin The Doorway prediction of chosen ESP-card, ESP deck, re-deal force
Feb. 1990
Magick (Issue 435)
2175
Richard Osterlind Mind Leap prediction of name and playing card, signature on slips
Variations Nov. 1990
Magick (Issue 448)
2239
Simon Aronson Mark-a-Place Force see p. 14 for credit information and applications
Related to 1990 11
Bruce Cervon Flip Over Force one-handed riffle slip force
1990 86
Riffle Force
1990 51
Michael Powers Whether Forecast spectator deals into two piles and stops anywhere, sum of top cards predicted, each pile dealt into two piles, top cards are Aces, Aces change into Royal Flush, re-deal principle
1990 21
Bill Simon Business Card Prophecy Move
1990 77
Bruce Florek Post-It Prediction prediction on post-it stuck on face card to deck, spectator cuts and faces deck below table at predicted card, with handling without stranger card by Ed Marlo
Inspired by 1990 66
Slip Force
1990 162
Under-the-spread Force from bottom of deck
1990 3
Edward Marlo Cross Cut Force Handling
1990 3
Edward Marlo Do It Right four times riffle force in which top packet is turned over and spread until first face-down card to find the Aces, credit information
Related to July 1990
Technomagic (Issue 1)
5
Justin Higham Rapid Mental Force
Aug. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 2)
11
Hen Fetsch Force & Vanish gaffed, similar concept to Geiger Gaff
1991 5