Challenge Locations

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
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
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
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
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 10)
424
Cushing Strout Variations on "The Nine Problem" Small packet spelling discovery, no-touch, gives different ways to present it (tarot cards etc.)
Inspired by 2005
On the Other Side of the Mirror
9
Barrie Richardson A Mental Maguffin prediction about how many cards are cut, and which card is cut to, hands-off
Also published here
  • Club 71, Spring 2001
 2005
Act Two
241
Barrie Richardson The Blind Voice-detector spectator cuts shuffled deck in five piles, one secretly bridged
Also published here 2005
Act Two
346
Rick Merrill The Da Vander Code impossible location, with stooge in audience that codes card
 		2005
Home Schooled
22
Kostya Kimlat Two Ahead with the Deck chosen and thought-of card are found, duplicate
 		2005
The Cheetah's Handbook
32
Bob King Calling Mr. Stebbins two spectators cut to a card each and loose it in a packet, performer takes one packet and pockets a card from it, person is called on phone and names both cards after one packet is read off to him
 		2005
My Best To You
27
George McBride Stebbins Prediction business card slid into spread, cards above and below are taken out, small packet cut off and counted, spectator remembers card at its position, original two removed cards have same value and suit, position of selection predicted on business card, faro, Penelope
 		2005
Scotland Up Close
31
Peter Duffie 52 Minus 1 "(The Path of Least Resistance)"
out-of-hand reverse of selection in one-way deck involving two spectators
  • A tip
  • A 2nd Tip
  • A Warning
 		2005
Scotland Up Close
71
R. Paul Wilson Thinking Cap method with no bottom deal
Inspired by 2005
Scotland Up Close
73
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 6. Plain Moe
Mar. 2006
The Penumbra (Issue 10)
17
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 7. The Red Card Force or Prediction
8. A Red Herring! (Or two!) 		card force in which the spectator shuffles, cuts off a pile and remembers the first (or third in No. 8) red card
 		Mar. 2006
The Penumbra (Issue 10)
17
Eric Mead Lazy Restoration handling to restore reversed part of stack
Inspired by 2006
Tangled Web
117
Erik Nordvall The Four Card Location four spectators each select a card fairly, you find them
Inspired by 2006
Erik Nordvall Lecture Notes Asia 2006
15
Karl Fulves The Pecking Bird credit information, Howard Albright's "Herman, The Gilagloo Bird" (1930s)
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
2
Harry Riser Cutting Remarks card chosen by cutting, later performer cuts to selection
Also published here
  • MUM, April 2002
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
61
Harry Riser Behind the Back, One Way out-of-hand selection, performer stabs card reversed next to selection behind back
Also published here
  • MUM, June 1991
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
65
Harry Riser The Dictionary Definition
Related toAlso published here
  • MUM, March 2002
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
71
Harry Riser The Two-Thirds Deck Trick card cut to and cut buried, card found with reverse-faros
Also published here
  • MUM, Aug. 1987
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
77
Harry Riser Shuffle Estimation estimated seventeenth placement during overhand shuffle, a Three used to locate selection
Also published here
  • MUM, May 1990
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
81
Harry Riser S.W.Estimation "Self-Working Estimation", restricted estimation, managed estimation
spectator cuts to a card and remembers it in half the deck, Three value used to locate selection
Also published here
  • MUM, July 1996
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
83
Harry Riser My Favorite One-Faro Finder
Also published here
  • MUM, March 2004
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
108
Harry Riser Orafitse "Esti-Faro", Three value finds selection
Also published here
  • MUM, Jan. 1996
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
110
Harry Riser The Double Shot Location two card location with odd-backed Joker, break work and faro
VariationsAlso published here
  • MUM, May 1995
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
116
Harry Riser Yours, Mine, and Ours three card control, faro
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
118
Harry Riser Spelling Penelope penelope, faro
Also published here
  • MUM, Aug. 1995
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
137
Harry Riser Needle in a Haystack card chosen, identity and position announced by performer, faro
 		2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
159
Harry Riser A Real Late-Night Discovery faro
Also published here
  • MUM, Sept. 1999, Feb. 2005
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
165
Harry Riser Count value of two face-up cards on table used to count to selection, faros
Also published here
  • MUM, May 1998, Oct. 2004
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
167
Jack Avis A Dotty Location location with four distributed marked key cards
 		2006
Rara Avis
48
Jack Avis Jack Avis Ideas - 6.
2006
Rara Avis
73
Steve Beam Your Secret Number using the two packet principle, with variations
  • Impossible - Single Selection
  • Doubly Impossible - Two Selections
  • The Not-So-Secret Number
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
27
César Fernández Spectator Plays Magician selection found in deck shuffled by spectator, returns to stack, interlocking chains
Related to 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
128
Ramón Riobóo Way Ahead two selections
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
43
Pit Hartling Chaos "Chaos (Mandelbrod's Revenge)", red black antifaro method
Also published here 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
63
Marty Kane Color Suit and Value two selection are found by spelling and down-under deals
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
81
Marty Kane Triple Lie Detector two selection are found by spelling and down-under deals, spectators can lie while spelling
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
82
Marty Kane Alternative Names spectator locates his own card in a pile, spelling and down-under deal
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
83
Marty Kane Police Profiling four spectators locate their chosen court card in a pile, spelling and down-under deal
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
83
Marty Kane Deck Brand spectators chose a deck from a different brand, shuffle spell brand and after procedure find their selected cards, spelling and down-under deal
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
84
Marty Kane Yes Or No? spectators chose a card and then have to answer questions by spelling, after down-under deal they locate their cards
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
84
Marty Kane Diamonds several spectators select a Diamond card and after spelling and down-under deals they find their selections again
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
85
Marty Kane Good-Bye spelling of words and down-under deal to find selections
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
85
Marty Kane Showing the 7 Dwarfs spelling and down-under deal, finding selections with Snow White theme
Inspired byVariations 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
86
Doug Canning Snow White and the Short Seven spelling and down-under deal, finding selections with Snow White theme
Inspired by 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
87
Marty Kane Password spelling and down-under deal, password theme
  • Dow Show
  • Sniper
  • The Web
  • Snail Mail
Inspired by 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
88
Marty Kane Mix Master spelling and down-under deal, theme is mixing cards
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
92
Marty Kane The King of Swing spelling and down-under deal
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
93
David Solomon Ultra-Find interlocking chain principle with three riffle shuffles
Inspired by 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
141
Steve Beam Ice Fishing
2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
150
Michael Powers Reverse Faro Coincidence two spectators cut to cards and replace the cuts while back is turned, black Jacks are removed and they find both selections, faro
  • Ending 1
  • Ending 2
  • Ending 3
Inspired by
  • "The PM Principle" (Michael Powers, 1990 booklet)
Related toVariations 		2006
Power Plays
88
Michael Powers PM Plus two spectators cut to cards and replace the cuts, performer deals through cards and finds selections without seeing faces
  • Naming the First Selection
  • Naming the Second Selection
  • Non-Memorized Deck Procedure
  • Non-Stacked Methods
Inspired by
  • "The PM Principle" (Michael Powers, 1990 booklet)
Variations 		2006
Power Plays
94
Michael Powers Punch for Two two fair selections found, 50% Punched Deck
Inspired by 2006
Power Plays
103
Michael Powers Hide and Seek selection fairly lost, faro
Inspired by
  • "The Cardician is In!" (Doug Canning, Card Capers)
Related to 		2006
Power Plays
108
Michael Powers Sunken Treasure spectator cuts to a card and replaces his packet in center of rest, card located
 		2006
Power Plays
116
Michael Powers Total Freedom five selections found after CATO and mixing procedure
 		2006
Power Plays
128
Michael Powers Cut and Run ideas of placement principle
  • Simple COincidence
  • Faro 53
  • Use of a Special Key Card
  • Non Faro Method
  • Another Approach
Inspired byRelated to 2006
Power Plays
131
Michael Powers Tri-EASY-Thon card selected, thought of and removed, all divined
  • Impromptu Method (clocking)
Inspired by 2006
Power Plays
171
Doug Edwards You'll Fool All small number is secretly counted and bottom card remembered, packet placed back into the deck and performer divines number and card
 		2006
Brass Knuckles
136
Colin Miller Three Card Location Too three spectators cut off a packet, remember their card and shuffle, cards located, last one divined
Inspired by 2006
Another Bite of the Cherry
33
Andi Gladwin, Grace Ann Morgan Supersonic two spectators and performer each have a third of the deck, performer has a card selected and the spectators have each other select a card, all shuffled back, two selections found, last one from pocket
VariationsAlso published here 2006
Sometimes it's Hard to be a Cardman
30
Andi Gladwin Bold Instinct three card location, two found and one travels to pocket, simplified handling
Inspired by 2006
Sometimes it's Hard to be a Cardman
33
Juan Tamariz T.N.T. location of two cards
Related to 2006
Card College Light
3
Sam Schwartz, Roberto Giobbi Thot Echo two card location, straight set-up
Also published here 2006
Card College Light
21
Roberto Giobbi, Bill Murata The Waikiki Shuffle cards cut in three piles and one pile turned over, card is selected and deck shuffled face up into face down, location with pendulum
Inspired by
  • Bill Murata's "Waikiki Card Location"
 2006
Card College Light
35
Roberto Giobbi, Jack McMillen Muscle Reading one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Inspired by 2006
Card College Light
49
Roberto Giobbi The Fingerprint challenge location with fingertip theme, sunken key
 		2006
Card College Light
76
Roberto Giobbi Card Caper two selections, odd-even stack
 		2006
Card College Light
111
Roberto Giobbi, Frank Garcia In the Hands two card location
Inspired by 2006
Card College Light
118
Marc Gettmann Mindshaker Tripartite nicking, uncredited
Related to 2006
Das Marc Gettmann-Seminar 2006
24
Andy Hurst Three Willy out-of-hand selection process
 		2006
England Up Close
72
Andy Hurst Uno Undo card fairly chosen by cutting, two Tens are removed and used to count to selection
 		2006
England Up Close
73
Paul Gordon Impromptu Pokertell spectator chooses a card from a packet with dealing procedure, then reads off all the cards, performer knows selection
Inspired by
  • "Poker Tell" (Jon Racherbaumer, Big Easy Card Cunning)
 2006
England Up Close
134
Paul Gordon Thanks To Goodliffe two cards chosen from eight-card packets, they eventually are located with reverse faros until two cards remain
 		2006
England Up Close
136
Mark Elsdon KiLocator fair selection and loosing procedure out of performer's hands, faro
Related to 2006
England Up Close
150
Dai Vernon Vernon Fooler 3 with two crimps and secret counting to selected card
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
22
Dai Vernon The Weight Guesser Magician knows position of spectators card, estimation
Related toVariations 2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
45
Joe Berg Estimate behind the back estimate thickness of packet behind back
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
55
Ha! estimation and improvisation
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
55
Kostya Kimlat Impossibility Card Trick using a key card
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
217
Richard Vollmer Double Entendre two cards, divided deck
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
269
Paul Gordon (Gr)eight! automatic placement
Variations 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
362
Richard Vollmer, Stewart James Vida Pack, Plus twelve card set-up, based on Stewart James' "Vida Pack"
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
373
Denis Behr Gray Matters three selections, fair conditions, gray code
Related to 2007
Handcrafted Card Magic
84
Benjamin Earl Ramjollock spectator selects card, shuffles and cuts, performer reveals card
 		2007
Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes
12
Karl Fulves No-Touch Card Location spectator cuts near center and remembers card
 		2007
Word Play
57
Jack Parker Alone in the Dark Impossible location - card found at named number after deck is shuffled (self working)
Inspired by 2007
52 Memories
74
Asi Wind Somebody Stop Me spectator cuts to card and loses it, then deals the cards, performer stops him at selection, no-touch
VariationsAlso published here 2007
Chapter One
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 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
139
David Solomon, Simon Aronson Building Math Principles card and its position in nine-card packet remembered, another card brought in, dealing into two packets, selection eventually located
Inspired by 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
147
David Solomon Smith Without The Myth two spectators cut off a packet and count them, then remember cards at that positions, performer names both selections
Variations 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
150
David Solomon Outdoing "Hummer Outdone" twenty cards shuffled face-up/face-down with CATO under table by spectator, one remembered, performer rights all except selection under the table, ten double facers
 		2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
167
Stewart James Ten Nights In A Cardroom Multiple phase routine with ten tricks

  • 1. Shuffled deck, you deal and win a game of draw poker
  • 2. Four spectators name a number each, the cards at those positions have the same value
  • 3. You are able to name every card in a hand of poker as it is being dealt
  • 4. Card to pocket, card is lost in the deck by spectator, then card appears in your previously empty pocket. Effect is repeated.
  • 5. Challenge card location
  • 6. Prediction trick
  • 7. You deal yourself good cards for poker
  • 8. You can predict what cards you will receive for poker
  • 9. Blackjack deal, spectator can name any number of hands and you will always win with a blackjack
  • 10. Shuffled deck, you blindfold yourself, you deal for poker and win once again
VariationsAlso published here
  • Marketed by SJ, 1948
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
84
Stewart James The Dream Goes On Two spectators each name a card freely, cards are found by counting and spelling in two different decks, includes version for a larger setting
Also published here
  • Letter to Howard Lyons, March 15 1984
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
180
Jack Parker The Third Time's The Charm three spectators select a card and get a third of the deck each, it ends up on top eventually
Inspired by
  • "Low Down Triple Dealing" (Colm Mulchy, FOCUS magazine, Nov. 2004)
Variations 		June 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 6)
38
Manuel Montes El Juego de Aladino deck is cut in three parts, one part is counted, a card remembered and later found by performer
 		2007
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 2)
7
Impromptu Lazy Man's Card Trick
Inspired by June 2007
Antinomy (Vol. 3 No. 2)
4
Jerry K. Hartman Northern Light two phases:
  • spectator thinks of a card in deck based on a freely thought-of number, he deals through deck and magician stops him on correct card
  • magician brings out a pre-written prediction and it’s read aloud, spectator deals to original thought-of number and the card matches the prediction
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
265
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 2007
Card Dupery
356
Jerry K. Hartman Psykey location of card that was selected and lost with magician’s back turned
 		2007
Card Dupery
363
Tom Stone The Etude two spectators cut off piles, remember bottom cards and shuffle, memorized deck or new deck order
Also published here 2007
Flatland Fever
9
Joel Givens Identification Cards multiple keys, multiple card location
Also published here 2007
Session
77
Arthur Finley Corner Crimp as top portion is replaced
 		2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
9
Arthur Finley I Should Judge spectator cuts to and remembers a card, deck dealt into five pile and spectator says which pile has his selection, spectator deals through cards and performer stops him at selection, with connection to Arthur Finley
Also published here 2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
19
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
Also published here 2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
29
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 2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
29
John C. Wagner Vietnam Card Trick 2007 two cards predict a card's suit and value, another thought-of card is found
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Freebie 8
23
George McBride Streamlined Who Knows the Card card chosen with counting procedure ends up and number named at beginning
Inspired by 2007
Miraculous Minds
5
Justin Higham Sense of Touch Location Card selected and lost amongst one of three piles, performer eliminates all, except selection
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
 		2008
Dexterity Manual
54
Lennart Green Love - Hate - Admiration three-card location, using George Sands's Prime Deal
 		2008
The Green Northern Lights Magic
10
Lennart Green I'm Not Peeking I packet spread face-up and spectator remembers card and its position, performer notes top card
Related to 2008
The Green Northern Lights Magic
36
Lennart Green I'm Not Peeking II similar to Rosini's effect
Related to 2008
The Green Northern Lights Magic
37
Lennart Green The Terrorist (CNN, BCC, FBI, CIA, KGB)
  • I. The Escape (spelling, Double Replacement)
  • II. The Hunting
  • III. The Capture
    • 1. The Da Vinci Code (simple spelling of a phrase to reveal the card)
    • 2. The Scanning Machine (anti-faro elimination)
    • 3. The Puzzle-Master (tapestry)
    • Other Alternatives to Find the Card
Related toAlso published here 2008
The Green Northern Lights Magic
38
Lennart Green S M L - Small Medium Large three-card location, located by spelling or other means
  • Alternative Endings
  • Down/Under Deal
  • The Turbo Down/Under Deal (3D/1U)
  • More Ideas
 		2008
The Green Northern Lights Magic
44
Harry Lorayne That's Impossible automatic placement procedure, then brought to any named number
Also published here Jan. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 1)
26
Tomas Blomberg Time After Time three spectators mix a selection in a third of the deck each, it ends up on top eventually
  • Part 1: The Multiple Selection and Control
  • Part 2: The Irrefutable Mix-Up
  • Part 3: The Impossible Revelation
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 4)
21
Allan Slaight The Eclectic Deck stack for seventeen effects
  • 1. one of five cards thought of and located
  • 2. card location
  • 3. face-up deal stopped, value used to count to selection
  • 4. spelling to thought-of card
  • 5. open prediction
  • 6. card from packet to pocket
  • 7. two-card transposition
  • 8. card from hand to pocket
  • 9. Aces stacked, then Royal Flush dealt
  • 10. five good hands dealt
  • 11. blackjack demo with rubber-banded deck
  • 12. bridge demo with all Spades
  • 13. three-way transposition
  • 14. two selections reverse
  • 15. card chosen, spelled to and some matching cards found
  • 16. Ace assembly (not explained)
  • 17. Mind Mirror challenge location
  • Final Thoughts
  • Closing Credits (credits for all effects)
Also published here
  • Ibidem #32, July 1967
 2008
Spins & Needles
36
Allan Slaight Stranger Than That
  • Awfulves #1: two-card location with spelling
  • Awfulves #2: two-card location with down-under deal
Also published here 2008
Spins & Needles
110
Theodore Annemann, Roberto Giobbi Risk! stacked, risky
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
36
Karl Fulves, Roberto Giobbi Senza Toccare (Look Ma, No Hands)! counting selection procedure
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
58
Fred Robinson Charlier Cut Swindle
2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
70
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 14. Not So Plain Moe card fairly chosen, spectator deals face down and performer stops him at selection
 		Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
3
Gordon Bean Not So Plain Moe Variation
Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
4
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 15. Four Moes spectator shuffles and cuts off some cards, thinks of first red card and black card next to it, spectator deals and performer stops him at selections
 		Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
4
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 16. Moe & Moe spectator shuffles and cuts off some cards, thinks of first red card and black card next to it, spectator deals and performer stops him at selections which are also named by performer
 		Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
4
Ken Krenzel REMOTACAAN no-touch, card selected instead of named, impromptu
 		2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
221
Ken Krenzel AUTOMACAAN 100% no-touch, card selected instead of named, impromptu, possible over telephone
 		2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
227
Michael Weber New Deal "Two Tricks with Your New Toy", spectator cuts to a card, performer divines and locates it
Related to 2009
Memorease
4
Jason England The Third Shuffle three honest shuffles by spectator
Inspired byAlso published here 2009
Jammin' With the Fellas
4
Jason England Fever Nails sucker element
Inspired by 2009
Jammin' With the Fellas
6
Sam Mayer Up & Down spectator deal deck so that four face-down cards alternate with four face-up cards and so on, one card remembered, located
  • no-touch Miraskil suggestion by Karl Fulves
 		2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
357
Grace Ann Morgan Jaw Breaker spectator deals down in shuffled deck and stops, performer takes duplicate out of another deck, or has it reversed there already, three methods
  • Standard Method (faro)
  • Using Full Deck Stacks
  • Bonus-- Brand New Sealed Deck Method
Related to 2009
Weapons of Mass Deception
8
Max Maven 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 2009
Las Vegas Lecture
4
Barrie Richardson Stripped Ease out-of-hand selection from stripper deck, glimpse in center
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
4
Bob Farmer Satan is My Buddy to cut-to selections are found with two Jokers that appears face up with helpful messages
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
7
Edward Marlo Christ Almighty double location, corner-short edge-marked double backer
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
16
Manolo Talman Las cuatro estaciones cards are spread in a circle, four cards are selected and replaced, deck is shuffled and performer finds all four cards
 		2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 9)
232
Barrie Richardson Stripped Ease out-of-hand selection from stripper deck, glimpse in center
Also published here 2009
The Jinx — 75 Years
4
Bob Farmer Satan is My Buddy to cut-to selections are found with two Jokers that appears face up with helpful messages
Inspired by
  • "Watching the Detectives" (David Regal, Scripting Magic, Pete McCable, 2007)
Also published here 		2009
The Jinx — 75 Years
7
Edward Marlo Christ Almighty double location, corner-short edge-marked double backer
Also published here 2009
The Jinx — 75 Years
16
Tom Stone Memorized Deck & Free Cut Principle some ideas
Also published here 2009
Prey of the Prestidigitator
17
Tom Stone Memorized Deck & Free Cut Principle some ideas
Also published here 2010
Vortex
67
Tom Stone The Etude two spectators cut off piles, remember bottom cards and shuffle, memorized deck or new deck order
Also published here 2010
Vortex
69
Max Maven Looking the Other Way two cards selected from ten cards are found, test-conditions, one way
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
72
Caleb Wiles Armchair Mind Reading suit set-up
Inspired by
  • Boris Wild's "Pure Telepathy"
 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
85
Lewis Jones The Return of Mental Monte
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
132
Lewis Jones, Chan Canasta Canastrick reworking of Chan Canasta's "A Miracle Discovery"
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
133
Steve Beam, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Maybe featuring an Under/Down Deal placement by Ron Wohl
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
179
Steve Beam Scuffle from face-up/face-down shuffled deck
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
273
Gordon Bruce Double Divination two cards glimpsed in odd-colored half while riffling, divided deck
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 8)
203
Jim Steinmeyer Eleven Roads to Heaven eleven cards, one selected with dealing procedure, located, no-touch
 		2010
Subsequent Impuzzibilities
1
Jim Steinmeyer The Password Fallacy nine card spelling trick using thought-of word to locate card
 		2010
Subsequent Impuzzibilities
6
Jim Steinmeyer A Universal Password twelve card spelling trick using thought-of word to locate card
 		2010
Subsequent Impuzzibilities
8
Michael Weber, Paul Curry An Old (sheared) Black Ram2 variations on Curry's idea:
  • Easy
  • A Little More Work
  • Even More Work (position of selection named)
  • Great Minds Think Alike (further credits)
  • And For Those Who Read This Far
Inspired byRelated to 2010
An Old Black Ram2
3
Justin Higham Impromptu Peek Deck for Hoyle Trump Cards
Inspired by Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
7
Ken De Courcy 1654 card chosen from quarter of deck, spectator finds it himself via down under deal
Inspired byRelated to 2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
453
John Scarne No-Clue Revelation spectator cuts, looks at bottom card and replaces, card and position named
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
491
Karl Fulves Late Nite Strippers medium locates card, or performer, reversal method in hands of performer, with a poker deal application with four selections, pick-a-card poker
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
504
Roberto Giobbi, Richard Vollmer The Einstein Card Trick Variation
  • The Genii Session
packet cut to, bottom card remembered and name spelled, then down-under-deal to find selection
Related to Mar. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 3)
14
John C. Wagner Mentally By Two, With A Little Help From Vietnam two cards predict a card's suit and value, another thought-of card is found
  • An Alternate Ending For a Thought-Of Card
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 4)
66
Juan Tamariz Paradise Recovered seven cards for every spectator, the follow along and eventually locate their initial selection
Related to
  • "Paradise Recovered" (Juan Tamariz, Verbal Magic, p. 38)
 Nov. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 11)
72
Manuel Montes Pensadiciosa thought is selected from small packet, shuffled with deck and selection appears on top
 		2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 12)
322
Scott Grossberg I'm Committed card crimped while spectator remembers it from a packet
 		2010
Miracles of my Friends II
46
Todd Karr Web Scam deck riffle shuffled (interlocking chains), card placed from one half into the other, by looking at that half the performer names the card, can be performed over zoom
Inspired by 2010
Miracles of my Friends II
63
Michael Weber Bicycles Built for 0.5 divided deck from back with different brands
Also published here 2010
The TAOM Intelligencer
13
Richard Vollmer, Roberto Giobbi Einstein's Card Trick card remembered and name spelled, then down-under-deal to find selection
Related toVariations 2010
Card College Lightest
1
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 byAlso published here 2010
Card Magic USA
120
Michael Weber Bicycles Built for 0.5 divided deck from back with different brands
Also published here 2011
Knew & Improved
13
Ryan Schlutz Sense-sational three selections (one thought of, two chosen) found
 		2011
Making the Cut
29
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
Also published here 2011
Special Effects
147
Patrick Page Opportunism finding a named card, spectator can choose if the card should end up on top, in the middle or on the bottom and other methods to find card, improvisation
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
109
Patrick Page Guesstimation spectator cuts a packet and remembers card, card is found, three variations
Variations 2011
Magic Page by Page
112
Roy Walton The Plot Thins two groups counted, cards at that position remembered, then each card is at the other's position
Also published here 2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
564
Karl Fulves Triptych two cards chosen, two piles dealt and performer reads out loud all the cards, spectators name the piles with their selections, performer divines cards, they transpose into other pile and are only odd-backed ones
Inspired byRelated to 2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
603
Karl Fulves Long/Short Story
Inspired by 2011
Prolix (Issue 9)
628
Max Maven 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 2011
Hollywood Hyperbole
5
Barrie Richardson A Glimpse of Milton fairly "thought-of" card divined, slippery powder/glass microbeads instead of salt
Inspired by 2011
Curtain Call
100
Barrie Richardson The Stranger's Trick spectator deals, stops and remembers card, loses it again, performer divines it, description of a trick seen at a convention and method guess
Also published here
  • The Magician, Dec. 2007
 2011
Curtain Call
224
Jerry K. Hartman The One and Only spectator cuts to any card, remembers it and replaces, deck dealt into two piles irregularly by spectator, performer's section is eliminated, repeated until one card remains, it's the selection
 		Mar. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 3)
18
Boris Wild Pure Telepathy spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles that pile, card located
 		June 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 6)
66
Boris Wild Blind Discovery card found blindfolded
 		June 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 6)
68
David Britland An Impossible Location first the location fails, then it works
Inspired by Dec. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 12)
35
Jon Armstrong Putting Things Together card selected under fair conditions, found by spelling to any person's first name
Inspired by 2011
The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong
11
Pit Hartling Bolsillos Opuestos card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 15)
424
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Count-Down spectator counts to a number and remembers card at that position
VariationsAlso published here 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
14
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Count-Down 2
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
14
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Count-Down 3 reading count via "moving elbows" principle
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
15
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Spell-Down
Inspired byVariations 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
16
Justin Higham Restricted Clairvoyant Spell-Down
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
17
Justin Higham Diminishing Clairvoyant Spell-Down
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
17
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Detection no counting
Related toVariations 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
18
Justin Higham Finessed Red/Black Location
2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
19
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Detection Plus Colour Separation
2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
20
Justin Higham Double Clairvoyant/Half a Higham
2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
21
Justin Higham Ultimate Clairvoyant Detection
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
25
Justin Higham Reversed-Order Dream
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
38
Michael Weber Bicycles Built for 0.5 divided deck from back with different brands
Also published here 2011
Denverismilitude
13
William Goodwin Random Locations four spectators count a packet, add digits and then count to a card, using Billy O’Connor's procedure as placement/force, faro
 		2011
Evolution
39
Gordon Bean Count One Way three piles made with counting and adding digits (using Billy O’Connor's procedure), then top card of one pile chosen without performer looking and lost, performer knows pile and stops spectator as he deals through pile at his card
 		2011
Evolution
42
Nick Trost An Equalizer Revealment 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 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
723
Nick Trost Trost on Ben Harris' Red-Black Trick pairs are deal after one riffle shuffle, top cards turned over, two selection end up being the only odd-colored cards among the face-up respectively face-down cards
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
725
Lew R. Brooks Lead-In Trick one of several pairs selected, later found, red/black alternating set-up
Also published here 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
727
Eric Evans, Paul Rosini Rosini Works the Street
Inspired by 2012
53 Friends
37
Ben Train The Trinity Concept control concept for three cards with partial set-up, multiple presentations
Related to 2012
Anteater Consortium
28
Michael Weber Bicycles Built for 0.5 divided deck from back with different brands
Also published here 2012
Blackpool Twenty Twelve
12
Karl Fulves Star Lite cards in two halves exchanged, found apparently by memory, Fulves's Riffle Shuffle Control
Related to 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
648
Karl Fulves Cut Faster three spectators cut to cards in their own hands and pocket them, named with cards behind performer's back, one travels into performer's pocket
Inspired by 2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
663
Shane Cobalt A Trick for Chuck a Jack at top and bottom of two halves, riffle shuffle retains a Jack at top and bottom
Inspired by
  • Charles Jordan
 2012
A Trick for Chuck
2
John Born An Instinct for Cards Revisited Impossible card location, card is selected, lost, deck is shuffled, magician can still find card, includes method with memorized deck, edge marks and punch
Inspired by 2012
Seeking the Bridge
57
Cyril Enfield Magician's Magician one-way crimp of whole deck
Also published here
  • Genii, Apr. 1946
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
46
Justin Higham Fully Integrated Mindreader with two cards
Inspired by 2012
Prophecy Moves and Effects
13
Peter Duffie Auto Hue two spectators each choose a card from a packet with procedure involving dealing into two hands, reds and blacks separate and the selections end up in the odd-colored pile, no-touch
Inspired by
  • "More Discerption" (Peter Duffie, ebook Area 52)
 2012
The Card Activist
3
Ryan Swigert The Garden Path two piles made, card selected from one, everything shuffled and card located, sucker math trick
Inspired by
  • "Cabalistic Card Trick" (Stewart Judah, The Linking Ring, Feb. 1964)
 2012
520 Years Later
22
Bruce Bernstein It Takes Two card is chosen and shuffled back into the deck, cards are eliminated, last card is selection, PATEO
Also published here 2012
Unreal
134
Roberto Giobbi Clayton Rawson's Mental Broadcast deck switch application
Inspired by 2013
The Art of Switching Decks
145
Sveroni Profiler card divination over phone
Inspired by
  • "Von Mensch zu Mensch" in "Magigramm", September, 1988
 2013
Alte Neuheiten
36
Chris Westfall Never Touched No touch card location
 		2013
Calculated Chaos
29
Steven Hamilton VIC (Vernon-inspired Countdown) card fairly chosen and replaced, later counted down to
Inspired by 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
132
Jim Steinmeyer, Wayne Dobson The Nine Card Problem small packet spelling discovery, no-touch
Inspired by 2013
More Look No Hands
21
Carlos Vinuesa I Will Make Two Piles and You Will Touch One card freely selected from shuffled borrowed deck, after spectator returns it and shuffles, magician makes two piles and discards one until two cards are left, the one touched by the spectator is the chosen one
 		2013
Numbers, Cards... and Time!
80
Carlos Vinuesa The Trick That Can Be Explained three possible different effects (depending on selections of spectators) where cards are freely chosen from a shuffled borrowed deck and found by them in impossible conditions
 		2013
Numbers, Cards... and Time!
85
Roberto Giobbi A Stooge Against His Will out-of-hand key card placement
 		Apr. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 4)
19
Justin Higham Jungian Instinct spectator cuts deck and remembers bottom card, replaces, poker hands dealt and card located
Inspired by
  • "Ramjollock" (Benjamin Earl, Past Midnight DVDs)
 2013
Pseudo Cheating Demos and Effects
40
John Bannon Chronic spectator remembers a card and its position, deck cut, some cards counted off and that packet used to locate selection with reverse faro elimination, "One plus One equals Two" location
 		2013
High Caliber
229
Alexander de Cova Magician Fooler every second card marked on face
Inspired byAlso published here Aug. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 9)
29
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Chicagoism packet, spelling, also over phone
Inspired by
  • "Jasonism" (Eddie Joseph, Sphinx Sept. 1946)
 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
5
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Thirty-Fiveism card at thought-of number remembered, second card chosen
Inspired by
  • "Astral Sense" (Eddie Joseph, Card Magic of the Mind, Abbott's, 1952)
 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
8
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Hacer lo Imposible two selections in two piles show up at same position, hands-off
Inspired by
  • "Impossible" (Eddie Joseph, 1952)
 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
17
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Invoking Margery
Inspired by 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
22
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Presque Vu card chosen via counting procedure ends up at number previously named
Inspired by 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
24
Jim Steinmeyer The Treasure Map
Inspired by
  • trick in Mathematical Recreations and Essays (W. W. Rouse Ball, 1892)
 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
27
Justin Higham Mindreader's Lucid Dream Plus (semi-improvised effect) Find thought-of-card, and produce other three mates on top of three piles as surprise kicker
Variations 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
21
Justin Higham Estimation Kicker (semi-improvised effect) Uses natural air pocket location
Related to 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
24
Joseph Barry A Two Card Location card cut to and card thought of small pile, one's position named and other card produced from pocket
 		2014
Reverie
6
Joseph Barry E-CAN fairly peeked-at card, at position named by spectator
 		2014
Reverie
11
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under control
Also published here 2014
Fifty
7
Tomas Blomberg Estimated Sunken Key two selected cards by spectator and magician, spectator deals the deck in six piles, two possible endings:
first ending: both cards are next to each other in the same pile
second ending: both cards are in the same position in different piles
Inspired by 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
134
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 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
137
Tomas Blomberg Time After Time three spectators mix a selection in a third of the deck each, it ends up on top eventually
Inspired byAlso published here 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
283
Tomas Blomberg Sunken Christ three cards chosen with performer's back turned, all located, Christ force
 		2014
Blomberg Laboratories
300
Lennart Green El Terrorista
  • I. El escape
  • II. La cacería
  • III. La captura
    • 1. El código Da Vinci (esta es la más fácil y rápida)
    • 2. El escaner
    • 3. El maestro de los problemas
      • I. Cuatro Ases
      • II. Separación 8/8
      • III Descubriendo una carta
Also published here 2014
El Manuscrito (Vol. 7 No. 27)
929
The Range Cut cutting precisely to spectator’s previously cut-to card (or within close range), natural air pocket principle
Related to
  • Moe Seidenstein, Moe and His Miracles with Cards, 1986
 2014
Applesauce
132
Alexander de Cova Magician's Fooler every second card marked on face
Also published here Jan. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 3)
24
Steve Mayhew Utopia spectator holds fanned cards and lets other spectator select a card, eight cards stack
 		2014
Mayhew
160
Friedrich Roitzsch Far Out no-touch handling with no faces seen by performer
Inspired byAlso published here 2015
FFFF Lecture Notes 2015
6
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph The Lost and the Found with incomplete deck
Inspired by 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
18
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph, Alan Stockwell A Study in Scarlet and Black as phone effect
Inspired by 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
21
John S. Frazee The Shuffle Force spectator starts with a single run when shuffling small packet
 		Winter 2015
Quarterly (Issue 1)
26
Pit Hartling Hot Pockets card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
Inspired byAlso published here 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10
127
Steve Beam Spotlight on Five Spot Multiple Card Location
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
151
Harry Lorayne Blown Further Away from shuffled deck, done with about half the deck (in red/black alternating order)
Inspired byVariations 2015
JawDroppers!
95
David Britland Bobby Bernard's Principle X
  • Cardopolis
description of challenge location in which spectator cuts the deck, looks at bottom card, and shuffles before and after
 		Apr. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 4)
29
Karl Fulves Short Con shuffled deck, two cards exchanged (one named by performer with his back turned, one by spectator), cards dealt from bottom and top until stopped (once by spectator and once by performer), they are the two selections
Related to 2015
The Lowdown (Issue 1)
9
Alexander de Cova Not Blind But Silly every second card marked on face
Inspired byAlso published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
118
Alexander de Cova Lazy Man's Card Trick comment on the effect as part of blindfold card act
 		2015
Burners — Vol. 3
191
Tom Stone The Etude two spectators cut off piles, remember bottom cards and shuffle, memorized deck or new deck order
Also published here 2015
Tom Stone Seminar 2015
3
Justin Higham Further Notes on Mindreader's Lucid Dream finding thought-of-card, and producing other three mates on top of three piles as surprise kicker, breather crimp
Inspired by 2015
Highlights
26
Max Maven Trisectarian two cards found, one by counting down value of other card
Related to 2016
Session Notes
5
Pit Hartling Sherlock selection found in deck shuffled by spectator, returns to stack, interlocking chains
Related toVariations 2016
In Order to Amaze
40
So Sato Destroy and Search "If you ask, 'Is this practical for laymen?' I must answer, 'No.'"
Mass Destruction Stacking
 		2016
The Secrets of So Sato
128
Joseph Barry Echoed three progressively fairer locations of a card
Inspired by Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
5
Joseph Barry Red/Black Location using chunks of one color in shuffled deck
 		Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
9
John Cornelius John Cornelius Thoughts watch as shiner
Related to 2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
21
Gene Castillon Impromptu Casino Shuffle thirteen-card packet, three cards found
Inspired by
  • "Low Down Triple Dealing Principle" (Colm Mulcahy)
 2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
42
John Hostler The TDQ Deck Triskadequadra Application #3
1-0-1 alternative for Koran type force after a riffle shuffle
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
69
David Britland Thoughts on Hummer's Monte
  • spectator cuts three packets, bottom card of one packet is remembered and other two piles switched
  • repeat phase with Svengali deck
Inspired by Sep. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 9)
26
Roy Walton The Plot Thins two groups counted, cards at that position remembered, then each card is at the other's position
Also published here 2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
60
Roy Walton Sweet Seventeen two face-up cards indicate the position of two selections, faro
Also published here 2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
109
Roy Walton Clubland selection made from packet found via spelling procedure
 		2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
169
Roy Walton Colour Location two card location
 		2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
222
Alexander de Cova Bonus Routine multiple location, deck minus the selections switched for left-handed lefty index deck
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 4
108
Pit Hartling Two Card Location out-of-hand selection procedure
 		Winter 2017
Quarterly (Issue 5)
30
Ross Tayler, Charlie Ordania One for the Boys #1 out-of-hand selection procedure with shuffling, spectator cuts and looks at card in packet, risky
Related to Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
8
John Cottle Border Control on using border-less cards, control, location, fingertip peek force
Related to Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
32
Jon Racherbaumer Guess What? with a physical and a mental selection, Solomon's Time Warp Wallet
Inspired by 2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
51
Ryan Plunkett Dual Thought two cards lost and found under "test conditions"
Inspired by 2017
A New Angle
38
Ryan Schlutz I Love You out-of-hand selection procedure, grease daub
Also published here 2017
False Anchors — Volume One
5
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2017
False Anchors — Volume Two
41
Harry Lorayne Out Of Hand non-faro version
Inspired by 2017
JawDroppers! Two
59
Harry Lorayne Fishing Expedition shuffled deck cut into three piles, spectator remembers top card while the performer does not look, found
 		2017
JawDroppers! Two
234
Harry Lorayne Three Does It Three-spot as multiple out indicator card
 		2017
JawDroppers! Two
239
Ondřej Pšenička Lazy Man on Edge Lazy Man Card Trick plot, uses Butterfly cards
Inspired by 2017
The Secret of the Butterflies
70
Theodore Annemann Annemann's Miracle Magician locates card while standing far away from spectator, does not touch the deck at all
Also published here 2017
The Secret of the Butterflies
78
Patrick G. Redford Cast Off three spectators cut a pile and remember one card, performer names all cards held by spectators and ends with selections
Inspired byRelated to 2017
Temporarily Out of Order
82
Patrick G. Redford Twain two spectators get half the deck and exchange one card, both cards are into the halves, one card is divined, and then performer names other card and exact position with cards next to it as well
  • First Selection Revealed
  • The Second Selection
  • Further Thoughts & Variations
  • Restoring the Pack
  • The Two Participants Shuffle
  • The Real Shuffle
  • The Deal Through and Stop Presentation
  • Revealing the Exact Location of the Second Selection
Related to 2017
Temporarily Out of Order
146
Patrick G. Redford Twegen two spectators get half the deck and exchange one card, both cards are into the halves, one card is divined, and then performer names other card and cards next to it as well, deck ends up in suited order
Related to 2017
Temporarily Out of Order
172
Áriston Predicción con Calculadora finding a card using a calculator
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
90
Michael Breggar 52! Repeatedly count and deal cards based on the card stopped at, magician predicts the final card
Inspired by Oct. 2018
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2))
105
Johnny Thompson Location with a One-Way Back with tabled reversal
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
215
Johnny Thompson The Genii Stop Trick spectator thinks of card in half the deck, spectator deals cards one by one after naming his card, performer stops the deal at selection
Inspired by
  • "L. W. Stop Mystery" (Wright & Larson, Genii, Vol. 1 No. 1)
 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
127
Asi Wind Somebody Stop Me spectator cuts to card and loses it, then deals the cards, performer stops him at selection, no-touch
Also published here 2018
Repertoire
45
Asi Wind A Coin Trick two spectators cut to two cards, prediction (e.g. date on coin) gives position of one card from the bottom and the other from top
Inspired by 2018
Repertoire
57
Xiaobo Zhou 降落伞/JLS 找牌系统 (Parachute Card Location) JLS: Jazz Location System. Describes a system used to locate cards and perform The Trick That Cannot Be Explained
  • 1. Dead Cut to the Selection
  • 2. Name the Position of the Selection
  • 3. Impromptu 1-20 ACAAN
 		2018
Enthusiasm
43
David Solomon Smaltzy Penelope card chosen and lost, number of cut-off cards used to count to selection, faro
Inspired by 2018
Solomon's Secrets
142
David Solomon Thoughts on a Location one of five chosen cards selected, all shuffled back and selection found
 		2018
Solomon's Secrets
200
Alexander Hansford The basic effect high/low
 		2018
Kino.
96
Alexander Hansford Finding cards
  • One card
  • Two cards
  • Two cards variant
Inspired by
  • Marlo selection procedure in Cardfixes
Related to 		2018
Kino.
98
Ryan Murray Ultra Memoria three cards chosen from thirds that are shuffled together by performer, apparently memorized, numbers of first two named, third selection found to be previously cased card, using Triple Faro
  • Arranging the Set-up (from new deck order)
Related to 2018
Curious Weaving
36
Lewis Jones Octal deck cut in four packets and spectator can chose a pile and then top or bottom card
 		2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
56
Harry Lorayne The Broken Count two spectators remember cards at their thought-of numbers, controlled to fifth from top and bottom, impro from there
Also published here 2018
And Finally!
175
Harry Lorayne Lazy Man's Card Trick
Also published here 2018
And Finally!
213
George McBride Sweet Sixteen card at some number chosen, another card matches a prediction, two cards added to count to selection
Inspired by July 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7)
79
Matt Baker Elementary, My Dear Vernon divining a selection by eliminating the impossible, followed by ending with a Triumph
Inspired by 2019
The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
72
Matt Baker Subconscious Shuffle Tracking Magician cuts to spectator's selection, then spectator stops and finds their own selection, then magician cuts to the three other mates
 		2019
The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
176
Matt Baker Avenging Mandelbrot Magician finds two selections after haphazardly dealing the deck and reassembling them
Inspired by 2019
The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
227
Asi Wind Stay Stack Set-up Trick setting up a stay stack during a location
Inspired by
  • "Impromptu Deaf Nor Stupid" (Juan Tamariz, Magic from my Heart, DVD 1)
 2019
Paper Work
12
Benjamin Earl Slow Roll with turnover choreography
 		2019
The Shift #2
13
Michael Powers Triple Whammy three selections, first found, it is stabbed between other selections, one travels from half to half, breather
 		2019
Tesseract
105
Michael Powers Moe Fun featuring a fair selection procedure in which selection is cut into packets, two distant key cards, another spectator stops the spectator's deal to find selection, with variations (faro, no stooge, edge marks)
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, April 2009
 2019
Tesseract
213
Michael Powers Two Way Split
  • Effect 1 - The Tantalizer
  • Effect 2 - Another Invisible Card
Inspired by
  • "The Sunken Key Again" (Scalbert's Selected Secrets)
 2019
Tesseract
223
Michael Powers Incomplete Two Way using Riffle Shuffle Control with Incomplete Faro Condition
Inspired byRelated to 2019
Tesseract
228
Michael Powers Reverse Faro Coincidence Redux two spectators choose cards which are fairly lost, black Jacks find both selections, faro
Inspired by 2019
Tesseract
232
David Britland NIFTRIK: An S.H. Wimbrough Mystery
  • Cardopolis
on an unknown challenge location
Related to June 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 6)
44
Makeo Tom Double Estimate two selections lost, first one and its position named, surprise transposition when counting to the second selection
 		Aug. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 8)
67
Ramón Riobóo Klondike Poker Card location effect, card selected from poker hands, interesting placement principle, card is finally produced from pocket.
 		2019
Second Thoughts
47
Ramón Riobóo Mysterious Divination Challenge card location, card chosen from many poker hands
Related to 2019
Second Thoughts
153
Ramón Riobóo Double Allerton magician predicts card stopped on
Inspired by 2019
Second Thoughts
167
Nancy Colwell Last Minute Card Control spectator cuts off a pile, shuffles, remembers a card and loses it, hopefully step is retained
Inspired by May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
223
Michael Weber GPS out-of-hand selection procedure, advertising card appears at same position in one half as selection in other
 		May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 2 (Spring #2))
237
Andi Gladwin, Grace Ann Morgan Supersonic two spectators and performer each have a third of the deck, performer has a card selected and the spectators have each other select a card, all shuffled back, two selections found, last one from pocket
Also published here 2020
The Boy Who Cried Magic
229
Ryan Schlutz I Love You out-of-hand selection procedure, grease daub
Also published here 2020
False Anchors
5
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
Also published here 2020
False Anchors
73
Ryan Schlutz Clearly See-Through shuffled deck, spectator takes a pile from it, remembers one card and pile is replaced, card becomes invisible and reappears reversed in deck, GAP principle
  • An Alternative Way to Handle GAP Selection
 		2020
False Anchors
118
Ryan Schlutz Other Ways to User the GAP Principle
  • Borrowed Deck Handling - Key Card
  • Borrowed Deck Handling - Multiple Key Cards
  • Borrowed Deck Handling - Multiple Key - Mental Selection
 		2020
False Anchors
122
Tony Cabral Two Routines - Two spectators cut off packets and remember bottom cards, which are divined
Inspired byAlso published here
  • “Cheats & Deceptions” column in M-U-M Magazine
 2020
Magic for BLM
65
Steve Beam Even Steven selection is found by down under dealing a random chosen number of cards
Inspired by 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
49
Steve Beam Stop, Drop, and Roll multiple card control, cards are dealt in four piles and spectators stop at cards to be remembered
 		2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
75
Steve Beam Diabolicool two freely selected cards end up at same positions in two piles
Inspired byRelated to 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
107
Lewis Jones Birthday Girl chosen month and card are divined
 		2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
264
Edward Marlo Nullifactor Locations three card challenge location, two methods, Olram File not mentioned
Also published here 2020
Output (Issue 7)
15
Jon Racherbaumer In Situ Lazy Man's Card Trick
Also published here
  • Provenance Hunter No. 1, 2014
 Apr. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 4)
39
Edward Marlo Double Trouble two cards, odd-even divided deck
Also published here June 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 6)
48
Roy Walton Treble Trouble two cards, odd-even and pointer divided deck
Inspired byAlso published here June 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 6)
48
Jon Racherbaumer Redouble Trouble two cards, deck shuffled face-up/face-down
Inspired byAlso published here
  • New Tops, Oct. 1990
 June 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 6)
49
Jon Racherbaumer Hearsay Assay challenge location with ten-card packet
 		July 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 7)
50
Stephen Hobbs Zoomatic II revelation with one suit
Related to
  • "Further Ideas with a Packet of Twelve Cards: 'The Hotel Mystery'" (Juan Tamariz, Verbal Magic, 2005)
 Sep. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 9)
62
Harry Lorayne Really Impossible - Really Impromptu Set Up from shuffled deck, done with about half the deck (in red/black alternating order)
Inspired by 2020
More Jaw Droppers!
45
Jim Steinmeyer One Exceptional Card card selected from five-card packet, found after some counting procedure
 		2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
3
Jim Steinmeyer The "I Forgot of Something"
2020
Curious Impuzzibilities
9
Jim Steinmeyer Four Your Next Trick performer doesn't touch the cards, spectator locates performer's thought-of card
 		2020
Virtual Impuzzibilities
26
Greg Chapman Faro Fooler - controlling a card to the top with one shuffle and cut two handlings, with crimp at known position, selection replaced during dropping piles on table
  • Fooler No. 1
  • Fooler No. 2
 		2020
Faro Fundamentals
32
Larry Jennings LJ on Vernon’s Weight Guesser performer knows position of spectators's fingertip peeked card, estimation
Inspired byRelated to 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
380
Larry Jennings New Attempt at Thought-Card Trick card fairly peeked at (really not known), another card chosen, both found
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
423
Larry Jennings Dissertation on an Old Trick various handlings for the automatic placement procedure
  • Version No. 1 (An Old Trick)
  • Version No. 2
  • Version No. 3
  • Version No. 4
  • Version No. 5
  • Version No. 6
Also published here 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
460
Larry Jennings Triple Discovery three cards cut to and lost, then found, using two punch cards
Inspired by
  • "Automatic Location" (Oscar Weigle, Genii, July 1938)
Related to 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
469
Larry Jennings Lucky "32" spectator cuts off pile, remembers card at same position in rest of deck, deals pile into four piles and top values are added to find selection
Also published here 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
475
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement, "impossible" is spelled, credit information on the effect
Also published here 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
483
Larry Jennings Impossible Fore-Shadowed card chosen and a phrase spelled to find it
Inspired by 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
487
Jon Racherbaumer One-Way Stop
  • Exhumations
two-card location, faro
Inspired byAlso published here
  • M-U-M, Nov. 1983
 Jan. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 1)
46
John Bannon Autopsychic
  • Dealing With It
three piles of three cards each, on thought of from one pile and lost, later found again
Related to
  • "Little Vernon" (John Carey, Me, My Cards, And I, 2017)
 Jan. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 1)
52
Jon Racherbaumer The Whispering Lady
  • Exhumations
spectator cuts to a card and loses that pile within the rest, it's located
Inspired by
  • unnamed Hideo Kato effect
 June 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 6)
58
David Britland Three Impossibilities
  • Cardopolis
three cards chosen, two are divined and for the third the performer produces a card of same value and one of same suit
 		Aug. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 8)
48
Sylvain Juzan Dynamite with four selections
Inspired by 2021
Every Card You Take
71
Michał Kociołek Synch performer and spectator each have half the deck, shuffle it and cut it into four piles, both remember a card from one pile and assemble the packets, the halves are exchanged and dealt, both stop at each others cards
Inspired by 2021
More Plots & Methods
8
Michał Kociołek Mr. Liar card chosen from a five-card packet is lost and found, pre-determined estimation
 		2021
More Plots & Methods
15
Michał Kociołek 3H three spectators think of cards at a agreed-upon number in the deck, they are found, no-no's fishing
  • Twelve-card problem
Inspired by 2021
More Plots & Methods
25
Ryan Schlutz Bonus Idea two cards chosen and replaced, deck dealt into two piles, performer finds card, ten-card set-up
 		2021
False Anchors — Volume Five
37
John Graham The Lazy Man's Card Trick in-the-hands cutting, eight-card stack
Inspired by 2021
Stage by Stage
43
Boris Wild Zoom 9 no-touch packet location with spelling
  • Variations of Choices
  • Variations of Revelations
  • Online Variations
Inspired by 2021
Variations
7
Boris Wild Impossible Double Divination two spectators cut to a card each in half the deck, shuffling, performer divines the cards
  • Variations of Revelations
  • Variations with the Boris Wild Marked Deck
 		2021
Variations
48
Dani DaOrtiz At the Tips of My Fingers one spectator physically takes card and other freely thinks of one, performer tosses deck and the two cards remain in his hand
 		2021
Freedom of Expression
119
Ryan Murray As a Simple Location using natural stripper properties in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
55
Ryan Murray Blind Location using natural one-way printing property in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
56
Ryan Murray Impossible Location using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Related toVariations 2021
Natural Card Magic
57
Ryan Murray Double Impossible Location with two locations, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Inspired byRelated to 2021
Natural Card Magic
59
Ryan Murray Mirrored a selection and its mate are located with fair procedure, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
66
Ryan Murray Multiple Selection four cards lost, incompletely shuffled deck put in case, cards drop in except three of the selections, their added value are used to find last selection, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Inspired by 2021
Natural Card Magic
71
Eugene Burger Einstein's Card Trick card remembered and name spelled, then down-under-deal to find selection
  • Interview Discussion
Inspired by 2021
Eugene Burger: Final Secrets
138
Terry Ward The Great Sundering same effect, method and presentation as Tamariz's "Neither Blind Nor Silly"
Inspired byRelated to June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
104
Richard Vollmer Count Placement spectator remembers card and its position, it is controlled to specific position
 		May 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)
54
Dai Vernon Dai-Ja-Vue
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related to
  • "Peerless Card Divination" (Vaudeville Magic, David L. Lustig, 1920)
Also published here 		Dec. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 12)
43
Scott Baird Four Card Symphony four cut-to cards are found, all cards in last packet are named
Inspired by Apr. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 4)
167
Scott Baird The Gambler, The Magician, and The Psychic two cards chosen, one removed, all found, using One and a Half Way Deck
Inspired byRelated to May 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 5)
232
John Carey When Two Minds Meet spectator selects a card by stopping during a deal, then thinks of a different card in that dealt pile as well, both found
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Think ‘N Sync" (John Carey, Crafted with Carey, 2015)
Also published here
  • Me, My Cards, and I (2017 ebook)
 Aug. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 8)
384
Scott Baird One Way, All The Way one-way forcing deck, card signed on the back, it is found from the faces
 		Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
432
Bob Farmer Sunken Key Procedure tabled spread instead of cutting deck into three piles
Inspired by
  • "The Sunken Key Again" (Geoffrey Scalbert, Abracadabra, Vol. 12 No. 310, 5. Jan. 1952)
 2022
Hummer's Odyssey ()
10
Daub Location
2022
Max Malini
236
Max Malini Malini's Location spectator peeks at a card in his own hands and it is found, estimation
Inspired by 2022
Max Malini
271
George McBride Under Cover Placement Automatic Placement combined with sunken key, faro
  • Note (sandwich effect)
 		2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
88
Bert Allerton, Henry Christ Allerchrist Card Trick brief
Also published here 2022
The Ten Count Force
12
Dani DaOrtiz The Lucky Magician
2022
Five
53
Derrick Chung Killer Instinct card peeked at and deck shuffled by spectator, performer finds and names card, interlocking chains
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Ramjollock" (Benjamin Earl, Past Midnight DVDs)
 2022
The Nacho Card Notes
43
Shimpei Katsuragawa Crimpossible Location stop trick with fair handling, breather crimp
 		2022
La Campanella
87
Dai Vernon Chosen and Thought-of Card Location one card chosen out-of-hand (key card), other only thought of, both found from second deck, from private lecture notes by P. Howard Lyons
 		2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
84
Martin A. Nash Expertalk: Martin Nash A New Nick of Time touching only before the selection is made, performer shouts stop as spectator deals right at his card
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, July 2004
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
317
Micah C. Lasher The NYC Trick spectator thinks of major street in New York City to spell to a selection, Mind Mirror procedure (one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles), street divined at the end
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2004
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
333
Joshua Jay Australian Self-Help Variation involving spelling, down-under deal
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Nov. 2006
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
554
Robert Gardner Expertalk: Robert Gardner on an Impossible Location spectator looks at top card with deck in hands, self-crimp
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1012
Cyrille Savelief Impossible With a Twist spectator cuts off and remembers bottom card, cards shuffled, performer memorizes order and names position of card once named, marked deck or impromptu
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2012
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1097
John Carey Expertalk: John Carey on the Shuffling Lesson three card location, in the hands
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, May 2012
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1120
Pete McCabe Connecting Columns thoughts on the routine, spectator cuts off and remembers bottom card, cards shuffled, performer memorizes order and names position of card once named, marked deck or impromptu
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2012
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1145
Pete McCabe The Watchman Jack of Diamonds put reversed in deck, spectator cuts to a card and remembers it, performer removes Jack which whispers name and position of selection
VariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1173
Will Fern The World's Toughest Card Trick challenge location with short card, spectator riffle shuffles
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1182
Juan Tamariz Prologue - A Preliminary Trick found by spinning a pocketknife
Inspired by 2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 1
20
Jon Racherbaumer Numbskull's Number Game
  • Exhumations
card located with value of performer's supposed selection
Inspired by Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
43
Jon Racherbaumer, William Goldman Locus-Abruptus
  • Exhumations
spectator stops face-up dealing anytime, takes packet, loses top and bottom cards and takes top one, it appears at named number eventually, self-force, reconstructed from Bill Goldman performance
 		July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
52
József Kovács Faro 21 three packets of seven cards made, one card selected and eventually the whole deck is assembled in three stages, two faros bring the selection under a key card
 		Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
964
Andy Choy Corsican Monte three cards chosen from three piles by counting a small packet and remembering the card at that position, medium names positions of the selections
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1098
Matt Baker Fried and Seek spectator selects a pile and executes a dealing procedure into three piles until only one card remains (kind of Tantalizer Deal into three piles), performer divines the card, Sierpiński Principle
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Dream Trick" (Alex Elmsley 1997 Lecture, published 2016 by VanishingInc)
 2023
Elevating Deceptions
4
Friedrich Roitzsch Far Out no-touch handling with no faces seen by performer
  • Close-Up Version
Inspired byAlso published here 2023
Instructions for Miracles
63
John Hostler Roundabout Retreat spectator remembers card and its position from the top, after some cutting the card's value at the original position is used to count down to selection
Inspired by 2023
Percolations
25
Gary Plants No Way 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 2023
Something Old, Something New
7
Gary Plants Thought 1: Down and Under Again spectator deals off a couple of cards and those are used for down-under deal to locate selection, bottom deal placement
 		2023
Something Old, Something New
33
Pit Hartling Opposite Pockets Revisited card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
  • Shuffling the deck
  • Hands-Off and The Sudden Revelation
Inspired byAlso published here 2023
Three for Tuscany
1
Michael Weber Lucky Dollar chosen card is located by spelling digits from the serial number of a bill, the spelled packets have the three mates on top
  • History
  • Rights
 		2023
Lucky Dollar
1
Andrew Frost The Allusion Principle
  • Effect #1
card chosen from a face-down spread is named
 		2023
NeatCon 2023
18
Bradley Hodgins Nucleus
  • Effect #2
spectator cuts off pile, shuffles, remembers bottom card and his pile is lost in the middle, position of selection known, "card at any number" application
  • Notes
 		2023
NeatCon 2023
30
Alexander Hansford A Dual Location
  • Effect #3
challenge location with shuffling by the spectator
  • Two Cards
 		2023
NeatCon 2023
38
Michael Weber Marked Key Card Location marked deck, but chosen card itself is not sighted
 		2023
Re:Marks
1
Michael Weber The Pasteboard Mirror card cut to and replaced without the performer looking, deck spread and a face-up blank card is seen and removed, performer names selection
Inspired by 2023
Re:Marks
3
Michael Weber Neither Blind Nor Looking gaffed variation of "Neither Blind Nor Stupid"
Inspired by 2023
Re:Marks
4
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