Clock Trick & Variations

166 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Clock Trick & Variations
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Der mysteriöse Kartenkreis card chosen from clock dial layout with counting procedure
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
104
Das Erraten der Stunde, zu welcher eine Person aufzustehen oder auszugehen beabsichtigt clock layout with twelve cards, spectator counts on this layout around a bit, ends up on a value that represents a thought-of hour
 		July 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 7)
101
Charles T. Jordan The Contrary Clock No. 9, chosen card from clock layout transposes with Joker in pocket, duplicates in pocket
VariationsAlso published here 1920
Ten New Prepared Card Tricks
19
The Clock Trick chosen card vanishes from twelve-card packet and is found in pocket
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
6
Stewart Judah The Circle of Cards selection and number of counted cards are divined, set-up
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
192
The Clock Trick
1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
340
Stewart James Deck Digit Dial and Devil different procedure
 		Sep. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 48)
337
The Mystic Card Clock Dial chosen card is put in pocket
 		1941
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
239
Hans "Severus" Ernst Mnemotechnik oder Hellsehen? naming missing card, clocking and marked deck, 36 cards, followed by french translation "Mnemotechnique ou bien clairvoyance?"
 		1943
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 5 No. 3)
8
Herb Runge Time Will Tell cards laid around a watch, hour and card is selected, card vanishes and appears in pocket
Variations June 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 85)
346
George G. Kaplan Kaplan's Clock Trick card from circle to matchbox, thirteen duplicates
Related toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 9)
99
William S. Groom Clock Dial Card Prediction prediction in envelope
 		1947
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1947)
36
George G. Kaplan Kaplan's Clock Trick card from circle to matchbox, thirteen duplicates
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1948
The Fine Art of Magic
72
Mystic Tappit Clock Trick type of routine
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
29
John Snyder Time Card
1952
The Last Word on Cards
10
Eddie Fields The Zodiac Card Miracle card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Related toAlso published here 1952
The Last Word on Cards
28
Chan Canasta Oops 6: Writing on the wall Clock trick disguised with random symbols
 		1966
Book of Oopses
14
Fred G. Taylor Crazy Clocks see also p. 420 for comment by Leslie May
VariationsAlso published here Jan. 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 3)
150
Eddie Fields Field's Zodiac Card Miracle card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Inspired byAlso published here 1968
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
33
Floyd Shotts Penetrating Vision with two dice
 		1969
HEX!
102
Edward Marlo The Predetermined Hour clock trick, selection divined, hour predicted as card value, including four impromptu versions
VariationsAlso published here Jan. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 1)
1
Jon Racherbaumer Foreword
1971
On the Clock Effect
3
Jon Racherbaumer Reversing the Order of the Cards the placement principle in most Clock Effects
 		1971
On the Clock Effect
3
Eddie Fields The Zodiac Card Mystery card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Also published here 1971
On the Clock Effect
6
Jon Racherbaumer The Technicolor Hour chosen card has different-colored back
VariationsAlso published here
  • M-U-M, Aug. 1969
 1971
On the Clock Effect
6
Jon Racherbaumer Card Chronometry strict conditions but large set-up
Variations 1971
On the Clock Effect
8
Jon Racherbaumer Synchronicity
Inspired by 1971
On the Clock Effect
9
Jon Racherbaumer A Few Seconds on Stay Stack
1971
On the Clock Effect
9
Marvin Johnson Speaking of the Clock...
1971
On the Clock Effect
9
Jon Racherbaumer On Jordan's "Contrary Clock" comment
Inspired by 1971
On the Clock Effect
11
Edward Marlo The Predetermined Hour clock trick, selection divined, hour predicted as card value, including four impromptu versions
Also published here 1971
On the Clock Effect
12
Roy Walton Tell-tale Clock two selections, faro, with non-faro alternative
 		1971
On the Clock Effect
14
Roy Walton The Magic Clock two selections, faro
 		1971
On the Clock Effect
15
Edward Marlo Time For Si Stebbins
1971
On the Clock Effect
16
Edward Marlo Time Zones two selections
 		1971
On the Clock Effect
16
William Zavis Easy-Determined Hour impromptu method
Inspired by 1971
On the Clock Effect
18
Edward Marlo Stolen Hours
Related to 1971
On the Clock Effect
18
Jon Racherbaumer Appendix
1971
On the Clock Effect
19
Jon Racherbaumer Chronology
1971
On the Clock Effect
20
Horace E. Bennett The Clock two selections
 		1972
Card Cavalcade
26
Jerry K. Hartman Hickory Dickory Deck Clock Trick without maths
Also published here 1973
Means & Ends
61
Edward Marlo The Pre-Determined Hour
1974
The Unexpected Card Book
115
Edward Marlo Time For Laymen
1974
The Unexpected Card Book
118
Edward Marlo Prediction Surprise and Clock Combination with additional "The Faro Method"
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
119
Edward Marlo The Darkest Hour selected card is only black card in clock dial layout, faros
Variations 1974
The Unexpected Card Book
122
Edward Marlo Another Clock Effect
1974
The Unexpected Card Book
123
Edward Marlo 2nd Clock
1974
The Unexpected Card Book
125
Stephen Minch The Wheel of the Heavens combination of zodiacs and tarot cards
 		1974
The Book of Thoth
21
Tony "Doc" Shiels Magic Circle clock trick, with symbols
 		1974
Magick (Issue 101)
502
Stanton Kancyan Heaven Knows! cards with zodiac signs arranged in a clock formation, spectator thinks stop and Zodiac and birth month are divined
 		1974
Magick (Issue 106)
527
Edward Marlo, Arthur Finley The Missing Hour twelve cards, selection vanishes, two methods
Variations 1975
The Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue)
25
Charles T. Jordan The Contrary Clock chosen card from clock layout transposes with Joker in pocket, duplicates in pocket
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
201
Edward Marlo The Synchronized Clock card at chosen Hour matches with value
Related to 1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
174
David Solomon Synchronized Clock Set up Version
1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
176
Tony Slydini Mongolian Clock
1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
18
Nick Trost Time Will Tell Clock Trick
Related toAlso published here 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
8
John F. Mendoza The Clock Trick analyzing a simple version
 		1979
Close-up Presentations
34
Howard A. Adams Clockadial Rock ESP cards placed on table in shape of a clock, two selections match
 		1979
OICUFESP (Issue 1 - ten brand new esp card miracles)
7
Howard A. Adams Predilock ESP cards placed on table in shape of a clock, two selections are predicted
 		1979
OICUFESP (Issue 1 - ten brand new esp card miracles)
8
Howard A. Adams Trick Trock ESP cards placed on the table in shape of a clock, three spectators, cards are located
 		1979
OICUFESP (Issue 1 - ten brand new esp card miracles)
9
Howard A. Adams High Noon prediction of ESP card and chosen time
 		1980
OICUFESP (Issue 3 - FURTHER brand new esp card miracles)
9
Howard A. Adams Watch on Rhine two ESP cards are selected and cards put in clock formation, time of watch is used to find mates of selections
 		1980
OICUFESP (Issue 3 - FURTHER brand new esp card miracles)
13
Robert Walker Atomic Clock card from wallet climax
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
9
Roy Walton Caught in Time clock trick with mate prediction
Also published here Oct. 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 6)
101
Gerald Kosky Scorpio Rising 24 index cards, two are selected and marked, cards are in clock layout and both end up at same number
 		1981
Magick (Issue 283)
1413
Ken Beale A Clock Trick rotating stack application, card in clock layout chosen by value of card chosen from rest
Variations 1982
Card Counting
31
Stewart James Clock Wise new procedure with presentations and variations
 		1983
Arcane (Issue 10)
121
Robin Robertson Time and Time Again using Fulves' Riffle Shuffle Control
Variations 1983
Card Modes
34
Edward Marlo New Approach Digital Clock three methods
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
333
Roy Johnson Breakthrough Clock selection pocketed and divined
 		Aug. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 6)
388
Fred G. Taylor Crazy Clocks No. 11
Also published here 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
14
Roy Johnson Time Please with variation, folded card in matchbox
Inspired by 1984
A World of Clocks
1
Roy Johnson Zodiaclock blank cards with zodiac signs
Related toVariations 1984
A World of Clocks
4
Roy Johnson Klok card vanish among twelve cards, second phase card to matchbox
Inspired byRelated to 1984
A World of Clocks
7
Roy Johnson Surprise Item jumbo card prediction, normal card turns blank and pips found on mirror
Inspired by
  • Ken Perk's "Peeky Mirror" marketed by Ken Brooke
 1984
A World of Clocks
11
Roy Johnson Mythical Princess two cards are found, clock theme, prediction with sucker element
 		1984
A World of Clocks
17
Jochen Zmeck Die gedachte Stunde
1984
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 3)
61
Paul Maurer, Peter Wilker Die P.M. Kartenuhr
1984
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 5)
126
Rolf Andra Die Kartenuhr with a paper clock and jumbo card on the back as prediction
 		1984
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 45 No. 6)
145
George G. Kaplan Kaplan's Uhren-Trick card from circle to matchbox, thirteen duplicates
Also published here May 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 2)
85
Nick Trost Le Coin de Jean de Merry: Comme le temps passe... Clock Trick
Related to 1986
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 47 No. 4)
118
Randy Wakeman Overclock
Oct. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 10)
1410
Roy Johnson Zodiaclock Bonus spectator's birth sign is determined with clock principle and zodiac cards
Inspired by Oct. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 10)
516
Takanobu Ishida Chronometer Card same layout, but different procedure
 		1988
New Magic Of Japan
69
Roy Walton "Caught In Time" clock trick with mate prediction
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
105
Randy Wakeman Overclock combining Overkill with clock trick layout, chosen hour divined and card predicted written inside case
Inspired by 1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
1
Roy Johnson Double Time
VariationsAlso published here 1989
Silver Special
49
Simon Aronson Time Out twelve cards, selection vanishes
Inspired byVariations 1990
The Aronson Approach
63
Jon Racherbaumer The Dreamy Dream Clock mate of clock-selection predicted in pocket and hour reversed in deck
Variations 1990
Cardfixes
101
Jon Racherbaumer Beat the Clock
1990
Cardfixes
106
Jon Racherbaumer The Broken Clock faro
Inspired by 1990
Cardfixes
147
Paul Hallas An 'L' Of A Trick Clock trick with ABC cards
Inspired by 1990
Mental Mix
21
John Bannon, Bob Farmer Clock O'Doom clock trick with small packet triumph sequence, selection travels from packet to deck, see Racherbaumer reference for credit information
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1991
Smoke and Mirrors
20
Stephen Tucker A Penny for Your Thoughts (on separate sheet), prediction on coin, card with different back design
Inspired by 1991
New Close-Up Lecture
12
Jerry K. Hartman Hickory Dickory Deck Clock Trick without maths
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
465
Ken De Courcy Le temoin surprise police story
Also published here
  • in Ken de Courcy's "Coffee-Break Chronicle"
 1992
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 54 No. 6)
29
Larry Becker 2 O'Thoughts two versions of the clock trick
  • Mind Mirror
  • Cardology
 		1992
Stunners!
297
Larry Becker, Carlhorst Meier Hour of Destiny with prediction engraved in watch, credit information
Related toVariations 1992
Stunners!
305
Ken Simmons The Darkest Hour Revisited selected card is only black card in clock dial layout
Inspired by 1992
Choice Effects — Number Two
1
Ken Simmons The Colorful Clock spectator selections only odd-backed card
 		1992
Choice Effects — Number Two
3
Charles T. Jordan The Contrary Clock No. 88, chosen card from clock layout transposes with Joker in pocket, duplicates in pocket
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
110
Karl Fulves "Contrary Clock" Notes No. 89, clock drawing with only four times and cards written next to it, two spectators remember apparently the same card but really a different one
Inspired by 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
112
Bob King Count-Down card thought-of according to thought-of hour, clock dial layout, selection travels in card case
Related to 1993
The Breather 2
11
Vicente Canuto 4.- El Reloj
1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
357
Mark Edward The Book of Love prediction of Tarot cards, clock trick
 		July 1993
Vibrations (Vol. 16 No. 1)
11
Christian Chelman Zodiac clock trick to find lucky card and divine zodiac sign and birthdate
 		1993
Capricornian Tales
1
Tom Daugherty Three Proofs
Sep. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 9)
2401
Jochen Zmeck Die verrückte Kartenuhr all cards are the same except selection
 		1994
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 56 No. 3)
22
Peter Duffie Jet Lag actually different effect
 		1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
128
Darwin Ortiz Time Piece elaborate routine
 		1995
Cardshark
116
Ken Sutherland The World's Only Living Rubber-Band Mindreading Magician "thought of" card is found via Lost ands Bound
 		Aug. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 8)
2535
Jack Birnman Timeless three cards are used to form a prediction verbally
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
81
Barrie Richardson Grandfather Time time also set on watch, using reversed-hands watch, odd-backed climax
Also published here Mar. 1995
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 7)
57
John Graham It's About Time
Mar. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 3)
2765
Nick Trost Time Will Tell Clock trick
Also published here 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
131
Eddie Fields Fields' Zodiac Card Miracle card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Also published here 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
60
Edward Marlo Killer Clock-Work twenty-sixth key card, faro, card and number of cut-off cards divined
 		1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
62
Karl Fulves Stebbins Clock clock layout, one card turned over and put in center, counting procedure with the value and last card on count always turned over, remaining card forced
Inspired byRelated to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
176
Karl Fulves A Stopped Clock "Unsolved Mysteries"
clock layout, one card chosen, it is the only one where the value matches the hour, posed as a problem
 		1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
178
Roy Johnson Der Karten-Uhrentrick variation of Kaplan's clock trick
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1)
30
Sam Schwartz Clock Work
1999
Underworld (Issue 10)
132
Ellis Stanyon The Clock No. 13
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
65
Ellis Stanyon The Clock - with Ten Cards No. 14
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
65
Barrie Richardson The Parking Lot Mystery time also set on watch, using reversed-hands watch, odd-backed climax
Also published here 1999
Theater of the Mind
286
Jon Racherbaumer Clocker Shocker clock trick with small packet triumph sequence, selection travels from packet to deck
Inspired by Oct. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 10)
53
Roy Johnson Doppelzeit
Also published here 1999
Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 1)
15
Dean Dill Time Flies Clock Trick plot, with red deck an hour is thought of and corresponding card of clock setup is noted by spectator, cards are re-dealt and there are only eleven, noted card appears reversed in blue deck
 		1999
Labyrinth (Issue 9)
4
David Solomon Real-gone Hour twelve cards, selection vanishes and is found in case
Inspired byAlso published here June 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 10)
72
Karl Fulves, Sam Schwartz Blood Brothers spectator's birthday divined (actually only the month) with clock type layout
Also published here 2000
Lost Vampire Secrets
157
Karl Fulves Blood Brothers spectator's birthday divined (actually only the month) with clock type layout
Also published here Apr. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 4)
57
Jon Racherbaumer Tick-Tock Dot Doc clock trick with small packet triumph sequence in which the chosen hour and then the selection are reversed, selection vanishes, previously tabled prediction turns out to be selection
Inspired by 2000
Virtual Miracles
[37]
Mark Lewis Clock Trick
2001
The Long and the Short of it
31
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Clockwise
2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
37
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Murder Mystery! clock layout, murder presentation
Inspired by 2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
88
Juan Tamariz The Clock (A Classic)
2004
Mnemonica
261
Aldo Colombini, Robert Beardsley Birthday Card cards removed from the deck corresponding to birthday month and number used to count to find card with "happy birthday" message
 		2004
Cardsdotcom
20
Karl Fulves, Ken Beale Ten-Hour Day card chosen in clock-layout with mathematical method, second card removed from rest of deck, both cards are divined
Inspired by 2005
Card Counting (2005 edition)
40
Cushing Strout The Left-Handed Clock Cards dealt into clock formation, card is located using a spinning physics toy as the clock hand
Inspired by 2005
On the Other Side of the Mirror
24
Bob King Time Flies clock trick with card vanishing, card is found in case
 		2005
My Best To You
10
Still Got Room For More? Bonus clock trick that is integrated into book cover design
 		2007
The Magician's Ltd Cookbook
112
Karl Fulves When It Started twelve picture cards laid out face-down to symbolize months, spectator exchanges one with the joker, performer divines month and card
 		2007
Word Play
35
Karl Fulves Time Of Day mates in clock layout
 		2007
Word Play
44
David Solomon Real Gone Hour card to case ending
VariationsAlso published here 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
30
Armando Gutierrez Armando's Solution
Inspired by 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
32
David Solomon Casino Clock double clock and two selections, Blackjack is selected
 		2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
133
Arthur Finley Henry Gavins Clock Trick selection vanishes, whole packet switched while spectator is writing down the name of his selection
 		2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
17
Philip T. Goldstein Infantastic clock trick meets baby gag
Related to
  • Phil Goldstein in "Magic Manuscript", Vol. 6, No. 2, 1984, p. 25.
 2008
Card College Lighter
81
Carlhorst Meier Your Fateful Hour with prediction engraved in (or stuck to) watch
Related toAlso published here
  • Carlhorst Meier's “Ihre Schicksalsstunde” in "Magie", No. 2, 1992,
 2008
Card College Lighter
121
Juan Tamariz Your Evening With... Q card trick using sixteen slips of paper and names of celebrities
 		2008
Verbal Magic
79
Nick Trost Triple Climax Clock Trick only red card is chosen and predicted one
 		2009
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 2
461
Ramón Riobóo The Tattletale Card unusual procedure for clock trick
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
242
Joshua Jay Predictamation cut-off packet correctly estimated, four Aces found along the way, "You will run out of cards" message on a post-it on a card
Also published here
  • Linking Ring Parade, May 2010
 2010
Card Magic USA
112
Woody Aragón Clockwork Woody magician predicts thought of hour and selected card. as a climax, all other cards are blank
 		2011
A Book in English
235
Justin Higham Time Travel card at chosen number/hour travels back into deck at same position
  • Jinx-Switch Method
Inspired by 2012
Non-Automatic Card Tricks
24
Alan Shaxon Hour of Destiny with prediction engraved in watch and correct time predicted, Hunter watch
Inspired by 2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
105
Gabi Pareras Viajes Imposibles two signed selections one is found using clock trick, second card folded in matchbox
 		2014
Rutinas II
25
David Solomon Clock Speller spelling revelation in clock trick, card with same value as hour ends up at bottom of a packet
Inspired by
  • John Bannon clock spelling idea
 Jan. 2014
MAGIC (Vol. 23 No. 5)
68
Jon Racherbaumer About a Procedure for the Clock Trick credit information
Related to 2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
31
Edward Marlo The Synchronized Clock Procedure brief
Also published here 2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
31
David Solomon A Blah-Day Clock clock layout dealt at the start, blank card finale
Inspired by
  • "The Fateful Month" (Ramón Riobóo, Thinking the Impossible)
 2018
Solomon's Secrets
127
Nick Trost Clock-a-Rama thought-of hour and selection revealed, only red card
Inspired by
  • "Impossible Odds" (James Weir, Card Tricks, 1996)
 2019
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 7
1782
Jim Steinmeyer, Charles J. Pecor Pecor's Clock No. 4, card with message "Your Time" ends up on chosen number in clock layout, reverse-count-placement
 		2021
Bewildering Impuzzibilities
13
Nick Trost Around the Clock clock trick in which the selected hour also shows up
 		2023
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 9
2095
Edward Marlo Double-Edged Outcome
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
Overkill type effect from 1968 notes, odd-backed kicker (either the selection or deck is perceived to have changed)
 		Apr. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 4)
41
Roberto Giobbi The Zodiac Clock using the Zodiac signs in a clock trick, also Tarot cards
 		2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue Jan 3)
15
Justin Higham Technicolor Hour Revisited chosen card has different-colored back
Inspired by 2025
The Effects of Saturday
51