1,902 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Juan Tamariz Neither Blind Nor Silly red black stack, two cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1989/91 211
Edward Marlo Not-so-Lazy-Man's Card Trick Seven Variations on the Original Handling
Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1737
Randy Wakeman Not What it Seems three packets
June 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 6)
1797
Harry Lorayne Without A Clue, Impromptu finding out positions of two peeked at cards in incomplete faro condition via bottom half
1990 52
Harry Lorayne Convincing key card location
1990 68
Harry Lorayne "Keyn" Location key card location
1990 71
Ken Krenzel Thought Bridge banded deck is tossed out, one spectator peeks a card which is divined and might travel to pocket from banded deck, ungaffed
Related to 1990 88
Steve Beam Brained a card peeked, one remembered from looking at the fan, third one thought of, one by one performer reverses cards behind his back, see also p. 578 for ideas by Harry Levine
1990 561
Simon Aronson Self Control spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything, different revelations suggested
Related toAlso published here 1990 24
Simon Aronson Two Minds and a Mate card chosen, another removed and a third one thought-of, all found
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1990 50
Simon Aronson Oh Pity Me Location clocking with half deck of cyclical stack
  • The Half Deck Principle
  • The Basic Procedure
  • Handling Tips
  • Combinations
1990 75
Simon Aronson Four Part Harmony center cut location expanded to four selections
Inspired byVariations 1990 101
Simon Aronson Memorized Math on memorized deck in combination with mathematical principles
  • Stay Stacks
  • Counting
  • Interlocking Chains (also with one-way backs)
  • Duck and Deal (with formulas)
Related to 1990 113
Michael Powers Incomplete Four Way four card location, using Riffle Shuffle Control with Incomplete Faro Condition
Variations 1990 74
Jon Racherbaumer Ayes of the Gods two-card challenge location
Inspired byVariations 1990 1
Edward Marlo Impromptu Ayes of the Gods either the two selections are in same position in two halves, or they are located via fishing
Inspired by 1990 2
Jon Racherbaumer Completely Blown Away
Inspired by 1990 176
Edward Marlo Topping Mental Topper - Fifth Effect four thought-of cards from different suits located, spectator's count down their value, shuffle and deck switch
1990 198
Chris Power Fernkontrolle card peeked in incomplete faro condition, upper half removed and performer knows position of selection
1990 33
Alex Elmsley Australian Self-Help involving counting, spelling, down-under deal
Related toVariations 1991 317
Alex Elmsley Buried Treasure II distant keys, performer stops at selection
Variations 1991 355
Alex Elmsley Hair Cut using a hair to mark position, selection out of performer's hands
1991 358
Alex Elmsley Calcolate X 2 two selections made out of performer's hands, three keys
1991 361
Alex Elmsley Cross-25 two selections made out of performer's hands, re-matrixing
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1991 363
Alex Elmsley Weight with small packet, marked key card
Related to 1991 366
Alex Elmsley The Clock Runs Down automatic placement
1991 376
Edward Marlo Repeatable Card Location simple location with stack, eg NPO or memorized deck
Apr. 1991 15
Edward Marlo Cure for a Late Night Location edge marked card, faro, Oscar Weigle's "sunken key principle"
May 1991 5
Edward Marlo Multiple Mental Miracle two small numbers and selections are divined, distant key
June 1991 12
Edward Marlo, Alex Elmsley Weight While I Find It five methods, ungaffed, locator card, sticky card
Inspired by July 1991 9
Edward Marlo Four for the Road three further methods for "Simon Eyes", faro
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1991 14
Norman Houghton The Recognition Reflex
Related toAlso published here 1991 732
Wayne Kyzer Birth Card
Inspired byAlso published here 1991 734
Larry West Cut-Up amount of cut cards is divined and card changes into selection
Dec. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 4)
8
Stephen Tucker Miracle Aces
1991 10
T. Page Wright Card Location spectator cuts off top half, looks at bottom card and replaces, key glimpse
1991 128
T. Page Wright A Quick Detection spectator counts to any card in top half, replaces, riffle shuffles one time, interlocking chains, odd-even
1991 182
T. Page Wright The Miracle Spelling Deck card selected out of hands and deck pocketed, performer reaches into pocket and takes out cards one by one spelling the selection and finds it, repeat with the spectator spelling the card out of the performer's pocket
1991 227
T. Page Wright A Cut Card Detection spectator cuts anywhere and replaces, then cuts deck some more
1991 287
T. Page Wright A Free Choice Location spectator removes and card and replaces it in corner of room, it is found, out-of-hand reversal, diagonal line on edge
1991 296
Jerry K. Hartman Goody Two Choose two selections, divided deck
Also published here 1991 336
Jerry K. Hartman Poker Face-Off
Also published here 1991 483
Jerry K. Hartman There's More than One Way to Spin a Cut two decks in reverse order
Also published here 1991 488
Jerry K. Hartman Out of Control two key cards
1991 490
Peter Duffie Before the Creation quick two card divided deck location, as prelude to OOTW
1991 8
Justin Higham Mental Subtraction spectator remembers a card and its position from one to ten, another spectator names a number from ten to twenty, performer places card at difference of the two numbers behind his back, streamlined
Mar. 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 3)
73
Chris Kenner Twin Peeks two card challenge location, Ace to King set up
Variations 1992 102
Doug Edwards You'll Fool All divided Deck
Feb. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 2)
2034
Stephen Tucker Up to You double-Key-card Location
Aug. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 8)
2110
Edward Marlo Nullifactoring three cards, additional ideas for Stewart James' "Nullifactor", two methods
Inspired byAlso published here June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
1
Edward Marlo How's That?
Related to June 1992
The Olram File (Issue 12)
16
James Swain No Explanation four face up indifferent cards 'collect' three selections, uses Marlo's faro sequences
1992 121
Karl Fulves The Parallel Police spectator choses card from eight-card packet and mixes the Jacks into packet with procedure, performer finds card without looking at any faces
1992 24
Karl Fulves Zodiac Sell card chosen in spectator's hands, another card turns face-up, ZODIAC is spelled to find selection
1992 70
Karl Fulves A Martian Chronicle
1992 75
Alexander de Cova Total Recall two selections, odd/even, with variations:
  • 1. Aus dem Stegreif (impromptu)
  • 2. Mit zwei Kartenspielen (with two decks)
  • 3. Für den Table-Hopper
Inspired by 1992 19
John Riggs The Optical Location cards shuffled face up into face down, two cards selected and performer finds them
Also published here 1992 770
Frederick Braue Pointer Thinking with packet of cards, out-of-hand reversal by spectator
1992 5
Paul Rosini The Quick Spell
1992 21
Gary Plants No Way Out spectator removes any thought-of card from twenty-card packet, it is lost in deck and then found as spectator counts through the cards
Also published here June 1992
The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 2)
1
Bob King Impossible Location spectator cuts deck into three piles, remembers top card of any pile and loses it
Also published here 1992 4
Daryl Martinez Tipped in Lucca
1992 10
Vanni Bossi Variations to the "Dr. Nuzzo Peek" fine secret incomplete faro condition to facilitate counting
  • First Variation (challenge location, red-black separation)
  • Second Variation (same with odd-even)
Inspired by 1992 12
Brother John Hamman The Devil's Dagger card chosen and found with a counting and cards in dagger/sword formation on table
Jan. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 5)
42
T. Nelson Downs The Cards Enchanted performer reads off some cards from shuffled deck, one thought of, deck put in pocket, card named and produced at named number
Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
52
T. Nelson Downs The T. N. D. Detection using one-way faces, tray for reversal
Sep. 1992
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 1)
52
Peter Duffie Reference Point two selections made out of performer's hands from twelve-card packets, re-matrixing
Inspired byRelated to 1992 6
Peter Duffie Pictorial Ratification card chosen and cards counted off according to value and suit, then it is located
Inspired by
  • "Mental Spell" (Eddie Clever)
1992 14
Peter Duffie Thoughts on the Bottom estimation & Bottom Deal
VariationsAlso published here 1992 15
Justin Higham Session Challenge Location with two similar decks on the sessioning table that are secretly and openly exchanged twice
June 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 4)
36
Michael DeMarco Mr. Koenig finds your card matrix layout
Feb. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 2)
2181
Bill Kalush Almost Immediately card taken from fan is known instantly, faro fan
July 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 7)
2242
Tom Daugherty Heavies one way from the face
Dec. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 12)
2302
A Good Card Trick marked key card
1993 89
Blindfold Card Reading some cards are chosen from one half and shuffled in other half, found by blindfolded magician, pegged/punched card
1993 137
Harry Lorayne ソルトレス (Saltless)
1993 107
Tooru Suzuki 心の中で・・・ (In your heart...) Challenge location of two selected cards
1993 172
Bob King Over-Kill? spectator cuts off pile and remembers card at this position, selection transposes with card in another deck
Related to 1993 13
Bob King Breathing Life into the 26 Card Key three piles, faroing crimp next to selection
Related to 1993 16
Steve Beam Odd Man Out one of five cards is chosen and put back in deck, other cards used to count down to locate it, contingency trick
Variations 1993 85
John Riggs The Optical Location cards shuffled face up into face down, two cards selected and performer finds them
Also published here 1993 119
Steve Beam Lucky 13 spectator cuts to two indicator cards, which total the position of the selection
Related to 1993 121
Steve Beam The Lost Key
Inspired by
  • Charles Jordan's "The Infallible Detection" in "Collected Tricks" and Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks"
1993 125
Steve Beam A Fine Mess one card is slid out and number used to land at a card, performer finds selection
1993 127
Gary Plants Locator Service
1993 130
Gary Plants Locator Service II
1993 131
Steve Beam Jinxed with five piles, with indicator card
VariationsAlso published here 1993 138
Steve Beam Killocation one of fifteen, contingency effect
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1993 142
Rick Johnsson Five Foot Card Trick out-of-hand selection, shuffling with key card
1993 135
Al Thatcher Al's Masterpiece spectator shuffles packet, puts some in pocket, remembers bottom cards of rest and puts it back on the deck, located with some dealing, breather crimp
Also published here
  • Precursor #37
1993 168
Bob King Impossible Location spectator cuts deck into three piles, remembers top card of any pile and loses it, breather crimp
Also published here 1993 170
Peter Duffie Magician three spectators simultaneously select a card from packet from three to eight cards, spelling and down-under to locate it
Inspired by 1993 4
Peter Duffie The Magic Shuffle three selections in fifteen-card packet
1993 12
Steve Beam Multiple Impact several spectators cut a small packet and remember a card, all cards are found, deck can be riffle shuffled once, chains, a bit more details than in Trapdoor
Inspired by 1993 1
Norman Houghton The Recognition Reflex
Also published here 1993 13
Rudolf Braunmüller Goethes Hexeneinmaleins number remembered, that many cards removed, automatic placement, rhyme to find card
Inspired by
  • George F. Miller's "Anti-Clock Location"
June 1993
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1)
35
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Inspired by
  • "Remote Control" (Jim Steinmeyer, The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988)
Related toVariationsAlso published here
May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
56
Jim Steinmeyer Remote Control small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here
  • The New Invocation #43, Feb. 1988
May 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 9)
57
Jerry K. Hartman Eight-Card Solution two versions:
  • two spectators each note a card from a small packet, each one follows an elimination procedure until down to one card, each spectator finds his card
  • single-spectator version
Also published here Aug. 1993
Magic (Vol. 2 No. 12)
52
David Solomon, Steve Draun Doble Adivinación
Also published here 1993 69
Vicente Canuto El Espejo del Pensamiento with suit stacked, interlocking chain principle with two riffle shuffles
1993 103
Vicente Canuto 2.- Control en el Abanico bridging cards while doing a pressure fan
1993 202
Allan Ackerman Ackerman's Opener stack, combination
1994 100
Steve Ehlers The Three-Card Location stack, memorized deck
Related toVariations 1994 173
Tom Daugherty Bingo! two cards, mathematical
May 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 5)
2362
Tom Daugherty Topsy-Turvy Twosome three cards
July 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 7)
2384
Mike Maxwell Lazy Magician's Assistant lazy interlocking set-up
Aug. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 8)
2396
Alex Elmsley Failure number is thought of and card at this position in shuffled deck, performer divines both (most of the time)
Also published here 1994 76
Alex Elmsley A Woven and Cut Case penelope-procedure (pile cut off, counted, card at that position is selection), key is placed next to selection via faro
1994 325
Alex Elmsley Autopilot separation at twenty-six
1994 326
Alex Elmsley The Custodial Card two cards selected, a card turns face-up between selections, twenty-six key card, faro
Inspired byRelated to 1994 333
Alex Elmsley Late Night Location spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles, packet returned and deck faro shuffled, selection found, stay stack with duplicates
Also published here 1994 372
Alex Elmsley Auto-Discovery two cards are used to divine a very free selection that's pocketed by spectator, stacked
Also published here 1994 374
A Great Glimpse - Red and Black Series divided deck
1994 1125
Heart Beats estimating position of selection
1994 1215
John Northern Hilliard, Card Locations and Detection three methods, estimation
1994 1244
Dai Vernon Vernon 1-3 three methods
1994 1245
Philip T. Goldstein Trisectarian two cards found, one by counting down value of other cards
1994 96
Doug Canning Jinxed Variation
Inspired by 1994 967
Mel Bennett Card 37 number force for 37 with calculator
Inspired by
  • "Letter for a Stranger" (Stewart James)
1994
Rigmarole (Issue 8)
88
Karl Fulves Cedric's Applause using a pocket index
Related to 1994
Verbatim (Issue 10)
143
Jon Racherbaumer Eddie Marlo Lives! card chosen with mathematical procedure, packets counted and digits added, selection found by spelling the trick's title, faro
Inspired by 1994 13
Tony Slydini Slydini's Presentation of 9999 Miracle
Inspired by 1994 14
Jon Racherbaumer Playing the Light on using a shiner, Eddie Fay, with red-black location effect with hidden clocking
1994 14
Jon Racherbaumer In Situ Glimpse spectator cuts off packet and remembers bottom card
1994 19
Ted Lesley, Philip T. Goldstein The Out of Sorts Variations thought-of card (from eight) found and named with back turned, two variations
Inspired by 1994 52
Ellison Poland A Mental Case cards cut off top and bottom to show no key cards are in use
Inspired by 1994 17
Aldo Colombini Hats Off three-card location
1994 30
Simon Aronson Some People Think interlocking chains
Also published here 1994 3
Simon Aronson Group Shuffle three cards, no touch possible
Inspired byAlso published here 1994 8
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 1994 88
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 1994 92
Simon Aronson S-D Plus (or, "Notes on the S-D Location")
three phases
Also published here 1994 100
Simon Aronson Center Cut Location spectator pulls out packet from center and remembers bottom card
Also published here 1994 105
Simon Aronson Delayed Location Effects doing divided deck locations after Shuffle-Bored
Also published here 1994 160
Simon Aronson Selection Shuffle-Bored Shuffle-Bored combined with a location
Also published here 1994 164
Dr. Dan J. Alessini, Peter Alexis Light Vision reversed card in the deck and selection placed inside aluminium foil are divined, secret deck switch
Inspired by Feb. 1994
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 8)
1
Peter Duffie Thoughts on the Bottom estimation & Bottom Deal
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995 232
R. Paul Wilson Absolute Zero spectator cuts shuffled deck into three piles, shuffles all, selects a card and assembles deck which the performer locates, divided deck
Variations 1995 2
Karl Norman Key Card Routines performer cuts exactly a number of cards, named by the spectator, performer finds three selects cards
Related to 1995 23
Paul Rosini Your Number - Your Card
Related to 1995 147
Sam Schwartz Thot Echo two card location, straight set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1995 149
Richard Vollmer Mystical Countdown mathematical, one selection by spectator, one by magician
Inspired byVariations Feb. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 2)
2467
Richard Vollmer Mystical Countdown Follow-Up
Feb. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 2)
2468
Tom Daugherty Utterly Blown Away "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired byVariations Mar. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 3)
2480
Richard Vollmer Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by Aug. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 8)
2543
Tom Daugherty Impossible And Impossible II mathematical
Sep. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 9)
2550
Philip T. Goldstein The Mockingbird missing card divined, part of the "Birds of Prey" locations
1995 2
Larry Jennings Coincido No. 22, card remembered at total of cut-off packet, values used to find selection
Also published here 1995 40
Tale of the Tape No. 44, tape recorder gives instructions from cassette to which a card is lost and found
1995 86
Simon Aronson Three For Two three selections made in different way, no-touch selection procedure, all located, two key cards, first cut of cut-deeper force
Inspired by 1995 61
Simon Aronson Doubly Lazy two selections, Ace to King twice
Related to 1995 136
Simon Aronson Lazy Memory ideas for applying the memorized deck to the Lazy Man's Card Trick
  • Memorized Doubly Lazy
  • Spelling to the Second Selection
  • "Sessions" Lazy Memory
Related to 1995 162
Simon Aronson Everybody's Lazy two spectators and performer remember cards, performer names position of spectator's cards, spectator names number and there is performer's card, no-touch
VariationsAlso published here 1995 167
Simon Aronson Taking Advantage of One's Position selection procedure in which a packet is cut off, next card remembered and placed on this packet, another packet cut off onto first pile, next card remembered and put onto first pile, and so on
  • Self Position
  • Shuffling
  • False Positives
Related toVariations 1995 179
Simon Aronson Self Centered two cards chosen by cutting and shuffling packets, procedure similar to one-pile free cut
Inspired by 1995 187
Simon Aronson Madness in our Methods three selections, fair conditions, no-touch and no card seen
  • Alternative Revelations
1995 194
Simon Aronson Topsy Turvy three selections with cutting and shuffling packets, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, cards located by apparent muscle reading in spread
Related to 1995 203
Simon Aronson High Class Location three selections
Related to 1995 216
Simon Aronson The PIP Stack "Position Information Procedure"
Ace to King stack in deck, allows performer to know position of replaced selection
1995 290
Karl Fulves Bottom Facts applied to distant key card placement
Related to 1995 3
Richard Vollmer Einstein's Favorite Trick spectator locates his own card
1995 32
Steve Beam The Australian Crawl selection is found by down under dealing a random number of cards (value of two selections)
Related toVariations 1995 36
Aldo Colombini Friends similar to "Neither Blind Nor Silly", with twenty cards, spectator has more decisions to randomize order
Related to 1995 72
Simon Lovell Three Ways presentation for single card location
Related to 1995 116
Wayne Kyzer Birth Card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1995 151
Doug Canning Card Counters
Inspired byRelated to 1995 153
Steve Beam, Scott Robinson Polar Stab location of two cards with two keys
Inspired by 1995 157
Tom Ladshaw Bestimation
1995 158
Richard Vollmer No Questions Asked
1995 160
Steve Beam Triplets I red / black deck
1995 165
Steve Beam Triplets II red / black deck, with two selections
1995 167
Steve Beam Selective Service four selections, with four keys
1995 168
Joel Givens Identification Cards multiple keys, four card location
  • Variations
Also published here 1995 170
Steve Beam Location, Location, Location three spectators cut some cards and chose a card, amount and selections are predicted and located, nine-force
Inspired byVariations 1995 172
Steve Beam Multiplocation with four cards
Related toVariations 1995 175
Edward Marlo New Approach Location deck shuffled, packet cut off and this cut into two piles again, bottom card of one remembered and replaced, performer reverses selection (or card next to it) under table
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Dec. 1974
1995 201
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
R. Paul Wilson Sticky Residue spectator deals out any number of poker hands, cut one hand and remembers top card, all assembled, performer divines number of hands and card
Inspired byRelated to 1995 46
Steve Beam Killocation one of fifteen, contingency effect
Also published here 1995 1
Peter Duffie Incomplete Surprise two cards chosen, packet cut off and counted, then card chosen in incomplete faro condition, another card chosen by counting to original number, an indicator turns over with both selections on either side
Related to 1995 13
Jon Racherbaumer Don't Be Superstitious typo "Superstition", four key cards throughout deck
Inspired by 1995 23
Rudolf Braunmüller Wahl in fremder Hand intro to collection of trick where spectator selects cards in his own hands
Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
59
Philip T. Goldstein Kaum glaublich! cut deeper with divided deck
Related to Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
63
Utz Napierala Kartenmagie und Kabbalistik
Inspired by
  • Gerald Kosky effect with blank cards, 1967
1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
159
Utz Napierala Zufälligkeiten - ganz unbesehen location in sixteen-card packet with some counting
1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 4 & 5)
162
Hervé Pigny Le jeu Hautes Phréquences! long-short deck with pairs that fit together
Inspired by 1995 97
Claude Rix Challenge... spectator shuffles, chains
1995 109
Claude Rix Challenge variante spectator shuffles
1995 110
Grace Ann Morgan Blinded By The Sleight performer blindfolded, spectator selects a card and takes out five cards one of which is the selection, performer hold each up while spectator says "no" to each, selection found
Also published here 1995 16
Aldo Colombini Magnetic eight packets made that are shuffled face-up/face-down, in the end all red cards are face-up with black selection and vice versa
Inspired by
  • first effect in David Jones's notes "Note Closely"
Variations
1995 87
Aldo Colombini Oddities deck cut into three packets, two cards selected and lost, performer finds them
1995 144
Jerry K. Hartman Eight Card Solution two versions:
  • two spectators each note a card from a small packet, each one follows an elimination procedure until down to one card, each spectator finds his card
  • single-spectator version (p. 249)
see also final notes in Card Craft reference for "an extended analysis of this procedure"
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1995 248
Joel Givens Identification Cards multiple keys, four card location
  • Variations
Also published here 1995 9
Ron Cohen Calling From Waikiki location with back turned or over phone
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 8)
80
Impossible! a card is found under extremely fair conditions
1996 363
Richard Vollmer Location/Placement/Prediction faro
Jan. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 1)
2600
Michael Skinner, Al Koran A Deeper Mystery
Inspired by 1996 18
Michael Skinner A Needle in a Haystack joker placed next to thought-of card under challenge conditions, thirteen extra cards behind back
1996 74
Michael Close Jazzin - The Trick that Can be Explained finding a named card via improvisation
Related to 1996 160
Philip T. Goldstein The Mockingbird missing card divined, part of the "Birds of Prey" locations
1996 3
Jack McMillen, Judson S. Brown Telltale Color card of different color glimpsed during riffle shuffle, with references
Related to
  • The Sphinx (March 1934)
1996 12
Karl Fulves Color Double riffle glimpse exercise, Telltale Color with two cards
  • Conditions (additional exercises)
Inspired by 1996 16
Karl Fulves No Contact Location spectator cuts and remembers face card, dealt into four piles
Related to 1996 79
Karl Fulves Beginners Only card chosen via cut/deal procedure and shuffled back is located by stabbing card next to it
1996 83
Karl Fulves Lost, Found performer cuts to two fairly chosen and lost cards
1996 92
Karl Fulves Thickset four cards glued together
1996 116
Karl Fulves Short End short card as key
1996 118
Karl Fulves First Place first spectator cuts near center and remembers card, divined, then open prediction
1996 30
Blair Bowling Breathing Heavy selection under table, spectator reverses card anywhere, it is used to count to selection
Related to
  • "The Serendipity Deck" (David Regal, Magic Manuscript Vol. 7 No. 3)
1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
10
Tom Craven King Butt (As in "butt shuffle")
1996 1215
James Swain, Edward Marlo Topping the Mental Topper cards freely chosen (or thought of), card and its three mates found, faro
Inspired by 1996 107
Bob King Making Waves II two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, cards found from a jumbo deck then, one jumbo card travels into wallet
Inspired byAlso published here 1996 10
Bob King, Jim Steinmeyer, Jon Racherbaumer Tele-Mental
Also published here 1996 23
Steve Beam Double Dealer two cards at numbers, with incomplete riffle shuffle condition, Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control
Also published here 1996 17
Christian Chelman Blind Sighted card approximately in center, then dealt into six heaps
Related to 1996 11
Edward Marlo Shifting, Whispering Thoughts two cards and their positions thought of in ten-card packet, both divined
  • Preferred Handling (ten memorized cards)
Inspired by 1996 12
Lou Gallo One-Way Pips
1996 58
Lou Gallo Bent Key center key card, faro shuffle version
1996 60
Lou Gallo Cut Me In reverse stack
1996 68
Larry Jennings Impossible Divination No. 1
Related to 1997 18
Larry Jennings Impossible Divination No. 2 automatic placement
1997 20
Richard Vollmer Thrice Nice divided deck, see also p. 2819
Jan. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 1)
2737
Lewis Jones Houdini's Hand "high card" location
Feb. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 2)
2754
Richard Vollmer Two Surprises 27 key card
July 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)
2811
Doug Edwards Absolutely Free two cards, divided deck
Sep. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 9)
2838
Richard Vollmer Last (Gil)Breath gilbreath, face up face down mess
Dec. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 12)
2869
Nick Trost Lost and Found
1997 136
Nick Trost Subtle Location with the Gilbreath Principle
1997 137
Nick Trost The Lone Stranger Card located by being in bank of opposite colors
Also published here 1997 138
Peter Duffie Dead Certain Location Value of magician's selected card finds spectator's card, impossible location (based on Richard Vollmer effect, unnamed)
1997 81
Peter Duffie The Short Deck Baffler Challenge location, card freely selected and shuffled, magician finds it
1997 82
Peter Duffie Super Duplex Count-Down two selections made fairly, able to locate both immediately
Inspired by 1997 92
Ron Bauer Key to the Draw three cards, twenty-six key
Inspired by 1997 20
Philip T. Goldstein The Mockingbird missing card divined, part of the "Birds of Prey" location
1997 5
One-Twenty Six cut-deeper procedure for two selections
1997 9
Automatic Mindread dealing procedure after which performer can work out value of a freely chosen card
1997 26
Frederick Braue Count Down spectator removes a few cards from a pile and counts them, then remembers the card at the corresponding position, it is found by perfomer
1997 30
Alex Elmsley No-Calc two cards are located, two numbers written down and cards found at that position
Also published here 1997 3
Alex Elmsley Cross-25 two selections made out of performer's hands, re-matrixing, updated handling
Also published here 1997 17
Doug Canning Marked Up Masterpiece faro and twenty-six key
1997 1245
"Magic" Christian Stelzel The Challenger single card is found by stop while counting, amount of cards is same as value
Inspired by
  • Jean Hugard's "Challenges"
Variations
1997 1295
David Solomon, Steve Draun S/D Location key starts 20th from top, quarter cut off and shuffled, top card remembered, another packet cut off and put on top, this packet examined by performer
Variations 1997 137
David Solomon The More You Know, The Harder You Fall spectator cuts off pile, remembers bottom card, shuffles pile and puts it in center of rest, two Jokers shuffled in deck and sandwich selection
Variations 1997 185
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra And Now... Two Cards from the Pocket finding two chosen cards in pocket
Inspired byAlso published here 1997 7
Simon Lovell Impossible Location! spectator stops anywhere and remembers card, later divined
Related to 1997 113
Karl Fulves No Moe No. 9, first black card in pile remembered, added to deck, later found
1997 16
Peter Duffie 3 and 1 Location four keys on top, spectator starts by dealing four hands
1997 10
Martin Joyal Patton Pending number of cut off packet used to remember card at position
Inspired by
  • Temple C. Patton's "Twentieth Century Mind Reading" in "Card Tricks Anyone Can Do" 1968.
Related to
1997 156
Martin Joyal Pattonology finding card by spelling answers to questions
Related to 1997 161
Eddie Clever A Clever Trick out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, no keys, spectator removes five cards one of which must be the selection, performer finds it
VariationsAlso published here
  • "He Only Thinks" (Magic in the Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
19
Ken Simmons Variation by Ken Simmons out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, no keys, spectator removes five cards one of which must be the selection, performer finds it, with additional riffle shuffle after the selection by spectator
Inspired by Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
20
Eddie Clever No Way! out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, spectator reads off values and performer stops at selection
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Unseen" (Magic in the Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
21
Ken Simmons Variation by Ken Simmons out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, spectator reads off values and performer stops at selection
Inspired by Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
21
Eddie Fields Tripartite challenge card location, relatively hands-off, nail-nicking top card of tabled packet when pointing to it
Also published here 1997 32
Edward Marlo Marlo's Tripartite different handling of Tripartite by Eddie Fields
Also published here 1997 34
Ron Cohen Calling From Waikiki location with back turned or over phone
Also published here 1997 69
Eddie Fields The Oops Principle Opportunity, Opportunism, Preparedness, Sneaky
with handling of the Lazy Man card trick
Inspired by 1997 98
Edward Marlo Positioning Proposition three-phase divided deck location, optional Out Of This World follow-up
1997 109
Sid Solomon Sid Solomon's Double-Whammy Location two spectator's cut off a pile, shuffle and remember the bottom cards
1997 118
Edward Marlo Dovetailing at Dawn interlocking chains
1997 123
Eddie Fields Eddie's Hummer two cards chosen with CATO type procedure, in the end all cards are face down except selections
Inspired by 1997 128
Jerry Sadowitz Troika three cards, riffle cull
1997/98 20
Pit Hartling Feurio "Chaos (Mandelbrod's Revenge)", red black antifaro method
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1998 12
Pit Hartling Triathlon three card challenge location, sophisticated
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998 24
Andrew Wimhurst The $1,000 Test Card Transmission stacked deck
1998 1
Bruce Cervon Impossible Location
1998 50
Bruce Cervon Realization faro shuffle
Related to 1998 140
Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun If Worse Comes To Worse performer finds two selected and one thought-of card, one way from face (pips)
Variations 1998 88
Dai Vernon Emotional Reaction clever and subtle use of a keycard in a challenge situation
1998 564
Karl Fulves Cross Checking using one-way backs to expand combo memory system to four suits or other features, challenge location application
1998 40
Philip T. Goldstein The Mockingbird missing card divined, part of the "Birds of Prey" location, in english and french
1998 3
Marty Kane Trek Trick
Inspired by 1998 1452
Peter Duffie The Chosen Few a card created with a cut off pile by chosen a card for suit and counting for value, another spectator cuts to it
1998 3
Jack Avis Impromptu Auto Cue deck shuffled face-up/face-down, three face-down cards put on table, spectator exchanges two and remembers the third one, all replaced, Triumph effect
Inspired by
  • "Auto Cue" (Roy Walton, Genii, July 1991)
1998 93
Alex Elmsley No-Calc two cards are located, two numbers written down and cards found at that position
Also published here 1998 54
Kent Arthur Des Professors Kartentrick
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
32
David Solomon Solo-Hummer packet mixed with cato procedure by spectator under table, one card remembered, performer sorts all except selection
Inspired by
  • "Hummer Outdone" (Ken Simmons, Choice Effects No. 5)
Related to
Apr. 1998
Onyx (Issue 3)
3
Joe Rindfleisch Mental Thought Revelation spectator remembers card at thought-of number, performer finds card and divines number
Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
21
Jack McMillen Astral Vision edge-marked diagonal line, card location after riffle shuffle, mechanical interlocking chain principle, with more details and corrections by Jeff Busby
Related toAlso published here
  • "Mental Mysteries with Cards" (Larsen & Wright, 1942)
1998 31
Jeff Busby One-Way Glass card selected out-of-hands from shuffled deck, performer names position of selection, almost no-touch, out-of-hand reversal method
Inspired by
  • "Mind Mirror" (Jack McMillen, "Mental Mysteries with Cards", Larsen & Wright, 1942)
1998 62
Jeff Busby The Five Card Mental Force selection procedure for Mental Reverse type tricks in which one of five face-down tabled cards is chosen
Related to 1998 105
Lew R. Brooks A Red/Black Location one of several pairs selected, later found, red/black alternating set-up
Also published here 1998 40
Tom Frame What Were You Thinking? three cards chosen by cutting off a pile and remembering bottom card of cut-off packet and top card of rest, and by dealing through the pile and stopping at any card, all cards named without touching the deck
July 1998
Magic (Vol. 7 No. 11)
70
Roy Walton Peek-A-Boo
Sep. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 1)
72
Henry Christ Card Clairvoyancy location, optional repeat
Inspired by Nov. 1998
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
78
Bob King Stebbins Buried Treasure spectator chooses card by cutting deck in three piles, then he deals through the cards and performer stops at selection
Inspired by 1998 15
Bob King Another Late-Night Session spectator peeks at a card in incomplete faro condition, fairly lost, selection found, repeat, power stack with duplicates
Inspired by 1998 30
Jason Alford Locate & Rescue challenge location, Ace to King set up
Inspired by 1998 22
James Swain The Dummy Fan Force one chosen from fan of five, located by touch, not really a force
Related to 1999 95
Steve Ehlers Three Card Location stack
1999 20
Richard Osterlind Under Test Conditions stack
1999 28
Richard Osterlind Test Conditions II stack
1999 30
Richard Osterlind Tribute to Tarbell
Inspired by 1999 30
Dai Vernon Mind Game number from five to ten named, deck shuffled by spectator, top four cards taken by performer and arranged under table, placed back, card at position remembered by spectator and named by performer, repeat
Related to 1999 13
Roger Crosthwaite Focused Television card thought of, spectator removes five cards one of which must be selection, it is found
Inspired byRelated to 1999 75
Ellis Stanyon Reading the Index Pip No. 1, bending upper portion to get glimpse of its bottom card
  • Supplementary Note (clarification by Karl Fulves)
1999 1
Ellis Stanyon The Silent Count - Top Card as "Key" No. 7, cards deal face up by performer and spectators remember cards and their positions
1999 4
Ellis Stanyon The Bridge at the End of the Pack No. 9, bridging deck while spectator remembers card
Variations 1999 5
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note routine and riffle shuffle suggestion by Charles Jordan
Inspired by 1999 5
Ellis Stanyon Noting Position Where Drawn Card Is Replaced No. 13, approximate position of card noted, then groups shown and asked whether spectator sees his card among them
1999 8
Ellis Stanyon The Step No. 21, spectator cuts, remembers bottom card and replaces, hopefully a step remains
1999 13
Ellis Stanyon Marking the Card with a Pin No. 22, card punched with hidden pin through handkerchief on table, later found in deck
Variations 1999 13
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note hiding punching needle at bottom of card case
Inspired by 1999 14
Ellis Stanyon The "Portfolio" Card No. 25, two cards hinged together, selections put between them, spectator can shuffle
Related to 1999 15
Ellis Stanyon To Discover Two Consecutive Cards No. 3, two consecutive cards chosen, some number of cards added to top, card found
1999 100
Ellis Stanyon Got 'Em All Beat No. 23, two selected cards fairly shuffled back by spectator, yet found behind back, two cards hinged together, selections put between them
Related toVariations 1999 169
Ellis Stanyon The "Ivory" versus "Air Cushion" Finish No. 19, card replaced in deck with different finish
1999 202
Ellis Stanyon With a Confederate No. 11, confederate has the card replaced reversed
1999 210
Al Baker Out On Location Card chosen and lost freely. Magician asks for value of card, then card is successfully located. Multiple key card type of trick.
1999 11
Jerry Mentzer Two Keys Two key cards peeked, deck can be riffle shuffled and one of the key cards can still be used. A bit of fishing possibly needed. Can be used as a force of one of two cards using a bit of equivoque.
1999 17
Moe Seidenstein Move A Card Card location using one way back
1999 30
Charles T. Jordan Improved Marvelous Prediction Odd/even system for divided deck, spectator riffle shuffles, set-up in front of spectators by openly dealing into some heaps
Also published here 1999 62
Barrie Richardson Gestalt Vision spectators turn their selections end-for-end by themselves
Also published here 1999 213
Jerry K. Hartman Deep Voodoo two-card location
Inspired byAlso published here June 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 6)
48
Larry Jennings Dissertation on an Old Trick, Part I
  • The Jennings Tapes
various handlings for the automatic placement procedure
  • Version No. 1
  • Version No. 2
  • Version No. 3
Also published here Sep. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 9)
46
Max Malini Malini's "Peep" Location "From a notebook of Vernon material"
spectator peeks at card, distance from step estimated
Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
32
Larry Jennings Dissertation on an Old Trick, Part II
  • The Jennings Tapes
various handlings for the automatic placement procedure
  • Version No. 4
  • Version No. 5
  • Version No. 6
Also published here Nov. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 11)
58
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Count-Down spectator counts to a number and remembers card at that position
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1999 71
Justin Higham Stripper Count-Down spectator counts to a number and remembers card at that position
Inspired byRelated to 1999 72
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Svengali spectator counts to a number and remembers card at that position
Inspired by 1999 72
Justin Higham Broken-Line Location
Related to 1999 73
Justin Higham Logical Twenty-Sixth Card
Inspired by 1999 74
Justin Higham One-Way Reversals - Part Two one-way reversals of a peeked-at card
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
  • Fourth Method
1999 80
Roger Crosthwaite One-Way Sequence Location selection made from and lost in table spread
  • First Method
  • Second Method
1999 82
Aaron Goldberg The H.S. Prediction a selected and a thought-of card (from seventeen-card range) are found
July 1999
Onyx (Issue 8)
19
Jerry MacGregor The Walk-Around Mentalist
  • Phase 1: postcard selected and predicted
  • Phase 2: two spectators take five cards each, exchange one, all cards lost in deck, performer finds the selections
  • Phase 3: card prediction
1999 249
Don Voltz The World Series of Poker (¿A Dream?) location after two riffle shuffles, interlocking chains
Inspired by 1999 104
Tom Frame Forensic Evidence spectator puts thumbprint on selection and buries it in packet, magician identifies card, spectator handles selecting process and losing of card while magician’s back is turned
Variations Mar. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 7)
75
Don May Flummoxing Find peek challenge location, fourth finger nail makes mark on face at break
May 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 9)
71
Jerry K. Hartman Digital Image spectator puts thumbprint on selection and buries it in packet, magician identifies card by looking at its back, spectator handles selecting process and losing of card while magician’s back is turned
Inspired byAlso published here June 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 10)
74
Tomas Blomberg Bhummer CATO location with red/black sucker moment
1999 3
Location Using Outs with a technical solution to replace fishing
2000 880
Roberto Giobbi Impossibility estimation
Related to 2000 889
Karl Fulves The Dark Force
Inspired by 2000 175
Philip T. Goldstein The Thinking Cardman one of five cards from a shuffled deck is remembered, then shuffled back and when the card is names the card is instantly produced with one hand
Inspired byAlso published here 2000 5
Philip T. Goldstein The Thinking Cardman one of five cards from a shuffled deck is remembered, then shuffled back and when the card is names the card is instantly produced with one hand
Inspired by 2000 4
Jörg Alexander Weber Dreimal Unmöglich three-card challenge location, one thought-of from a section
Inspired by 2000 42
Bob King Impromptu Stunner card at position of cut-off number thought-of, this is made to turn over
Inspired byAlso published here 2000 13
Doug Canning, Steve Beam Five Card Stud chosen card is located by the use of a down-under deal and by spelling the locator card
Inspired by
  • Gene Castillon's " Computer Telephone Mystery" in "The Linking Ring" June, 1999.
2000 27
Steve Beam Seven Card Stud spectator deals two poker hands, thinks of a secret number, remembers a card and with by the use of the down under deal a locator card is found
2000 31
Steve Beam The Peewee Card Trick three endings
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Wesley James' routine in "The Second Deal"
2000 66
Lewis Jones Red Alert Four selection is placed in other half, spectator names colors of cards and lies at selection, performer knows knows exactly when
2000 163
Steve Beam Face Off four cards are selected and found, cut deeper to select all cards
Also published here 2000 181
Steve Beam Hmmm... three cards, three people deal cards from a packet and stop at their wish, with variations (Testosterone Reduction, Key Cult)
2000 197
Al Smith Three Names in the Counting presentation for Multiplocation, with variation (Food for Thought)
Inspired by 2000 201
Peter Duffie Millennium Count Down some dealing and cutting with packets, selection located with value of top card of a packet
2000 3
Peter Duffie Found by Coincidence spectator uses some cards of sixteen-card packet to find his selection with down-under deal, then reverse faros until down to one brings mate of the top card of another packet
Inspired by 2000 6
Peter Duffie A Stebbish Location two cards chosen with two dice, performer produces one and names the other, variation of Si Stebbins stack
2000 13
Steve Beam Face Off four cards are selected and found, cut deeper to select all cards, two handlings
Also published here 2000 31
Jerry Mentzer Two Keys
  • As a Locator
  • As a Force (one of two)
2000 53
Simon Lovell The Frisk of the Risk! effect done with named card, risky, juke box principle, set-up of often named cards
2000 187
Michael DeMarco Trisect packet cut off, counted, and card at same position remembered in deck, faro, spectator deals to selection, then adds cut-off packet and hands everything to performer
Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
16
Michael DeMarco Digital Discovery two card location with counting, ten-twenty force
Mar. 2000
Onyx (Issue 10)
19
Peter Duffie Psychic Math card selected with automatic placement procedure is found via counting of two values (sum/difference)
Related to Nov. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 3)
84
Marty Kane The Jack Queen King Ace Trick over phone, involving spelling, down-under deal
Inspired by 2000 25
George McBride Countdown Location spectator thinks of a small number and places that many cards from top to bottom, another selection is made that is found at the chosen number
2000 33
Lee Asher Fan-see meeting both of you here instant stooge, one ahead, two cards
2001 11
Lee Asher Not Impressive divided deck
2001 15
Steve Ehlers Three Card Location stack
2001 4
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Also published here 2001 293
Bob Kohler The Non-Memorized Deck three spectators cuts to cards and remember bottom cards, cue card, deck marked with stack numbers
2001 7
William Alstrand, Karl Fulves Fooling the Experts No. 14, procedure with cuts and deals in which spectator forces a card on himself
2001 23
Karl Fulves Jack Finds Your Card No. 27, deck cut into two piles, spectator shuffles two together and remembers top card which is put in other pile, performer looks through shuffled pile, two key cards
2001 42
Karl Fulves Mental Dice No. 35, card selected by dealing packets according to throw of invisible die
Inspired by 2001 51
Your Card Is Red No. 64, red cards removed and a card chosen and then spelled to
2001 97
Topper No. 79, spectator forces card on himself without touching by performer
2001 119
Tony Bartolotta Without a Clue No. 80, some cards hidden, card cut to and lost, found by performer
2001 120
Warren Wiersbe Fate Deals the Cards No. 84, cards cut off top and bottom to show no key cards are in use
Also published here 2001 125
Karl Fulves Calculated Cut No. 5, two selections located, small packet cut off and card at that position remembered
Inspired by 2001 11
Karl Fulves Color of Thought No. 18, red card in one pile counted, that many black cards counted down in other pile, last card predicted, with follow-up challenge location
2001 37
Karl Fulves Flip Over Mystery No. 20, folding with matrix layout, two cards previously chosen are only odd-colored either face-up or face-down, or more subtle with odd-even
2001 40
Karl Fulves Center Vision No. 21, spectator remembers twenty-sixth card in shuffled deck and gives center portion to performer who finds selection, follow-up with another location
Related to 2001 42
Karl Fulves, Bob Hummer Scrambled Stud No. 27, spectator remembers card and its position in ten-card packet, two hands dealt but selection and its mate face-down
2001 56
Karl Fulves, Charles T. Jordan Conceal and Reveal No. 28, three spectators cut off a pile and look at the bottom card, three piles made and spectators remove cards from each packet, selection must be one, performer reveals all
2001 58
Karl Fulves Greeks Bearing Gifts No. 36, four queens removed, one selected and found, repeated with diminishing number of queens, last one predicted
Inspired by 2001 76
Karl Fulves Psi-X No. 45, cut and shuffle procedure, only selection (probably) at stack position afterwards
Also published here 2001 102
David Malek Mission Possible one suit in order as set-up, chain
2001 13
Harry Lorayne An Impossible Location
2001 49
Harry Lorayne Unique Peek "Killer" making an incomplete faro peek a challenge location
2001 181
Harry Lorayne Triple Take card at thought-of position remembered, faro, poker deal, card at thought-of position in one of the hands, Royal Flush kicker
Inspired byAlso published here 2001 297
Harry Lorayne The Broken Count two spectators remember cards at their thought-of numbers, controlled to fifth from top and bottom, impro from there
Inspired byAlso published here 2001 339
Harry Lorayne Absolutely Impossible Location
2001 365
Harry Lorayne My Favorite Card two spectators have half the deck each, cut off cards and count, digits added, remember a card at that position, located, faro
2001 391
Harry Lorayne A Spell of Whether spectator cuts deck in four piles, counts one and remembers card at that position after adding digits, later spelled to, faro
2001 395
Harry Lorayne Double Whammy spectator cuts off half the deck, counts the cards, adds digits and remembers cards at position, repeat phase
2001 399
Harry Lorayne That's Impossible automatic placement procedure, then brought to any named number
VariationsAlso published here 2001 471
Harry Lorayne So Is This! faro
2001 477
Harry Lorayne Location Divide one suit every fourth card, one card moved and located
2001 587
Harry Lorayne Point And Divide number from twenty to twenty-five names, that many cards counted off, two piles made, specator moves a cards from pile to pile, found, pointer and non-pointer cards
2001 597
Harry Lorayne Divide And Conquer three cards chosen and located
2001 603
Karl Fulves Fate In The Side Pocket unknown card in performer's pocket, card peeked at and one thought of in fan, performer divines one and other one is in pocket
2001 110
John Cornelius MoonShine Locations watch band as shiner
Related to 2001 9
Karl Fulves Pointing Out multiple one-way location without the need to sort the deck in advance
Related to 2001 133
Chan Canasta Effect three piles are made and under impossible conditions selection is found, from Fred Taylor's notes
Related to 2001 24
R. Paul Wilson, Gary Ouellet Location Less Possible shuffled deck cut in half and both halves spread on table, card moved to other half is found, actually printed on inside of cover boards
2001 15
Philip T. Goldstein The Thinking Cardman one of five cards from a shuffled deck is remembered, then shuffled back and when the card is names the card is instantly produced with one hand
Also published here 2001 4
Brother John Hamman Alternating Triplet three-phase card location with red-black separation climax
Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
40
Brother John Hamman Double Take number and card at that position thought of, located, faro
Variations Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
49
John Scarne Double Play two spectators cut deck and remember bottom card while performer's back is turned, performer shuffles, names both cards and their positions, then cuts to two Aces, risky, exploiting corner crimp property when cutting from ends or sides
2001
Charlatan (Issue 6)
67
Jason England The Third Shuffle three honest shuffles by spectator
Inspired byAlso published here May/June 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
8
Harrison Carroll I Remember two spectators cut off a pile, remember the bottom cards and shuffle, both are found
Aug. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 3)
16
Lin Searles One Way Secret for deck with obvious one-way pattern, turning only two suits over
Related to 2001
Discoverie (Issue 5)
59
Paul Cummins, Peter Duffie Red Herring Location
Inspired by 2002 87
David Regal Crazy & Lazy face up stabbing variation
2002 50
Jerry K. Hartman Northern Light impossible location followed by 51 Faces North
Inspired byAlso published here Sep./Oct. 2002
The Penumbra (Issue 3)
15
Jim Steinmeyer The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Also published here 2002 5
Jim Steinmeyer The Full Deck Problem Nine Card Problem version with deck
Variations 2002 8
Philip T. Goldstein The Thinking Cardman one of five cards from a shuffled deck is remembered, then shuffled back and when the card is names the card is instantly produced with one hand
Inspired by 2002 4
Bob King Another Late-Night Session performer cuts to fairly lost selection, twenty-six duplicates, incomplete faro
Inspired by 2002 4
Bob King Cutting Edge three piles, faroing crimp next to selection, with no-faro handling
Related to 2002 14
Lewis Jones, Jack Avis Remote view - the sequel two consecutive challenge locations
Inspired by
  • "Remove View" (Lewis Jones, Cardiograms)
2002 55
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Impossible spectator shuffles after replacement, selection between two key cards
2002 85
Marty Kane The Jack of Death Card Trick involving spelling, down-under deal, presentation
Inspired by 2002 66
Doug Canning Speed-Reader II
2002 152
Steve Beam Knowing Where It Isn't
2002 153
Doug Canning Dealer's Choice sone card location
2002 154
Bob Farmer Fourgery (Four Impromptu Outs)
2002 155
R. Paul Wilson Ring three times a card is located
  • Shizuko
  • Yoichi
  • Sadako
Related to 2002 159
Roberto Giobbi The Twenty-Sixth Location commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
18
Roy Walton Sweet Seventeen two face-up cards indicate the position of two selections, faro
Also published here Feb. 2002
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 9)
9
Tomas Blomberg Late Key two selected cards from a deck, one is lost and the other one is placed in spectator's pocket, this deck and another one are dealt at the same time, magician stops at the first selected card and at the duplicate of the second selection
Related toAlso published here 2002 17
Peter Gröning Estimation card chosen fairly, performer removes a card and pockets it, it turns out to be the selection
Related to 2002 24
Al Baker The Finger Points reading body language, thought-of card
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)
88
Al Baker Unsight and Unseen finding two chosen cards in pocket, short pack
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)
110
Al Baker Lost and Found divided deck, one riffle shuffle by spectator
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)
114
Al Baker Pass the Salt! using salt, one card of three
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)
116
Al Baker Concentration spectator crimps his card without knowing
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
219
Al Baker A Problem in Plumbago stacked deck, daub on table
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Contributions)
516
Al Baker Red-Black Detection getting in divided deck impromptu
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Contributions)
517
Al Baker My Pet Card Trick card at thought-of number is thought of, magician controls it
Also published here
  • marketed 1931
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
565
Al Baker Nufind two key cards
Also published here 2003 613
Philip T. Goldstein The Thinking Cardman one of five cards from a shuffled deck is remembered, then shuffled back and when the card is names the card is instantly produced with one hand
Inspired by 2003 4
Bob King Making Waves II two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, cards found from a jumbo deck then, one jumbo card travels into wallet
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 7
Bob King Impromptu Stunner card at position of cut-off number thought-of, this is made to turn over
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 11
Karl Fulves Overthrow cut deeper force applied to red/black alternating set-up
Related to 2003 329
Karl Fulves Cut Shallow "cut shallow force" as opposite of "cut deeper force"
2003 331
Karl Fulves Repeat After Me two decks, spectator cuts and remembers face card, then replaces, cuts behind back, both decks spread face-up, performer and spectator each push out three cards, one must be selection, performer's cards are added and counted down to in his deck, it matches spectator's selection
Inspired by
  • "He Only Thinks" (Eddie Clever, Magic In The Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
Related to
2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
21
Karl Fulves Court Case memory demonstration with the twelve court cards, card located that is moved from pile to pile, tactile markings
  • System Two
  • System Three
  • Face Value (selections reversed in court card packet, found by touch)
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
35
Karl Fulves Knife Edged spectator cuts deck, counts off packet, remembers last card, replaces and cuts again, card stabbed by performer, edge mark line
Inspired byRelated to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
46
Karl Fulves Untouchable
2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
71
Karl Fulves Edge of Mind spectator cuts off packet and hides it, card at same position is remembered, deck dealt into eight piles, selection named and packet with it pointed to
2003
Off The Books (Issue 5)
73
Karl Fulves Recollection two packets of about a quarter of the deck, one card moved from pile to pile, it is located by performer, also when two cards are exchanged, alphabetic sorting of one pile and clocking for second card
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 6)
94
Karl Fulves The Other Way apparently one-way back locations are done with a borrowed deck
2003
Off The Books (Issue 9)
175
Karl Fulves Multiple Addition location after removing a four-of-a-kind and some dealing, strip-out addition application
2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
202
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Hours of Magic
Inspired by
  • "Repeat Six Card Test" (ESP Session, Nick Trost, 1971)
2003 98
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Back to Sands packet cut off, all cards except one eliminated, last one is selection, (co-)prime number principle
2003 75
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson For Christ's Sake! double location with Riffle Shuffle Control and Christ's Sum and Difference principle
Inspired by 2003 86
Barrie Richardson The Blind Voice Detector
  • From My Thoughts
spectator cuts shuffled deck in five piles, one secretly bridged
Also published here Sep. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 9)
31
Chris Wardle Friends Reunited card chosen, spectator then locates its mates with cut deeper force, no-touch, menetekel with mates
2003 11
Simon Aronson Self Control Lie Speller spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything
  • Self Control Location Procedure
  • Lie Speller Revelation (à la Bruce Cervon)
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 8
Simon Aronson Everybody's Lazy two spectators and performer remember cards, performer names position of spectator's cards, spectator names number and there is performer's card, no-touch
Also published here 2003 17
Simon Aronson Self Control Lie Speller spectator cuts off pile and counts, remembers card at same position in rest while reverse-counting them, assembles everything
  • Self Control Location Procedure
  • Lie Speller Revelation (à la Bruce Cervon)
Also published here 2003 2
David Solomon Does Anyone Faro Shuffle? two cards chosen and fairly replaced, performer cuts to both with faro shuffles in between
Also published here 2003 15
R. Paul Wilson Absolute Zero Evolution spectator cuts shuffled deck into three piles, shuffles all, selects a card and assembles deck which the performer locates, impromptu version with bridge
Inspired by 2003 ca. 1
John Bannon Dead Reckoning floating key
Inspired byVariations 2004 88
David Solomon, Steve Draun S-D Location floating key
Related to 2004 92
Karl Fulves Noah Count pectator riffle shuffles deck, deals a pile and moves two cards from rest into pile which is shuffled and handed to performer who divines both cards
2004 32
Karl Fulves Three Way finding three chosen cards with card counting, single riffle shuffle
2004 33
Karl Fulves Counteract riffle shuffle, spectator deals ten cards and remembers next, repeated, second pile shuffled and performer divines both after looking through it
2004 37
Karl Fulves Counterpoint 1 two card location after riffle shuffle and dealing packets, card clocking and stack
2004 38
Grace Ann Morgan The Perfect Choice spectator deals down in shuffled deck and stops, performer knows the card, faro
Related to 2004 24
Grace Ann Morgan Blinded By The Sleight performer blindfolded, spectator selects a card and takes out five cards one of which is the selection, performer hold each up while spectator says "no" to each, selection found
Related toAlso published here 2004 26
Grace Ann Morgan Flummoxed! challenge location designed for magicians
2004 30
Steve Beam Utility Cutter cutting six piles, three face up and three face down with the Rolly Polly Controlly, knowing how many cards are face up, as a control
2004 21
Steve Beam The Paddlewheel one card location, using the Rolly Polly Controlly
2004 26
Steve Beam The Spring Roll one card location, using the Rolly Polly Controlly as key card placement
2004 27
R. Paul Wilson Slider spectator cuts to remember a card, groups of cards are shown to spectator and card can be found, using the Slider move
2004 97
Steve Beam Piling On multiple key cards
2004 99
Lewis Jones Son of the 21 Card Trick three piles
2004 100
Marty Kane Apart-Hide involving counting, spelling, down-under deal
Inspired by 2004 147
Ramón Riobóo In the Long Run cards shuffled face up and face-down
Related toVariations 2004 202
Jerry K. Hartman Undoozy two cards, their numbers predict positions of two later selections, impromptu setting of Undo Influence with applications
Variations 2004 81
Roberto Giobbi The Distant Key Card
  • The Genii Session
26th location
Mar. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 3)
70
Roberto Giobbi, Barbara Giobbi-Ebnöther Barbara's Trick spectator cuts off cards, remembers bottom card and riffle shuffles packet into rest
Inspired by May 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 5)
20
Juan Tamariz Mnemonicosis (Tamariz on Ideas by Marlo and Vernon) finding named card via improvisation
  • A. Mnemonicosis
  • B. Card Control
  • C. Mnemonicosis over the Phone
Inspired byRelated to 2004 97
Charles T. Jordan, Paul Clive, Juan Tamariz Exact Location two spectators cut pile and remember card, performer knows identity of cards and position in the deck
Inspired by
  • Paul Clive's "Cut at the Cut" in "Card Tricks Without Skill" 1946. P. 152.
Related to
2004 145
Arthur Finley, Charles T. Jordan, Juan Tamariz, Antón "Mago Antón" López T.N.T. card is found after several honest shuffles, interlocking chains
2004 223
Juan Tamariz Neither Blind Nor Stupid (Version for a Half Stack)
Related to 2004 259
Kostya Kimlat Burger King Card Trick
2004 21
Harold Lloyd You See! "A Harold Lloyd Card Trick"
three card location, one-way
Also published here Jan. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
59
Jim Sisti Twenty-Sixth Card Location handling for standard procedure
Jan. 2004
Magic (Vol. 13 No. 5)
83
Docc Hilford The Lulu Night Club Act nightclub act, three spectators select a card and write their names on them, blindfolded performer locates cards, reveals names and gives readings
2004 9
Aaron Shields, B.J. Bueno Caliban's Revenge selection procedure without the performer looking
Inspired by 2004 31
Karl Fulves Yo, Adrian two spectators take a card from half the deck and place it in the other, both divined, one is a confederate
2005 13
Karl Fulves Fractional Counts clocking used with only a known section in middle of deck
Related to 2005 21
Karl Fulves Mix Up adding partial false shuffles to previous trick
2005 22
Karl Fulves Stopped Clock spectator and performer remove a card, shuffled back in, performer deals and stops at both cards, domain theory
2005 23
Karl Fulves Third Degree two thirds are clocked, one, two or three selections can be removed or returned to different section and found
2005 24
Karl Fulves Mind's i two piles, two spectators each remove a card and put it in other pile, performer knows both after looking through one of the piles, also over phone
2005 27
Karl Fulves Rite Minded card moved from one half to the other, then deck assembled and card found, fast clocking
2005 29
Karl Fulves Pre-Existing Memory red and black card moved from one half to other, both found, partial clocking
2005 30
Karl Fulves Eminent Domain strategy in which red cards in bottom half are clocked, and black cards in top half, card moved from half to half can be identified, see also p. 73
2005 32
Karl Fulves Strongest Suit two cards reversed are identified via "eminent domain" card counting
2005 33
Karl Fulves 13 O'Clock two cards chosen with cutting procedure are found
Inspired by 2005 56
Karl Fulves Cold Case card removed from pile to pile and located, only clocked total of one half known in advance
2005 63
Karl Fulves K Thru 12 kings and queens removed, challenge location from this packet, see also p. 105 for further notes
Related to 2005 57
Karl Fulves Mixology spectator memorizes card and its position, gives riffle shuffle, performer names new position, shuffle tracking presentation
2005 94
Burling Hull, Karl Fulves Mid-Nite Marvel performer finds a four-of-a-kind below table, those transpose with some card in the deck, changed from dark room effect to below table
  • Second Approach (involving the location of a selection)
Inspired by
  • "Mid-Nite Marvel" (Burling Hull, Clever Card Collection of 1932)
2005 403
Karl Fulves Self-Made Trap card chosen from face-up deck with Ten-Twenty force, turns out to be sandwiched by odd-backed cards
2005 424