Forcing Deck

431 entries in Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Henri Decremps Forcing from a forcing deck, no specific method
 		1785
Supplément A La Magie Blanche Dévoillée
299
Forcing Pack one way or three way
 		1876
Modern Magic
23
To Change Four Cards, drawn haphazard, and placed on the table, into Cards of the same Value as a Single Card subsequently chosen by one of the Spectators optional forcing pack
 		1876
Modern Magic
102
To change a drawn Card into the Portraits of several of the Company succession
1876
Modern Magic
115
A Card having been drawn and returned, and the Pack shuffled, to place on the Table six Rows of six Cards each, and to discover the chosen Card by a throw of the Dice
1876
Modern Magic
116
Three Cards Repeating Forcing Pack
1876
Modern Magic
125
"Forcing" Packs one-way & three-way
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
14
Professor Hoffmann To Force Three Cards together three force cards repeat abcabcabc...
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
15
To discover a Chosen Card by the Throw of a Pair of Dice forcing pack
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
92
, Prof. M. Verbeck "Stop!" "Three Cards having been drawn by Three different Persons, to make them appear at such Numbers in the Pack as the Drawers or any other Person my select"
three-way or two-way forcing pack
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
125
Professor Hoffmann To Force three Cards together three cards repeat itself, spectator cuts anywhere
 		1890
More Magic
13
Professor Hoffmann To produce Three Cards at any Position in the Pack thought of by Another Person three cards appear consecutively at freely named number
 		1890
More Magic
38
Die Gedankenübertragung No. 8, name of chosen cards appears on previously empty slate which is wrapped in newspaper, rope held to forehead of two spectators as comedy prop, mirror writing in chalk on newspaper
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
11
Die Anziehungskraft des Goldes No. 9, spectator places object on a card, it is the selection
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
97
Errare Humanum est, oder: Niemand kann zählen No. 13, chosen card appears at named number
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
104
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Das Forcieren der Karten continuation of description, forcing deck as alternative
Related to Nov. 1895
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 1 No. 3)
35
One-Way Deck short comment
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
11
Die Macht des Goldes spectator places coin on card, it's the selection, two methods
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
65
Die gleichen Karten forcing decks, one-way up to four-way
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
126
H. F. C. Suhr Forcing Deck obtaining a forcing deck by asking a card company for a deck of discards of one value
 		1899
Jedermann Zauberkünstler!
72
Forcing from Three-Way Deck having card selected from top, center and bottom, or cutting deck into three piles instead
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
60
Fin de Siècle No. 12, card chosen, deck cut in as many packets as the spectator wishes, selection appears at named number in a chosen packet
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
86
Die Geisterschrift in Verbindung mit "Hypnose à la Hansen" No. 5, card chosen and pushed into book, name of chosen card and page numbers appear on previously empty slates, book with same page numbers on every double page
 		1900
Der Amateurzauberer
120
Eduard W. Lufa Halt! three cards selected, card dealt into hat one by one, each spectator says stop during the deal and the performer is holding the spectator's selection at that moment, second deck cut into four piles, one pile selected and all its cards predicted in envelope, then first deck changes into one-way force deck of each of the three selections one by one
 		Oct. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 10)
147
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli III. Aus dem papierenen Königreich card is balanced on hat, deck is divided into two glasses and card floats from glas to glas, two cards are placed under two plates and the cards change places, selection is placed inside a book and performer shows envelope with miniature duplicate with correct page number and part of the text on that page written on it
  • 1. Die Karten-Balance
  • 2. Die Karte als Königin der Luft (with assistant)
  • 3. Die Kartenwanderung
  • 4. Eine magische Hypnose
 		1903
Moderne Magie
80
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli XVIII. Prädestination (Vorherbestimmung)
  • 1. Die Karten (prediction of chosen pile, cards can be divined, Koran type)
  • 2. Die Blumen (name of chosen flower appears on paper in sealed envelope, half forcing deck)
 		1903
Moderne Magie
174
Ben-Zur Das Band der Sympathie spectator stops performer's deal right at selection, spectator pulls ribbon at performer's wrist to indicate stop
 		Mar. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 3)
37
Carl Willmann Jetzt! stop trick with three cards, triple forcing deck
 		Aug. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 8)
120
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Mit dem Seherblick der Pythia number of rolled dice, domino, name of playing card and chosen color appear on empty signed slates
 		1922
Zwölf Schlager der Magie
55
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Half Forcing Stack half of the cards have same value to force a number
 		1926
Magische Miniaturen
58
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Die Karte als Wandervogel chosen card travels under table cloth, inside a book and eventually in spectator's pocket
 		1927
Leichte Zauberei
84
Jack Merlin Mechanical Forcing Packs one way forcing deck, three way forcing deck, svengali pack, Evans Brown Triple-Force Pack
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
23
William Larsen, T. Page Wright A Dark Test light out, in dark two spectators pocket cards from one half each, performer names both
 		1928
The L. W. Card Mysteries
12
Eric F. Impey Perfectos "A New Principle in Card Magic"
card chosen, wrong card changes into selection, half-waxed pairs, back card is force card
Also published here 1928
Original Card Mysteries
1
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine vom Zuschauer zerrissene Karte wieder ganz zu machen torn card in envelope is found restored, with missing corner proof
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
83
Theodore Annemann Psychic Sympathy two decks, spectator cuts his deck and looks at one, performer removes same card from his deck, trick is repeated
  • Method Number Two
 		1931
The Book Without A Name
27
Tommy Tucker A 26 Card Mystery thirteen cards in handkerchief, selected cards to determine number of cards to travel, variation with half forcing deck
 		1933
Expert Manipulative Magic
16
Al Baker The Impossible Discovery forcing deck, two deck switches
VariationsAlso published here 1933
Al Baker's Book
21
Al Baker "Say When!" two cards, partial forcing deck
Related toAlso published here 1933
Al Baker's Book
32
Theodore Annemann Call Me Up Sometime person calls during the show and names the card someone selected
Variations 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
2
Theodore Annemann Just the Same Alike two cards selected from two decks are the same, selection process from one deck complicated with four piles and die
Also published here 1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
41
Theodore Annemann A Daffy Discovery pocketed card is revealed through other cards, optional forcing bank
 		1935
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1935)
46
Forcing Decks
1935
Mental Magic with Cards
25
Laurie Ireland Hints for Amateurs on Forcing Cards third forcing deck
 		1935
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1935, "New Card and Coin Manipulation")
2
Theodore Annemann Get It! deck is handed to three spectators in the dark, everyone selects a card and when the light is on again, performer reveals all three cards
 		1935
Mental Bargain Effects
15
Ade Duval Mephisto's Message No. 10, three cards chosen, performer tries to make them travel into a lemon, instead they are found in an envelope that is handed to performer by a messenger
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
14
Theodore Annemann Notaria chosen card and diagram are divined/duplicated, forcing deck, center tear
Related toAlso published here Dec. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 27)
165
Another Diachylon Force like sticky svengali
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
107
Al Baker Impossible Card Discovery forcing deck, two deck switches
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
284
Theodore Annemann Get it in the Dark three cards chosen in dark room are divined, three forcing decks
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
297
Ralph W. Read, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Original "Stop" Trick three selection, three-bank forcing deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
320
Al Baker "Say When" two cards, partial forcing deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
322
Theodore Annemann Two Card Slate Prophecy two cards divined and written on slates, stacked deck and forcing deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
348
Theodore Annemann Two Cheating Mysteries two-way-force deck
  • fair stop and count-down trick with two selections
  • one-handed location in hat
 		1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
176
Theodore Annemann Mind or Muscle two cards located in spread, third card named, stacked deck and forcing deck
Also published here Aug. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 35)
237
Robert Parrish The Real Coincidence Trick two decks in performer's and spectator's pocket, cards removed - they're the same
 		1937
You'd be Surprised
9
Robert Parrish A Slate-Writing Method card and name of dead person appear on slate
 		1937
You'd be Surprised
18
Robert Parrish Selective Card In Pocket selection travels into a pocket selected by spectator, variation with spectator's pocket instead
 		1937
You'd be Surprised
35
Forcing Packs Three-Way Forcing Deck plus switch
 		1938
Greater Magic
450
Three-Way Svengali Forcing Deck
1938
Greater Magic
450
Dr. Ford Rogers Rogers' Ever Ready Forcing Pack short forcing cards glued on long indifferent cards
Related toVariations 1938
Greater Magic
451
Charles A. Leedy Cards Plus Jugglery card travels from long-short glued forcing deck to pocket
 		1938
Greater Magic
452
Ralph W. Hull The Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper construction of deck followed by four applications
Related to 1938
Greater Magic
531
Charles T. Jordan A New Force Deck unnecessarily gaffed deck for faced-deck countdown
 		Mar. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 42)
289
Harris Solomon Nomolos force deck shown, card chose, prediction says different card - correct, similar to McCombical Prediction
 		May 1938
The Jinx (Issue 44)
301
Hen Fetsch Ghostatic Touch several coincidences with two decks
Also published here Oct. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 49)
346
Purvis W. Miller The Two Jokers two jokers shuffled into deck, reversed card thrust in deck by spectator - between the jokers
 		1938
More Card Manipulations (Issue 1)
19
Franklin M. Chapman Psychic Slate Mystery predictions of two selected cards on slate, chalk swami
 		Dec. 1938
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 6)
3
Donald Holmes Forcing Deck long-short glued pairs with loose force card in between
 		July 1939
The Jinx (Issue 58)
422
Robert Parrish Synchronism performer removes a card openly from blue deck, despite free choice spectator selects same from red deck, forcing deck and interesting deck switches
Variations 1939
Do That Again!
32
Oscar Weigle Dual Impulsion spectator finds performer's card and vice versa
Related to 1939
Do That Again!
35
Franklin M. Chapman Kontact! name of chosen card appears on initialed paper, half forcing deck
 		Apr. 1939
Chap's Scrapbook (Vol. 1 No. 10)
3
Purvis W. Miller Double Prediction predictions with blue and red pencil match cards selected from blue-backed and red-backed deck, one forcing deck, other one stacked or marked
 		1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
30
Henry Hardin Monte-Cristo Cards forcing deck with divided cards
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 97)
597
Jack Vosburgh Double Edged Sword of Might two card prediction, one-ahead, mirage deck
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 122)
713
Eddie Joseph Everywhere Yet Nowhere three cards are placed in card stand and one selected it matches selection from second deck
 		1940 ca.
Original Tricks
3
The Forcing Deck description
 		1941/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
264
Double Force with Knife using forcing deck with alternating order
 		1941/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
264
Bruce Elliott, Walter B. Gibson Chance! Thought! Coincidence! with three different colored cardboards, one taken, one thought off and one stopped at by coincidence
 		Sep. 1942
The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 18)
75
Eddie Joseph Your Thought Read spectator cuts anywhere and remembers face card, which is divined
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
18
Roger Barkann Magician's Nightmare selections is spelled out, with Duolette
 		Feb. 1943
The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 29)
119
William S. Houghton The "Blackout" Double Prophecy two cards chosen in the dark are predicted, two one-way forcing decks
 		1943
The Magic 36
62
Al Baker Al Baker's Best Card Trick two cards, duplicate bank
 		Feb. 1944
The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 54)
222
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Now! attributed to Robert-Houdin, three cards selected, three times stop by spectator to find their cards
Related to Jan. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 1 No. 8)
34
Theodore Annemann, Al Baker, Dr. Jacob Daley Notaria chosen card and diagram are divined/duplicated, forcing deck, center tear
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
179
Theodore Annemann Mind or Muscle? two cards located in spread, third card named, stacked deck and forcing deck
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
268
Hen Fetsch Ghostatic Touch several coincidences with two decks
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
295
Professor El-Tab Cut Post Card Mystery a piece of a post card vanishes and appears at a selected page
 		1945
My Best
230
Dr. H. Walter Grote Telepathy vs. Coincidence thought of card and unknown selected card is divined, written on paper
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
11
U. F. Grant Zella Prediction Trick one card selected, one thought of, prediction written on one card, it's the selection with the thought of card written on it
Related to 1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
19
U. F. Grant Improved Three Way Forcing handling for forcing three cards with a three way forcing deck
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
22
Bruce Elliott Change! Thought! Coincidence! card selected, thought of and unseen are all predicted on three different colored cardboards
 		1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
38
Dr. William T. Palchinas, George G. Kaplan A Sensational Prediction five cards shuffled in houlette and placed on a stand each, four removed, last one is predicted
Inspired by 1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
50
Telepathic Deck of Cards early tossed out deck versions with one card, see following entries for variations
Related to 1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
244
Henry Hardin Forcing Deck every card is half forcing card, half indifferent
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
244
Double Slate Writing flap slates, forcing deck
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
375
Harold Rasmus The Crystal Flame spectators name selected cards by looking at flame of a match
 		1946
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1946)
19
Ronald B. Edwards For the Future two decks, prediction is written on face of a card, free choice
 		Apr. 1946
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 104)
419
Cyril Marriott Affinities thought of card and unknown selection in envelope are predicted, with mental masterpiece card case and Pop-Eyed Popper cards
Related to June 1946
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 107)
431
Conny Steffensen Magische Lektionen / Leçons magiques brief explanations of various techniques to control a card, followed by french translation
  • Reflektor
  • Sehen des Indexes an der gewählten Karte
  • Wo im Spiele befindet sich die Karte?
  • Abzählen von der untersten Karte
  • Die X-Strahlen Karte
  • Die berührte Karte
  • Auffinden einer Karte mit Hilfe von Wachs
  • Wie verfährt man, um mit dem Spiele zu rauschen?
  • Forcierung durch das "Rauschen"
  • Ein Forcierungs-Spiel
 		1947
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 3&4)
2
Martin Sunshine "Stop Card" Mystery using three cards and a three-way force deck
 		1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
190
U. F. Grant Lady Luck multiple prediction, coins heads and tales, sum of thrown dice and selected card, tossed out deck
Related to July 1949
The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 181)
723
U. F. Grant Grant's Terrific Telephone Test deck dealt onto table in row with every other card reversed, reversed one chosen, then any person called who names an odd number, card is there, half forcing deck
Related to Sep. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
12
U. F. Grant Grant's Triple Stop Card Trick three people select cards, then three decks are dealt in unison until someone calls stop, the three cards are the selected ones
Related to Sep. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
12
Al Baker Telepathy For Two two cards appear at chosen numbers from one to ten, forcing banks
Also published here 1949
Mental Magic
97
Bill Channel New Use for a Forcing Deck forcing from a three way forcing deck
 		1950
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1950)
23
Alexandro Dagger in the Mind blindfolded card stab, two cards, two decks
 		May 1950
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 203)
811
George Blake Interchange
Inspired by Mar. 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 224)
896
Cy Keller Brahman Bell stop trick, spectator rings a bell when he wants, with Burling Hull's PopEyed Popper Deck
 		July 1951
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 233)
932
Don Alan A Subtle One Way Force Deck with fifteen indifferent cards
 		1951
Close-Up Time wit Don Alan
7
Eddie Joseph A Discovery and Its Possibilities two cards face-up and face-down alternating after slop shuffle, principle of always cutting to either face-up or face-down card, sorting behind back and applications:
  • A Force
  • A Natural Trick (two-pile location)
  • The Two Cards (two spectators turn over cards in jumbled deck which are divined)
 		1951
More Dumbfounders with Cards
23
Theodore Annemann Mentalex? three selected cards are found by spectators stopping at the right card
Related to 1952
Annemann's Buried Treasures
4
Theodore Annemann No Title At All two selection, first found by stop, second by naming a number, two way forcing deck, alternated
 		1952
Annemann's Buried Treasures
6
Aage Darling Suprediction add a number sum and selected card are predicted in envelope
 		1953
I'll Read Your Mind
33
Laurie Ireland The Ireland Handling for a Jumbo Two Way Forcing Deck three parts, two forcing cards
 		1954
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1954)
25
Harlan Tarbell How to Win Three Horse Races forcing bank of a third of the deck, one ahead
 		1954/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
242
Art Johnston Predicto two cards, two way forcing deck with subtleties
 		1957
26 Originals
8
Don Tanner ESPecially for Mentalists
Apr. 1957
The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 344)
200
Jochen Zmeck Mein Rauh-Glatt-Forcierspiel as Jochini, stripper & rough/smooth forcing deck
Also published here
  • in "Die Zauberkunst"
 1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 2)
486
Jupp "Bramagura" Steinbach Pyro chosen card appears in flash paper envelope
  • Feuerkarte im Umschlag
 		1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 4)
510
Theodore Annemann Dust the same alike two cards selected from two decks are the same, selection process from one deck complicated with four piles and die
Also published here 1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 4)
522
Tony Corinda (5) Marked Cards in conjunction with blindfolds, Ghost Deck
Related to 1958
Blindfolds & X-Ray Eyes
137
Dr. Spencer Thornton Putting Your One Way Forcing Deck to Use - Simultaneous Discovery-Book Test
1958
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
27
Dr. Spencer Thornton Free Choice with a fanned deck, three cards chosen and divined
 		1958
Thornton's Secrets of Mental Magic
27
Tony Corinda, Maurice Fogel A Card and Billet Routine cards are noted on billets, cards on board, spectator selects a billet and throws a dart into the noted card
 		1959
Billets
195
Paul Marcus Across the Void two cards are divined by medium over the phone, two deck switches
 		1959
Card Tricks
327
Art Irwin The Tricky Bear toy mechanical bear lifts three selections from the deck
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
54
Peter Warlock The Patient Telepath prediction written on big file cards, initialed by the spectators
 		1960
Magic of the Mind
20
U. F. Grant Zella Switch card under table is divined, x-ray vision presentation
 		Nov. 1960
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 351)
233
Eugene Gloye, Billy McComb Surprise Prediction McCombical Prediction variation, with slate
 		Apr. 1961
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 356)
253
Dr. Stanley Jaks Astro-Prediktion triple prediction with with zodiac, birthday and playing card
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
64
Rolf Andra Synchronism two decks, same cards are chosen
 		1961
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 22 No. 3)
54
Jochen Zmeck Forcierspiele forcing decks, chapter intro
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
10
Jochen Zmeck Mein Rauh-Glatt-Forcierspiel partially roughed Svengali deck, mirage
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
10
Jochen Zmeck Hypnose multiple spectators chose the same card, routine for Svengali type decks
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
11
Peter Warlock, Jochen Zmeck Doppeltes Geistino spectator touches card, it is reversed in another deck, repeat with different method
 		1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I
20
Jochen Zmeck Medium partial rough-smooth, red and black alternate, then force blocks, three phases:
1. spectator says if top card is red or black, he is always right
2. spectator names position of a given card, the card is at that position
3. performer put unknown card in pocket, spectator divines it
Related to 1962
Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II
18
David Hoy The Tossed Out Deck
Variations 1963
The Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust
25
Edward Marlo Physical and Mental performer places physical selection next to mental selection (one of twenty-six), two phases, half forcing deck, faro fan
Related to 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
68
Edward Marlo Uses for Half Forcing Deck see at bottom
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
68
Lu Brent A Pack Gone Wild cards change into forcing deck and back into normal
 		Aug. 1964
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 392)
395
William Terry Culpepper A Magical Reverse card selected in one deck becomes reversed in second deck, for force Psychomatic Deck is suggested
 		Dec. 1965
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
6
J. W. Sarles PRISM with two decks and two cards each, under table
 		1965
The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 400)
427
Karl Fulves Method for Madness medium in other room, card cut to in borrowed deck in darkness with flashlight, medium divines card, then has actual card in hand
Related to Feb. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 4)
22
Albert Spackman Voodoo cards with outline of a person and x-marked on different places, spectator choses one of the cards where the person is injured, prediction
Related to 1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
167
Lu Brent Smart Alexis II three-of-a-kind removed, then choses a card face-down which matches
Inspired by Mar. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
88
Bruce Cervon Readers performer locates card while wearing suspicious glasses, when spectator wears glasses he sees the marks, but all card are marked with same value
Related to
  • p. 108 for forcing deck idea by Lu Brent
Also published here 		June 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
106
James G. Thompson Jr. Anyone You Touch Hull's Nu-Idea Deck with prediction paper between cards
 		1967
Between Two Minds
22
Alton Sharpe Double Prediction Chest freely thought of and chosen card predicted, one ahead
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
73
Alton Sharpe, Del Ray The Great Stabbing Trick
Related to
  • Reinhard Müller's "Dai Vernon Lecture in Germany", 1997, p. 5, for credit information
 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
163
Edward Marlo Multiple Mental Spell four spectators spell down to mentally selected cards, stack, second method with bank of twenty-four duplicates (page 182)
 		1969
Expert Card Mysteries
179
Ace Gorham Last Call force from rough-smooth / Svengali deck
 		1969
HEX!
23
E. Leslie May Thank You, Ted two people select mates in fair manner
 		1969
HEX!
51
Theodore Annemann Psychic Telepathy two-way forcing deck handling
 		1969
HEX!
51
Lou Borin Predicto deck dealt in two piles with two cards face-up, both divined, half forcing deck, see p. 289 & 308 for references
Related to Oct. 1969
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 12)
285
Alan Shaxon Card Mentalism for Two four people select a card and card is put in envelope, then one envelope is chosen, medium knows who's card it is and reveals it's identity
 		1970
My Kind of Magic
46
Edward Marlo Let's Ambush and Kill "The Collectors" odd-backed collectors cards, rough-smooth, three-way forcing deck
 		Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
230
Stewart Judah Sneaky Card Stab described by John Brown, wrapped in paper and stabbed by spectator, using a Pop-Eyed Eye-Popper / Nu-Idea forcing deck
 		1971
Magick (Issue 20)
98
William Patterson Legacy of Pi Sheng borrowed book, with cards to determine page
 		1971
Magick (Issue 27)
131
Nathan Stark The Mortal Mind of Dr. Stark two predictions written one after the other
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Magick (Issue 44)
217
Nathan Stark The Fourth Dimension clever single card prediction in envelope, partial three-way forcing deck
VariationsAlso published here 1972
Magick (Issue 52)
257
Charles Cameron Probability Nil! card at number, extracted from performer's pocket
 		1972
Magick (Issue 56)
279
Theodore Annemann Call Me Up Sometime person calls during the show and names the card someone selected
 		1972
The Living End
36
Billy McComb A Thought-of Card turns up in a Cigarette card peeked at in rubber-banded deck vanishes and appears in borrowed cigarette, detailed, Fred Karene
 		1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
29
Alan Brown Sealed Future ESP deck (or five-way forcing deck) shuffled and put in glass, card counted off deck until stopped, card predicted
 		May 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7)
621
Edward G. Brown The Use of Special Forcing Packs
1973
The Card Magic of Edward G. Brown
195
Gary Kurtz Diabolique! card prediction in envelope, number is named and card at that position in deck is used, half forcing deck
 		1973
Magick (Issue 76)
379
John A. Novak Playing Card Spirit Slates name of selection appears on sticker on a odd-backed card, half-forcing deck
 		1973
Magick (Issue 89)
441
Karl Fulves Prophet #2 deck is divided and to spectator's think of a number, performer predicts cards at the thought of number in each half, half forcing stack
 		1974
Close-Up Mental Magic
42
Sam Dalal Double Vision two cards predicted on paper slips, using ballpoint pen with pencil lead, mirage deck
Also published here
  • Magigram (Rough-Smooth part, by Sam Dalal)
 June 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 8)
743
Robert Parrish Mental Opener spectator names number and that card is counted to face-up, number and card predicted, mirage deck, miscalling number
 		Summer 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9th Folio)
763
Eric Williams Forcing from Mirage Deck counting face-up
 		Summer 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9th Folio)
763
Robert Parrish Great Slate Test chosen card divined on slate and duplicate writing appears on another slate, repeated with random name written down by spectator
Inspired by
  • Laurie Ireland's "Three Slate Routines" (1930s)
 Summer 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9th Folio)
765
Orville Wayne Meyer Tossed II three-way forcing deck instead of one-way, see p. 863 for comment by Peter Warlock, p. 985 for comment by Jerry Fulton
Inspired byRelated to Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11)
787
Karl Fulves Dynamic Duo two spectators each take a card from half the deck from performer's pocket, both written on slips of paper by performer
 		Oct. 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 12)
817
Vic Perry Eggs-Press for 'Milady' card is selected with a wind-up toy chicken, paper is found in chosen egg with name of spectator and name of card
 		1974
Magick (Issue 108)
537
Roger Smith The Mentalist at Last Laughs Last card selected, comedy mind-reading, then card is seen to be stuck to wall from beginning
 		1975
Smith's Mini-Lecture Notes No. 1
2
Alex Redans Swindled Two two decks, card selected matches face-down prediction in other deck
 		1975
Magick (Issue 133)
662
Edward Marlo Yogi Bird Card Trick wind-up toy finds card, two methods (ungaffed and with set of duplicates)
 		1976
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
99
Carl Herron Phenomenon! triple prediction of number, coins and card, presentation idea
 		1976
Magick (Issue 151)
753
Karrell Fox The "Same to You" Card Trick three spectators chose cards, they are all the Jack of Hearts, even though the deck is all Ace of Spades
 		1976
Clever.... Like a Fox
81
Philip T. Goldstein Four-sided Triangle card is thought of before the show, it matches prediction and selection of a second spectator
Related toVariations 1977
The Red Book of Mentalism
5
Philip T. Goldstein Vision Version design duplication with stacked picture cards, last one is predicted
Related to 1977
The Red Book of Mentalism
14
Al Mann Break Through card and headline prediction, nest of envelope sent to a member of the audience by mail
 		1977
Break Through
1
Roy Johnson Hellfire 1 using playing cards to select page
 		1977
Third Dimension
60
Philip T. Goldstein Another Birthday birthday number is counted from the deck and card predicted
 		1978
Notions
10
Philip T. Goldstein Another Birthday birthday number is counted from the deck and card predicted
 		1978
A Transatlantic Lecture
4
Al Mann Where Eagles Perch on forcing the same card to several people and the use of a onw way and three way forcing deck
 		1978
The Tesseract
1
John F. Mendoza All Gone card selected and returned, performer names it, it turns over and is odd-backed, rest blank, with variation
Inspired by
  • "Triple Chance"
Related to
  • "Paleface Pasteboards"
Variations 		1978
The Book of John
42
Paul Rylander Century 21 triple prediction
 		1978
Magick (Issue 218)
1089
Will Dexter Forcing from a Forcing Deck comments
 		July 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 2)
61
Nathan Stark Zweifache Vorhersage two predictions written one after the other
Also published here Oct. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
85
Nathan Stark Der Haltepunkt clever single card prediction in envelope, partial three-way forcing deck
Also published here Oct. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 3)
88
Simon Aronson The Spectator Really Cuts To The Aces four-way forcing deck
Also published here 1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
14
Philip T. Goldstein Modern Dart card is chosen by tossing a dart, five-way
Inspired by 1979
The Yellow Book of Mentalism
18
Philip T. Goldstein Doubleview two person select a card, both are divined
 		1979
The Yellow Book of Mentalism
22
Karl Fulves Forcing from Half-Forcing Deck also from half Monte Cristo
 		1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
2
Paul Rylander Sight Unseen divination of three cards
 		1979
Magick (Issue 237)
1183
Stephen Minch The Eye of Alhazred chosen symbol appears chemically on paper, with fire
Also published here 1979
Lovecraftian Ceremonies
11
Paul Swinford Magnetic Coincidence selection by spectator and performer are found next to each other by stop procedure, marked and half forcing deck, gilbreath
 		1980
Arcane (Issue 2)
15
Walt Lees Nimrod two selected card are found by a wind-up toy, half forcing deck
Related to
  • Peter Warlock's "The Pecking Bird" in "Book of Magic", 1956. P.90
 1980
The Immaculate Card Magic of Walt Lees
17
Karl Fulves The Geometric Slate three-way multiple out prediction
Inspired by 1980
Curioser
12
Bob Hummer Hummer's Forcing Deck using hinged cards
 		1980
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets
84
John Fedko Tri-Psi as John Fedco, three cards are divined
 		1980
Magick (Issue 268)
1337
Ray Grismer Pen Pal automatic writing, scribble is erased and name of selection remains
 		1980
Magick (Issue 269)
1342
Bill Wagner Three Card Prediction three card prediction, one ahead and last one forced
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
198
Ken De Courcy Card Snooker card travels to chosen pocket, then it is shown that the card is in every pocket and the deck is a forcing deck, gag
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
19
Ken De Courcy Card on Plate performer enters while spinning a plate with one hand, with other hand he has a card chosen and replaced, finally on the plate is shown a prediction of the selection
 		1980
Cards in Cabaret
30
Ken De Courcy The Clever Lady Trick three cards chosen, one remembered, all cards torn in quarters, performer does same, all pieces tossed in change bag, spectator removes four pieces, they make up selection, it is restored in bag
Inspired by
  • marketed George Blake effect
 1980
Cards in Cabaret
45
Richard Kaufman Quadruple Fingertip Cards to Pockets duplicates and four-way-forcing deck
 		1981
Cardworks
140
Edward Marlo Marlo's "Card Thirteen in Spades" spectator selects all spades, deck with all spades
Inspired by
  • Racherbaumer (New Pentagram, Nov. 1979)
Related to 		Nov. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 11)
80
Basil Horwitz Challenge Mental Hypnotic Suggestion two spectators select a card, prediction states that second spectator has same card as first but thinks he has selected another card
Also published here 1981
The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz
32
Fredric Kolb Time Warp card is stopped at, same card is in performer's wallet as prediction
 		1981
Magick (Issue 277)
1381
Dr. Lawrence Weinstein Hand of Darkness selection is divined as is position of the card in the deck
 		1981
Magick (Issue 284)
1417
Marvyn Roy Five-Star Psychometry five spectator's select a card each, all are divined with a reading
 		1981
Magick (Issue 299)
1491
Stuart R. Patterson Awake and Rise fake indice forcing deck
 		1981
Babel (Issue 2)
10
Bob Couttie Under-Hand prediction in form of miniature card under hand
 		1981
The Talon (Issue 7)
92
Walt Lees Nimrod two selected card are found by a wind-up toy, half forcing deck
Also published here
  • Magic Info, Vol. 2 No. 11, Jan./Feb. 1976
 Oct. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 3)
106
Bill Wisch Faro Fan Force faro fan with half forcing deck
Related to 1981
Wisches II
13
Bill Wisch Fab-Stab spectator stabs his selection with a knife, deck wrapped in newspaper
 		1981
Wisches II
15
Karl Fulves Mechanical Cards notes on the history of, among others,
  • Princess Card Trick
  • Mene Tekel Deck
  • Svengali
  • Monte Cristo Cards
  • Ever Ready Forcing Pack
  • Brainwave
 		1982
Hocus Poker
29
Al Mann The Five Star Gambit with the Five Star Miracle Deck, single card prediction in envelope, four-way envelope
 		1982
The Knight's Gambit
5
William Goldman Joker-Mania three cards are selected, blue backed card changes into selection, all cards change into jokers
 		Jan. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 9)
167
Paul Hallas Forcing a Date with Cards
Sep. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 12)
1146
Leslie Anderson One For All naming different attributes of same card, to apparently reveal part of each of the chosen cards, same as Rapoza
Related to Jan. 1983
Magick (Issue 313)
1561
Dr. Ford Rogers Ever Ready Forcing Pack Svengali deck, pairs glued together at one end, 1913
 		1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
13
Eric F. Impey Perfectos half-waxed pairs, back card is force card
Also published here 1983
A History of the Brainwave Principle
42
Ali Bongo Voodoo Card deck in bag, selected card is pierced with pencil and burnt with a candle, same card in other deck has same stigmata
Also published here 1983
1983
3
Pascal Monmoine The Irresistible Force half forcing deck, pressure fan, variations with predictions
 		May 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 6)
1232
Thomas Alan Waters Hallmark shuffled deck, spectator thinks of a card she sees, card is divined
 		1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Cardiact)
533
Thomas Alan Waters Threesum triple prediction on selected playing cards, with Bingo chart (Stover's "irrisistible Force")
Inspired by 1984
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mynd)
557
U. F. Grant Gen Grant's Triple Stop Card Trick three decks, three selections, first published 1953
 		1984
Magic from the Parade #1
15
Stephen Tucker The Chase forcing subtlety for forcing deck, removing pencil-dotted indifferent cards from spread
 		Mar. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 35)
680
Roy Johnson Mythical Princess two cards are found, clock theme, prediction with sucker element
 		1984
A World of Clocks
17
Dan Tong Laws of Order half forcing stack
 		Jan. 1984
Magick (Issue 327)
1633
Denny Laub, Gary Inglese Simulcast! card at any number, half forcing deck
 		Aug. 1984
Magick (Issue 337)
1681
Robert Cassidy Shake Up half of the deck is placed inside a paper bag and mixed, half forcing deck
 		1984
The Art of Mentalism
51
Barry Stevenson Signed Sandwich card (signed by performer) travels between aces in spectator's hands, half forcing deck with signed duplicates
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
303
Thomas Alan Waters Synchrowave two decks, same card is selected
Inspired by 1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx)
691
Thomas Alan Waters Turnary three packets, three spectators select a card in different ways, packets contain deck of cards with selections reversed, different methods
Inspired by
  • Peter Warlock's "Double Double" in "Pentagram" Vol. 13, No. 5. 1959- P. 35.
Related to 		1985
Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mystyx)
696
Frederick Braue Baker's Impossible Discovery - FB Improvement spectator locates other spectator's card in pocket under fair conditions (1936)
Inspired by 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
13
El Encantador The JC Legacy divination of three selection, three-way forcing deck
 		Oct. 1985
Magick (Issue 358)
1788
Charlotte Pendragon Psychic Touch two selections are divined, one by performer and one by spectator
 		Oct. 1985
Magick (Issue 359)
1791
Barry Stevenson Sign As I Sign half forcing deck, one card signed by performer
 		Feb. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 2)
1172
Rudolf Braunmüller Das Dr. Kersten Magic Deck intro to section with routines with the deck, actually Monte Cristo deck
 		Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
168
Das dreifache Mentalmirakel three cards chosen in different ways are divined and written on billets, Monte Cristo deck
 		Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
168
Josef Holzer Bestimmen Sie selbst! card at any number, Monte Cristo deck
 		Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
172
Die Zerrissene und Wiederhergestellte Karte idea for Monte Cristo deck
 		Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
173
Die Mental-Epic-Tafel idea for Monte Cristo deck
 		Dec. 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3 & 4)
173
Michael Weber Two-Faced Toss-Out Tossed Out Deck to force a single card, but deck can be shown to be normal and all different
Inspired by 1987
高若
7
Marvyn Roy X-Ray card selected under the table is divined
 		July 1988
Magick (Issue 408)
2038
Karrell Fox "Elimacard" deck cut in two piles, one half eliminated, rest again cut in two piles, repeated until one card remains, selection
Related to 1988
My Latest Book
100
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Inspired byAlso published here 1989
Seminarheft
32
Roy Johnson Take Three forcing three cards with three way forcing deck
Also published here 1989
Silver Special
12
Charles "Cicardi" Scott Seven Times Hoy seven cards repeated
 		Jan. 1990
Magick (Issue 434)
2169
Simon Aronson Below the Belt two cards from two decks exchanged below table, they match, ends clean
Related to 1990
The Aronson Approach
70
Simon Aronson Any Card, Then Any Number with repeat, two methods
 		1990
The Aronson Approach
93
Bob Stencel Fixing the Gazinta two phases
 		1990
Cardfixes
131
Basil Horwitz Hypno-Suggestion two spectators select a card, prediction states that second spectator has same card as first but thinks he has selected another card
Also published here July 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 3)
104
John Bannon Detour de Force humorous prediction effect with obviously but wrongly marked cards
 		1991
Smoke and Mirrors
102
Edward Marlo, Simon Aronson, David Solomon The Path of Olram approaches for "Simon-Eyes", four ideas with forcing decks
Inspired byVariations May 1991
The Olram File (Issue 5)
12
Aldo Colombini, Davide Costi Alamo
Nov./Dec. 1991
Avantgarde Magic (Vol. 1 No. 4)
9
Christoph Borer Double Thought half forcing deck, spectator and magician find the selection of the other
Inspired byAlso published here 1991
Magie
18
Ali Bongo Voodoo-Karten deck in bag, selected card is pierced with pencil and burnt with a candle, same card in other deck has same stigmata
Also published here 1991
Ali Bongo
31
Patrick Page Es ist die falsche Karte! McCombical type routine
  • Für Kinderzauberer
Also published here
  • Pages from Patrick's Notebook
 Nov. 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 3)
101
Carlhorst Meier Power of Suggestion three unknown red-backed card shuffled into blue deck, two cards chosen face up by spectators, another spectator takes deck in his pocket and removes one card, tabled face-up cards are red-backed, card in pocket is blue-backed but duplicate of remaining red-backed card
Inspired byVariations 1992
Power of Suggestion
1
Steve Dusheck On the McCombical Prediction
1992
Dusheck's Card Magic
103
Steve Dusheck Deck Divider Strip metal strip in middle of deck that allows to spread only one half on either side, for half forcing deck
 		1992
Dusheck's Card Magic
103