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146 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Do as I Do / Deck
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Nil homini certum est cards openly separated in suits and dealt out twice, they're separated again, performer can do it and spectator only when performer wants him to, four cards secretly palmed in or out for that
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 4)
54
Nil homini certum est cards openly separated in suits and dealt out twice, they're separated again, performer can do it and spectator only when performer wants him to, four cards secretly palmed in or out for that
Also published here 1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
90
Ben-Zur Nur wahre Kunst macht frei version to do the suit separation with a full deck of thirty-two cards
Inspired by Dec. 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 5 No. 1)
4
A Double Surprise performer and spectator remember card and its position in their halves of the deck, cards taken out, performers card is shown to be a double backer (!), spectator's card is an indifferent card and brought from pocket
 		1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part Two
91
Dr. Jacob Daley A Paradox of Pairs
Related toAlso published here 1936
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1936)
134
Dr. Jacob Daley Paradox of Pairs
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
80
Oscar Weigle Dual Impulsion spectator finds performer's card and vice versa
Related to 1939
Do That Again!
35
Contrary Do As I Do spectator is invited to be as contrary as he likes
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
395
Walter B. Gibson Double Reverse spectator's and performer's cards reverse
Related toVariationsAlso published here Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 77)
505
Rolf Andra Unter magischem Einfluss cards written on paper, spectator apparently selects performer's card and places it next to his selection
Also published here 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 1)
6
Rolf Andra Sofort Probieren cards written on paper, spectator apparently selects performer's card and places it next to his selection
Also published here Sep. 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 9)
2
Al Baker One Deck Do as I Do
Also published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
12
Paul Curry Mates spectator shuffles deck and takes card from face-down ribbon spread and gives it to spectator, performer also takes a card from spread, they are mates
 		1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
16
Walter B. Gibson Peeksie do as I do, but spectator probably fails finding performer's card
 		Mar. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 31)
129
Dr. Jacob Daley A Paradox of Pairs
Also published here 1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
18
Jean Hugard You Do As I Do matching halves are found from torn deck
 		June 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 4 No. 1)
225
G. Gloria Karten-Suggestion
1946
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 2)
3
Intuition with Cards two card initialed, spectator and magician each chose them
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
78
George G. Kaplan Psychic Sympathy spectator and performer choose and a sign a card from one half each, they find each others cards, duplicate
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
173
Paul LePaul A Paradox Of Pairs
1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
151
Al Baker, Dr. Ben B. Braude You Do as I Do (Using one pack of cards) No. 14, Do As I Do, performer picks out spectator's card, asks spectator to take out similar card and is able to divine it
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
29
Bill Nord, Sol Stone Double Empathy No. 106, performer and spectator find each other's selections
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
203
John Scarne, Frank Garcia The Four Deuces No. 152, magician and spectator each place half the deck behind their backs. They each take out two cards, which are revealed to be the four Twos
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
296
Cy Keller You Do As Cy Do both cards at same position
Variations July 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 234)
935
Dr. William Weyeneth Mit einer Karte... spectator and performer put packet in pocket and last cards removed are selections
 		1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 6)
157
Bill Simon The London Illusion spectator and performer each chose card from half deck, they match
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
30
Lu Brent Unbelievable Coincidence Spectator and magician each think of a card and write it down, each pull out a card from the deck, turns out they find each other's card
 		1956
Fifteen Star Card Effects
5
Lu Brent Autographic Minds Spectator and magician each select and sign a card, lost in the deck, later manage to find each other's signed card
 		1956
Fifteen Star Card Effects
8
Charles Hudson Major-Minor Do-As-I-Do one deck, spectator choses amount of cards he and performer get, down under deal until one card, mates
 		Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
10
Dai Vernon Four of a kind Magician and Spectator each exchange some cards which turn out to be four of a kind
Related toVariations 1959
Inner Secrets of Card Magic
19
Michael Mence Blind Coincidence two spectators find mates behind their backs
Variations 1959
Card Tricks
318
Charlie Miller You Do as I Do tip
 		1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
60
Ron Johnson, Harry Lorayne Aces Wild Aces are found in do as i do way with two halves
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
32
Jay Ose "Do as I Do" With One Pack each gets one half
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
237
Al Koran Double Thought spectator finds performer's card and the other way around, marked deck
Related toVariations 1968
Al Koran's Professional Presentations
89
Paul Swinford Four of a Mind spectator thinks of a value and removes card of that value from half the deck, performer divines it, repeat, do as i do finale
Related to 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
59
Paul Swinford Double Duper spectator and magician turn over a card, mates
 		1971
More Faro Fantasy
32
Ron Ferris Girl Happy two cards chosen from two halves each - four Queens
 		1971
Expert Card Chicanery
22
Die vier Asse four Aces are reversed at the end
Also published here
  • "De Magier"
 1971
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 32 No. 4)
75
Walter B. Gibson Double Reverse spectator's and performer's cards reverse
Also published here 1972
The Living End
116
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Do As I Do No. 171, cryptic note for reference
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
42
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Do As I Do With One Deck Variation No. 203, with transposition finale it seems
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
49
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Do As I Do Variation No. 223, removing four cards from deck as opportune miracle, jokebox
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
55
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Do As I Do (Double Thot - One Deck) No. 291
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
74
Jerry K. Hartman Halt One Two Spectator and magician each stops on each other's card
Variations 1973
Means & Ends
78
Stephen Minch The Tryst do as I do with tarot, emperor and empress
 		1974
The Book of Thoth
15
Arthur Hill Mental Mate deck shuffled face-up/face-down, spectator counts to number (ignoring face-up cards), then performer, the cards match
Also published here July 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9)
759
The One-Deck Version No. 23
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
39
Rick Johnsson Kayo-Pectate mates, seated
 		1976
Practical Impossibilities
88
Father Cyprian "Cloning" no key cards
 		May 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 5)
193
Karrell Fox Duazidu spectator and performer have half the deck, they both select cards and they match, repeated two more times
 		1979
Another Book
97
Nick Trost ESP Do As I Do
1979
ESP Card Magic
9
Andrew Galloway Do As Al Baker Did
1980
Diverting Card Magic
28
Karl Fulves One-Deck Card Trick two halves, performer moves card to spectator's half and vice versa, after looking through spectator's packet performer names selection, parallel principle
 		1982
Six Impromptu Card Tricks
12
Paul Brignall Bringall-Trio one divided deck, half red-backed and half blue-backed
 		Feb. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 10)
177
Greg Miller Thinking Man's Do As I Do using card counting (Parallel Principle)
 		Aug. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 8)
957
The Dream Deck No. 46, from two packets, performer and spectator each select a card behind the back, they are black mates and all other cards are red
Inspired by 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
60
Jean Hugard Do It and Fail with 28/32 card deck a layout and dealing game is explained, the spectator always fails at it
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4)
29
Barry Stevenson Sign As I Sign half forcing deck, one card signed by performer
 		Feb. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 2)
1172
Fantomas Pre-Poker Match
May 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 5)
1205
Paul Rosini, Eugene Burger Rosini's Double Reverse
Inspired byVariations 1987
The Performance of Close-Up Magic
61
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Inspired byAlso published here 1989
Seminarheft
32
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Inspired byAlso published here 1991
Magie
18
Jerry K. Hartman Match Point spectator and magician each stops on each other's card
Inspired byAlso published here
  • in "The Linking Ring" September 1983. P. 83.
 1991
Card Craft
535
Jerry K. Hartman Striking Matches three pairs of mates
 		1991
Card Craft
537
Arturo de Ascanio Aparición de Cuatro Ases performer and spectator each have half the deck and twice exchange a card, four Aces are found
Also published here
  • "Circular de la S.E.I." 1954.
 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4
83
Mike Beam The Traveler Do as I Do with one deck, spectator finds wrong card, correct card is found reversed in his half
Variations 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
88
Steve Beam Marked Phenomena two versions
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
90
Patrick Page Do as I Do spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1993
Lecture Patrick Page
21
Basil Horwitz Challenge Aura Card spectator finds mate
 		1994
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 3
65
Gene Maze No Name Coincidence spectator and performer deal and stop at one card, they match
 		1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
115
Edward Marlo Four of a Kind Magician and Spectator each exchange some cards which turn out to be four of a kind
 		1995
Facsimile (Issue 3 (Marlophile 1))
8
Karl Fulves Your Card Mine spectator choses card for performer and vice versa, they then divine each other's card
 		1996
Blocking Off
81
Nick Trost Do as I Do with Two Cards magician and spectator freely exchange two cards each, turn out to be four Queens
Inspired by 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
39
Simon Lovell, Michael Austin Blind Date Bermuda spectator pockets three cards behind his back, performer takes another deck and finds the mates
Inspired by 1997
Simon Says!
129
Roger Crosthwaite Think-as-I-Think chapter intro
 		1999
Arcardia
65
Justin Higham Mono Do-as-I-Do performer and spectator have each other peek a deck, performer removes his selection, it's the same as spectator's
  • Marked Version
Inspired by
  • "Futzless" (Carmen D'Amico, Sticks & Stones No. 18)
Related toVariations 		1999
Collected Card Notes
78
Roger Crosthwaite Split-Deck Version
Related to 1999
Collected Card Notes
78
John Carey Mono Think-as-I-Think following gaze
Inspired by 1999
Collected Card Notes
78
Tony Bartolotta Synchro Thot do-as-I-do ambitious card, spectator's card rises to top of performer's half and vice versa
 		2000
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 2)
38
Simon Lovell Bermuderama spectator choses card behind back, performer does the same, the cards match, uses three deck instead of one
Inspired by
  • Juan Tamariz performance
Variations 		2000
Son of Simon Says!
77
Lee Asher Cheek-to-Cheek Asher Style twenty-six double backers
Inspired by 2001
Hand Jobs
18
Cut and Match No. 61, two halves are cut under table, the Aces are located
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
91
Karl Fulves Mental Mate No. 35, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, spectator counts to number (ignoring face-up cards), then performer, the cards match
Also published here 2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
74
Harry Lorayne The Real Work two-card location, do as I do style
Inspired byAlso published here 2001
Personal Collection
403
Harry Lorayne Platinum Discrepancy two halves, spectator and performer select a card from each which goes reversed in other half, mates
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2001
Personal Collection
417
Brother John Hamman Triple Match three cards selected by performer and spectator match
Variations Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
42
Brother John Hamman Do As I Do Aces first mates are found with two halves, then the Aces
Variations Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
57
Harry Lorayne The Real Work two-card location, do as I do style
Also published here Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
47
Harry Lorayne Platinum Discrepancy two halves, spectator and performer select a card from each which goes reversed in other half, mates
Also published here Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
48
Tom Frame Blind-Sided spectator choses card behind back, performer does the same, the cards match, single-deck method
Inspired by Sep. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 4)
8
Jamie Badman, Colin Miller Do as I Doobie Doobie Do two prediction phases, then Do as I Do phase (à la Patrick Page)
Also published here Dec. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 7)
4
Allan Ackerman, Baltazar Fuentes An Ungaffed Ted do as i do type thing often done with marked cards, memorized deck
 		2002
Classic Handlings
21
Karl Fulves After Jack "Problems"
half deck vor spectator and performer, a card is chosen and exchanged, they transpose back and are reversed, posed as problem
Inspired by
  • Jack Vosbourgh two-deck effect
 2002
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7)
257
Al Baker One Deck Do as I Do
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
151
Al Baker You Do as I Do with One Pack
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
764
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Inspired byAlso published here 2003
Bisingen 03
21
Karl Fulves Two To One spectator and performer cut to same card with handkerchief covered deck, hidden rubber band
 		2004
Under Tension
71
Karl Fulves Just Think spectator and performer show each other five cards, one thought of, shuffled back in half a deck each, groups of five cards shown, coincidence and cards found
Inspired by
  • "Just Think Do As I Do" (Kenneth Lang, The Magic Wand)
 2004
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9)
351
Peter Duffie All Clear selection lost, two halves, top cards exchanged, they match and are Kings, repeat with other two Kings, the Kings then become blank except selection, rest of deck blank as well
Inspired byVariations 2004
Subtle Miracles
101
Verne Chesbro, James G. Thompson Jr., Juan Tamariz The Miracle performer and spectator reverse card in each half of the deck, mates, two phases
Inspired byRelated to 2004
Mnemonica
226
Jamie Badman Kopy Kat two prediction phases, then Do as I Do phase (à la Patrick Page)
Also published here 2005
The Cheetah's Handbook
7
Erik Nordvall Named Do As I Do Spectator names a card and removes a card from the deck, revealed to be named card. Magician then does the same
 		2006
Erik Nordvall Lecture Notes Asia 2006
12
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Also published here 2006
Compilation
55
Bruce Cervon My King Trick
2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
53
Tyler Wilson Slacker Spectator and magician both do a trick at the same time for two other spectators, but each performer finds selection of the other spectator
Related to 2007
The Magician's Ltd Cookbook
106
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Der Stoff aus dem die Wunder sind
17
Tony Bartolotta Narrow Minded spectator shuffles deck and deals it in two piles, one in spectator's pocket and one in performer's pocket, both remove a card, piles exchanged and repeated, off-color matching cards, colors separated
 		2007
Prolix (Issue 3)
165
David Solomon Right Side Up performer and spectator each select a card from half the deck, everything reassembled, selections are reversed
Related toAlso published here
  • Racherbaumer's Sticks and Stones
 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
45
Nick Trost ESP Do As I Do one deck, based on Patrick Page's "Continuous Do As I Do"
Inspired by 2008
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1
226
Michael Weber Living Parallel Lies half the deck for performer and spectator, four mates show up after do as i do procedure
 		2009
505
4
Andy Nyman Charade stop trick with two halves, stopped-at cards are mates, then performer stops at a selection
 		Apr. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 4)
53
Tyler Wilson, David Acer, Simon Lovell Slacker spectator and performer each have a card selected from half deck, they find the other's cards
Inspired byRelated to 2010
Reinventing the Real
79
Al Koran, Roberto Giobbi One-Deck Do-as-I-Do miscalling
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 26)
223
Derek DelGaudio A Coincidence performer and spectator select cards which appear at named number
Inspired by 2010
Derek DelGaudio
11
Jeff Poncher ESP Do As I Do "Jheff Poncher"
Inspired by 2010
Miracles of my Friends II
79
Patrick Page The Continuous Do As I Do spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times
Inspired by
  • Douglas Francis' "Duo Coincido" in Peter Warlock's "Pentagram" Vol. 1 No. 2, 1946
Related toVariationsAlso published here 		2011
Magic Page by Page
40
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi Cards of Coincidence spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times, with additional thoughts by Roberto Giobbi
Related to Mar. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 3)
15
Nick Trost Spectator's Double Match two cards cut to in two halves, they're mates
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
603
Nick Trost Do As I Do With Two Cards magician and spectator each exchange some cards from half the deck which are replaced reversed in the other half, they turn out to be four-of-a-kind
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
605
Nick Trost Three-Way Do As I Do deck separated in Spades/Hearts and Clubs/Diamonds, spectator and performer remember a card in one half, halves exchanged, cards and mates found
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
606
Nick Trost Brother Hamman's "Triple Match" Revisited three cards selected by performer and spectator match with half deck each
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
608
Nick Trost My Triple Match three cards selected by performer and spectator match
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
610
Nick Trost Repeat Do As I Do spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match repeatedly, four-of-a-kind finale
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
612
Nick Trost Quadruple Do As I Do three cards selected by performer and spectator match, Aces finale
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
614
Nick Trost Dr. Jaks with a Colorful Finish I cards are exchanged and replaced reversed and found to be the four Twos, deck separation kicker
Inspired byVariations 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
617
Nick Trost Dr. Jaks with a Colorful Finish II cards are exchanged and replaced reversed and found to be the four Twos, deck separation kicker
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
618
Nick Trost Five-Way Coincidence I five matching symbols
 		2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
814
Darwin Ortiz Sorcerer's Apprentice spectator and performer locate each other's cards
Related toVariations 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
277
Justin Higham Mirrored Coincidence both spectator and performer reverse a card in their half of the deck, card above and below make up four-of-a-kind
 		2012
Prophecy Moves and Effects
15
Justin Higham Reflected Do As I Do (semi-improvised effect) Standard effect
 		2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
23
Justin Higham Mono Do As I Do Plus (semi-improvised effect) Standard effect
Inspired by 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
24
Michael Weber Living Parallel Lies Behind the back Do As I Do, multiple cards match
 		2014
Old Dog
14
So Sato Bath Towel Mentalism two spectators with half the deck each exchange a card underneath large towel, performer divines them
 		2016
The Secrets of So Sato
41
Harry Lorayne Platinum Discrepancy two halves, spectator and performer select a card from each which goes reversed in other half, mates
Also published here 2017
JawDroppers! Two
203
Harapan Ong Perspective one half for spectator, top cards do not match, they do when packets are exchanged, repeated, then four Aces found near top and on bottom
Related to
  • "Illusion versus Reality" (Peter Duffie, Card School, ebook, 1995)
  • "Illusion or Reality" (Vincent Hedan, Mnemosyne, ebook, 2012)
 2018
Principia
116
David Britland Blind Coincidence Revisited
  • Cardopolis
performer and spectator reverse a card in half the deck under the table, they are mates
Inspired by May 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 5)
46
Jan Logemann High Five two spectators cut (deeper) in two halves, four cards of same value show up, cutting the high card presentation, money prize is split in two
Inspired by
  • Aldo Colombini trick
 2019
Eine Inselbegabung tourt mit 52 Freunde
8
David Britland Reverse Mene Tekel Deck spectator cuts deck, gives half to performer, reverses top card into center, performer does same, spectator's card is divined and the reversed cards are mates
Inspired by
  • "Sight Unseen" (Ron Escott, marketed 1973)
 Feb. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 2)
69
Steve Forte Not In My Half spectator has half the deck, spectator and performer do the same shuffles and cut, performer cuts to Aces one by one, spectator to indifferent cards, halves exchanged for last Ace
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
973
Yu Huihang Co-Inky-Dink Spectator and magicians each hold half the deck behind their backs, turn over one card and place in the middle. Both cards are mates
Inspired by 2021
Stylo
37
Ryan Goh Double Thot spectator finds performer's card and vice versa
Inspired byRelated to 2021
Stylo
59
Jon Racherbaumer Snychro-Nicely
  • Exhumations
half the deck handled by spectator, half by performer, three mates show up, cut deeper
 		Sep. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 9)
51
Scott Baird I Do Whatever You Do "Re-Imagining the Do As I Do Plot"
card lost in deck, half the deck (or another deck) is given to spectator and the performer follows along and copies whatever the spectator does to locate selection, improvisation
 		Jan. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 1)
46
Tom Frame Blind-Sided spectator choses card behind back, performer does the same, the cards match
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2006
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
525
Iain Moran Magician's Nephew performer and spectator cut to each other's card
Inspired byAlso published here
  • on DVD Zen Magic
 Mar. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 3)
694