Automatic Placement

231 entries in Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Automatic Placement
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
To allow a Person to think of a Card, and to make that Card appear at such Number in the Pack as Another Person shall Name card and its position remembered, bluff counting started with that number, with variation
Related to 1876
Modern Magic
52
David Tobias Bamberg "Die wievielte Karte?" spectator cuts to a card and replaces, then remembers its position from the face, performer claims to make it the twenty-sixth card, count started from remembered position
Related toVariations July 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 7)
100
Robert Lenz Zur Karten-Piéce "Die wievielte Karte!" simplified method
Inspired by Nov. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 11)
166
To allow a Person to think of a Card, and to make that Card appear at any number in the Pack which the rest of the Company may decide upon card and its position from the face remembered, any number named, performer goes behind back, then count started from remembered position
 		1911
Modern Card Manipulation
95
Tom Sellers Card and Number card found at number the performer says
Related to 1931
Magical Pleasantries
22
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant The Piles card ends up at chosen number
 		1935
They're Off
35
Audley Walsh The Card Phenomenon banks, automatic placement, see page 172 for improvement by Charles Larsen
 		July 1936
The Jinx (Issue 22)
130
A Card and A Number Automatic Placement procedure
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
177
Two Pile Trick
Variations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
349
A Mental Discovery - First Method by dealing
 		1938
Greater Magic
227
A Mental Discovery - Second Method by spelling spectator's name
 		1938
Greater Magic
229
Fred Heaman The Lie Detector (A Mental Discovery - Third Method)
1938
Greater Magic
229
Joseph Dunninger Nomenclature three random names are spelled, selection found, automatic placement procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here Oct. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 64)
450
Frederick Braue A Two Pile Mystery
Related to 1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
38
Two Pile Principle
1940
Expert Card Technique
382
Robert Tothill Secrets for Sale four locations
 		Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 75)
500
Albert Cohn Combination dealing trick
Inspired by 1940
The Jinx (Issue 91)
568
The Two Pile Mystery two selections
 		1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
28
Herb Runge Duo Locato Finale
Aug. 1941
The Jinx (Issue 145)
812
Marseno Marseno serviert einen steinalten Trick in neuem Gewand automatic placement, packet removed and card removed at position corresponding to number of packet
 		1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 2&3)
4
De Luxe Spelling Trick random sentence spelled to locate selection
 		1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
18
Martin Barnett Spectator's Name
1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
32
Paul Dienst Aus meiner Zauberkiste with 32 or 52 cards, version with 32 cards over phone
 		1949
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 10 No. 4)
31
Joseph Dunninger Nomenclature No. 34, Spelling trick with names
Also published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
62
Eddie Joseph The "Tobba" Mystery spectator removes some cards and remembers card at same position, deck cut, then performer counts basically whole deck before revealing card and number
Variations 1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
2
Eddie Joseph Who Knows the Card? card chosen with counting procedure ends up and number named at beginning
Variations 1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
3
Eddie Joseph Incredulously True two spectators remember a card and their positions, both found
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
4
Eddie Joseph Two Secret Thoughts two spectators remember a card and their positions, both found
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
7
Eddie Joseph Memory Phenomenal card and its position named as apparent memory demonstration
Variations 1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
8
Eddie Joseph Over the Wire spelling of spectator's name to locate card
 		1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
10
W. F. "Rufus" Steele They Tell You Nothing spectator pockets some cards and remembers a card at the same position as the number of pocketed cards, card ends up at named number
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
32
W. F. "Rufus" Steele You Tell Them Everything spectator pockets some cards and remembers a card at the same position as the number of pocketed cards, performer stops dealing at selection and names number of pocketed cards
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
33
W. F. "Rufus" Steele, Robert Parrish Tell and Spell one spectator pockets some cards and two spectators remember a card at a number, both cards are found and number of pocketed cards named
Variations 1952
The Last Word on Cards
34
Oscar Weigle The Weigle Version one spectator pockets some cards and two spectators remember a card at a number, both cards are found
Inspired by 1952
The Last Word on Cards
36
Audley Walsh Name And Place phrase given by spectator is used to spell to selection
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
42
Walter Behm Eine tolle Sache using cross sum of cut pile
 		1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 5)
146
Stewart James The Square Deal Location card found at number, off-beat method
 		1954
The Nullificator
7
Dr. Stanley Jaks "Oskar findet die Karte" card selected by cutting and counting cross sum, selection is found by spelling a sentence, over phone
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 2)
171
Walter Behm Es ist immer die zwölfte! automatic placement and crosses made with cards, equivoque elimination
 		1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 3)
186
Edward Marlo Automatic Placement cut off, count, remember card at position in reminder
Related to 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 329)
126
J. Stewart Smith Horse Sense
1955
One More Thought on Cards
25
P. Howard Lyons, Tom Ransom, Norman Houghton Divination of Two Mentally Chosen Cards two selections made from two halves with "counting pile and remember card at that position" procedure
Inspired byVariations Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
5
Stewart James An Addition and a Teaser
Inspired byRelated to Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
6
R. A. Moershall Mystical Location spectator removes cards and remembers card at same position from top, then cuts, performer locates card
Variations 1957
1957 Card Annual
33
Edward Marlo Automatic Placement with several applications following
Related toVariations 1958
Faro Notes
47
Edward Marlo Variants on Automatic Placement
1958
Faro Notes
48
Edward Marlo Variation on Automatic Placement two variations
 		1958
Faro Notes
55
Al Leech Name Speller card and its position remembered, then it is checked that it is no longer at its position, card found by spelling the spectator's name
Related toAlso published here 1959
Cardmanship
8
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Ravelli's Thought Card Stab inside envelope
 		1959
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1959)
54
Ken Beale Brown Transpo two selections made from two halves with "counting pile and remember card at that position" procedure, one counted from the top and one from the bottom, they change position
Inspired byVariations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
16
Ken Beale Brown Coincidence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then dealt in two halves, both are dealt in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Inspired byVariations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
16
Ken Beale Brown Out packet removed and counted, cards at that position remembered, performer finds card and names number
 		July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
17
Ken Beale Simple Coincidence two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then dealt in two halves, both are dealt in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
18
Rolf Andra Die Kartenuhr card location, cards placed in form of a clock
 		1960
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 3)
942
Ken Beale Brownian Movement deck cut, two spectators remove a number of cards and remember cards at that position, halves dealt in unison, performer stops when the cards appear at the same position, when removed number is counted down again mates are found
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
25
Sam Schwartz Sam-Ultaneous two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, appear at same position in two piles
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
114
Karl Fulves Penultimate Prophecy two cards and positions predicted with amusing prediction
 		May 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 7)
33
Jack Avis Hidden Power card selected via Automatic Placement procedure moves to named number
Variations May 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 7)
177
Ben Christopher Two Card Control two thought-of cards are found in same position in two halves
 		June 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
187
Ben Christopher Blue Phantom two cards found blindfolded, one of them has different colored back
Inspired by
  • "Divination of two Mentally Selected Cards" (E. G. Brown)
Related to
  • suggestion by Greg Moore on p. 314
Variations 		Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 12)
287
Rolf Andra Ein kartenmagisches Rätsel after some dealing card ends up at known position
 		1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 2)
34
Roy Walton Blue Phantom II two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 4)
321
Sam Schwartz Tri-Multaneous
  • Part 1: mate & selection appear at same time after slip slop shuffled packed is gone through in pairs
  • Part 2: Sam-Ultaneous
  • Part 3: two chosen cards show up at same position in two packets, using two odd-numbered piles
see also p. 348
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 6)
334
Karl Fulves Child's Play
Variations Sep. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 11)
364
Francis J. Baker Stop Trick blank card with "STOP!" appears at same number in one heap as selection in other heap
 		Winter 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 4th Folio)
378
Marvin Johnson Blue Dice two numbers generated with dice, two spectators select cards and remove cards according to their numbers, both spectators selected the same card and it has different colored back
Inspired byRelated to Dec. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 2)
387
Paul Swinford The Automatic Joker two cards chosen via automatic placement procedure found on either side of Joker, faro
Inspired by 1971
Lecture Notes
6
Horace E. Bennett The Clock two selections
 		1972
Card Cavalcade
26
Ben Christopher Double Mental two selections
Related to Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 3)
480
Mathematical Trick No. 448, spelling a name
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
127
Charles T. Jordan Placement Principle
1973
Super Subtle Card Miracles
33
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne, Bruce Cervon Amazing Prediction two cards, some dealing and counting
Related to 1973
Rim Shots
52
Edward G. Brown The Two Pile Trick two selections made from two halves with "counting pile and remember card at that position" procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
74
Edward Marlo Mathematical Marlo automatic placement, card and amount of cut-off cards is divined
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
75
Edward Marlo Automatic Placement Double Control, Plus One
1974
The Unexpected Card Book
89
Philip T. Goldstein Vested Power card selected by number and position, number and card found with spelling
 		1974
Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks
5
Sam Schwartz Down & Under (Done Over) card chosen by cutting off cards, removing some of those into pocket, remembering card at position in rest, down-under deal location
 		Mar. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 5)
718
Stewart Judah No-Clue Locator
Inspired by
  • "No Clue Card Miracle" (Gerald Kosky)
Also published here 		Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
855
Choice & Chance
Related to Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
856
Gerald Kosky "No Clue" automatic placement to any position in the deck, some cards cut and card at position remembered while back is turned, spectator then deals cards face-up until performer stops
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
28
Audley Walsh Long Distance No. 47, spectator selects a card with some counting and numbers and reads of the cards of a packet, performer names card and the number of cards in spectators pocket
Also published here 1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
71
A Card and a Number No. 49
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
74
Magic by Proxy No. 50, phone rings to give position of selection
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
75
Gerald Kosky Automatic Placement Handling no-touch
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
76
Roy Walton The Blue Phantom No. 54, two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Also published here 1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
82
Harry Lorayne It's Impossible! automatic placement, position of card predicted, or other ideas:
  • Spell a Name
  • Lie Detector
  • Think Stop
Variations 1977
The Magic Book
146
Karl Fulves Easy as A-B-C two spectators recite the alphabet to locate a selection
Related to 1977
The Magic Book
63
John C. Wagner Mentally by Two faro, automatic placement
Variations 1978
7 Secrets
33
Die 26. Karte card is located, brought to twenty-sixth position
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
71
Edward G. Brown Der Zweipäckchen Trick
Also published here Dec. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
137
Edward Marlo Effect two cards, using double automatic placement
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
364
Edward Marlo Double Info Control automatic placement procedure
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
366
Edward Marlo Flexible Force using automatic placement procedure, Penelope Principle
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
369
Norman Houghton Thirty-Two using automatic placement principle
Related to July 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)
225
Robert Walker Atomic Clock card from wallet climax
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
9
Jon Racherbaumer Wired Hidden Power card remembered at total of cut-off packet
Inspired byAlso published here 1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
26
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
Jon Racherbaumer Reflex Spell selection by cutting off a number of cards and remembering card at that position, automatic placement
 		1982
Best of Friends
356
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement, "impossible" is spelled
Related toAlso published here 1982
A Visit With Larry Jennings
5
Edward Marlo Impossible? spectator cuts off cards, counts and pockets them and remembers card at that position, performer locates it, and tosses it into the deck at the original position
Inspired by 1983
Marlo without Tears
136
Frank Simon The Thinking Touch spectator removes some cards and remembers card at that position, later touches a card and it's his selection
 		1983
Versatile Card Magic
116
Brother John Hamman The Lie Detector Case "thought-of" card to card case
Variations 1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
12
Brother John Hamman Automatic Placement Variation
1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
12
Michael Close, Stewart James Derby Downs "Waltz Time Stewart James - Three Variations by Michael Close", two selections found by 10D, using automatic placement variation, faro shuffle, based on "Place and Show" from New Tops
 		1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
283
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
The Clueless Card Trick No. 47, two cards chosen by spectators, performer finds them
Inspired byRelated to 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
61
Last October No. 61, spectator pockets some cards and buries a selection in rest, card on top after some counting
Variations 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
90
W. F. "Rufus" Steele, Rudolf Braunmüller Gedankenkraft packet cut off and counted, card at that position remembered
 		Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
91
A. Berkeley Davis Roger And Out spectator divines card, instant stooge
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
96
Peter Marshall Mental Sandwich
1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
100
Bob King Mental Poker
1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
146
Frederick Braue Two Pile Trick two selections (1938)
Inspired byRelated to 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
20
Frederick Braue Braue's Think Trick packet cut off and counted, this number counted down in rest
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)
1
Stewart Judah Ein Hinweisloses Kartenfinden
Also published here July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
134
Stewart Judah Der vorbestimmte Zufall card at number between twenty-five and forty
 		July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
135
Ken De Courcy Hammanesque card chosen with Automatic Placement procedure, travels between two paper plates
Inspired by 1985
Hammanesque
5
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement
Also published here 1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
44
Larry Jennings "Can't Be Done" "IMPOSSIBLE"
Also published here Jan. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 1)
1155
Philip T. Goldstein Universal Speller card chosen by spelling any word
 		1986
Amperthand
5
Peter Wilker Vive la difference two decks, two small numbers are counted and piles replaced, when difference of both numbers is counted in each pile cards turn out to be the same
 		1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 9)
7
Clock Force
1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
128
Allan Slaight Stranger Than That
  • #1: two-card location with spelling
  • #2: two-card location with down-under deal
Inspired by
  • "Letter From A Stranger" (Stewart James)
Related toAlso published here 		1989
Prototype
37
Bob King Impromptu Stunner card at position of cut-off number thought-of, this is made to turn over
Variations 1989
Magician Foolers
7
Roger Crosthwaite Plus One, Minus Two two cards are located by cutting, third is found sandwiched between them
Inspired by 1989
The British Close-Up Magic Symposium 1989
45
Harry Lorayne The Detective Card two routines, second one uses Automatic Placement
 		1990
Trend Setters
145
Simon Aronson Self Control spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything, different revelations suggested
Related toAlso published here 1990
The Aronson Approach
24
Alex Elmsley Returned to the Nest two decks, using automatic placement like selection procedure
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
325
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves I two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, deck then divided in two halves, both deal in unison and the selected cards are at the same position
Related toVariations 1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
333
Alex Elmsley The Clock Runs Down automatic placement
 		1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
376
John Bannon Timely Departure three cards are thought-of via "packet is cut off and counted..." procedure, they disappear and reappear face up
Related toVariations 1991
Smoke and Mirrors
160
Edward Marlo Multiple Mental Miracle two small numbers and selections are divined, distant key
 		June 1991
The Olram File (Issue 6)
12
Norman Houghton The Recognition Reflex
Related toAlso published here 1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 40)
732
Steve Beam The World's Greatest Magician humorous revelation of a selected card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 40)
733
Ray Mertz, Eddie Fechter Yankee Doodle singing Yankee Doodle to find selection
Related to July/Aug. 1991
The Magic Menu (Vol. 1 No. 6)
56
Bob King Making Waves odd-backed card lost in deck, card selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, selection and odd-backed card are found at same position in two piles
Inspired byVariations 1991
Classic Stand-Up Close-Up
23
Larry Becker Power of Suggestion with the power of suggestion the selection becomes invisible for the spectator, then chosen card is divined
Inspired by 1992
Stunners!
205
Tom Craven The Custom Card Trick card is found and spelled to at impossible conditions, possible over phone
Inspired by 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
24
Norman Houghton The Recognition Reflex
Also published here 1993
Magic with No Entertainment Value II
13
Steve Beam The World's Greatest Magician humorous revelation of a selected card
Also published here 1993
Magic with No Entertainment Value II
13
Rudolf Braunmüller Goethes Hexeneinmaleins number remembered, that many cards removed, automatic placement, rhyme to find card
Inspired by
  • George F. Miller's "Anti-Clock Location"
 June 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1)
35
Vicente Canuto, Richard Vollmer La Cuenta Atrás deck cut into for piles, automatic placement using cross sum of cut packet
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
64
Alex Elmsley Spell by the Numbers automatic placement
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
349
Stephen Minch Automatic Placement - Credit Information
1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
349
Philip T. Goldstein Travelogos two cities and a weekday divined or spelled to, postcards
 		1994
Thabbatical
8
Mel Bennett Card 37 number force for 37 with calculator
Inspired by
  • "Letter for a Stranger" (Stewart James)
 1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
88
Larry Jennings Coincido No. 22, card remembered at total of cut-off packet, values used to find selection
Also published here 1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
40
Richard Vollmer, Norman Houghton LIII-Kelihood small packet is counted and card remembered at number in remainder, then 10, 9, 8 count to find card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
155
Karl Fulves Secret Thought No. 2, position of card predicted, selection via cutting some cards off and remembering card at that number
 		1995
Easy Magic
2
Gavin Ross Power Game card chosen with automatic placement procedure, deck cut, performer announces to look for Ace of Diamonds while dealing through both piles simultaneously, they appear at the same position
Inspired by May 1996
Magic (Vol. 5 No. 9)
63
Larry Jennings Impossible Divination No. 2 automatic placement
 		1997
Jennings '67
20
Richard Vollmer Pretty Close To A Miracle
Inspired byRelated to May 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 5)
2793
Peter Duffie Settling the Score Long spelling trick, impromptu and hands off
 		1997
Effortless Card Magic
121
Jack Birnman My Spectator, The Clairvoyant fair selection (automatic placement), added value of three selections determines position of first selection
Related to Winter 1998
The Looking Glass (Issue 4)
133
Jack Birnman, Eddie Joseph, Roy Walton My Spectator, The Clairvoyant card fount at total of four stopped at cards
Related to 1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 70)
1468
Peter Duffie Phone Zone No. 1 card location over phone
Variations 1998
Deck Direct
9
Roy Walton Peek-A-Boo
Sep. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
72
Ellis Stanyon The Selected Card Appears at Number Chosen by Another Person No. 8, card and its position remembered, bluff counting started with the wanted number
  • Variation
Related to 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
58
Larry Jennings Dissertation on an Old Trick, Part I
  • The Jennings Tapes
various handlings for the automatic placement procedure
  • Version No. 1
  • Version No. 2
  • Version No. 3
Also published here Sep. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 9)
46
Larry Jennings Dissertation on an Old Trick, Part II
  • The Jennings Tapes
various handlings for the automatic placement procedure
  • Version No. 4
  • Version No. 5
  • Version No. 6
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
58
Karten-Buchstabieren spelling some rhyme to find card
 		1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 2)
66
Karl Fulves, Sam Schwartz Blood Brothers spectator's birthday divined (actually only the month) with clock type layout
Also published here 2000
Lost Vampire Secrets
157
Bob King Impromptu Stunner card at position of cut-off number thought-of, this is made to turn over
Inspired byAlso published here 2000
Great Britain 2001
13
Marty Kane The Hallmark multiple spectators locate their own card in a packet, spelling to determine amount of cards for each spectator
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
183
Karl Fulves Blood Brothers spectator's birthday divined (actually only the month) with clock type layout
Also published here Apr. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 4)
57
Peter Duffie Psychic Math card selected with automatic placement procedure is found via counting of two values (sum/difference)
Related to Nov. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 3)
84
Karl Fulves Mental Dice No. 35, card selected by dealing packets according to throw of invisible die
Inspired by 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
51
Your Card Is Red No. 64, red cards removed and a card chosen and then spelled to
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
97
Karl Fulves Calculated Cut No. 5, two selections located, small packet cut off and card at that position remembered
Inspired by 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
11
Karl Fulves, Jack Avis Hidden Power No. 8, card selected via Automatic Placement procedure moves to named number, with prediction of another card at a position
Inspired by 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
17
Karl Fulves Stop or Else! No. 24, "Stop or else" written on Joker
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
49
Harry Lorayne Spelling Instructions spelling a long sentence through deck, selection is actually in pocket
Inspired by 2001
Personal Collection
361
Harry Lorayne Absolutely Impossible Location
2001
Personal Collection
365
Harry Lorayne That's Impossible automatic placement procedure, then brought to any named number
VariationsAlso published here 2001
Personal Collection
471
Harry Lorayne So Is This! faro
 		2001
Personal Collection
477
Karl Fulves Quiz Show card chosen with automatic placement procedure, ten-card groups looked at one by one, selection vanished, it is found as one of the cards placed aside at the beginning
 		2001
Discoverie (Issue 5)
68
Stewart James 51 Faces North
  • The History
  • The Discovery
  • The Secret
  • Conclusion
Related toVariations May/June 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 1)
2
Steve Beam Support Your Local Magician card is found by spelling two sentences, humorous presentation, can be performed over the phone
 		2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
21
Gavin Ross Free Choice card chosen from twenty-card packet with automatic placement procedure, it then vanishes from the packet, reappears reversed
 		Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
17
Bob King Impromptu Stunner card at position of cut-off number thought-of, this is made to turn over
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
New Magician Foolers
11
Karl Fulves Edge of Mind spectator cuts off packet and hides it, card at same position is remembered, deck dealt into eight piles, selection named and packet with it pointed to
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
73
Luis H. Trueba Hagas lo que Hagas mathematical principle, card found by dealing cards to a rhythmic patter
 		2003
Magia y Dramagia
77
Simon Aronson Self Control Lie Speller spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything
  • Self Control Location Procedure
  • Lie Speller Revelation (à la Bruce Cervon)
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
Lecture Notes
8
Simon Aronson Self Control Lie Speller spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything
  • Self Control Location Procedure
  • Lie Speller Revelation (à la Bruce Cervon)
Also published here 2003
Freebie 4
2
Lewis Jones Close Call one card divination over phone
 		2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
37
Jack Avis Hidden Power card magically moved to named position
 		2006
Rara Avis
75
Jack Avis Isaac's Law - Avis Handling for Fulves favorite hour and least favorite hour used to make selection, found at one of those hours, milk build placement under table
Inspired by
  • "Isaac's Law" (Karl Fulves, Magic and Spells Quarterly)
 2006
Rara Avis
82
Woody Aragón Omega Equals Alpha number of cut of packet is used to remember a card, tantalizer deal
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
206
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer That Is the Question automatic placement and cross sum force, cards dealt in form of a question mark
Related to 2006
Card College Light
141
Alex Elmsley Spell it automatic placement
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
39
Bruce Cervon odd combination automatic placement
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
40
Paul Gordon (Gr)eight! automatic placement
Variations 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
362
John C. Wagner Vietnam Card Trick 2007 two cards predict a card's suit and value, another thought-of card is found
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Freebie 8
23
George McBride Streamlined Who Knows the Card card chosen with counting procedure ends up and number named at beginning
Inspired by 2007
Miraculous Minds
5
Lennart Green The Terrorist (CNN, BCC, FBI, CIA, KGB)
  • I. The Escape (spelling, Double Replacement)
  • II. The Hunting
  • III. The Capture
    • 1. The Da Vinci Code (simple spelling of a phrase to reveal the card)
    • 2. The Scanning Machine (anti-faro elimination)
    • 3. The Puzzle-Master (tapestry)
    • Other Alternatives to Find the Card
Related toAlso published here 2008
The Green Northern Lights Magic
38
Harry Lorayne That's Impossible automatic placement procedure, then brought to any named number
Also published here Jan. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 1)
26
Allan Slaight Stranger Than That
  • Awfulves #1: two-card location with spelling
  • Awfulves #2: two-card location with down-under deal
Also published here 2008
Spins & Needles
110
Karl Fulves, Roberto Giobbi Senza Toccare (Look Ma, No Hands)! counting selection procedure
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
58
Roberto Giobbi A Mathematical Control automatic placement handling
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 18)
87
John C. Wagner Mentally By Two, With A Little Help From Vietnam two cards predict a card's suit and value, another thought-of card is found
  • An Alternate Ending For a Thought-Of Card
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 4)
66
Richard Vollmer, Henry Christ, Martin Gardner Numerology three numbers lead to discovery of freely chosen card
Related toAlso published here 2010
Card College Lightest
88
Harry Lorayne AACAAN "Almost Any Card At Any Number"
Inspired by 2011
Special Effects
137
Harry Lorayne 12/21 number of cards removed, card at that number in rest remembered, later spelled to
 		2011
Special Effects
139
Edward Marlo Automatic Placement
2012
Seeking the Bridge
74
Nick Trost Discover by Elimination chosen card ends up as last card in anti-faro elimination procedure
  • Second Version (inspired by "It's Impossible" reference)
Inspired by 2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
681
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Chicagoism packet, spelling, also over phone
Inspired by
  • "Jasonism" (Eddie Joseph, Sphinx Sept. 1946)
 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
5
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Thirty-Fiveism card at thought-of number remembered, second card chosen
Inspired by
  • "Astral Sense" (Eddie Joseph, Card Magic of the Mind, Abbott's, 1952)
 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
8
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Invoking Margery
Inspired by 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
22
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Presque Vu card chosen via counting procedure ends up at number previously named
Inspired by 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
24
Jim Steinmeyer The Treasure Map
Inspired by
  • trick in Mathematical Recreations and Essays (W. W. Rouse Ball, 1892)
 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
27
Steve Beam El Mejor Mago del Mundo humorous revelation of a selected card
Also published here 2014
El Cardquistador
12
Lennart Green El Terrorista
  • I. El escape
  • II. La cacería
  • III. La captura
    • 1. El código Da Vinci (esta es la más fácil y rápida)
    • 2. El escaner
    • 3. El maestro de los problemas
      • I. Cuatro Ases
      • II. Separación 8/8
      • III Descubriendo una carta
Also published here 2014
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 27)
929
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph The Luckier Number card shows up at number that is named at beginning
Inspired by 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
15
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph The Lost and the Found with incomplete deck
Inspired by 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
18
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph, Alan Stockwell A Study in Scarlet and Black as phone effect
Inspired by 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
21
Harry Lorayne Miracle Class spelling "miracle class" after automatic placement procedure
Related to 2015
JawDroppers!
221
Harry Lorayne, Paul Gordon (Gr)Eight wrong card spelled, right card comes out
Inspired by 2017
JawDroppers! Two
113
Steve Friedberg, Larry Horowitz Prime Coincidence spectator cuts off pile, counts it and remembers card at that position, many small envelopes with numbers are shown and one chosen, that number counted to to find selection
 		July 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7)
67
Ramón Riobóo Ram-Ultaneous two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, appear at same position in two piles
Inspired by 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
139
Harry Lorayne Not Quite ACAAN card and position remembered, then found at named number between 25 and 40
 		2018
And Finally!
210
Jon Racherbaumer The Extremely Hidden Count Down
  • Exhumations
card selected via Automatic Placement procedure moves to named number, includes the divination of the selection and the number of cards the spectator initially cut off
Inspired byAlso published here May 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 5)
50
Jim Steinmeyer The "I Forgot of Something"
2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
9
Larry Jennings Dissertation on an Old Trick various handlings for the automatic placement procedure
  • Version No. 1 (An Old Trick)
  • Version No. 2
  • Version No. 3
  • Version No. 4
  • Version No. 5
  • Version No. 6
Also published here 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
460
Larry Jennings Lucky "32" 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 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
475
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement, "impossible" is spelled, credit information on the effect
Also published here 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
483
Claude Impériale Automatic Placement Card to Pocket card at thought-of position travels to pocket, two handlings
Inspired by Nov. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 11)
506
George McBride Memorology card and its position remembered, another number named, position subtracted to find it
Related to 2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
49
George McBride Under Cover Placement Automatic Placement combined with sunken key, faro
  • Note (sandwich effect)
 		2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
88
Jon Racherbaumer A Dexterous Demo
  • Exhumations
packet cut off and counted, card at that position in rest remembered, performer takes deck under table with one hand and has any number named, card brought to that position
 		Feb. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 2)
45
Andy Choy Corsican Monte three cards chosen from three piles by counting a small packet and remembering the card at that position, medium names positions of the selections
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1098
Al Leech Homespun Spell
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
card and its position remembered, then it is checked that it is no longer at its position, card found by spelling the spectator's name
Also published here Feb. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 2)
47
Edward Marlo Double-Edged Outcome
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
Overkill type effect from 1968 notes, odd-backed kicker (either the selection or deck is perceived to have changed)
 		Apr. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 4)
41