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339 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / free Choice (all 52 cards)
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
To tell what Card you think on in the whole Pack. probability and rudimental form of fishing
 		1784
Breslaw's Last Legacy
63
To allow a Person secretly to think of a Card, and dividing the Pack into three heaps, to cause the Card thought of to appear in whichever heap the Company may choose
1876
Modern Magic
108
To allow a Person secretly to think of a Card, and, even before such Card is named, to select it from the Pack, and place it singly upon the Table one in fifty-two, or switch
 		1876
Modern Magic
110
Professor Hoffmann Thought Anticipated general thoughts on the plot
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
128
A Person having Secretly Thought of a Card, and the Pack having been Divided into Three Heaps, to Declare in which Heap the Card thought of will be found
1889
Tricks with Cards
129
To Invite a Person secretly to Think of a Card, and before such Card is named to pick it out of the Pack
1889
Tricks with Cards
130
Professor Hoffmann The "Sensation" Card Trick "An Experiment in Thought-reading"
three cards thought of, performer divines writes them on slips of paper, spectators remove their cards and the vanish from "card table" and reappear in deck
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
231
The Conjurer's Prediction three thought of cards are divined, then travel from Card Box (prop) to deck
 		1897
New Era Card Tricks
155
Marvelous Coincidence two selections from two decks match, double facer deck
Related toAlso published here 1897
New Era Card Tricks
158
Predestination two packs, one spectator thinks of card and its position, predicted number is counted down in other deck, card there matches first selection
Related toAlso published here 1897
New Era Card Tricks
192
Francis King Die Karte im Glase card thought of and card chosen and lost, they are the same, it travels into a handkerchief-covered glass
 		Feb. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 2)
21
Festina lente spectator remembers card and its position, performer tables a card which changes into the selection, originally tabled card taken from envelope, patter by Conradi
 		July 1897
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 1)
11
Hugo Schrader Neues mathematisches Kartenkunststück one of thirty-two cards thought of, eight packets of four cards each given to spectator who should remove some cards that match his value or suit, card found
 		Apr. 1898
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 3 No. 10)
157
Die magische Einwirkung two packs, one spectator thinks of card and its position, predicted number is counted down in other deck, card there matches first selection, translation by John Willmann
Also published here Apr. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4)
51
Francis King Das Erraten einer gedachten Karte card and its position remembered, performer removes a card and places it in his pocket, position counted to and card is gone, it is shown to be the one in the pocket
 		May 1901
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 7 No. 5)
70
Charles T. Jordan Transcendental Vision No. 10, stacked, one-way backs, "do you see a card of the same value in this pile?"
Also published here 1920
Ten New Prepared Card Tricks
22
Al Baker The Finger Points reading body language, thought-of card
Also published here 1933
Al Baker's Book
28
Divining a Card spectator writings some cards on paper including thought of card, which is then named
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
11
Theodore Annemann Annemann's Mental Masterpiece impression device on card box, carbon
Variations 1935
Mental Bargain Effects
5
What Card Am I Thinking Of? No. 46, spectator does calculation with any thought-of card and performer names it
Also published here 1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
41
Eddie Clever A Test of Power spectator doesn't find performer's card in ten chances, performer finds spectator's card, billet
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1936
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1935/36)
89
Theodore Annemann, Al Baker A Version of the Al Baker Three Billet Trick three cards that are selected (one thought-of) and written on a billet are divined, stacked deck
Also published here Apr. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 19)
108
Herbert Hood A Mental Test Revamped thought-of card divined via center tear, see page 172 for variation by William Larsen
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 24)
151
Eddie Clever Only an Image some card names written down, one of them selected, blank card first becomes wrong card (re. Elmsley gag), then right card, see page 166 for credit correction
Also published here Nov. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 26)
163
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Arthur Leroy Self Control any card is removed and put in pocket where it sticks out, any card named, card from pocket is named card
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
27
Al Baker The Finger Points muscle reading, thought of card
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
29
"Just Think" Mental Mystery any card thought of, spectator writes down indifferent cards and selection, psychological, pencil reading
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
31
Howard Albright Uni-Mentality free choice, but spectator takes out five cards with his selection, one-way backs
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
157
Charles T. Jordan Transcendental Vision stacked, one-way backs, "do you see a card of the same value in this pile?"
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
161
Projected Thought matrix dealing with thought of card and prediction of card and its position with prediction index
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
178
Howard Albright Uni-Mentality two methods
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
179
The 52 Card Trick thought-of card ends up at named number up to thirteen, matrix dealing elimination process
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
182
Howard Albright Perfect Card Divination free thought of card, stacked, "has one of these the same value?"
Variations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
217
Howard Albright Psychological Discernment method for presentation when you know card already
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
218
Ralph W. Hull Name O' Card any named card is found/spelled-to, full stack and multiple out
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
237
Telepathy? performer marks a card on the face, it is the one named by spectator, nail writer
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
300
James Maxwell Telepathic Selection carbon card, originally in Magic Wand, March 1920
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
303
Theodore Annemann Mental Masterpiece carbon case
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
304
Joseph Ovette The Buddha Whispers "has one of these the same value?"
Variations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
350
C. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Part 2 do as i do with thought of cards
 		1938
Greater Magic
277
By Means of the Fan Spread a. Raising a Neat Fan
b. Raising a Ragged Fan
c. Spreading on the Table
d. Displaying a Reverse Fan
Variations 1938
Greater Magic
336
With Prearranged Pack - a. Memorized Deck card reversed in deck turns out to be any named card, ungaffed, stacked deck
 		1938
Greater Magic
339
James Maxwell Prepared Carbon Card. A Mindreading Trick spectator thinks of card and writes it on piece of paper (carbon card)
 		1938
Greater Magic
492
George C. Hanneman New Card Math binary sorting with sixteen cards
 		Mar. 1938
The Jinx (Issue 42)
289
Charles T. Jordan Demon's Divination "can you see your suit/value... here?", set-up
Related toVariations 1938
The Jinx (Issue Summer Extra 1938)
324
Oscar Weigle The Challenge Blindfold Card Routine genuinely blindfolded
Effect No. 1: think stop
Effect No. 2: performer stops while dealing
Effect No. 3: spectator reads cards and performer detects card by voice
Effect No. 4: performer stops spectator's deal and even names card
Also published here 1939
Do That Again!
43
Paul Rosini Think of a Card spring flourish
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
324
Ultima Thule Location from fanned deck, with outs
Related to 1940
Expert Card Technique
331
Crystal Thought duplicate, mexican turnover
Related toVariations 1940
Expert Card Technique
335
Jean-Nicholas Ponsin Ponsin on Thought Reading lip-reading
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
338
The Carbon Card freely thought-of card written on slip of paper, performer divines it
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
416
Edward Marlo, John Scarne Marlo's Think A Card three thought-of cards are predicted on billets, one ahead, based on John Scarne's "Think a Card"
Related to 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
26
Edward Marlo Simplex Ten to One performer and spectator think of a card, spectator does not find it, performer does
Inspired byRelated to 1941
Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?)
29
Thought Location magician finds thought card by placing it in pocket
 		1941/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1
236
Eddie Joseph The Writing on the Arm named card appears on arm, index on arm
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
32
Eddie Clever A Test of Power spectator doesn't find performer's card in ten chances, performer finds spectator's card, billet
Also published here 1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
30
William S. Houghton The Three-Pellet Trick Perfected one card written on piece of paper, another cut to with center cut (key card), one freely thought of, non-carbon impression gaff
Inspired by 1943
The Magic 36
63
Herb Lehwald Mental Disclosure four people think of a card, deck is dealt into four piles three times, each card can be named
 		1944
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944)
8
Gerald Kosky The Biter Bit Magic Thrust as an out when someone challenges performer to find thought of card
Also published here Oct. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 5)
74
Jean Marc Bujard Chang free selection is next to announced card, story presentation
 		1944
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 2)
2
Theodore Annemann, Al Baker The Al Baker Three Billet Trick three cards that are selected (one thought-of) and written on a billet are divined, stacked deck
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
19
Eddie Clever Only an Image some card names written down, one of them selected, blank card first becomes wrong card (re. Elmsley gag), then right card
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
306
Herbert Hood A Mental Test Revamped thought-of card divined via center tear
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
310
Charles Kalish Purely Mental card divination, without cards, mathematical divination
 		Mar. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 10)
109
Don Medley Ring A Bell spectator thinks of a card in the fan, then he writes this card among four other cards, card is divined
 		Aug. 1946
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 111)
445
Harry Blackstone Mathematical Discovery spectator does calculation with any thought-of card and performer names it
Also published here 1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
33
Bill Bowman Mental Thought spectator writes a free selection on a piece of paper, it is later divined, talcum powder impression device
 		1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
59
J. B. Bobo Telepathic Miracle key card placed next to thought-of card
Related to 1947
Watch This One!
40
George G. Kaplan The Three-Billet Test No. 1 card chosen and two thought of, all written on billets, performer divines them
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
193
Al Baker The Three-Billet Test No. 2
Variations 1948
The Fine Art of Magic
194
George B. Anderson Card Muscles with contact mindreading
 		1949
It Must Be Mindreading
42
Edward Marlo Double Thought two cards, one freely thought of, one ahead, using two decks
VariationsAlso published here 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
9
Harry Blackstone Cardology --or, A Card Trick Without Cards No. 118, magician divines thought-of card after spectator follows mathematical procedure and announces the result
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
229
Paul Rosini Purely Mental spectator thinks of a card and writes it down, performer also writes one down, they match
 		1950
Magical Gems
54
Think of Any Card card thought of and its position in one half remembered by spectator, some dealing to locate it
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
17
Edward Marlo Double Thought two cards, one freely thought of, one ahead, using two decks
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1953
The Cardician
31
Edward Marlo Red and Blue Telepathy two cards, written on red and blue slips of paper
 		1953
The Cardician
123
Edward Marlo Double Thoughts - Single Deck two cards, one thought of, one ahead
Related toVariations 1953
The Cardician
126
Oscar Weigle Challenge Blindfold Routine genuinely blindfolded
Effect No. 1: think stop
Effect No. 2: performer stops while dealing
Effect No. 3: spectator reads cards and performer detects card by voice
Effect No. 4: performer stops spectator's deal and even names card
Also published here 1956
Top Secrets of Magic
13
Tony Corinda (1) Any Card Called For
1958
Pencil, Lip, Sound, Touch and Muscle Reading
35
Dai Vernon Emotional Reaction key card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959
Inner Secrets of Card Magic
7
Dai Vernon Look up spectator spreads through deck and thinks of one
Related toVariations 1959
Inner Secrets of Card Magic
75
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method I two decks, two spectators make a selection each, one only thought of
 		1959
Marlo Meets His Match
5
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method II two cards only thought of, see also page 9 for Variation
 		1959
Marlo Meets His Match
6
Edward Marlo Matcho - Method V peeked at and thought of card found
 		1959
Marlo Meets His Match
9
Edward Marlo Double Thought - Single Deck two cards thought of found, one ahead
  • Stooge Version
  • The Exchange Version
  • The Key Card Version
  • Memory Version
Related toAlso published here 1959
Marlo Meets His Match
12
Edward Marlo Red and Blue - Spectator Coincidence card thought of and touched in other deck, match, two decks
Variations 1959
Marlo Meets His Match
15
Edward Marlo Double Thought and Two Billets
Related to 1959
Marlo Meets His Match
22
Edward Marlo Gaffed Method for "Double Thought", roughed Mene-Tekel Deck, two methods
Variations 1959
Marlo Meets His Match
24
Edward Marlo Marked Matcho two decks
Related to 1959
Marlo Meets His Match
27
Edward Marlo Unmarked Matcho two decks
 		1959
Marlo Meets His Match
28
Edward Marlo Memory Matcho two decks, one stacked
Variations 1959
Marlo Meets His Match
29
Dai Vernon Riffled Thought break
 		1960
More Inner Secrets of Card Magic
12
Charlie Miller Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 6 variation of Hull's "Mental Discernment" starting with freely thought of card, distribution with Erdnase's stock shuffle, OOSOOM
Inspired by 1961
The Magic of Charles Earle Miller
15
Harry Lorayne Mentalamazement any card thought of, magician places card on table, correct one (switch)
 		1962
Close-up Card Magic
225
Edward Marlo Thought Determinator "Is your card in this pile?", memorized deck, faro
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
21
Edward Marlo Odd Thought spectator thinks of only odd-backed card in deck, no rough smooth, faro fan
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
65
Edward Marlo The Ultra Equivoce Brainweave, any card can be thought of
Inspired by 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
71
Theodore Annemann The Thought Card - Annotation from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
spectator writes any card on back of card, magician divines it
Related to Dec. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 2)
147
Peter Kane The Blank Thought Deck blank deck, spectator thinks of any card, performer removes a blank card, all cards get faces and isolated card is thought-of one
Variations 1967
A Card Session with Peter Kane
1
Alton Sharpe Double Prediction Chest freely thought of and chosen card predicted, one ahead
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
73
Edward Marlo, Burling Hull Variation on Hull's Prediction tabled card turns out to be any named card, sticky substance
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
114
Rolf Andra Ein grossartiger Kartentrick spectator thinks of a card, double the value and counts the same amount from the deck, if the card is red one extra card is counted, divination
 		1968
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 29 No. 1)
15
Edward Marlo Mental Lie thought-of card, spectator reads cards, performer catches lie, three methods
 		1969
HEX!
45
Aldini, Paul Curry Mental-Matic Deck Name of card written on back of a card, matches freely thought of card
Inspired by 1969
Roughingly Yours
38
Allan Ackerman On Kane's Blank Thought Deck blank deck, spectator thinks of any card, performer removes a blank card, all cards get faces and isolated card is thought-of one
Inspired by 1970
Magic Mafia Effects
1
Paul Swinford Oil Always Floats card is shuffled to top via CCCC
Related to 1971
More Faro Fantasy
54
Paul Swinford Son of Faro Spell CCCC
 		1971
More Faro Fantasy
58
Paul Swinford Elmsley Revisited CCCC
Inspired by 1971
More Faro Fantasy
63
E. S. Bentfrum Matching Prediction
Inspired by Mar. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
22
James G. Thompson Jr. Tangible Intangible presented as thought-of card
 		Winter 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 6th Folio)
493
Dai Vernon Vernon's Miracle Thot Card No. 63, spectator spreads through deck and thinks of one, risky
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
19
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Psycho Supreme No. 214, thought-of card predicted on business card
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
53
John Newman Neuman's Muscle Reading No. 415, seven tips for muscle reading, and seven tests:
  • 1) Flower Test
  • 2) Cards
  • 3) Book and Poem Test
  • 4) Typewriter Test
  • 5) Cigarette and Match Test
  • 6) without contact
  • 7) Paper Test With Writing On Paper
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
112
Billet Trick Mindreading No. 454, card peeked, another one thought of (or something else), both written on billets and divined
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
128
Al Baker Al Baka - Effect With Nikola Deck No. 458, very brief
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
129
Harry Lorayne The Mind Boggler any card thought of, then a dealing procedure, scratched distant key card
 		1973
Rim Shots
13
Ray Grismer Mind Ray spectator deals card on table according to some instructions
 		May 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 7)
620
Jerry K. Hartman Think Twice Spectator marks the back of previously thought of card
 		1973
Means & Ends
65
Edward Marlo Splitting a Thought two cards are stuck together face to face and turn out to be two thought-of cards, rough-smooth
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
49
Edward Marlo A Mental Location spectator shuffles, cuts to a card, looks at it, shuffles; crimped memorized cards
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
141
Stephen Minch King of the Thought Ways
1974
The Book of Thoth
12
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
Lenny Greenfader Think of Any Card spectator removes five cards, one of which is selection
 		1975
Afterthoughts
84
Gerald Kosky The Bitter Bit - An Effective "Out" performer is placing known card next to thought of card, as out for question "What card am I thinking of?"
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
41
Edward Marlo Marlo's Deal Switch thought-of card appears between tabled mates, featuring a switch
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
1
Edward Marlo Sandwich Card Sandwiched Card is though of, double backer
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
71
Edward Marlo Gaffed Mental Trap Thought of Card appears between Mates
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
201
Edward Marlo The Mental Secret thought of Card matches card chosen from another pack, rough smooth menetekel
Related to 1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
204
Harry Lorayne Triple Mate one removed and two thought-of cards found
Related toVariations 1976
The Epitome Location
25
Edward Marlo marlo's deal switch thought-of card appears between tabled mates, featuring a switch
VariationsAlso published here 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 10)
140
Alex Elmsley, Frederick Mosteller another encore red & black card thought of, they are spelled to after some shuffling (see Legendary Kabbala for Elmsley credit)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 12)
153
Eddie Fields Quintile Spectator removes five cards, four random and one is the thought of selection. Performer divines selection.
 		1976
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
25
Jon Racherbaumer Macho Matcho card placed on table, matches freely named card from other deck, roughed red-blue menetekel, red-blue double backer
Inspired by 1976
Lecture Notes 1
22
Allan Ackerman An Effect spectator names card, direct, prediction type
Variations 1978
Here's My Card
29
John C. Wagner Mentally by Two faro, automatic placement
Variations 1978
7 Secrets
33
Martin A. Nash It Can't Happen Here cutting to any value named, stack
 		1979
Sleight Unseen
430
Edward Marlo New Approach to a Revisit freely thought of card is placed on table and other card is located, using two rough and smooth decks
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
172
Edward Marlo Un-Gaffed Approach three methods for "New Approach to a Revisit" from page 172
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
175
Roy Walton The Smiling Mule two parts, first gag then surprise twist, named card ends up sandwiched between aces in the middle of the deck
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1979
That Certain Something...
13
Gerald Kosky Glide Out Magic Thrust as an out when someone challenges performer to find thought of card
Also published here 1979
Inside Outs
11
Edward Marlo A Tip for Mental Over Physical
Related to 1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
13
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
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
5
Karl Fulves The Ghost Effect card thought of, five cards removed, one of them is the selection and the other the four aces, posed as problem
 		1980
Interlocutor (Issue 42)
167
Paul Gertner Don't Get Personal spectator's name appears on throught-of-card
 		Dec. 1981
Apocalypse (Vol. 4 No. 12)
568
Derek Dingle Ultra Thot Card from a fanned deck, with outs
Related to 1981
Fourcast
3
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles Fan Optics from a fanned deck, thought of card has different back color
 		1981
Fourcast
9
Karl Fulves, Charles T. Jordan, Joseph Ovette, U. F. Grant The Buddha Bet "can you see your suit/value... here?", set-up
Inspired byRelated to 1981
Fourcast
12
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card shuffled deck, wording and eye movement
 		1981
The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite
3
Roger Crosthwaite Stacked Deck Refinement stacked deck in conjunction with the think a card plot
Inspired by 1981
The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite
8
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card Control think a card plot and the Hofzinser spread cull
 		1981
The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite
8
Roger Crosthwaite The Eidetic Prediction card is placed in the box, spectator think of a card, that card is divined and later found to be the card put in the box in the beginning
 		1981
The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite
11
Roy Walton The Smiling Mule two parts, first gag then surprise twist, named card ends up sandwiched between aces in the middle of the deck
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
175
Derek Dingle One-Hand Fan Force Technique and Outs spectator thinks of a card from fan
Related to 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
153
Derek Dingle Miracle Mental Spell to two freely thought of cards, count-spell principle
Related to 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
169
Michael Weber "... Just an Old Premonition" photocopy of fifty-two cards with one reversed, freely thought-of card is missing
VariationsAlso published here 1982
Something for Everyone
12
Edward Marlo, Stephen Tucker It just don't add up? not really by Marlo?!, on casting out tens clocking, with pre-show application
 		Aug. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 16)
306
Ken Krenzel Post Hoc Miracle thought from half the deck, a bit strange procedure, miscalling
Inspired by 1984
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 3
106
Stewart James, P. Howard Lyons An Obvious Card thought of card to wallet, twice, Bombshell wallet
Variations Jan. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 5)
277
Stewart James The Gnikool Device a duplicate of a thought of card is added to a deck
 		Jan. 1984
Epoptica (Issue 5)
277
Philip T. Goldstein Zen Poker streamlined "can you see your suit/value... here?", Age Cards credit information
Related toVariations 1984
Thequal
2
Philip T. Goldstein Think a Card Restriction subtle
 		1984
Thequal
2
Howard A. Adams Hypnodeck No. 82, all quartets together, then dealing procedure according to though-of card
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
123
Thought-Card Gimmick card thought of and written down by spectator, divined
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
5
John C. Wagner, Ralph W. Hull Whispering Wagner two thought of cards are found, inspired by a Hull effect from The Talisman
Variations 1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
20
John C. Wagner Estimation #1 spectator thinks of card in ribbon spread deck
 		1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
97
John C. Wagner, Dai Vernon Estimation #2
Inspired by 1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
99
John C. Wagner Non-Gaffed Ultra Mental as an out for estimation effects
 		1987
The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner
105
Ron Wilson Just Look at a Card thought card from face up ribbon spread is divined
 		1987
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
69
Edward Marlo Four Ways To Go one card removed, two thought of, are found, one ahead, clocking
Inspired byRelated to 1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
175
Edward Marlo Think of Any Card performer cuts to thought of card, using faros
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
217
David A. Vogt A Choice of 52 OOSOOM with free choice
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
226
Edward Marlo, U. F. Grant Grant's Lost Card Trick spelling principle to divine any thought of card
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
299
Edward Marlo A Spelling Miracle spectator spells to freely thought of card
 		1988
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 6
301
Doug Edwards Swell Spell spelling to any named card, full deck set up
 		Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1447
Larry Jennings First Impressions using turnover change, see page 168 for alternative for switch
 		1988
The Cardwright
33
Larry Jennings One Thought Behind two cards, one-ahead
 		1988
The Cardwright
60
Edward Marlo "P.D. Mental Stab" "Pull Down", card placed face up in deck by performer, it is next to thought-of card
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1968
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
363
Roy Walton Confidence Trick two parts, first gag ("your card is face up") then surprise twist
Related toAlso published here
  • Abra, Dec. 1975, Vol. 60 No. 1558, p. 438
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
162
Lennart Green The Perfect Arrangement deck order looks random, but is NDO after 1-2-Separation, thought-of-card presentation
 		1989
1-2 Separation
7
Edward Marlo A Mental Combination
  • A Multiple Coincidence
  • Impromptu Power of Thought
four thought-of cards matched with another deck, power-of-thought with two decks, see page 55 (Addendum) for addition
 		1989
So Soon?
33
Edward Marlo Not-so-Lazy-Man's Card Trick - Variation 7 memorized deck
 		Jan. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 1)
1737
John Bannon Oh Calcutta thought of and dealt-to card are predicted, one ahead
Inspired by 1990
Impossibilia
11
John Bannon Shock Treatment thought-of-card placed in pocket as prediction, another selection is found
Related toVariations 1990
Impossibilia
42
Edward Marlo I Knew That any card is spelled to (Count-Spell Principle), two methods, with credit information (Mosteller)
Also published here 1990
That's It
52
Edward Marlo I Knew That any card is spelled to (Count-Spell Principle), two methods, with credit information (Mosteller)
Also published here 1990
Finally!
61
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
Edward Marlo Put A Shine On Your Mind "Ways to Ascertain the Value of a Thought-Card"
five methods with procedures in which spectator needs to remove as many cards as the thought-of value, partial set-up, memorized deck, distant key card
 		Feb. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 3)
7
Jon Racherbaumer One More Thing commentary on thought-of cards, including Simon Aronson's "Simon's Eyes"
 		Feb. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 3)
11
Edward Marlo Logical Double Thought, Plus One two cards thought of & one unknown card removed, all found, three methods
Related to Apr. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 4)
8
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
Edward Marlo Olram's Choice approach for "Simon-Eyes", two different numbers, memorized deck
Inspired by May 1991
The Olram File (Issue 5)
13
Edward Marlo For the Ace-to-King Boys approach for "Simon-Eyes", two different numbers, NPO stack
Inspired by May 1991
The Olram File (Issue 5)
14
Edward Marlo Complete Mental Secret odd-backed card is touched and tabled, any named card removed from other deck, they match, roughed red/blue menetekel, roughed red-blue double-back deck, see also Ibidem #19
Related to Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
4
T. Page Wright Effects Produced by Following a Spectator's Line of Thought watching the eyes
  • spectator thinks of a card as they are fanned one by one
  • spectator thinks of a card in a eight-card fan
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
285
Stephen Tucker Thought Provoking mathematical
 		Aug. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 8)
2105
James Swain Shocked prediction card in pocket finds one selection by spelling and matches another thought of selection
Inspired by 1992
Don't Blink
37
Steven Hamilton Think of a Card spectator looks at fan and thinks of a card
Also published here Feb. 1992
Profile (Issue 6)
9
Jerry Sadowitz Addendum to Think of a Card verbal force for Three of Clubs or at least a Three or Club
 		Feb. 1992
Profile (Issue 6)
12
Peter Duffie Deliberation card thought of, another one selected by counting down value of thought-of card, both found
Inspired by Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
9
Leo Boudreau, Larry Becker The Unknown cards with names of playing cards printed on both sides, spectator thinks of any value and looks for all cards which have the value, then he choses a suit, performer finds card in a deck, variation where card is found at position written on case
 		1992
Stunners!
185
Terry LaGerould Spectator guesses better one ahead
 		Sep. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 9)
2257
Edward Marlo I Knew That any card is spelled to (Count-Spell Principle), two methods, with credit information (Mosteller)
Also published here 1993
Simplicity at Your Fingertips
6
Dai Vernon イモーショナルリアクション (Emotional Reaction)
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
115
Alex Elmsley Double-Cross selection and mate are thought of, groups displayed, matrixing principle
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
69
Alexander de Cova Blank Thought Surprise blank deck, spectator thinks of any card, performer removes a blank card and it becomes named card in mirror
Inspired by 1994
Secrets No. 1
26
Stewart James The Gnikool Device a duplicate of freely chosen card is added to a deck via deck switch before replacement
 		1994
Facsimile (Issue 2)
16
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card in fan, gaze method, with fishing
Related to 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
8
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card - Opening Remarks thoughts and references
  • The Selection of the Card
  • The Location of the Card
  • The Revelation of the Card
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
37
Roger Crosthwaite Personal Roots about the think-a-card plot
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
41
Roger Crosthwaite Psychological Roots
  • The Eyes Have It
  • The Length of Gaze
  • The Direction of Gaze
  • The Intensity of Gaze
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
43
Roger Crosthwaite Variation One: Verbal Stop Technique peek-type selection, dressed as think-a-card
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
49
Roger Crosthwaite Erdnase Method D "Technical Roots"
by the gaze, see following entries, credit information
Inspired by 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
55
Roger Crosthwaite The Gaze Method - Think-a-Card cards spread through with the faces towards the spectator, observing the spectator's eyes
Inspired byRelated to 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
55
Cyril Golding Cyril Golding's Method following gaze while spectator looks at fan
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
70
Roger Crosthwaite Primal Memory 1 one card thought-of and one selected, both predicted via matching cards
Inspired by 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
83
Roger Crosthwaite The Gaze Method credit information
Related to 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
223
Ellison Poland The "Out" Of Last Resort out for lost card or finding thought-of card, lots of questions "is it one of these?", faro
Inspired by 1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
19
Ellison Poland Marked Matcho No. 2 two decks
Related to 1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
49
Michael Weber Easy Premonition photocopy of fifty-two cards with one reversed, freely thought-of card is missing
Also published here 1994
Seminar 1994
13
Peter Duffie Thoughts on the Bottom Estimation & Bottom Deal
Related toVariations 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
232
J. W. Sarles After Dark spectator and performer think a card, spectator and performer find each other's card
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
19
Karl Fulves Think of a Card No. 3, spectator takes any card and does calculations with its identity from which performer divines it
 		1995
Easy Magic
3
Edward Marlo The Moveable Card spectator thinks of a card, performer places reversed card next to it
 		1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
52
Edward Marlo M.S. Variation thought-of card is sandwiched by performer before it is named, switch
 		1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
135
Edward Marlo Mental and Physical Choice sandwiched card by spectator in deck turns out to be previously thought-of card
 		1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
136
Dai Vernon Gefühlsmäßige Reaktionen
Also published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
59
Louis Gombert Les cartes à la commande producing named cards, cards on demand
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
21
Jim Wuorio Presentation3 probability divination of three freely though of cards, high failure rate
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 6)
111
Gene Maze Hello Stranger named card has different back, ungaffed
 		Mar. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 3)
2625
Karl Fulves Cheat Deck card thought (one person suit, another value), stacked and five cards corner shorted
 		1996
Blocking Off
47
James Swain Real Mindreading freely thought-of card found with fishing procedure (Tsunami)
Inspired by 1996
Miracles with Cards
68
Slydini Slydini's Dream Deck new deck order, spectator thinks a card, performer exchanges the Ace of Spades with a card and places it on table, card named, cards dealt through face up one by one, Ace of Spades is where named card should be and named card is on table, double facer deck with all alike on one side
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
62
Harry Riser A Two Billet Test cards thought-of and written on billets
Inspired by 1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
238
Nick Trost Nick's Stranger in Paradise Spectator thinks of any card and is removed from blue back deck, previously pocketed red deck is found to be missing the thought of card, tabled card is revealed to be it, first published in The New Tops, November 1968
Related to
  • "Thought Anticipated" (Dave Campbell, The Gen, April 1959)
  • "Premonition Outdone" (Stan Lobenstern, 1968)
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
189
John Luka The Smiling Mule Variation
Inspired by 1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
35
Frederick Braue Braue Nikola Fish estimation and fishing
 		1997
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8)
16
The Spread cards spread face-up on table, spectator thinks of one, performer estimates
 		1997
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8)
16
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Feeding Frenzy three cards thought-of, performer puts three cards in case, they are the thought-of cards
 		1997
Ah-ha!
54
Pit Hartling Triathlon three card challenge location, sophisticated
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Das Kleine Grüne Heft
24
Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun If Worse Comes To Worse performer finds two selected and one thought-of card, one way from face (pips)
Variations 1998
The Book
88
Marvelous Coincidence two selections from two decks match, double facer deck
Also published here 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
226
Oscar Weigle Eine Blind-Kartenroutine genuinely blindfolded
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
108
Tomas Blomberg Blabbering Blomberg two thought of cards are found
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
44
Tomas Blomberg Hull Scam Handling magician divines selected card and thought-of card
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
45
Kenton Knepper Truly Invisible spectator choses any card, performer divines it, Kolossal Killer as out
 		1998 ca.
The Original Kolossal Killer
11
Allan Ackerman A Close Encounter three thought of cards found, memorized deck
 		1999
Classic Handlings
18
Richard Osterlind Under Test Conditions stack
 		1999
Dynamic Mysteries
28
Baltazar Fuentes The Perfect Card Divination "is here a card with the same value as yours?", binary
 		1999
Arempi II
20
Roger Crosthwaite The Evolution of Think-a-Card "A lecture given by Fr Roger Crosthwaite at The Magic Circle Collectors' Day, 25 May 1996"
credit and historical information
  • 1. Scot's "Discoverie"
  • 2. Goldston's Quarterly
  • 3. The Berglas Effect
 		1999
Arcardia
23
Roger Crosthwaite Look-as-I-Look spectator and performer each think of a card in two decks, deck exchanged and cards removed, they match
Inspired by 1999
Arcardia
65
Ellis Stanyon The Thought Card Appears at Any Number No. 28, card apparently not found and spectator names it, then quickly controlled to eighth, number up to ten, gambling on seven or eight
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
73
Ralph W. Hull, Roberto Giobbi Any Named Card card placed on table is any named card, mexican turnover application
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
826
Chuck Smith Let's Fish free from a third of the deck
 		2000
Tools Of The Trade
59
Doug Canning, Steve Beam Clearing the Deck thought card is divined, spectator deals and cuts a blank deck, instructions by performer, with two variations (The Eraser, Synaptic Selection)
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
94
Michael Skinner, Alex Elmsley Masterful Mosteller red & black card thought of, they are spelled to after some shuffling
Inspired by Nov. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 11)
37
Mark Mason Thinking Straight one card a bit more exposed in special fan configuration, with deck-to-pocket out
 		2000
Up Close & Personal
5
Brother John Hamman Computer Deck spectator thinks of any card, deck mixed face-up/face-down and spread, performer asks whether spectator sees his card multiple times, Age Cards
 		Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
55
Paul Cummins, Peter Duffie Red Herring Location
Inspired by 2002
FASDIU II
87
David Regal The D.R. System multiple out...
 		2002
Constant Fooling 1
134
Darwin Ortiz The Last Laugh smiling mule version, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
91
Allan Ackerman, Baltazar Fuentes An Ungaffed Ted do as i do type thing often done with marked cards, memorized deck
 		2002
Classic Handlings
21
David Berglas Think of a Card from a fan, also with faro fan
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
518
David Berglas Think of a Card Plus spectator spreads the cards and thinks of one
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
524
Tino Call Think of a Card Spectator looks at any card in the deck and at it's mate, card can be named
Related to 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
97
Roberto Giobbi Crystal Thought commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
18
Al Baker The Finger Points reading body language, thought-of card
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)
88
Al Baker Albaka