1,911 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Neal Elias Mental Count Three-spot card pushed in reversed in deck, it is next to peeked-at selection or used to count to it
  • Alternate Procedure (a card reversed in the center, it's the selection or leads to it)
  • Stab Trick - a variation (card stabbed to in paper-wrapped deck)
Variations Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
9
Neal Elias Double Selection two cards peeked at in two halves are found, faro
Inspired byVariations Mar. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 16)
10
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
Neal Elias A Reversed Location two cards peeked at in two halves, halves shuffled together, one selection is reversed and the other found next to it, faros
Inspired by July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
19
Dai Vernon Spring Crimp waterfall crimp
1960 59
James Steranko Fantasy Card Routine Chapter Thirteen
  • Oneway Faces (not pointer cards, but uneven printing)
  • The Division (spectator cuts to a card behind the performer's back and replaces)
  • The Afterthought (selection from in-the-hands spread)
  • The Bisection (two selections by cutting of small packets and remembering bottom cards)
  • The Retention (fake memory demonstration, move-a-card)
  • The Abstraction (one of three cards thought of, OOSOOM)
  • Fantasy Notes
1960 93
Dr. William Weyeneth Aus einem amüsanten Gag wird ein wunderbarer Trick weird way to apply daub, on forehead of spectator
1960
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 21 No. 6)
997
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Alaska three cards are located, dealing seven hands twice
Also published here May 1960
Ibidem (Issue 20)
26
Edward Marlo Stay-Stack Miracle freely cut-to card is divined, repeated, off-colored stay stack
Also published here May 1960
Ibidem (Issue 20)
31
Amazing James Randi A Little Mental: Thot #2 as "The Modest Randi"
performed over television interactively, everyone remembers a card in the center, deals out deck into six piles, takes pile with selection, it will be at same position for every spectator
Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
27
Dai Vernon Matching Any Number of Cards any number of cards is selected and found from another shuffled deck
1961 71
Charlie Miller Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 4 card chosen from and replaced in spread, fair, found via stop trick
1961 12
Rolland Hamblen, Charlie Miller, U. F. Grant Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 9 spectator remembers card and its position, card stabbed in deck, its value used to count down and find selection
1961 20
Charlie Miller Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 14
1961 24
Charlie Miller Version of Selbit's Cards and Tray out-of-hand selection of two cards, one from pocket, one caught from thrown up deck
1961 30
Charlie Miller, Dai Vernon Variation of Vernon's Spread Trick
1961 35
Charlie Miller Behind Back Location
1961 59
Ronald B. Edwards Piles deck is dealt in several piles one card from center of a pile is remembered and found
Aug. 1961
The New Phoenix (Issue 360)
269
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ein reizender Kartenscherz card is found with down-under deal
1961 123
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Eyes of the Cyclists three spectators look at bottom card and use its value to make a selection, all cards found
Inspired by Mar. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 23)
28
Edward Marlo Mechanical Estimation Effects as a location or spelling effect
1962 10
Edward Marlo The Magic Card a Four-spot is used to find selection, estimation
Related to 1962 11
Edward Marlo "Think I'll Stop Here" using Vernon's ending procedure from OOSOOM as a multiple out for estimation location
Related to 1962 12
Edward Marlo "Chosen Card Count Down" value of free selection is used to find fair selection, estimation
1962 13
Edward Marlo Reversed Card Out multiple out for estimation location, either selection is reversed or reversed card leads to selection
Also published here 1962 15
Edward Marlo Packet Estimation performer announces position of card, estimation
1962 24
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: First Method in demonstration cut performer notes key in approximate center, then spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card, replaces and cuts a few times
1962 24
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Second Method spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card, replaces, then performer notes bottom card and spectator cuts a few times
Related to 1962 26
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Third Method in demonstration nail gauge cut performer notes key near top, then spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card, and cuts packet a few times, optionally with three key cards
1962 26
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Fourth Method two card location, deck cut into three packets, bottom card of two of the packets remembered, all assembled and cut, estimation and key card
Related to 1962 28
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Fifth Method spectator's riffle shuffle likely retains top/bottom cards, key card on top
1962 29
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Sixth Method out-of-hand key card placement, no estimation or risk
1962 30
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Seventh Method spectator hopefully cuts into bridge crimp, otherwise estimation as out
1962 30
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Eight Method "natural air pocket principle", spectator hopefully cuts at same position as performer earlier
1962 31
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Ninth Method "natural air pocket principle", performer tries to cut at same position as spectator did
1962 31
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Tenth Method real overhand shuffle after fingertip peek estimation, estimated red/black key shuffle
1962 32
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Eleventh Method real riffle shuffle in lieu of a faro after estimated fingertip peek
Related to 1962 33
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Twelfth Method based on principle that spectator shuffles top card to bottom in small packet overhand shuffle
Variations 1962 33
Edward Marlo Color Eliminator plus Fingertip Peek estimated fingertip peek force, color known by Color Eliminator principle
1962 36
Edward Marlo Color Eliminator Effect card fingertip riffle peeked, no question asked, estimation, small stack and Color Eliminator
1962 36
Edward Marlo Fingertip Location fingertip peeked at card is located, estimation and key
1962 42
Edward Marlo Triple Estimation Peek three key cards start out at different positions
  • Method 2 (only one key card)
1962 42
Harry Lorayne The Sloppy Card Trick saliva for control, selection appears on named number up to ten
Variations 1962 42
Harry Lorayne Stop! estimation of place spectator cuts to
Related toVariations 1962 64
Harry Lorayne Impossibility distant key card in spread
Variations 1962 67
Harry Lorayne This is Mind-Reading? two key cards, spectator shuffles, out of hands selection
Related to 1962 86
Jack Miller, Al Koran Lazy Man's Card Trick
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1962 199
Dai Vernon Vernon Miracle Card Location daub on case
Related toAlso published here 1962 21
Dai Vernon Club Version of the "Miracle Card Location", daub, full deck stack, four or five cards
Related to 1962 22
Dai Vernon Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
VariationsAlso published here 1962 23
Dai Vernon New Super Countdown red-black alternating set-up, Gilbreath
1962 55
Norman Osborn Double Choice two cards chosen from tabled packets, one put back, performer can name which one spectator holds and optionally which one he put back
Variations 1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
71
James Steranko Part One spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card and replaces, then cuts again, performer takes cards behind back, then spectator spells out his card, including one additional cut in the estimation
1962 15
James Steranko Part Two spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card and replaces, then cuts again as often as he likes, deck spread face up and performer finds card
Related toVariations 1962 16
James Steranko Part Three two cards selected by cutting off packets, all assembled and cut a few times, performer finds cards
Related to 1962 17
James Steranko Plus One spectator cuts anywhere, remembers bottom card and replaces, gives deck a riffle shuffle, performer finds card
Inspired byRelated to 1962 17
James Steranko The Gentle Touch deck thrown on table so it spreads, spectator takes a card, either force or two key cards, toss force
Inspired by
  • "The Touch" (James Steranko, Genii, Jan. 1962, p. 191)
Related to
1962 22
James Steranko Force of Evil spectator cuts the deck and remembers bottom card, performer divines it, risky, with location as out
1962 24
James Steranko Psycussion saliva put on selection during peek procedure, not for vanish but identification
Related to 1962 29
James Steranko Dimensia featuring partial clocking of a block of consecutive cards (The Dimensia Group)
  • Part One (free selection placed into that Dimensia Group is found)
  • Part Two (card selected from Dimensia Group and displaced is found)
  • Part Three (more elaborate selection procedure, a few cards end up tabled and deck shuffled face-up/face-down)
Related to 1962 113
P. Howard Lyons One-way, or the Other using reversed card in one-way deck for opportune miracle or as key card
Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
30
Berafini Ein Fortis-Trick location of selected card, promotional cards, one-way
1963
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 24 No. 1)
7
Neal Elias, Edward Marlo Packet Handling for Faro Fooler #12 two separated face up cards come together to sandwich selection, two more methods, see also page 13 for further handling details:
  • Regarding Three Selections and Crimp Card
  • On Packet Handling
  • The No Key Card Triple Selection Discovery
Related to 1964 12
Edward Marlo Faro Divider Effects - Effect No. 4: Miracle Location with the chance for a miracle effect
1964 15
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Discovery two locator cards discover two chosen cards, faro
1964 16
Edward Marlo Miracle Location with one suit from ace to king set-up, faro and non-faro handling
1964 30
Edward Marlo Ultra Repeat with repeat phase and face-up/face-down challenge location as clean-up, retaining divided deck (odd/even)
Inspired by 1964 69
Dr. William Weyeneth Nicht wahr? spectator crimps his card without knowing
Also published here 1964
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 25 No. 1&2)
19
Karl Fulves Cryptic Calling two effects of a card divination / location wit Si Stebbins
Related to 1965
The New Phoenix (Issue 398)
419
Steve Shimm Remote Recovery see also p. 864 for comment by Karl Fulves
Related to
  • glass powder suggestion by Art Lyle on page 31
Jan. 1966 16
Peter Alexis Dark Vision four cards selected, one put in envelope rest shuffle back, all divined in other room, fair conditions, secret deck switch, deck top-edgemarked with line during performance, see also p. 864 for comment by J. G. Thompson
Related toVariations Feb. 1966 17
Karl Fulves Static Problems with Cards - No. One
selection made by stabbing joker into deck without removing selection, how to control it
Solutions: see references
Variations Feb. 1966 19
Karl Fulves Seclusion Problems with Cards - No. Two
card cut to with deck under handkerchief and replaced, also multiple cards
for solutions see references
Variations Apr. 1966 29
Francis Haxton Static two solutions
Inspired by Apr. 1966 29
Karl Fulves Cased Static deck in case, scotch tape, solution
Inspired by Apr. 1966 29
Milton Kort Three Static Solutions three solutions
Inspired by Apr. 1966 30
Don Nielson Reader's Digest Card Trick scotch tape secretly attached to key card
Apr. 1966 32
Milton Kort Fourth Static Solution solution
Inspired by June 1966 39
Paul Sweetman Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, cyclical stack with corner shorts, solution
Inspired by June 1966 39
Francis Haxton Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, solution
Inspired by June 1966 40
George de Ghetto Seclusion selection underneath handkerchief, solution
Inspired by June 1966 40
Karl Fulves The Isolated Instance Problems with Cards - No. Seven
paper wall with half deck protruding on both sides, spectator removes and reinserts card on one side, performer same on other side
Sep. 1966 55
James West Static solution
Inspired by Sep. 1966 56
Mike Rogers Seclusion solution
Inspired by Sep. 1966 56
Karl Fulves Greeks Bearing Gifts four queens removed, one selected and found, repeated in different ways, last queen torn and initialed piece found, initials as one-way feature
Related to
  • p. 76 for alternative ending by Al Altman
Variations
Sep. 1966 58
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
Jerry Lubin, Harry Lorayne About Faces two cards, two keys
Also published here 1967 117
Edward Marlo Farocation faro location with new pack order stack
Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
4
Roy Walton Dead Easy Location four key cards
Inspired by
  • Larry Jennings problem
Related to
Feb. 1967 79
Theodore Annemann Cards in the Cases from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
cut-to card counted to in other deck via its value
Oct. 1967 129
Edward Marlo All Fair Location red black divided & faro
Winter 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)
139
Gene Finnell Whew! two cards selected
1967 7
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
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Mental Scales spectator deals amount of cards on the table, stops and remembers next card, performer cuts same amount and locates selection
Also published here 1967 7
Victor "Astor" Jamnitzky Unmöglich spectator has another spectator pick a card and replace it behind the back (one-way reversal), it is located again in a dark room or without looking, whole deck corner-shorted
1967 (ca.) 10
Alan Keith Your Card Sir! two methods, memorized deck and new pack order
1968 74
Karl Fulves A Location position of two free selections are divined, riffle shuffle method
Variations July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
22
Karl Fulves Double Up two selections from topsy-turvy deck, position and identity are predicted, riffle shuffle method
July 1968
Epilogue (Issue 3)
23
L. Vosburgh Lyons Triphecy II see also Phoenix p. 607 for Lyons' other method
Related to Mar. 1968 163
Jack Avis An Ace Locator Aces distributed as key cards
Related to
  • p. 179 for further references
May 1968 180
Henry Christ, James G. Thompson Jr. The 203rd Force continued on p. 198
Related to July 1968 194
Karl Fulves Double Indemnity spectator riffle shuffles and remembers card at position twenty-six, then removes cards from top and bottom, still located, repeat
Related to 1968 54
Karl Fulves Future Perfect Miraskill with face-up/face-down instead of red/black, previous selection found in odd-colored pile
Related toVariations 1968 58
Eddie Fields Tripartite challenge card location, relatively hands-off, nail-nicking top card of tabled packet when pointing to it
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968 41
Edward Marlo Marlo's Handling different handling of Tripartite by Eddie Fields
Inspired byAlso published here 1968 45
Edward Marlo Jordan Plus Marlo selection found after three riffle shuffles, chains, stack
Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
39
Roy Walton Miracle Location two card location with red black alternated deck
Also published here July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
45
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 287
Bruce Cervon Realization
Related to 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
4
Eddie Joseph The Hidden Truth two cards peeked behind performer's back, both found, different-colored daub
1969 34
Eddie Joseph Heart-Throb spectator thinks of number between five and twenty and remembers card at that position, another card is chosen, both found while spectator deals through the deck
Also published here 1969 60
Eddie Joseph Minds in Collusion deck not touched, spectator cuts, deals out four hands of thirteen cards, each pile cut, value of bottom card used to count to a card by four spectators, performer divines all
1969 66
Jack McMillen Ein netter Kartentrick one suit on top
Also published here 1969
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 30 No. 3)
57
Roy Walton The Abacus Card Trick four cards chosen, gray code on one way backs
Related toVariations 1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement)
69
Karl Fulves What - No Reversal? stripper deck throw offs
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
84
Milbourne Christopher Riffle Glimpse glimpsing odd-colored card in divided deck, credit information, divided deck
Nov. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 10)
76
Edward Marlo Incredible Fingertip Location two fingertip peeked at cards are located with lots of shuffling by spectator, corner short (Marlo Key Card)
1970 65
Simon Aronson The Lead-In Routine two card location
Summer 1970
Hierophant (Issue 4)
175
Francis J. Baker Logic two cards chosen, one found by performer and one by spectator, red-black alternating
Related toVariations Jan. 1970 311
Roy Walton Blue Phantom II two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 1970 321
Dai Vernon Color Cut shuffled deck cut into five packets, spectator removes bottom card of any packet and places it on top of any packet behind performer's back, card found, repeat, then a spectator finds card, one color crimped
May 1970 335
John Hamilton Eyes of the Gods two spectators with half the deck each chose a card, spectators deal through deck and performer announces first card, second card spelled to
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1970 351
John Hamilton 3 by 3 three cards in packet divined, no-touch
Aug. 1970 352
Dai Vernon The IBM Card "deck as computer", ten-card packet
Related to Dec. 1970 385
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 387
T. Page Wright Super Detection single card location
1970
Magick (Issue 2)
8
Paul Swinford The Elmsley Touch
Inspired by 1971 48
William Alstrand, Harry Lorayne Super Location first packets of seven cards are cut to as estimation demo, then challenge location
Inspired by
  • "A Card Trick for Experts" (William Alstrand, Hugard's Magic Monthly)
1971 32
Lenny Greenfader Card to Wallet selection procedure with number and card at that position
1971 187
Harry Lorayne Faro Quickie & Follow-Up two face up cards find selection peeked at, followed by challenge location with nail nick
1971 254
Karl Fulves Cards And A Number... counting selection procedure
Variations 1971 5
Karl Fulves Controlled Cut controlling card twenty-six apart from a key, non-slip cut
1971 26
Karl Fulves Chance? Fate? two card location, key card
1971 31
Karl Fulves Technicolor Thought divided deck location, then set-up for "No Mirror"
Related to 1971 16
Edward Marlo, Henry Christ Marlo on the Christ Force as key card placement, five variations
Related to Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
283
Jon Racherbaumer Racherbaumer Variation Christ Force as key card placement, red black setup
Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
285
Arthur Hill The Odd Color number of red cards in one half counted, that number of black cards counted down, this card predicted, see also p. 439
  • The Follow Up (location effect)
Variations June 1971 424
Audley Walsh, Jon Racherbaumer The Mystic Twelve Recall cards pocketed and another remembered, performer divines position of selection and number of cards in pocket, reverse-count force
Inspired by 1971 5
North Bigbee Magickut! making use of a new deck
1971
Magick (Issue 16)
79
Jerry L. Christensen "Mind Mirror" Resilvered
Inspired by 1971
Magick (Issue 19)
93
Harry Lorayne Red-Black Location divided deck, riffle glimpse
VariationsAlso published here 1972 2
Harry Lorayne Three-Card Miracle Location using divided deck
1972 4
Clear Voyant stacked, spectator shuffles, "queen removal"-glimpse
1972 67
Nick Conticello The Non-Telephone Telephone Trick small packet, spectator selects a card, does some rearranging and is left with card
Variations 1972 137
Alex Elmsley, Roy Walton As A Single Card Discovery Expansion Notes, faro and twenty-six key
Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
113
David Solomon, Steve Draun S-D Location two phase location
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 8)
65
Henry Christ Card Clairvoyant improvement
Inspired by Oct. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 10)
78
Jon Racherbaumer Ho-Hum Humdinger set-up, application
Inspired byVariations Apr. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
30
Ben Christopher Double Mental two selections
Related to Jan. 1972 480
James G. Thompson Jr. Tangible Intangible presented as thought-of card
Winter 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio)
493
Roy Walton Duo Colors shuffled deck location, spectator has to count number of red cards in a dealt packet and count through the black cards in the rest of the deck to that number
Inspired byAlso published here July 1972 547
Al Baker Nufind two key cards
Also published here 1972 110
Dai Vernon Vernon's Air Cushion Location No. 24, spectator cuts and replaces, performer can cut at same place because of some trapped air (hopefully)
Related to 1972 11
Dai Vernon Vernon's Miracle Thot Card No. 63, spectator spreads through deck and thinks of one, risky
Related to 1972 19
Dai Vernon Vernon's Suit Set-Up No. 64, gray code set-up with suits in which three consecutive suits are unique, order not given
1972 20
Dai Vernon Vernon's Snap Crimp Ideas No. 65
  • 1) red-black
  • 2) all of one suit or one four-of-a-kind
  • 3) spread location
Related to 1972 20
Dai Vernon Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 1) No. 109-1, spectator cuts and remembers card, if performer mimics the spectator's cut, he hopefully cuts at the same place
Related toAlso published here 1972 32
Dai Vernon Daley's Estimating Peek: 2) Vernon Estimate No. 337-2, fingertip peek, performer looks through cards, spectator names card and performer names position
Also published here 1972 94
Paul Rosini Rosini Daub Gag No. 364, daub transferred to spectator's finger from bottom card of deck
1972 102
Judson S. Brown Judson Brown (Genii - Dec, 1936) No. 395, bottom card warps as locator card, cheap deck
Also published here
  • "Deal Detection" (Judson Brown, Genii, Dec. 1936, p. 12)
1972 108
Aristocrat Cards: One Way Eliminating Trick No. 474, card chosen, spectator deals and stops anytime, one of the two piles is shuffled and dealt again the same way until one card remains which is the selection
1972 132
Dr. Jacob Daley Use Of Daub No. 536, left fourth finger applies daub during peek, located in reverse fan
1972 151
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Fan Peek No. 599, spectator lifts up so he can see a card in fan, leaves behind crimp in upper half, with note by Daley
Related to 1972 167
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Double Backer Effect No. 607, setting double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure, shown by Al Baker
Related to 1972 169
Arthur Finley Finley's Effects: 1) Card to Pocket No. 701-1, sounds like lazy man card to pocket handling as location
Also published here 1972 189
Jochen Zmeck Ein Super-Kartenfinden three packets made, spectator looks at bottom card of one packet and shuffles everything together with performer's back turned, three different short cards
1972 10
Convention Card Location two card location, spectator turns half over back to back and remembers last face-up card
Variations 1973 130
Edward Marlo Fourth Objective - Four Card Location four card location with divided deck
1973 9
Harry Lorayne Deal Location
1973 78
Harry Lorayne Improvisation Location placing two key cards
1973 113
Karl Fulves Random Thot mathematical procedure
1973 48
Gerald Kosky Yore Finder two key cards and optional fishing, credit correction on page 65
Related to May 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
39
Jon Racherbaumer Challenge Location see "Publisher's Note", extremely risky
May 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
39
Simon Aronson Some People Think interlocking chains
Also published here Aug. 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
58
Simon Aronson Group Shuffle three cards, no touch possible
Inspired byAlso published here Aug. 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
60
Karl Fulves A Location position of two free selections are divined, riffle shuffle method
1973 25
Karl Fulves Double Up two selections from topsy-turvy deck, position and identity are predicted, riffle shuffle method
1973 26
Gene Finnell Red and Black Challenge "Magnetic Colors" as set-up for divided deck location
1973 63
Edward Marlo Jordan plus Marlo selection found after three riffle shuffles, chains, stack
Related to 1973 71
Roy Walton Miracle Location two card location with red black alternated deck
Also published here 1973 73
Karl Fulves Reconstruction performer gives deck several honest riffle shuffles, then spectator remembers card and its position, then several more honest riffle shuffles, position named and card found, interesting (also in Ibidem)
Related toVariations 1973 83
Ken Krenzel Miracle Revelation
Inspired by 1973 89
Lin Searles Impossible Location out-of-hand selection (203rd force), card vanishes and reappears in deck
Related to Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
665
Lin Searles Prophet out-of-hand selection procedure, two handlings, second one with pseudo duplicate pairs
Autumn 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio)
667
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 74
Edward G. Brown Two Tricks with Three Heaps
Also published here 1973 81
Edward G. Brown The Detective Card Trick selection is at same position as face up card in other half
Also published here 1973 96
Edward G. Brown The Clueless Card Trick twenty-sixth card location
Related toVariations 1973 120
Jerry K. Hartman Poker Face-Off
Also published here 1973 69
John Hamilton Die Augen Gottes two spectators with half the deck each chose a card, spectators deal through deck and performer announces first card, second card spelled to
Also published here July 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
Henry Christ, James G. Thompson Jr. The 203rd Force
Oct. 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
33
Edward Marlo The 9999 Miracle mathematical count-down selection procedure
Related toVariations 1974 70
Edward Marlo Mathematical Marlo automatic placement, card and amount of cut-off cards is divined
1974 75
Edward Marlo, Gene Nielsen More on Coincidence
1974 101
Edward Marlo Miracle Location spectator shuffles, crimp
1974 140
Edward Marlo A Mental Location spectator shuffles, cuts to a card, looks at it, shuffles; crimped memorized cards
1974 141
Edward Marlo Red and Black Thoughts table spread from left to right both times with overhand shuffle in between, or spreading in opposite direction
Related to 1974 142
Paul Curry The Missing Thought spectator sits on a card, looks at all the other cards, magician checks all the cards he receives on a pad, except the chosen one
1974 71
Sam Schwartz Thot Echo two card location, straight set-up, see also p. 758 for comment by Marvin Johnson
VariationsAlso published here Mar. 1974 715
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 718
Charles Cameron Satan Calling! card ends up at a position from 10 to 17
1974
Magick (Issue 101)
503
Tommy Fredericks Geheimnisvolles Päckchen using words on cigarette case a card and its position is remembered, a packet is cut off and some counting done to arrive at selection, twenty-one force
Also published here
  • Magigram
July 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
14
Harry Lorayne Ultra General Card (and Impossible Location) three spectator choose the same card, used as effect and also as method
1975 29
Edward Marlo The 999 Miracle cut-off packet counted, digits added, counted down in packet, three handlings
Related to 1975
Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
15
T. Nelson Downs, Bill Simon Impossible Card Location
1975 187
Roy Walton Now and Then selection is found and number revealed, down-under-deal
  • Alternative Procedure
VariationsAlso published here 1975 8
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
Karl Fulves White Line Problem no-touch condition definition, spectator upjogs four-of-a-kind and then removes one, performer divines it, two handlings, using different red backs in one deck
Related to Feb. 1975 865
U. F. Grant B) using reversed one-way back card as key card
1975 36
Theodore Annemann C)
Related to 1975 37
Gerald Kosky Presto spectator cuts deck and remembers card, then four piles are dealt and spectator looks for pile with his card, word is spelled to find selection
1975 56
Edward Marlo Double Trouble two cards, odd-even divided deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
97
Tony Slydini Impromptu Miracle packet counted, numbers added and card from face remembered
1976 19
Olof Jonsson, Al Mann Sensative Finger Tips and X-Ray Eyes performer removes named card from face down spread
1976 33
Any Deck, Any Time No. 7, spectator remembers a card and shuffles deck face-up/face-down, performer locates selection
Related to 1976 12
Deuces Wild No. 9, card chosen from four-card packet of all initialed Deuces repeatedly found, one-way signatures
1976 15
Think of an Ace No. 37, spectator thinks of an Ace and removes it in his own hands, position of Ace keys suit to performer
1976 57
Kuda Bux, Karl Fulves Blind Dice #1 No. 43, two dice are rolled and turned over to some rules and the numbers added and card at this position remembered, performer finds it
Related toVariations 1976 66
Karl Fulves Blind Dice #2 No. 44, three dice are rolled and turned over to some rules and the numbers added and card at this position remembered, performer finds it
Inspired by 1976 67
Eddie Joseph Hocus-Pocus No. 45, three five-cards packets, spectator thinks of a card, deals out five packets, pockets the one with selection and performer extracts it
1976 68
A Card and a Number No. 49
1976 74
Magic by Proxy No. 50, phone rings to give position of selection
1976 75
Gerald Kosky Automatic Placement Handling no-touch
1976 76
Roy Walton The Blue Phantom No. 54, two cards found, one of them has different colored back
Also published here 1976 82
The Controlled Cut No. 65, spectator cuts and this value is used to count down to selection, Ace through King of Hearts set-up, Al Baker credit given
Related to 1976 98
Karl Fulves Mental Miracle No. 67, spectator selects and returns card under table, deals cards to performer under table who identifies selection
Inspired by 1976 103
Burling Hull Volta's Giant "ESP" Thot Projection deck with twenty-five symbols/designs, spectators cut off a small pile each and remember bottom card, key cards brought openly to bottom with a ruse
1976 34
Al Koran Ein Kartentrick für Faule Magier
Also published here
  • New Pentagram, June 1973
June 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
65
Edward Marlo Marlo's Variation on an Idea variation on Marlo's Peek Deck (Secret IF)
Inspired by 1977 299
Ken Krenzel Impromptu R. S. Peek Deck secret incomplete faro condition
1977 299
Martin A. Nash In The Nick Of Time touching only before the selection is made, performer shouts stop as spectator deals right at his card, see p. 447 for additional crediting
Related toVariations 1977 218
Paul Curry By Any Other Name the initials of a thought of card appear on a joker (Glorpy)
1977 32
Cy Endfield, Fred Robinson A Cy Endfield Location two key cards on two halves, spectator shuffles them together
Variations Jan. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 5)
351
Roy Walton Twice Two
Aug. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 12)
454
Enrique Partida Bush PSI-Vibes Plus X stacked suit
1977
Magick (Issue 183)
913
John Cornelius No Sleight Card Location two spectators each select a card with magician's back turned, they call out any cards and performer stops them at their selection
1977 16
Harry Lorayne Ultra Location & Prediction deck cut in thirds, one third turned over and top and bottom cards remembered, all put together and one riffle shuffle done, selections divined and number of reversed cards predicted
1977 107
Harry Lorayne It's Impossible! automatic placement, position of card predicted, or other ideas:
  • Spell a Name
  • Lie Detector
  • Think Stop
1977 146
Harry Lorayne The Twenty-sixth-card Key
1977 155
Karl Fulves Easy as A-B-C two spectators recite the alphabet to locate a selection
Related to 1977 63
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles The Miracle Discovery spectator pulls packet out of center, shuffles it and remembers top card, then re-inserts it, card located
1977 77
Sam Schwartz Thought Echo two card location, straight set-up
Also published here 1977 131
Karl Fulves Two-Person Telepathy a medium finds both cards
Inspired by 1977 134
José de la Torre Impossible Discovery two chosen cards found, fair handling with scallop short key card
  • Variation No 1
  • Variation No 2
  • Variation No 3 - The Great Impossible Discovery
  • Appendix
    • How to Guess the Location of the Short Card
    • How to Expose the Corners of the Short Cards at the End of the Deck
    • How to Cut the Short Card to the Bottom
1977 19
Ken Krenzel The Miracle Multiple Peek Marlo Peek Deck application
Variations 1978 128
Jerry K. Hartman Goody Two Choose two selections, divided deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here Jan. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 1)
8
André Robert Sirius using faro
Sep. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 9)
99
John C. Wagner Mentally by Two faro, automatic placement
Variations 1978 33
Theodore Annemann Alternate Detection Procedure two cards chosen and replaced in opposite order
Related to 1978 46
George Sands Prime Choice "Two Tricks"
packet of thirteen cards, selection is the last one face-down after counting procedure
Inspired byAlso published here 1978 1137
Karl Fulves Psi-X cut and shuffle procedure, only selection (probably) at stack position afterwards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 10)
1161
Jerry K. Hartman More Than One Way "There's More Than One Way To Spin A Cut."
two decks in reverse order
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 12)
1184
David Britland 'simpossible deck shuffled, two spectators each get half a deck and exchange any card, performer takes only one half and names both cards after looking through it
1978 13
Einfach Unglaublich
1978 74
Ken De Courcy Climax four packets, each secretly has one suit, four card location
1978 8
Doug Edwards Star Trik
Inspired by 1978 34
Reinhard Müller Eine Doppelrückenkarte kann eine Gedachte Karte im Spiel Lokalisieren double backer as key card
Related to Mar. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
34
Edward G. Brown Der Zweipäckchen Trick
Also published here Dec. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
137
Edward G. Brown Zwei Dreipäckchen Tricks
  • Variante 1
  • Variante 2
Also published here Dec. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
139
Edward G. Brown Die Detektivkarte selection is at same position as face up card in other half
Also published here Dec. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4)
140
Nail Nick
1978 39
Ribbon Spread Location with slick card as key card in spread, distance to selection counted
1978 40
Simon Aronson Two Card "No Touch" Location spectator cuts off a packet and remembers bottom card, second spectator shuffles same packet and chooses a card, both named by performer
Also published here 1978 95
Simon Aronson Four Stop Intersection four spectators cut to cards, all shuffled, performer deals through cards face up and stops at selections
Also published here 1978 100
Simon Aronson S-D Plus (or, "Notes on the S-D Location")
three phases
Inspired byAlso published here 1978 111
Simon Aronson Center Cut Location spectator pulls out packet from center and remembers bottom card
VariationsAlso published here 1978 117
Edward Marlo Effect two cards, using double automatic placement
1979 364
Norman Houghton Thirty-Two using automatic placement principle
Related to July 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)
225
Tom Craven Goody Goody two cards are counted to according to values in shuffled deck
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 10)
262
Harry Lorayne Straight On spectator cuts anywhere, magician names card, some cards set in center, estimation as out, Vernon's?!
1979 162
Harry Lorayne Would You Believe In Mindreading? card at thought-of number is remembered, faro
1979 205
Barrie Richardson A Gestalt Revelation spectators turn their selections end-for-end by themselves
Also published here Aug. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 8)
715
Karl Fulves Square One four cards placed on table, card selected and moved around while performer's back is turned
1979 2
Karl Fulves Center Deception any chosen card selected when performer does not look is found, using code and confederate
1979 14
Karl Fulves Matchlock divining two cards via card counting
1979 33
Karl Fulves Future Key two cards found
1979 36
Karl Fulves Blocking clocking used with only a known section in middle of deck
Related to 1979 39
Karl Fulves Leverage two cards divined, confederate needed that can clock
Related to 1979 43
Karl Fulves Fooling The Confederate deck shuffled face-up/face-down, two cards selected, using code and confederate & card counting
1979 45
Karl Fulves Parallax fair conditions, apparently not all cards are seen to count them
Related to 1979 47
Karl Fulves St. Regis Sleight II half stack used to key position of selection made from incomplete riffle shuffled deck
1979 2
Karl Fulves The Double Selection divided deck and cards selected from incomplete riffle shuffle position, one-way suggestion
1979 3
Karl Fulves R/S Plus One-Way Riffle Shuffle Control variation that sorts one-way in front of audience
1979 20
John F. Mendoza An Old Card Trick Made New spectator cuts off packet, remembers bottom card, shuffles and deal packet in three piles, card immediately named
Related to 1979 94
Roy Walton Justin Time single card location with reverse-faro procedure
Inspired byAlso published here 1979 7
Larry Becker The Impossible Dream one thought of card is found, sixteen cards
1979 106
Karl Fulves Remote Viewing No. 56, two spectators remember cards in shuffled deck that is cut back-to-back far away, out-of-hand key card placement
1979 92
Piet Forton Die Gedanken sind nicht frei ("Thinker's Paradise") two spectator cut a pile and think of cut card, cards are shuffled and divined by performer
Related toAlso published here 1979
Das Mike Skinner / Piet Forton Seminarheft (Issue Das Piet Forton Seminar)
2
Edward Marlo Reversed Card Out multiple out for estimation location
Also published here 1979 9
Rolf Andra Eine Kartenkombination combination of two routines, first two cards are found in performer's pocket, used to switch decks, then several spectators put cards in their pockets and all cards are divined by performer
1979
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 40 No. 1)
12
Bernard Bilis The Impossible Glimpse new deck order, incomplete faro
1980 8
Edward Marlo Suit Selection Routine using two decks and a switch, find duplicate in second deck
1980 206
André Robert Tele "Vision" using estimation
Variations Apr. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 4)
335
Orville Wayne Meyer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by May 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 5)
347
Roy G. Vasquez A Mid-Count Trick
1980 39
Jeff Busby The Insane Australian packet hidden, card at same position noted in rest
1980 26
Jeff Busby No Commercial Potential Klondike Shuffle and Down/Under Deal
Inspired by
  • "Isaac's Law" (Karl Fulves, Magic and Spells Quarterly)
Related to
1980 28
Karl Fulves Auto Abacus gray code on one way backs
Inspired by 1980 46
Rovi Reputation Maker very similar to Eddie Fields "Tripartite"
Related to 1980 14
Andrew Galloway The Horowitz Variation card is found with a locator card in second pile
1980 23
Bob Hummer Two Card Locaction behind back, with knife stabbed in the deck
Also published here 1980 11
Graphite Match Box Daub daub on key card
Related to 1980 12
Bob Hummer One of Fifty-Two one way principle, alternated arrangement, one card's position is changed and separation in two piles
Related to 1980 14
Bob Hummer A Possible Impossibility deck under handkerchief, packet cut and shuffled, bottom card remembered and packet replaced on deck, card is located, nail edge mark of entire deck
Related toAlso published here 1980 19
Bob Hummer By Mail packet extracted from case, bottom card remembered and shuffled
Also published here 1980 23
Bob Hummer Impossible Location impossible location, with hair
Also published here 1980 24
Bob Hummer Hummer's Great Discovery card is remembered from a packet by thinking of a number, found with down-under-deal, back of performer is turned
  • Method Using 9's System
  • Method Using Any Number
1980 29
Philip T. Goldstein Under Orders clever combination of principles to divine two cards
Related to 1980
Magick (Issue 256)
1279
Steve Beam Lucky 13 spectator cuts to two indicator cards, which total the position of the selection, see Semi-Automatic Card Tricks for variation
Related to 1980 28
Steve Beam Overlooking Miracles using oily skin as daub
1980 45
Steve Beam Lost and Found
1980 48
Howard A. Adams Suits Me using a suit, finding selection after special procedure
1980
OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles)
8
Ken De Courcy The Very Personal Card Discovery completely out of hand, spectator chooses a card and loses it, spreads deck, one card has his initials and it's the selection
1980 24
Val Evans, Juan Tamariz Revelación Fraterna Efecto N°5, card with a value one higher than selection is produced
1980 29
Al Smith Magic Countdown spectator remembers card and its position, after a shuffle it is no longer in its position but spelled with word "MAGIC", faro
1980 36
Simon Aronson Delayed Location Effects doing divided deck locations after Shuffle-Bored
Also published here 1980 15
Simon Aronson Selection Shuffle-Bored Shuffle-Bored combined with a location
Also published here 1980 19
Danny Korem Ma Bell Ringers - Korem Variation of Telephone Test additional ideas for Marlo's routine, four phases
Inspired by 1981 22
Jon Racherbaumer Wired Hidden Power card remembered at total of cut-off packet
Inspired byAlso published here 1981 26
Karl Fulves 4-Ever spectator cuts, remembers card and replaces, faro
Related to 1981 16
Karl Fulves 4-More quicker version of 4-Ever
1981 17
Karl Fulves 4-See performer's card is found next to selection
1981 18
Karl Fulves 4-Bidden
1981 19
Karl Fulves Psychic Option method for finding out the suit or position of a cut to card, three variations
Variations 1981 25
Karl Fulves Sorting the Suits locating a card
1981 32
Karl Fulves The Crooked Clue
Related to 1981 36
Jack McMillen, Judson S. Brown From Another Deck with two decks, one packet is cut and turned over, value of card on the face is used to count to a card, performer finds the card in second deck or in a pocket
1981 6
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
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Aroma Cards spectator shuffles, makes three piles and follows a selection procedure, card apparently found by smell
1981 117
Philip T. Goldstein Tarot Deca spectator finds his own selected card, Major Arcana
1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
99
Juan Tamariz Cartomagia sin Tecnica routine with Svengali deck, starts and ends with a normal deck, first one cards is located then two, similar strategy as in Neither Blind nor Silly
1981 35
Roy Walton Now and Then selection is found and number revealed, down-under-deal
  • Alternative Procedure
Also published here 1981 152
Roy Walton Justin Time single card location with reverse-faro procedure
Also published here 1981 170
Bruce Bernstein It Takes Two card is chosen and shuffled back into the deck, cards are eliminated, last card is selection, PATEO
Related toAlso published here 1981 47
Bruce Bernstein Five Card Psychometry Test chosen card is replaced and deck shuffled, spectator removes five cards including selection, selection is divined
1981 50
Terry LaGerould Fanta-Spread key card placement after domino spread turnover
1982 141
André Robert Strategy two cards trap two selections bit by bit with faros in between
1982 321
Harry Lorayne Out Of Hand distant key, faro
Variations 1982 337
Jon Racherbaumer Reflex Spell selection by cutting off a number of cards and remembering card at that position, automatic placement
1982 356
Larry Jennings Try To Remember out of hand selection, faro, performer knows position of card
1982 504
Harry Lorayne Ultra Location red black alternating deck
1982 556
Steven Kuske Location card peeked at in case is found
1982
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 6)
1053
Philip T. Goldstein The Hawk two cards noted while back turned, one found by shouting stop, other named, part of the "Birds of Prey" locations
Variations 1982 1
Philip T. Goldstein Cumulative three cards chosen from ten-card packet with dealing procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1982 5
Stewart James Cuemulat4e three cards chosen from 12-card packet with dealing procedure
Inspired by 1982 7
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Christ Location no-touch cut-deeper selection procedure
Variations 1982 39
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement, "impossible" is spelled
Related toAlso published here 1982 5
Thomas Alan Waters Talismanacle spectator selects a card, presentation with ring or amulet which is able to pick ab vibrations from the card
  • Variation One: Memorized Deck
  • Variation Two: Stripper Pack
  • Variation Two-and-a-Half: Stripper Pack
  • Variation Three: Stripper Pack
Related to 1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
203
Thomas Alan Waters, Bill Murata Waikikut spectator cuts third on table, next third face up on it and the rest on top, spectator decides which cards performer has to divine, face up card or two face down cards, Bill Murata's Waikiki Location
1982
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue)
231
Daryl Martinez Magician Fooler
1982 1
Daryl Martinez A Few More Ideas ideas for previous "Magician Fooler"
1982 2
Karl Fulves Parallex II fair conditions, apparently not all cards are seen to count them, "Parallax II" misspelled
Related to 1982 12
Bobby Bernard Bobby Bernard's "Crimp" Sequence Challenge card location using crimp (card is selected and lost without magician touching deck)
1982 91
Tom Craven Mental Nick spectator cuts small packet and counts cards, then he remembers card at that position in deck
1982 5
Christian Scherer Mental 26 spectator cuts packet and remembers card at position in rest, card controlled to twenty-six position in deck
1982 29
Top and Bottom Card Locator two keys and the spectator can shuffle briefly
1982 22
Howard A. Adams Locaten location of two chosen cards
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
9
Harry Lorayne, Jerry Lubin Kehrt um! two cards, two keys
Also published here Apr. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 1)
30
Dr. A. Ch. Wilsmann Der tönende Fächer spectator makes some packets according to card values and remembers a card
Oct. 1982
Intermagic (Vol. 9 No. 3)
112
Jean de Merry, Allan Lambie Le Coin de Jean de Merry: Un Jeu bien Melangé deck cut in three packets, selection is replaced and pile reversed between other packets, deck is riffle shuffled
1982
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 43 No. 3)
74
Edward Marlo Bluff Miracle
Inspired by 1983 126
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 136
Edward Marlo Locus-Pocus two Cards, four methods
  • Locii Two
  • Locii Two II
  • Loci Two III
  • Prediction Variation
Inspired by 1983 139
Jon Racherbaumer, Philip T. Goldstein Never on Thunday three selections, divided deck
Inspired by Oct. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 14)
136
Faucett Ross A Questionable Miracle
1983 243
Karl Fulves Curvature different coins and cards removed and remembered by spectators and shuffled back, performer blindfolded, all cards located and coins as well, coins leaves circular impression
Inspired by 1983 2
Karl Fulves Nail Punch Location one or more cards, punched with fingers in different places
1983 2
Dr. Jacob Daley, George Sands Prime Choice No. 31, packet of thirteen cards, selection is the last one face-down after counting procedure
Also published here 1983 52
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 116
Ken De Courcy Blind Aces Blindfold peek to locate Aces marked on their backs
1983 14
Zwei auf einen Schlag two cards are selected and found, divided deck, two systems
Inspired by
  • "Genii" Vol. 11. P. 240.
1983
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 2)
52
Edward Marlo (C) Ever Ready Black Routine with Mexican Joe applying mexican joe crimp
Inspired by 1984 215
Brother John Hamman The Phoenix Four four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling
Variations 1984 16
Ron Ferris Hind-Hue Control as a red-black false shuffle, divided deck location application
Mar. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 3)
899
Richard Goldshot RG Location using two crimps and a faro shuffle, twenty-six key card, see also page 1075
Variations Sep. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 9)
967
Richard Goldshot No Looking Goody Goody two crimps, faro shuffle two selections, twenty-six key card, see further credits, see also page 1075
Sep. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 9)
968
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
Dai Vernon, Vagrant's Challenge Location punching a card through clothing with pin in wallet
Related to 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
292
John Aukes Straight and Round cards are shuffled face up into face down, spectator turns over any card/s and the performer locates them
July 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1250
Philip T. Goldstein Out of Sorts thought-of card (from eight) found and named with back turned
Variations 1984 5
Philip T. Goldstein Counter Feat spectator finds his card at some position
1984 6
Richard Himber No Questions Asked No. 28, location over phone
1984 39
The Clueless Card Trick No. 47, two cards chosen by spectators, performer finds them
Inspired byRelated to 1984 61
Last October No. 61, spectator pockets some cards and buries a selection in rest, card on top after some counting
Variations 1984 90
Stephen Minch Double Location No. 3, five black and five red cards removed by spectators, two cards exchanged, performer finds them, performer genuinely blindfolded
1984 12
Piet Forton The Thoughts Are Free two spectator cut a pile and think of cut card, cards are shuffled and divined by performer
Also published here 1984 7
Jon Racherbaumer, Philip T. Goldstein, Simon Aronson The Cut Deeper Location
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • MUM, July 1979
1984 169
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
Alter Wein deck shuffled face-up/face-down by spectator, long run of face-down cards gives clue
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
96
Eddie Joseph Dreieck, Quadrat und Kreis three spectators lay out three shapes (circle, square, triangle) with cards, remember a card and lose them, performer finds them
Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
102
Kent Arthur Des Professors Kartentrick
Also published here Jan. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 10 No. 3 & 4)
105
Brother John Hamman Second In Command three selections cut to and lost, they are the last cards left over after pseudo false dealing demonstration
1984 27
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Apocalypse Variations or Additions
Inspired by June 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1075
Thomas Alan Waters Trivese three card location
1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Myxtyr)
643
Thomas Alan Waters Carousell three card divination, with clocking version, see Max Maven reference for credit information
Related to
  • "Roundabout" (Max Maven, Kayfabe DVD Set, 2017)
1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx)
701
Thomas Alan Waters Cutout two cards
Inspired byRelated to 1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Fynys)
743
Steve Beam Impact! several spectators cut a small packet and remember a card, all cards are found, deck can be riffle shuffled once, chains, see also p. 987 for additional idea by Geoff Williams
Related toVariations 1985 105
Steve Beam Blank Impact gag idea for Impact, blank card
Related to 1985 136
John Riggs Thumb Print
1985 156
Card Location odd-even divided deck
1985 2
Heartstopper Card Trick location with duplicate (1936)
1985 14
Out of Possession Location visual estimation and stack with multiple out
Inspired by 1985 23
Jack McMillen Astro-Vision spectator reverses his card by himself (1937)
1985 16
Frederick Braue Two Pile Trick two selections (1938)
Inspired byRelated to 1985 20
T. Nelson Downs Location knowing position of selection after replacement
1985 29
Dai Vernon, Max Malini Peek Control holding break as deck is balanced on fingers, then step fan (1939)
Related to 1985 29
Charlie Miller Additional Miller Notes
  • holding break while tapping on table
  • nailnick and estimate distance from key
  • "Vernon's 7 card, 7 piles trick."
(1940)
1985 1
Wax Pellet Control selection behind the back
1985 23
The Fan Bridge stop on fan, cards bent up
1985 24
Frederick Braue Braue's Think Trick packet cut off and counted, this number counted down in rest
1985 1
Frederick Braue Three Pile Prediction counting and piles to force ninth card from top (1944)
  • As a Location
1985 3
Frederick Braue The Ribbonspread cards spread on the table, card is selected, returned and eventually found, spread with jogged key card
Inspired by 1985 7
Stewart Judah Ein Hinweisloses Kartenfinden
Also published here July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
134
Jerry K. Hartman Double Key Placement two spectators, out of hands
Related to Sep. 1985 1
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement
Also published here 1986 44
Larry Jennings "Can't Be Done" "IMPOSSIBLE"
Also published here Jan. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 1)
1155
Philip T. Goldstein The Mockingbird missing card divined, part of the "Birds of Prey" locations, Palindromic Rosary Stack
1986 1
Philip T. Goldstein Universal Speller card chosen by spelling any word
1986 5
Steve Beam Jinxed with five piles, with indicator card, with Acquisition Shuffle
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1986 213
David Britland Sagittarius out-of-hand selection, performer stabs reversed card next to selection, Henry Christ Force inspired
Related to 1986 20
Reinhard Müller Nur gedacht! one of four cards selected and found, jumbo cards
Inspired by
  • "Alas-Poor Yorick" (A. Carter, Magigram 12, Oct. 1980)
  • "King's Row" (Larry Becker, MUM 70, 8, Oct. 1981)
1986 12
David Regal Stack Attack gaining access to a "randomly" chosen card
1987 224
Juan Tamariz Blown Away "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here July 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 7)
1369
Jim Laconte Apocalypse Variations or Additions
Inspired by July 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 7)
1377
Jack McMillen, Judson S. Brown Telltale Color card of different color glimpsed during riffle shuffle, reprinted from The Sphinx (March 1934)
1987 14
John C. Wagner, Dai Vernon Estimation #2
Inspired by 1987 99
John C. Wagner The Wagnerian Miracle spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, performer names position, estimation
1987 109
Edward Marlo Nick's Trick handling of Eddie Fields' Nail Nick location
1987 65
Karl Fulves Hangout deck face up on table, spectators cut anywhere and remember cards while the magician's back is turned, located
1987 11
Karl Fulves Star Cross out-of-hand one-way reversal, one-way faces or one-way crimp
Related to 1987 81
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Mentalwaage spectator deals amount of cards on the table, stops and remembers next card, performer cuts same amount and locates selection
Also published here Dec. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 2)
80
Bruce Cervon Invisible Reverse/Impossible one from five
1988 173
Bruce Cervon The Peek that isn't red black divided deck, with riffle-by glimpse of odd colored selection
1988 230
Dai Vernon The Challenge Locations - The Bridge
1988 1
Dai Vernon The Dual Crimp two crimped key cards in tabled spread
Related to 1988 4
Dai Vernon The Scrape nailnick
1988 8
Dai Vernon, The Wallet Punch
Related to 1988 10
Dai Vernon Dual to the Death small packet
1988 14
Dai Vernon By any Other Name divided deck
1988 18
Larry Jennings Eidetic
1988 188
Dai Vernon A Face in the Night reversed deck
1988 202
Edward Marlo Infallible Packet Estimation spectator cuts 3 packets
1988 159
Edward Marlo San's Telephone three cards, three packets
1988 162
Edward Marlo Marked Control marked deck, key card
1988 168
Edward Marlo 1st Effect using silent count (page 170)
1988 171
Edward Marlo 2nd Effect using silent count (page 170) and stack
1988 172
Edward Marlo Four Ways To Go one card removed, two thought of, are found, one ahead, clocking
Inspired byRelated to 1988 175
Edward Marlo Undiscovered Possibilities - 1st Effect stripper deck, missing card is named, memorized stack
Related to 1988 182
Edward Marlo 2nd Effect stripper deck, fair out of hand card choosing
1988 183
Edward Marlo New Approach to a Location apparent failure, three selection, one to case, one to shoe
1988 185
Edward Marlo Impossible Duo one way, two cards
1988 212
Edward Marlo Blown Away Plus follow up with named card to pocket, odd/even divided
Inspired byAlso published here 1988 219
Paul Cowling Apocalypse Variations Or Additions "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired by Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1450
Edward Marlo Blown Away Plus "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired byAlso published here Mar. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 3)
1473
Carlos Schoenrich Apocalypse Variations Or Additions "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired by May 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 5)
1499
Juan Tamariz Miraculous Adivination (Al Koran Style) as divination or location, Al Koran Deck
  • First Version
  • Second Version
1988 61
Larry Jennings Birds of a Feather fair looking 2-card location with key cards
1988 30
Larry Jennings One-Way Deck Techniques white border, two handlings for a small packet location routine
1988 134
Karl Fulves Psykick
Inspired byVariations 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 34)
1404
Karl Fulves Tri Thot
1988
The Chronicles (Issue 35)
1413
Karrell Fox The "World's Fairest" Card Revelation ungaffed banded deck tossed out, a card peeked at, found
1988 92
Ben Harris, David Faulkner Invertz pairs are deal after one riffle shuffle, top cards turned over, two chosen and exchanged, later located
Inspired byVariations 1988 24
Edward Marlo Incomplete Miracle card peeked at from incomplete faro condition, it is found (by glimpsing key in lower portion)
1988 14
Edward Marlo The Incomplete Location
1988 19
Edward Marlo The Incomplete Stop spectator deals and performer stops him at selection
1988 19
Edward Marlo Marlo Mexican Miracle using Mexican Joe Crimp
1988 253
Edward Marlo Double Miracle using Mexican Joe Crimp
1988 253
Edward Marlo Multiple Find using Mexican Joe Crimp
1988 255
Edward Marlo Mexican with a Memory card moved from one half to another is located, apparently cards in one half remembered, using Mexican Joe Crimp
Related to 1988 260
Edward Marlo Mexican Divination using Mexican Joe Crimp
Inspired by 1988 262
Edward Marlo The Skillful Mexican using Mexican Joe Crimp
1988 262
Edward Marlo Ever Ready-Black Routine three phases, locations with divided deck (third phase inspired by previous version in 1957 reference)
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1967
1988 264
Roy Walton Simplicity Lead In two cards removed and replaced anywhere in spread are located
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 44
Roy Walton Treble Trouble two cards, odd-even and pointer divided deck
Also published here 1988 79
Roy Walton Found-Two Cards two card location with a riffle shuffle by the spectator
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 102
Roy Walton Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Also published here
  • Ibidem
1988 135
Roy Walton Duo Colours shuffled deck location, spectator has to count number of red cards in a dealt packet and count through the black cards in the rest of the deck to that number
Also published here 1988 153
Theodore Annemann One Way Location two times
1989 xxviii
Dai Vernon Spellatron
1989 57
Dai Vernon If the Suit Fits...
1989 67
John Scarne Doppelgänger Location great conditions, weak revelation, wrong method according to Fulves, see reference
Related to 1989 205
Jerry Sadowitz Wilder using Pre-determined Estimation
1989 86
Jerry Sadowitz Tears in Rain using Pre-determined Estimation
Variations 1989 88
Richard Vollmer Perpetual Calendar using faro
Feb. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 2)
1604
Brother John Hamman Opposite Pockets chosen and thought-of card are named, no-touch, weird thought-of procedure, partial stack
Variations 1989 75
Brother John Hamman Phoenix Four four selections vanish, are named and reappear face up via spelling
Related to 1989 202
Philip T. Goldstein Encounter duplicate found in second deck when number is counted down, "Interrupted Gilbreath Principle"
1989 2
Gary Kurtz Sharing the Credit accomplice is asked to leave the room, after returning he finds a selected card, two versions, accomplice does not really know how it's done
1989 22
John Scarne Long Distance card chosen on other side of the room, risky force, position named
1989 2
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 37
Karl Fulves Psykick II
Inspired byRelated to 1989 38
Simon Lovell Jazz Magic Some outs and ideas for improvisational magic to locate "freely named" card
Related to 1989 119
Karl Fulves Unbeknownst bridged deck
Related to 1989 10
Karl Fulves Marksman
Inspired by 1989 25
Doug Canning Down Under Again two cards selected and found, third named card is found at a total of cards
Sep. 1989
The Minotaur (Vol. 1 No. 3)
7
Karl Fulves Hands Off spectator remembers card, cuts off a packet, down-under deal, spreads card face-up, performer names selection
1989 11
Bob King Impromptu Stunner card at position of cut-off number thought-of, this is made to turn over
Variations 1989 7
Bob King Dual Count-Down two cards chosen in two piles out of hand, both deal in unison and performer calls "stop", both selections are there and performer names one of them
Inspired by 1989 11
Justin Higham Spectator Peek Location with pre-set break and distance from break is counted
Related to May 1989
Inside Out (Issue 6)
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