Divided Deck

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The Pack being divided into two Heaps on the Table and a Card taken from each Heap and placed in the other: to discover such Cards two methods (odd/even or bridge)
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
81
Das Wiederfinden der Karten two cards are lost and found, divided deck, either red-black or odd-even
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
103
Dr. Ford Rogers Rogers' "Incomprehensibility" top and bottom half have different finishes, spectator thinks stop as performer deals
Related to 1913
Tricks With Prepared Cards
3
Charles T. Jordan Close Range Mind Reading No. 1, cards riffle shuffled once, low values removed, remaining thirty-two cards dealt into two piles, one card moved over and located, interlocking chains
Also published here 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
11
Charles T. Jordan The Dealing Dovetail Detection No. 5, card is found after lots of real shuffling
Also published here 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
25
Charles T. Jordan The New Pack Detection No. 7, deck is split in two and two cards selected and exchanged, both cards are divined
Also published here 1920
Ten New Impromptu Card Tricks
15
Charles T. Jordan The Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck (clubs/diamonds and hearts/spades)
Also published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
14
Charles T. Jordan The Pair Detection spectator removes a pair from a packet, performer finds out which cards, card counting, Parallel Principle precursor
Related toAlso published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
14
Charles T. Jordan The Dead Easy Location divided deck
Also published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
15
Charles T. Jordan The Take a Peek Card Trick four groups shuffled, card chosen and by looking at the section it came from it is divined
Also published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
22
Jack Merlin Another Red and Black Effect a red card and a black card are selected, after the shuffle the deck is separated and in one hand are all red cards and the black selection and in the other hand vice versa
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
11
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Auffinden zweier gezogener und in das Spiel zurückgesteckter Karten two cards are located, even / odd divison
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
79
T. Page Wright Monarch detection suit order of four selections known, high probability of being unique
Related to 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
14
Odd/Even Divided Deck
1933
Page Wright's Notebook
48
A Prediction Effect No. 13, two spectators choose cards and use their value to count to a celebrity in a written list, it is predicted
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
16
Al Baker Lost and Found divided deck, one riffle shuffle by spectator
Also published here 1935
Al Baker's Second Book
25
The Deck That Isn't for insiders, one-way backs with red in one way and black the other
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
145
Wimborough Ne Plus Ultra Location divided one-way backs
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
156
Harry Vosburgh A Principle in Disguise divided one-way backs
Inspired by 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
160
Charles T. Jordan Stop and Think odd/even system for divided deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
196
Charles T. Jordan Novel Card Discovery odd/even system for divided deck, spectator riffle shuffles
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
197
Charles T. Jordan Improved Marvelous Prediction odd/even system for divided deck, spectator riffle shuffles, set-up in front of spectators by openly dealing into some heaps
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
197
Charles T. Jordan Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
198
Charles T. Jordan The Pair Detection spectator removes a pair from a packet, performer finds out which cards, card counting, Parallel Principle precursor
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
198
Charles T. Jordan Dead Easy Location divided deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
199
Charles T. Jordan Premier Card Discovery odd/even
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
227
Naming Chosen Card odd/even divided deck, spectator riffle shuffles
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
232
Charles T. Jordan New Pack Detection divided deck principle with new deck order
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
239
Orville Wayne Meyer The New "Miracle" Effect five cards selected, mixed with twenty more cards, then located
 		Feb. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 29)
188
The Divided Pack: The Red and Black Location with note of mixed-suit separation
 		1938
Greater Magic
85
Red and Black Location with Riffle Shuffle spectator cuts off cards, remembers bottom card and riffle shuffles packet into rest
Variations 1938
Greater Magic
87
The Odd and Even Location
1938
Greater Magic
88
Charles T. Jordan The Improved Odd and Even Location
1938
Greater Magic
88
The "Reversible" Location using one-way feature of faces
 		1938
Greater Magic
88
7. Red and black location featuring Jordan's false shuffle, Telltale Color glimpse of odd-backed card
 		1938
Greater Magic
174
Ivory and Air Cushion Finish halves from different decks with different finishes, divided deck location
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
448
Martin Gardner Card Minded spectator divines card from other spectator
 		1938
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1937/38)
274
Lin Searles Another Card Location red-black location, spectator riffle shuffles at the beginning and again after the selection
 		1938
The Card Expert
46
Theodore Annemann Sensitive Thoughts deck divided in red and black, number named and card thought of from different halves, performer names card and position of them
 		1939
The Incorporated Strange Secrets
11
Michael F. Zens Zen's X-Clusive Card Combination several cards are selected from a shuffled deck and replaced, performer finds them, then cards are put in envelopes, inside are predictions which match
Also published here Nov. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 2 No. 5)
1
Don Medley, Harry Jordan Circum-Location three cards, odd-even, identities and positions named
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 102)
619
Clayton Rawson Mass Production long short divided deck
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 110)
655
Martin Gardner Card Minded spectator divines card from other spectator
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
69
James G. Thompson Jr. Fantasy in Red and Black slop shuffle red black separation, card location, lead in for a red black riffle shuffle set-up
 		May 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 60)
245
John Mulholland Red/Black Location standard location of two cards using red/black setup
Related to 1944
The Art of Illusion
22
John Mulholland Combined Tricks begin with Hungry Jackass stack, deal into two piles to go into “Red/Black Location”, see references
Related to 1944
The Art of Illusion
135
Professor El-Tab Silent Stob think stop with two cards
 		1945
My Best
82
Martin Gardner Spread, Shuffle, Spread one to ten cards are removed from a spread and replaced in the other half, after a shuffle all cards are found, sharp/round index divided deck
 		1945
My Best
89
John Hamilton Super Slop Shuffle two phases, separating into odd and even, all odd in one direction and evens in the other after real face-up/face-down shuffle, then triumph effect, see Back Room #90 for Ed Marlo ideas
Related to July 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 87)
354
J. B. Bobo "Out of this World" Followup - Effect Number 1 spectator finds card that was selected at other end of room
 		1947
Watch This One!
52
George G. Kaplan Using the Corner-Short to Retain a Prearranged Deck in Order using corner-short as divider
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
19
George G. Kaplan The "Impossible" Discovery odd/even separation with corner-short as divider
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
46
George G. Kaplan The Topsy-Turvy Fan using odd/even separation and corner-short
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
51
Paul LePaul Color Segregation
1949
The Card Magic of Le Paul
169
Fred Fletcher ABC three cards, falsely credited to Rusduck, see p. 687
 		Jan. 1949
The Phoenix (Issue 169)
677
Instant Card Location Two halves, cards selected in one half replaced in the other, easily located
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
34
John Scarne The Dixie Double Location two cards from two halves exchanged and located, odd/even divided deck
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
42
Franklin V. Taylor Double Stop two cards, see p. 793 for additional ideas by Al Forsythe
VariationsAlso published here Feb. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 197)
786
John Scarne Finding a Selected Card No. 27, Performer divines two selected cards using secretly red/black separated deck
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
50
John J. Crimmins Jr. Double Location No. 125, two-card impossible location
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
241
Martin Gardner The Impossible Location No. 129
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
249
Harry Blackstone Easy Enigma two cards chosen and returned into ribbon-spread are found
 		1950
Magical Gems
56
Michael F. Zens The Mike Zen's Card Act several cards are selected from a shuffled deck and replaced, performer finds them, then cards are put in envelopes, inside are predictions which match
Also published here 1951
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1951)
18
Eddie Joseph The Personality Touch deck shuffled face-up/face-down, any face-down card chosen, it is divined
 		1951
More Dumbfounders with Cards
15
Eddie Joseph The Mystery of the Unknown Card deck shuffled face-up/face-down, any face-down card chosen and mixed with some face-up cards, it is divined by medium
 		1951
More Dumbfounders with Cards
16
Franklin V. Taylor Double Stop two cards
Also published here 1956
The Best in Magic
106
Tom Ransom Brown Study two spectators cut off a small pile, shuffle and remember the bottom card, all replaced and done with the performer's back turned, cards are found
Inspired byRelated to Apr. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 5)
5
Jack Avis All Fair Hallucination card chosen and returned, deck riffled in front of another spectator and he names a card, it is the first selection, faro, only odd-colored
Inspired by
  • "Hallucination" (Lloyd Jones)
 1956
1956 Card Annual
13
Edward Marlo Red Black Locations two-card location with divided deck, faro
  • Second Phase (red-black-alternating)
  • Third Phase (red-black-alternating in pairs)
  • Fourth Phase (divided deck)
Variations June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
3
Edward Marlo Cull Separation Shuffle deck alternates in pairs, after overhand shuffle sequence the colors are separated
 		June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
5
Tony Corinda (4) The Odd and Even Set Up divided deck
 		1958
Mnemonics and Mental Systems
76
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Las Vegas Deck ivory and air cushion finish deck in conjunction with Rusduck's four-Way Deal, see No. 8 for history of the principle
Related to Mar. 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 6)
2
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Re: Las Vegas Deck comments by Stewart James and Dai Vernon
Related to May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
9
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Tips from Ravelli: Brown Study tip for Brown Study (two spectators cut off a small pile, shuffle and remember the bottom card, all replaced and done with the performer's back turned, cards are found)
Related to Sep. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 14)
7
Harry Lorayne Location Supreme three card location, then another two cards, divided deck (pictures and Aces on top)
Related toVariations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
24
P. Howard Lyons Class Conscious characteristics for divided deck, divided suits
 		Sep. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 26)
30
North Bigbee Perfect Pack effects with a stacked deck, New Deck Order with one faro, 14/15 total of two cards
 		Dec. 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 385)
369
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) A. The Red and Black Set-Ups
  • a) The False Shuffle
  • b) How to get the set-up secretly (some methods)
  • c) Delaying the red and black pack
  • d) the alternate pack
    • 1. Transformation of the Separated Pack into the Alternating Pack (faro)
    • 2. Transformation of an alternating Pack into the Separated Red and Black Pack
      • i.
      • ii. (two-card challenge location)
      • iii.
  • e) Some few routining suggestions
 		Apr. 1963
Ibidem (Issue 28)
25
Edward Marlo Ultra Repeat with repeat phase and face-up/face-down challenge location as clean-up, retaining divided deck (odd/even)
Inspired by 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
69
Jack Avis All Fair Challenge Location divided deck and faro
Related to Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
27
Monty Crowe 2 Needles in a Haystack as Sen. Montgomery F. Crowe, deck cut in halves, two cards reversed and halves shuffled face up in face down, performer finds both cards
 		Aug. 1964
The New Jinx (Vol. 3 No. 28)
117
Dick Koester Nuchromancy 3 spectator select cards, total and amount of red and black cards is predicted
 		Aug. 1965
The New Jinx (Vol. 4 No. 40)
166
Edward Marlo All Fair Location red black divided & faro
 		Winter 1967
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)
139
Karl Fulves Double Indemnity spectator riffle shuffles and remembers card at position twenty-six, then removes cards from top and bottom, still located, repeat
Related to 1968
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
54
Edward Marlo The Odd Event red-black matching thing with two-card location
Inspired byVariations Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
38
Edward Marlo Divided Deck Selection Finesse spreading in opposite direction for replacement
Related to Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
38
John Hamilton Divided Deck Subtlety
Inspired by July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
46
Roy Walton Influence some red-black matching occurs, two stacked decks, faro
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
51
Charlie Miller Color Switch two decks, color of backs change places
 		1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
11
Paul Swinford Trilemma combo with selection and number, 33 cards
Related to 1969
The Cardiste (Issue 13)
21
Roy Walton Treble Trouble two cards, odd-even and pointer divided deck
Inspired byAlso published here Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
20
Milbourne Christopher Riffle Glimpse glimpsing odd-colored card in divided deck, credit information, divided deck
 		Nov. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 10)
76
Paul Swinford Trilemma combo with selection and number, 33 cards
Related to 1971
More Faro Fantasy
16
Karl Fulves Technicolor Thought divided deck location, then set-up for "No Mirror"
Related to 1971
The Book of Numbers — Supplementary Notes
16
Jon Racherbaumer Racherbaumer Variation Christ Force as key card placement, red black setup
 		Fall-Spring 1971
The Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
285
Karl Fulves Unmatch five reds and five blacks mixed, spectator points to any five, removed as block, cards from both piles simultaneously turned over, always one red and one black, see also p. 460
Related toVariationsAlso published here Sep. 1971
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 6 No. 11)
443
Harry Lorayne Red-Black Location divided deck, riffle glimpse
VariationsAlso published here 1972
The Great Divide
2
Martin Gardner Color Thot spectator pushes out twenty-six cards from tabled spread
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here Feb. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 4)
488
Out Of This World Improved No. 572, 26th card reversed to avoid counting
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
160
Edward Marlo Fourth Objective - Four Card Location four card location with divided deck
 		1973
Marlo's Objectives
9
Edward Marlo Loose Ends handling tips for divided deck
 		1973
Marlo's Objectives
20
Roy Walton Isolator card selected, cards dealt in two piles by spectator, colors separated except selection, faro
VariationsAlso published here Nov. 1973
Epilogue (Issue 19)
175
Edward Marlo The Odd Event red-black matching thing with two card location
Inspired by 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
67
Roy Walton Influence some red-black matching occurs, two stacked decks, faro
Inspired by 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
75
Marvin Johnson Logical Odd Event two selections found and red-black separation
Inspired by 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
77
Martin Gardner Color Thot
Inspired byAlso published here 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
81
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 Red and Black Thoughts table spread from left to right both times with overhand shuffle in between, or spreading in opposite direction
Related to 1974
The Unexpected Card Book
142
Charles T. Jordan The New Pack Detection deck is split in two and two cards selected and exchanged, both cards are divined
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
25
Charles T. Jordan The Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck (clubs/diamonds and hearts/spades)
Related toAlso published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
35
Charles T. Jordan The Pair Detection spectator removes a pair from a packet, performer finds out which cards, card counting, Parallel Principle precursor
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
36
Charles T. Jordan The Dead Easy Location divided deck
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
36
Charles T. Jordan Premier Card Discovery odd/even
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
103
Charles T. Jordan Novel Card Discovery odd/even system for divided deck, spectator riffle shuffles
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
105
Charles T. Jordan The Simplissimo Detection before and after selection of cards a spectator deals the deck in two piles and shuffles them together
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
108
Charles T. Jordan Close-Range Mind Reading cards riffle shuffled once, low values removed, remaining thirty-two cards dealt into two piles, one card moved over and located, interlocking chains
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
121
Charles T. Jordan The Dealing Dovetail Detection card is found after lots of real shuffling
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
128
Charles T. Jordan Improved Marvelous Prediction odd/even system for divided deck, spectator riffle shuffles, set-up in front of spectators by openly dealing into some heaps
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
148
Charles T. Jordan Take-a-Peek Card Trick four groups shuffled, card chosen and by looking at the section it came from it is divined
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
163
Charles T. Jordan Stop and Think odd/even system for divided deck
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
237
Edward Marlo Double Trouble two cards, odd-even divided deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
97
Harry Lorayne Matching Thought two halves, two odd-colored cards selected from red and black halves
 		1977
The Magic Book
145
Jerry K. Hartman Goody Two Choose two selections, divided deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here Jan. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 1)
8
David Britland 'simpossible deck shuffled, two spectators each get half a deck and exchange any card, performer takes only one half and names both cards after looking through it
 		1978
Trick Card Trickery
13
Philip T. Goldstein Hi-Lo Lexicon divided deck of ABC cards, different tricks
  • Hi-Lo Odd Card
  • Hi-Lo Tourist
  • Hi-Lo Subtle Tourist
  • Hi-Lo Thirds
  • Hi-Lo Stranger in Australia
  • Hi-Lo Up-Down
  • Hi-Lo Hummer
  • Addendum
 		1978
Magick (Issue 209)
1045
Karl Fulves The St. Regis Sleight card selected from incomplete riffle shuffle, color forced
Variations 1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
Karl Fulves The St. Regis Sleight Variation card selected from tabled incomplete faro, color forced
 		1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
1
Karl Fulves The Double Selection divided deck and cards selected from incomplete riffle shuffle position, one-way suggestion
 		1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
3
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control selection made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition, controlled to twenty-six or known position, preserves divided deck
 		1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
11
Franklin V. Taylor Double Stop No. 59, two cards, two halves dealt, performer shouts stop
Also published here 1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
98
Edward Marlo, Paul Curry The Joker Reads Minds spectator thinks of card and reads order of shuffled deck, spectator should misread joker as selection, it is divined, six methods
Also published here 1980
The Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
5
Stephen Minch Secret Chauvinists two spectators select an ESP card from a deck, performer divines both
 		1980
Mind Novas
16
Simon Aronson Divided Deck Shuffle-Bored
Also published here 1980
Shuffle-Bored
13
Simon Aronson Delayed Location Effects doing divided deck locations after Shuffle-Bored
Also published here 1980
Shuffle-Bored
15
Simon Aronson Color Separation Revelation all reversed cards are black, not recommended
Also published here 1980
Shuffle-Bored
17
Simon Aronson Selection Shuffle-Bored Shuffle-Bored combined with a location
Also published here 1980
Shuffle-Bored
19
David Solomon David Solomon's variation of Ed Marlo's "But What About My Number?" spectator thinks of a small number and reverses that many cards twice in the deck, deck shuffled face-up/face-down by spectator, performer knows number of reversed cards and the spectator's number coincides with the number of red cards that are reversed
Inspired by
  • "But What About My Number?" (Ed Marlo, Linking Ring, July 1974)
Also published here 		1980
Shuffle-Bored
28
Daryl Martinez Magician Fooler
1982
Something for Everyone
1
Daryl Martinez A Few More Ideas ideas for previous "Magician Fooler"
 		1982
Something for Everyone
2
Jon Racherbaumer, Philip T. Goldstein Never on Thunday three selections, divided deck
Inspired by Oct. 1983
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 14)
136
Faucett Ross A Questionable Miracle
1983
Bertram on Sleight of Hand
243
Zwei auf einen Schlag two cards are selected and found, divided deck, two systems
Inspired by
  • "Genii" Vol. 11. P. 240.
 1983
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 44 No. 2)
52
Edward Marlo (C) Ever Ready Black Routine with Mexican Joe applying mexican joe crimp
Inspired by 1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
215
Ron Ferris Hind-Hue Control as a red-black false shuffle, divided deck location application
 		Mar. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 3)
899
George Pierce, Charles T. Jordan, Karl Fulves Flying Colors No. 14, deck riffle shuffled twice by spectator, yet it separates into colors
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
21
Martin Gardner The Color of Thought No. 20
Inspired by 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
28
Steve Draun Getting On With This World two-pile deal, seated or stand-up
Also published here 1984
At The Table
62
Jon Racherbaumer, Philip T. Goldstein, Simon Aronson The Cut Deeper Location
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here
  • MUM, July 1979
 1984
At The Table
169
Card Location odd-even divided deck
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
2
Philip T. Goldstein Pack of Criminals fifty cards with names of criminals, spectator choses one and tells it with four others to medium on the phone, medium divines chosen criminal
 		Aug. 1985
Magick (Issue 356)
1777
Paul Curry Out of this World
Oct. 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
22
Philip T. Goldstein, Toni Koynini Throw Rug card revealed via red-black pattern in layout of 7x4 cards on table
Inspired by
  • "Karpet" (Toni Koynini, Magic Wand, March 1953)
Also published here 		1986
Amperthand
8
Karl Fulves Separation Shuffles faro shuffle sequences that mix each half within itself, keeping them separated
Related to 1986
The Return Trip
14
John Bannon II. The Cleaved Deck Location red and black cards openly separated, one card chosen and replaced in other half, halves shuffles together to apparently lose it, performer names card, faro fan
Variations 1986
Mirage
24
John Bannon III. Impromptu Stooge Swindle variation in which a spectator names the selection, faro fan
Inspired by 1986
Mirage
25
Jack McMillen, Judson S. Brown Telltale Color card of different color glimpsed during riffle shuffle, reprinted from The Sphinx (March 1934)
 		1987
Riffle Shuffle Methods
14
Karl Fulves Red Rider with reversed and color-separated halves
 		1987
Riffle Shuffle Methods
15
Karl Fulves Riffle Red Riffle Shuffle Control used to divide colors, as set-up for Judson/Brown's Telltale Color
 		1987
Covenant
23
Peter Duffie Apartheid
1987
Inspirations
15
Bruce Cervon The Peek that isn't red black divided deck, with riffle-by glimpse of odd colored selection
 		1988
The Cervon File
230
Dai Vernon By any Other Name divided deck
 		1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
18
Karl Fulves Psykick
Inspired byVariations 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 34)
1404
Edward Marlo Ever Ready-Black Routine three phases, locations with divided deck (third phase inspired by previous version in 1957 reference)
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Feb. 1967
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
264
Roy Walton Isolator card selected, cards dealt in two piles by spectator, colors separated except selection, faro
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
78
Roy Walton Treble Trouble two cards, odd-even and pointer divided deck
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
79
Roy Walton Influence some red-black matching occurs, two stacked decks, faro
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
148
Peter Wilker Gemischtes Doppel two spectators have five cards each from a deck of Jumbo cards and exchange one, both cards are located
Inspired by 1988
Magische Blätter (Vol. 2 No. 7)
1
Karl Fulves Psykick II
Inspired byRelated to 1989
Prototype
38
Bob King Dual Count-Down two cards chosen in two piles out of hand, both deal in unison and performer calls "stop", both selections are there and performer names one of them
Inspired by 1989
Magician Foolers
11
Simon Aronson Two Minds and a Mate card chosen, another removed and a third one thought-of, all found
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1990
The Aronson Approach
50
Jon Racherbaumer Ayes of the Gods two-card challenge location
Inspired byVariations 1990
Cardfixes
1
Edward Marlo Stripper Deck for Divided Deck Locations
1990
Cardfixes
2
Jon Racherbaumer What About Hummer's Number? cards shuffled face-up/face-down with some procedure, result predicted
Inspired by 1990
Cardfixes
44
Justin Higham Super Thought Indicator "Is your card in this pile?", using faros, streamlined with set-up
Inspired by Sep. 1990
Technomagic (Issue Extra No. 1)
25
Spectator's Red-Black Shuffle
1991
Carneycopia
235
Edward Marlo Magnetic Ace & Color Separation aces stay on top even though faro shuffled into deck, deck is shuffled into red-black separation
 		Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
15
T. Page Wright A Quick Detection spectator counts to any card in top half, replaces, riffle shuffles one time, interlocking chains, odd-even
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
182
Jerry K. Hartman Goody Two Choose two selections, divided deck
Also published here 1991
Card Craft
336
Peter Duffie Before the Creation quick two card divided deck location, as prelude to OOTW
 		1991
Imagine
[8]
Justin Higham Clairvoyant
Also published here June 1991
Technomagic (Issue Extra 4)
96
Chris Kenner Must be 21 to enter streamlined
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1992
Totally Out Of Control
145
Alexander de Cova Total Recall two selections, odd/even, with variations:
  • 1. Aus dem Stegreif (impromptu)
  • 2. Mit zwei Kartenspielen (with two decks)
  • 3. Für den Table-Hopper
Inspired by 1992
Ein Profi packt aus...
19
John Riggs The Optical Location cards shuffled face up into face down, two cards selected and performer finds them
Also published here 1992
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 43)
770
Arturo de Ascanio Fuera de este Mundo
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4
76
Vanni Bossi Variations to the "Dr. Nuzzo Peek" fine secret incomplete faro condition to facilitate counting
  • First Variation (challenge location, red-black separation)
  • Second Variation (same with odd-even)
Inspired by 1992
Escorial 1992 — The Marlo Year
12
Peter Duffie A Piece of Fred spectator shuffles and cuts into three piles and takes one, performer names the number of red and black cards in his pile
Inspired by 1992
Obsession
5
Peter Duffie Pictorial Ratification card chosen and cards counted off according to value and suit, then it is located
Inspired by
  • "Mental Spell" (Eddie Clever)
 1992
Obsession
14
Sandy Spillman Something on My Mind: Martin Nash on an effect performed by Martin Nash, location of two chosen cards
 		July 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 1)
9
Joel Moskowitz Open and Shut divided in open or closed numbers or letters
 		Oct. 1992
Vibrations (Vol. 15 No. 4)
11
Charles T. Jordan Close-Range Mind Reading No. 91, cards riffle shuffled once, low values removed, remaining thirty-two cards dealt into two piles, one card moved over and located, interlocking chains
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
115
Charles T. Jordan The Dealing Dovetail Detection No. 94, card is found after lots of real shuffling
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
119
Charles T. Jordan Premier Card Discovery No. 103, odd/even
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
128
Charles T. Jordan The Simplissimo Detection No. 104, before and after selection of cards a spectator deals the deck in two piles and shuffles them together
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
128
Charles T. Jordan The New-Pack Detection No. 118, deck is split in two and two cards selected and exchanged, both cards are divined
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
147
Charles T. Jordan Take-a-Peek Card Trick No. 133, four groups shuffled, card chosen and by looking at the section it came from it is divined
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
165
Charles T. Jordan Extraordinary Clairvoyance No. 145, four cards chosen, assistant under large sheet names selections after all cards have been called out
Also published here
  • Magical Bulletin Vol. 4 No. 5, May 1916
 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
176
Charles T. Jordan The Ready Reckoner No. 194, spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck (clubs/diamonds and hearts/spades)
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
232
Charles T. Jordan The Pair Detection No. 195, spectator removes a pair from a packet, performer finds out which cards, card counting, Parallel Principle precursor
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
233
Charles T. Jordan The Dead Easy Location No. 196, divided deck
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
234
Edward Marlo Out There approaches for "Out of this World", stripper and ungaffed divided deck
 		Sep. 1993
The Olram File (Issue 13)
4
Scott Robinson Riding the Wave mentally selected card is found reversed in the deck, three different handlings
Related toAlso published here 1993
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 47)
842
Steve Beam, Scott Robinson Color Wave with different colored back
Also published here 1993
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 47)
845
Bob King Psychic Location (II) spectator thinks of any number card in cut-off pile and removes as many cards, faro
Inspired byRelated to 1993
The Breather 2
7
John Riggs The Optical Location cards shuffled face up into face down, two cards selected and performer finds them
Also published here 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
119
Scott Robinson Riding the Wave mentally selected card is found reversed in the deck
Also published here 1993
Magic with No Entertainment Value II
18
Scott Robinson, Steve Beam Colorwave with different colored back
Also published here 1993
Magic with No Entertainment Value II
20
David Britland, Marc Russell Cul-de-Stack high/low alternating deck for memory demonstration and bridge deal
 		Nov. 1993
Opus (Vol. 4 No. 12)
7
Franklin V. Taylor, Vicente Canuto Jugada Doble two cards
Also published here 1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
81
Alex Elmsley A Delicate Balance freely removed selection's color is named repeatedly, edge-mark in center
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
45
A Great Glimpse - Red and Black Series divided deck
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1125
The Giant Fan Detection selection process for divided deck
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1125
Aldo Colombini Hats Off three-card location
 		1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
30
Simon Aronson Divided Deck Shuffle-Bored
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
159
Simon Aronson Delayed Location Effects doing divided deck locations after Shuffle-Bored
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
160
Simon Aronson Color Separation Revelation all reversed cards are black, not recommended
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
161
Simon Aronson Selection Shuffle-Bored Shuffle-Bored combined with a location
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
164
David Solomon David Solomon's variation of Ed Marlo's "But What About My Number?" spectator thinks of a small number and reverses that many cards twice in the deck, deck shuffled face-up/face-down by spectator, performer knows number of reversed cards and the spectator's number coincides with the number of red cards that are reversed
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
171
Peter Duffie On Location out-of-hand selection procedure
 		1994
Hidden Agenda 2
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R. Paul Wilson Absolute Zero spectator cuts shuffled deck into three piles, shuffles all, selects a card and assembles deck which the performer locates, divided deck
Variations 1995
The Little Black Book
2
Persi Diaconis, Roberto Giobbi, Harry Lorayne The Red-Black Location free chosen card is found in a flash
Inspired by
  • Persi Diaconis trick from foreword of "Revelations"
 1995
Card College — Volume 1
113
John Scarne, Bill Simon, Karl Fulves True Colors No. 2, cards shuffled face-up/face-down, all of one color face-up, except two selections
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
3
Tic-Tac-Toe No. 46, card values decide where to place the 0 or X
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
88
Karl Fulves Out of This World No. 56, handling with glasses and cardboard dividers
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
114
Simon Aronson High Class Location three selections
Related to 1995
Simply Simon
216
Karl Fulves Tour de Force
1995
The Fine Print (Issue 2)
19
Karl Fulves My Card Isn't deck shuffled, performer thinks of card, spectator cuts it to top, tables it and thinks of new top card and cuts again, performer takes out a card, both are right
Related to 1995
The Fine Print (Issue 2)
23
Steve Beam The Three Stooges two spectators find selection of the other
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
25
Steve Beam Choosing Sides spectator removes half the cards from the spread and separates reds and blacks
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
55
Steve Beam The Honor System selection is only odd-backed card in the deck
Variations 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
61
Steve Beam The Terminator spectator finds own card by dealing through and stops at only odd-backed card, two versions
Inspired by 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
63
Steve Beam Triplets I red / black deck
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
165
Steve Beam Triplets II red / black deck, with two selections
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
167
Philip T. Goldstein Kaum glaublich! cut deeper with divided deck
Related to Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
63
Aldo Colombini Magnetic eight packets made that are shuffled face-up/face-down, in the end all red cards are face-up with black selection and vice versa
Inspired by
  • first effect in David Jones's notes "Note Closely"
Variations 		1995
What's Up Deck?
87
Aldo Colombini Oddities deck cut into three packets, two cards selected and lost, performer finds them
 		1995
What's Up Deck?
144
Zane Zerbe Remaining Wired spectator cuts into three piles, one is turned over and deck assembled and a card removed, repeated a few times until four Aces are found, retains divided deck
Inspired by Aug. 1995
Magic (Vol. 4 No. 12)
67
Karl Fulves Color Double riffle glimpse exercise, Telltale Color with two cards
  • Conditions (additional exercises)
Inspired by 1996
Blocking Off
16
Karl Fulves Edge Wise first location trick (cut deeper force procedure), then open prediction
 		1996
13 Prophets
16
Tom Craven King Butt (As in "butt shuffle")
1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 62)
1215
Peter Duffie The Equaliser card chosen, its suit used to spell to all the Aces
 		1996
Untold
11
Richard Bartram, Jr. Problem Child same suit Ace changes to selection and back to Ace, divided in suits
 		1997
Trephine
29
Martin Joyal An Overview of Complete Deck Stacks
  • New Deck Stacks
  • Ordered Values Stacks
  • Ordered Suit Stacks
  • Grouped Value Stacks
  • Grouped Suit Stacks
  • Pair Stacks
  • Divided Stacks
    • The Red-black Divided Stack
    • The Mixed Suit Divided Stack
    • The High-low Divided Stack
    • The Curl-No-Curl Divided Stack
    • The Odd-even Divided Stack
    • The Odd-even Divided Stack with Mixed Colors
    • The Odd-even Divided Stack with Mixed Suits
    • The One-eyed and Two-eyed Divided Stack
  • Red-Black Stacks
  • Pointer Stacks
  • Reflected Stacks
  • Matched Setups
  • One-Two-Four-Eight Stacks
  • Forcing Stacks
    • Card-Forcing Stacks
    • Number-Forcing Stacks
    • Word-Forcing Stacks
  • Stacks used for Revelations
  • Counting and Spelling Stacks
  • Storytelling Stacks
  • Gambling Demonstration Stacks
  • Solitaire Stacks
  • Other Stacks
  • Summary
 		1997
The Six-Hour Memorized Deck
5
Edward Marlo Positioning Proposition three-phase divided deck location, optional Out Of This World follow-up
 		1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
109
Sid Solomon Sid Solomon's Double-Whammy Location two spectator's cut off a pile, shuffle and remember the bottom cards
 		1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
118
Doug Conn As the World Turns with three spectators
 		1997
Conn-Fidential
6
John Werner Other Worlds
Inspired byRelated to 1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
110
Steve Mayhew The Real World two spectators take many cards from deck (sometimes one spectator holds deck while other selects), one takes all red cards and other takes all black cards
Related to 1998
Labyrinth (Issue 8 - Part 2)
18
Jeff Busby The Hi-Lo Stack intro on High-Low separated deck combined with Gilbreath principle
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
110
Jeff Busby Magnetic Blackjack High-Low separated deck combined with Gilbreath principle
Related to 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
111
Charles T. Jordan Improved Marvelous Prediction Odd/even system for divided deck, spectator riffle shuffles, set-up in front of spectators by openly dealing into some heaps
Also published here 1999
Cunning Card Miracles
62
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