6,932 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Chad Long Back & Forth written messages on cards ("LOOK IN YOUR POCKET", ...), scavenger hunt
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1994 3
Karl Fulves One Of Us Is Lying counting location
1994 6
Karl Fulves Sacked deck sprung into paper bag and cards removed singly unter stopped, that card matches prediction
Related to 1994 8
Karl Fulves Sacked Notes multiple cards variation of "Sacked", problem of having named card in paper back with odd back
Related to 1994 12
Karl Fulves Strip Search paper strip folded and cut into deck and used to locate selection when pulled
Related to 1994 15
Karl Fulves Psychic Self
1994 33
Karl Fulves No Pre-set four random cards, one turns over, it changes into selection
1994 71
Karl Fulves, Dai Vernon Devious
Inspired byRelated to 1994 121
Chuck Fayne The Card on the Seat "or The Spectator Sits on the Card"
spectator plays magician, card signed by performer
1994 9
Gene Maze The Zodiac Card card placed reversed in deck, its value counted from this position leads to selection
Related toVariations 1994 63
Gene Maze Odd Man Out spectator stops at only black card in 15-cards-packet or red cards
1994 66
Gene Maze Miss-Matched two cards stopped at, they're not mates, but mates are found when dealing twice to their added value
Variations 1994 70
Gene Maze Double Deal Aces spectator stops twice during deal and those two cards are reversed, on either side of each card aces are found
1994 90
Gene Maze Magnetic Attraction spectator stops twice during deal and those two cards are reversed, on either side of them are the mates of opposite color
1994 92
Gene Maze Face-Up Locator spectator stabs card next to selection
Related to
  • "Stabbed in the Pack" (Michael Skinner, Professional Close-Up Magic video 2, 1998)
1994 112
Gene Maze Mirror Image indicator card is counted down to from both sides of faced deck, mates, center deal
1994 128
Paul Gertner The Vanishing Card Stab wrapped in paper napkin and stabbed with knife, deck vanishes as climax
1994 103
Doug Canning Jinxed Variation
Inspired by 1994 967
Basil Horwitz A Third Eye Experience cards held to forehead, performer stops at selection, blindfolded
1994 51
Bob Gill An Alternative Handling cards held to forehead, performer stops at selection, blindfolded
1994 53
Basil Horwitz Out of Hand & Out of Sight Experience blindfolded think stop
1994 69
Basil Horwitz Mindreading, Clairvoyance and Mindcontrol Experience card is divined and found
1994 85
Basil Horwitz Challenge Psychometry Number 2 cards in pocket, performer removes cards one by one and stops at selection
Related to 1994 87
Mel Bennett Card 37 number force for 37 with calculator
Inspired by
  • "Letter for a Stranger" (Stewart James)
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
88
Mike Schwartz Stab Stab Stab deck rests on edge on table, performer stabs joker quickly into side a few times, last time next to selection
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
105
Sam Schwartz Sam's Spell name spelled and card at that position remembered, later found, also number would work
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 9)
108
Paul Swinford Even Further
Inspired by 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
112
Karl Fulves, John Scarne He Finds It card selected by cutting and turning top half over behind back, it is a previously named Ace
Inspired by 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
114
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Blank Look performer finds selection in reverse fan
  • Second Method (Karl Fulves)
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
117
Mitsunobu Matsuyama Magic Teaching card selected, down under deal with a packet, last card used to count to selection, every other card Ace through King
1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
130
Karl Fulves Cedric's Applause using a pocket index
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
143
John Scarne Scarne Card Problems
  • 21 Card Trick with two selections
  • Diagonal Palm Shift with two of three cards
1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
145
Jackie McClements Pushthru Eliminator card chosen, incomplete faro pushed through a few times to get clues about the color and suit of card, wrong card is determined, still right card shows up reversed in deck
Also published here
  • The Crimp, p. 212
1994 4
Jackie McClements Cardiograph five cards in a row, one of which is selection, doodling around with a pencil on a paper underneath the row, selection found, description incomplete in booklet
1994 17
Roger Crosthwaite The Sultan Stab spectator throws indicator card into dribble, shown to be next to King, indicator card changes into King as well as:
  • The Chutney Change
1994 14
Roger Crosthwaite How It's Done "Phase Five: Dealing with Desire"
fake center deal, card dealt onto pile yet appears again when spectator says stop during deal, finally comes from pocket
1994 27
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card - Opening Remarks thoughts and references
  • The Selection of the Card
  • The Location of the Card
  • The Revelation of the Card
1994 37
Roger Crosthwaite Mental Topper spectator shuffles deck and cuts it into four piles, top card of chosen pile is selection, LTP palm-out and replacement
1994 63
Roger Crosthwaite Mindreading Experiment 1 card "thought-of" (forced), mate is in case and spectator stops on his selection
1994 64
Trevor Lewis Direct Mind Control spectator stops at named card, second deal
1994 68
Justin Higham Phantom Aces position of Aces announced after spectators shuffle the deck, one-by-one production, last one stabbed with another card by spectator
Inspired by 1994 166
Michael Weber The Knowledgable Knife or The Klever Kleaver signed card, through newspaper sheet
1994
Jon Racherbaumer Eddie Marlo Lives! card chosen with mathematical procedure, packets counted and digits added, selection found by spelling the trick's title, faro
Inspired by 1994 13
Tony Slydini Slydini's Presentation of 9999 Miracle
Inspired by 1994 14
Jon Racherbaumer Playing the Light on using a shiner, Eddie Fay, with red-black location effect with hidden clocking
1994 14
Jon Racherbaumer In Situ Glimpse spectator cuts off packet and remembers bottom card
1994 19
Stephen Tucker Kontrakt Killer Karten mafia story trick, four Kings travel back on top then selection is found
Also published here July 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4 & 5)
169
Santo Karte aus dem Sack deck tossed into paper bag with clothes pin and shaken up, pin is on selection, using Kong Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
18
Santo Dreifaches Kartenfinden three selections found in cloth bag, using Kong Case
Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
19
Alexander de Cova Eine Dame zaubert spectator performs card in (Himber) wallet for performer
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
30
Jean Boucher Psi-Touch cards shuffled behind back
Inspired by 1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 6)
27
Ted Lesley, Philip T. Goldstein The Out of Sorts Variations thought-of card (from eight) found and named with back turned, two variations
Inspired by 1994 52
Ellison Poland A Mental Case cards cut off top and bottom to show no key cards are in use
Inspired by 1994 17
Ellison Poland The Garden Path several cards including selection are tabled, selection is later indifferent card and found somewhere else
1994 42
Harry Milliken No Seconds Dunbury
Inspired by 1994 90
Aldo Colombini F.F.F.F. four selections lost, spectator cuts deck in four piles, Aces on top, selection found in another cut-off packet as well
Inspired by
  • Randy Wakeman effect as performed on FFFF
1994 14
Aldo Colombini Hats Off three-card location
1994 30
Aldo Colombini The Killer noose formed with a rope only tightens when spectator who is holding the selection pulls it
Inspired by
  • Tom Craven effect
1994 57
Aldo Colombini Royal Flush spectator finds selection and card that completes a Royal Flush
1994 63
Danny Archer Point It Out card selected from packet and returned and shuffled while magician’s back is turned, he finds selection, using special glasses to see spectator’s fingerprints
Also published here 1994 13
Simon Aronson Some People Think interlocking chains
Also published here 1994 3
Simon Aronson Group Shuffle three cards, no touch possible
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 8
Simon Aronson Simon's "Favorite Card" Trick spectator names a card and selects a card, Twisting Ace through Four, last card transforms into spectator's named card, Four is reversed in deck and used to count to selection
Also published here 1994 17
Simon Aronson Mis-Mate card shown and put out-jogged in deck, spectator says stop during biddling count, it is not the mate of the out-jogged card, but that one changes to match the selection
Also published here 1994 22
Simon Aronson Aces Up, Countdown selection lost, Aces put in different places, they turn over together in the center except the one with matching suit, value of selection used to count to Ace, reversed card in Ace packet is selection
Also published here 1994 31
Simon Aronson Lucky 7 two cards peeked at, Seven turns face up, both cards are counted to from the Seven
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
  • Fifth Method
Also published here 1994 41
Simon Aronson Symmethree three cards peeked at, first selection turns face up, both remaining selections are counted to from the first one using its value
Also published here 1994 45
Simon Aronson Stranger Deranger unknown blue-backed selection put in red deck, card chosen from red deck face up, blue-backed deck counted face up and the card just chosen is missing, it is then shown to be the blue-backed card
Also published here 1994 62
Simon Aronson Two Card "No Touch" Location spectator cuts off a packet and remembers bottom card, second spectator shuffles same packet and chooses a card, both named by performer
Also published here 1994 88
Simon Aronson Four Stop Intersection four spectators cut to cards, all shuffled, performer deals through cards face up and stops at selections
Also published here 1994 92
Simon Aronson S-D Plus (or, "Notes on the S-D Location")
three phases
Also published here 1994 100
Simon Aronson Center Cut Location spectator pulls out packet from center and remembers bottom card
Also published here 1994 105
Simon Aronson Delayed Location Effects doing divided deck locations after Shuffle-Bored
Also published here 1994 160
Simon Aronson Selection Shuffle-Bored Shuffle-Bored combined with a location
Also published here 1994 164
Simon Aronson Ad-Jacent advertisement card is used to stab between selections in tabled spread, rewritten description
Also published here 1994 173
Alexander de Cova Die Zuschauerin zaubert... spectator performs card in (Himber) wallet for performer
Also published here 1994 9
Bert Allerton The Missing Deuce one of four Twos transforms into a selected card
Also published here Jan./Feb. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 21)
237
Harry Lorayne Fourtitude Four-spot as locator, faro
Also published here May/June 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 4 No. 23)
260
Jerry Camaro Rocky Does It! selection sticks on nose of Rocky Raccoon
Nov./Dec. 1994
The Magic Menu (Vol. 5 No. 26)
296
Eugene Burger The Visibly Turning Cards Rosini's Double Reverse with glorpy
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 23
Philip T. Goldstein Another This two card chosen, one signed on back, both replaced, performer finds first one, then cards dealt face up until a Joker with "Stop" on it shows up, it is the one signed on the back
Inspired by Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
59
Dr. Dan J. Alessini, Peter Alexis Light Vision reversed card in the deck and selection placed inside aluminium foil are divined, secret deck switch
Inspired by Feb. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 8)
1
Mary Tomich A Ritual of Royalty using pendulum, spectator cuts to a card and four court cards are removed, cut card matches previously selected card
Inspired by May 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 11)
13
Peter Duffie Triple Trauma small packet, reverse faros
Inspired by
  • "A Tribute to Fulves" (Mike Rogers, The Complete Mike Rogers)
1995 81
Peter Duffie Centerpoint pseudo explanation/teaching, card in center of packet rises to top after counting the packet, pass and alternate top/bottom deals
VariationsAlso published here 1995 131
Peter Duffie Cardtell Variation of "Centerpoint"
Also published here 1995 134
Peter Duffie The Maze Connection four times stop, off-beat effect
Inspired by 1995 186
Peter Duffie Thoughts on the Bottom estimation & Bottom Deal
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995 232
R. Paul Wilson Absolute Zero spectator cuts shuffled deck into three piles, shuffles all, selects a card and assembles deck which the performer locates, divided deck
Variations 1995 2
Darwin Ortiz Harry in Your Pocket cased deck is in pocket, card fished out very fast
Inspired by
  • Roberto Giobbi's "Faster than Lightning" in "Gambler's Dream"
Related to
1995 113
Karl Norman Spring Fever performer springs the cards, spectator says stop at the selected card (which is to only face up card in the deck)
1995 16
Karl Norman Key Card Routines performer cuts exactly a number of cards, named by the spectator, performer finds three selects cards
Related to 1995 23
Karl Norman Follow-Up Routine Spectator selects a card, shuffles it back into the deck, selection ends up on top
1995 29
The Shamus Card chosen card is found in the deck by a randomly determined shamus card
1995 80
Karrell Fox The Question is... the "point" of a ribbon spread question mark is the chosen card
1995 81
Persi Diaconis, Roberto Giobbi, Harry Lorayne The Red-Black Location free chosen card is found in a flash
Inspired by
  • Persi Diaconis trick from foreword of "Revelations"
1995 113
Bruce Cervon, Ian Baxter, Bob Veeser Royal Flush Finale four ace production plus cutting to a Royal Flush
1995 114
Partagas, Jean Hugard The Coué Test righting a wrong card - "psychological" presentation
Inspired by 1995 125
Theodore Annemann A Card in Hand locator card changes into spectator's card - in his hand
Related to 1995 133
Paul Rosini Your Number - Your Card
Related to 1995 147
Sam Schwartz Thot Echo two card location, straight set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995 149
The Lucky Card Spectator locates his card with his Lucky Card
1995 164
The Jumping Pulse a chosen card is found by feeling the spectator's pulse
1995 227
Roberto Giobbi The Lucky Coin spectator locates a chosen card with a coin, selection is predicted on back of coin
Related toVariations 1995 241
Tom Daugherty The Gypsy Shuffle red and black packet
Jan. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 1)
2456
Robert L. Brooks The Less-than-one-second Card Trick using handkerchief
Feb. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 2)
2465
Richard Vollmer Mystical Countdown mathematical, one selection by spectator, one by magician
Inspired byVariations Feb. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 2)
2467
Richard Vollmer Mystical Countdown Follow-Up
Feb. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 2)
2468
Aldo Colombini Colorado three cards are lost, Ace to Three of Clubs are placed on top, the distribute through the deck one to three cards next to the selections
Also published here Mar. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 3)
2478
Tom Daugherty Utterly Blown Away "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired byVariations Mar. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 3)
2480
Keith Bloomfield Good Job!
Mar. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 3)
2482
Richard Vollmer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Aug. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 8)
2543
Tom Daugherty Impossible And Impossible II mathematical
Sep. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 9)
2550
Peter Duffie Lucky Card, This Deck
Nov. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 11)
2578
Michael Goldman The Magic Nines production/location combo
Dec. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 12)
2587
Vanni Bossi My Card Stab without table, two spectators hold newspaper
1995 18
Chad Long Nervous Condition all cards fly out via Gymnastic Aces except selection
Inspired by 1995 3
Chad Long Mat Slap card produced with folded close-up pad
Also published here 1995 9
Chad Long Torn & Kinda Restored three selections, selection found and torn up, pieces change to second selection, restores and changes to third selection, impromptu
Inspired by 1995 11
Robert Parrish The Card Stabbing Trick rubber banded and paper wrapped deck, stabbed with knife
Inspired by 1995 81
Bret Blackshear The Gunslinger two selections, spectators shoot rubber bands on deck first selection jumps out and eventually transforms into second selection
1995 1020
David (Foote) Drake Portable Theater card is found, story presentation
1995 1066
Stephen Bargatze This and That funny presentation, words on cards "nothing", "something", "it", "this" and "that"
1995 1113
Philip T. Goldstein The Mockingbird missing card divined, part of the "Birds of Prey" locations
1995 2
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
1995 7
John Riggs A Bird of Different Feather bag with cards cut in quarters, performer finds pieces of thought of card
Inspired by
  • Robert Baker's "Birds of a Feather" in "Shared Thoughts"
1995 65
Sveroni Hoppla! flashy location of a card, four cards are sprung on table, selection remains, with variation of Christian Scherer
1995 9
Sveroni Magic Ara balloon bird finds selection, deck in case
1995 13
El Duco Perplexing Pen No. 6, pen used to find card with its clip
1995 10
Karl Fulves The Almanac Deck No. 7, talking about twelve months, fifty-two weeks, and so on, card spelled to in the end with phrase "daylight saving"
1995 12
John Scarne, Joseph Dunninger Ace Finds Ace No. 8, two halves under table, one reversed and put into other, it turns out to be an Ace and is next to another Ace
1995 13
Bonnie and Clyde No. 10, a Queen and a King chosen from Kings and Queens, they are then found, Klondike Shuffle
1995 16
Karl Fulves, Stewart James Go to Jail No. 11, two cards, one found by detective card, the other travels between two detective cards into case
1995 18
Larry Jennings Coincido No. 22, card remembered at total of cut-off packet, values used to find selection
Also published here 1995 40
Dai Vernon A Card Is Found No. 25
Also published here 1995 46
Tale of the Tape No. 44, tape recorder gives instructions from cassette to which a card is lost and found
1995 86
Karrell Fox Stabracardabra knife stuck into napkin-wrapped deck, napkin torn away and selection sticks to knife
1995 32
Karrell Fox Here's Looking At You deck dropped in paper bag and shaken, spectator is told to take out any card he sees, it's the selection
1995 38
Karrell Fox There It Is
Related to 1995 41
Karrell Fox It's In The Bag letter cards put in bag, ribbon dropped in, on it appears slogan or company name, trade show
1995 90
Karrell Fox At The End Of My Rope
1995 124
Simon Aronson Three For Two three selections made in different way, no-touch selection procedure, all located, two key cards, first cut of cut-deeper force
Inspired by 1995 61
Simon Aronson Doublestop Simplified two selections, two piles, spectator thinks stop on his selection in one pile and second selection is at same position in other pile
  • Key Method
  • "No Key" Method
Inspired by 1995 79
Simon Aronson The Trained Deck selection cut into deck, three chosen cards added, selection at this position, repeated, then selected card is spelled by spectator in his head while performer deals, performer stops at selection, Multiple Card Sum Stack
Related to 1995 123
Simon Aronson Doubly Lazy two selections, Ace to King twice
Related to 1995 136
Simon Aronson Lazy Memory ideas for applying the memorized deck to the Lazy Man's Card Trick
  • Memorized Doubly Lazy
  • Spelling to the Second Selection
  • "Sessions" Lazy Memory
Related to 1995 162
Simon Aronson Everybody's Lazy two spectators and performer remember cards, performer names position of spectator's cards, spectator names number and there is performer's card, no-touch
VariationsAlso published here 1995 167
Simon Aronson Taking Advantage of One's Position selection procedure in which a packet is cut off, next card remembered and placed on this packet, another packet cut off onto first pile, next card remembered and put onto first pile, and so on
  • Self Position
  • Shuffling
  • False Positives
Related toVariations 1995 179
Simon Aronson Self Centered two cards chosen by cutting and shuffling packets, procedure similar to one-pile free cut
Inspired by 1995 187
Simon Aronson Madness in our Methods three selections, fair conditions, no-touch and no card seen
  • Alternative Revelations
1995 194
Simon Aronson Topsy Turvy three selections with cutting and shuffling packets, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, cards located by apparent muscle reading in spread
Related to 1995 203
Simon Aronson High Class Location three selections
Related to 1995 216
Simon Aronson The S. A. Combination "Self Adjusting", spectator touches force in spread, it apparently does not leave sight, under-the-spread force
  • A. The Force Procedure
  • B. Application to the Open Index (spectator touches named card)
Related toAlso published here 1995 232
Simon Aronson The PIP Stack "Position Information Procedure"
Ace to King stack in deck, allows performer to know position of replaced selection
1995 290
J. W. Sarles After Dark spectator and performer think a card, spectator and performer find each other's card
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
19
Karl Fulves 6-Card Conceit card location presentation for six card repeat
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
25
Karl Fulves Bottom Facts applied to distant key card placement
Related to 1995 3
J. W. Sarles After Dark different handling, spectator choses and loses card in corner of room, performer as well, both remove a card from spread and they're each other's card
Related to 1995 17
Karl Fulves My Card Isn't deck shuffled, performer thinks of card, spectator cuts it to top, tables it and thinks of new top card and cuts again, performer takes out a card, both are right
Related to 1995 23
Karl Fulves Malefactor number of cards between all Kings and Jacks memorized
Inspired by
  • Moe's Move-a-Card
1995 24
Steve Beam The Three Stooges two spectators find selection of the other
1995 25
Steve Beam Middle Guage Spread card spread on the table two cards turned over and value is used to count in the spread, both end on same card which turns out to be selection
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 27
Richard Vollmer Einstein's Favorite Trick spectator locates his own card
1995 32
Steve Beam The Australian Crawl selection is found by down under dealing a random number of cards (value of two selections)
Related toVariations 1995 36
Steve Beam The Terminator spectator finds own card by dealing through and stops at only odd-backed card, two versions
Inspired by 1995 63
Ron Ferris Double Brainwave deck split in red / black two cards selected, ploy to place the card in other colored section
Also published here 1995 65
Steve Beam Fooled two cards are pushed out from spread, location of one card can be named
Also published here 1995 66
Aldo Colombini Friends similar to "Neither Blind Nor Silly", with twenty cards, spectator has more decisions to randomize order
Related to 1995 72
Steve Pressley Wheel and Deal card is predicted in form of mates and by adding values cards position is found
Inspired by 1995 85
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
Also published here 1995 93
Tom Craven The Pairable some cards are cut from a shuffled deck, two cards are removed to form a card, then card is produced
1995 114
Simon Lovell Three Ways presentation for single card location
Related to 1995 116
Steve Beam Puzzler two indicator cards
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 125
Steve Beam Puzzler II two indicator cards
1995 127
Doug Canning Two Timing Aussie two cards are located, two piles of ten card two numbers are thought and corresponding cards remembered
1995 128
Wayne Kyzer Birth Card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1995 151
Doug Canning Card Counters
Inspired byRelated to 1995 153
Steve Beam, Scott Robinson Polar Stab location of two cards with two keys
Inspired by 1995 157
Tom Ladshaw Bestimation
1995 158
Richard Vollmer No Questions Asked
1995 160
Steve Beam Triplets I red / black deck
1995 165
Steve Beam Triplets II red / black deck, with two selections
1995 167
Steve Beam Selective Service four selections, with four keys
1995 168
Joel Givens Identification Cards multiple keys, four card location
  • Variations
Also published here 1995 170
Steve Beam Location, Location, Location three spectators cut some cards and chose a card, amount and selections are predicted and located, nine-force
Inspired byVariations 1995 172
Steve Beam Multiplocation with four cards
Related toVariations 1995 175
Aaron Fisher, Jack Birnman The Long and Winding Trick Aces lost, four indifferent cards found, their values used to count down to four cards, they are the Kings, Aces found on other side of counted packets
Also published here 1995 2
Simon Lovell Polaroid deck used as camera, selection kind of rises out of deck polaroid style
1995 85
Edward Marlo The Moveable Card spectator thinks of a card, performer places reversed card next to it
1995 52
Edward Marlo Miracle Card Stab Location peeked at card is stabbed by performer
1995 55
Edward Marlo Mental Stab Again spectator thinks of a card from top third, performer places reversed card next to it
1995 65
Edward Marlo Mental and Physical Choice sandwiched card by spectator in deck turns out to be previously thought-of card
1995 136
Edward Marlo Without the Deuces spectator finds his selection in in-the-hands spread
Inspired by 1995 141
Edward Marlo B.D.E. Stop Effect bottom deal exchange
1995 194
Edward Marlo Prisoner of Love card sandwiched turns out to be previously selected card, using bottom deal exchange as sandwich is tabled
Variations 1995 197
Edward Marlo New Approach Location deck shuffled, packet cut off and this cut into two piles again, bottom card of one remembered and replaced, performer reverses selection (or card next to it) under table
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Dec. 1974
1995 201
Edward Marlo One Way, Two Selections deck divided in three packets, two cards chosen and deck reassembled, found at two selected numbers
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1977
1995 338
Edward Marlo Marlo's Almost Perfect Stop Trick
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Jan. 1979
1995 390
Nate Leipzig The Leipzig Stop Trick No. 1, "as explained by Arthur Buckley to Marlo"
Variations 1995 392
Edward Marlo Marlo Application No. 2
three cards selected, first card found with stop trick, it changes into second selection, third one in pocket of spectator
Inspired by 1995 392
Edward Marlo Prediction without Doubts Variation No. 5
spectator stops performer's deal, value used to count to selection, no set-up
Inspired by
  • "Prediction without Doubts" (Bill Simon, Nov. 1954)
1995 394
Edward Marlo Mental Reselection spectator thinks of one of five cards, then choses one of them face-down, it's his mental selection
  • First Method (marked)
  • Second Method (five marked cards)
  • Third Method (five stacked cards)
  • Fourth Method (deck with imperfections)
Also published here
  • The New Tops, May 1979
1995 402
R. Paul Wilson Taurean Misfit card used to count to selection, original spot card changes to selection
Inspired by 1995 37
R. Paul Wilson Sticky Residue spectator deals out any number of poker hands, cut one hand and remembers top card, all assembled, performer divines number of hands and card
Inspired byRelated to 1995 46
R. Paul Wilson Randall Flagg calculation with three cards used to count to selection
Also published here 1995 53
Steve Beam Killocation one of fifteen, contingency effect
Also published here 1995 1
Steve Beam Middle Guage Spread card spread on the table two cards turned over and value is used to count in the spread, both end on same card which turns out to be selection
Also published here 1995 15
Peter Duffie Incomplete Surprise two cards chosen, packet cut off and counted, then card chosen in incomplete faro condition, another card chosen by counting to original number, an indicator turns over with both selections on either side
Related to 1995 13
Jon Racherbaumer Don't Be Superstitious typo "Superstition", four key cards throughout deck
Inspired by 1995 23
Rudolf Braunmüller Wahl in fremder Hand intro to collection of trick where spectator selects cards in his own hands
Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
59
Dai Vernon Gefühlsmäßige Reaktionen
Also published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
59
Rudolf Braunmüller Anmerkungen revelations for Emotional Reaction
Inspired by Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
60
Tom Craven Doppel-Entdecker two cards are counted to according to values in shuffled deck
Also published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
61
Philip T. Goldstein Kaum glaublich! cut deeper with divided deck
Related to Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
63
Pete Biro Der komische Kartenstecher comedy routine, giant cards stabbed on tray
Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
64
Roy Johnson Aufgespießt bill burned in envelope, card stab in paper bag, bill found inside card
  • Der verbrannte Geldschein
  • Das Kartenstechen
  • Das Laden der Karte
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Unique
1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
145
Utz Napierala Kartenmagie und Kabbalistik
Inspired by
  • Gerald Kosky effect with blank cards, 1967
1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
159
Utz Napierala Zufälligkeiten - ganz unbesehen location in sixteen-card packet with some counting
1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
162
Louis Gombert Les cartes au chapeau spectator rings ball at moment when named card is placed inside a hat
1995 21
Claude Rix, Edouard-Joseph Raynaly Les 6 cartes ou le tour de Raynaly pack is divided in six groups and six people think of a card in each packet, deck placed inside pocket and when first card is named performer removes it from pocket, other cards are divined à la Princess Card Trick
Inspired by
  • trick by Raynaly in "L'Illusioniste" March & April 1910.
1995 50
Claude Rix Cartes à la commande named cards are produced from deck, various methods
Related to 1995 57
Claude Rix Le réveil cards are dealt on table, alarm clock starts when named card is dealt
1995 76
Claude Rix Encore le réveil! cards are dealt on table, alarm clock starts when named card is dealt, with additional prediction, Fred
Inspired by 1995 77
Hervé Pigny Le jeu Hautes Phréquences! long-short deck with pairs that fit together
Inspired by 1995 97
Dr. Zina Bennett Stabbing 1 carte with named card, deck in paper
Related to 1995 99
Claude Rix Subtilité pour magiciens et profanes stabbing routine repeated, using memorized deck and faro shuffle
1995 101
Claude Rix Stabbing suite. ou le tour qui trompa stabbing two selections, half forcing stack and memorized deck
1995 101
Claude Rix Challenge... spectator shuffles, chains
1995 109
Claude Rix Challenge variante spectator shuffles
1995 110
Helge Thun Rollmops bill vanishes and is found in case wrapped around signed selection
1995 97
Thomas Waldeck Pentium Card 52 routine with computer presentation, signed card attached to floppy disk, deck sorted at the end
Also published here 1995 107
Norman Barlow The Polygraph Pack performer deals through cards and names them, he lies at chosen card and spectator spots the lie
1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 17)
77
Gary Kurtz Tow Heads Are Better Than One a friend locates a card, stooged with some simple instructions
Also published here 1995 22
Joel Givens Fickle Four four indifferent cards are chosen, three change into Aces, then selection as well
1995 9
Grace Ann Morgan Blinded By The Sleight performer blindfolded, spectator selects a card and takes out five cards one of which is the selection, performer hold each up while spectator says "no" to each, selection found
Also published here 1995 16
Thomas Fraps Walter Wins Again spring animal raccoon finds signed selection, very humorous routine, selection is found with large X on the back as a kicker
1995 6
Aldo Colombini By Mistake packet drops on table during cutting sequence, Ace is on top
1995 10
Aldo Colombini Two-Card Location brief
1995 12
Aldo Colombini Second Coming card found with the values of two random cards, improvisation
1995 17
Aldo Colombini Kick Out Christ force, Six-spot cut to, counting down to selection, the five counted cards are a Royal Flush
Also published here 1995 19
Aldo Colombini Colorado three cards are lost, Ace to Three of Clubs are placed on top, the distribute through the deck one to three cards next to the selections
Also published here 1995 25
Aldo Colombini Magnetic eight packets made that are shuffled face-up/face-down, in the end all red cards are face-up with black selection and vice versa
Inspired by
  • first effect in David Jones's notes "Note Closely"
Variations
1995 87
Aldo Colombini Double Hit Jack of Diamonds appears between two selected Clubs cards in packet of all Clubs, repeat phase
Inspired by
  • Phil Goldstein routine from M-U-M
1995 123
Aldo Colombini Bagged deck put in paper bag, cards removed one by one, after spectator says stop the performer removes the selection, in another paper bag is found a card silk with selection
1995 136
Aldo Colombini Oddities deck cut into three packets, two cards selected and lost, performer finds them
1995 144
Jerry K. Hartman Pickpacket card is named and removed, many three-card piles are made, spectator chooses any pile and chosen pile contains other three mates of selection, "an alternate method for 'Pick a Packet' " (see reference)
Inspired by 1995 28
Jerry K. Hartman Free Fall Switch application of Visual Retention Switch (above), done with cards face up, offers a couple handlings and a quick card location, see handling tip on p. 38
Inspired by
  • "Tony Kardyro's Change Supreme as a starting point..."
1995 36
Jerry K. Hartman Just In Case selection inserted into cased deck and spectator holds it, performer pulls case from spectator’s grip and selection remains in his hand
1995 120
Jerry K. Hartman All For One spectator chooses twelve cards he thinks are the Court cards, from those he chooses four he thinks are the Kings, from those he chooses the two he thinks are black, finally he decides which one is the King of Spades and is shown to be correct
1995 190
Jerry K. Hartman Show Stopper II with odd-backed card
Inspired by 1995 224
Jerry K. Hartman Single Minded with odd-backed card
1995 227
Jerry K. Hartman Odd Choice one at a time, performer deals cards from a packet face up until spectator says stop, card stopped at is dealt face down, all cards are seen to be red, while (stopped-at) face down card is Ace of Spades
1995 236
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 (p. 249)
see also final notes in Card Craft reference for "an extended analysis of this procedure"
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1995 248
Jerry K. Hartman One For All "gaffed version of "All for One"" (see p. 190)
spectator chooses twelve cards he thinks are the Court cards, from those he chooses four he thinks are the Kings, from those he chooses the two he thinks are black, finally he decides which one is the King of Spades and is shown to be correct
1995 258
Jerry K. Hartman Hot Thought two spectators think of a card from deck, one spectator "think-spells" to his card as performer removes cards from deck and card on last letter is his card, second spectator uses tiny sword to stab into deck next to his card, multiple decks needed
Related toVariations 1995 265
Joel Givens Identification Cards multiple keys, four card location
  • Variations
Also published here 1995 9
Robert E. Neale 10. Sole Survivor all cards eliminated except the Ace of Spades which represents the plague, epidemic story presentation, using Roy Baker's PATEO Force
Also published here 1995 133
Chuck Smith Imaginary Twenty-One Card Trick in effect a card is chosen under table and named by magician
Also published here Feb. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 6)
58
Ron Cohen Calling From Waikiki location with back turned or over phone
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 8)
80
Cushing Strout 3-D Further Than That
Also published here July 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 11)
64
Chad Long Look Snooker written messages on cards ("LOOK IN YOUR POCKET", ...), scavenger hunt
Also published here Sep. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
65
Tomohiro Maeda Pinhead
  • Stand-Up Japan (Steve Cohen)
card chosen from hand-drawn jumbo cards, cards spread out on a sketchbook, one pierced with a pin, it is one off, but pip comes away with pin and correct card is found to be permanently drawn on the sketchbook page itself
Sep. 1995
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
67
Dennis Marks Special Effect File dog finds selection, liverwurst
May 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 11)
15
Steve Bedwell Multiple Selection eight selections, with commentary on the plot
1995 ca. 11
Paul Cummins Counting On It number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Related toVariations 1996 4
Paul Cummins Ace Production four times stop trick
1996 25
Paul Cummins Flasher spectator selects a card (cut deeper), then removes an invisible card and tosses it next to the selection
Also published here 1996 28
Paul Cummins The Multiple Location Routine thorough discussion
1996 36
Philip T. Goldstein, William Goodwin, Roberto Giobbi The Royal Acrobats Twisting the Kings, who then trap a selected card, Goodwin's twisting sequence is mis-credited to Alfonso
Related toVariations 1996 324
Impossible! a card is found under extremely fair conditions
1996 363
Theodore Annemann, Roberto Giobbi The Whistle
Related to 1996 374
Philip T. Goldstein Poker 101 clever ungaffed take on Al Koran's 1-0-1 Deck
Winter 1996 3
Don Alan Thickening A Plot nice card stab presentation, card is stabbed in paper bag
Summer 1996 115
Srechko Howard How to Pop a Floating Deck first top half floats above bottom half, then selection pops out
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 2 (Issue Close-up Fantasies 1 & 2)
247
Paul Harris The Bill Collector card is found with dollar bill and (more or less) rises out of pack when bill is pulled
Also published here 1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Fantasies Finale)
87
Richard Vollmer Location/Placement/Prediction faro
Jan. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)
2600
Peter Duffie Pasteboard Detection mathematical, CATO
May 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 5)
2645
Tom Craven Keeper Finder
Sep. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 9)
2698
Michael Skinner, Al Koran A Deeper Mystery
Inspired by 1996 18
Michael Skinner Top and Bottom Blackstone two selections
Related toVariations 1996 70
Michael Skinner A Needle in a Haystack joker placed next to thought-of card under challenge conditions, thirteen extra cards behind back
1996 74
Michael Close The Card Stab stabbing to any named card, memorized deck
Inspired by 1996 154
Michael Close Jazzin - The Trick that Can be Explained finding a named card via improvisation
Related to 1996 160
Philip T. Goldstein The Mockingbird missing card divined, part of the "Birds of Prey" locations
1996 3
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
1996 10
Mike Schwartz Pop Over one half placed on top of other half with top card slightly side-jogged, flips over with delay, with notes and credit information by Karl Fulves
1996 13
Sid Lorraine A Novel Card Discovery miniature card jumps out of deck when riffled, reprinted from Linking Ring, March 1928
Related to 1996 20
Howard Wurst A Small Card, Right? miniature card jumps out of deck when riffled
1996 22
Karl Fulves Interceptor card jumps out of red deck into center of blue deck between two signed cards, Impromptu Haunted Deck
1996 57
Jack McMillen, Judson S. Brown Telltale Color card of different color glimpsed during riffle shuffle, with references
Related to
  • The Sphinx (March 1934)
1996 12
Karl Fulves Color Double riffle glimpse exercise, Telltale Color with two cards
  • Conditions (additional exercises)
Inspired by 1996 16
Karl Fulves Stop Sign cards turned up until previously named card is reached, its value counted down to find spectator's selection
1996 57
Karl Fulves No Contact Location spectator cuts and remembers face card, dealt into four piles
Related to 1996 79
Karl Fulves Beginners Only card chosen via cut/deal procedure and shuffled back is located by stabbing card next to it
1996 83
Karl Fulves The Value of X spectator stops at another spectator's selection during deal
1996 89
Karl Fulves Lost, Found performer cuts to two fairly chosen and lost cards
1996 92
Karl Fulves Interzone any card named, packet cut off by performer and named card is left after under/down procedure, riffle shuffle placement
1996 102
Karl Fulves Fork Lift stabbing with fork into deck
1996 105
Karl Fulves Thickset four cards glued together
1996 116
Karl Fulves Short End short card as key
1996 118
Karl Fulves Named-Card Stab shiny blade
1996 148
Karl Fulves Block Cut tabled transfer cut, spectator finds other spectator's selection in five-card poker hand because other four cards are the aces
1996 154
John Scarne Triple Threat performer cuts to three signed and lost cards during tabled riffle shuffles (or: full house named, performer cuts to those five cards)
1996 193
Karl Fulves Full Disclosure performer deals, Mirage deck
1996 11
Karl Fulves First Place first spectator cuts near center and remembers card, divined, then open prediction
1996 30
Karl Fulves Under the Table performer and spectator choose cards under table, they're next to each other
Inspired by 1996 52
Karl Fulves Open Ended open prediction vs. stop trick
1996 60
Blair Bowling Numero Trois faro
Inspired byRelated to 1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
8
Blair Bowling Breathing Heavy selection under table, spectator reverses card anywhere, it is used to count to selection
Related to
  • "The Serendipity Deck" (David Regal, Magic Manuscript Vol. 7 No. 3)
1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
10
Tom Sellers The Almanac Trick counting down a few numbers (weeks in a year, ...) a card is found
1996 1
Frederick Braue Joker Spell deck with selection in pocket, performer removes five cards, none of which is selection which is joker, on their backs the cards spell JOKER
1996 4
Chester Morris Comedy Cards to Pocket Seven of Spades with bottom two pips cut off, Seven and Five of Spades forced for two-phase routine
1996 4
Frederick Braue Double Transformation quick opener with two selections and the card of the wrong spectator is found and changes back and forth, also with one selection
1996 6
Frederick Braue Scrambled Thoughtwaves spectator thinks of his selection, yet a blank card, then scrambled up card and then card with image of girl show up
Inspired by
  • Clayton Rawson plot
1996 7
Frederick Braue Who, Me? blank card with message by murderer is found between aces in deck, story presentation
Inspired by 1996 9
The Spirit Slates Chinese characters appear on slate as gag, performer "translates" into selection
1996 20
The Random Card character "Charlie Random" on blank card, is next to selection
1996 21
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Pip Pip blank card instead of Four of Spades produced, four single Spade pips removed from pocket
1996 23
Joel Givens Tying One On three cards are found, last one appears under tie clasp
Related toAlso published here 1996 1165
Tom Craven Plugging the Keyhole
1996 1192
Tom Craven King Butt (As in "butt shuffle")
1996 1215
James Swain Fortune Telling Cards three "fortune telling" cards change into one selection, blendo
1996 90
James Swain, Edward Marlo Topping the Mental Topper cards freely chosen (or thought of), card and its three mates found, faro
Inspired by 1996 107
Alex Elmsley The Card in the Screen chosen card appears on computer screen
1996 14
Bob King Making Waves II two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, cards found from a jumbo deck then, one jumbo card travels into wallet
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 10
Bob King, Jim Steinmeyer, Jon Racherbaumer Tele-Mental
Also published here 1996 23
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Novelty Spelling Mystery "A Larsen & Wright Gold Seal Mystery"
Further Than That precursor, 1940
Related toAlso published here
  • Page Wright's Manuscript, 1991, p. 223
  • Genii Bonus Number One, Genii, April 1940
1996
Underworld (Issue 4)
45
J. W. Sarles Magnetic Personality chosen court card clings to magnet
Inspired by
  • "Dippy Magnet" (Harbin)
Related to
1996 74
Bob Driebeek Sherlock Holmes oder: Das ökonomische Kartenstechen deck wrapped in paper
1996 65
Peter Duffie Diploid two piles, two cards cut to in one half are used to count to selections in other half
Inspired byRelated to 1996 2
Peter Duffie Forced Entry two halves, one half shuffled and a card chosen and another one reversed, faroed together and cards next to reversed card give position of first selection, 13/14 stack
1996 10
Peter Duffie Blade Runner knife stabbed in deck, one card impaled, it's the wrong card and changes into correct one
1996 20
Peter Duffie Dubill two selections counted to in two piles, Nine Principle
1996 7
Peter Duffie Odditorial two cards chosen from packet, dealt in two piles, selection only odd card in red-black separated pile, bad blind/stupid
Related toAlso published here
  • in "The Griffin"
1996 8
Peter Duffie Sivakey Center Double Lift used to obtain key card
1996 13
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Also published here 1996 17
Doug Conn Another Invisible 21-Card Trick spectator pockets card, it is named
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 9
Christian Chelman Blind Sighted card approximately in center, then dealt into six heaps
Related to 1996 11
Edward Marlo Shifting, Whispering Thoughts two cards and their positions thought of in ten-card packet, both divined
  • Preferred Handling (ten memorized cards)
Inspired by 1996 12
Andreas Michel-Andino Zauberworkshop für Laien - ohne Geheimnisverrat magic workshop for laypeople without real trick explanations
  • Das Konzept
  • Die Multi-Pip-Karte
    • 1. Table-Hopping
    • 2. Zauberworkshops
    • 3. Kindergeburtstage
    • 4. Das Abendprogramm
  • Der Gordische Knoten
  • Eine Routine zum Kartenseil
1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
162
David Austin So wird es klappen card is found under credit card in deck, credit card appears, spelling variation
  • Die Stephen-Tucker-Version
Also published here 1996
Intermagic (Vol. 20 No. 4 & 5)
176
Lou Gallo One-Way Pips
1996 58
Lou Gallo Bent Key center key card, faro shuffle version
1996 60
Lou Gallo Cut Me In reverse stack
1996 68
Lou Gallo Two-Card Popover tabled production of two cards, first turned over with tabled cut, then top half flips over when center perpendicular card is quickly pushed together
1996 78
Lou Gallo Fourth Down two selections found by counting down four cards
Variations 1996 89
Lou Gallo Fourth Down Plus same with four-of-a-kind kicker
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Precursor II, 1993
1996 91
Lou Gallo L. G. Bury face card of deck changes to selection
Related to 1996 101
Piet Forton Ein Aufsitzer two cards are found with the Hofzinser catch, as a sucker effect
Also published here 1996 50
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Der Zuschauer zaubert spectator has performer select a card, it travels to back of spectator
1996 86
Wolff von Keyserlingk Der kluge Joker spectator finds selection three times with the aid of the joker
Also published here 1996 95
Jörg Alexander Weber Weibliche Intuition
Also published here 1996 187
Jörg Willich Elektrischer Zauberstab card is found with hand-held mixer/blender
Also published here 1996 196
Gerd Winkler Makaber - Makaber performer removes his eye to find the selection, paper is stapled over eye
Also published here 1996 200
Aldo Colombini, Carlos Corda Stand Up cards are cased half of the deck is sticking out, all cards slide down except selection, in spectator's hand
Related to Mar./Apr. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 6 No. 34)
392
Jon Racherbaumer Snooker Location effect description of shooting a pool ball at the deck and cutting at a precise position at selection
Related to Feb. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 6)
61
Eddie Fields Invisible Signature Location card location, apparently marking the back of the selection with an "invisible pen"
Also published here Feb. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 6)
62
Jon Racherbaumer Dirty Pool shooting a pool ball at the deck and cutting at a precise position at selection
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 8)
75
Charlie Miller, Jon Racherbaumer A Tribute to Charlie Miller card thought of, cards dealt from deck set on glass until spectator says stop, it is at the selection, one of eight
Apr. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 8)
76
Charlie Miller Bold Steal Switch as stop trick method
Apr. 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 8)
76
Larry Jennings Impossible Divination No. 1
Related to 1997 18
Larry Jennings Impossible Divination No. 2 automatic placement
1997 20
Larry Jennings Depth Thrust I spectator stabs behind the back, two cards sandwich selection
Variations 1997 100
Larry Jennings Depth Thrust II spectator stabs, two cards sandwich selection
1997 102
Larry Jennings Search and Stop using jacket
1997 105
Larry Jennings Red/Black Shuffle Revelation red/black kicker
Inspired by
  • a trick of Milt Kort's
1997 113
Richard Vollmer Thrice Nice divided deck, see also p. 2819
Jan. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 1)
2737
Lewis Jones Houdini's Hand "high card" location
Feb. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 2)
2754
Richard Vollmer Two Surprises 27 key card
July 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)
2811
Doug Edwards Triplocation
July 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)
2812
Doug Edwards Absolutely Free two cards, divided deck
Sep. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 9)
2838
Richard Vollmer Last (Gil)Breath gilbreath, face up face down mess
Dec. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 12)
2869
Ken Krenzel, Harry J. Smith Shoe-in force from card case from where cards are removed one by one, ungaffed method
Inspired by 1997 29
Ken Krenzel Under Wraps performer knows position of selection in shuffled deck, wrapped in a napkin, deck switch, memorized deck
1997 168
Bert Allerton, Ken Krenzel Stabbing to Any Named Card deck wrapped in napkin
1997 173
Nick Trost Significator Five-Spot Significator Five-Spotface-up five used to count to selection, counted cards are the four Aces
Also published here 1997 134
Nick Trost Lost and Found
1997 136
Nick Trost Subtle Location with the Gilbreath Principle
1997 137
Nick Trost The Lone Stranger Card located by being in bank of opposite colors
Also published here 1997 138
Nick Trost Double Revelation with Cards and Dice Pair of dice to locate card, and prediction of numbers on dice
Inspired by 1997 139
Nick Trost Double Shock! Two spectators find each other's card
Inspired by 1997 141
Nick Trost The Eliminator Uses gaffed dice (mispotted) to locate card in one of six piles, credit info for plot given to publication in Nouvelles Recreations, Physiques et Mathematiques (Gilles-Edme Guyot, 1740)
Inspired by 1997 142
Karl Fulves Night Stalker - El Cheapo Rapping Hand stuffed glove in box moves when selection is near
1997 33
Karl Fulves Blue Trap deck covered with handkerchief, movement takes place, selection now inside handkerchief folds, see also p. 138 in "The Vampire Papers" for additional credits
1997 43
Karl Fulves Parallel Time two decks, red-backed JS on face of blue-backed deck, spectator inserts JS in center behind her back but it's back on face, repeated with other deck, repeated but it now jumps back to other deck, "ambitions card done with the deck in the spectator's hands"
1997 94
Peter Duffie The Master Cards Spectator and magician each have five cards, card selected in each packet, packets combined and re-dealt; each packet is now four of same color and one of the other color, odd card out is the selection
Inspired by
  • "The PallaD Principle" (Peter Duffie, Cards in Principle)
1997 30
Peter Duffie, Alan Alan We Can Work It Out Two cards selected and lost, thirteen cards of the suit matching the first spectator's card is placed in pocket. Card is extracted from pocket, but revealed to be second spectator's card. Deck then turns blank except first spectator's card.
Inspired by
  • "Paleface Cards" (Horace Bennett, marketed by REPRO Magic, 1970s)
1997 35
Peter Duffie The Backwards Almanac Locate card with long dealing and counting sequence about the deck being a pocket diary
Inspired by 1997 80
Peter Duffie Dead Certain Location Value of magician's selected card finds spectator's card, impossible location (based on Richard Vollmer effect, unnamed)
1997 81
Peter Duffie The Short Deck Baffler Challenge location, card freely selected and shuffled, magician finds it
1997 82
Peter Duffie Before You Die Random numbers of die used to mix/transfer cards from packet to packet, then reveal two selections
1997 90
Peter Duffie Super Duplex Count-Down two selections made fairly, able to locate both immediately
Inspired by 1997 92
Peter Duffie The Magnet Ace of Spades placed reversed in deck, two face up selections appear next to it
1997 96
Peter Duffie Thinking and Sinking two Jokers penetrate and sink to bottom of two packets, selections are found on top of each packet
Inspired by 1997 98
Peter Duffie The Card of the Oracle Spelling to two cards
1997 116
Marty Kane, Karl Fulves, Peter Duffie Marty's Miracle Card found via elimination procedure, eliminate every odd card in packet
Inspired by 1997 125
Peter Duffie Remembrance Remember and Forget, with packet color separation as a surprise ending
Inspired by 1997 132
Ron Bauer Key to the Draw three cards, twenty-six key
Inspired by 1997 20
Philip T. Goldstein The Mockingbird missing card divined, part of the "Birds of Prey" location
1997 5
The Flying Card cards sprung into other hand or hat and selection flies out, it starts side-jogged
1997 2
The Will Power Trick spectator stops at the right card when moving his finger along a fan, pulse and muscle reading
1997 2
Reversed Card spectator finds another spectator's card in a corner of the room
Related toAlso published here 1997 3
Out of the Room spectator finds another spectator's card in a corner of the room, reversed
Also published here 1997 9
One-Twenty Six cut-deeper procedure for two selections
1997 9
The Psychic Stop psychological stop force
1997 10
Frederick Braue, John Northern Hilliard The Triple Mystery three cards selected, first at named number up to ten, stop trick with second, last card spelled out
Inspired by
  • "The Triple Mystery" (John Northern Hilliard, Magical Bulletin, June 1924)
Related to
1997 11
The Wrap Stab deck wrapped in newspaper or flash paper
1997 14
Theodore Annemann Toothpicks toothpick moves on its own
Related to 1997 19
Frederick Braue The Ringing Tines ringing sound in glass - produced by fork - tells which card was selected
1997 19
Automatic Mindread dealing procedure after which performer can work out value of a freely chosen card
1997 26
The Spectator's Card Trick
1997 28
Frederick Braue Count Down spectator removes a few cards from a pile and counts them, then remembers the card at the corresponding position, it is found by perfomer
1997 30
Alex Elmsley No-Calc two cards are located, two numbers written down and cards found at that position
Also published here 1997 3
Alex Elmsley Cross-25 two selections made out of performer's hands, re-matrixing, updated handling
Also published here 1997 17
Joe Rindfleisch Trampoline deck dropped on a a rubber band stretched on other hand, deck encircled except selection
1997 1231
Doug Canning Marked Up Masterpiece faro and twenty-six key
1997 1245
Marty Kane Modern Day Moracle packet cut off and reduced to one card via reverse faros, this card is selection and four aces on top of discard piles, with two variations
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1997 1258
"Magic" Christian Stelzel The Challenger single card is found by stop while counting, amount of cards is same as value
Inspired by
  • Jean Hugard's "Challenges"
Variations
1997 1295
Christoph Borer Denken und Vergessen magician finds two cards (one thought of and one "forgotten") of two spectators
Also published here 1997 3
Christoph Borer Impossibile clever presentation, table is flipped over at the end
Also published here 1997 10
Mark Garetz, Al Koran Persistence of Thought with camera flash unit
Inspired by 1997 12
Christian Scherer Nicht ganz hunderprozentig card is found with two locator cards, with improvisation part
1997 7
Christian Scherer Ganz einfach deck under handkerchief held by spectator, performer reaches under silk and produces selection
Inspired by 1997 24
Christian Scherer Robotranspo signed card travels from among four red backed kings to four blue backed kings, both packets secured with rubber bands
1997 104
Christian Scherer Hofzinsers Handschuh cards put in a box, selection is fished out with a glove, that holds the card in an eery way
Variations 1997 194
Doug Edwards My First Trick Photo appears on face of selection
1997 107
Karl Fulves The Fulves Aces deck riffle shuffled, not squared, halves separated again and one selection is protruding from both halves, see also Freeman Display versions
Also published here 1997 19
Tony Bartolotta Gang Related deck cut, top two cards removed and placed in center, corner of next card torn off, performer stabs it into the center behind his back, between selections, three-way force deck, for details see Informant reference
Related to 1997
Underworld (Issue 6)
84
Bob Longe Strike Three and Out! card found by counting down two times to apparently random values, reprinted from "The Invisible Deck"
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The Invisible Deck, Bob Longe, 1948
1997 106
John R. Boyko Strike Three and Out Variation card found by counting down three times to apparently random values
Also published here 1997 112
David Solomon Dunbury Delusion Revisited
Also published here 1997 48
David Solomon, Steve Draun S/D Location key starts 20th from top, quarter cut off and shuffled, top card remembered, another packet cut off and put on top, this packet examined by performer
Variations 1997 137
David Solomon The More You Know, The Harder You Fall spectator cuts off pile, remembers bottom card, shuffles pile and puts it in center of rest, two Jokers shuffled in deck and sandwich selection
Variations 1997 185
David Solomon Breaking Up Ad-Jacent spectator stabs odd-backed card next to two selections one by one
Inspired by 1997 203
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra The Flash named card jumps out of deck into other hand
1997 4
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra Stop in the Pocket deck in pocket, any card named, performer removes cards one by one until spectator says stop, next card taken out of pocket is named card
Also published here 1997 5
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra And Now... Two Cards from the Pocket finding two chosen cards in pocket
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 7
Richard Bartram, Jr. The Genuine Acrobatic Cards two cards are folded into quarters and one card propelled into the air with the aid of the other one, card changes into selection
1997 5
Simon Lovell Vernonesque Three Way packet stop force with outs
1997 41
Simon Lovell Bonus Fold Effect spectator cuts and folded selection happens to be where he cuts
1997 78
Simon Lovell Impossible Location! spectator stops anywhere and remembers card, later divined
Related to 1997 113
Simon Lovell Hyperpoke first finger penetrates deck of cards and stops at selection
1997 123
Jim Zachary Simplicity Outdone card chosen in fair manner, spectator deals and stops at selection
1997 138
Simon Lovell Simon Takes On Le Paul
Inspired by 1997 162
Simon Lovell Frank's Fave number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection at chosen number within this packet
Related to 1997 185
Karl Fulves No Moe No. 9, first black card in pile remembered, added to deck, later found
1997 16
Peter Duffie My Fair Lady four wrong cards found, Queen of Hearts waved over them, they become the four Queens and the former Queen is now the selection
1997 4
Peter Duffie A Digital Deceit selection and number divined, cross sum
1997 5
Peter Duffie 3 and 1 Location four keys on top, spectator starts by dealing four hands
1997 10
Peter Duffie Sheer-luck Holmes
  • Part One "The Great Brain Robbery" (some cards take from a packet, value of card left after down-under deal tells how many)
  • Part Two "No Hiding Place" (down-under deal locates a selection)
Inspired by
  • "Sherlocution" (Phil Goldstein, The Conjuror, Oct. 1995)
1997 12
Albert Verity Eine Karten-Kontrollmethode sticky coin attached to card as key card
Also published here 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 1)
34
Ken Brooke Verschiedenes ideas with double-stick tape
  • Die Glatzenproduktion (card sticks to bald head)
  • Hilfsmittel
  • Skullocation
  • Tischpräparation
  • Bandproduktion
Also published here 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 1)
34
Nick Trost Ein wahrer Knockout spectator stabs card next to his selection behind back
Also published here 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
186
Johnny "J.J." Johnston Multifaceted Four Card Routine four cards produced one by one
Sep. 1997
Opus (Vol. 5 No. 6)
5
Martin Joyal Patton Pending number of cut off packet used to remember card at position
Inspired by
  • Temple C. Patton's "Twentieth Century Mind Reading" in "Card Tricks Anyone Can Do" 1968.
Related to
1997 156
Martin Joyal Pattonology finding card by spelling answers to questions
Related to 1997 161
Martin Joyal Scratch It dealing cards until stopped, value of bottom card used to count again, one card predicted
Inspired by 1997 175
Jon LeClair Knife Locator knife rotates to locate card in dial layout
Related to 1997 119
Greg Albright Practice Contact routine to practice muscle reading, finding selected card blindfolded
1997
Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 17)
258
Eddie Clever A Clever Trick out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, no keys, spectator removes five cards one of which must be the selection, performer finds it
VariationsAlso published here
  • "He Only Thinks" (Magic in the Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
19
Ken Simmons Variation by Ken Simmons out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, no keys, spectator removes five cards one of which must be the selection, performer finds it, with additional riffle shuffle after the selection by spectator
Inspired by Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
20
Eddie Clever No Way! out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, spectator reads off values and performer stops at selection
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Unseen" (Magic in the Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
21
Ken Simmons Variation by Ken Simmons out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, spectator reads off values and performer stops at selection
Inspired by Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
21
Ariel Frailich Another Exception Selection spectator stops at only red card in packet of black cards
Inspired by 1997 25
Ariel Frailich No Bad Cards three selections lost, first two rise to top of deck, third card travels to pocket
1997 56
Jay Sankey The Amateur and the Professional two cards chosen, one rises to top and changes into second selection
Also published here 1997 69
Joseph K. Schmidt Push-In Change Transpo two cards chosen, one rises to top, this card is used to stab into the deck, above is first indifferent card then it becomes the same selection and stabbing card changes into chosen card
Related to Nov. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
72
Eddie Fields Invisible Pen Mystery card location, apparently marking the back of the selection with an "invisible pen"
Also published here 1997 30
Eddie Fields Tripartite challenge card location, relatively hands-off, nail-nicking top card of tabled packet when pointing to it
Also published here 1997 32
Edward Marlo Marlo's Tripartite different handling of Tripartite by Eddie Fields
Also published here 1997 34
Eddie Fields Gall Glimpse deck riffled and spectator stops, top half taken and moved to out-jogged position, bold glimpse of selection during this action
Also published here 1997 40
Eddie Fields P-O-P Effect double card location using P-O-P Glimpse
Also published here 1997 46
Ron Cohen Calling From Waikiki location with back turned or over phone
Also published here 1997 69
Eddie Fields Dropsy Diddle spectator locates selection in face-up/face-down shuffled deck by dropping coin on card in a spread, "you card is under the coin" with miniature card under the coin and top change
Also published here 1997 71
Bob Sheets Zinger spectator locates selection in face-up/face-down shuffled deck by dropping coin on card in a spread, "you card is under the coin" with miniature card under the coin and top change, then Triumph with three selections (Cheek to Cheek)
Inspired by 1997 73
Michael Skinner, Jon Racherbaumer No Further Than This
Inspired by
  • Michael Skinner's "Further Than" That handling
1997 91
Eddie Fields One and Only plunger-pushing back & forth a packet through deck until one remains
Inspired by 1997 94
Eddie Fields The Oops Principle Opportunity, Opportunism, Preparedness, Sneaky
with handling of the Lazy Man card trick
Inspired by 1997 98
Stewart James Jack The Bartender's Deal card spelled to (Two Spades), Two of Spades found, then the TWO pile are all Twos, SPADE pile is Royal Flush in Spades (first shown to Eddie by unknown bartender)
Also published here 1997 101
Jon Racherbaumer The Salty Dog Location shooting a pool ball at the deck and cutting at a precise position at selection
Also published here 1997 108
Edward Marlo Positioning Proposition three-phase divided deck location, optional Out Of This World follow-up
1997 109
Eddie Fields Tell A Phony "Fields' Version of a Classic"
divination of playing card over the phone with dealing procedure
Inspired byVariations 1997 111
Sid Solomon Sid Solomon's Double-Whammy Location two spectator's cut off a pile, shuffle and remember the bottom cards
1997 118
Edward Marlo Dovetailing at Dawn interlocking chains
1997 123
Eddie Fields Eddie's Hummer two cards chosen with CATO type procedure, in the end all cards are face down except selections
Inspired by 1997 128
Paul Cummins Flasher spectator selects a card (cut deeper), then removes an invisible card and tosses it next to the selection
Also published here 1997 131
Chris "Doc" Dixon Smell This card is located with the nose, apparently by smelling, perfume bottle is produced as climax
Related to
  • "Nose Card Rise" in Mac King and Mark Levy's "Tricks With Your Head"
1997 18
Chris "Doc" Dixon Walkin' My Baby Back Home selection found using a baby wind-up toy, toy moves on fan held in hand
1997 25
Chris "Doc" Dixon Close Up Matt spectator finds the wrong card and sits on it, there it changes to the selection
Inspired by 1997 51
Jerry Sadowitz Troika three cards, riffle cull
1997/98 20
Pit Hartling Feurio "Chaos (Mandelbrod's Revenge)", red black antifaro method
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1998 12
Pit Hartling Triathlon three card challenge location, sophisticated
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998 24
Andrew Wimhurst The $1,000 Test Card Transmission stacked deck
1998 1
Andrew Wimhurst Dr. Doolittle two Card Location
1998 3
Bruce Cervon Impossible Location
1998 50
Bruce Cervon MAC Switch Miracle
1998 68
Bruce Cervon The L.C. Stab
1998 85
Bruce Cervon Son of L.C. Stab
1998 86
Bruce Cervon Do You Believe in Intuition!
1998 95
Bruce Cervon My Mind Keeps Wandering faro shuffle
1998 125