One Ahead

147 entries in Cards / Principles / One Ahead
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown To name any Number of Cards in succession without Seeing them cards named one by one with deck behind backs, two methods
 		1876 Modern Magic 70
Unknown The Cards having been freely shuffled, and cut into three or four heaps, to name the top card of each heap
1876 Modern Magic 108
Unknown The Cards having been freely Shuffled and Cut into three or four Heaps, to Name the Top Card of each Heap one ahead
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 127
Unknown Die Macht des Zauberstabes No. 44, four packets cut by performer, he names top cards of all piles
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 52
Unknown Das Lesen mit den Fingerspitzen deck behind back, performer names one card after the other, two handlings
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 42
Unknown Nennen zweier Karten deck cut in two piles, performer names top two cards
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 43
Unknown Das magische Trio one card palmed from the start
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 107
David Devant, T. Nelson Downs The Magician's Will Power with one-way deck improvement by Downs
 		1909 The Art of Magic 176
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Sympathetic Sympathy two decks, performer and spectator each cut to a card and put it in the same envelope, they match, repeated
 		1928 Card Tricks You Will Do 18
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Sympathetic Connection deck cut, performer looks at top card of one half and names top half of other, repeat
 		1928 Card Tricks You Will Do 20
Ralph W. Hull Hull's Marvelous Card Prediction three cards predicted, one thought of, two methods, one with Thayer's Lock Flap Card Box, predictions written on billets in clever way
 		1932 "Eye-Openers" 6
T. Page Wright Whispering Joker card placed behind Joker, both held to ear, card named, repeated
 		1933 Page Wright's Notebook 15
Theodore Annemann The Lady and the Gentleman two card prediction with billet index
Related to 1934 SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 40
Unknown The Three Heaps spectator cuts deck in three piles, three top cards are divined, repeat
 		1935 Mental Magic with Cards 10
Theodore Annemann, Al Baker The Master Mind two decks, three cards are predicted
 		1935 Complete One Man Mental and Psychic Routine 16
Theodore Annemann, Al Baker A Version of the Al Baker Three Billet Trick three cards that are selected (one thought-of) and written on a billet are divined, stacked deck
Also published here 1936 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 19) 108
Unknown Cards of Chance
1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 21
Charles T. Jordan Hummer Detection one-way backs that must not be set in one direction
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 159
Theodore Annemann Two Card Slate Prophecy two cards divined and written on slates, stacked deck and forcing deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 348
Unknown Reading the Cards reading cards with fingertips, two simple one-ahead methods
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 361
Purvis W. Miller Double Prediction predictions with blue and red pencil match cards selected from blue-backed and red-backed deck, one forcing deck, other one stacked or marked
 		1939 The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939 30
Theodore Annemann Lady and Gentleman two card prediction with billet index
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1940 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 82) 529
Jack Vosburgh Double Edged Sword of Might two card prediction, one-ahead, mirage deck
 		1940 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 122) 713
Edward Marlo, John Scarne Marlo's Think A Card three thought-of cards are predicted on billets, one ahead, based on John Scarne's "Think a Card"
Related to 1941 Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?) 26
Theodore Annemann Card Voice three spectators pocket cards, a snoopy card tells them to performer, based on Jordan's "The Sagacious Joker"
 		1941 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 148) 825
William S. Houghton The Three-Pellet Trick Perfected one card written on piece of paper, another cut to with center cut (key card), one freely thought of, non-carbon impression gaff
Inspired by 1943 The Magic 36 63
Theodore Annemann, Al Baker The Al Baker Three Billet Trick three cards that are selected (one thought-of) and written on a billet are divined, stacked deck
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 19
Theodore Annemann Lady and Gentleman two card prediction with billet index
Also published here 1944 Practical Mental Effects 95
Edward Marlo Overhearing the Spectator use of this psychological ruse
 		1945 Future Reverse 4
Bruce Elliott Change! Thought! Coincidence! card selected, thought of and unseen are all predicted on three different colored cardboards
 		1945 Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation 38
Jean Hugard A Sub-Conscious Miracle performer blindfolded, deck shuffled by spectator, three cards called and any cards removed by spectator one by one
 		Nov. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 6) 167
Warren Wiersbe Miracle Do As I Do
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1946 Mental Cases With Cards 4
George G. Kaplan The Calcutta Mystery (First Version) two card prediction written with different colored pencils, one ahead
Inspired by
  • "The Bombay Mystery" (George Kaplan, marketed)
Variations 		1948 The Fine Art of Magic 148
George G. Kaplan The Calcutta Mystery (Second Version) without the colored pencils, but with spectators initials, one ahead
 		1948 The Fine Art of Magic 152
Frederick Braue Triple Do three cards from two deck match, removed by performer and spectator
 		1948 Show Stoppers with Cards 12
Roger Barkann Parallels two decks, two predictions placed in books, as well as selections of spectator
Also published here 1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 151) 606
John Scarne Calling the Cards No. 1, Shuffled deck spread face down on table, performer able to divine identity of freely selected cards with X-ray vision
Related to 1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 9
Ed Costello, Bill Simon Seeing Through the Deck No. 140, Spectator cuts deck into two piles. Magician correctly divines a card from each pile, and repeats the feat.
 		1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 269
Unknown Card Clairvoyance card is cut in four packets, top card buried in each packet, four top cards are named
 		1951 Psychic Magic — Vol. 1 27
Edward Marlo Double Thought two cards, one freely thought of, one ahead
Related toVariations 1953 The Cardician 31
Edward Marlo Double Thoughts - Single Deck two cards, one thought of, one ahead
Related to 1953 The Cardician 126
Harlan Tarbell How to Win Three Horse Races forcing bank of a third of the deck, one ahead
 		1954/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6 242
Roger Barkann Parallels two decks, two predictions placed in books, as well as selections of spectator
Also published here 1956 The Best in Magic 113
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method I two decks, two spectators make a selection each, one only thought of
 		1959 Marlo Meets His Match 5
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method II two cards only thought of, see also page 9 for Variation
 		1959 Marlo Meets His Match 6
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method V peeked at and thought of card found
 		1959 Marlo Meets His Match 9
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method VI two cards counted to predicted
 		1959 Marlo Meets His Match 9
Edward Marlo Double Thought - Single Deck two cards thought of found, one ahead
  • Stooge Version
  • The Exchange Version
  • The Key Card Version
  • Memory Version
Related toAlso published here 1959 Marlo Meets His Match 12
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method VII two cards cut to predicted by performer
 		1959 Marlo Meets His Match 18
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method VIII two cards cut to predicted/matched by performer with other deck
 		1959 Marlo Meets His Match 20
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method IX two cards cut to predicted by performer
 		1959 Marlo Meets His Match 21
Edward Marlo Double Thought and Two Billets
Related to 1959 Marlo Meets His Match 22
Edward Marlo Gaffed Method for "Double Thought", roughed Mene-Tekel Deck, two methods
Variations 1959 Marlo Meets His Match 24
Edward Marlo Marked Matcho two decks
 		1959 Marlo Meets His Match 27
Edward Marlo Unmarked Matcho two decks
 		1959 Marlo Meets His Match 28
Edward Marlo Memory Matcho two decks, one stacked
Variations 1959 Marlo Meets His Match 29
Roger Barkann Gleiche Gedanken as "Roger Barkmann", two decks, two predictions placed in books, as well as selections of spectator
Also published here 1959 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 1) 783
Dr. Stanley Jaks Mental Flashes triple prediction, huge cards with numbers from 1-3 predictions are written on the back of the cards
VariationsAlso published here 1960 Magic of the Mind 18
Peter Warlock The Patient Telepath prediction written on big file cards, initialed by the spectators
 		1960 Magic of the Mind 20
Ned Rutledge Man and Woman two card prediction on two billets, clever ploy to cover one ahead
 		1967 Between Two Minds 20
Alton Sharpe Double Prediction Chest freely thought of and chosen card predicted, one ahead
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 73
Karl Fulves Double Up two selections from topsy-turvy deck, position and identity are predicted, riffle shuffle method
 		1968 Epilogue (Issue 3) 23
Theodore Annemann The Pellet Trick from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
(Instructions by Frank Lane), three spectators select and think of cards and write them on pellets, performer divines them all
 		Feb. 1968 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 4) 161
Al Cohn Quasi-Mental you know top card of cut deck, bold
 		1972 Million Dollar Card Secrets 64
Edward Marlo Impromptu X-Ray Deck four selections returned to deck, performer names them, two methods
Inspired by
  • "Electronic Vision" (Jacob Daley, Linking Ring, April 1951)
 1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6) 45
E. S. Bentfrum Matching Prediction
Inspired by 1972 Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 22
Karl Fulves Double Up two selections from topsy-turvy deck, position and identity are predicted, riffle shuffle method
 		1973 Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups 26
Frederick Braue One Pack Triple Do spectator and performer have half the deck each, three cards taken out by each, they match, two handlings
Inspired by May 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7) 626
Sam Dalal Double Vision two cards predicted on paper slips, using ballpoint pen with pencil lead, mirage deck
Also published here
  • Magigram (Rough-Smooth part, by Sam Dalal)
 June 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 8) 743
Karl Fulves Dynamic Duo two spectators each take a card from half the deck from performer's pocket, both written on slips of paper by performer
 		Oct. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 12) 817
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Oh! Calcutta! two cards predicted, with two different colored pens
Inspired by 1974 Magick (Issue 100) 499
Nick Trost Reading the Backs Routine cards are named in shuffled deck, first singly then top cards of three cut piles
 		1975 Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part One 4
Nick Trost Casing the Deck deck cut into two pile, top card of one is named when looking at the other
 		1975 Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part One 5
Harry Lorayne Triple Mate one removed and two thought-of cards found
Related toVariations 1976 The Epitome Location 25
Eddie Fields P-O-P Effect Dual card location using P-O-P Peek
Inspired by 1976 The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields 52
Al Mann Astral Sight deck cut in several piles, cards on bottom are named by performer
 		1976 The Third Ecstasy 15
Thomas Alan Waters Burning Questions questions are written on paper and put into envelopes, after the questions have been answered the envelopes are burnt in a bowl
Inspired by 1979 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue New Thoughts For Old) 20
Larry Becker Ghost Image deck of blank cards, prediction of amount of cut cards and thought of card
 		1979 The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 140
Bill Wagner Three Card Prediction three card prediction, one ahead and last one forced
Also published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 198
Ron Ferris, Harry Lorayne Firestorm Two top cards of freely cut to packets are divined, one ahead, red black separation kicker
 		1982 Best of Friends 513
Edward Marlo Locus-Pocus two Cards, four methods
  • Locii Two
  • Locii Two II
  • Loci Two III
  • Prediction Variation
Inspired by 1983 Marlo without Tears 139
Thomas Alan Waters Threesum triple prediction on selected playing cards, with Bingo chart (Stover's "irrisistible Force")
Inspired by 1984 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mynd) 557
Harry Houdini Houdini's Secret No. 64, from Houdini's notebooks, two cards selected by counting to numbers, both predicted, one-ahead
 		1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 94
Thomas Alan Waters Circlet two cards, one with female and one with male symbol, prediction of two cards for a man and a woman, written on the fitting cards
 		1985 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx) 688
Unknown Das dreifache Mentalmirakel three cards chosen in different ways are divined and written on billets, Monte Cristo deck
 		Dec. 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3&4) 168
John C. Wagner, Ralph W. Hull Whispering Wagner two thought of cards are found, inspired by a Hull effect from The Talisman
Variations 1987 The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner 20
Edward Marlo Four Ways To Go one card removed, two thought of, are found, one ahead, clocking
Inspired byRelated to 1988 Marlo's Magazine Volume 6 175
Larry Jennings One Thought Behind two cards, one-ahead
 		1988 The Cardwright 60
Edward Marlo A Mental Combination
  • A Multiple Coincidence
  • Impromptu Power of Thought
four thought-of cards matched with another deck, power-of-thought with two decks, see page 55 (Addendum) for addition
 		1989 So Soon? 33
Karl Fulves The Joker Thinks Joker apparently divines the top two cards of two cut-off packets
 		1989 Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children 31
John Bannon Oh Calcutta thought of and dealt-to card are predicted, one ahead
Inspired by 1990 Impossibilia 11
Simon Aronson Two Minds and a Mate card chosen, another removed and a third one though-of, all found
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1990 The Aronson Approach 50
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Second Effect four slips of paper with predictions, four spectators think of a card of a certain suit and transfer cards from top to bottom according to their value
Variations 1990 Cardfixes 193
Alex Elmsley A Double Prediction two cards, progressive spelling set-up, one-ahead, sixteenth card principle
Variations 1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 311
Edward Marlo Logical Double Thought, Plus One two cards thought of & one unknown card removed, all found, three methods
Related to 1991 The Olram File (Issue 4) 8
Stephen Tucker Gag Card Miracle 52 on 1 gag, then cards are selected with coins and the gag card, prediction of selected cards
 		1991 New Close-Up Lecture 6
Terry LaGerould Spectator guesses better one ahead
 		Sep. 1993 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 16 No. 9) 2257
Alex Elmsley Future Stock two card prediction, stack, one-ahead
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 398
T. Nelson Downs The Pickpocket cards of one color are put in performer's pocket who removes cards which are then divined by spectator three times
 		1994 More Greater Magic 1083
Philip T. Goldstein Boustrophedon two cards chosen behind back divined
 		1994 Thabbatical 79
Harry Riser A Two Billet Test cards thought-of and written on billets
Inspired by 1996 The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser 238
Bill Wagner Drei-Karten-Vorhersage three card prediction, one ahead and last one forced
Also published here 1997 Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 1) 26
Pit Hartling Triathlon three card challenge location, sophisticated
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998 Das kleine grüne Heft 24
Ellis Stanyon Naming the Card on Top of Four (or More) Packets No. 19, top cards named one by one, but only shown at the end
  • Variation ("Compelling a person to draw certain cards.")
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 43
Ellis Stanyon Naming a Card in One Packet by Looking at One in Another No. 25
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 46
Ellis Stanyon The Bottom Card - Simple No. 2, behind back, glimpsing one ahead in front of the body
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 116
Ellis Stanyon The Bottom Card and Palming No. 3, deck behind back, card brought forward with next one palmed and glimpsed
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 116
Ellis Stanyon Subtle Reading of the Index No. 7, glimpse when pulling up sleeve, then one ahead by glimpsing second card by lifting two and dropping bottom one after glimpse
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 118
Karl Fulves Next of Kin no extra card
 		2000 Lost Vampire Secrets 153
Sam Schwartz Fourtell prediction of four cards chosen in different ways, one thought-of, cut-deeper handling
Variations 2000 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4) 103
Karl Fulves Ahead of Time predictions written on billets, one of the billets vanishes from hat and travels to card case
Inspired by 2000 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4) 104
Karl Fulves Open Invitation "Three Trix"
repeat version of Open Prediction, predictions written on backs of previously stopped-at cards, all four cards shown at end
 		2000 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 4) 110
Lee Asher Fan-see meeting both of you here instant stooge, one ahead, two cards
 		2001 Hand Jobs 11
Unknown Three-Way Match No. 3, two spectators think of a card and the performer, predictions written on slips, one-ahead, without cards
 		2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 4
Karl Fulves Seen, Not Seen No. 41, card openly predicted, number up to ten named, repeated before both cards are shown
 		2001 My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 92
Karl Fulves 3 On A Match "51 Faces North" solution in three phases, packet version of Open Prediction
 		2001 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 5) 146
Karl Fulves An Opening two card Open Prediction type trick, card where spectator stops determined by numbers
Related to 2002 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7) 254
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Double entendre one card thought-of from half the deck and one touched, both found
 		2002 Ahead of the Pack 59
Al Baker Best Card Trick stacked deck, one ahead
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks) 683
Al Baker Second Method of the trick before that, stacked deck
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks) 684
Al Baker For Two Persons with a medium
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks) 684
Al Baker Wonderful Four Cards and Pellets Mystery Si Stebbins, Svengali
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks) 760
Karl Fulves Clear Channel performer and spectator both deal through half the deck and leave one card face-down, both cards divined/predicted
Variations 2004 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9) 373
Jay Sankey Once in a Lifetime birthday predicted on a card, a card is also predicted
 		2004 Sankey Unleashed 116
Charles T. Jordan, Juan Tamariz, Antón "Mago Antón" López Any Cards Called For four spreads of cards on table, magician writes names of cards on pieces of paper and spectator touches matching cards in spreads
  • Mago Antón's Variation
Inspired by
  • Item 393 in "Jacob Daley's Notebooks" 1972.
 2004 Mnemonica 211
Michael Powers Tri-EASY-Thon card selected, thought of and removed, all divined
  • Impromptu Method (clocking)
Inspired by 2006 Power Plays 171
Edward Marlo Double Thought Stooge Version
Also published here May 2006 Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2) 5
Jon Racherbaumer Calling the Cards on basic handling and strategies, credit information
Related to Nov. 2006 Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4) 16
Karl Fulves Cross Colors deck separated in colors, unknown black card pocketed by spectator, guessed by spectator, then red card pocketed by performer and guessed by him, both match
Inspired by
  • Number Four in Joe Berg's Private Card Problems
Related to 		2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 172
Karl Fulves Booking Agent performer sticks card in upright standing book, chosen card next to it, repeated, both match
 		2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 186
David Solomon Whispering Queens two Queens appear reversed in deck, they whisper names of two selections and are shown to be next to the selection
 		2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 33
Hector Chadwick A Card Behind Spectator divines identities of three cards in increasing accuracy
Variations 2008 The Mental Mysteries of Hector Chadwick 103
Tony Bartolotta Mexican Mental two cards
 		2010 Prolix (Issue 8) 536
Karl Fulves Ahead Of The Game values and later suits of six randomly chosen cards divined
 		2010 Xtra Credit (Issue 7) 40
John C. Wagner WWII (Whispering Wagner Version 2) two thought-of cards are tabled before they are named, with third card that performer thought of
Inspired by Apr. 2010 Genii (Vol. 73 No. 4) 70
Tom Stone White Lies classic one-ahead trick with blank cards on which writing appears with ashes rubbed on
 		2011 Maelstrom 39
Tom Stone Deep Fried!
  • Lodestones
two cards chosen match
Related to Oct. 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10) 40
Kevin Baker One-Ahead Double Prophecy
  • One-Minute Double Prophecy
 		2012 Prophecy Moves and Effects 16
Hiroyuki Sakai Double Doppelganger two pairs are made with the performer always placing a card on the table first, they match
 		May 2013 Genii (Vol. 76 No. 5) 50
Dr. Stanley Jaks Mental Flashes triple prediction, huge cards with numbers from one to three, predictions are written on the back of the cards
Also published here 2014 The Incredible Dr. Jaks 185
Roger Gorss, Edward Boswell, Brad Henderson Have You Got The Nerve? One ahead trick with two cards chosen
 		2015 The Saturday Morning Session 5
Pit Hartling Echoes three selections predicted with their mates
 		2016 In Order to Amaze 92
Unknown A.M. two spectators peek at a card, performer divines them, fair conditions
Inspired byRelated to 2017 Michał Kociołek Live! 1
R. Paul Wilson A Beautiful Mind spectator divines identities of three cards in increasing accuracy
  • First Method (Rarely Happens)
  • Second Method (Happens Most of the Time)
  • Variations
  • Another Note on the Second Card
  • Lastly
Inspired by 2017 Think Again 3
Áriston Clavada Coincidencia prediction of card and position (between x & y)
 		2017 Hojas Sueltas 86
Ramón Riobóo Prophecy, Value and Suit Suits and values slowly eliminated by dealing through the deck, magician predicts outcome
 		2019 Second Thoughts 303
Larry Jennings New Attempt at Thought-Card Trick card fairly peeked at (really not known), another card chosen, both found
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 423