Locator Cards

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Don Alan Corner Riffle Force by Timing
Also published here 2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
201
Karl Fulves Crimp Practice stranger card in a deck
 		2000
Charlatan (Issue 4)
46
Norman Osborn Double Choice two cards chosen with Charlier Cut procedure, one put back, performer can name which one spectator holds and optionally which one he put back
Inspired by 2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
24
Jon Racherbaumer Phantom Autograph card location, apparently marking the back of the selection with an "invisible pen", later a card is signed on the back for real and the signature travels to another card, nail nick credit information
Inspired by Oct. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
72
Barry Price ASAP! - Any Selection, Any Position two cards peeked at, first performer names and number, performer counts to it and selection is found face up, repeat with second selection and spectator counts to it
 		2000
Escamotage 1
20
Christian Ehret Spread 'Em Again Kings are lost in deck, then Aces are found in face-down tabled spread by pulling them out, simplified
Inspired by 2000
Freebie 2
14
Walt Lees Royal Ace Cut
2000
Virtual Miracles
28
Andrew Wimhurst Mister Blister dealing two full houses from shuffled deck, punch deal
 		2001
Jiggery Pokery
14
Darwin Ortiz Rum Punch punch deal, dealing royal flush
Related to 2001
Jiggery Pokery
15
Andrew Wimhurst Rum Punch #2 chosen cards are dealt in poker hand, fair handling due to punch deal
 		2001
Jiggery Pokery
16
Andrew Wimhurst Rum Punch #3 chosen cards are dealt in poker hand, fair handling due to punch deal and tactile one-way deck
 		2001
Jiggery Pokery
16
Paul Curry Another Stop! spectator stops while riffling, performer knows card, short card and set-up
Related to 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
200
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Also published here 2001
Paul Curry's Worlds Beyond
293
William Alstrand, Karl Fulves Fooling the Experts No. 14, procedure with cuts and deals in which spectator forces a card on himself
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
23
Cloned Thoughts No. 15, spectator and performer chose same card after each other, free selection from small packet, weird procedure
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
24
Karl Fulves Tea-Time Mystery No. 52, two cards from two decks are divined and then transpose
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
77
Tony Bartolotta, Martin Gardner Synchronism No. 56
Related to 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
83
Tony Bartolotta Without a Clue No. 80, some cards hidden, card cut to and lost, found by performer
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
120
Tony Bartolotta Number Affinity No. 81, two cards at their positions change
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
121
Gambler vs. Psychic No. 85, spectator thinks of highest card in cut-off packet, other Aces found in pocket
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
126
Karl Fulves Calculated Cut No. 5, two selections located, small packet cut off and card at that position remembered
Inspired by 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
11
Karl Fulves, Gene Finnell Choices No. 11, two cards removed, one put back without looking and one remembered, performer finds both, Klondike shuffle
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
23
The New Deal No. 17, jonah
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
35
Karl Fulves Stop or Else! No. 24, "Stop or else" written on Joker
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
49
Karl Fulves, Howard A. Adams Metal with Memory No. 25, three coins arranged and cards dealt according to their value, three Aces are found
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
51
Karl Fulves, William P. Miesel Cutting the Aces No. 26
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
53
Karl Fulves, Bob Hummer Scrambled Stud No. 27, spectator remembers card and its position in ten-card packet, two hands dealt but selection and its mate face-down
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
56
Karl Fulves, Charles T. Jordan Conceal and Reveal No. 28, three spectators cut off a pile and look at the bottom card, three piles made and spectators remove cards from each packet, selection must be one, performer reveals all
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
58
Carmen D'Amico Thumbnail Scrape
2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
60
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 2001
San Jose Notes
6
Rob James Tweaked Cannibals visual handling of Collectors finale
 		Aug. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 3)
14
Rob James To make a thick card
Aug. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 3)
14
Paul Curry Another Stop! spectator stops while riffling, performer knows card, short card and set-up
Also published here Dec. 2001
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 4)
57
Darwin Ortiz Raw Deal punch deal, dealing royal flush
 		2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
44
Thomas Fraps Blinded Triumph blindfolded, accident
 		2002
The Boston Trick Party
23
Ron Bauer Chick Trick wind-up toy chicken finds selections, credit information
Inspired by
  • "The Hoppy" (Ron Bauer, New Tops, March 1982)
 2002
Chick Trick
1
Doug Canning Dealer's Choice sone card location
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
154
Peter McLanachan Half-Past Middles pseudo center deal demonstration with thick cap card
 		July 2002
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 13)
6
Al Baker Your Pulse Tells spectator's index finger finds card, thick card ("click")
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)
108
Scallop Short Card
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
171
Al Baker Card Force using Short Card not a force but a placement of short card as key
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
688
Al Baker New Method wide and narrow pack for control
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
692
Al Baker Cutting the same Number of Cards Counted using wide card
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
707
Al Baker Stop Trick tactile key card
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
740
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
 		2003
Saint Louis Notes
5
Philip T. Goldstein O a word deck and ABC cards are used, chosen word is divined
 		2003
Saint Louis Notes
6
Bob King Repeat Triumph using a thick double backer
 		2003
New Magician Foolers
20
Karl Fulves In This Issue on impromptu markings on card, credit information
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
21
Karl Fulves Repeat After Me two decks, spectator cuts and remembers face card, then replaces, cuts behind back, both decks spread face-up, performer and spectator each push out three cards, one must be selection, performer's cards are added and counted down to in his deck, it matches spectator's selection
Inspired by
  • "He Only Thinks" (Eddie Clever, Magic In The Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
Related to 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
21
Nailnick or Scratch as card is inserted, see also p. 26
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
22
Karl Fulves Punchlines impromptu punch marks, or using a pin
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
32
Karl Fulves Court Case memory demonstration with the twelve court cards, card located that is moved from pile to pile, tactile markings
  • System Two
  • System Three
  • Face Value (selections reversed in court card packet, found by touch)
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
35
Karl Fulves Different Finishes comment on combining deck with different finishes
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
36
Karl Fulves Binary Court Card Marking ridge along line of half the picture cards
Inspired by 2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
37
Karl Fulves Cards That See spectator places four Aces in spread while performer is not looking, pairs dealt off, performer predicts whether Aces come out in matching color pairs or not
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
43
Karl Fulves Top Notch edge mark line on top near edge, not on edge
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
46
Karl Fulves Knife Edged spectator cuts deck, counts off packet, remembers last card, replaces and cuts again, card stabbed by performer, edge mark line
Inspired byRelated to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
46
Tony Bartolotta The Real Difference spectator removes two cards and selects a card, two differences of card values calculated to count down to selection
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
50
Glenn G. Gravatt Pencil Dotting a Card during previous trick while writing a prediction
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
50
Karl Fulves 3-Coin Monte three cards and three coins, spectator moves cards around, performer places coins on cards which he thinks match the value of the coins via instructions
Inspired by 2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
59
Karl Fulves Nite Lite one suit in order, cut a few times, Joker cut into packet, a card removed, performer deals out the cards and one card face down, it is the Joker and at the place where the removed card came from
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
65
Karl Fulves Instant Edge scratch marking the bottom card(s) at inner end
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
68
Karl Fulves Edge Cut Aces key cards above and below Aces are scratch marked
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
69
Karl Fulves Untouchable
2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
71
Karl Fulves Edge of Mind spectator cuts off packet and hides it, card at same position is remembered, deck dealt into eight piles, selection named and packet with it pointed to
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
73
Karl Fulves More Edgework section intro, see following items
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
75
Karl Fulves OH Edge overhand shuffle to scratch edge
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
75
Karl Fulves Freeing Up edge-marking the breather crimp
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
75
Karl Fulves Bet On It deck riffle shuffled once, top twenty-six cards taken, both halves shuffled, dealt off simultaneously, performer bets that more black pairs then red pairs show up
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
76
Steve Forte Ironing Cards achieving different snap in plastic cards
Also published here
  • "Phantoms Of The Card Table" (2003)
 2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
76
Karl Fulves Marked For Life comments on edge marks and related work, work keeps for long time in borrowed decks
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
77
Karl Fulves Pittsburgh Phil's Game deck shuffled, ten cards removed, winner predicted, spectator shuffles
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
78
Karl Fulves How Dice Know card chosen, two dice thrown, selection found, then unknown card pocketed, dice divine it, Riffle Shuffle Control, partial clocking
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
81
Karl Fulves Deck Removal Nail Nick as deck is removed from case
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
81
Karl Fulves Mill Work putting in edge work with other objects, knife or coin
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
84
Karl Fulves Bumper Cards discussion of different locator cards, including gluing extra pip on a card
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
86
Karl Fulves World Series disguised ten-card poker deal for four players with twenty cards
Variations 2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
87
Nail Nicking Bottom Card
2003
Off The Books (Issue 6)
109
Karl Fulves Note on the location of edge marks on the card, gambler's ploy of punching with a diamond ring turned to the inside, altered glue in high cards
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 6)
112
Karl Fulves The Other Way apparently one-way back locations are done with a borrowed deck
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 9)
175
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Der Zwei-Männer-Trick one card travels among ten cards to other packet of ten cards in envelope
Also published here 2003
The Best of Joro
1
John Lovick I Dream of Mindreading blank deck finale, credit information
  • Another Method
Also published here Dec. 2003
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 4)
97
Alain Nu Commercial Break three phase routine with stack of business cards, first a card is signed and cut to by spectator then it is placed next to a special card, and as a climax spectator guesses position of certain card
Inspired by
  • Richard Webster's "You Must Be Psychic"
Related to
  • Alain Nu's "Mind Over Matter"
 2003
Xtreme Xtrasensory Xposed Hardcore Mentalism
26
Davide Costi Queen of Hearts
Related toAlso published here 2004
Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi
105
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
 		2004
Notes You Covet
6
Ron Bauer Second Finger Top Deal Jacks shuffled into deck, yet shown on top, then dealt to partner as fake false dealing demo
Inspired by 2004
Second Finger Top Deal
2
Basil Horwitz ESP Incredible Memory Test five ESP cards are signed and put back in deck, performer reverses the cards behind back
 		2004
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 5
36
Basil Horwitz Body Language Challenge Poker Test spectator can select cards from half the deck to build best possible poker hand, performer selects without looking and has a royal flush
 		2004
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 5
39
Philip T. Goldstein Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
 		2004
Easthournotes
6
Doug Canning Midnight Speller counting and spelling, to find selection
Variations 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
168
Steve Beam Mooning the Midnight Speller by spelling
Inspired by 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
169
Robert Cassidy Business Card Telepathy information written on business card is divined, stack of business cards
 		2004
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy
106
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Mississippi Poker on stage, playing four rounds with different spectators
 		2004
Neues... vom alten Joro
90
Jim Sisti Twenty-Sixth Card Location handling for standard procedure
 		Jan. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
83
Aaron Shields Confessions Of An Idiot Savant deck shuffled, number named by spectator, card predicted, punch deal
Inspired by 2004
Deviant Practices
33
Nail Punch on-the-fly
 		2004
Deviant Practices
33
Carmen D'Amico Edge-Marking Technique scratching the side edge as card is pushed into deck
Related to 2004
Deviant Practices
33
Karl Fulves Fake Counting non-clocking method with riffle shuffled stack to name a freely removed card, expanded text from 1982 edition includes a (corner) short card that stay next to a card during riffle shuffles
Related to 2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
58
Karl Fulves Line of Sight edge marks on twelve cards combined with card counting
 		2005
Clockwork
38
Karl Fulves K Thru 12 kings and queens removed, challenge location from this packet, see also p. 105 for further notes
Related to 2005
Combo II
57
Nail Nicking a Card
2005
Combo II
58
Piet Forton Scratch-Mark
2005
Das 2005 — Bühnen-Seminar
11
Joshua Jay Part One: Overlap Gaff Basics
  • The "Shared Artwork" Principle
  • Two-Handed Spread
  • One-Handed Spread
  • A Light Touch
  • Orientation
  • Spreading Distance
  • As a Short Card
  • The Locking Overlap Gaff
  • False Signatures
  • Transitions
 		2005
Overlap
21
Bob King Color Cut color changing back kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 2005
My Best To You
13
R. Paul Wilson Thinking Cap method with no bottom deal
Inspired by 2005
Scotland Up Close
73
Christoph Borer Eine halbe Sache back of selection change back, then back of color only change to the center, eventually all cards change back color, red/blue double backer
Also published here 2006
Compilation
58
Edward Marlo No Break edge-marked key card
Related to 2006
Final(ly) Aces
3
Karl Fulves Flip Switch strip-out switch handling, with repeat
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
102
Dai Vernon, Charlie Miller Vernon and Miller on the Corner Short
Also published here
  • MUM, Dec. 2001
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
27
Harry Riser Second to None
Related toAlso published here
  • MUM, June 2005
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
33
Harry Riser The Dictionary Definition
Related toAlso published here
  • MUM, March 2002
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
71
Harry Riser The Spectator-Management Control
Also published here
  • MUM, Jan. 2002
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
74
Harry Riser The Impossible Faro Shuffle Card Control
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MUM, Jan. 2002
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
95
Jack Avis A Dotty Location location with four distributed marked key cards
 		2006
Rara Avis
48
Jack Avis Jack Avis Ideas - 3. half deck jumbo and normal index for divided deck location
 		2006
Rara Avis
73
Jack Avis Jack Avis Ideas - 4. spectator thinks only jumbo index card
 		2006
Rara Avis
73
Jack Avis Jack Avis Ideas - 5. having a wide jumbo index card in a deck, no application
 		2006
Rara Avis
73
Frank Lane Wide and Long Card out of celluloid
Related to
  • Here's How, 1934, p. 31
 2006
Rara Avis
112
Jack Avis A Presentation
2006
Rara Avis
177
Boris Wild Out of this Deck performer removes card and spectator knows if they are red or black
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
86
Michael Powers Punch Intro on punched cards and the punch deal, credit information
  • Punching Cards
  • Non-Punched Method
 		2006
Power Plays
92
Michael Powers PM Plus two spectators cut to cards and replace the cuts, performer deals through cards and finds selections without seeing faces
  • Naming the First Selection
  • Naming the Second Selection
  • Non-Memorized Deck Procedure
  • Non-Stacked Methods
Inspired by
  • "The PM Principle" (Michael Powers, 1990 booklet)
Variations 		2006
Power Plays
94
Michael Powers Punch Drunk any card pocketed by spectator under fair conditions, performer deals through deck and says he'll stop at mate, cell phone rings and person at other end names selection, 50% Punched Deck (every other card)
  • Cell Phone Finish
  • Alternate Finish (1)
  • Alternate Finish (2)
  • Alternate Finish (3)
Related to 2006
Power Plays
98
Michael Powers Punch for Two two fair selections found, 50% Punched Deck
Inspired by 2006
Power Plays
103
Lu Brent A Prediction Supreme TTTCBE
Also published here 2006
Designing Miracles
108
Darwin Ortiz The Trick that Takes Forever to Explain TTTCBE
Inspired by 2006
Designing Miracles
108
Doug Edwards Shake It Out! shaking out an Ace from the squared deck
Related to 2006
Brass Knuckles
90
Doug Edwards A Cut Above The Rest weighting the card and location of selection
 		2006
Brass Knuckles
93
Doug Edwards Short Again stripping card out, deck can be examined
 		2006
Brass Knuckles
95
Marc Gettmann Mindshaker Tripartite nicking, uncredited
Related to 2006
Das Marc Gettmann-Seminar 2006
24
Andy Hurst Uno Undo card fairly chosen by cutting, two Tens are removed and used to count to selection
 		2006
England Up Close
73
Dai Vernon Vernon Fooler 2
2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
22
Dai Vernon Name a card Magician can name cards behind the back, punched
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
56
Christoph Borer Eine halbe Sache back of selection change back, then back of color only change to the center, eventually all cards change back color, red/blue double backer
Also published here 2007
Der Stoff aus dem die Wunder sind
31
Stephan Kirschbaum Any Card at (almost) any Number spectator shuffles cards, half forcing deck
 		2007
Der Stoff aus dem die Wunder sind
45
Martin A. Nash The Infinity Principle
2007
Diplopia
4
Asi Wind Somebody Stop Me spectator cuts to card and loses it, then deals the cards, performer stops him at selection, no-touch
VariationsAlso published here 2007
Chapter One
2
David Solomon Impromptu Svengali Deck Principle
2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
168
Edward Marlo Overhand Cull Shorts Aces cut short, airing deck to let cards fall out
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
25
Edward Marlo Imperfection Force under-the-spread force
Also published here 2007
Marlo on Erdnase
165
Aaron DeLong Cataclysmic un-gaffed haunted pack, exploiting natural breaking point
 		Mar. 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 1)
20
Miguel Gómez La carta apuñalada two phase routine, knife stabbed in wrapped deck piercing selection
 		2007
El Placer de la Magia
108
Michael Powers Invisible Again selection vanishes and reappears again, featuring a fair selection procedure in which selection is cut into the other two packets, three distant key cards
Inspired byVariations 2007
Freebie 8
17
Bill Abbott Corner Short Control
2008
Cocktail Card Magic
16
Justin Higham Sense of Touch Location Card selected and lost amongst one of three piles, performer eliminates all, except selection
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
 		2008
Dexterity Manual
54
Allan Slaight, Max Maven Speechless Stratagem calculation method for a divination using Eight Kings stack
Inspired by
  • "Silent Subterfuge" (Stewart James, The James File, 2000)
Also published here
  • The James File, 2000
 2008
Spins & Needles
142
John M. Jarvis, Roberto Giobbi The Birthday Card gag, calendar card is chosen
Inspired by
  • John M. Jarvis’s “Birthday Card” in "The Linking Ring", Vol. 69, No. 1, Jan. 1989, p. 73.
 2008
Card College Lighter
62
Carlhorst Meier Your Fateful Hour with prediction engraved in watch
Related toAlso published here
  • Carlhorst Meier's “Ihre Schicksalsstunde” in "Magie", No. 2, 1992,
 2008
Card College Lighter
121
Docc Hilford Bound Blossoms "Secret #157 - Control Displacement", prediction of card and page from magazine, spectator stops while dealing, Kismet Envelope
 		2008
The Secrets of Dr. Tao
17
Tyler Wilson Occam's Edge openly edgemarked card vanishes, appears, travels, ...
  • Base Line Vanish
  • Single Handedly
  • Emerge
  • Move It Or Lose It
  • This Little Pigment
  • Shrinkage
  • Tiger Bomb
Also published here 2009
Hello Columbus!
9
Tyler Wilson Occam's Edge openly edgemarked card vanishes, appears, travels, ...
  • Base Line Vanish
  • Single Handedly
  • Emerge
  • Move It Or Lose It
  • This Little Pigment
  • Shrinkage
  • Tiger Bomb
Also published here 2009
Green Eggs & Cam
1
Grace Ann Morgan The Angle Cut Key Card using a single stripper cut card as key card
  • Manufacturing An Angle Cut Key Card
  • Advantages Of The Angle Cut Key Card
 		2009
Weapons of Mass Deception
41
Trevor Lewis Guilty / Not Guilty cards with faces on one side and letters on the other, one is selected and found, word guilty is spelt, murder theme
 		2009
Routines Matter
85
Edward Marlo Christ Almighty double location, corner-short edge-marked double backer
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
16
Patrick Dessi Quid de la carte clé? on various key cards
  • Les cartes redimensionnées
    • La carte courte
    • La carte étroite
    • La carte épaisse
  • Les cartes amputées
    • La carte au pouce
  • Les cartes déformées
    • La carte doublement cornée
 		2009
Le chapelet Periodo-Aperiodique C-PAP
91
Edward Marlo Christ Almighty double location, corner-short edge-marked double backer
Also published here 2009
The Jinx — 75 Years
16
Tyler Wilson Occam's Edge openly edgemarked card vanishes, appears, travels, ...
  • Base Line Vanish
  • Single Handedly
  • Emerge
  • Move It Or Lose It
  • This Little Pigment
  • Shrinkage
  • Tiger Bomb
Also published here 2010
Reinventing the Real
33
Dai Vernon Scallop Short
2010
Reinventing the Real
157
Edge-Marked Cards only visible when beveled
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Sep 3)
264
Derek DelGaudio High Five! five people remember the highest card in a poker hand, they're punch-dealt in one hand
  • Self-Working Version
 		2010
Derek DelGaudio
9
Vernon Winiecke Coffee Cup Crimp locator card by putting card into hot steam
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
442
Karl Fulves Any Two performer and spectator name cards, spectator two positions, the positions are counted to with Gemini Twins placement (!) and two Jokers, Jokers end up next to named cards
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
508
Alexander de Cova Ultimative Kartenkontrolle thick card for multiple card control
Related to 2010
Seminar Saalbach 2010
15
Alexander de Cova Anwendung mit Zarrowshuffle using wide card for Zarrow shuffle
Also published here 2010
Seminar Saalbach 2010
16
Bob King Color Cut color changing back kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 2010
Card Magic USA
124
Tom Stone Quick Memo edge marked cards in memorized stack, spectator peeks at card which is divined
Related to 2011
Maelstrom
148
Gary Plants Improving Your Key Card edge mark preparation
Inspired by
  • "Putting in the Work" (Walter Scott, Phantoms of the Card Table, 2003, p. 234)
 2011
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii
7
Woody Aragón The Psychic Deck spectator-shuffled deck answers questions about thought of person
Inspired by
  • "Color Sense" (Norman Gilbreath)
Related to 		2011
A Book in English
241
Max Maven Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 2011
Apple of My Eyes
5
Max Maven Seak pack of alphabet cards and pack with words lists used for word divination
Also published here 2011
Ideas by Max
5
Wolfgang Moser Poker Faces four spectators remove Aces from a shuffled deck, performer knows who has which Ace
 		2011
Kreationen
19
Wolfgang Moser Wunderpunkt thoughts and techniques using a pencil dotted card
  • ...jetzt machen Sie mal einen Punkt!
  • Forcieren der Leitkarte
  • Setzen der Leitkarte
  • Kontrollieren der Leitkarte
 		2011
Kreationen
25
Will De Sieve Will de Sieve Locator
Feb. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)
37
Boris Wild Blind Discovery card found blindfolded
 		June 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 6)
68
Eddie Fields Tabled Nailnick
2011
The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong
12
Justin Higham Sightless Mindreader
2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
33
Justin Higham Mindreader's Super Lucid Dream
2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
35
Nick Trost World Series Poker - Updated disguised ten-card poker deal for four players with twenty cards
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
681
John Born An Instinct for Cards Revisited Impossible card location, card is selected, lost, deck is shuffled, magician can still find card, includes method with memorized deck, edge marks and punch
Inspired by 2012
Seeking the Bridge
57
John Born The Delayed Crimp Softening the corner of a card, so it can be detected while dealing onto the table
 		2012
Seeking the Bridge
80
John Born Lucky Penny Card freely selected and lost. Magician deals and stops at the selection, then reveals prediction of the selected card in envelope
 		2012
Seeking the Bridge
84
Gary Plants A Card Control
  • Controlling Multiple Cards
  • Selected Card to a Certain Position
  • Spectator goes Past the Break
Also published here
  • "G .P. Card Control" in "Precursor" Nr. 36. 1992.
 2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
225
Alexander de Cova Die dicke Berta thick wide card by glueing two card together slightly off
  • Herrstellung
  • Das Prinzip
Related toAlso published here Nov. 2012
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 2)
34
Alexander de Cova Anwendung mit Zarrowshuffle using wide card for Zarrow shuffle
  • Der Zarrow ohne Gimmick
  • Der Zarrow mit Gimmick
  • Mein Zarrow Mischen in Bildern
Also published here Nov. 2012
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 2)
35
Max Nelson Super Duper Card gaffed card that is thick, double backer and has a rising card gaff built into it
  • Thick Card
  • Double Backer
  • Rising Card
  • The Card That Selects You (selection shoots out of deck)
  • Switch-a-Roo
  • Big Bullet (card shoots out from incomplete faro condition)
 		2012
520 Years Later
10
Bruce Bernstein Borrowed Princess card groups marked on the fly with nail writer
Also published here 2012
Unreal
131
Bruce Bernstein It Takes Two card is chosen and shuffled back into the deck, cards are eliminated, last card is selection, PATEO
Also published here 2012
Unreal
134
Sveroni Homing Card à la Sveroni card to pocket routine, three phases with fake expanation
 		2013
Alte Neuheiten
29
Alberto de Figueiredo El Vínculo spectator cuts and remembers a card, other spectator remembers a card he sees while deck is dribbled from hand to hand, same card
 		2013
Magia Demente
19
Key Card Placement with corner short
 		2013
Magia Demente
21
Dribble Force with corner short, think of a seen card
 		2013
Magia Demente
24
Steven Hamilton VIC (Vernon-inspired Countdown) card fairly chosen and replaced, later counted down to
Inspired by 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
132
Doug Edwards Make Your Mind a Blank blank deck, spectator thinks of any card and goes through some dealing procedure, thought of card is divined
Inspired by 2013
Nukes
55
Tom Gagnon Slug-O-Matic Deck wide/narrow combination, allows riffle shuffle stock control
  • Spectator Shuffles
 		2013
Too Hot for the Devil
138
Tom Gagnon Shuffling Monkey spectator riffle shuffles deck with selection and two face-up Jokers in it, afterwards the Jokers sandwich selection, Slug-O-Matic Deck
Inspired by
  • "Monkey in the Middle" (Bill Goldman, marketed)
 2013
Too Hot for the Devil
142
Wayne Dobson, Jerry Sadowitz Mind Ray ends with double-blank deck
Inspired by
  • "Mind Ray" (Jerry Sadowitz)
Related to 		2013
More Look No Hands
14
Axel Hecklau Karte unter Schachtel
Inspired by 2013
Evolution
22
Tom Crosbie How to Short a Card
2013
Just Be Croz
149
Robert Cassidy An Interesting Fact on two different deck of the Hoyle Maverick Poker Size Playing Cards
 		2013
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals
61
Alexander de Cova Magician Fooler every second card marked on face
Inspired byAlso published here Aug. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 9)
29
Alexander de Cova Ein Horror Kartentrick packet cut off and cased, performer divines number of cards blindfolded
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 13)
430
Michiaki Kishimoto Four Card Surprise packet is cut and spectator and performer deal cards at the same time, card on top is selection and mates are found as kicker
 		2013
Japan Ingenious
128
Ichiro Moriya One-Armed Tibetan Gambler performer tries to cut to four Aces, four cards are not Aces but form a Royal Flush when card previously selected by spectator is added
 		2013
Japan Ingenious
158
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under control
Also published here 2014
Reverie
17
Paul Vigil The More the Merrier multiple selection routine with eight cards, ends with Triumph
 		2014
Classic Fantastic
5
The SCaM Card on the "Shortened, Crimped and Marked Card"
Related to 2014
Classic Fantastic
15
The Short on the corner short
 		2014
Classic Fantastic
16
The Mark edge-mark
 		2014
Classic Fantastic
19
Daniel Celma Blindfold Act 6 phases, blindfolded seeing with the fingertips
Also published here 2014
Lecture Notes 2014
31
Dr. Stanley Jaks Card Stab deck wrapped in dollar bill, two selections
 		2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
113
Dr. Stanley Jaks Q. T. with peek case
Also published here
  • "Q. T." in "Ibidem" #29, 1963
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
215
Dr. Stanley Jaks Words of Dr. Jaks word on card is divined
Related to 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
242
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under control
Also published here 2014
Fifty
7
Daniel Madison Sharp Punch Using a Sharpie pen cap as a card punch
 		2014
Placebo
35
Tomas Blomberg Svensk Voodoo one card selected and one thought-of, first found at number named by performer, second at number named by spectator
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
256
The Range Cut cutting precisely to spectator’s previously cut-to card (or within close range), natural air pocket principle
Related to
  • Moe Seidenstein, Moe and His Miracles with Cards, 1986
 2014
Applesauce
132
Alan Shaxon The Thick Card
  • Making The Thick Card
  • Using The Locator
  • Controlling A Chosen Card
  • Shuffling The Pack
  • Controlling Multiple Cards
  • Double Lift
  • Forcing A Cards
  • Palming The Top Or Bottom Card
  • Locating A Thought Of Card
  • The Peek
 		2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
95
Alan Shaxon Neither Has This One back of one selection temporarily changes color
 		2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
98
Alan Shaxon The Biddle Surprise Biddle trick
 		2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
99
Alan Shaxon Card Stab deck wrapped in paper
 		2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
100
Alan Shaxon One-Eyed Jack Sandwich sandwiched card transposes with card in pocket
 		2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
100
Alan Shaxon Hour of Destiny with prediction engraved in watch and correct time predicted, Hunter watch
Inspired by 2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
105
Alan Shaxon Ultimate Nudist Deck evolved version of routine from 1970
Inspired by
  • "New Nudist Deck" (Edward Victor, Harry Baron's "My Best Card Trick", 1953, p. 20)
Related to 		2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
130
Gabi Pareras Triunfo Blanco all cards but selection turn into blank cards as kicker
 		2014
El Libro de los Triunfos
21
Alexander de Cova Magician's Fooler every second card marked on face
Also published here Jan. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 3)
24
Friedrich Roitzsch Sucker Punch two good hands after a spectator's shuffle, gilbreath & punch deal
Inspired by 2015
FFFF Lecture Notes 2015
5
Ricky Smith On the Punch Deal
2015
Nothing as it Seems
22
Robert E. Neale The Queen Sisters Bizarre story of sacrifice where two sisters (queens) triumph despite the odds against them.
Related to 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
39
Robert E. Neale Wheel Force Elimination force from five objects starting with the one selected by a spectator.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
39
Steve Beam Wheels of Fortune Inspired by Wheel of Fortune TV show, audience member competes for prizes and wins a second card trick.
Inspired by 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
42
Daniel Celma Blindfold Act 6 phases, blindfolded seeing with the fingertips
Also published here 2015
7 Mysteries of Mentalism
62
Bob Farmer, Steve Mayhew Bolo Jonah methods for marking the Jonah card
  • Marked Cards
  • Short and Long Cards
  • Snap Crimp (Mayhew)
Related to 2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
30
Harry G. Franke Long Card "Harry Franke, Jr."
 		2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
42
Helder Guimarães Open Index Handling spread and spread pass
Also published here Dec. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 12)
41
Karl Fulves Short Con shuffled deck, two cards exchanged (one named by performer with his back turned, one by spectator), cards dealt from bottom and top until stopped (once by spectator and once by performer), they are the two selections
Related to 2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
9
Karl Fulves Short Takes notes on short card applications
  • card is removed and substituted with Joker, missing card named after shuffling
  • cutting to a crimp or short card (see also p. 15)
  • shuffling with short cards
Related to 2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
11
Karl Fulves Short Cuts color changing back kicker, short double backer
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
13
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Short shaved corners designed for riffle shuffle work
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
14
Karl Fulves Lining Up The Aces spectator cuts Aces into deck, performer finds them again
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
14
Karl Fulves Short Cut cutting to a short card, training
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
15
Karl Fulves Short Cull riffle culling with four short cards over the Aces
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
15
Karl Fulves Shorty's Version mates show up at top of two halves after shuffle and counting to a value twice
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
16
Karl Fulves Club Double with Ace through Ten of Clubs in a row, performer writes both cards on billet upside down in reverse order
 		2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
19
Karl Fulves Shorty intro to short card applications
 		2015
Errata (Issue 1)
32
Karl Fulves U-Thrust spectator stabs odd-backed Joker in deck between two previously chosen cards
 		2015
Errata (Issue 1)
32
Alexander de Cova Die dicke Berta thick wide card by glueing two card together slightly off
  • Herrstellung
  • Eine andere Präparation
  • Das Prinzip
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
98
Alexander de Cova Anwendung mit Zarrow-Shuffle using wide card for Zarrow shuffle
  • Der Zarrow mit dem Gimmick
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
99
Alexander de Cova Horror-Kartentrick packet cut off and cased, performer divines number of cards blindfolded
Inspired byAlso published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
109
Alexander de Cova Not Blind But Silly every second card marked on face
Inspired byAlso published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
118
Alexander de Cova Blindfold Card Act discussion of blindfolded card magic acts and example tricks and techniques, see following entries
  • Zur Geschichte (credit information)
  • Technik
  • Die Augenbinde
  • Meine Augenbinde
  • Techniken mit den Spielkarten
  • Anweisungen
Inspired by 2015
Burners — Vol. 3
171
Alexander de Cova Die dicke Karte thick card and cutting to thick card
  • Das Abheben zur dicken Karte
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 3
179
Alexander de Cova Punched Cards comment on punched cards
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 3
184
John Lovick My Dream of Mind Reading blank deck finale, credit information
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2016
The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc.
115
Vanni Bossi Cornered three locator cards
  • The Incised Corner
  • The Thin Corner
  • The Jointed Corner
 		2016
The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi
65
Vanni Bossi Sugar Locator Card
Inspired by 2016
The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi
190
Joseph Barry OOMW - Out of My World
Related to 2016
Charlotte's Notes
3
Joseph Barry Preparing your own deck scratch marks
 		2016
Charlotte's Notes
4
Pepe Lirrojo P.A.D.O.I. two deck routine, open prediction, two cards spelled two, deck in order and selection vanishes
 		2016
Panpharos
41
David Britland, Billy O'Connor Billy O'Connor's Two Card Discovery
  • Cardopolis
card stabbed in deck by spectator next to two selections, short card
Inspired by July 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 7)
24
Luis Piedrahita Cortando Cartas al Peso weighing the cards, three phases, first phase amount of cards is named, second phase named number is cut and as climax spectator cuts named number of cards
 		2016
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 31)
1062
Alexander de Cova Das neue Spiel things to do when opening a new deck
  • Die Markierte Karte
  • Das Duplikat
  • Die Dicke Berta
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 4
190
Bradley Hodgins, Ross Tayler Eagle Eye four-of-a-kind produced after spectator's shuffle, misspelled Taylor
Inspired by Dec. 2017
Operandi (Issue 2)
10
John Cottle Border Control on using border-less cards, control, location, fingertip peek force
Related to Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
32
Paul Vigil Prepare to Enter setting up for the act
  • Paraphernalia
  • Main Deck Setup
  • Pocket Management
 		2017
The Doors of Deception
1
Ryan Schlutz Counterpoint using group shuffle to place selection at certain position, with or without sticky tape
Also published here 2017
False Anchors — Volume Two
25
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2017
False Anchors — Volume Two
41
Edward Marlo Corner Short Peek Force
Related to 2017
In Search of the "perfect" Rise
21
Sun Bleached Back
2017
Black Tears
9
Gary Plants Mentally Count On it Spectator thinks of a number, counts down and looks at card. Magician cuts out exact number of cards as the thought of number, then produces selection
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 2017
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 3 (Winter #1))
26
Allan Hagen Locator Marks for Rider Back, Aristocrats 727, Arrco, New Fan Back
 		2017
Serendipity
16
Ricky Smith On the Punch Deal
2017
Threeve
15
Ricky Smith Am Impractical Punch For Aggressive Gentlemen - Introduction reprint of booklet
 		2017
Threeve
52
Ricky Smith A Brief History punch (deal) history
 		2017
Threeve
54
Ricky Smith My Experiences
2017
Threeve
56
Ricky Smith Putting in the Work
2017
Threeve
58
Ricky Smith Utilizing the Work
2017
Threeve
61
Ricky Smith Some Applications on using the punch as key card and for various poker deals, punch as pure marking system
 		2017
Threeve
63
Ricky Smith Recommended Reading punch deal bibliography
 		2017
Threeve
68
Ondřej Pšenička What Are Butterfly Playing Cards? Description of how the Butterfly cards should be used

  • The Two-Way Markings
  • The One-Way Markings
  • The One-Way Flower
  • The One-Way Faces
 		2017
The Secret of the Butterflies
13
Ondřej Pšenička Dealing Any Four-of-a-Kind Shuffled deck, spell and count to names / favorite numbers, find named four of a kind, uses Butterfly cards
Related to 2017
The Secret of the Butterflies
56
Ondřej Pšenička Combination of the Two Above Combining Impossible Divination and Dealing Any Four-of-a-Kind, uses Butterfly Cards
Related to 2017
The Secret of the Butterflies
59
Ondřej Pšenička Butterfly Clocking Faux clocking demonstration, magician divines missing card in deck, uses Butterfly cards
 		2017
The Secret of the Butterflies
61
Ondřej Pšenička The Evidence Story Effect Two cards selected. Spelling the color, suit and value of one card locates the other three of a kind for the other selection
 		2017
The Secret of the Butterflies
64
Ondřej Pšenička Diplopia on Steroids Diplopia done with Butterfly Cards, magician and spectator each pick of a card, then find each other's card, uses Butterfly cards
Inspired by 2017
The Secret of the Butterflies
82
Ondřej Pšenička Clocking with a Kicker Faux clocking demo, also able to announce the exact positions of the other three of a kind that matches the selection
 		2017
The Secret of the Butterflies
87
Ondřej Pšenička Double Clocking with a Kicker Faux clocking demo for two cards, also able to announce the exact positions of the other three of a kind that matches the second selection
 		2017
The Secret of the Butterflies
93
Jim Steinmeyer The Princess with a Pump
  • Conjuring
version with three people and seven cards each
 		Oct. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 10)
26
Patrick G. Redford The Redford Super Card short, punched and marked card
 		2017
Temporarily Out of Order
62
Patrick G. Redford What's The Catch? named card is removed while cards are dribbled on table
 		2017
Temporarily Out of Order
144
Will De Sieve The Will De Sieve Gimmick coin impression
 		2017
Teaching Magic
113
Dick Koornwinder Koornwinder Card glue dots
 		2017
Teaching Magic
114
Asi Wind Somebody Stop Me spectator cuts to card and loses it, then deals the cards, performer stops him at selection, no-touch
Also published here 2018
Repertoire
45
Thomas Otto Joker Prediction off beat prediction, spectator selects card which is not a joker, all cards but one are jokers
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
110
Ryan Schlutz Before the Thought eight to ten cards selected from table wash, highest card thought of, predicted in envelope
  • Marking the Deck
  • Reveal Using Wallet
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2018
False Anchors — Volume Three
17
David Solomon Ten-Hand Poker Deal Aces on top, two shuffles
Inspired by 2018
Solomon's Secrets
60
David Solomon A Blah-Day Clock clock layout dealt at the start, blank card finale
Inspired by
  • "The Fateful Month" (Ramón Riobóo, Thinking the Impossible)
 2018
Solomon's Secrets
127
Steve Beam Quadruple Stack stack to be able to produce four of a kind quickly
Inspired by 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
28
Alexander de Cova Rene Lavand's Trick
  • Notizen
one-handed cutting to the Aces
Inspired by July 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7)
70
Alexander de Cova Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm presentation for Vernon's Cutting the Aces
  • Royal Flush Variante
Inspired by 2018
Burners — Vol. 6
217
Alberto de Figueiredo La bola de cristal crystal ball drawn on a business card and signed by spectator, name of chosen card appears inside ball
 		2018
Veinticinco
145
Alberto de Figueiredo, Cristian Ramil Doble sándwich Todoterreno progressive sandwich, then sandwiched card transforms into card which was named by second spectator
 		2018
Veinticinco
225
Joaquín Navajas, Miguel Gómez, Camilo Vázquez Forzaje ESP three methods to force an ESP card
 		2019
Monedas Personales Y Más
96
Tom Gagnon Punched in the Dark Royal Flush located under handkerchief on table
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
25
Tom Gagnon Clipped Exchange card from pocket transposes with paper clipped in hand, duplicate
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
122
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Stocks Erdnase jogging specific card while riffling through the deck, controlled with Gagnon Spread Control
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
161
Tom Gagnon Heavy Breather breather glued onto another card, thick breather
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
328
Bob Farmer, Michał Kociołek Taking the Edge spectator removes one of several poker hands printed on a sheet of paper that correspond to movies, hand and movie divined
Also published here 2019
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier Addendum
38
Helder Guimarães Open Index Handling spread and spread pass
Also published here 2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
78
Michael Powers Moe Fun featuring a fair selection procedure in which selection is cut into packets, two distant key cards, another spectator stops the spectator's deal to find selection, with variations (faro, no stooge, edge marks)
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, April 2009
 2019
Tesseract
213
Bob Farmer, Michał Kociołek Taking the Edge spectator removes one of several poker hands printed on a sheet of paper that correspond to movies, hand and movie divined
Also published here July 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 7)
76
David Britland Mickey's Aces
  • Cardopolis
Collins Aces, reappearance of Aces in poker deal
Inspired by Oct. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 10)
48
Dropping Short Card out of Deck dropping short card out of loosely held deck
Related to Oct. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 10)
50
Patrick G. Redford Perspicacity Spectator can determine which card has been added into another deck after a quick flick
 		2019
Sleightly Out Of Order
52
Patrick G. Redford Memory Phantom Card that spectator sees in the deck vanishes, found in card box
 		2019
Sleightly Out Of Order
134
Ryan Plunkett Any Card At Our Numbers deck given to spectator, another deck wash-shuffled on table, spectator and performer think of a number each and count down in both decks, the cards match
Inspired by 2020
Distilled
3
Ryan Plunkett Fan Mail card predicted in envelope, fair elimination process after table wash by spectator
Inspired by 2020
Distilled
21
Ryan Plunkett Breather Crimp
  • Applying the Crimp
  • Punching the Crimp
  • Edge-Marking the Crimp
 		2020
Distilled
103
Gaffed Cards hustler PMH, single in-stripper card
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
346
Steve Forte Sorts combining a deck from different decks
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
495
Steve Forte Edge-based Systems
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
496
Steve Forte Touch Work - punch
2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
496
Steve Forte rough and smooth combining different finishes
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1
497
Steve Forte gaffed cards some brief comments
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
769
Steve Forte Center Deal Any Card Called card in center named by spectator which is then dealt out
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
944
Steve Forte First-Finger Corner Short Location first finger riffles upward in dealing grip
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
944
Steve Forte Rain Man memorizing the whole deck as pseudo demo, one real shuffle, interlocking chain principle
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
1024
Andi Gladwin Aura three selections lost, first found by performer in face-down spread, second with deck in performer's pocket, third by spectator who reaches into pocket
Related to 2020
The Boy Who Cried Magic
221
Ryan Schlutz Counterpoint using group shuffle to place selection at certain position, with or without sticky tape
Also published here 2020
False Anchors
57
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
Also published here 2020
False Anchors
73
Ryan Schlutz Before the Thought eight to ten cards selected from table wash, highest card thought of, predicted in envelope
  • Marking the Deck
  • Reveal Using Wallet
Also published here 2020
False Anchors
89
Ryan Schlutz Edge-Mark Pencil Dot about a special key card ant uses with it
  • Single-Card Control
  • Single Card Control Borrowed Deck
 		2020
False Anchors
111
Ryan Schlutz Clearly See-Through shuffled deck, spectator takes a pile from it, remembers one card and pile is replaced, card becomes invisible and reappears reversed in deck, GAP principle
  • An Alternative Way to Handle GAP Selection
 		2020
False Anchors
118
Steve Reynolds On Marlo's Gambling Routine with stack, faro
  • Phase One: Poker, Rummy, Pinochle
  • Phase Two: Blackjack
  • Phase Three: Sucker Hand
  • Phase Four: The Bridge Deal
Inspired by 2020
Output (Issue 6)
1
Ryan Schlutz RNG "Random Number Generator"
small card with numbers on both sides in a grid is torn, pieces tossed and the numbers showing are added, card at that position predicted
Inspired byAlso published here 2020
False Anchors — Volume Four
5
Chris Rawlins One Card Poker spectator shuffles, then takes top cards, as does performer, both are Aces, other Aces found on top and reversed in center
  • Ad Card Secrets
  • Reverse Approach
Variations 2020
Un-Luck
5
Chris Rawlins Variant One cards at end of "One Card Poker" make up current date
Inspired by 2020
Un-Luck
20
Chris Rawlins Variante Two cards at end of "One Card Poker" make up spectator's pin or part of credit card number
Inspired by 2020
Un-Luck
22
Greg Chapman Fixed Floating Key Cards in a Stacked Deck 18-35 principle
    • High Card
    • Hold'em
  • Work in the Cards
  • Other Positions
 		2020
Faro Fundamentals
30
Larry Jennings Triple Discovery three cards cut to and lost, then found, using two punch cards
Inspired by
  • "Automatic Location" (Oscar Weigle, Genii, July 1938)
Related to 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
469
Alexandra Duvivier Four Ace Production in-the-hands production sequence
 		July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Duvivier Issue)
18
Ryan Schlutz, Salomon Vainstein Randomly Constructed card chosen by choosing a suit and counting a packet for the value, two handlings
  • Alternate Handling - 13 Card Stack
  • Reveal Ideas
    • Mentalism Reveal
    • 52 Outs
    • Marked Deck
    • Second Deck
    • 52-Card Index
 		2021
False Anchors — Volume Five
13
Ricardo Rodriguez En todas partes... y en alguna selection torn at the end
 		2021
Magia de altura y más
53
Ryan Murray Discovery on natural stripper properties in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
3
Ryan Murray The Natural Locator on the use of natural stripper properties in standard decks
  • Cutting to a Card
  • The Diagonal Grip
    • On the Table
    • In the Hands
  • The Strip-Out
    • Refinements
  • Nomenclature
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
6
Ryan Murray Separating the Cards aligning natural stripper decks
  • Using the Printing Imperfections
  • Using Pip Orientation
  • Separation Shuffle A
  • Separation Shuffle B
  • Combining Separation Methods
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
21
Dai Vernon Enlarging a Break
2021
Natural Card Magic
54
Ryan Murray As a Simple Location using natural stripper properties in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
55
Ryan Murray Blind Location using natural one-way printing property in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
56
Ryan Murray Impossible Location using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Related toVariations 2021
Natural Card Magic
57
Ryan Murray Double Impossible Location with two locations, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Inspired byRelated to 2021
Natural Card Magic
59
Ryan Murray Lucky Poker Deal card selected from packet and lost, four hands dealt, chosen one contains four Sevens and selection, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
61
Ryan Murray Mirrored a selection and its mate are located with fair procedure, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
66
Ryan Murray Multiple Selection four cards lost, incompletely shuffled deck put in case, cards drop in except three of the selections, their added value are used to find last selection, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Inspired by 2021
Natural Card Magic
71
Ryan Murray Ace Cutting using natural stripper properties in standard decks
  • Tracking the Aces
  • Cutting to the Aces by Suit
  • Final Notes on Ace Cutting
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
78
Ryan Murray Epiphany deck really shuffled face-up/face-down, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
85
Ryan Murray Epilogue on natural stripper properties in standard decks, credit information
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
99
Ryan Murray Appendix: References for natural stripper properties in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
103
Jimmy Ichihana Short Cut Thumb Stab cards dribbled into left hand, left thumb reaches into cascade and drags out a card that is flipped onto top face up
 		June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part One)
12
Jimmy Ichihana Short Cut To Winning Go Fish mates to the cards from a six-card poker hand are found by performer, first two single cards, then rest via Biological Shuffle by Paul Harris
Inspired by June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part One)
14
Max Malini Nail Nicking Method while displaying cards in each hand
Also published here 2022
Max Malini
282
Fränz Prodigy Peek one spectator writes something on a business card and second selects one from stack of business cards with written words on them, both thoughts are revealed
 		2022
Prodigy Peek
10
Fränz Alternative Handling slightly different method for the Prodigy Peek routine
 		2022
Prodigy Peek
29
Fränz Prodigy Peek X+1 stack of business card, selected one is divined, then two spectators write something on a business card, both thoughts are divined by writing them down before they are revealed by spectators
 		2022
Prodigy Peek
31
Bob Farmer Corner Rounding on corner rounders
 		2022
Bammo Tricks of the Trade
8
Francisco Mousinho Doctor's Recipe "An A.C.A.A.N. in Dr. Hofzinser's Memory"
card thought of, spectator removes it, shows it and it is lost, cards shuffled in groups with counting of packets to generate a number, card ends up at that number
 		2022
Shrouded Soul
101
Francisco Mousinho Riffle Shuffle Peek card over corner-short card during in-the-hands riffle shuffle split
 		2022
Shrouded Soul
107
John Lovick I Dream of Mindreading blank deck finale, credit information
  • Another Method
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
250
Tony Binarelli Millennium Supermentalism a spectator finds another spectators's selections, jumbo index mixed with normal index
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2007
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
644
Joshua Jay In Sink several cards placed on water surface, all cards sink to the bottom except selection, plastic/paper
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1056
Will Fern The Sentinel card from deck whispers name of selection and the fact that the spectator is sitting on it
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1180
Will Fern The World's Toughest Card Trick challenge location with short card, spectator riffle shuffles
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1182
Tom Gagnon Veeser-Gagnon Bluff Multiple Shift #2 with corner-shorted deck except Aces
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
160
Tom Gagnon Gagnon Spread Control from Corner Shorted Deck starts without jogs or breaks
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
162
Tom Gagnon Veeser-Gagnon Bluff Multiple Shift #3 Aces corner shorted
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
164
Tap Jog tapping deck onto table on a corner to jog out corner-shorted cards
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
166
Tom Gagnon Not So Simple Multiple Shift Gagnon Spread Control to get the cards to the bottom after the cut
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
169
Tom Gagnon Corner-Short Negative Strippers deck corner shorted except Aces, strip-out handling in tabled riffle shuffle position
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
173
Tom Gagnon Corner-Short Extraction Move getting cards to bottom with strip-out during hindu shuffle in corner-shorted deck
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
174
Tom Gagnon Technicolor Elevator Revisited odd-backed, using Gagnon Spread Control, one deck corner-shorted
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
176
Mark Gibson Murder Mystery five cards with the words liar, liar, truth, truth, murderer on them are distributed amongst five spectators in envelopes, question "are you the murderer" is used to divine all words
 		Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
82
Mark Gibson Dead Test
Oct. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 10)
84
Michał Kociołek Synergic one selected card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa, no faces looked at by performer other than his selection
  • with slight variation by Scott Baird
Inspired by
  • "Kismet" (The Classic Magic of Michael Vincent, DVD, 2009)
 Jan. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 1)
592
Ryan Schlutz RNG "Random Number Generator"
small card with numbers on both sides in a grid is torn, pieces tossed and the numbers showing are added, card at that position predicted
  • Additional Handling
  • Further Thoughts
Inspired byAlso published here June 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 6)
828
Kyle Leon Worker's Cheek-to-Cheek Triumph without re-set, deck left shuffled for next performance
 		Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
982
James Mollenkamp A Dedication to Michael Vincent Finale Aces lost in deck, performer is genuinely blindfolded and deals through deck and removes four cards, they are the four Jacks
 		Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1104
James Mollenkamp Nailnick Methods two methods while spreading through the deck
 		Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1104
Scott Baird One Point Five Hummer mathematical three card monte with three chosen cards, cards are divined as well
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1126
Anson Chen Serial Killer first group of card is selected and then after the packet is mixed, one card is chosen, card matches prediction and order of other cards match serial number on bill, using a Quiver wallet
 		2023
Reality Is Magic
134
Prakash Puru Reverse Cull Handling with side-steal start for thick cards
 		Apr. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 4)
64
Allan Ackerman A Close Encounter three thought of cards found in different ways, memorized deck
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
168
Allan Ackerman Two Shakes memorized deck, featuring case shift, optional edge marks on three cards
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
196
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