173 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Any Card at Any Number
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Another Method 27-card trick with card-to-any-number table
1889 87
The ''Twenty-Seven Card" Trick "To cause a Card selected by one Spectator to appear at such number in the Pack as another Spectator may indicate"
piles picked up according to a table so thought-of card ends up in any position
1890 32
Louis Nikola Thought Anticipated Any Card at Any Number
Also published here 1927 31
Laurie Ireland Producing Selected Card at Any Number and At The Same Time Cold Packing any card is produced from pocket at named (small) number from shuffled deck, switch for memorized deck
Related toVariations 1931 19
William Larsen Any Card To Any Number impromptu
1933 35
Al Baker A Card and A Number number free, card forced from a second deck
VariationsAlso published here 1933 11
Method Two card and number written down, performer shuffles deck, card is at number, carbon paper
1935 27
Al Baker A Card and A Number - 2nd Method same method, with short cards to mark positions
Inspired byAlso published here 1935 16
Al Baker A Card and a Number number free, card forced from a second deck
1937 232
Louis Nikola Thought Anticipated memorized deck
Also published here 1937 396
Kermann, Edouard-Joseph Raynaly Un tour de cartes two decks, one under hat, free number and forced card
Related to
  • Raynaly in "L'Illusioniste"
Jan. 1942
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 4 No. 1)
8
Ken Krenzel It Can't Be handling of two-deck ACAAN method by Raynaly/Baker with cue sheet instead of memorization
Variations 1958 1
Paul Swinford The Double Whammy two cards, CCCC (= Color Coded Control Cards)
Related to 1968 43
Paul Swinford Impossibility 32 Cards, CCCC
1968 48
Paul Swinford The Expanded Whammy CCCC
1971 51
Paul LePaul Baffling-Impossibility memorized deck and stooge
1971 48
Al Baker Al Baker's Nikola Miracle No. 627, number free, card forced from a second deck
Also published here 1972 174
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
Peter Warlock Foreword description of Any Card at Any Number effect
1976 3
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
Al Mann, John Smetana, Bobby Hughes Mindblow inspired by a David Berglas audio tape (probably Magiccassette by Martin Breese)
1979 1
Gene "Phantini" Grant A Different Drum two versions, edge-marked deck and pass
1981 79
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
Thomas Alan Waters Disposition two decks in one box, thin cards
1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Cardiact)
535
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
Edward Marlo On The Berglas Effect stooge
Also published here
  • MUM, June 1978
1984 67
Rich Bloch, Robert Cassidy In The Shadow Of The Synchronous
1985 77
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
David Regal Any Card - Any Number stacked, feed force while counting
1987 35
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
Ken Krenzel Open and Shut Case using case that permits to cut the cards when taking them out, memorized deck
1990 71
Simon Aronson Any Card, Then Any Number with repeat, two methods
1990 93
Philip T. Goldstein Numberskull with three decks, one deck with numbers from one to 52
Related to 1991 9
Basil Horwitz Einhundertvierzigtausendsechshundertacht zu Eins 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 June 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 2)
62
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico The So-Called Berglas Effect ideas with a stooge
Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
3
Tony Bartolotta Thotology random person phoned and asked to name any card, medium phoned asked for a number up to 52
Inspired by
  • "20th Century Telepathy" (John Northern Hilliard)
Related to
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 7)
81
Tony Bartolotta Impact Slates card and number written on slates
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 10)
113
Philip T. Goldstein Numberskull with three decks, one deck with numbers from one to 52
Inspired byRelated to 1995 4
Simon Aronson On the Berglas Effect with fifty-two decks, as example of cross-index index
1995 244
Claude Rix Carte au nombre with two decks, stack and force
1995 27
Claude Rix CarteS auX nombreS two decks and three cards
1995 73
Claude Rix Pour magiciens et profanes with stooge
1995 112
Michael Close The Wishing Trick named card comes to top, any card at any number, memorized deck
Related to 1996 126
Edward Marlo Anyone - Anywhere intro to Any Card at Any Number themed tricks, describing a three phase routine by Marlo, memorized deck, stooge
Also published here 1996 24
Allan Ackerman The Algorithm simplified calculation method for ACAAN with memorized deck, reverse stack
Related toAlso published here 1996 25
Allan Ackerman Anyone - Anywhere: Two Shakes memorized deck, featuring case shift
Also published here 1996 26
Allan Ackerman Anyone - Anywhere: Lazy Man's Version memorized deck
Also published here 1996 32
Allan Ackerman Anyone - Anywhere: The Impromptu Indicator
Also published here 1996 33
Philip T. Goldstein Numberskull with three decks, one deck with numbers from one to 52
Related to 1996 7
Frederick Braue Blown-Up Card at a Number Statistics mentioning number of possible orders
1996 24
Ken Krenzel Simulacrum Mirabundum two decks, number and card freely named, another card selected, then in second deck one deals to the selected card and effectively cuts the deck there before counting to named number where the named card is
Inspired by 1997 9
Alexander de Cova The Psychodelic Winning Game two handlings, peek deck, miscalling or billet switch with index
Also published here 1997 4
Martin Joyal Red, White, and Blue with three decks, one deck with number cards
1997 180
Alexander de Cova Any Card at Any Number peek deck, miscalling
1998 18
Alexander de Cova The Psychodelic Winning Game peek deck and billet switch with index
Also published here 1998 24
Philip T. Goldstein Numberskull with three decks, one deck with numbers from one to 52
Inspired byRelated to 1999 4
Roger Crosthwaite The Evolution of Think-a-Card "A lecture given by Fr Roger Crosthwaite at The Magic Circle Collectors' Day, 25 May 1996"
credit and historical information
  • 1. Scot's "Discoverie"
  • 2. Goldston's Quarterly
  • 3. The Berglas Effect
1999 23
Ellis Stanyon Placing the Chosen Card at Any Number No. 50, secret cut and stack
1999 84
Barrie Richardson Chapter IX: The Card at Any Number Problem chapter intro
1999 253
Barrie Richardson Any Card at Any Number faced deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Club 71, Winter 1990
1999 257
Barrie Richardson The Thirteen-deck Solution
  • The Fifty-two-deck Solution
  • The Twenty-six Deck Solution
  • The Thirteen-deck Solution
  • The Master Chart
Variations 1999 262
Barrie Richardson Any Card at Any Number (The Platform Version) two phases, restricted choices, faced deck
Variations 1999 267
Paul Cummins AACAAAN 2 selection, any number, double deal
2002 92
David Berglas Can You Solve this Puzzle? description of Any Card at any Number, without explanation and Ace of Hearts / Eight of hearts bit, when a card is named
2002 342
David Berglas The Berglas Effect
  • Any Card at Any Number
  • Jazz Magic
  • A Foundation For Miracles
  • The Bridge
  • Expect the Unexpected
  • The Psychology of Numbers
  • On Stage
  • Pointing the Effect
  • A Different Presentation
  • Sheer Devilment
  • An Interlude
  • In Conclusion
2002 527
Peter McLanachan Al-Together Now impromptu
Inspired by
  • Al Smith problem "Desperately Seeking Solution" in Abacus, Vol. 5 No. 1
July 2002
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 13)
12
Al Baker A Card and A Number number free, card forced from a second deck
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)
76
Al Baker A Card and A Number - Second Method same method, with short cards to mark positions
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)
109
Al Baker Strange Coincidence two decks, memorized deck
2003 741
Philip T. Goldstein Numberskull with three decks, one deck with numbers from one to 52
Inspired byRelated to 2003 5
Wayne Dobson Fluke number named, card shown reversed in one deck, it matches card at that number in second deck
VariationsAlso published here 2003 11
R. Paul Wilson Martini any card named, previously tabled Joker shown as gag, any number named, Joker apparently stabbed in that position as skill demonstration, then named card shown at number
Also published here 2003 ca. 1
Steve Beam A Card and A Number - Take Three
  • One-Deck Version (with mates)
  • Two Deck Version
Inspired by 2004 167
Juan Tamariz, Antón "Mago Antón" López Any Card at Any Number
  • A. The Classic Method with the Pass
  • B. With a Different Back (Mago Antón)
  • C. Impossible Conditions (Mago Antón) / deck in a bag
  • D. With False Dealing
  • E. With the Tamariz Perpendicular Control (TPC)
2004 82
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra Card to Number in Pocket cutting the deck in pocket
2004 149
Louis Gombert, Al Baker, Juan Tamariz A Card and a Number using two decks
  • Version with the Whole Stack
  • Variations
Variations 2004 207
Robert Cassidy How I Found the Holy Grail pre-show method
2004 71
Robert Cassidy The M.C.A.M.N. Test using two decks and the Erisian force
2004 73
Wonder Man Fred, Barrie Richardson Any Card At Any Number variation on Richardson routine, using fingers of spectator to form a number
Inspired by 2004 233
Wonder Man Fred Casablanca prediction and coincidence effect with names of actors and playing cards, in connection with ACAAN
2004 235
Barrie Richardson Untouched deck in open-topped case hangs on string, faced deck, restricted range of numbers
Inspired by
  • version in Club 71, Winter 1990
2005 134
R. Paul Wilson Finally timing for the pass
2005 28
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Any Card, Any Number several phone numbers are written on a pad, one person names a card and a other person is called to name number, only description
2005 19
Lewis Jones KHAN III helper only has to remember two cards
2006 141
Edward Marlo, Carmen D'Amico Marlo-D'Amico's Berglas Solution
May 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
6
Norman Beck Norman Beck's Version repeat performances with multiple stooges to fool a few designated people
May 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
6
Tomas Blomberg Any Cards at Any Numbers one spectator notes down card and number, another as well, both cards are counted to and the cards are there, only one stooge
May 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
7
Stephan Kirschbaum Any Card at (almost) any Number spectator shuffles cards, half forcing deck
2007 45
Asi Wind A.A.C.A.A.N ungaffed
Also published here 2007 23
Bob Farmer The Bammo Dekronomicon thought-of card appears at thought-of number
2007 1
Bob Farmer Credits
  • Inspirations
  • Background
  • Banked Decks
  • Fishing
  • Pals
2007 11
Rick Merrill Any Card at Any Number twenty-six decks
July 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 7)
83
Alexander de Cova A.C.A.N. - Any Card at Any Number peek deck, miscalling
Also published here 2007 8
Gary Plants The Numbers Racket card thought of in packet, after some dealing it ends up at any wanted number, Vernon's method with twenty-seven cards, Plants with full deck
Inspired by
  • Dai Vernon (The Vernon Touch, Genii, Dec. 1989)
July 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7)
29
Carl Montada Die Macht es Unterbewusstseins "Auch bekannt als ACAN - (Any Card At Any Number)"
2008 14
Ken Krenzel NOVACAAN numbers openly written on back of cards, number and card named, coincidence, memorized deck
2009 233
Wayne Dobson Fluke number named, card shown reversed in one deck, it matches card at that number in second deck
Also published here Jan. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 1)
67
Patrick Dessi La carte au numéro two decks
2009 84
Lewis Jones Known Aim stooge
2010 142
Caleb Wiles Curiously Counted
Inspired by 2010 284
Jerry K. Hartman CAAN CAAN Any Card At Any Number with two selections, one my magician, one by spectator, they find their own cards by naming a number
Variations 2010 5
Jerry K. Hartman CAAN Con ACAAN with one selection, magician tries and finds mate, spectator tries and finds the card
Related to 2010 17
Jerry K. Hartman CAAN Game Any Card At Any Number with one selection, card selected random by suit and number
Related to 2010 27
Jerry K. Hartman CAANARD ACAAN, impromptu
Related to 2010 39
Jerry K. Hartman CAAN Tu Spectator names two numbers, one finds the magician's card, one finds their own named card, impromptu
2010 43
Jerry K. Hartman J-CAAN ACAAN, impromptu, Joker does the magic apparently
2010 51
Jerry K. Hartman CAAN Kicker Impromptu ACAAN routine with an instruction card
Related to 2010 61
Karl Fulves U-Predict-It performer and spectator name a card and number each, they match, half new deck order type stack used
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
509
Karl Fulves Devil's Deal performer and spectator each name a card and a number, Gemini Placement by counting to those numbers, for corrections see reference
Related toVariations 2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
512
Karl Fulves In The Box placing any card at any number with riffle shuffle, posed as a problem, with gaffed box to mark position in deck as it is dumped out of the case, no actual cut, ACAAN application
Also published here 2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
515
Karl Fulves Cards And Numbers comments and references on the plot
Related to 2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
559
David Britland Cardopolis 1: The Bogus Effect reverse Svengali
Feb. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 2)
23
Patrik Kuffs Any Card at Any Numbered Envelope
  • Mind Stunts
using 52 numbered envelopes with cards inside
Inspired by May 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 5)
22
Edouard-Joseph Raynaly, David Britland Raynaly's Card at Any Number
  • Cardopolis
two-deck handling
Dec. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 12)
14
Tom Stone Paper Bag Cut cutting deck inside paper bag, ACAAN suggestion
2011 83
Denis Behr Shuffled ACAAN handling of two-deck version in which the spectator can shuffle his deck
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2011 55
Denis Behr, Christian Scherer Cemented ACAAN Scherer's glued stack principle applied to "Shuffled ACAAN"
Related to 2011 63
Woody Aragón Never Tell Them What's Going To Happen
2011 125
Karl Fulves CAA(S)N "Unexplained"
Card At Any (Small) Number, card and number up to five named, envelope with five cards, card at position, posed as a problem
2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
622
Karl Fulves Devil's Deal performer and spectator each name a card and a number, Gemini Placement by counting to those numbers, corrected handling
Related to 2011
Xtra Credit (Issue 10)
71
Mel Bennett The Devil His Due same trick with more free choice
Inspired by 2011
Xtra Credit (Issue 10)
72
Barrie Richardson Chapter IV: Card at Any Number chapter intro
2011 123
Denis Behr Eight Cards Ahead handling of two-deck version in which the spectator can shuffle his deck
Also published here 2011 4
Garrett Thomas GT's Workers Card at Any Number Card freely named, person on the other side of the phone names a number, card is found at that number, used to grab attention of people on the phone
Related to 2012 7
John Born Jazzing Baker Based on Al Baker's ACAAN. Has elements of improvisation with memorized deck to get a direct hit
2012 69
Harry Riegel A.C.A.A.N person called during performance to give the number, application of Tele-Force
Nov. 2012 13
Doug Edwards Almost Any Card at Any Number deck index
2013 74
Wayne Dobson AFCAAN "Another Fucking Card at Any Number", with crib sheet for stooge
2013 8
Alexander de Cova Fluke II number named, card shown reversed in one deck, it matches card at that number in second deck
Inspired byAlso published here Aug. 2013 19
Tomas Blomberg Svensk Voodoo one card selected and one thought-of, first found at number named by performer, second at number named by spectator
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2014 256
Tomas Blomberg Two-Deck Svensk Voodoo two selections and numbers
Inspired by 2014 260
David Britland The Trick that Baffled Babbage four cards pocketed unseen, any card thought of from remaining cards, it ends up at position indicated by the four cards (values added) after dealing procedure
Inspired by
  • "Adamathica" (Bertram Adams, marketed 1921)
Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
24
Caleb Wiles Curiously Counted
  • Ringside
card and number named, performer cuts off named amount of numbers and selection is found at that position
Oct. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 10)
26
Marcelo Insúa Tango's ACAAN verbal force
Oct. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 10)
44
Kiko Pastur Serendipia ACAAN done three times with different methods
2014 50
Alexander de Cova Fluke 2 number named, card shown reversed in one deck, it matches card at that number in second deck
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 3)
23
R. Paul Wilson Martini any card named, previously tabled Joker shown as gag, any number named, Joker apparently stabbed in that position as skill demonstration, then named card shown at number
Also published here 2015 124
Steve Beam Selected Card at Any Number Card at any number effect where the spectator spells the number.
2015 165
Karl Fulves Sven Master performer and spectator each name a card and number, performer's card is at magician's number and vice versa
Related to 2015
Errata (Issue 1)
5
So Sato So-Lution 1
  • Phase 1: Selecting a Number
  • Phase 2: Forcing One of twelve Court Cards
  • Phase 3: Production of the Card (Climax)
2016 62
So Sato So-Lution 2 Invisible Deck presentation, presented as an idea
2016 72
Pepe Lirrojo Tienes dos Opciones - A.C.A.A.N. impromptu Penelope Principle
2016 21
Pepe Lirrojo A.C.A.A.N. Teórico
Inspired by 2016 47
Alexander de Cova Psychodelic Winning Game peek deck, billet switch with index
  • A.C.A.N.
Also published here 2016 145
Allan Hagen Coincidence "(An Alternative Approach To Any Card At Any Number)", stooge
2017 38
张国洲 Jojo 头脑风暴 (Brainstorm) Based on Tom Stone's Factory Blanks. Spectator writes a number and a card on a piece of paper, card is found at that number, can also be used for mentalism
2017 33
Roberto Mansilla Eureka! deck divided and packets shuffled, with three variations
Inspired byVariations 2017 23
Áriston Igual Que En Mi Sueño with dream presentation, two decks
2017 60
Áriston Carta & Numero (5) with reversed stack
Related to 2017 74
John Hostler Paradromic Delusion two deck, one person names a card and a number, second person selects card, performer looks through deck and names position of selection, first person finds card and number in other deck
Inspired byRelated to 2018 54
Asi Wind A.W.A.C.A.A.N.
Also published here 2018 17
Allan Ackerman Simplified Arithmetics
Related to 2018 27
Asi Wind S.A.C.A.A.N. thirteen-card set-up
Inspired byVariations 2018 51
Jason Ladanye A Numbers Game (Ladanye's ACAAN) shuffle tracking demonstration, then ACAAN all in the hands of the performer as skill demo
Related to 2018 191
Louis Gombert, Al Baker, Juan Tamariz Any Card At Any Number as an example of how to create false memories
2019 168
Patrick G. Redford Duncical ACAAN Spectator able to cut a card to any position of their choosing
2019 64
Patrick G. Redford Velleity Plus Named card ends up on top of the deck under spectator's hand, selection is bent. The card then returns back to the middle of the deck in a position of spectator's choosing
Related to 2019 88
Adam Hudson Sum It Up any card named, then performer writes down a 4x4 grid of numbers of which one is determined via matrix force, named card is at that number
June 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 6)
77
Roberto Giobbi Symbols in Magic
  • Any Card at Any Number
  • Ambitious Card
  • Card Discovery
  • Signing a Card
  • All Backs
  • Poetry, Music, Literature, Painting
2021 111
Boris Wild ARCAAN "Any Reversed Card at Any Number"
card named, several unsuccessful methods to find it are demonstrated, then it ends up reversed at a named number
  • Variations with the Boris Wild Marked Deck
Inspired by
  • "Illogical Invisible Countdown" (John Carey, Crafted with Carey, 2015)
2021 14
Justin Higham If Anyone Can, ACAAN card named, Jokers removed, any number from ten to fifty named and card found there
Inspired by 2021 8
Roberto Mansilla In Plain Sight
  • Artifices
thirteen different decks are in a glass bowl, card, number and deck chosen
Inspired by Apr. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 4)
48
Dani DaOrtiz Any Card at Any Number deck shuffled by several spectators, one thinks a card from five-card packet
  • Additional Thoughts
Related to 2022 25
Ben Daggers Hands Off ACAAN deck shuffled and placed in glass
Inspired by 2022 67
David Britland, Gustave Gerard Laureyns Think Once, Look Twice
  • Cardopolis
twenty-one card trick version with full deck, dealing in seven piles twice, card ends up in a named position
Inspired by
  • untitled item by Gustave Gerard Laureyns in The Sphinx, Oct. 1913
Jan. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 1)
68
Francesco Fontanelli Magi-CAAN two-deck ACAAN with the two cards transposing as a kicker
2024 8
Edward Marlo Anyone Anywhere intro to Any Card at Any Number themed tricks, describing a three phase routine by Marlo, memorized deck, stooge
Also published here 2024 195
Allan Ackerman The Algorithm simplified calculation method for ACAAN with memorized deck, reverse stack
Also published here 2024 195
Allan Ackerman Two Shakes memorized deck, featuring case shift, optional edge marks on three cards
Also published here 2024 196
Allan Ackerman Lazy Man's Version memorized deck
Also published here 2024 200
Allan Ackerman The Impromptu Indicator
Also published here 2024 201
Allan Ackerman Another CAAN card thought of from Koran-type deck, ends up at any number
Inspired by 2024 208