6,938 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Roy Walton Found-Two Cards two card location with a riffle shuffle by the spectator
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 102
Roy Walton Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 135
Roy Walton The Magic Lesson four selections from fifteen-card packet made and found with down-under deal
Also published here 1988 139
Roy Walton Duo Colours shuffled deck location, spectator has to count number of red cards in a dealt packet and count through the black cards in the rest of the deck to that number
Also published here 1988 153
Roy Walton Twice Two packet pocketed and another one counted, spectator remembers card at that position, it is found by counting and a mate of a prediction is also found
1988 164
Peter Wilker Gemischtes Doppel two spectators have five cards each from a deck of Jumbo cards and exchange one, both cards are located
Inspired by 1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 7)
1
Hiroshi Sawa Cry Baby card chosen and lost, performer counts from indicator card to indicator card until a Joker shows up, performer cries and a large transparent tear appears, Joker changes into selection and the indicator cards in the matching values
1988 52
Theodore Annemann One Way Location two times
1989 xxviii
Dai Vernon Spellatron
1989 57
Dai Vernon If the Suit Fits...
1989 67
Lawrence "Larry" Grey Cut to Perfection
1989 199
John Scarne Doppelgänger Location great conditions, weak revelation, wrong method according to Fulves, see reference
Related to 1989 205
Matt Schulien, Eugene Burger The Corner in the Glass deck set on top of glass, corner of card appears torn off in glass, champagne glass, larger corner
Inspired byVariations 1989 49
Eugene Burger A Card Stab Routine the second time the spectator stabs
1989 60
Jerry Sadowitz Fetch! Ace of Spades runs around edge of fanned deck to find selection
1989 3
Jerry Sadowitz, Dr. Jacob Daley Side Slip and Turnover two cards peeked at, one appears face up on top, other from pocket
1989 5
Jerry Sadowitz Broken Hearts four of hearts splits into 4 ace of hearts, pips disappear and reappear on back of selection
1989 52
Jerry Sadowitz Wilder using Pre-determined Estimation
1989 86
Jerry Sadowitz Tears in Rain using Pre-determined Estimation
Variations 1989 88
Richard Vollmer Perpetual Calendar using faro
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1604
Doug Edwards Flash in the Pad appears face up in tables mess
Nov. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 11)
1711
Richard Vollmer Never Say Die card is found with another value
Variations Dec. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 12)
1721
Brother John Hamman Peek Look Think three cards chosen by different means, spectators each find each others cards
Variations 1989 66
Brother John Hamman The Chinese Miracle location of two cards, rest of deck sorted into four-of-a-kind groups, impromptu
Also published here 1989 68
Brother John Hamman Opposite Pockets chosen and thought-of card are named, no-touch, weird thought-of procedure, partial stack
Variations 1989 75
Brother John Hamman Go Fish four selections, performer finds four, three of them change to match fourth
1989 185
Brother John Hamman Blind Chance four selections found from face-up/face-down mixed deck
1989 189
Brother John Hamman Phoenix Four four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling
Related to 1989 202
Brother John Hamman The Marx Brothers four jacks transform into selections, aces, ...
Variations 1989 234
Philip T. Goldstein Encounter duplicate found in second deck when number is counted down, "Interrupted Gilbreath Principle"
1989 2
Gary Kurtz Sharing the Credit accomplice is asked to leave the room, after returning he finds a selected card, two versions, accomplice does not really know how it's done
1989 22
Karl Fulves Flying Colors with airplane sight gag
1989 2
Karl Fulves Frequent Flyer card peeked at and deck spread on table, AS slid under spread right next to selection
Related to 1989 20
Karl Fulves Staple Condition odd-backed card pushed halfway into deck, stapler moved over deck, card stapled to selection
Related to 1989 35
Karl Fulves Triple Sandwich Location three selections, card found with sandwich cards, those change into other two selections
1989 47
John Scarne Long Distance card chosen on other side of the room, risky force, position named
1989 2
Karl Fulves Quid Pro Quota card chosen from packet, position remembered by spectator counting procedure
  • (A) Lockdown (11-card packet)
  • (B) Futures/Options (10-card packet)
  • (C) Go Fourth (10 cards, faro)
  • (D) Point of View (14 pointer cards)
  • (E) Cue Test
  • (F) First and Ten (spectator finds magicians card and vice versa)
  • (G) Doctor Cue
  • (H) HI Test
  • (I) Xtantra
  • (J) Doctor's Out
  • (K) Outback
Variations 1989 3
Roy Walton Cue Sheet "Doctor Cue" variations, location in small packet
Inspired by 1989 13
J. W. Sarles Fourth And One selection lost, top card turned up, Four of Spades, four cards counted down, Four of Spades again and original Four of Spades is selection
1989 24
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Twos Much selection lost, indicator Two-spot turned up, but selection under eight cards, other three Twos under original Two
1989 24
Allan Slaight Stranger Than That
  • #1: two-card location with spelling
  • #2: two-card location with down-under deal
Inspired by
  • "Letter From A Stranger" (Stewart James)
Related toAlso published here
1989 37
Karl Fulves Psykick II
Inspired byRelated to 1989 38
Simon Lovell Crispy Spectator cuts deck, produces pile of potato crisps. Bag of crisps is opened to find selected card.
Inspired by
  • "The Searcher" (Bob Ostin, Magic Mag, vol. 1, no. 3)
1989 21
Simon Lovell Stopcut spectator says "stop" at his own card as magician cuts small packets off the deck
1989 45
Simon Lovell Jazz Magic Some outs and ideas for improvisational magic to locate "freely named" card
Related to 1989 119
Karl Fulves Unbeknownst bridged deck
Related to 1989 10
Karl Fulves Rightful Place deck spread face-down on table, spectator marks back of any card, spread turned over, magician correctly guesses card, multiple methods
Variations 1989 20
Karl Fulves Starlite different method for "Rightful Place"
Inspired by 1989 23
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's Approach different method for "Rightful Place"
Inspired by 1989 23
Karl Fulves Covering the Spread different method for "Rightful Place"
Inspired byVariations 1989 24
Karl Fulves Marksman
Inspired by 1989 25
Karl Fulves Run Around one-handed cutting sequence used to find selection with sandwich cards
1989 36
Karl Fulves Jackhammer Finish alternate finish to "Run Around", deck with two Jacks sticking out hammered on card case, selection eventually sandwiched in between them
1989 40
Gary Plants Miracle Dealer spectator and performer select a card, both get half the cards and start dealing, suddenly performer says stop and on top of both halves are the selections
Variations 1989 454
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Inspired byAlso published here 1989 32
Chris Kenner Two Card Location two card location
Feb. 1989
The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 1)
10
Tom Craven End Over Extra End Over Aces, with location of selection as the climax
Sep. 1989
The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 3)
4
Doug Canning Down Under Again two cards selected and found, third named card is found at a total of cards
Sep. 1989
The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 3)
7
Philip T. Goldstein Raw Deal selection and chosen number revealed with down-under deal
Also published here 1989 77
Rich Bloch Imprinting spectator stops performer removing card from case, signed selection
May 1989
Magick (Issue 421)
2104
Al Koran, Karl Fulves A Stab in the Pack No. 90, deck wrapped with dollar bill, knife next to selection
1989 132
Karl Fulves Hands Off spectator remembers card, cuts off a packet, down-under deal, spreads card face-up, performer names selection
1989 11
Karl Fulves This Is It! with sixteen cards and two deals into four rows
1989 12
Karl Fulves Fingerprints fingerprint presentation for key card location
1989 14
Karl Fulves The Message Deck message in deck on piece of paper, dealing procedure to locate card, tantalizer type but one pile always dealt face-up
Related to 1989 24
Karl Fulves Gambler's Dream five red and black cards, one chosen from each, open stacking procedure, two hands dealt and the selections are exchanged
1989 26
Lucky Seven a Seven turns over and is used to count to selection
1989 28
Karl Fulves The Secret twelve-card packet, spectator remembers a card and its position and moves cards around, performer is able to restore original order
1989 36
Karl Fulves Magnetic Fingers spectator cannot lift finger off chosen card
1989 38
Randy Wakeman Here's to the Head Forker spectator says "That's it" on every card shown, sucker
Related to
  • "That's it!" (Eddie Fechter)
1989 12
Randy Wakeman How Did You Know? number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Inspired by 1989 29
Randy Wakeman R.W. Four-Card Stunner four selections are found by spectators themselves
Inspired byAlso published here 1989 31
Randy Wakeman The Formula One Card Routine six cards
Also published here 1989 43
Peter Kane Gun Revelation
Related to 1989 46
Bob King Impromptu Stunner card at position of cut-off number thought-of, this is made to turn over
Variations 1989 7
Bob King Dual Count-Down two cards chosen in two piles out of hand, both deal in unison and performer calls "stop", both selections are there and performer names one of them
Inspired by 1989 11
Bob King Comeback
1989 12
Roger Crosthwaite Plus One, Minus Two two cards are located by cutting, third is found sandwiched between them
Inspired by 1989 45
Justin Higham Spectator Peek Location with pre-set break and distance from break is counted
Related to May 1989
Inside Out (Issue 6)
11
Gerd Winkler Risiko location routine, spectator shuffles with key card
1989 16
Gerd Winkler Stop-Trick "Perfekt" faced deck
1989 19
Gerd Winkler Noch ein Stop-Trick cards turned over one by one and placed onto deck in in-jogged condition
1989 21
Juan Tamariz Three Actors three selections are lost and found multiple times
Also published here 1989/91 114
Juan Tamariz Neither Blind Nor Silly red black stack, two cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1989/91 211
Lisa Menna The Cinderella Card-Stab two selections, one stabbed with shoe, other in shoe
1990 3
Bruce Cervon The Stop Trick application of Free-Turn Pass
1990 141
Bruce Cervon The Psychological Stop Trick as an out, application of Free-Turn Pass
1990 142
Edward Marlo Not-so-Lazy-Man's Card Trick Seven Variations on the Original Handling
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1737
Randy Wakeman Not What it Seems three packets
June 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 6)
1797
Doug Canning Deal and (Daffy) Duck Placement for Deal and Duck procedure
Aug. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 8)
1821
Harry Lorayne Without A Clue, Impromptu finding out positions of two peeked at cards in incomplete faro condition via bottom half
1990 52
Harry Lorayne A Pathway Kind Of Thing bad small packet divination, ends up Ace to King
1990 56
Harry Lorayne Convincing key card location
1990 68
Harry Lorayne "Keyn" Location key card location
1990 71
Harry Lorayne The Detective Card two routines, second one uses Automatic Placement
1990 145
Harry Lorayne Near Perfect spectator sandwiches a card, turns out to be his selection
1990 271
John Bannon Shock Treatment thought-of-card placed in pocket as prediction, another selection is found
Related toVariations 1990 42
Doc Eason Notes on the Multiple Selection of Cards
1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
18
Eric Mead Boy Meets Girl
Related to 1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
73
Bernard Bilis Empty Deal for prediction or stop trick
1990
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic)
74
Ken Krenzel Thrust and Parry
Variations 1990 10
Ken Krenzel Double S'Entendre two spectators choose cards in their hands and find the card of the other spectator, out of hands
VariationsAlso published here 1990 12
Ken Krenzel Milk Run psychological with out
1990 80
Ken Krenzel Thought Bridge banded deck is tossed out, one spectator peeks a card which is divined and might travel to pocket from banded deck, ungaffed
Related to 1990 88
Ken Krenzel Witch's Spit one of five cards selected, it moves forward by itself
Inspired by 1990 118
Edward Marlo Math Applied sixteen cards and reverse faros, four effects
Related to 1990 55
Edward Marlo Marlo's Mindreader card thought-of and selected, one found by stop trick, other to pocket
Related toVariations 1990 58
Steve Beam Brained a card peeked, one remembered from looking at the fan, third one thought of, one by one performer reverses cards behind his back, see also p. 578 for ideas by Harry Levine
1990 561
Ron Ferris Double Brainwave deck split in red / black two cards selected, ploy to place the card in other colored section
Also published here 1990 566
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1990 3
Bob King I'll Guess Your Weight performer cuts off same amount as spectator, then to selection
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1990 5
Bob King Psychic Location card chosen, spectator cuts it into deck, with two questions the position is announced and the card cut to, suit rotation stack
Inspired byVariations 1990 19
Gary Ouellet Quarterback selection has to be divided, performer reveals number with a card and a quarter
Related to 1990 80
Gary Ouellet, Michael Powers Touch Three Cards two cards are selected and lost in the deck, a third card is turned over and the chosen cards found next to it
1990 142
Gary Ouellet Three Triumphant Cuts deck is cut somewhere and reversed three times, selection ends up on top and all cards are face down again
Variations 1990 147
Gary Ouellet The Equivoque four card stars are formed
1990 164
Simon Aronson Self Control spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything, different revelations suggested
Related toAlso published here 1990 24
Simon Aronson Lateral Palm Double Change top and bottom cards shown, they then change to two previous selections, also as Ace production in comment (2)
1990 44
Simon Aronson Two Minds and a Mate card chosen, another removed and a third one thought-of, all found
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1990 50
Simon Aronson Mix and Match two decks riffle shuffled together and divided into two halves, one chosen from one half, performer shouts stop when the other one is dealt, the cards match
Related to 1990 59
Simon Aronson Oh Pity Me Location clocking with half deck of cyclical stack
  • The Half Deck Principle
  • The Basic Procedure
  • Handling Tips
  • Combinations
1990 75
Simon Aronson Four Part Harmony center cut location expanded to four selections
Inspired byVariations 1990 101
Simon Aronson Memorized Math on memorized deck in combination with mathematical principles
  • Stay Stacks
  • Counting
  • Interlocking Chains (also with one-way backs)
  • Duck and Deal (with formulas)
Related to 1990 113
Philip T. Goldstein Third Degree Ace to Three on top of deck instantly distribute, Ace is one card away from first selection, Two is two cards away, ...
VariationsAlso published here
  • "3rd Degree" in "New Tops" August, 1980. P. 43.
1990 21
Michael Powers Incomplete Four Way four card location, using Riffle Shuffle Control with Incomplete Faro Condition
Variations 1990 74
Michael Powers No Palm Corner in the Glass two handlings
Inspired by 1990 119
Jon Racherbaumer Ayes of the Gods two-card challenge location
Inspired byVariations 1990 1
Edward Marlo Impromptu Ayes of the Gods either the two selections are in same position in two halves, or they are located via fishing
Inspired by 1990 2
Jon Racherbaumer, Paul Diamond The Zen Two-Shooter bullet trick, repeat feature, credit information
Inspired by 1990 88
Edward Marlo Unstacked Peek-Look-Think three cards chosen by different means, spectators each find each others cards, without set-up
Inspired by 1990 119
Ron Bauer If you are going to Peek, Look, and Think, at least Pique, Hook, and Link three cards chosen by different means, spectators each find each others cards
Inspired by 1990 142
Jon Racherbaumer Two-Card Force-Field Ceremony spectator finds his selection, then transposition
1990 161
Jon Racherbaumer Completely Blown Away
Inspired by 1990 176
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Fifth Effect four thought-of cards from different suits located, spectator's count down their value, shuffle and deck switch
1990 198
Basil Horwitz Ein Psychometrischer Test performer stops spectator at selected card
Also published here July 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 3)
114
Ken Brooke Die Stirnproduktion deck openly placed against forehead, selection remains there
Also published here Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
154
Jamy Ian Swiss Stabbing Case deck in case held against piece of wood, knife stabbed into it and case pulled away, selection remains stabbed to wood, case destroyed but deck intact
Also published here
  • Genii
1990 2
Larry Jennings Hip Pocket Prediction value of prediction card chosen by spectator indicates position of selection
Also published here 1990 22
Chris Power Meine Karte, Deine Karte, Jedermanns Karte card under case, stop trick, two blank cards with messages on them show up and selection appears between them, folded card in case finale
  • Phase 1 - Die Karte wandert unter das Etui
  • Phase 2 - Ihre Karte, Meine Karte, Jedermanns Karte
  • Phase 3 - Und wieder wandert die Karte unter das Etui
  • Phase 4 - Die Karte im Etui
Inspired by
  • routine in Eric Mason's "Stuff"
1990 3
Johnny "J.J." Johnston J. J's Verschwindendes Spiel while finding two selections, pocket ditch
Inspired by 1990 20
Chris Power Fernkontrolle card peeked in incomplete faro condition, upper half removed and performer knows position of selection
1990 33
Alexander de Cova Hung Up! card on rope with signed jumbo card
Variations 1990 1
Justin Higham Applications
  • First Up (handling for production of selection)
  • Second Up (as a switch)
  • Third Up (handling for production of selection)
Inspired by Sep. 1990
Technomagic (Issue 3)
21
José Carroll The Card-Calculator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1991 47
Michael Ammar The Two Card Trick selection appears and changes into second selection
Also published here 1991 208
Richard Vollmer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1904
Alex Elmsley Flying Squad card vanishes and reappears next to selection
1991 141
Alex Elmsley Australian Self-Help involving counting, spelling, down-under deal
Related toVariations 1991 317
Alex Elmsley Chance and Choice strange selection process involving down-under-deal, three cards
Also published here 1991 319
Alex Elmsley Buried Treasure II distant keys, performer stops at selection
Variations 1991 355
Alex Elmsley Hair Cut using a hair to mark position, selection out of performer's hands
1991 358
Alex Elmsley Calcolate X 2 two selections made out of performer's hands, three keys
1991 361
Alex Elmsley Cross-25 two selections made out of performer's hands, re-matrixing
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 363
Alex Elmsley Weight with small packet, marked key card
Related to 1991 366
Alex Elmsley Choosey card chosen and lost, packet removed, spectator removes one card from it and it is selection or leads to it
Also published here 1991 368
Alex Elmsley, Martin Gardner Card Hopper selection is found by moving a prop from card to card in a row, Martin Gardner's Parity Principle
Variations 1991 371
Alex Elmsley The Clock Runs Down automatic placement
1991 376
Alex Elmsley Mathematics and Mentalism one of sixteen cards thought of with its position, during reverse faros the spectator says in which half his card is, selection ends up on top (and force card brought to original position)
Also published here 1991 378
John Carney The Slide to Home Prediction stop trick procedure used as prediction
Related to 1991 152
John Carney Slick Pip a Two transforms into a Three in reverse "picking off the pip" style
1991 194
Edward Marlo Repeatable Card Location simple location with stack, eg NPO or memorized deck
Apr. 1991 15
Edward Marlo Cure for a Late Night Location edge marked card, faro, Oscar Weigle's "sunken key principle"
May 1991 5
Edward Marlo, Walter B. Gibson You Found It! spectator turns card face-up, it is previous selection, alternatively next to selection, mathematical, inspired by Walter Gibson's "The Popular Card Tricks", three methods
May 1991 14
Edward Marlo First Application bottom deal
Also published here June 1991 4
Edward Marlo Multiple Mental Miracle two small numbers and selections are divined, distant key
June 1991 12
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley Weight While I Find It five methods, ungaffed, locator card, sticky card
Inspired by July 1991 9
Edward Marlo, David Solomon Signed Technicolor Card to Wallet card from blue deck is signed and lost, two cards from red deck are lost, red cards found, blue in Bendix Bombshell Wallet
July 1991 14
Edward Marlo Four for the Road three further methods for "Simon Eyes", faro
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1991 14
Edward Marlo The Olram Poke three methods
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method - "Estimation Poke" (spelling)
Inspired by Sep. 1991 5
Edward Marlo Think Theory spectator cuts at thought-of card, one out of two or four
Related to Sep. 1991 11
Karl Fulves Good News Bad News card that remains outjogged transforms
1991 13
Karl Fulves Procrastination Card Trick performer wants to find card, but other trick with Kings gets in the way
1991 16
Karl Fulves Optimum Opener: Annexed Aces using "Riffle Shuffle Control" to control a selection and cull the Aces from shuffled deck, negative cull
1991 30
Karl Fulves Steal and Deal spectator stops performer's deal at selection
1991 41
Karl Fulves Upcount four black cards removed, but selection was red, still found in packet, false count with upjogged cards
1991 45
David Neighbors, Ken Simmons As Applied to "Bandorama" selection spins from banded deck
Inspired by 1991 39
Ken Krenzel, Alexander de Cova Synchronus two spectators choose cards in their hands and find the card of the other spectator, out of hands
Inspired byAlso published here June/July 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
17
Michael Ammar Der 2-Kartentrick selection appears and changes into second selection, German translation of reference
Also published here Aug./Sep. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
21
Philip T. Goldstein Strung-Out card is selected and signed from a deck with hole drilled through it, deck threaded with a cord and selection removed under silk, duplicate
1991 11
Henry Pettit All Keyed Up hotel key card ends up attached to selection, deck as hotel with 52 rooms
1991 714
Jack Birnman Guardians red queens put in center and appear again
1991 728
Norman Houghton The Recognition Reflex
Related toAlso published here 1991 732
Wayne Kyzer Birth Card
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 734
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
Christoph Borer Nichtraucher two cards, one is cut to, second is found under box of cigarettes, eventually a non-smoking sign appears on the first selection
Also published here 1991 12
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 18
Larry West Cut-Up amount of cut cards is divined and card changes into selection
Dec. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 4)
8
Marco Fida Against Odds locating chosen card, cards inside bag
Jan. 1991
Magick (Issue 450)
2251
Karrell Fox The Vanishing Fifty-One deck put in handkerchief bag, jumbo card of selection taken out, rest vanishes
1991 41
Karrell Fox "Pip-Squeak" chosen card squeaks and is then oiled
1991 45
Karrell Fox A "Tear-able" Card Trick packet torn into quarters, pieces mixed in paper bag, performer locates the four pieces of selection
Related to 1991 49
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
Meir Yedid Wegweiser arrow appears printed on backs of cards and points to selection
Also published here 1991 19
Alexander de Cova, Ken Krenzel Synchronus two spectators choose cards in their hands and find the card of the other spectator, out of hands, without credits
Inspired by 1991 27
Peter Duffie Centrepoint pseudo explanation/teaching, card in center of packet rises to top after counting the packet, pass and alternate top/bottom deals
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1991
Profile (Issue 3)
8
Peter Duffie Cardtell
Inspired byAlso published here Aug. 1991
Profile (Issue 3)
9
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
R. Paul Wilson Randall Flag calculation with three cards used to count to selection
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1991
Profile (Issue 4)
7
Stephen Tucker Miracle Aces
1991 10
Vanni Bossi A Second Deal, Second to None... sucker stop trick, Second Deal gag, card sticks to thumb
Related to 1991 25
Rudolf Braunmüller Aufsitzer & Bierwetten collection of bar bets
  • Verschiedene Wetten
    • Die dreifache Gemeinheit (drinking shot glass under hat without touching)
    • Für Trinkfeste (drinking three beers faster than someone else three shot glasses)
    • Beantwortungs-Wetten
    • Münzenwetten
    • Eine Pokerwette (cards taken openly from face-up deck, yet spectator loses)
    • Die nächste Karte, die ich umdrehe, ist Ihre! (Circus Card trick)
  • Zauberer-Wetten (for magicians)
    • Der Center Tear
    • Der Münzenschnipper
    • Mental-Farbwürfel
    • Der Faro-Mischkünstler
June 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 2)
79
Gene Maze Cards cards dealt and turned face up one by one until spectator stops, all other cards change back color
Also published here May 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. 9)
9
Gordon Bruce Remember to Forget two cards chosen by one spectator, first one found and placed aside, same card found again and tabled card is now second selection
Also published here 1991
Opus (Vol. 3 No. Opus Selection)
3
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
T. Page Wright The Card From The Knee card produced from knee with empty hand, handed over behind leg, as gag location
1991 142
T. Page Wright Cut With a Coin coin tossed up and caught in deck at named position, or next to selection
1991 166
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 A Lesson in Magic spectator has another spectator select and replace a card, performer names it
1991 176
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 A Novelty Spelling Mystery selection lost, "Ace" spelled into one pile, "Spades" into another, then Ace of Spades shown, first pile are other three Aces and second pile all Spades
Also published here 1991 223
T. Page Wright The Miracle Spelling Deck card selected out of hands and deck pocketed, performer reaches into pocket and takes out cards one by one spelling the selection and finds it, repeat with the spectator spelling the card out of the performer's pocket
1991 227
T. Page Wright A Card Climax card lost and performer hold deck behind back, spectator names small number and performer brings cards out one by one, jumbo card of selection at named position
Related toAlso published here 1991 231
The Third Chance top two cards are shown to be not the chosen card, then top card changes into selection, spectator replaces card in reversed deck with cover card behind his back
1991 255
T. Page Wright A Cut Card Detection spectator cuts anywhere and replaces, then cuts deck some more
1991 287
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 The Five Senses five cards selected and found five different way with the senses
Also published here 1991 298
T. Page Wright Felix, the Felicitous Feline hand puppet helps in finding a selection and naming another one, comedy routine
Related to 1991 307
David Harkey Simply Divine divining rod symbol drawn on card case cellophane transfers to card, then from card to card down until it is on back of selection
1991 48
David Harkey Power Emanations divining rod symbol drawn on card case cellophane transfers to card, then from card to card down until it is on back of selection, variation of previous trick with more writing on the cellophane
1991 54
David Harkey Under Fire selection ends up stapled into match book
1991 91
David Harkey Spinner sticker put on card, deck spread around a can, imaginary spin the bottle game, card that the can points to is card with sticker
Inspired by
  • "Spin the Bottle" (David Harkey, Linking Ring, April 1987)
  • "Spin the Bottle" (David Harkey, Genii, Oct. 1988)
1991 163
Karl Fulves Royal Stop spectator stops at card that completes a Royal Flush as cards are removed one by one from a gambling shoe
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
64
Karl Fulves Call Box spectator stops at named Ace as cards are removed one by one from a gambling shoe
1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 6)
64
Jerry K. Hartman Drop Stop spectator stops on their own card
Also published here 1991 82
Jerry K. Hartman Over and Out simple production of selection with Popover
Also published here 1991 141
Jerry K. Hartman Vertical Popver Popover variation
1991 142
Bruce Elliott Center Spin Cut
Also published here 1991 148
Jerry K. Hartman Multiple Turnovers two selections lost in deck, packets are cut into hand, alternating face up and face down throughout deck until all is reassembled, deck is spread and all cards face same way except both selections, updated explanation
Also published here 1991 280
Jerry K. Hartman Flinging Fingers card is tossed into the deck right next to selection
Also published here 1991 312
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 Snare and Delusion
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1991 318
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 Thought Thrust Toothpick thrust into deck next to thought of card
Also published here 1991 451
Jerry K. Hartman Poker Face-Off
Also published here 1991 483
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 Show Stopper with odd-backed card,
Variations 1991 517
Jerry K. Hartman Exception Selection packet of cards is shuffled, spectator says stop as they are dealt through and stopped-at card is dealt face down, all cards are shown to be Diamonds and spectator’s card is a Spade
Also published here 1991 522
Jerry K. Hartman Irresistible Force packet of cards are dealt through face up singly and spectator says stop when he wants and his card is dealt facedown, spectator sees they are the Diamonds in order, his card is turned up and it is the Joker
Also published here 1991 526
Jerry K. Hartman Match Point spectator and magician each stops on each other's card
Inspired byAlso published here
  • in "The Linking Ring" September 1983. P. 83.
1991 535
Jerry K. Hartman Thinker's Whim
Inspired by 1991 641
Jerry K. Hartman Foreseeing is Deceiving using a pencil
1991 642
Jerry K. Hartman Ghost Right blank card stabbed into deck between two cards, the names of the two cards appear written on the blank face
Also published here 1991 649
Jerry K. Hartman Hot Spell thought of card is mentally spelled, duplicates
Related to 1991 662
Al Smith Snap! mate of named card is located by spectator by stopping during deal and assembling the piles with reversed named card in between
1991 19
Alexander de Cova Glaces II deck in glass, four cards appear at face of deck on at a time with silk cover
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 12
Karl Fulves Secret Seven two gaffed weighted dice, one with a seven-value on a side, the other with Heart symbol, are used to humorously locate and divine the forced Seven of Hearts
1991 1
Chris Hurlbert Spot the Dot sponge ball vanishes and appears as red sticker on face of selection
Mar./Apr. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 4)
35
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
Jerry K. Hartman Snare and Delusion
Also published here Nov. 1991
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
44
Peter Duffie Before the Creation quick two card divided deck location, as prelude to OOTW
1991 8
Justin Higham Mental Subtraction spectator remembers a card and its position from one to ten, another spectator names a number from ten to twenty, performer places card at difference of the two numbers behind his back, streamlined
Mar. 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 3)
73
Elmer Deffenbaugh A Psychic Experience three decks, card at named number matches card stabbed to with knife and reversed in third deck
1991 30
Jeff Evason Cardstab Routine thought of card is found
Inspired by 1991 34
Peter Zenner Stabbed in the Pack -- Twice spectator and performer look at a card, both are found using two knives stabbed in the deck
1991 67
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
Kuniyasu Fujiwara The Joker Takes A Ride King on Joker vanishes bit by bit leaving a hole and is found next to selection
Related to 1992 72
Doug Edwards You'll Fool All divided Deck
Feb. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 2)
2034
Tom Craven Down The Ladder value of selected card is used to count down to it
Mar. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 3)
2044
Juan Tamariz Exactly the Same! Nerve trick followed by card to wallet
Also published here June 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 6)
2077
Paul Cummins Flasher spectator selects a card (cut deeper), then removes an invisible card and tosses it next to the selection
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here July 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 7)
2098
Stephen Tucker Up to You double-Key-card Location
Aug. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 8)
2110
Tom Frame Rubber Wrangler rubberband finds card
Sep. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 9)
2113
Bob Hyans Eerie Selection Revelation
Sep. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 9)
2117
John W. McClure Simplicity pocketed card appears at stopped at position
Dec. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 12)
2151
Richard Kaufman Paul's Bill Comes Due folded bill placed in deck finds selection
Inspired by 1992 xxvii
Edward Marlo First Application bottom deal
Also published here 1992 177
Jack Birnman Four-Sites face-up Four is shuffled in deck and locates two selections
1992 219
Edward Marlo Not All Psychological spectator stops at odd backed card
1992 245
Edward Marlo No Further Than This production of selection, Twos, Kings
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
6
Edward Marlo Nullifactoring three cards, additional ideas for Stewart James' "Nullifactor", two methods
Inspired byAlso published here June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
1
Edward Marlo How's That?
Related to June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
16
James Swain Shocked prediction card in pocket finds one selection by spelling and matches another thought of selection
Inspired by 1992 37
James Swain Pretty Sneaky Impossible looking location where spectator handles deck, uses faros
1992 117
James Swain No Explanation four face up indifferent cards 'collect' three selections, uses Marlo's faro sequences
1992 121
Karl Fulves Wire Room packet placed in case, selection paper clipped to top of case, cards removed until stopped, this card is forced and matches clipped selection, two methods
Related to 1992 7
Karl Fulves The Parallel Police spectator choses card from eight-card packet and mixes the Jacks into packet with procedure, performer finds card without looking at any faces
1992 24
Karl Fulves Red Shift count forcing a Two, jokers from beginning change in Twos to indicate value and position (22) of selection
1992 36
Karl Fulves Diamond Jack Jr. selection in one half is at same position as detective card in other half, story really improvised with eight cards
1992 39
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
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 Glaces II deck in glass, four cards appear at face of deck on at a time with silk cover
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 96
Alexander de Cova Hangman Plus stick figure on cardboard vanishes and appears on back of signed selection
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 108
Alexander de Cova Signed Folded Card in Box one card stabbed in paper back, second card folded in box
Inspired by 1992 111
John Riggs The Optical Location cards shuffled face up into face down, two cards selected and performer finds them
Also published here 1992 770
Van Abernathy Chute deck encircled with rubber band, signed selection floats down attached to small parachute
Related to 1992 834
Frederick Braue Pointer Thinking with packet of cards, out-of-hand reversal by spectator
1992 5
Paul Rosini The Quick Spell
1992 21
Stewart James Further Than That production of selection, Royal Flush, and other stuff
Related toVariations 1992 23
Follow Down "Why Am I Here?"
Related to 1992 27
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
Cards of Cairo stop and count down, bold
1992 29
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 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
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 I'll Guess Your Weight (Revised) performer cuts off same amount as spectator, then to selection
Inspired byVariations 1992 5
Arturo de Ascanio Magicas Coincidencias four selections are returned to the deck and deck is dealt, each spectator stops at his card
Inspired by
  • Padre Wenceslao Ciuró's "Causalidad Inexplicable" in "Mas de 200 Juegos de Manos", p. 402.
Also published here
1992 67
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 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
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
Daryl Martinez Tipped in Lucca
1992 10
Gary Kurtz Third Example: The order in which you have three cards chosen and revealed
1992 6
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 Torn Deck Mystery deck is torn in quarters which are mixed in paper bag, performer locates four pieces of selection without looking
Inspired by 1992 24
Steve Dusheck Little Big Card card selected from miniature deck, when counted to a named number it is found there as normal sized card
Also published here
  • marketed in 1967
1992 52
Peter Kane Kane's Patent Card Finda special odd-backed card made from two hinged cards in deck, selection is found inside it, faro
Inspired by 1992 14
Peter Kane Almost Triumphant incomplete face-up/face-down shuffle, halves stripped apart, selection is sticking out and seen to be five inches long when pulled out
Also published here 1992 15
Chris Power Card from Box deck with selection cased, suddenly selection appears at the fingertips
Oct. 1992
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 6)
9
Larry Becker Unbalanced finding chosen card, using Major Arcana
Also published here
  • in "New Tops" May, 1984.
1992 363
Ken Simmons Tip for Sawing the Lady in Half four Aces found and selection as well
Inspired by 1992 11
Edward Marlo Not All Psychological spectator stops at odd backed card
Also published here 1992 4
Alexander de Cova Deck Vanish after finding several cards under silk, ditched in pocket
Also published here 1992 13
Jim Sisti Multiple Selection Mistakes three cards change into selections
May/June 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 11)
118
Dan Tong Vari-Mental
Also published here
  • Dan Tong's "Vari-Mental" in "The New Jinx", March 1963.
Nov./Dec. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 14)
153
Brother John Hamman The Devil's Dagger card chosen and found with a counting and cards in dagger/sword formation on table
Jan. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 5)
42
Gordon Bruce A Lesson in Changing the Moment bottom deal stop trick
May 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 9)
47
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
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
Mark Phillips The Transposition Cards two cards are found but assigned to the wrong spectators, then they transpose
Related to Nov. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
49
Mark Phillips Card Revelation pop-out production of cards between both hands
Inspired by Nov. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
49
Peter Duffie Remember and Don't Forget Remember and Forget, with packet color separation as a surprise ending
Inspired byVariations 1992 1
Peter Duffie That Sinking Feeling two Jokers penetrate and sink to bottom of two packets, selections are found on top of each packet
Variations 1992 2
Peter Duffie Reference Point two selections made out of performer's hands from twelve-card packets, re-matrixing
Inspired byRelated to 1992 6
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 Thoughts on the Bottom estimation & Bottom Deal
VariationsAlso published here 1992 15
Justin Higham Locating Aces Aces sink down next to chosen cards one by one
Inspired by
  • "Submarine Aces" (Bill Miesel, Precursor Special 1, Aug. 1983, p. 2)
Related to
1992
Technomagic (Issue 13)
103
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
Justin Higham Session Challenge Location with two similar decks on the sessioning table that are secretly and openly exchanged twice
June 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 4)
36
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
Steve Draun Twenty-One Again three phases
Also published here 1993 128
Ernest Earick Claptrap three cards jump out of deck one by one by clapping the hands every time, last one produced between the hands
Also published here 1993 3
Ernest Earick Alone in a Crowd centre portion of deck with selection is turned face up, all except selection turn down again
Inspired by 1993 111
Bernard Bilis Instant Opener rubber band pop out with peek force
Feb. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 2)
2179
Michael DeMarco Mr. Koenig finds your card matrix layout
Feb. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 2)
2181
Harry Lorayne Quick and Direct
Inspired by Mar. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 3)
2187
Bill Kalush Almost Immediately card taken from fan is known instantly, faro fan
July 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 7)
2242
Jim Molinari In-Cert(ainly) places card next to selection
Aug. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2254
Eric T. Dockery Please forget your card! for one spectator
Nov. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 11)
2287
Tom Daugherty Heavies one way from the face
Dec. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 12)
2302
The Kick-Back Card Discovery flourish shoot-back cut
1993 87
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, Lee Freed Lost Twenty-One Card Trick using reverse faros
Also published here 1993
The Olram File (Issue 14)
1
Edward Marlo Muriel's Choice selection is blown out of deck
1993
The Olram File (Issue 15)
1
Edward Marlo Not All Psychological spectator stops at odd backed card
Also published here 1993 4
Jon Racherbaumer Dunbury Lie Speller - Eighteen-Card Version
Inspired by 1993 30
Gary Kurtz Drittes Beispiel on the order of producing three selection
Jan. 1993
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
9
Scott Robinson Changing a Fan Belt left hand's fan penetrates right hand's fan, selection ends up in other fan reversed
1993 848
Shigeo Futagawa The Toaster deck pushed in case, selection sticks out
1993 882
Hiroyuki Sakai Facing the Aces four aces end up face up in the deck, deck is thrown in other hand
1993 885
失敗は成功のもと (Failure is a stepping-stone to success) Five-spot found reversed in deck, count down to find selected card
1993 24
フラリッシュエスケープ (Flourish Escape) Card selected and lost in deck, deck placed back in card case, card is pulled out of box (penetration effect)
1993 39
ポケットの中のカード (The Card in the Pocket) Lazy Man's Card to Pocket
1993 53
Hideo Kato スローイングカードスタブ (Throwing Card Stab) Card stabbed into dribbled deck, stabs right next to selection
1993 61
ストップカード (Stop Card) Stop Trick
1993 66
笑ってください (Please laugh) Sucker trick, uses glide to show selection apparently placed on table. Actually not there.
1993 67
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
赤と黒のミステーク (Red and Black Mistake) Spectator selects and loses black card, performer removes four red cards for them to choose one from, the red card changes into their black card
1993 91
あなたの後で (Behind your back)
1993 99
最後の1枚 (The Last Card) Another down-under location
1993 105
Harry Lorayne ソルトレス (Saltless)
1993 107
Dai Vernon イモーショナルリアクション (Emotional Reaction)
1993 115
Hideo Kato コメディダンバリーディリュージョン (Comedy Dunbury Delusion)
1993 164
Tooru Suzuki 心の中で・・・ (In your heart...) Challenge location of two selected cards
1993 172
Troy Hooser, Mark Tams Weight Your Turn performer cuts same amount as performer twice and eventually finds selection, faro
Inspired byRelated toVariations Mar. 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 1)
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, Bob Hummer Hum-Dinger three cards and a Queen removed, spectator thinks of one of the three cards which are returned to deck, Queen whispers performer the selection
1993 10
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
Steve Beam Mathematical Card Trick calculator is used to find position of selection, humorous presentation
Related toAlso published here 1993 79
Steve Beam Odd Man Out one of five cards is chosen and put back in deck, other cards used to count down to locate it, contingency trick
Variations 1993 85
Tom Craven The Cascade self-working handling of "Drop-Count" Revelation
Inspired by 1993 92
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
Steve Beam A Fine Mess one card is slid out and number used to land at a card, performer finds selection
1993 127
Gary Plants Locator Service
1993 130
Gary Plants Locator Service II
1993 131
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
Muneo Yokoi Pointer Deck Arrow suddenly appears printed on the selected card's face, pointing to the index
1993 13
Muneo Yokoi Stand Up Spread Table spread made to stand up vertically on its edge, self-standing, then two selections produced from it
1993 16
Muneo Yokoi Flying Small Card Card selected and lost in mini deck of cards. A lighter is lit, a huge flame is produced, lighter transforms into the mini selected card
1993 18
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
Scotty York The Scotty York Handling & Presentation of the Light Bulb bulb in handkerchief, different packets on table, location of selection with bulb
Related to 1993 109
Fred Kaps The Fred Kaps' Handling of the Scotty York Lamp
1993 116
Meir Yedid Point the Way arrow appears printed on backs of cards and points to selection
Also published here 1993 14
Meir Yedid Biting Sensations biting through deck to find selection, all but one have a piece missing
Also published here 1993 15
Alexander de Cova Synchronus brief, two spectators choose cards in their hands and find the card of the other spectator, out of hands
Inspired byAlso published here 1993 5
Karl Fulves Likely Suspect packet, selection stands always out, three phases, only face-up card, then only black card, then odd-backed
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
5
Karl Fulves Data Dice "Two Tricks with Dice" No. 2
seven-card packet, card chosen with dice and found
Related to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
15
Karl Fulves Cult Poker two poker hands, one card moved to spectator's hand, spectator choses a hole card, it is the same card, posed as problem
Related to 1993
Verbatim (Issue 2)
15
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 Deadly Dagger comedy card stab, comb dagger, two handlings
1993
Verbatim (Issue 8)
84
Peter Duffie Centre Forward out-jogged double, top card of this double is dealt at chosen number
Related toVariations 1993 9
Peter Duffie Glasnost wrong card changes into selection, then cards of same value produced
Inspired by 1993 56
Robert E. Neale Soul Survivor all cards eliminated except the Ace of Spades which represents the plague, epidemic story presentation, using Roy Baker's PATEO Force
VariationsAlso published here Oct. 1993
Profile (Issue 16)
1
Aldo Colombini A Kick Out Of It Christ force, Six-spot cut to, counting down to selection, the five counted cards are a Royal Flush
Also published here 1993 89
Rick Johnsson Five Foot Card Trick out-of-hand selection, shuffling with key card
1993 135
Al Thatcher Al's Masterpiece spectator shuffles packet, puts some in pocket, remembers bottom cards of rest and puts it back on the deck, located with some dealing, breather crimp
Also published here
  • Precursor #37
1993 168
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
Dai Vernon, John Murray, Jerry Mentzer One Hand Bottom - Applications
1993 227
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 The Eighteen Card Trick streamlined
1993 7
Peter Duffie The Magic Shuffle three selections in fifteen-card packet
1993 12
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
Norman Houghton The Recognition Reflex
Also published here 1993 13
Jon Racherbaumer Psychic Leap Frog card chosen, a few cards tabled, origami frog from card produced and it locates a card (with Card Hopper parity principle) with funny message, frog unfolded and it is the selection
Inspired by Sep. 1993 15
Eddie Fechter Fourth Down finding two selection with reversed card
1993 43
Eddie Fechter Eddie's Stop performer stops spectator while dealing, next card is selection
1993 51
Eddie Fechter The Spectator Stops psychological stop trick, cards face down
  • Outs
  • Touches
1993 53
Eddie Fechter That's It!
1993 59
Eddie Fechter Slide Revelation incomplete Faro, part slides forward and back to reveal selection
1993 64
Eddie Fechter Eddie's Dunbury
Also published here 1993 123
Eddie Fechter Waterfall revelation of chosen card after waterfall from hand to hand
1993 148
Eddie Fechter Eight Selections using eight cards, fingertip peek and various revelations
1993 190
Lou Gallo Gallo's Addition flourish reveal, half is turned over
1993 200
Eddie Fechter Spring Card Revelation card jumps from deck to hand
1993 208
Eddie Fechter A Magical Prediction spectator finds his own card from ribbon spread deck, risky method, with outs
Also published here
  • "A Magical Prediction" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1972.
1993 222
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
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
Justin Higham The Cutout Card Trick blank card with cut-out letters that spell out selection
1993 29
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 Producing Card From Center of a Spread
1993 91
René Lavand Ah!... If they were... spectator stops at Kings, x-deals
1993 108
René Lavand Ah!... If they were... A Subtle Variation spectator stops at Kings, x-deals, technical variation
1993 109
René Lavand You Find Your Card (Card Reversals) spectator stops at selection
1993 111
René Lavand Reverse Two
1993 115
René Lavand This Is the Simplest of All spectator stops at Aces
1993 116
René Lavand Something More... all but selection vanish under handkerchief, seated
1993 117
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 It Would Be Impossible For Me location of two selections, cutting to two short cards
1993 187
Sid Fleischman W. C. Fields Does a Card Trick talking with voice on record, revelation of a playing card
Also published here 1993 130
Sid Fleischman Join the A.S.C.T. Michelangelo themed revelation in which all cards are eliminated except selection
1993 150
Lyle Laughlin The Fine Art of Card Shooting deck held in hand, selection shoots up into the air
1993 196
Sid Fleischman The Fleischman Shoot No. 2, deck is snapped and selection jumps from center
Also published here 1993 199
Alan Wakeling Phase Three: A Subconscious Impression paper card with a number written on it is mixed with other cards, spectator locates his number card
1993 209
Alexander de Cova Synchronus two spectators choose cards in their hands and find the card of the other spectator, out of hands
Also published here 1993 5
Jerry Camaro Poker Delusion ending with Royal Flus which contains selection
Jan./Feb. 1993
The Magic Menu (Vol. 3 No. 15)
164
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
Ernest Earick Claptrap three cards jump out of deck one by one by clapping the hands every time, last one produced between the hands
Also published here Apr. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 8)
60
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)
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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
Jon Racherbaumer Dunbury Lie Speller
Variations May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
58
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
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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
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
Vicente Canuto El Espejo del Pensamiento with suit stacked, interlocking chain principle with two riffle shuffles
1993 103
Padre Wenceslao Ciuró, Vicente Canuto Dos Transformaciones two phases, selection apparently place in pile with other cards ends up at named number, then random chosen card changes to selection
1993 123
Vicente Canuto 2.- Control en el Abanico bridging cards while doing a pressure fan
1993 202
Karl Fulves, Joseph K. Schmidt Aparición Fantasma card appears from deck encircled with a rubber band
Also published here 1993 226
Edward Marlo, Vicente Canuto De Paquete a Paquete card from packet of twenty one is selected and cards dealt into three piles, spectator names pile with card and card travels from packet to packet
1993 271
Juan Tamariz Sintonia Mental y Sorpresa spectator locates second spectator's selection, then card is placed on table and same card is selected again, on the table is now a random card
1993 299
Gary Dudash Fate Mate odd-backed card is placed next to freely thought-of card
June 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 12)
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Allan Ackerman Ackerman's Opener stack, combination
1994 100
Steve Ehlers The Three-Card Location stack, memorized deck
Related toVariations 1994 173
Chuck Smith Imaginary 21 Card Trick in effect a card is chosen under table and named by magician
VariationsAlso published here 1994 12
Tom Daugherty Bingo! two cards, mathematical
May 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 5)
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Tom Daugherty Topsy-Turvy Twosome three cards
July 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 7)
2384
Mike Maxwell Lazy Magician's Assistant lazy interlocking set-up
Aug. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 8)
2396
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves II two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, performer stops spectator
Variations 1994 60
Alex Elmsley Multiple Mind Reading spectators receive some cards, shuffle and think of top one, combined packet is given back
Variations 1994 67
Alex Elmsley Failure number is thought of and card at this position in shuffled deck, performer divines both (most of the time)
Also published here 1994 76
Alex Elmsley A Woven and Cut Case penelope-procedure (pile cut off, counted, card at that position is selection), key is placed next to selection via faro
1994 325
Alex Elmsley Autopilot separation at twenty-six
1994 326
Alex Elmsley The Custodial Card two cards selected, a card turns face-up between selections, twenty-six key card, faro
Inspired byRelated to 1994 333
Alex Elmsley Late Night Location spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles, packet returned and deck faro shuffled, selection found, stay stack with duplicates
Also published here 1994 372
Alex Elmsley Auto-Discovery two cards are used to divine a very free selection that's pocketed by spectator, stacked
Also published here 1994 374
Alex Elmsley, Richard Himber Cold Steel knife is stabbed between two selections
Variations 1994 440
Alex Elmsley Tour de Force five card location with flourishy production and call-back productions referring to previous routines
1994 471
Frank Lane Stick It In Yourself spectator stabs reversed cards next to selection after magician fails
1994 1063
Sam Leo Horowitz Note on "The Perfect Stop Trick"
Related to 1994 1106
A Great Glimpse - Red and Black Series divided deck
1994 1125
Theodore Annemann Magic Thrust Variations - A.
1994 1208
Fred Furman Magic Thrust Variations - B. duplicate
1994 1209
John Northern Hilliard Magic Thrust Variations - C. short card and two double backers
1994 1210
John Northern Hilliard "Think , 'Stop!'" Card Tricks three methods, double backer and tactile key cards
1994 1211
The Card Stabbing Trick (Pack Wrapped in Paper)
Related to 1994 1213
The Card Stabbing Trick (Pack Spread on Table)
1994 1214
Heart Beats estimating position of selection
1994 1215
Harlow Hoyt The Princess' Scarab five cards, one half of deck is scratch marked on back
1994 1228
Tom Bowyer The "Stop" Trick psychological force
1994 1238
John Northern Hilliard, Card Locations and Detection three methods, estimation
1994 1244
Dai Vernon Vernon 1-3 three methods
1994 1245
Philip T. Goldstein Trisectarian two cards found, one by counting down value of other cards
1994 96
Philip T. Goldstein Van John
Inspired by
  • Tom Seller's "The Name Speller" (Immediate Magic)
Also published here
1994 99