Al Koran type

137 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Al Koran type
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Three Cards Repeating Forcing Pack
1876
Modern Magic
125
Professor Hoffmann To Force Three Cards together three force cards repeat abcabcabc...
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
15
Professor Hoffmann To Force three Cards together three cards repeat itself, spectator cuts anywhere
Variations 1890
More Magic
13
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das mysteriöse Würfelchen selection in deck, deck dealt into six piles, spectator throws die which identifies the pile with the selection
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
231
Kartenspiel und Würfel card chosen and lost, six piles made by performer, spectator throws die and the number indicates the pile with the selection
  • 1. Ausführung (six banks of the same six cards each, separated by wide cards)
  • 2. Ausführung (ungaffed)
 		Jan. 1896
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 5)
67
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli XVIII. Prädestination (Vorherbestimmung)
  • 1. Die Karten (prediction of chosen pile, cards can be divined, Koran type)
  • 2. Die Blumen (name of chosen flower appears on paper in sealed envelope, half forcing deck)
 		1903
Moderne Magie
174
Edward Bagshawe A "Spirit Divination" Mystery name of card appears on empty paper
 		1924
Exclusive Problems in Magic
42
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine gezogene Karte, die sich in einem von sechs Päckchen das durch Würfelwurf bezeichnet wird, wiederfindet thrown dice to find packet with selection, deck consists of six cards repeated
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
89
William Larsen Shuffle It Yourself twelve cards repeated four times, fishing & multiple out for divination, same as Walsh
Related to 1931
I Won't Play Cards With Him
4
Card Spelling De Luxe No. 25, spectator cuts anywhere, remembers top card and buries it, it is spelled to by spectator
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
26
Michael F. Zens Zens' Miracle Pocket to Pocket Trick three chosen cards, envelopes, repeating set-up deck
Related toVariations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
298
Henry Christ The New Spell Me twelve card set-up or four sets of douplicates
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 37)
249
The "Perfect" Spelling Trick four banks of duplicates with thirteen cards
 		1938
Greater Magic
323
Audley Walsh The Magician's Dream four banks of twelve cards, fishing
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
346
Bert Allerton Mind Reading with the Finger Tips as Bert Gustafson, two thought-of-cards are removed behind back
 		1938
Greater Magic
900
Audley Walsh The Magician's Dream twelve cards repeated four times, fishing & multiple out for divination
Related toVariations Apr. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 43)
298
Theodore Annemann Trance Card Al Koran type deck for spelling routine
 		Dec. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 151)
885
Val Evans The Prognostication Pack half Koran-type deck, one of five cards thought of, then performer shows five-card groups, card predicted on piece of paper
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
34
Roger Barkann, Audley Walsh Magician's Nightmare first impossible card location and then another card is spelled out from the spectator's pocket, four times thirteen Koran deck (Audley Walsh idea), clever fishing method
Related to
  • missing lines on p. 44
 May 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 10)
37
Michael F. Zens The Improved "Zens" Cards & Envelopes
Related to 1945
My Best
55
Audley Walsh The Magician's Dream
1945
My Best
119
Victor Farelli, David Devant Hew Devant Used to Force method to force three cards, three cards repeat itself, spectator cuts anywhere
Inspired by Nov. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 6)
601
Al Baker The Jet-Propelled Card unsigned but fair selection vanishes, to nest of envelopes
Also published here 1951
Pet Secrets
42
J. G. Reed J. G. R. Mental Force five times six cards repeating
 		Aug. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 11)
13
Paul Marcus Think of a Card Koran deck with set of eleven, fishing over phone
 		Aug. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 371)
311
Edward Marlo Thoughts on Blind Choice two selections from one deck match two reversed prediction cards in second deck, four methods with different gaffed decks (Ultra Mental Deck, deck with twenty-six different cards duplicated, Audley Walsh's Dream Deck / Koran Deck)
Inspired by
  • "Blind Choice" (Jack Avis, The Gen, June 1962, p. 44)
 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
67
Gene Nielsen Card Sense poker presentation, prediction in envelope
Variations 1971
Magick (Issue 37)
183
Glenn G. Gravatt, Al Koran The Antique Medallion
Inspired by 1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
58
Jochen Zmeck Das J.-Z Buchstabierspiel four eight-card blocks repeat itself, all cards spell with eight letters
Inspired by
  • Duke Stern effect
 1972
Sieben mal Drei
8
Al Koran Five Star Prediction prediction of card in envelope, spectator deals through cards and stops at any point
 		1972
Al Koran's Legacy
19
Audley Walsh, Al Koran Magician's Nightmare description Koran Deck and some Koran anecdotes
 		1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
130
Simon Aronson The Aronson Artifice spectator stops anytime during dealing, takes two cards, then one of those, it is divined and predicted, Koran meets Gilbreath
Also published here 1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
49
Ken De Courcy Last Card Prediction final card predicted in pocket or wallet, with index or sticky dummy prediction
Inspired by 1979
Card Caprice
8
Michael Skinner Das Gedanken-Projektions-Spiel two spectators choose cards hands off, two halves with different sets of Koran type set-up
Also published here 1979
Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Mike Skinner Seminarheft)
6
Thomas Alan Waters Trionic three phases
  • card is seen and reversed in the deck, card is revealed
  • card is unseen and reversed in the deck, card is revealed
  • prediction of a selected card
 		1981
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Trionic)
71
Gene "Phantini" Grant Super Mental Deck Al Koran Deck meets Svengali
 		1981
Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets Volume Two
26
Robert Cassidy, Ross Johnson Princess A Hoy cards are distributed to five people, they think of one card in their pile, tossed out deck version
Variations 1981
Magick (Issue 290)
1447
Michael Skinner Thought Projection Pack two spectators choose cards hands off, two halves with different sets of Koran type set-up
Also published here 1982
Intimate Magic
1
Michael Weber Floored Al Koran Five-Star Deck, prediction is jumbo card on the wall when an elevator is left
 		1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
33
Karl Fulves Notes by Karl Fulves
Related to 1983
Astrology — The Hidden Force
45
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann, Alessandro de Luca Das Televisions-Spiel card is selected and is missing in second deck, found in envelope
 		1983
Ueber das Wesen der Mentalmagie
28
Stephen Minch Étoile D'Éventualité sealed prediction in wallet, two cards that match two selections, first card is stopped at and second selected by throwing a die, Himber wallet
Related toAlso published here 1984
Mind Melds
25
Gene Nielsen Card Sense II poker hand, one of the cards remains face down, a card chosen from zip loc bag matches
Inspired by 1985
The Bag Book
3
Philip T. Goldstein Phonex using Al Koran forcing deck
 		Oct. 1986
Magick (Issue 379)
1891
Philip T. Goldstein Der Kartencomputer card travels into card box prop
 		Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
180
Ron Wilson Hoy's Legacy with five people
 		1987
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
89
Stephen Minch Étoile D'Éventualité spectator deals cards face up and stops, that card removed, die rolled and to that number counted to from stopped spot, both cards predicted, Himber Wallet
Also published here 1987
The Three Faces of Steve
22
Juan Tamariz Miraculous Adivination (Al Koran Style) as divination or location, Al Koran Deck
  • First Version
  • Second Version
 		1988
The Magic Way
61
John Bannon, Al Koran Five-Star Engraved Prediction four cards selected, reduced to one, this is engraved on brass disc in purse, inspired by Al Koran's "Five-Star Prediction"
 		1990
Impossibilia
139
Marco Fida Against Odds locating chosen card, cards inside bag
 		Jan. 1991
Magick (Issue 450)
2251
T. Page Wright The Miracle Spelling Deck card selected out of hands and deck pocketed, performer reaches into pocket and takes out cards one by one spelling the selection and finds it, repeat with the spectator spelling the card out of the performer's pocket
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
227
Mike Porstmann Risiko card is chosen by putting a dagger in a deck, prediction of card using envelope
 		1991
MindFields
54
Juan Tamariz Exactly the Same! nerve trick followed by card to wallet
Also published here June 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 6)
2077
Peter Warlock Your Fate in a Teacup color, card and word from book predicted on three billets, reprinted from Pentagram Vol. 1 No. 1, 1946
 		Mar. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Bob Farmer Overcon two cards thought of from fanned deck and then divined
 		Aug. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 2)
19
Al Koran Miracle Wallet Five Star Prediction, edited reprint of "Ken Brooke's instructions" from 1982
  • Another Handling (sixteen cards distributed on table, one chosen, predicted in wallet)
 		Oct. 1992
New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 3)
18
Justin Higham (ESP)ionage normal cards have ESP Symbols on their face, one chosen and divined
 		1993
Expansions
21
Alexander de Cova, Toni Forster Dynamite Prediction Koran prediction
Also published here 1994
Secrets No. 1
16
Ted Lesley Dream Decks history and ideas for the Bagshawe / Koran Forcing deck
 		1994
Paramiracles
117
Ted Lesley Symbolico deck with symbols, chosen one is divined, Koran type with pumping feature
 		1994
Paramiracles
121
Simon Aronson The Aronson Artifice spectator stops anytime during dealing, takes two cards, then one of those, it is divined and predicted, Koran meets Gilbreath
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
53
Alexander de Cova Five Star Prediction Koran prediction, with Himber wallet
Also published here 1994
Seminar 1994
12
Al Mann Hallucination card in wallet changes to thought of card, hallucination presentation, Diplo-Mental Pouch
 		Apr. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 10)
11
Simon Aronson Fate card freely chosen from range of twelve, then birthday named, then chart removed, using cross-index index
Variations 1995
Simply Simon
249
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Philius' Tossed-Out-Deck blindfolded
 		1995
Hellsehen... ...kinderleicht
12
Paul Daniels Meine Karte in Brieftasche using five credit cards with cards on their back as index in wallet
 		1995
Inside Cardmagic
33
Alexander de Cova Zum Al Koran Forcierspiel handling tips
 		1995
Mini-Seminar 1995
11
Alexander de Cova, Toni Forster Dynamite Prediction Koran prediction
Also published here 1995
Mini-Seminar 1995
12
Jerry K. Hartman Prize Brain two spectators think of a card from the deck, a second deck is dealt through face up and counted, there are only 51 cards in it and one of the spectators confirms his card was not there, the deck is turned face down and one card has odd back, it is the second spectator's card, multiple decks required
Inspired by 1995
After Craft
271
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Three Easy Pieces half Koran deck, three cards are divined
 		Apr. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 10)
4
Karl Fulves Note by Karl Fulves thought card rises
Inspired by 1996
New Card Rises
9
Karl Fulves Interrogative double ender deck, new deck order on one end, Walsh's Dream Deck on other side, Mind Power Deck
Inspired byRelated to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
64
Peter Duffie Double Vision any red and black cards removed from face-up spread, values added, that day in calendar has both those cards written next to it, both also predicted in envelope
 		1996
Untold
1
Barry Levy Impossible Revelation reprint of instructions, first marketed in 1978 by Tannen
card thought of and then spelled to, using a deck with seventeen double enders, progressive spelling
Related to 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
98
Karl Fulves Dream Sequence only eighteen duplicates in deck, more unusual selection process to arrive at a card in the fishing sequence
Inspired by 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 5)
103
Edward Bagshawe, Al Koran, Ron Wilson, Gene "Phantini" Grant, Ted Lesley The "Dream-Deck"-Combination single card divination
 		1997
It's Paramiraculous
2
Ron Wilson, Ted Lesley David Hoy's Sensation six cards
 		1997
It's Paramiraculous
4
Richard Bartram, Jr. The Princess' New Clothes deck is cut several times and spectator thinks of one of top cards, process is repeated several times and all cards are divined
 		1997
Trephine
71
Harry Lorayne Five Star Miracle spectator selects apparently any card, it's predicted, four outs in Himber Wallet, gaffed and ungaffed deck to force one of the four cards
 		1998
The Himber Wallet Book
27
Stephen Minch School of Eventuality sealed prediction in wallet, two cards that match two selections, first card is stopped at and second selected by throwing a die, Himber wallet
Also published here 1998
The Himber Wallet Book
82
Jeff Busby More Aspects more on fishing and Al Koran type deck, credit information, Richard Osterlind's Radar Deck
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
86
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Loft covered by newspaper
Also published here 2000
Anam Cara
31
Richard Mark Prediction Plus Deck spectator deals through deck and stops at one card, prediction on business card, with 9-force variation
 		2000
Mind Warp
60
R. Paul Wilson Washington Thinks card thought from Koran deck appears on borrowed bill
 		Nov. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 6)
34
Juan Tamariz Exactly the Same with a Difference nerve trick followed by card to wallet
Also published here Oct. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 10)
57
Al Baker The Jet-Propelled Card unsigned but fair selection vanishes, to nest of envelopes
Related toAlso published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Pet Secrets)
391
David Ben Tossed On Stage tossed out deck version, five spectators
Variations 2003
Tricks
119
Wayne Dobson Tossed Deck three force cards
 		2003
Dobson's Choice 2
6
Peter Duffie Miracle Thot! card thought of, the prediction is removed, it matches thought-of card and they transpose
Also published here
  • marketed in 1990s
 2005
Card Secrets Unlocked
62
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Card Stab covered by newspaper
Also published here 2006
Compilation
108
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Digging Deeper two selections, silently spelled and spectator think stop
Inspired by
  • Paul Hallas' "Magic" in "Son of Totat"
 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
31
Christoph Borer Challenge Peek three cards are divined, half Al Koran deck
 		2007
Der Stoff aus dem die Wunder sind
37
Bob Farmer The Bammo Dekronomicon thought-of card appears at thought-of number
 		2007
The Bammo Dekronomicon
1
Miguel Gómez La apuesta jumbo card in envelope, prediction of chosen card, five star miracle deck
 		2007
El Placer de la Magia
93
Bill Abbott Pokerface
Inspired by 2008
Cabaret Card Magic
13
Nick Trost Zenith Card Prediction card selected from blue deck, it matches a single marked card in red-backed deck, 1-0-1 Koran deck
Inspired by
  • "Pentell" (Geoff Maltby, sold by Repro 71 of London ca. 1977)
Also published here
  • marketed 1983
 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
762
Teller The Effect card travels to shoe or wallet, illustrating previous theoretical article
 		July 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 7)
35
Bruce Bernstein A Matter of Time matching routine, envelopes with cards are dealt and one is selected, card inside matches selection from deck, 13 variations also with other objects, going back in time presentation
 		2012
Unreal
189
Roberto Giobbi The Tossed-Out Deck Switch
2013
The Art of Switching Decks
133
Alberto de Figueiredo 1 + 4 four cards
 		2013
Magia Demente
125
Alexander de Cova Gedanken zum Forcierspiel von Al Koran 1-0-1 force principle used on backs, with names on backs
  • Das OSKAR-Spiel
Also published here May 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 6)
12
Alexander de Cova Al Koran Deck Finesse 1-0-1 force principle used on backs, with numbers or names on backs
  • Faro Set-up
  • The Oscar Trick
Also published here Dec. 2013
Scrapbook (Issue 1)
1
Nick Trost Elmsley Plus 1-0-1 Arith-Mate-Ic followed by Koran Five-Star type prediction (with credit information on p. 757)
Inspired by 2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
754
Alexander de Cova, Devin Knight Auto-Spell Deck in deutscher Sprache spectator cuts anywhere, remembers top card and puts it in center, performer cuts once and selection can be spelled out
Inspired by
  • "Auto-Spell Deck" (Devin Knight, e-book)
Also published here 		Jan. 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 14)
4
Alexander de Cova Das Al-Koran-Spiel mal ganz anders 1-0-1 force principle used on backs, with names on backs
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
120
Alexander de Cova, Devin Knight Auto Spell Deck spectator cuts anywhere, remembers top card and puts it in center, performer cuts once and selection can be spelled out
Inspired by
  • "Auto-Spell Deck" (Devin Knight, e-book)
Also published here 		2015
Burners — Vol. 3
108
So Sato So-Lution 2 Invisible Deck presentation, presented as an idea
 		2016
The Secrets of So Sato
72
John Hostler The TDQ Deck Triskadequadra Application #3
1-0-1 alternative for Koran type force after a riffle shuffle
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
69
John Hostler Slipknot Deck to make a thought-of card vanish
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
135
Paul Vigil, Bill Abbott The Octopus Deck two spectators think of cards in spread, then two selected with tossed-out deck procedure
  • Phase 1: Up Close
  • Phase 2: Furthur
Inspired by
  • "The Octopus Deck" (Bill Abbott, 2008)
 2017
The Doors of Deception
197
Paul Vigil The Premonition card predicted in wallet
 		2017
The Doors of Deception
221
Paul Vigil Ultra-Mental Deck (a.k.a Invisible Deck) combination with Octopus Deck
 		2017
The Doors of Deception
222
Paul Vigil A History of Influences: From the Bank to the Pump credit information
 		2017
The Doors of Deception
222
Paul Vigil Cards 1-0-1 credit information
 		2017
The Doors of Deception
224
Bob Farmer Another Psychological Discovery card thought of and card selected, thought-of card is used to spell to selection
Inspired by 2017
The Bammo Gaffus Maximus
3
Bob Farmer Inquisition Enigmatico card thought of, ten different cards repeated
 		2017
The Bammo Gaffus Maximus
16
Bob Farmer Pentacle Force applied to three people that are asked to think of a high, low and middle valued card
 		2017
The Bammo Gaffus Maximus
17
Bob Farmer Gaffus Maximus thought-of card is named and spelled to, it's the only odd-backed card
Variations 2017
The Bammo Gaffus Maximus
19
Bob Farmer I Predict a Red Backed Card odd-backed tabled card turns out to be later thought-of card, red/blue double backer
  • The Spectator Picks the Mystery Card
 		2017
The Bammo Gaffus Maximus
24
Rudy T. Hunter Himber Wallet Prediction prediction kicker for the effect
Inspired by 2017
The Bammo Gaffus Maximus
25
Bob Farmer Encephalonic Predestination chosen and thought-of card (in relation to chosen one) are predicted, 1-0-1
 		2017
The Bammo Gaffus Maximus
83
Bob Farmer Science in Aid of Deception - The Top 24 Cards on the 1-0-1 deck, how to avoid duplicates being noticed
 		2017
The Bammo Gaffus Maximus
86
Bob Farmer The Bammo Brain Bamboozler two spectators think of a red and a black card, both cards vanish and are removed from the pocket before they are named, using version of John Kennedy's "Mind Power Deck"
Inspired by
  • "The Divine and Conquer Deck" (Leo Reed)
 2018
The Bammo Brain Bamboozler
1
Bob Farmer Brain Bamboozler Wave one card from red deck to blue deck
 		2018
The Bammo Brain Bamboozler
12
Johnny Thompson, Millard Lichter The Pump Deck three spectators think of card in fan, all divined
Inspired by 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
171
Johnny Thompson The Johnny Thompson $100 Prediction spectator stops face-up deal, card predicted, four-way out
  • Forcing Deck
  • Himber Wallet
  • The Four Wallets
  • The Outs
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
299
Johnny Thompson Spectator Shuffles Koran Stack
2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
313
Nancy Colwell Narrow Minded approach with three selections, with discussion of think-a-card methods
Related to 2020
Magic for BLM
89
David Britland Trevor Hall's Direct Mind Reading
  • Cardopolis
guessing the method of Hall's effect, one card thought of from a spread and one chosen by cutting, both divined
Inspired by
  • "Direct Mind Reading" (Trevor Hall, marketed 1956)
 Feb. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 2)
52
Jim Steinmeyer The Lost Quatrain
  • Conjuring
presentation for Koran-type 1-0-1-stack stop trick prediction
 		Apr. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 4)
40
David Britland The Vanishing
  • Cardopolis
card thought of, it vanishes and appears in the pocket
  • The Spectator Thinks of a Card
  • Reversing the Block
  • A Casual Interrogation
  • Deep Fishing
 		Oct. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 10)
66
Justin Purcell Everywhere & Nowhere three wrong cards in glasses are each shown to be the selection, they then change back
 		July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1)
40
Sylvain Juzan Mimic Me If You Can performer and spectator have one deck each, four selections match and also match a prediction
Inspired by
  • Luis Otero routine from Penguin Live Lecture
 2021
Every Card You Take
43
Kyle Leon Close-up Miracle Prediction handling for Al Koran Five-Stare Prediction, six outs for prediction (including Frixion pen)
Inspired by
  • Al Koran's "Five Star Prediction"
 Oct. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 10)
460
Tom Gagnon Simplex Pool Cue Card Stab whole deck has whole through middle, mixed up in paper bag, pool cue stabbed through bag and selection is impaled on cue
Inspired by 2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
224
Kyle Leon Predetermined Roll invisible dice are rolled, total counted to in deck, card at that position is predicted on the back of another card, 1-0-1
 		Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
940
Allan Ackerman Another CAAN card thought of from Koran-type deck, ends up at any number
Inspired by 2024
All In — Volume 2
208