635 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers)
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Prévoir la pensée d'un homme en mettant d'avance une carte choisie au hasard, au rang et au numéro que cet homme doit choisir un instant après chosen card at any number in the deck, faced deck and deck flop
1786 124
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 52
A Card having been Drawn and Returned, and the Pack shuffled, to make it Appear at such Number as the Company Choose two methods (Glide and Re-Deal)
1876 73
Several Persons having each Drawn and Returned a Card, to make each Card appear at such Number in the Pack as the Drawer chooses
1876 75
"Second" Dealing with "card at any number" application
1889 21
To make a Card thought of by one Person appear at such Number in the Pack as another Person shall choose card and its position remembered, bluff counting started with that number, re-count
Related to 1889 85
Conus The Shower of Aces many aces appear at named number (faced-deck turnover at-any-number method)
1889 110
Thought Doubly Anticipated "To Place a Card Thought of by one Person at such Position in the Pack as another Person shall mentally Select"
psychological force & position 7 with outs
1889 134
Professor Hoffmann To produce Three Cards at any Position in the Pack thought of by Another Person three cards appear consecutively at freely named number
1890 38
Der Kartenkünstler als Hellseher No. 34, four cards chosen, deck placed in spectator's pocket, number named, cards removed and card at that number is first selection, repeated three more times
1895 40
Errare Humanum est, oder: Niemand kann zählen No. 13, chosen card appears at named number
1895 104
Das Abzählen der Karten faced deck, spectator names number, as force
Also published here Dec. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 4)
51
Abzählen der Karten faced deck, spectator names number, as force
Related toAlso published here 1896 14
Die geheimnisvolle Verbindung card appears at chosen number, duplicate and double-count, two methods
Related to 1896 40
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die erzwungene Wahl selection at named number
1896 70
Mundus vult decipi card appears at named number, Menetekel deck without short cards
Also published here 1896 77
Thought Reading Extraordinary thought of card at thought of number up to ten
Related to 1897 85
The Ubiquitous Card card at named number
Related toAlso published here 1897 102
Four Aces at four Numbers four numbers named and Aces counted to one by one, using faced deck and deck turnovers
Sep. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9)
133
Hugo Kramer Die verbrannte und wieder entstandene Karte card at any number force (palmed card replaced when named number is reached), card burned and reappears in cage
Related to Aug. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 8)
119
Fin de Siècle No. 12, card chosen, deck cut in as many packets as the spectator wishes, selection appears at named number in a chosen packet
1900 86
Charles Arbre Denken und Vergessen two cards chosen by a spectator and replaced, one named and one "forgotten", named appears at named number, other one chosen by another spectator
Variations June 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 6)
86
S. W. Erdnase Power of Concentrated Thought number up to ten
Related toVariations 1902 196
A. J. Das Vorherbestimmen menschlicher Gedanken oder "Die Sehergabe des indischen Marabus" three selections and their positions in the deck predicted, faced deck, two methods with or without an off-stage assistant, pocket writing of numbers with stencil
Aug. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 8)
115
Carl Willmann Ihr Wille geschehe! card chosen and shuffled back by spectator, small number named and card is there, gambling for seven with outs
Dec. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 12)
180
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Die Seelenwanderung der Karten four-of-a-kind placed in square formation in a napkin, two card covered with cardboard, they travel upwards one by one through the napkin, preliminary phase in which every Ace does a trick (comes to top, travels from pocket to pocket, to pocket, appears at any number) to switch the ungaffed cards for double facers
Jan. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 1)
2
Dr. Reinhard Rohnstein Eine neue Methode des Abzählens "Schule der Magie"
selection placed on top, small number named and card shown at that position, extra card placed on top and then glide/strike second deal
Apr. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 4)
51
T. Nelson Downs Chosen Card Appears in Any Part of the Deck "Card Tricks based on a New and Original System of Locating a Chosen Card"
selection to any small number, with outs and alternative strategies
1909 142
T. Nelson Downs Fifth Method card to any number, with placement strategy to twenty-sixth
1909 154
Nate Leipzig The Ubiquitous Cards three peeked-at cards, three times stop trick performed, last time with spectator dealing, with variation with numbers instead of "stop"
Related toVariations 1909 157
Re-Count Force for card at any number
1909 161
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Unit Block Control Second Deal block backjogged
1910 146
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 95
Stanley Collins Cards and Coincidence three selections and three packets, cards at number, faced deck method
1915 20
Charles T. Jordan Divino No. 5, deck dealt into two piles, card at position in one half remembered, deck pocketed, number named, card at that position is selection
Related toVariations 1920 11
Charles T. Jordan Satan's Prophecy No.1, one of four named cards by performer is chosen and card travels from half to other half in box at named number, card is also predicted on paper
Related toVariations 1920 2
Stanley Collins A Card Comedy card chosen and lost, spectator names number, card counted to, spectator claims it's not his card but deck shown as one-way deck, gag with stooge
1925 30
Louis Nikola Locating Card chosen and lost, magician divines card and position in deck after shuffles and cuts
Also published here 1927 27
Louis Nikola To Name The Position Of Any Card Called For
1927 39
Louis Nikola To Name The Card Occupying Any Given Position
1927 39
Louis Nikola The Flight Card to Impossible Location At Any Number: Card vanishes from inside an envelope to be found in a deck sealed also in another envelope, at a location named by the spectator
1927 62
Jack Merlin To Place a Selected Card in a Given Position in the Pack
1927/28 12
Eric F. Impey Card at Number card at small number is forced card, cards dealt face up
1928 1
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die gehorsamen Karten in der Tasche des Zuschauers deck placed inside pocket of spectator, performer removes three selections at three named numbers
1930 86
A Matter of Thought glide
1933 81
Victor Farelli Subtlety versus Manipulation between one and forty
1933 82
Ernando Veneri The Veneri "Turn" bluff method for "card at any number"
1933 95
Thoughts Anticipated card and its position remembered, is transferred to another named number
Related to 1933 17
Ralph W. Hull The "Will-o'-the-Wisp" Card "Sometimes Known as The Run-A-Way Card"
card and its position thought-of, it vanishes and reappears reversed at named number, re-deal placement
Related to 1933 7
Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Never Miss" Card Trick selection appears at chosen position, repeat with apparent failure and transformation
  • reverse count and packet turnover bluff
  • slip-back deal count
1933 19
Tom Sellers Finding a Selected Card at Any Number Called For
  • Method 1
  • Method 2
  • Method 3
1934 10
Theodore Annemann Three Cards - Three Numbers two decks, three times cards are found at small number named, in other pack, three-way forcing pack
1934 42
Card and Number Divination up to ten, with outs (palm-off, transformation)
Related to 1935 8
Laurie Ireland A Most Unusual Experiment in Which a Chosen Card Appears Instantly at Any Number in the Deck from 10 to 45
Related to 1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
10
Laurie Ireland Better Yet any ace at named number
1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
11
Ralph W. Hull A Brain Teaser No. 9, card vanishes from packet and travels to named position into other packet, duplicate, saliva
Related toAlso published here 1935 11
Watch Locator No. 33, selection lost, spectator adds hours and minutes of current time to count to selection
1935 31
Frank Lane, U. F. Grant The Piles card ends up at chosen number
1935 35
Harry J. Smith Automatic Seconds card(s) at any number(s) using second deal from card case with slit
Variations 1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
88
Hilarious Finish to an Old Trick card at number with recount, another spectator names it
1936 154
Victor Farelli Seventeen Down Selection appears at number foretold by magician. Effect allows magician to secretly cull the four Kings to the top for a later routine.
Inspired by
  • (Al Baker, The Sphinx, 1932)
1936 12
The Magic Breath trick succeeds on second count
Related to 1937 17
Push-Back Count cards are counted from top of pack, first one is stolen back
1937 52
The Missing Card card travels from pack to another pack to named number, sticky card
1937 105
Number Please any number, sticky card
1937 115
Theodore Annemann Initialled Card Telepathy signed card at chosen number or stop trick, double backer
1937 121
Your Card, Your Number slip back count, one way deck
1937 154
U. F. Grant Say When three cards at three numbers in fifteen-card packet, using hat, one-way backs
1937 164
The Reverse "Count-Down" Trick faced deck, banded deck
1937 171
Mentalo card at random position is found at position twenty with bold miscounting
Related to 1937 177
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Keystone Card Discovery some byplay and apparent failure
1937 182
The 52 Card Trick thought-of card ends up at named number up to thirteen, matrix dealing elimination process
1937 182
J. F. Orrin Card and Number Menetekel Deck
1937 258
Finding a Card in Any Position basic stripper deck application
1937 264
At Any Number From Pocket stripper deck
1937 268
Ralph W. Hull Three in One Card Trick card vanishes from packet and travels to named position into other packet, duplicate, saliva
Also published here 1937 294
To Any Number short card
1937 312
Joe Berg An Amazing Card Location top five cards are shown not to be the selection, number up to five is called, card at that position is now selection, imperfection principle
1937 9
A Chosen Card Is Discovered at Any Selected Number bottom deal
1938 212
b. Effect one to ten, thought-of card
1938 331
The Spectator Makes a Prediction svengali deck, selection at any number by spectator
1938 432
Harry Blackstone Card and Number number named, that many cards are cut to and selection is at that position, belly stripper card
Variations 1938 461
Harrison Give a Number! featuring weird throw switch, mention of Svengali deck method
Related to Feb. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 41)
283
Charles T. Jordan A New Force Deck unnecessarily gaffed deck for faced-deck countdown
Mar. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 42)
289
Laurie Ireland Card at any Small Number bottom deal with cover card subtlety
Related toVariations 1938 6
Barbara Stanwyck Card at Dice Number three dice thrown, total counted to selection
Jan. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 52)
361
Theodore Annemann Card at Number from 1-10 with outs
1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
368
Stephen Simpson Criss-Cross performer and spectator each write down card and number from one to twenty-six, when counted down in two halves it matches, option to end clean by switching the half with duplicates
Feb. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 53)
377
Faced-Deck Card at Any Number
Dec. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 70)
477
Newton Hall Name Your Number selection to any named number
1939 39
Theodore Annemann Stop selection is at thought-of position, continuous triples
Variations 1939 4
Five Star Finale five selections appear at five numbers
1940 263
An Expert at Figures using addition force
1940 268
The Card at Any Number thumb count
1940 417
William Ruesskamp Another Card Silk Idea silk transforms in a box, card is found at random number, Rueskamp
1940 17
Joseph Cottone The Aerial Count
1941 42
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Card and Number at any number, stripper glide
1941 19
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Lighting Calculator number named, that many cards cut off, next card selection
1941 23
Dr. Lazlo Rothbart Ihre Chance selection is found at position of number made by removed matches from matchbox
June 1941 4
Al Baker Outguessing the Spectator thought-of Numbers, two spectator, roughed deck
Also published here 1941 20
Al Baker Cooperative Conjuring with (forcing) dice, between ten and thirty
Also published here 1941 76
Paul Curry Two Card Routine
  • Effect No. 1: Joker and Ace of Spades change places
  • Effect No. 2: Joker on top, Ace on the bottom vanish and are found together in the center
  • Effect No. 3: Joker and ace pushed in the deck, travel to top and bottom
  • Effect No. 4: two numbers are called, counted and the cards found at those positions are Joker and Ace
  • Effect No. 5: Joker and Ace reverse in the deck
  • Effect No. 6: spectator reverses one card behind his back, it is the Joker
  • Effect No. 7: two selections are put face up into the deck, next to them the Joker and the Ace are found
  • Effect No. 8: selections transform into Joker and Ace
  • Effect No. 9: two cards clipped by four paper clips are removed from the pocket, Joker and Ace
Also published here 1941 27
Card Appearance at Selected Number "between 5 and 10"
1941/27 221
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Lucky Seventh selection at named small number
1942 10
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Obliging Cards two cards found at two named numbers
1942 14
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Silver Trick date on coin is used to count down to four selections
1942 15
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue Ringing the Changes card and its position remembered, optional stranger card
1942 31
Art Lyle Bottom Deal Second
Feb. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 29)
120
R. C. Buff Middle Deal center deal presentation
Related to July 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 40)
166
Harrison Give A Number featuring weird throw switch, mention of Svengali deck method
1943 62
Tom Bowyer Routine with a Svengali Deck different effects with a svengali deck, reverse, spelling, counting, all alike
June 1944 54
John Mulholland The Freely Selected Card concept of one-way backs, three methods of locating a freely selected card using one-way backs
  • I. Standard location
  • II. Card at number
  • III. Spectator locates card
1944 12
John Mulholland II. Card at Number magician notes card’s position in deck (one-way backs), miscalls several cards’ values that add up to the card’s position and spectator counts down
1944 14
Elwin More My Favorite Card Routine prediction on business card, card found at chosen number
1945
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1945)
14
Sylvan Barnet At a Mentally Chosen Number
1945 71
Bert Allerton Name Your Number one of six cards chosen, its number used to count to selection
Related to Aug. 1945 139
Warren Wiersbe A Change in Number card and its position remembered, is transferred to another named number
Related to 1946 19
John Scarne The Eagle Speaks coin whispers the position, where the selection is in the deck, then the coin vanishes and appears above the selection
Variations May 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 106)
427
Arden Morris Mathematical Marvel performer selects and replaces a card, spectator names two numbers, card is not found at those numbers, but on the third try when counting to their difference
1946 16
Edward Marlo Marlo's Miracle Prediction deck shuffled, number named by spectator, card predicted, punch deal
Related toVariations 1947 19
Edward Marlo III. The Named Vanish named card, reappears at named number, stacked
1947 36
A Pocket Discovery deck in pocket, card produced at named number
1948 18
A Card and a Number card is found at number which was "dealt" by spectator before
1948 26
Mentalivity
1948 186
Fred Fletcher Bottoms Up off-beat card at small number
Oct. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 161)
647
Arthur H. Buckley Card at Small Number psychological (gambling for Seven) with out
1948 96
Arthur H. Buckley Selected Card at Any Number card thought of during riffling, it ends up at named number
1948 129
William Ruesskamp 15 to 30
Apr. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 175)
700
U. F. Grant Grant's Terrific Telephone Test deck dealt onto table in row with every other card reversed, reversed one chosen, then any person called who names an odd number, card is there, half forcing deck
Related to Aug./Sep. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
12
Al Baker Telepathy For Two two cards appear at chosen numbers from one to ten, forcing banks
Also published here 1949 97
Joe Stuthard Any Number Called For
1949 15
George Armstrong Telephone Trick person phoned and asked for a number in the deck, selection is at that position
1949 18
Howard Wurst Thought Control No. 28, Ten cards chosen and written on slips of paper, along with number. One paper is chosen, dealing down to number reveals that card
1950 51
Cliff Green Magic in Your Own Hands No. 29, spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related toVariations 1950 53
Oscar Weigle Add Lib No. 139, Selected card moves to position named by performer
1950 268
Bill Nord Nord's Handkerchief Variation selection appears face-up at number, under handkerchief
Apr. 1950
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 11)
651
Eddie Joseph Who Knows the Card? card chosen with counting procedure ends up and number named at beginning
Variations 1950 3
Paul Rosini The Fair Count count-down to named number, count repeated because of skepticism of audience, selection found reversed
VariationsAlso published here 1950 18
Dai Vernon Complete Cover deck in performer's hand, covered with handkerchief, spectator names a number between ten and twenty, performer names card at that position
1950 28
Edward Marlo Unknown - Effect No. 2 two selections appear at selected numbers up to ten, several methods, some with roughed cards, impromptu double backer
1951 1
Edward Marlo Effect No. 6 spectator thinks of card as they are riffled by slowly, this card reverses at named number
1951 3
Hal M. Greenberg Hal's Halucination numbers written on billets, performer tries to find selection and removes two cards, one for suit other for value, card is found at number on selected billet
Apr. 1952
The Phoenix (Issue 252)
1006
Bill Simon Two Numbers two cards selected, spectators only think of a number, both cards are found at the positions
Related to 1952 81
Theodore Annemann No Title At All two selection, first found by stop, second by naming a number, two way forcing deck, alternated
1952 6
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 32
Edward Marlo Effect One card from packet into odd-backed deck at named number
Related to 1953 9
Edward Marlo Red & Blue Routine I card travels from packet into odd-backed deck to chosen position
1953 36
Edward Marlo Red & Blue Routine II card travels from packet into odd-backed deck, then turns over there
1953 39
Edward Marlo Red & Blue Routine III card travels from packet into odd-backed deck twice
1953 40
R. M. Jamison The Mystic Card of Fu message appears on a blank card, which names position of selection in deck
May 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 308)
30
Dr. Stanley Jaks Al Bakers Prophecy one out of eight cards is chosen, value leads to selection, everything was predicted
1954
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 15 No. 2)
170
Stewart James The Deckspert spectator cuts off cards and puts some of them in one pocket and some in the other, card at position of total of cards in one pocket is remembered, performer changes order of deck, then card is at position of total of cards in other pocket
1954 10
John Scarne Card Climax at a named number, with down under deal
1956 118
Charles T. Jordan The Keystone Card Discovery Two numbers named, predicted card is found at position equal to the difference between the two numbers.
Related to 1956 22
Edward Marlo Bold Steal - Second Handling one to ten
1957 10
Edward Marlo, Ernando Veneri Veneri Turn Variant bluff method for "card at any number"
1957 20
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Card At Any Number
May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
13
Rolf Andra 3x Karten-Magie selection at number, number is determined by value of other card
1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 4)
694
Rolf Andra Der rätselhafte 3-Karten Trick three decks, chosen number to select card, cards turnover in each deck
1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 4)
698
Alex Elmsley Switchy-Coo card a chosen number is reversed, then changes to previous selection
Also published here Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
18
Dai Vernon The Bent Corner Prediction spectator names number up to 52, card there is predicted by performer
Related toVariations 1959 12
Edward Marlo The Over Count selection found at a freely chosen number
Related to 1959 11
Edward Marlo One Hand Count Down selection appears at named small number, bottom deal
1959 27
Al Leech The Double Count
1959 10
Jack Avis The Birthday Card Trick card is found a position of a wished month
1959 312
James Steranko Packet Replacement Variation addition to packet, or card-at-a-number
1960 31
Edward Marlo Aces and Numbers Aces are found at numbers designated by apparently random playing cards
Variations 1961 38
Edward Marlo The Guide Transposition card vanishes from packet an appears at chosen position in another deck
1961 25
Charlie Miller The Upside Down Trick value cut to is counted down to find selection, featuring face-up bottom deal
1961 36
Ernando Veneri Veneri Turn bluff method for "card at any number"
1962 45
Harry Lorayne The Sloppy Card Trick saliva for control, selection appears on named number up to ten
Variations 1962 42
Jochen Zmeck Hypnose multiple spectators chose the same card, routine for Svengali type decks
1962 11
Jochen Zmeck Medium partial rough-smooth, red and black alternate, then force blocks, three phases:
1. spectator says if top card is red or black, he is always right
2. spectator names position of a given card, the card is at that position
3. performer put unknown card in pocket, spectator divines it
Related to 1962 18
Al Koran Erfüllte Gedankenwünsche two cards selected and spectators find them with small number or stop, two-card mirage deck, partial rough-smooth
1962 23
Dr. William Weyeneth Eine Karten Kaprice card at number, duplicate, easy second deal with missing part
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 4)
52
Edward Marlo Aces and Numbers Variation
Inspired by 1964 37
Edward Marlo Marlo Miracle Aces classic faro Ace cutting ("estimation aces"), last Ace found at named number
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1964 44
Tony Kardyro Stop, Spell or Number
1966 4
Dai Vernon "Secrets" "Chapter Four", spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related toAlso published here 1967 27
Bruce Cervon Ten Gives Three "Chapter Eight", Ace to Ten are shuffled, reorder themselves, joker appears at chosen number
Related toVariations 1967 45
Gene Finnell Your Number - Your Card four cards face up, value of each is dealt and four selections are found, spectators decide in which order
1967 15
Edward Marlo Emergency Transfer selection to any position from two to nine
1968 43
Jack Avis "Wandman" Transpo card moves from one position in deck to another, by throwing dice, using Walter Wandman dice box
May 1968 175
Jack Avis Hidden Power card selected via Automatic Placement procedure moves to named number
Variations May 1968 177
Edward Marlo Applications of the Immediate Bottom Deal:
  • As An Exchange
  • As A Count-Down Effect
  • Gambling Demonstration
Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
225
Edward Marlo Better Than fingertip peeked at card to any number with faros
1970 96
Edward Marlo The Vanishing Card peeked card vanishes, reappears at chosen number, saliva
1970 116
Dai Vernon Name a Number selected card at any number
Variations 1970 9
Edward Marlo Proving Count card at number, with greek deal
1970 26
Alan Shaxon Once Again!!! selection is found at named number, then at stopped position, then wrong card turns into selection and finally the balloon stand
1970 25
Rolf Andra Magie mit Zahlen und Karten number up to ten
1970
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 31 No. 2)
34
Jerry K. Hartman Redone-bury Delusion
Related to 1970 18
Roy Johnson Predictafors card at named number is predicted, 1-0-1 mirage deck
1970 21
Roger Smith Any Number via False Faro Method
  • The Faro Shuffler's Column #1
without actual faro, straight-cut placement ("False Faro")
Related toVariations Aug. 1970
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 1)
9
Roger Smith Any Number via False Faro Method - Variations two variations
Inspired by Sep. 1970
Necromancer (Vol. 1 No. 2)
8
John Jennings Card Incident
1971
Magick (Issue 33)
162
Edward Marlo Countdown Disclosures setting a selection to named number in small packet, several approaches (described in context reference)
Related to Apr. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
26
Charles Cameron Probability Nil! card at number, extracted from performer's pocket
1972
Magick (Issue 56)
279
From the Spectator's Pocket deck in spectator's pocket, card at named position
1972 3
Stewart Judah Favorite Card Trick card from row chosen, its value used to count down to selection
1972 42
Card at Any Number first time it fails, re-deal
1972 42
Henry Christ Stop When Ready
Also published here 1972 43
At Second Spectator's Number using the glide
1972 45
T. Page Wright The Three Numbers two named numbers, card is found at difference of named numbers
1972 45
Torn Pack Location deck torn in half, two halves of selection found at named numbers
1972 46
Jack Vosburgh My Number Your Card
1972 143
Roger "Hervey" Vuille Tour avec le Coin Coupé card at number from bottom of the deck, glide
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 2)
36
Dai Vernon Vernon On Blackstone's Pet No. 97, number named, that many cards are cut to and selection is at that position
Inspired by 1972 29
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Do It Yourself No. 165, card chosen from one half, its value is counted down in second half to find selection, bottom deal
Related to 1972 41
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bottom Deal Location No. 193, three cards chosen in different ways, they show up at three small numbers
1972 47
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Jumping Aces No. 204, "Dr. Oberholzer ace location", sounds like four packets are counted off while starting with an Ace on top for each count, cryptic
Related to 1972 49
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Rosini's Reverse Card No. 293, card appears reversed at chosen number on second count, bottom deal placement
Inspired by 1972 75
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Horowitz's Two Pile Effect No. 324, card chosen from one half, its value is counted down in second half to find selection
Related to 1972 84
Paul Rosini Rosini Reverse No. 365, count-down to named number, count repeated because of skepticism of audience, selection found reversed
Also published here 1972 102
Dr. Oberholzer Dr. Oberholzer Four Ace Routine No. 388, sounds like four packets are counted off while starting with an Ace on top for each count, cryptic
Related toVariations 1972 106
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Robert Howdin Version Of Chosen Card Picked From Pocket At Number Called For No. 394, Howdin = Houdin?
Related to
  • "Clairvoyance by Touch" (Robert-Houdin, The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic)
1972 108
Ace Prologue To Routine No. 518, top card used to count off a pile of that number, done four times, Aces found on bottom of each
Related to 1972 145
Dr. Jacob Daley, Royal Vale Heath Card Trick 14-15 No. 571, card lost, spectator cuts and nine cards are taken, three consecutive cards give numbers 14 or 15 to locate selection, magic square with the nine cards
1972 159
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Location Thought No. 594, card thought of from thirteen cards during riffle peek, found by counting down its value
Related to 1972 166
Sam Leo Horowitz, T. Page Wright Horowitz & Wright Combination Stack Routine Using Ace To King No. 616
  • card thought of from thirteen cards during riffle peek, found by counting down its value
  • then another card selected, spectator cuts, value cut to used to count to selection
  • spectator chooses a number of cards and puts them on deck, then a card of matching value is chosen or located
Related to 1972 171
John Scarne Scarne's Number Card Crimp For Vernon's Reverse Effect No. 672, chosen card at named number with corner crimped, perhaps referring to reference
Inspired by 1972 183
Roterberg's Umbiquitous Card No. 686, card at named number using Push-Back Count
Also published here 1972 186
Juan Tamariz El Valor de un Soplo Magico card at small number, performer counts once and fails, then spectator repeats it and card is found, re-count
Related toVariations 1973 41
Calvin Thompson The Electronic Man with computer cards, number named only punched card, computer presentation, see p. 370 for idea by J.G. Thompson Jr.
1973
Magick (Issue 71)
351
Gene Nielsen Homage to Koran card at number, hands-off version
1973
Magick (Issue 72)
359
Roger Smith Trickus Ultimatus single card and packet is removed, performer divines number of cards, selection travels from center to chosen position matching the chosen number, duplicates
Related to Jan. 1973
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 1)
4
Roger Smith Friday Night Countdown card transforms to selection, then selection is inserted in to the deck and travels to chosen number
Related to 1974
Necromancer (Vol. 2 No. 4)
4
Jochen Zmeck Gleiche Gedanken three numbers named, cards at those numbers are predicted with mates or from another deck
1974 4
Falschabzählen durch Zurückziehen counting off the deck with faces towards audience, top card pulled back on deck to make it appear at any number
1974 4
Jochen Zmeck 3. Würfel und Spielkarten dice shaken in dice box, card at that position remembered, shaken again and card then found at the new number
1974 17
Edward Marlo A Quickie card vanishes from top and reappears at its previous position
Variations 1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
28
Edward Marlo Exhibitionism card from certain position selected, cut to performer to its original position
1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
29
Paul Rosini Card at a Number deck is shuffled and covered with handkerchief, spectator names a number from ten to twenty, performer is able to divine which card is at that position
Variations 1975 211
Choice & Chance
Related to Winter 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two))
856
Roger Smith Cutting Freely Does It card selected with cutting procedure shows up at previously named number between twenty and thirty
1975 4
Frederick Wingfield Thought Waves II spectator remember cards and position, card appears at number thought by another spectator, faced deck
Variations 1975
Magick (Issue 119)
593
Edward Marlo Mental Minus Multiple named Ace at named Position, false Dealing
1976 5
Edward Marlo The Pellet Classic number from ten to twenty-five named, three cards chosen and written on pellets, cards lost, pellet chosen, this card is at named position
VariationsAlso published here 1976 183
Dai Vernon Another Variation
Related to 1976 2
Edward Marlo Unknown - Effect No. 2 two selections appear at selected numbers up to ten, several methods, some with roughed cards, impromptu double backer
1976
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
112
Edward Marlo No Trace Aces named aces at named number, multiple minus bottoms
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
109
Jerry Andrus Sidewinder Deal
1976 30
Nick Trost Dice and Card Revelation Card found at number rolled on dice, then performer pulls out pair of cards that match the numbers on the dice
1976 10
Roger Smith Friday Night Countdown card near bottom, small number counted to and card there changes into selection, repeat, for method see reference
Related to 1976 2
A Card and a Number No. 49
1976 74
Richard Himber Calculator Cards No. 62, selection is "six and three quarters cards" down in deck, it's correct with a card in which a quarter is torn out
1976 94
Martin A. Nash A Second Intrusion similar to DCD, see p. 448 for additional crediting
1977 232
Barrie Richardson Memorable Memory Stunt shuffled deck, someone names a position, performer instantly names the card, faced deck
  • Pseudo-Memorized Deck
Related to Dec. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 4)
500
Karl Fulves Stop At Nothing selection shuffled back and number named, there appears a blank card and selection is gone
1977 42
Dan MacMillan Card to Number number between ten and twenty named, performer cuts off that many card and selection is at that position
1977 39
Tan Hock Chuan Your Card at Your Number Three cards selected and lost, found at three named numbers
1977 8
Ken Krenzel At Any Number between ten and twenty
Related to 1978 59
Erhard Liebenow Instant Card Control peeked card at number between twenty and thirty
1978 9
An der gewünschten Stelle card at number, using the glide
1978 60
Jerry K. Hartman Quick Counts Quick Count I: Magician divines card at a certain position in deck
Quick Count II: Spectator stops the dealing on previously named card
Also published here 1978 57
Jack Yates The Number Force card named, numbers jotted down and summed up, card at that position
  • Plus a Marked Deck (card pushed out of marked deck instead of named)
1978 5
Bob Ostin Tilt to Countdown card at named number
Also published here 1978
The Talon (Issue 1)
6
Rolf Andra Kartenzauber card at number
1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 1)
8
Martin A. Nash Any Way that you Want it named aces at named positions, false dealing
Related to 1979 418
Edward Marlo Named Position Reverse selection appears reversed at named position
1979 48
David Solomon, Ernando Veneri Veneri Turn Variant bluff method for "card at any number"
1979 318
Jerry Mentzer Gag Revelation any number from 6-9
1979 95
Harry Lorayne An Extraordinary Prediction ace to ten are shuffled, reorder themselves, jack appeares at chosen number
Related to 1979 168
Ernando Veneri Veneri Turn bluff method for "card at any number", referenced at wrong spot
1979 15
John Carney Stop That Card Trick!!
Related to 1979 12
Leslie Anderson Chance! named card is found on position which is the same number as the price written on the box
Related to 1979
Magick (Issue 232)
1157
Edward Marlo Aces at any Number four Aces at four numbers via edge marks and second deal
1980 8
Tom Mullica Numbers Up card appears reversed at named number
May 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 5)
345
Martin A. Nash Any Way That You Want It named aces at named positions, false dealing
Inspired by 1980 6
Martin A. Nash Any Way that you Want it brief description
Inspired by 1980 3
Edward Marlo, Martin A. Nash Marlo Miracle Aces classic faro ace cutting ("estimation aces"), last ace found at named number
Inspired by 1980 4
Harry Lorayne Numero Uno number up to twenty names, that many cards cut off by performer, selection at that position
Also published here 1980 14
Martin A. Nash Credence peeked-at card vanishes and reappears at named number, center deal
Nov. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 11)
561
Derek Dingle Control to a Named Number featuring Side Steal Placement
1982 103
Frank Garcia Aces at Chosen Numbers
1982 59
Christian Scherer Countdown peeked card found at number of a stopped at card
1982 16
David Britland Straight from the Top palming a card while dealing through deck
Related to May 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 13)
241
Stephen Tucker Birrth-Control any card is named and produced, using date of birth
Inspired by 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
15
José Carroll The Card-Culator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1983 10
Jerry Sadowitz My Name is Kerr card to named position reversed
Related to 1984 19
Thomas Alan Waters Twinsome number is secretly written down, card is peeked at, deck dealt and both spectator shout at the same time stop
1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Thynk)
623
Deckspert No. 10, four dice thrown, two used to select a card at a position, sum of all four to count down to selection
1984 13
Stephen Tucker Twice as Clear card at named number, performer deals
Apr. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 36)
708
Dan Tong Laws of Order half forcing stack
Jan. 1984
Magick (Issue 327)
1633
Denny Laub, Gary Inglese Simulcast! card at any number, half forcing deck
Aug. 1984
Magick (Issue 337)
1681
Ken Krenzel Point of Contrast card at thought of number travels to named number
Related to 1985 260
Card at Given Number slap trick
Related to 1985 6
Tom Bowyer Svengali Routine selection made, card divined, then it turns over, then appears at named number and at randomly spelled card, spectator stabs next to it
1985 28
Frederick Braue Prearranged Pack Idea placing card at required number
Inspired by 1985 29
Frederick Braue Routine outline of routine for four selections with locator card
  • divination with crystal
  • at named number
  • stop trick
  • vanishing pack
1985 30
Stewart Judah Der vorbestimmte Zufall card at number between twenty-five and forty
July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
135
Larry Jennings Dice-O-Matic number is arrived at with dice
Variations 1986 211
Larry Jennings, Dai Vernon Slap Me Again (I Needed That) any number, slap trick
1986 231
Bascom Jones Control Plus naming position of selected card
May 1986
Magick (Issue 370)
1848
Paul Swinford Impossibility one of sixteen cards thought of, ends up at a chosen position after a few sortings with sorting rod
1986 24
Josef Holzer Bestimmen Sie selbst! card at any number, Monte Cristo deck
Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
172
David Regal Up for the Count!
1987 41
Sam Leo Horowitz Look Homeward, Angel card travels from bottom of deck to named postion reversed, mis-credited to Dai Vernon
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 8)
8
Jerry Sadowitz Three, Four, Five Etc undercount deal as placement to named number on second deal
Inspired byRelated to 1987 106
Justin Higham Veneri Turn Variation bluff method for "card at any number"
1987
Inside Out (Issue 2)
7
Darwin Ortiz In One Deal Aces are found at specified numbers
1988 27
Dai Vernon, Laurie Ireland The Slap Trick any number
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1988 20
Dai Vernon The Intelligent Leaper interlock, two handlings
Variations 1988 145
Fred C. Baumann Positioned one to ten range, crimp and "recount" principle
Nov. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 11)
1571
Roy Walton Divine Dice three dice shaken in match box (sure shot), one card at a rolled value is chosen, then card is found at total of three rolled dice
1988 46
Jerry Sadowitz Shuffle Reverse overhand shuffle action reverse, selection can appear reversed at named position
1989 77
Jerry K. Hartman Farther Figure card thought of in one to ten range travels to ten to twenty range
Also published here Jan. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 1)
1588
Richard Vollmer Never Say Die card is found with another value
Variations Dec. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 12)
1721
Edward Marlo The Shifting Card card from tenth position to anything between ten and twenty
1989 9
Edward Marlo Nullifying the Possibilities card at any number, four methods, including commentary on the plot and Vernon's "Slap Trick"
Inspired byVariations 1989 22
John Scarne Long Distance card chosen on other side of the room, risky force, position named
1989 2
Edward Marlo "Card at Any Number" selected card to one to fifty-two, card starts ten cards away from break
Related toVariations 1990 9
Edward Marlo The Pellet Classic number from ten to twenty-five named, three cards chosen and written on pellets, cards lost, pellet chosen, this card is at named position
Related to 1990 50
Alexander de Cova Karte in Schachtel "Signed Folded Card in Box", Slap Trick, then card to box
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990 9
Dai Vernon The Slap Trick brief
1990 12
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Related toAlso published here 1990 579
Simon Aronson Bait and Switch spectator names number and selects card, performer apparently brings the card to that number one-handed behind his back
Inspired by 1990 85
Paul Hallas Not So Remote Viewing! card is named and performer names its position in the deck
Inspired by 1990 2
José Carroll The Card-Calculator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1991 47
Richard Vollmer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Mar. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 3)
1904
Edward Marlo, Ralph W. Hull Marlo's Will-Of-The-Wisp card vanishes from its position, reappears at another chosen number (see Hull's More Eye Openers), two methods
Feb. 1991 13
T. Page Wright Leaper to Number card travels from one packet to another at named number
1991 111
T. Page Wright A Card to Any Number selected card to any (smaller) number, using secret slip cut and thumb count, or double count strategy
1991 168
Jack McMillen A Card Reversed at Any Number creative half pass use, for credit see page 8
1991 170
T. Page Wright From Deck to Deck selection travels into another deck at any number
1991 194
Karl Fulves Shake an Ace named Ace appears at total of rolled dice
Inspired by 1991
Cheat Sheet (Issue 8)
81
Jerry K. Hartman Farther Figure card thought of in one to ten range travels to ten to twenty range
Also published here 1991 316
Jerry K. Hartman Quick Count magician divines card at a certain position in deck
Also published here 1991 558
Edward Marlo Undercover Quickie card vanishes from top and reappears at its previous position
Inspired by Feb. 1991
Technomagic (Issue 8)
62
Frederick Braue Paul Revere's Card two halves, selection vanishes from one half and appears at chosen number in second half, duplicate, "Midnight Marvel" (1943)
1992 16
Frederick Braue One to Ten card controlled to eighth position, with out
Related to 1992 26
Leo Boudreau, Larry Becker The Unknown cards with names of playing cards printed on both sides, spectator thinks of any value and looks for all cards which have the value, then he choses a suit, performer finds card in a deck, variation where card is found at position written on case
1992 185
Gene Maze Triple Threat three selection shuffled face-up into three piles, three numbers named and selection appear at those numbers face-up
Also published here Dec. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
59
Doug Edwards Fake-Take Count
Apr. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 4)
2201
Jerry Sadowitz, Ken Krenzel Card At Any Number
Inspired by 1993 10
Jerry Sadowitz Combination Plus control sequence to get into it
Inspired by 1993 11
Bob King Seeing is Believing performer blindfolded for full routine
Phase I: a card pocketed and another selected
Phase II: selection found at named small number
Phase III: two more cards divined, using 52-on-One and 3-1/2 gag cards
Phase IV: four Aces dealt in poker round
Phase V: pocketed card named
1993 22
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Also published here 1993 123
John Scarne Aces on Impact spectator shuffles top half and names small number counted down and spectator takes the card at that number, repeated three more times, they are the Aces
Variations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 2)
19
J. W. Sarles Cutback Ace of Spades shuffled in deck, spectator cuts anywhere and names small number, Ace found there, beating the cut presentation
1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
44
Card at Any Position uncredited Slap Trick
Related to 1993 54
Dai Vernon, John Murray, Jerry Mentzer One Hand Bottom - Applications
1993 227
Sid Fleischman The Pigeon Pasteboard No. 3, card at named position remembered, it later is found at same position
1993 127
Harry Anderson The Children's Yard Sale named card is found on position which is the same number as the price written on the box
Related to 1993 78
Padre Wenceslao Ciuró, Vicente Canuto Dos Transformaciones two phases, selection apparently place in pile with other cards ends up at named number, then random chosen card changes to selection
1993 123
Larry Jennings Carta Vuelta al Número Nombrado card appears face-up at chosen number
1993 232
Vicente Canuto Concurso de Belleza four Queens on the table, card is selected and Queen with matching suit vanishes and appears on position matching the value of selection
1993 264
Jonathan Cooke Recycled Thoughts: Casual Prediction two decks, card selected and found on named number in second deck, half forcing deck
Feb. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 8)
4
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Positionally Yours using two decks
Apr. 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 10)
11
Richard Vollmer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2410
Alex Elmsley Switchy-Coo card a chosen number is reversed, then changes to previous selection
Also published here 1994 175
Gene Maze Triple Threat three selection shuffled face-up into three piles, three numbers named and selection appear at those numbers face-up
Also published here 1994 62
Doug Canning Down for the Count two decks, card is named and put in a deck, cards next to it form a number and same card in other deck found at this position
1994 941
Jackie McClements Card to Any Number number between ten and twenty named, card from that position removed and placed on top, it instantly penetrates back to original position
1994 12
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Any Card Any Number two decks
Mar. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 9)
12
Edward Marlo Center Deal Effects 1. selection at any number
2. two peeked-at cards at any numbers
3. Aces placed into different parts are dealt out to any numbers
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Mar. 1975
1995 204
Edward Marlo One Way, Two Selections deck divided in three packets, two cards chosen and deck reassembled, found at two selected numbers
Related toAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1977
1995 338
Louis Gombert La carte au nombre
1995 20
Claude Rix Les cloches de Nuremberg glass attached to string produces sound and divines position of named number, and is used to divine chosen card, calendar and second deck used for additional phase
1995 71
Claude Rix La sibylle des salons... mixture of different routines, Fred, birthday book and other coincidences
1995 127
Guy Hollingworth The Card at any Number UCS
1996 19
Allan Ackerman Anyone - Anywhere: The Indicator number determined by value of another card, memorized deck
Also published here 1996 30
Count Reverse card at named position removed, cut back into deck, it reappears at named position but reversed
1996 30
James Swain The Impossible Card Trick four spectators think of a value, counted down to to four piles, Aces on top followed by named values and Kings on bottom of piles
1996 66
James Swain The Well Traveled Card deck in case and number up to 52 named, signed card dropped on case, it vanishes and reappears inside at named number
1996 141
Pablo Domenèch La Carta Colgada selection appears among ten cards at chosen position
1996 39
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Also published here 1996 17
Allan Ackerman Another Anyone Anywhere thought of card's position predicted, then spectator divines position of performer's card, partial memorized deck and prediction pocket index (twelve items)
Also published here 1997 53
Peter Duffie The Automatic Locator
1997 85
Frederick Braue, John Northern Hilliard The Triple Mystery three cards selected, first at named number up to ten, stop trick with second, last card spelled out
Inspired by
  • "The Triple Mystery" (John Northern Hilliard, Magical Bulletin, June 1924)
Related to
1997 11
The Spectator's Card Trick
1997 28
Alex Elmsley No-Calc two cards are located, two numbers written down and cards found at that position
Also published here 1997 3
Simon Lovell Frank's Fave number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection at chosen number within this packet
Related to 1997 185
Peter Duffie The Beginning of the End spectator cuts to a card, its value indicates position of Ace of Spades from top
1997 18
Dean Dill Flying Thought card vanishes from red deck and appears in blue deck at chosen between one and ten number
1997 40
Aaron Fisher The "Eight Four" Trick value of designated card in one half of deck dictates position of selection in other half of deck
1997
Labyrinth (Issue 6)
4
Karel Ditta Finessed Christ Force selection lost, it appears at named number from five to twenty, cards turned over one by one and placed onto deck in out-jogged condition (not usual "Christ Force")
Inspired by Nov. 1997
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
74
Tom Gagnon Automatic Card at Any Number with the Versatile Spread Control
Variations 1998 1374
Jack Avis Bonnie and Glide four spectators each name a small number and that many cards are counted in front of each from bottom of deck, Ace on each
1998 40
Alex Elmsley No-Calc two cards are located, two numbers written down and cards found at that position
Also published here 1998 54
René Lavand A Little Diversion deck is cut and same card ends up at the bottom various times, card ens up at named number, half the deck is switched during routine
Related to 1998 42
René Lavand Remembering My Credentials (Resolution) selection ends up at named position
1998 109
Guy Hollingworth A Card at Any Number UCS
1999 230
Paul Cummins Count on It ten to twenty, first packet of that size is produced
1999 102
Milton Kort Svengali of the Phone Lines Card selected, random person called on phone names selection, then spectator names any number, card appears at number (first published in New Pentagram, vol. 1, no. 1, 1969)
1999 115
Doug Conn Random Specificity three selections shuffled in deck, two dice used to arrive at numbers which are counted down, selections are found there
1999 31
Ellis Stanyon Card Found at Any Number from the Top of the Pack No. 7, first counted and shown that card is not there, then re-counted
1999 21
Ellis Stanyon The Card Found at Any Number No. 14, using glide, card starts second from bottom
1999 25
Ellis Stanyon Any Number from the Top of the Pack No. 19, re-counting after the card is not there the first time
1999 26
Ellis Stanyon At Any Number Chosen by the Audience No. 21, placing a card at any number with overhand injog shuffle
1999 28
Ellis Stanyon To Produce a Card at Any Number No. 6, re-count after shown that card is not there the first time
1999 58
Ellis Stanyon Alternate Method of Producing a Card at Any Number No. 7, "Improvement on No. 6", accidentally over-counting, then replacing and counting again
Related to 1999 58
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 58
Ellis Stanyon The Twenty-seven Cards No. 9, selection ends up at named position, rules for collecting the piles
Variations 1999 60
Ellis Stanyon The Spots on Top Card Indicate Position of One Chosen No. 26, number between five and ten named, that value produced and card found at that number
Related to 1999 72
Ellis Stanyon The Thought Card Appears at Any Number No. 28, card apparently not found and spectator names it, then quickly controlled to eighth, number up to ten, gambling on seven or eight
1999 73
Ellis Stanyon At Any Number from the Top No. 34, selection on top, cards counted into other hand one by one, selection fed back
1999 75
Ellis Stanyon The Spots on Top Card Indicate Position of One Chosen No. 39, combining the two referenced tricks with one set-up
Related to 1999 77
Ellis Stanyon At Any Number from the Top No. 43, selection on top, top two cards counted as one at the beginning, later selection slipped back
1999 79
Ellis Stanyon Any Card Noted in One Pack Found at a Given Number in Another No. 9, two decks in same order, number and card chosen, another number predicted, when counting to predicted number starting with named number the card is there
1999 108
Ellis Stanyon To Produce Three Cards at any Number No. 7, with pack consisting of forcing card triplets
1999 194
Ellis Stanyon The Master Mystery Forcing Pack No. 25, three banks divided by long cards: 1-0-1 with force cards, alternating pairs, 1-0-1 with different force card
  • To Produce a Card at Any Number
  • Knife Thrust between Two Chosen Cards
1999 206
Ellis Stanyon The Card Is Found at Any Number No. 14, glide
1999 211
Ellis Stanyon To Draw Back a Card No. 5
1999 294
Barrie Richardson Close-up Memory Demonstration move-a-card, then a number is named and performer names card at that position (faced deck)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • Club 71, Winter 1987
1999 107
Justin Higham Predetermined Count-Down spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
  • First Method
  • Second Method (Discard)
Inspired by 1999 74
Edward Marlo Double-Deal Count-Down card to any chosen number from ten to twenty
  • First Method
  • Second Method
Related to 1999 111
Jerry MacGregor Quick Aces Aces lost, spectator chooses any card, that many cards counted down and all Aces are found there
1999 216
Jim Steinmeyer The Hypnotized Stack
  • Conjuring
deck is screwed together at one corner into a block, spectator names any number for the Ace of Hearts and it is found at that position
Related to Mar. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)
79
Guy Hollingworth The Card at any Number UCS
2000 3
Dan Tong Laws of Order selection is divined by adding two cards performer has selected from spread, card ends up at freely chosen number, half forcing deck
Dec. 2000
Pabular (Vol. 9 No. 4)
2066
Tom Hubbard Thank You Norman card selected, four cards from another deck added and used to count to selection, with two variations
2000 39
Chan Canasta Card at Any Number number up to ten
Related to 2000 93
Michael Skinner Card at Any Number using Interlock to set up for the Slap Trick
Inspired by Nov. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 11)
61
Neal Elias A Simple Effect card lost, running cut until spectator stops, then spectator names small number and card is found at that position
2000
Discoverie (Issue 2)
18
Rhett Bryson Trick with the Cragstan Crapshooter wind-up toy that shakes out dice gives position of selection in (svengali) deck
Dec. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 4)
58
Barry Price ASAP! - Any Selection, Any Position two cards peeked at, first performer names and number, performer counts to it and selection is found face up, repeat with second selection and spectator counts to it
2000 20
Paul Curry, John Scarne, Myles Lyons, Theodore Annemann Two-Card Routine
  • Effect No. 1: Joker and Ace of Spades change places
  • Effect No. 2: Joker on top, Ace on the bottom vanish and are found together in the center
  • Effect No. 3: Joker and ace pushed in the deck, travel to top and bottom
  • Effect No. 4: two numbers are called, counted and the cards found at those positions are Joker and Ace
  • Effect No. 5: Joker and Ace reverse in the deck
  • Effect No. 6: spectator reverses one card behind his back, it is the Joker
  • Effect No. 7: two selections are put face up into the deck, next to them the Joker and the Ace are found
  • Effect No. 8: selections transform into Joker and Ace
  • Effect No. 9: two cards clipped by four paper clips are removed from the pocket, Joker and Ace
Also published here 2001 45
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 17
David Malek Card At Any Number pinky count
2001 44
Harry Lorayne Dried-Out Sloppy Card Trick selection appears on named number up to ten, without saliva
Inspired by 2001 243
Harry Lorayne That's Impossible automatic placement procedure, then brought to any named number
VariationsAlso published here 2001 471
Harry Lorayne Numero Uno number up to twenty names, that many cards cut off by performer, selection at that position
Also published here 2001 515
Neal Elias The Nonesuch Card Prediction Again card to small number, Twirl Pass application
Inspired by
  • "The Nonsuch Card Prediction" (Francis Haxton, Pentagram)
2001 70
Karl Fulves Nonesuch Count small number named, selection is there, false count off top of deck
Inspired by 2001 114
Mark Lewis Finding Card at Given Number
2001 31
Eckhard Böttcher, Nursikoglu Eine von 27 card ends up at any position
  • Die neue Variante
2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
164
Tim Wright Selected card at any number
Sep./Oct. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 3)
27
Paul Cummins AACAAAN 1 Amost Any Card At Almost Any (small!) Number, selection
2002 38
Paul Cummins AACAAAN 2 selection, any number, double deal
2002 92
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Unit Block Control Second Deal block backjogged
2002 113
Jack McMillen Card at Number changing moment of bottom deal
2002 225
Bob King Countdown spectator names number, that many cards are cut out of center with selection as last card
Related to 2002 8
Al Baker Outguessing the Spectator thought-of Numbers, two spectator, roughed deck
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
159
Al Baker Cooperative Conjuring with (forcing) dice, between ten and thirty
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
211
Al Baker Telepathy For Two two cards appear at chosen numbers from one to ten, forcing banks
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Mental Magic)
339
Al Baker More Tricks and Wisdom position of chosen card is predicted, kind of stop trick presentation
Also published here
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 29 No. 6, Aug. 1930
2003 627
Al Baker Card Found at Chosen Number number selected by value of other card
2003 688
Al Baker Cards and Dice Trick using forcing dice
2003 692
Al Baker Dice Trick number determined with dice
2003 709
Pit Hartling Triple Countdown three cards at three numbers, smith's myth
Related toVariations 2003 68
Jerome Sharp, Roberto Giobbi Telekinesis
2003 1326
Burling Hull Super Supreme Force Hofzinser Spread Force variation, reprinted from reference
Also published here
  • "Bulletin of Latest Sleights and Tricks" (1914)
2003 27
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Another Slant on Slaight two dice, chosen values lie at reversed chosen numbers
Inspired by 2003 68
Anthony Owen Number At Card deck with numbers on the backs, named card has named number on back, two versions
Also published here 2003 2
Chris Wardle Any Number Called For wallet placed on deck after counting down to named number
  • A Variation - Using the "CW Mene-Tekel" Deck
Inspired by
  • "I Read It In A Book!" (Alan Maskell)
2003 17
Doug Canning Point/Counterpoint packet cut off and counted, card at that position remembered, packet replaced, number named and card is at that position (faced deck) and divined
Also published here
  • Canning's Card Capers (Doug Canning)
June 2003
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 10)
91
Alain Nu Commercial Break three phase routine with stack of business cards, first a card is signed and cut to by spectator then it is placed next to a special card, and as a climax spectator guesses position of certain card
Inspired by
  • Richard Webster's "You Must Be Psychic"
Related to
  • Alain Nu's "Mind Over Matter"
2003 26
Nicholas Einhorn Any Card @ Any Number only good for small numbers
2004 8
Jon Allen Bluff Card at Any Number
2004 10
Peter Duffie, Aldo Colombini, Robin Robertson The Jumping Card card jumps around to named positions, packets, pocket, using Killer Count
  • Variation (forcing deck)
2004 23
Juan Tamariz Sympathy (Tamariz's Version of a Classic) spectator selects number and performer name of a card, card is found at exact position
  • First Variation - Through Pencil Reading
  • Second Variation - With a Nail-Writer
  • Third Variation - With a Billet Index
  • Fourth Variation - Using a Pass
  • A Presenation - Muscle Reading (Oscar Hugo)
Related to 2004 133
Juan Tamariz Half Sympathy (A Classic with Tamariz Variations) spectator selects number and performer name of a card, card is found at exact position
Related to 2004 245
Robert Cassidy Any card at any number with three-way forcing deck
2004 165
Larry Jennings Slow Motion Card To Number selected card to any number, first vanish of card is shown, two methods
2005 56
Barrie Richardson Synergistic Memory Demonstration first phase is "HIP ESP" (color sequence called off), then a number is named and performer names card at that position (faced deck)
Inspired by 2005 308
Bob Farmer Aces At Any Number
  • Flim-FlaMagic
Aces turn face up in different parts, they're lost, a named Ace is found at named position, lost again, then all four Aces are found at another named position
Apr. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 4)
18
Bob Ostin The Green Die Mystery selection is shuffled in the deck, die is thrown and spectator as many times as he wants, selection is found at total
Related to
  • "The Green Die Mystery" in "Club 71" Autumn 2003.
2005 61
Philip T. Goldstein Die Easy selection is among five random cards, die is thrown to find it
Related to
  • "Die Easy" in "Club 71" November 2003.
2005 62
Bob Ostin Tilt to Countdown card at named number
Also published here 2005 102
Bob Ostin Status Quo card rises to named number
2005 126
Edward Marlo Marlo's Pellet Classic number from ten to twenty-five named, three cards chosen and written on pellets, cards lost, pellet chosen, this card is at named position
Also published here Nov. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 4)
13
Paolo Cavalli Extreme Overdrive card is thought of before the show, number is named by other spectator and card is found at position
Inspired by 2005 67
Arturo de Ascanio, Frank Garcia A Hunger for Dreaming shown to Ascanio by Garcia, packet cut off and counted, packet shuffled in rest and left outjogged, card chosen from this condition, then original number counted down
Related to 2006 307
Jack Avis Turn and Take Bottom - a use for this very simple count-down application
Inspired by 2006 52
Jack Avis Hidden Power card magically moved to named position
2006 75
Lewis Jones KHAN I performer can name card at chosen position, pseudo memory
2006 138
Ken Krenzel The Assistant whispering Queen presentation, naming selection and position
2006 143
Dean Dill Dillicious Dribble cards are dribbled face up and spectator remembers a card, performer names number where card is before spectator announces selection
2006 188
Andi Gladwin Open All Hours performer names card, spectator names number, card found at that number, faced deck
2006 13
Bruce Cervon Card at any Number with riffle shuffle and block transfer
2007 28
Alex Elmsley, Dai Vernon card at any number called card with faros to number between one and twenty
2007 32
Jack Parker Alone in the Dark Impossible location - card found at named number after deck is shuffled (self working)
Inspired by 2007 74
Jack Parker Done Burying Joker splits into two cards - a Ten and a Seven - seventeen cards down is selected card
2007 92
Bob Farmer Equivoquad card cut to by spectator, number named, card is at that number
2007 8
David Solomon Three Selection Discovery three selections found by spelling, turnover and from pocket
  • Application to the Pellet Classic
Inspired by 2007 51
Stewart James The Prophet's Choice Card at a number predicted by magician, two decks used, two cards
Also published here
  • Typewritten instructions, Oct 6, 1946
2007 64
Stewart James Ten Nights In A Cardroom Multiple phase routine with ten tricks

  • 1. Shuffled deck, you deal and win a game of draw poker
  • 2. Four spectators name a number each, the cards at those positions have the same value
  • 3. You are able to name every card in a hand of poker as it is being dealt
  • 4. Card to pocket, card is lost in the deck by spectator, then card appears in your previously empty pocket. Effect is repeated.
  • 5. Challenge card location
  • 6. Prediction trick
  • 7. You deal yourself good cards for poker
  • 8. You can predict what cards you will receive for poker
  • 9. Blackjack deal, spectator can name any number of hands and you will always win with a blackjack
  • 10. Shuffled deck, you blindfold yourself, you deal for poker and win once again
VariationsAlso published here
  • Marketed by SJ, 1948
2007 84
Dani DaOrtiz Imaginary Dices card at number, with invisible dice
Related to 2007 32
Jerry K. Hartman Find A Card, Any Card spectator shuffles one deck and thinks of card from another, multiple options for ending:
  • card is found in first deck at a named number
  • spectator stops dealing when he wants and finds card
  • magician inserts an indicator card into deck right next to selection
2007 385
Sam Leo Horowitz Card at Any Number (One-Handed) spectator cuts off cards, performer deals to cut-to value with one hand, selection is at that position, one-hand bottom deal
Also published here
  • from Sid Lorraine's Archives
2007 28
T. Page Wright A Prophetic Card Discovery deck separated in red and black, one half cut, top two values added and counted down in other half to arrive at prediction
Related toAlso published here
  • The Sphinx, May 1924
2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
288
Al Leech, Bill Pritz You Decide selection appears at chosen small number, then a predicted card reversed
Inspired by 2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
295
Steve Beam Sunny Side Up Killer Count variation that produces a certain card at any number, card or packet or both can be face up
  • Basic Concept
  • In Name Only
  • To Tell The Truth
Inspired by 2008 65
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
Gordon Bean The Two-Ton Prophet spectator thinks of a card, performer names a number, at that position is the thought-of card, full deck set-up
Inspired by
  • "The Prophet's Choice" (Stewart James, The James File, p. 2075)
Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
16
Ken Krenzel Bob's Your Uncle spelling dressing for stop trick/card at any number
2009 137
Ken Krenzel REMOTACAAN no-touch, card selected instead of named, impromptu
2009 221
Ken Krenzel AUTOMACAAN 100% no-touch, card selected instead of named, impromptu, possible over telephone
2009 227
Trevor Lewis Trevor's Card at Any Number with faced deck
Related to 2009 46
Dani DaOrtiz Dados Imaginarios card found at predicted number, using imaginary dice
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7)
165
Nick Trost Shuffle Tracking the Aces Aces lost, then found with counting procedure and dice, deck separated in suits
Inspired by 2009 376
Patrick Dessi Télépathie inversée card is selected and performer names a number, card lies at position in second deck
2009 86
Arie Vilner Underhanded Delivery Application - Lucky Digits card at any number using Underhanded Delivery steal from tabled case
Related toVariations 2009 17
Ken Krenzel Four Aces at Four Numbers using four times Underhanded Delivery steal from tabled case
Inspired by 2009 18
Arie Vilner Card at Any Number Prediction card at freely named position predicted in shuffled deck, using Underhanded Delivery steal from tabled case
Inspired by 2009 18
Gordon Bruce Card at Any Number
2010 160
Roy Walton The Power of Two placement strategy for selected card to any position
Related to 2010 162
Steve Beam, Roy Walton The Power of Two - The Aftermath impromptu handling
Inspired by 2010 164
R. Paul Wilson YAMFACAAN "Yet Another Method for A Card at Any Number", reverse spread
2010 170