2,234 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Heinz "Durox" Rüegg Oh, Schööön! six card repeat, last card changes into flowers
1965
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 26 No. 5)
76
Dai Vernon Order in the Court pseudo gambling game with five cards of Royal Flush
Related to
  • p. 77 for credit information
Dec. 1966 67
Chan Canasta Oops 3: Matches and loose change Grid of sixteen cards, spectator chooses cards one by one while eliminating all the cards in the same row/column as the card. Then add up values of the cards, and total is predicted
1966 8
Tony Kardyro Stop, Spell or Number
1966 4
Dai Vernon "Secrets" "Chapter Four", spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related toAlso published here 1967 27
Bruce Cervon Ten Gives Three "Chapter Eight", Ace to Ten are shuffled, reorder themselves, joker appears at chosen number
Related toVariations 1967 45
Dai Vernon Pure Mathematics "Chapter Sixteen", two numbers from one to ten, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers
Related to 1967 99
Harry Lorayne, Thomas Alan Waters The Card Pyramid mathematical layout of spot cards, end result is predicted, for Waters credit see reference
Related toAlso published here 1967 45
Robert Parrish Palindrome Effect worked out "several years ago"
Feb. 1967 82
Bruce Cervon Triangle Card Trick card version, final value predicted
Related to Mar. 1967 88
Peter Alexis Red Magic spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1967 103
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser Red Magic Variation spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Inspired by Oct. 1967 128
Peter Kane The Faro Finders Six of Spades to Eight of Spades lost and counted to, Aces as kicker
1967 14
Gene Finnell Your Number - Your Card four cards face up, value of each is dealt and four selections are found, spectators decide in which order
1967 15
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Mental Scales spectator deals amount of cards on the table, stops and remembers next card, performer cuts same amount and locates selection
Also published here 1967 7
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia Los Dineros de Maria buckle count
1967 21
Paul Swinford Transmigration
1968 13
Paul Swinford Positions Across two halves from different decks
1968 14
Paul Swinford Switcharound
1968 23
Paul Swinford The Double Whammy two cards, CCCC (= Color Coded Control Cards)
Related to 1968 43
Paul Swinford Impossibility 32 Cards, CCCC
1968 48
Edward Marlo Emergency Transfer selection to any position from two to nine
1968 43
Tom Batchelor The Breakdown Routine four Fours, one is placed in the deck and other three Fours change into Threes, repeated until one Ace remains
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
94
Tom Batchelor The Number and Value of the Cards cards add up to fourteen, using the Fourteen of Spades card
1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
96
Jack Avis "Wandman" Transpo card moves from one position in deck to another, by throwing dice, using Walter Wandman dice box
May 1968 175
Jack Avis Hidden Power card selected via Automatic Placement procedure moves to named number
Variations May 1968 177
Karl Fulves Mental Giant deck as calculator, 3D and 8D, sum or difference appears between them
Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
222
Edward Marlo Applications of the Immediate Bottom Deal:
  • As An Exchange
  • As A Count-Down Effect
  • Gambling Demonstration
Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
225
Eddie Fields Field's Zodiac Card Miracle card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Inspired byAlso published here 1968 33
Bob Ostin The One-To-Ten Red and Black Mystery Ten cards from Ace to King are used, five red and five black cards. Spectator thinks of a number and adds a number from the cards, performer produces two cards which equal the total
1968 73
Eddie Fay Magical Calculation shuffled deck dealt in two piles, performer announces sum of all values in one pile
1969 22
Larry Jennings Larry's One to Five
Variations 1969 51
Jack Avis Two - Four - Six - Eight - Find named number corresponds to distance between spectator's and performer's selection
Related to 1969 120
Edward Marlo Marlo Re-Stacking Pack two spectators decide for numbers and remember the cards at their number four times with faros in between, each has a four of a kind
Inspired by 1969 175
Karl Fulves The Fourth-Order Deck discussing transpositions of two cards within the deck
1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Faro Techniques)
12
Karl Fulves Other Forms Of The Transposition transpositions of three or more cards within the deck with some examples (2n cards in a deck), Examples 7-10
Related to 1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Faro Techniques)
12
Karl Fulves Three Way Transposition note
1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Faro Techniques)
15
Edward Marlo Spread Correction performer knows position of two selections despite real riffle shuffle
Inspired by Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
39
Fred Lessor Brown-1 two cards show up at the same time during deal of two halves simultaneously, faro
Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
54
Roy Walton The Karl Le Fong Trick two cards noted by throwing three dice, cards change places
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1969 16
Eddie Joseph My New Six Card Repeat Trick routine with handkerchief, tray and glass
1969 15
Karl Fulves Unit Transpo two five-card packets with different backs are put together after a selection is made from each, three faros, selections are in odd-backed piles now
Related to 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
58
Edward Marlo Try this Trio - First of the Trio spectator finds card via size of cut-off packet, Penelope Principle
Related to 1970 92
Edward Marlo Better Than fingertip peeked at card to any number with faros
1970 96
Edward Marlo The Vanishing Card peeked card vanishes, reappears at chosen number, saliva
1970 116
Edward Marlo The Latest selection is found by counting down to value of freely chosen card from a bunch, small set-up
1970 118
Edward Marlo "X" the Unknown selection's position noted by spectator, second selection appears at this position
1970 125
Ken Beale, Russell "Rusduck" Duck, Marvin Johnson 32 Deal Duplicated selection process with square layout
Inspired by Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
126
Dai Vernon Name a Number selected card at any number
Variations 1970 9
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny Math Teacher three cards are selected, values of two added equal value of third card, with large card stand
1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
128
Edward Marlo Proving Count card at number, with greek deal
1970 26
Alan Shaxon Once Again!!! selection is found at named number, then at stopped position, then wrong card turns into selection and finally the balloon stand
1970 25
Brian Jordan 8 - 25 packets removed and counted down in some piles, two mates appear, see also p. 348
Related to
  • "Isochronism" (Stewart James, Linking Ring, Oct. 1952)
Jan. 1970 315
Dr. Ben B. Braude Number-Card spectator notes numbers on four slips, those used for backwards count
Also published here Dec. 1970 387
Stephen A. Sparks Cosmic Computer three cards are selected and its values completed to a total of ten, card at sum of three cards is revealed
1970
Magick (Issue 6)
27
Rolf Andra Magie mit Zahlen und Karten number up to ten
1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 2)
34
Jerry K. Hartman Redone-bury Delusion
Related to 1970 18
Roy Johnson Predictafors card at named number is predicted, 1-0-1 mirage deck
1970 21
Roger Smith Any Number via False Faro Method
  • The Faro Shuffler's Column #1
without actual faro, straight-cut placement ("False Faro")
Related toVariations Aug. 1970
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 1)
9
Roger Smith Any Number via False Faro Method - Variations two variations
Inspired by Sep. 1970
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 2)
8
Val Andrews Off-Beat Repeat No. 32, gag for six card repeat
1970 (ca.) 12
Val Andrews For Magicians Only... No. 33, magician's gag for six card repeat, cards glued together in sleeve
1970 (ca.) 12
Paul Swinford The Expanded Whammy CCCC
1971 51
Harry Lorayne Roll Your Own dice are rolled and number used to count down to the aces, last ace found via indicator card
1971 91
Henry Christ, Harry Lorayne The Difference & The Sum spot cards are used for calculations multiple times, outcome predicted
1971 105
Henry Christ The HC Difference & Sum original handling, spot cards are used for calculations multiple times, outcome predicted
Related toVariations 1971 113
Karl Fulves Ace-Dice-Ace position of selection is found via mathematical procedure involving dice, non-slip cut
1971 27
Karl Fulves Faroincidence reversed card is at same position as selection when dealt from two packets in unison, faro, non-slip cut, "The shuffled deck is handed to you behind your back. With the cards out of sight, reverse the 25th and 26th cards from the top." Good luck!
1971 27
Bruce Cervon 18-35 Farrow selection found reversed at original position after "mistake", faro
1971 6
Paul LePaul Baffling-Impossibility memorized deck and stooge
1971 48
Peter Kane Swindle Coincidence two decks shuffled by two spectators, they each chose a number card and count down to arrive at the same card
1971 10
Gene Nielsen More Than Coincidence spectator deals through Si Stebbins, counting, if count matches value, he stops, this card named by performer
Jan. 1971 394
Sam Leo Horowitz 8's & 9's
Also published here Dec. 1971 471
Audley Walsh, Jon Racherbaumer The Mystic Twelve Recall cards pocketed and another remembered, performer divines position of selection and number of cards in pocket, reverse-count force
Inspired by 1971 5
Eddie Fields The Zodiac Card Mystery card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Also published here 1971 6
Bruce Cervon Zauberkunste Triumph! based on a Hofzinser trick, amount of chosen card is divined by finding the four cards with the same value, re-deal force
1971
Magick (Issue 23)
113
John Jennings Card Incident
1971
Magick (Issue 33)
162
Roger Smith Count Down Ace to Five, credit information
  • Glide Variation of Count Down
Variations 1971 21
George Sands Witch Doctor Cards spectator cuts packet and performer cuts same amount, then cards vanish and appear in packets, multi-phase routine
1971 ca. 17
Frank Garcia Three in a Million two decks, spec and perf select same card and cut off same amount of cards
Related toVariations 1972 32
Alex Elmsley Just a "Second" Diamond Cut Diamond, second deal
1972 91
Dr. Leslie Albert Die-Duction card is counted to, number arrived at with dice
1972 86
Edward Marlo Countdown Disclosures setting a selection to named number in small packet, several approaches (described in context reference)
Related to Apr. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
26
Fred Kaps I am in Debt Ace to Four, then cards are removed, always add up to ten
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1972 5
Charles Cameron Probability Nil! card at number, extracted from performer's pocket
1972
Magick (Issue 56)
279
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Any Number, Any Time! number cards from one to twenty, one card face down as prediction
1972
Magick (Issue 64)
318
From the Spectator's Pocket deck in spectator's pocket, card at named position
1972 3
Paul Morris Nothing to Do assistant names selection, or position of selection in deck
1972 39
Stewart Judah Favorite Card Trick card from row chosen, its value used to count down to selection
1972 42
Card at Any Number first time it fails, re-deal
1972 42
Henry Christ Stop When Ready
Also published here 1972 43
At Second Spectator's Number using the glide
1972 45
T. Page Wright The Three Numbers two named numbers, card is found at difference of named numbers
1972 45
Torn Pack Location deck torn in half, two halves of selection found at named numbers
1972 46
Jack Vosburgh My Number Your Card
1972 143
Roger "Hervey" Vuille Tour avec le Coin Coupé card at number from bottom of the deck, glide
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 2)
36
Dai Vernon Vernon On Blackstone's Pet No. 97, number named, that many cards are cut to and selection is at that position
Inspired by 1972 29
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Do It Yourself No. 165, card chosen from one half, its value is counted down in second half to find selection, bottom deal
Related to 1972 41
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bottom Deal Location No. 193, three cards chosen in different ways, they show up at three small numbers
1972 47
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Jumping Aces No. 204, "Dr. Oberholzer ace location", sounds like four packets are counted off while starting with an Ace on top for each count, cryptic
Related to 1972 49
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 7) No. 247-7, position of selection named
1972 62
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Numbers Or Lucky No. 277, spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card from four piles, selections are the four Nines which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Inspired byRelated to 1972 69
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bottom Sleight Based On Two Effects: Effect No. 1 No. 278-1, deck cut in half, selection from one half chosen and replaced, card from the other half chosen and its value used to count to selection in first half
1972 69
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Number Trick No. 283, get-into for Hofzinser plot
Related to 1972 71
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Rosini's Reverse Card No. 293, card appears reversed at chosen number on second count, bottom deal placement
Inspired by 1972 75
Dr. Jacob Daley, Ted Arnold Daley's Version And Set-Up For Ted Arnold's Dice Trick No. 310, selection lost, two dice rolled and that far counted in deck, either selection revealed or the value of card at that position is used to count to selection, 1-0-1 set-up
Related to 1972 80
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Horowitz's Two Pile Effect No. 324, card chosen from one half, its value is counted down in second half to find selection
Related to 1972 84
Max Malini Daley's Estimating Peek: 1) Malini Estimate No. 337-1, card peeked at, performer later names position of card, key card sighted next to peeked card
Also published here 1972 94
Paul Rosini Rosini Reverse No. 365, count-down to named number, count repeated because of skepticism of audience, selection found reversed
Also published here 1972 102
Dr. Oberholzer Dr. Oberholzer Four Ace Routine No. 388, sounds like four packets are counted off while starting with an Ace on top for each count, cryptic
Related toVariations 1972 106
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Robert Howdin Version Of Chosen Card Picked From Pocket At Number Called For No. 394, Howdin = Houdin?
Related to
  • "Clairvoyance by Touch" (Robert-Houdin, The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
1972 108
Ted Arnold, Dai Vernon Arnold's Card and Dice Trick Improvement No. 413, selection lost, three dice rolled and that far counted in deck, either selection revealed or the value of card at that position is used to count to selection, 1-0-1 set-up
  • Vernon's Improvement
Related to 1972 111
Mystic Number Card Routine No. 499, four packets cut by spectator, remaining cards are ten cards, Ten on bottom of each cut-off packet
1972 138
Ace Prologue To Routine No. 518, top card used to count off a pile of that number, done four times, Aces found on bottom of each
Related to 1972 145
Dr. Jacob Daley Birthday Trick No. 570, triumph with four cards face-up that consist of the spectator's birth year
1972 159
Dr. Jacob Daley, Royal Vale Heath Card Trick 14-15 No. 571, card lost, spectator cuts and nine cards are taken, three consecutive cards give numbers 14 or 15 to locate selection, magic square with the nine cards
1972 159
Club Sequence Run up With Climax No. 575, Ace through Ten of Clubs are set, seems to be a riffle stacking demo in which all the values are counted to one by one
1972 160
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Location Thought No. 594, card thought of from thirteen cards during riffle peek, found by counting down its value
Related to 1972 166
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Mental Stop No. 602, two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine alternating set-up
Also published here 1972 167
Sam Leo Horowitz, T. Page Wright Horowitz & Wright Combination Stack Routine Using Ace To King No. 616
  • card thought of from thirteen cards during riffle peek, found by counting down its value
  • then another card selected, spectator cuts, value cut to used to count to selection
  • spectator chooses a number of cards and puts them on deck, then a card of matching value is chosen or located
Related to 1972 171
Al Baker Al Baker's Nikola Miracle No. 627, number free, card forced from a second deck
Also published here 1972 174
Jean Hugard Hugard's Force For Date And Cards Trick No. 650, forcing four cards of current year, cross cut force with giving choice of top or bottom four cards
1972 179
John Scarne Scarne's Number Card Crimp For Vernon's Reverse Effect No. 672, chosen card at named number with corner crimped, perhaps referring to reference
Inspired by 1972 183
Roterberg's Umbiquitous Card No. 686, card at named number using Push-Back Count
Also published here 1972 186
Al Flosso Al Flosso's Coin Date Trick No. 727, four numbers counted to in deck, the values then make up the date of a coin
1972 194
Al Koran The Eye of the Beholder divination of amount of cards from cut packet, using glass eye
Variations 1972 161
Karl Fulves Think Stop placing any card at any number with riffle shuffle, posed as a problem
Also published here 1973 21
Karl Fulves A Gaffed Card Case gaffed case to mark position in deck as it is dumped out of the case, no actual cut, ACAAN application, perhaps memdeck
Related to 1973 21
Karl Fulves Thot Dice two cards change position, selected with dice
Related to 1973 1
Karl Fulves D/U Dice selection in small packet is found with die, loaded
1973 13
Karl Fulves Duo Dice two cards selected from six-card packets with dice and found
1973 20
Edward Marlo Spread Correction performer knows position of two selections despite real riffle shuffle
Inspired by 1973 69
Robert E. Neale Number Hummer four cards mixed face up face down by spectator, values of face up cards divined or predicted
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1973 600
Juan Tamariz, Dr. Alfredo Florensa El Fabuloso Tacto del Mago shuffled deck in bag, a card is named and performer removes several cards which add up to named card and first card is from same suit, binary five-card set-up that combines to any card
1973 37
Juan Tamariz El Valor de un Soplo Magico card at small number, performer counts once and fails, then spectator repeats it and card is found, re-count
Related toVariations 1973 41
Frederick Wingfield Amazement-Al thirteen cards of one suit, chosen one is only not from this suit
Variations 1973
Magick (Issue 66)
329
Calvin Thompson The Electronic Man with computer cards, number named only punched card, computer presentation, see p. 370 for idea by J.G. Thompson Jr.
1973
Magick (Issue 71)
351
Gene Nielsen Homage to Koran card at number, hands-off version
1973
Magick (Issue 72)
359
Gene Finnell Unknown Difference two packets cut off, Klondike shuffle with rest, reversed card is now at a position that corresponds to difference of the two sizes of the cut-off packets, Penelope
1973 12
Gene Finnell Computer deck can count (Ace, Two, Three appear) and give the sum and difference of two cut-off packets, Klondike Shuffle
1973 13
Gene Finnell Transmigration two cards and their positions thought of in two sixteen-card packets, Klondike shuffles and "can you see your card here?", finally the cards end up in each other's position
Related to 1973 15
Gene Finnell D/U Counter packet cut off, down/under deal with rest, remaining card has value as number of cut-off cards
Variations 1973 57
Eric C. Lewis Das As, die Sieben und die Dame with duplicates so the cards that are thrown away are shown every time
Also published here
  • Abracadabra
July 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
16
Roger Smith Trickus Ultimatus single card and packet is removed, performer divines number of cards, selection travels from center to chosen position matching the chosen number, duplicates
Related to Jan. 1973
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 1)
4
Bill Spooner Spooner's Mission Impossible card lies on table and is flicked into tabled deck next to selection, or value of that card used to count to card
Inspired by 1973 26
Edward Marlo Mathematical Marlo automatic placement, card and amount of cut-off cards is divined
1974 75
Edward Marlo The Invisible Toss reappears in the deck at specific position, featuring the Deep Face-Up Switch
Related toVariations 1974 79
Edward Marlo, Roy Walton From Scratch mathematical procedure
1974 99
Edward Marlo A Quickie card vanishes from top and reappears at its initial position, using Charlier Pass as secret move
1974 192
Edward Marlo Exhibitionism card vanishes from top and reappears at its initial position
1974 193
James G. Thompson Jr. Ah One Anna Two...
July 1974
Epilogue (Issue 21)
196
Karl Fulves Countback
July 1974
Epilogue (Issue 21)
199
Karl Fulves Close Call four card prediction, total predicts position of selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • "Close Call" (Linking Ring, Sept. 1974)
1974 12
Stephen Minch The Force of Fate tarot card is named before the dealing starts, with Minor Arcana
1974 23
Philip T. Goldstein Vested Power card selected by number and position, number and card found with spelling
1974 5
Philip T. Goldstein, Stewart James Ice Dice chosen values lie at chosen numbers, imaginary dice
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974 7
Wilbur T. Kattner Tarot Trick Nasick magic square with sixteen tarot cards
Related to Sep. 1974 785
James G. Thompson Jr. No Way two spectators decide on a number up to 25, first spectator counts down to that card in half the deck, performer writes down two cards, second spectator counts down, both cards match prediction
Sep. 1974 787
Roger Smith Friday Night Countdown card transforms to selection, then selection is inserted in to the deck and travels to chosen number
Related to 1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 4)
4
Jochen Zmeck Gleiche Gedanken three numbers named, cards at those numbers are predicted with mates or from another deck
1974 4
Falschabzählen durch Zurückziehen counting off the deck with faces towards audience, top card pulled back on deck to make it appear at any number
1974 4
Jochen Zmeck Das Gehirn des Teufels three cards chosen, positions of all three cards named one by one, last card cut to by performer
Inspired by
  • Howard Albright routine
1974 5
Jochen Zmeck 3. Würfel und Spielkarten dice shaken in dice box, card at that position remembered, shaken again and card then found at the new number
1974 17
Karl Fulves Lightning Dice using Stevens Control, card at position derived by two dice is predicted
1975 106
Roy Walton As You Were order of Ace-Four changes several times
Also published here 1975 53
Ken Krenzel Two-Gether Again two selections at same position in two piles, duplicate
1975 93
Harry Lorayne The 29th Card faro
Related to 1975 129
Edward Marlo A Quickie card vanishes from top and reappears at its previous position
Variations 1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
28
Edward Marlo Exhibitionism card from certain position selected, cut to performer to its original position
1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
29
Karl Fulves Countdown
1975 231
Paul Rosini Card at a Number deck is shuffled and covered with handkerchief, spectator names a number from ten to twenty, performer is able to divine which card is at that position
Variations 1975 211
Dai Vernon Card Production Packet of five cards increases to ten, then to twenty, sleeving
Related to 1975 220
Roy Walton Witchcraft value found by down-under-deal
  • Method One (fairly easy)
  • Method Two (very easy))
Also published here 1975 5
Roy Walton Now and Then selection is found and number revealed, down-under-deal
  • Alternative Procedure
VariationsAlso published here 1975 8
Choice & Chance
Related to Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
856
Roy Walton LeFong, Jr. card chosen by shaking three dice in matchbox and noting card at this position, shuffled, again dice shaken and selection at this position
Related to Mar. 1975 869
Roger Smith Cutting Freely Does It card selected with cutting procedure shows up at previously named number between twenty and thirty
1975 4
Francis Carlyle 1 to 5 Change order of one to five changes
1975 22
Francis Carlyle Date Card Trick cutting the Aces forming year dates
1975 110
Frederick Wingfield Thought Waves II spectator remember cards and position, card appears at number thought by another spectator, faced deck
Variations 1975
Magick (Issue 119)
593
Vic Perry The Man From Tomorrow deck cut by spectators, card is named and position in deck revealed
Variations 1975
Magick (Issue 122)
607
Philip T. Goldstein A Hunch... or What? thirteen cards of one suit, chosen one is only not from this suit
Inspired by 1975
Magick (Issue 135)
672
Eddie Joseph Trimonition Extra three envelopes with predictions, spectator removes some cards from deck, two cards are pocketed, coin vanishes and reappears in rest of deck at position equal to number of removed cards, card at that position as well as other two selections are predicted in envelope
Also published here
  • Genii, Apr. 1973
Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
19
Gerald Kosky Vanish and Recovery selection is turned over in the deck and vanishes, reappearance at named number
1975 66
"Joro" Bruno Hennig Der 11 Kartentrick routine for Victor's 11 card trick
1975 14
Edward Marlo Mental Minus Multiple named Ace at named Position, false Dealing
1976 5
Edward Marlo The Pellet Classic number from ten to twenty-five named, three cards chosen and written on pellets, cards lost, pellet chosen, this card is at named position
VariationsAlso published here 1976 183
Edward Marlo Improved Procedure for the Invisible Toss card is tossed "invisibly" at the right position
Inspired by 1976 197
Dai Vernon Another Variation
Related to 1976 2
Edward Marlo, Jean Hugard Simplex Card Transposition cards at different positions transpose
Inspired by 1976
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
106
Edward Marlo Unknown - Effect No. 2 two selections appear at selected numbers up to ten, several methods, some with roughed cards, impromptu double backer
1976
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
112
Karl Fulves Multum In Parvo
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 4)
293
Karl Fulves Mathematical False Count card with value of rolled die shows up, is put in deck and returns
1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
300
Dai Vernon Inversion credit information
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 3)
40
Fred Kaps, Nick Trost Inversion Follow-Up
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 3)
42
Edward Marlo No Trace Aces named aces at named number, multiple minus bottoms
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
109
Jerry Andrus Sidewinder Deal
1976 30
Walter Rollins, Brother John Hamman, Nick Trost Six Cards - Three Black and Three Red Six Card Repeat type of routine
Also published here 1976 24
Alex Elmsley, Stewart Judah Judah's "Coincidental Position" performer brings card to special position corresponding with cut-off packet behind back
Inspired by 1976 9
Nick Trost Dice and Card Revelation Card found at number rolled on dice, then performer pulls out pair of cards that match the numbers on the dice
1976 10
Nick Trost A Prediction and a Date - Updated Cards dealt to any year called for from 1900 to 1975, plus predict a card
Variations 1976 16
Nick Trost The Ultra Date Trick Extension to year 2000 for A Prediction and a Date
Inspired by 1976 17
Nick Trost Compute-a-thot Three spot in inserted into packet, selection is found by spelling or counting or next to Three
1976 33
Peter Warlock Foreword description of Any Card at Any Number effect
1976 3
Roger Smith Friday Night Countdown card near bottom, small number counted to and card there changes into selection, repeat, for method see reference
Related to 1976 2
J. W. Sarles The Card Revealed No. 28, spectator thinks of small number and card, both divined, two key cards
1976 46
Pre-Figured No. 32, calculation with value of spectator's selection divines both this selection and the performer's
1976 51
Fate #1 No. 40, after some counting and making two packets with two dice, two black Jacks show up
1976 61
Fate #2 No. 41, card of same value as thrown dice shows up
1976 62
A Card and a Number No. 49
1976 74
Magic by Proxy No. 50, phone rings to give position of selection
1976 75
Richard Himber Calculator Cards No. 62, selection is "six and three quarters cards" down in deck, it's correct with a card in which a quarter is torn out
1976 94
Karrell Fox Credit-Card Repeat six card repeat with credit cards
Related to 1976 122
Patrick Page, Tommy Tucker The Six Card Repeat
1976 84
Burling Hull A Mind Reading Number Divination number chosen, it appears spelled out on slate
  • With a Flap
  • Without the Flap
  • Another "No Flap" Method
1976 89
Five Card Trick
1976 46
Larry Jennings Number Transposition
Related toAlso published here 1977 37
Larry Jennings Impossible Countdown counting from one card to the next
Related toVariations 1977 48
Larry Jennings Recount counting from one card to the next
Inspired byAlso published here 1977 50
Maro Nash An Incomplete Masterpiece IF Control, Penelope's Principle, see p. 447 for additional crediting
Related toVariations 1977 216
Martin A. Nash A Second Intrusion similar to DCD, see p. 448 for additional crediting
1977 232
Murray Bonfeld Shuffled Interchange two spade cards are named, their position in the deck is transposed with faros
1977 34
Murray Bonfeld Any Card, Any Number - The Second System bringing a card from position x to y with faro shuffling, odd deck, with even deck modified in-faro is required that ignores top card, generalization of Alex Elmsley's Binary Translocations
Related to 1977 42
Murray Bonfeld Cut Coincidence selection is found at number specified by amount of cut-off cards, Penelope's Principle, faro
1977 48
Barrie Richardson Memorable Memory Stunt shuffled deck, someone names a position, performer instantly names the card, faced deck
  • Pseudo-Memorized Deck
Related to Dec. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 4)
500
Karl Fulves Stop At Nothing selection shuffled back and number named, there appears a blank card and selection is gone
1977 42
Punx Der Alptraum four card repeat, story presentation
1977 44
Harry Lorayne The Calculating Deck deck does a simple calculation
Inspired by 1977 127
Harry Lorayne Prediction
Variations 1977 141
Harry Lorayne Prediction Expanded with four-of-a-kind revelation
Inspired by 1977 143
Peter Wilker Ergänzen wir auf 10 counting values up to ten, numbers added to find card, intro to topic
1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 2)
52
Orville Wayne Meyer Die unfehlbare Vorhersage
Also published here 1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 2)
53
Frederick Braue Ein Ehetest with two decks, both end up at same card
1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 2)
54
Dr. Ben B. Braude Number Card spectator notes numbers on four slips, those used for backwards count
Also published here 1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 2)
55
Peter Wilker Die vergessene Vorhersage gag, blank card at position, blank prediction
1977
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 38 No. 2)
56
Dan MacMillan Close Call four card prediction, total predicts position of selection
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1977 21
Dan MacMillan Card to Number number between ten and twenty named, performer cuts off that many card and selection is at that position
1977 39
Tan Hock Chuan Your Card at Your Number Three cards selected and lost, found at three named numbers
1977 8
Tan Hock Chuan Secret Sortilege Spectator places a random number of cards in their pocket, after some dealing and discarding, magician can tell how many cards are in their pocket
1977 14
Ken Krenzel At Any Number between ten and twenty
Related to 1978 59
Ken Krenzel The Impromptu Zig Zag two isolated packets
1978 105
Herb Zarrow Zigs & Zags
Inspired by
  • George Kaplan's "Zig-Zag" (Hugard's Magic Monthly)
May 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 5)
53
Bernard Bilis Pair-A-Noic spectator cuts off cards, two cards turn over in rest sandwiching selection and values total number of cut-off packet, set-up
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 12)
136
Erhard Liebenow Instant Card Control peeked card at number between twenty and thirty
1978 9
Karl Fulves Meta-4 AS reversed in deck, travels to "random" number (four), then changes into a Four
Related to 1978 3
Karl Fulves Hide Out à la DCD see final comments
1978 11
Karl Fulves Work Notes
  • Not considered here (mathematical transpositions)
  • Also Not Considered (topological transpositions)
  • Other Areas
Related to 1978 79
Karl Fulves Black on Black spade packet dealt, spectator slaps hand on one spade and it transforms into named joker, no method
Related to 1978 80
Frederick Braue The Self-Arranging Pack counting off random cards from shuffled deck, a Ten at position ten and so on
Related to 1978 23
Gustave Southall Dialing the Cards telephone number of spectator dealt out with "the spectator cuts to and counts down to the Aces" procedure
1978 33
Karl Fulves Card Problems (A) spectator remembers card and its position, deck cut, card is still at same position, posed as a problem
1978
Interlocutor (Issue 17)
65
Christian Scherer 3-6-9 deck as calculator, selection found at total
1978 53
Christian Scherer Die Glückszahl faro under the table, card at total of two added cards
1978 79
An der gewünschten Stelle card at number, using the glide
1978 60
Jerry K. Hartman Quick Counts Quick Count I: Magician divines card at a certain position in deck
Quick Count II: Spectator stops the dealing on previously named card
Also published here 1978 57
Larry Becker Four Told four times ten backwards count, horoscope reading with those cards, card found at total of four cards is predicted in envelope
1978 5
Jack Yates The Number Force card named, numbers jotted down and summed up, card at that position
  • Plus a Marked Deck (card pushed out of marked deck instead of named)
1978 5
Ken De Courcy By Age forcing the card that lies at spectator's age
1978 6
Ken De Courcy "Age Cards" Addition binary number cards, card named and number cards that total its position removed and added
1978 6
Roger Smith Countdown #1 Ace to Five are given down-under-deal and shown in order, then order reverses
Inspired by 1978 5
Roger Smith Countdown #2 with Ace through Five, handling variation
1978 6
Roger Smith Instant Reversal Ace through Five in order, Five moved to other end and rest reverses
1978 9
Fred Kaps Schulden Ace to Four, then cards are removed, always add up to ten
Also published here 1978 6
Bob Ostin Tilt to Countdown card at named number
Also published here 1978
The Talon (Issue 1)
6
Ein Nächtliches Abenteuer patter for six card repeat
Dec. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
131
Rolf Andra Kartenzauber card at number
1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)
8
Martin A. Nash Any Way that you Want it named aces at named positions, false dealing
Related to 1979 418
Edward Marlo Named Position Reverse selection appears reversed at named position
1979 48
David Solomon, Ernando Veneri Veneri Turn Variant bluff method for "card at any number"
1979 318
Jon Racherbaumer Zippy Zig-zag
Jan. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 1)
147
Charlie Randall Evening The Odds prediction reads: "there will be an even number of packets containing and odd number of cards"
Oct. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 10)
259
Jerry Mentzer Gag Revelation any number from 6-9
1979 95
Harry Lorayne Follow The Leader Reversal spectator and performer reverse count packet multiple times, outcome different, four-card and five-card version
1979 17
Harry Lorayne An Extraordinary Prediction ace to ten are shuffled, reorder themselves, jack appeares at chosen number
Related to 1979 168
Harry Lorayne Heart Run
Related to 1979 190
Harry Lorayne The Mate Trap faro, two effects:
  • spectator pockets number of cards, performer finds out how many
  • spectator pockets number of cards, two cards in rest sandwich that number of cards
Related to 1979 222
Ernando Veneri Veneri Turn bluff method for "card at any number", referenced at wrong spot
1979 15
Roy Walton Card School
Inspired by June 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)
689
Al Mann, John Smetana, Bobby Hughes Mindblow inspired by a David Berglas audio tape (probably Magiccassette by Martin Breese)
1979 1
Paul Swinford Numeric Disclosure spectator cuts off packet and counts it, it is shuffled but not squared in rest, Riffle Shuffle Control, then selection is at earlier number
1979 10
Paul Harris A Subtle Poker Move performer's cards multiply from five to about fifteen, then the spectator's cards as well
Variations 1979 60
John Carney Stop That Card Trick!!
Related to 1979 12
Edward Victor Eleven Card Trick "Retrospective"
thorough description, originally from Willane's "Methods for Miracles" series (1952/1953)
Related toVariations 1979
The Chronicles (Issue 14)
1200
Roy Walton Count Me In
  • "Two Tricks"
between sandwich cards appear as many cards as the value of the selection, numerical set-up
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 15)
1205
Roy Walton The Ten To One Trick
  • "Two Tricks"
one card between two Aces, ten cards between two Tens, cut into deck, number of cards corresponding to selection travels from Ten to Ace sandwich, numeric set-up, see also p. 1237 for credit information
1979
The Chronicles (Issue 15)
1206
Karl Fulves Liar's Stop Trick card at number remembered, then a different number checked and the card is now there, posed as problem
1979
Interlocutor (Issue 36)
142
Roy Walton Reverse Prediction two cards produced which lead to selection, selection found face up at that position
Also published here 1979 17
Leslie Anderson Chance! named card is found on position which is the same number as the price written on the box
Related to 1979
Magick (Issue 232)
1157
Karrell Fox Guaranteed Future comedy fortune telling routine in which current date comes out, spectator gives kiss to performer
1979 111
Karl Fulves Tele-Poker No. 9, person phoned, he deals two hands of any number of cards, after some discarding only two cards remain in one hand, which is predicted
Inspired by 1979 11
Digit Discovery No. 13, with repeat, Ace through Ten set-up
1979 18
Wayne Dobson Diamond Deal
Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
62
Steve Beam Fool I two cards are pushed out from spread, location of one card can be named
Also published here 1979 4
Steve Beam Fool II two cards are pushed out from spread, identity of one card and location of other card are named
1979 6
Steve Beam The Non-Sandwich Jack Trick two Jacks places into the deck, number is called and performer cuts deck into two piles, both Jacks are found at named number
1979 16
Steve Beam Mathematical Card Trick calculator is used to find position of selection, humorous presentation
Also published here 1979 24
Howard A. Adams Symbolike two sets of ESP cards are placed face-up and face down into a pile and are further mixed, when divided into two piles both have same amount of face up cards, when assembled again five ESP cards are face-up and five face-down
1979
OICUFESP (Issue 2 - ten MORE brand new esp card miracles)
3
Peter Warlock Ein Trick mit Vergangenheit
Also published here
  • New Pentagram, July 1977
Apr. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 1)
22
Patrick Page Kartenwanderung in die Tasche twelve cards up the sleeve to pocket, with six card repeat sequence
Also published here Aug. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 2)
53
Roy Walton Der Karl Le Fong Trick two cards noted by throwing three dice, cards change places
Also published here Dec. 1979
Intermagic (Vol. 6 No. 3 & 4)
144
1. Soll und Haben "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Also published here 1979
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 40 No. 4)
119
Nick Trost Five in a Row
Also published here 1979 4
Bernard Bilis The Calculating Sandwich total of sandwich cards equals cut of packet
Also published here 1980 23
Edward Marlo Aces at any Number four Aces at four numbers via edge marks and second deal
1980 8
Tom Mullica Numbers Up card appears reversed at named number
May 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 5)
345
Karrell Fox Come Forth! card appears at fourth position
Sep. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 9)
395
Philip T. Goldstein Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined, partial stack
Related toVariationsAlso published here Oct. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 10)
397
Francois Ziegler Layla queens are removed, card chosen, queen of same suit vanishes, reappears when counted down the value of selection
Nov. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 11)
413
Karl Fulves That's Impossible! card appears at chosen number (chosen by cut-off packet), using a variation of Fulves'
1980 37
Martin A. Nash Any Way That You Want It named aces at named positions, false dealing
Inspired by 1980 6
Martin A. Nash Any Way that you Want it brief description
Inspired by 1980 3
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman A-2-3-4-5, Reverse! uses extra cards
1980 34
Gene Maze Ace to Five Again
1980 35
Gene Maze Wait a Minute!
Inspired by 1980 42
Karl Fulves The OJ Count with outjogged cards, spectator adds number cards he sees and gets different totals
Related to 1980 20
Bob Hummer Hummer's Little Stranger spectator places some red cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers
Related toAlso published here 1980 6
Bob Hummer Hummer's 18 Card Mystery spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 7
Bob Hummer Lite-Ning Addition spectator removes an Ace or a Two face down, then a Three or a Four and so on, total of added values is divined (1940)
Also published here 1980 10
Bob Hummer Fantastric single card location, back turned for procedure, 10/9/8 count with more succesfull match
Also published here 1980 26
Bob Hummer The Gremlins cards with red and blue gremlins are shuffled, behind back performer sorts the card in two packets so amount of red gremlins in one packet is the same as blue gremlins in the other packet
Related to 1980 41
Edward Marlo, Martin A. Nash Marlo Miracle Aces classic faro ace cutting ("estimation aces"), last ace found at named number
Inspired by 1980 4
Philip T. Goldstein 9th Dimension spectator counts matches in matchbook, card with matching number appears in chosen pile
Related to 1980
Magick (Issue 252)
1259
Harry Lorayne Numero Uno number up to twenty names, that many cards cut off by performer, selection at that position
Also published here 1980 14
Don Morris Rollover Location card is found at position, values of two cards added together
1980 26
Steve Beam Lucky 13 spectator cuts to two indicator cards, which total the position of the selection, see Semi-Automatic Card Tricks for variation
Related to 1980 28
Steve Beam Countdown values of two cut to cards are added and total leads to selection, 14/15 stack
1980 31
Steve Beam Talk About Your Nice Locations values of two cut to cards are added and total leads to selection
1980 37
Howard A. Adams Numeru 52 number cards, one is removed without looking and performer removes two cards, cards are placed face-up where spectator cuts, deck is shown in numerical order and cards placed at correct spot, when both numbers are added the result equals the selection
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 4 - esp card & mental miracles RETURN)
7
Ken De Courcy The Delayed-Action Eleven Card Routine
1980 16
Ken De Courcy The Red and Black Computation spectator places some red and black cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers, with selected card
Inspired by 1980 21
Ali Routine for the Six Card Repeat after every phase a mug of beer is emptied by performer
1980 47
Roy Johnson Der Überraschende 11-Kartentrick
  • Stegreif Klimax
Also published here
  • Feature 3, 1979
1980 25
David Solomon David Solomon's variation of Ed Marlo's "But What About My Number?" spectator thinks of a small number and reverses that many cards twice in the deck, deck shuffled face-up/face-down by spectator, performer knows number of reversed cards and the spectator's number coincides with the number of red cards that are reversed
Inspired by
  • "But What About My Number?" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring, July 1974)
Also published here
1980 28
Martin A. Nash Credence peeked-at card vanishes and reappears at named number, center deal
Nov. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 11)
561
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Impromptu Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined
Inspired by Dec. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 12)
574
Danny Korem Riding a Wave card travels from thought of position to other position
Inspired by 1981 19
Jim Ryan The Ten Card Trick version of Victor's eleven card trick
1981 12
Jim Ryan The Six Card Trick six card repeat for close-up
1981 16
Paul Harris Shuffle Time cards are cut in piles, numbers on top change into current time
VariationsAlso published here 1981 43
Paul Harris Mickey Mouse Math cards change and split to display basic calculations with its spot values
VariationsAlso published here 1981 105
Gene "Phantini" Grant Estimation "A Matter of Debit and Credit" with blank cards, Larry Becker's "Ghost Image" Deck
Inspired by 1981 40
Gene "Phantini" Grant A Different Drum two versions, edge-marked deck and pass
1981 79
Larry Jennings LJ's Prophet spectator cuts off pile, remembers card at same position in rest of deck, deals pile into four piles and top values are added to find selection
Also published here 1981
The Chronicles (Issue 29)
1351
Patrick Page Patrick Page's "Cards to Pocket" twelve cards up the sleeve to pocket, with six card repeat sequence, no palming method
Also published here 1981 2
Steve Beam Mathematical Card Trick calculator is used to find position of selection, humorous presentation
Also published here 1981 4
Howard A. Adams Matheight Numero eight cards are divided into two piles, card is removed among four cards and total can be named
1981
OICUFESP (Issue 7 - Matheight Miracles)
4
Roy Walton The Karl Le Fong Trick two cards noted by throwing three dice, cards change places
Also published here 1981 7
Roy Walton Witchcraft value found by down-under-deal
  • Method One (fairly easy)
  • Method Two (very easy))
Also published here 1981 149
Roy Walton Now and Then selection is found and number revealed, down-under-deal
  • Alternative Procedure
Also published here 1981 152
Roy Walton Reverse Prediction two cards produced which lead to selection, selection found face up at that position
Also published here 1981 180
Al Smith Perdup spectator cuts off cards, he stabs a card in the deck between two cards that add up to the number of cut-off cards
Inspired by 1981 2
Derek Dingle Control to a Named Number featuring Side Steal Placement
1982 103
Derek Dingle The Derek Dingle Fabulous Jumping Card Trick
VariationsAlso published here 1982 216
Michael Farmer Eight Is Enough eight turns up but is wrong, is used to count to selections
Feb. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 2)
591
Edward Marlo Zig-Zag two methods
1982 166
Frank Garcia Aces at Chosen Numbers
1982 59
Philip T. Goldstein, Stewart James Ice Dice chosen values lie at chosen numbers, imaginary dice
Related toAlso published here 1982 6
Philip T. Goldstein Abacus cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted/divined, partial stack
Also published here 1982 3
Simon Aronson From All Indications... four piles, top card of one pile chosen, top cards of other piles used to count down to mates of the chosen card
Variations 1982 9
David Solomon A Simple Indication four piles cut by spectator, top card of one pile chosen, top cards of other piles used to count down to mates of the chosen card
Inspired by 1982 13
David Solomon Mr. Clean Ace to 5 and joker, joker travels down card by card in this packet, then order reverses
1982 103
Thomas Alan Waters Imposition assistant does not have to know the stack
Inspired by
  • Spaulding's "Audience Rapport" in "The Linking Ring" Vol. 22, No. 7. P.21.
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
209
Karl Fulves Lateral Leap chosen black card ends up in red packet at same position
Related to 1982 15
Karl Fulves Dollar Dodge diamond cut diamonds with Ace through Five, a bill is used in the handling
1982 23
Karl Fulves Dextral Dollar diamond cut diamonds with Ace through Five, a bill is used in the handling, variation of previous trick
1982 25
Del Copley Five Finger Discount card travels from packet to other packet at named number
1982 3
Christian Scherer Countdown peeked card found at number of a stopped at card
1982 16
Christian Scherer Manipulierter Zufall card from performer and spectator add up to position of selection
1982 107
Stephen Tucker Double Decker seated deck switch, deck accidentally falls on the floor, with effect where performer is able to name position of any card
Apr. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 12)
221
William McKay The 24 Card Trick any card is named and produced, multiple out, plot of counting to 24 to find card, or its mates
Variations Apr. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 12)
229
David Britland Straight from the Top palming a card while dealing through deck
Related to May 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 13)
241
Jerry Sadowitz Diamond Tip ending for Elmsley's routine, Diamond run changes to Spades
Aug. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16)
298
Stephen Tucker Birrth-Control any card is named and produced, using date of birth
Inspired by 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
15
John Ramsay Six Card Repeat with a hat, cards vanish in the end
1982 51
Peter Kane My Complicated Trick spectator remembers small number and card at that position in one half, then position of that card after a shuffle, both halves faroed together and sum of both numbers counted down to, that card predicted
1982 45
Peter Kane Cards as Calculators
1982 48
Peter Kane Rooms and Travellers eight cards are paired with Ace through Seven despite being one card too many, story presentation
1982 128
Larry Jennings, Jim Patton Your Best Suit Ace through Ten packet, chosen card turns over and transposes with joker put in breast pocket, a bit similar to DCD
Variations 1983 60
Charles Hudson Abacus III cut-off number of cards and single card are predicted, partial stack, see credit corrections on page 864
Inspired by June 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 6)
790
Oscar Weigle Ennoid
Sep. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 9)
827
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley Stand up Diamonds
Inspired by 1983 37
John F. Mendoza, Bernard Bilis Calculated Triumph small packet cut off, selection made and returned, deck shuffled face-up and face-down, all one way except sandwich in center with selection, sandwich cards total cut-off packet
Inspired byVariations 1983 59
Stephen Tucker Breathtaking location of selection and 3x3 magic square, constructed in the context of a game
Inspired by Aug. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 28)
545
Karl Fulves Blue Lightning No. 11, packets of cards removed from two decks and counted and added in some way, at the end three spectators have the same number of cards without it being obvious, all chose the same card if counted down
Inspired by 1983 14
Jack Avis Mexican Bingo No. 74, sheets with numbers, some numbers arrived at are used to spell-count down in deck, four Aces found
1983 97
Karl Fulves Psychic Card Reading No. 95, nine cards given to spectator, he does a layout, removes a card and adds up the rest, performer with his back turned names the missing card
1983 127
"Magic" Christian Stelzel My 6 Card Repeat with spectator putting three cards in pocket, do as i do presentation
Variations 1983 10
Simon Lovell The Ten Card Special Plus number card chosen, top cards dealt, they form a straight and card at value of spectator's card is selection
  • The Basic Routine
  • The Extended Routine (straight shown first and mixed back in, then as above)
Related to 1983 40
José Carroll The Card-Culator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1983 10
Reinhard Müller Das Ganze Kehrt with jumbo cards
1983 7
Edward Marlo, Bernard Bilis I Missed impromptu version of Bilis' "Calculated Triumph", packet cut off, Triumph with rest, selection between two face up cards whose values add up to number of cut off cards
Inspired by 1984 57
Edward Marlo Olram's Count Routine "Olram's Famous Ten Card Trick"
1984 302
Paul Cummins Counting On It number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Related toVariations 1984 132
Michael Close, Stewart James Prose Duplex based on "Inverse Duplex" from New Tops, strange prediction effect involving numbers, automatic placement for two selections
1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
285
Mitsunobu Matsuyama, Martin Gardner Chronometer Cards cards of one suit are laid out and elimination process is used to arrive at two cards, those coincide with current time
Related to 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
288
Gary Goldberg Disoriented using FIRP
Inspired by May 1984
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 21)
204
Jerry Sadowitz My Name is Kerr card to named position reversed
Related to 1984 19
Philip T. Goldstein Counter Feat spectator finds his card at some position
1984 6
Thomas Alan Waters Disposition two decks in one box, thin cards
1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Cardiact)
535
Thomas Alan Waters Twinsome number is secretly written down, card is peeked at, deck dealt and both spectator shout at the same time stop
1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
623
Stephen Tucker All Heart Diamond Cut Diamond effect with an extra two card transposition (two selections)
Inspired by 1984 26
Stephen Tucker Finding new strength six card repeat, finale with only one card left (revealed to be selection)
1984 41
Basil Horwitz One Hundred and Forty Thousand Six Hundred and Eight to One with a number deck, number is selected unseen and put in envelope, playing card is selected and found at wished position in third deck, spectator can wish if counted from top or bottom
Also published here 1984 30
Karl Fulves, Alex Elmsley Penny Plain No. 4
Inspired by 1984 6
Television Dice No. 9, card chosen by dice roll and it ends up at position of the rolled dice
1984 12
Deckspert No. 10, four dice thrown, two used to select a card at a position, sum of all four to count down to selection
1984 13
Karl Fulves Red Magic No. 18, spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines numbers
Also published here 1984 26
J. W. Sarles The Calculator Card Trick No. 77, deck answers simple calculation after a spectator's cut
Variations 1984 116
David Williamson The Famous Three Card Trick "Der Berühmte Drei-Karten-Trick"
three card version of Victor plot
Also published here 1984 19
Stephen Tucker Twice as Clear card at named number, performer deals
Apr. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 36)
708
Dan Tong Laws of Order half forcing stack
Jan. 1984
Magick (Issue 327)
1633
Denny Laub, Gary Inglese Simulcast! card at any number, half forcing deck
Aug. 1984
Magick (Issue 337)
1681
David Williamson The Famous Three Card Trick three card version of Victor plot
Related toAlso published here 1984 16
Edward Marlo On The Berglas Effect stooge
Also published here
  • MUM, June 1978
1984 67
Jerry Sadowitz 007 And Counting Four Aces Repeat, Aces shown, one put on deck and it returns repeatedly, cards in hand change to Kings and cards on top of deck are shown to be Queens, Queens change back to Aces and Queens to wallet
Variations 1984 6
Peter Duffie A Case For Clouseau
1984 18
Peter Alexis Rot-Schwarze Magie spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Also published here Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
116
Farbfühlen performer divides deck in half, removes some card of a chosen suit, performer divines number
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
118
Rich Bloch, Robert Cassidy In The Shadow Of The Synchronous
1985 77
Jim Molinari I Predict reversed card predicts position of selection in packet
May 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 5)
1065
Richard Vollmer Instant Sedaps
Oct. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 10)
1126
William P. Miesel Deceived
Inspired by 1985
Arcane (Issue 13)
179
Ken Krenzel Point of Contrast card at thought of number travels to named number
Related to 1985 260
Philip T. Goldstein Future Indicative deck cut in four packets, spectator choses top card of one pile, top cards of other piles are used to count down, mates to selection found
1985 403
Harry Lorayne Past Participle deck cut in four packets by spectator, spectator choses top card of one pile, top cards of other piles are used to count down, mates to selection found
1985 406
Harry Lorayne Dangling Participle spectator cuts deck in four piles, value of top card of piles are counted down to find their mates
1985 410
Terry LaGerould Lost And Found backwards count as prediction, "Countdown Force"
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1985 560
Terry LaGerould Relationships deck of cards and dice are used to force letters A and D, Ace of Diamonds is found
Variations 1985 563
Harry Lorayne Relationships Plus deck of cards and dice are used to force letters A and D, Ace of Diamonds is found along with other Aces
Inspired byRelated to 1985 565
Randy Wakeman Cubic Zirconium
Inspired byVariations 1985 42
Impossible Coincidence card chosen, then divined on paper as well as its position (1935)
Related to 1985 1
Card at Given Number slap trick
Related to 1985 6
Dai Vernon, Frederick Braue Insolvable Mystery deck behind performer's back in handkerchief, spectator names any number, performer the card at this position, also with stooge that names card (1942)
Inspired byRelated to 1985 11
Edward Marlo The Vanishing Five
1985 27
Tom Bowyer Svengali Routine selection made, card divined, then it turns over, then appears at named number and at randomly spelled card, spectator stabs next to it
1985 28
Untitled Mathematical Effect piles made according to values, after some gathering and counting the top card of a packet is known
1985 19
The Interchanging Cards
1985 24
Frederick Braue Prearranged Pack Idea placing card at required number
Inspired by 1985 29
Frederick Braue Routine outline of routine for four selections with locator card
  • divination with crystal
  • at named number
  • stop trick
  • vanishing pack
1985 30
Stewart Judah Der vorbestimmte Zufall card at number between twenty-five and forty
July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
135
Stewart Judah Fabrizierte Zufälle number card from 123-deck chosen, in one deck three cards chosen with this number, duplicates found in another deck
July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
140
Stewart Judah Ein kabbalistisches Mysterium number card selected from 123-deck and its position are divined
July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
143
Justin Higham No Force Impossible Countdown counting from one card to the next
Inspired by 1985 14
Larry Jennings Twisting The Plot disguised
Variations 1986 7
Larry Jennings Plotting The Twist Aces as Ace production
1986 39
Larry Jennings L.J. Ten Card Problem Variation
1986 81
Larry Jennings One To Five
1986 154
Larry Jennings Dice-O-Matic number is arrived at with dice
Variations 1986 211
Larry Jennings, Dai Vernon Slap Me Again (I Needed That) any number, slap trick
1986 231
Meir Yedid Quadruplic-Ace-tion Quick-Three-Way - Six Card Repeat - combo
Variations Aug. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 8)
1237
Bascom Jones Control Plus naming position of selected card
May 1986
Magick (Issue 370)
1848
Paul Swinford The Discerning Joker one of sixteen cards thought of, packet extracted with sorting rod several times ("Is your card among those?"), Magic Age Cards, selection ends up on top and Joker at position of selection's value, Binarial Transposition
Related to 1986 20
Paul Swinford Transmigration sixteen cards sorted with sorting rod, two people remember one of the cards, their positions transpose after a few sortings, Binarial Transposition
1986 21
Paul Swinford Impossibility one of sixteen cards thought of, ends up at a chosen position after a few sortings with sorting rod
1986 24
Paul Swinford Identity Crises two cards selected and put reversed in deck, deck sorted with sorting rod, selections occupy each other's position, "reflected symmetry", with variation
1986 26
Josef Holzer Bestimmen Sie selbst! card at any number, Monte Cristo deck
Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
172
Justin Higham Another Deo-Ace Trick four Aces are placed on four Twos on table so that suits match, Ace with same suit as selection transforms into selection, two methods
Inspired by Nov. 1986
Inside Out (Issue 1)
6
David Regal Any Card - Any Number stacked, feed force while counting
1987 35
David Regal Up for the Count!
1987 41
David Regal Temporarily Out Of Order
Also published here 1987 118
Doug Edwards, Harry Lorayne "I Can't Do This Trick!" color changing back kicker
Aug. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 8)
1381
Sam Leo Horowitz Look Homeward, Angel card travels from bottom of deck to named postion reversed, mis-credited to Dai Vernon
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 8)
8
John C. Wagner The Wagnerian Miracle spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, performer names position, estimation
1987 109
Edward Marlo Six Card Trick six card repeat for close-up
1987 59
Philip T. Goldstein Raw Deal selection and chosen number revealed with down-under deal
Also published here 1987 2
Philip T. Goldstein Stax-Volt card produced with reverse faros predicted, number of cut-off cards found by adding values
Related toAlso published here 1987 8
Jerry Sadowitz Courtroom number from one to twelve named, card at that position is only number card amongst picture cards, then situation reverses and there is only one picture card amongst number cards
Inspired by 1987 48
Jerry Sadowitz Three, Four, Five Etc undercount deal as placement to named number on second deal
Inspired byRelated to 1987 106
Karl Fulves Non-Adjustable 10 Ace, Four and Five, then cards are removed, always add up to ten
Related to 1987 60
Ed Andres Sleightly Diced Ace, Two and Three of Clubs on table with dice on top with the same number upwards, cards follow when dice are changes, Six of Clubs appears as finale
Inspired byVariations 1987 14
Rudolf Braunmüller Zahlenquadrat-Forcen number force with magic square
  • 1.
  • 2. Die Neunkarten-Force
Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
20
Harry Lorayne Hummer Addition spectator reverses some cards, below table magician reverses more so named total is achieved, as kicker all are one color
Also published here Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
38
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Mentalwaage spectator deals amount of cards on the table, stops and remembers next card, performer cuts same amount and locates selection
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
80
Justin Higham Veneri Turn Variation bluff method for "card at any number"
1987
Inside Out (Issue 2)
7
Bruce Cervon Cut Prediction two Methods
1988 252
Darwin Ortiz In One Deal Aces are found at specified numbers
1988 27
Dai Vernon, Laurie Ireland The Slap Trick any number
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1988 20
Dai Vernon Why am I Here? card found by counting down three times to apparently random values
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1988 122
Frisbie Saunders Location by the Numbers counting thing, intersting
1988 127
Dai Vernon Affinities piles are made, values of top cards of some packets are used to divine value of a remaining packet, mathematical
Related toVariations 1988 131
Dai Vernon The Intelligent Leaper interlock, two handlings
Variations 1988 145
Larry Jennings Eidetic
1988 188
Fred C. Baumann Positioned one to ten range, crimp and "recount" principle
Nov. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 11)
1571
Larry Jennings Larry's Favorite performer cuts off named of number of cards, last card is selection, based on "Blackstone's Favorite" (probably reference)
Related toVariations 1988 1
Edward Marlo Gad-About Aces four Aces shown, named one vanishes and is taken from pocket, repeated, then five Aces shown and one put in pocket, repeat
VariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Dec. 1963
1988 32
Harry Lorayne, Thomas Alan Waters Die Kartenpyramide mathematical layout of spot cards, end result is predicted, for Waters credit see reference
Also published here Feb. 1988
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 3)
127
Roy Walton Divine Dice three dice shaken in match box (sure shot), one card at a rolled value is chosen, then card is found at total of three rolled dice
1988 46
Roy Walton As You Were order of Ace-Four changes several times
Also published here 1988 124
Roy Walton Twice Two packet pocketed and another one counted, spectator remembers card at that position, it is found by counting and a mate of a prediction is also found
1988 164
Sam Leo Horowitz Look Homeward, Angel card travels from bottom of deck to named postion reversed
  • Alternative handling by Larry Jennings
VariationsAlso published here 1989 168
Lawrence "Larry" Grey Cut to Perfection
1989 199
Jerry Sadowitz Shuffle Reverse overhand shuffle action reverse, selection can appear reversed at named position
1989 77
Jerry K. Hartman Farther Figure card thought of in one to ten range travels to ten to twenty range
Also published here Jan. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 1)
1588
Alex Scarella The Calculating Deck
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1603
Richard Vollmer Never Say Die card is found with another value
Variations Dec. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 12)
1721
Brother John Hamman 1 2 3 4 5 Peek Thought mini-version of DCD
Inspired by 1989 26
Brother John Hamman The Multiplying Kings selection placed with kings, kings become various number of cards and suit combinations, selection face up in deck
Variations 1989 129
Edward Marlo The Shifting Card card from tenth position to anything between ten and twenty
1989 9
Edward Marlo Nullifying the Possibilities card at any number, four methods, including commentary on the plot and Vernon's "Slap Trick"
Inspired byVariations 1989 22
David Williamson The Famous 3-Card Trick three card version of Victor plot
VariationsAlso published here 1989 67