Funny Locations

298 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Magic Star and Cabalistic Pointer six cards in star configuration, an arrow pivots and stops at selections
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
201
Eine Karte am Geruch erkennen locating a card because of its smell, key card
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
102
Laurie Ireland The Card and Mousetrap
1931
Ireland Writes a Book
32
Al Baker Al Baker's Poker Face short card, cards found as they are riffled before the spectators' eyes
Related to 1932
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Pack)
486
Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Never Miss" Card Trick selection appears at chosen position, repeat with apparent failure and transformation
  • reverse count and packet turnover bluff
  • slip-back deal count
 		1933
More "Eye-Openers"
19
T. Page Wright Jumbo Card Revelation cards behind back, brought forward one by one until named number, then selection is taken from behind back as jumbo card
Related toAlso published here 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
16
T. Page Wright Winkletum two cards chosen, knot appears in handkerchief, handkerchief as puppet finds selections
  • Improved - As the Felicitous Feline (hand doll instead of handkerchief)
Related to 1933
Page Wright's Notebook
44
A Rising Card Comedy apparently invisible thread makes card move
 		1934
Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
52
Theodore Annemann The Tune Detective card found by dealing to selected song lyric / beat
Related toAlso published here 1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
31
Theodore Annemann A Trick with the Fan Location card selected from face-up deck is found face-down
 		Aug. 1935
The Jinx (Issue 11)
55
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Letter "P" Trick No. 47, card and alphabet card are chosen, Queen produced from under performer's shoe, letter is P and the Queen starts to pee
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
42
Stewart Judah Spectator's Choice Tantalizer deal with thirty-two cards, two selections by both spectator and performer, spectator choses which one remain after dealing procedure
Related toAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
176
Theodore Annemann The Walk Around Discovery cards distributed on floor and selection located
VariationsAlso published here Feb. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 29)
190
Theodore Annemann New Finishes for Card Tricks: 1. Card Dropping all cards except selection drops out of performer's hand
 		1938
Greater Magic
223
"Tearing the Pack" Trick pack torn in half, card selected from both half, match and are previous selection
 		1938
Greater Magic
290
L. Vosburgh Lyons Last Chance
Related toAlso published here Mar. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 54)
387
Vitzliputzli little figure in tube filled with water raises and sinks to divine selection
 		1939
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 1 No. 1)
11
The Obliging Card apparently mistake is made, ambitious phase
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
322
Circus Card Trick to prepare for twenty-sixth location
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
398
Stuart Robson Last Touch last card is selection
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 96)
593
Herb Runge A Thought Ahead Tantalizer
Related to 1940
The Jinx (Issue 102)
618
Al Baker Poker Face short card, cards found as they are riffled before the spectators' eyes
Related toAlso published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
34
Edward Marlo Divining Hanky handkerchief finds card by bending its corner by itself to identify it
Also published here 1942
Deck Deception
18
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Delayed Bombshell message on card "So sorry. We all make mistakes. It's the next card."
 		1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
10
Clayton Rawson The Cockeyed Cards joker always shows up and is torn up, then shows up again and pieces are now selection
Related toAlso published here 1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
21
Eddie Joseph The Secret Out - Not Quite sucker trick in which you explain the key card but selection ends up next to another card
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
38
Theodore Annemann The Walk Around Discovery cards distributed on floor and selection located by standing on it
Also published here 1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
3
Dr. Howard B. Kayton Magneto-Box small cards in transparent case, after the box is shaken, the selected card sticks to one side
 		1945
My Best
20
The "Yankee Doodle" Card singing a tune, card appears at last beat
 		1945/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
120
I Nose Yours card sticks to nose
 		1946
Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries)
52
Divining Hanky animated handkerchief nods above selection
 		1946
Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries)
58
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Heaps as Rusduck, spectator finds his own card, a lot of dealing, Tantalizer
Variations Jan. 1946
The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 98)
397
Herb Runge Face Down several times a card is selected and found, spelling, stopped at and with "next card I turn over, will be your card" gag
 		Sep. 1946
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 112)
451
Bert Allerton Missing Deuce one of four Twos transforms into a selected card
Also published here 1946
50 Tricks You Can Do, You Will Do, Easy to Do
53
Billy McComb William's Fantastic Fez performer wears a fez, cuckoo on springs comes out with the selection
 		1947
The First Book of William
17
John Hamilton Heaps again spectator finds his own card, with just eight cards, sort of Tantalizer
Inspired byVariations Dec. 1947
The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 140)
562
The Tantalizer twenty-second position and packet dealing
Related toVariations 1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
112
Circus Card Trick "the next card I turn over..."
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
138
Karrell Fox The Question Is...
Related toVariations 1948/27
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
96
Al Leech Ace Elimination
Related to 1949
For Card Men Only
16
Rotating Knife knife and fork as spinning wheel on the table, to find selection
 		1949
Over the Coffee Cups
8
The Reluctant Card same as Last Chance
Related to 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
17
An Alarming Coincidence performer deals through cards, suddenly alarm clock rings right at the selection
 		1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
62
Harvey P. Graham Gloria Mundi deck is placed in a glass, cards fall out except selection
 		June 1950
The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 205)
818
Paul Rosini The Card Under the Hand left hand flat on table with spectator's hand onto it, performer wants to find card one-handed with right hand but fails, card appears under left hand
 		1950
Magical Gems
16
Tony Kardyro Hot Weather Hand Supreme or I'm Allowed One Mistake "My Favorite Trick"
card is seen to be stuck at back of hand
Inspired by
  • "Hot Weather Handy" (Linking Ring, Hocus Pocus column)
 1955
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
24
Eddie Taytelbaum Surprise Jumbo selected card is shuffled into the deck and cards put in inside jacket pocket, small number is named and on that position performer produces a jumbo card version of the selection
Related toAlso published here
  • in "De Magier"
 1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 1)
462
Jerry Andrus A Folded Surprise long paper with message appears from between cards
 		1956
Andrus Deals You In
133
Bert Allerton The Missing Deuce one of four Twos transforms into a selected card
Also published here 1958
The Close-Up Magician
28
Charlie Dietz The Question Is: Where is Your Card question mark is formed, selection is point, same a Karrell Fox Routine
Related to 1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
41
Bobby Bernard Bookmatch Card Index on burnt match head appears name of selection, index
Related to 1958
Magic in Miniature
4
Al Leech One Among Four
Related to 1959
Cardmanship
20
Art Irwin The Tricky Bear toy mechanical bear lifts three selections from the deck
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
54
James Steranko A Question of Time same as "The Question Is..."
Related to 1960
Steranko on Cards
52
Karrell Fox Spotz Four of Hearts selected, Five of Hearts found but one Heart is cut out
 		1960
Comedy a la Card
10
Karrell Fox Op-Trick-al Illusion Two of Diamonds selected, Ace of Diamonds found, but when held before the eye correctly, two Diamonds are seen, optical illusion
 		1960
Comedy a la Card
11
Karrell Fox It's a "Scorcher" lit match held under deck to expand selection, instead it comes out with edges burnt
 		1960
Comedy a la Card
16
Edward Marlo Surprise "Seventh Effect", top and bottom cards shown and lost, one was selection, it appears back on top, sucker
 		1962
Tilt!
14
Edward Marlo Numbered Tilt "Nineteenth Effect", value of top card used to count to selection, top card is selection, sucker
 		1962
Tilt!
26
Robert Eagle Repeat Circus Card Trick with duplicate
 		Dec. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 2)
71
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
Charlie Miller A Novel Location card selected face-up with fun presentation
Related to
  • p. 133 for related idea by Norman Houghton
 Sep. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 11)
123
Ernesto "Ernest" Pracchia El Monito Sabio card found by cigarette smoking monkey puppet
 		1967
Toda la Magia Moderna en un Pañuelo
64
Alan Keith Prelude "Circus Card Trick" to set up key cards
Inspired by 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
136
Karl Fulves As A Stop Trick comedy presentation, on a card is written when spectator should stop
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
55
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny Target Shooting, Anyone? easy method for Jumbo Sidekick, gun shot on table and vase falls over, then bullseye change into picture of selection
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
121
Allan Ackerman The Programmed Deck always dealing into two piles and eliminating one pile, last card is named selection, Named Tantalizer
Related toVariations 1970
Magic Mafia Effects
36
Don Nielsen Location Plus coin appears next to selection in deck, comedy presentation ("your card is x cards and a quarter down in the deck")
Related to Nov. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 1)
371
Val Andrews Miracle-Location No. 3, selection apparently found but not shown, gag
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
4
Val Andrews One Spade Short No. 26
 		1970 (ca.)
The Idiot at the Card Table
11
Paul Swinford Let's Pretend two phase card location with humorous key card presentation, faro
 		1971
More Faro Fantasy
11
Bruce Cervon Turn Me Over! funny messages on cards
Related to 1971
Expert Card Chicanery
9
Sam Schwartz Working Against Time egg timer with miniature card on bottom used, card under egg timer change into selection with "the card under the timer" line
Related to Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
14
Ed Thiele He Has It! handkerchief nods on the selection in tabled row, but it's not it, it's in the handkerchief instead, see also p. 410 for comment by Steve Holland, p. 420 for comment by Leslie May
 		Jan. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 3)
396
Tom Batchelor The Card Prayer cards riffle shuffled with side shuffle, selection is stuck between hands in prayer position
 		1971
Canadian Card Control
25
Downer down-under location from twenty card packet, only odd-colored card in one half
 		June 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 8)
528
Roy Walton Twister two six-card packets (one red and one black) on table, spectator moves one over from one packet to the other, located, six red cards change to black
Also published here Sep. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 11)
561
Stan Blumenthal Jump Up selection is found with 'Mexican Jumping Beans', beans on ribbon spread, one jumps and lands on selection
 		1972
Magick (Issue 55)
272
R. M. Jamison You Didn't Notice It? selection is apparently a double facer, gag
 		1972
The Living End
61
"Maury" Kains Come "Forth"
1972
The Living End
63
Baffles Brush Evens and Middles sucker trick, apparently card is among dealt cards
 		1972
The Living End
65
Theodore Annemann The Walk Around Discovery cards distributed on floor and selection located
Also published here 1972
The Living End
93
Clayton Rawson The Cockeyed Cards joker always shows up and is torn up, then shows up again and pieces are now selection
Also published here 1972
The Living End
100
Edward Marlo Divining Hanky handkerchief finds card by bending its corner by itself to identify it
Also published here 1972
The Living End
136
L. Vosburgh Lyons Last Chance Tantalizer
Also published here 1972
The Living End
138
Stuart Robson Last Touch last card is selection
Also published here 1972
The Living End
138
Theodore Annemann The Tune Detective card found by dealing to selected song lyric / beat
Also published here 1972
The Living End
140
Theodore Annemann The Clumsy Performer cards fall out of performer's hand until chosen card remains
 		1972
The Living End
140
Billy McComb Impromptu Bunny! paper puppet finds card
 		1972
McComb's Magic — 25 Years Wiser
148
Karl Fulves Short Cut cased deck is cut as gag, selection appears on case
 		1973
Notes From Underground
10
Karl Fulves Snap Out one pip snaps out of card and falls off, leaving a hole
 		1973
Notes From Underground
38
Gene Finnell Exchange wrong card tabled, down/under deal of packets ends with same wrong card and on table is correct one
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
54
Roy Walton The Magical Eliminator spectator selects red card, but performer goes on to find it among six black cards, sucker
VariationsAlso published here 1973
Card Script
5
Eddie Fechter How Do You Want Me To Find Your Card? selection is found again and again in quick fashion, as an out
Also published here 1974
Card Cavalcade II
167
George Sands Lucky 13 prime principle force, small packet counted to named number until only one card remains
Related toVariationsAlso published here Aug. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10)
1035
Francis Carlyle Dots it? same as Fox's "The Question Is..."
Related to 1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
20
Roy Walton Der Magische Eliminator spectator selects red card, but performer goes on to find it among six black cards, sucker
Also published here June 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 4)
71
The Circus Card Trick sucker, "the next card I turn over..."
 		1975
Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part Two
15
Gerald Kosky Computerized Deck card remains after multiple anti-faros
Also published here 1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
21
Gerald Kosky "A Good Card Gag" finding two cards which add up to selection
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
42
Gerald Kosky Card Gag card is seen attached to wrong card, both add up to value of selection
 		1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
43
Jerry Sadowitz Revolving Revelation with sucker element
 		June 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 10)
267
A Sporting Proposition No. 2, Circus Card Trick, sucker
Related to 1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
4
Richard Himber Calculator Cards No. 62, selection is "six and three quarters cards" down in deck, it's correct with a card in which a quarter is torn out
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
94
Karrell Fox Quite a Mouthful fake tongue unrolls from mouth with mini card stuck on it
 		1976
Clever.... Like a Fox
72
Karrell Fox The Persistent Bunny bunny puppet used in card trick
 		1976
Clever.... Like a Fox
79
Gerald Kosky Computer Discovery card remains after multiple anti-faros
Related toAlso published here Aug. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 12)
612
Karl Fulves Mass Transit spectator choses card from black pile, performer finds it from red pile which turns out to be the black pile
 		1978
Transpo Trix
56
Die Nächste ist es! next card turned over is the selection, sucker trick
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
53
Das sinkende Schiff cards are cascaded into hat and all cards are shaken out of the hat, last card that remains is selection
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
55
Wally Boyce The Piscatorial Peg card is found with a clothes-peg
 		Feb. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)
640
Steve Beam Mathematical Card Trick calculator is used to find position of selection, humorous presentation
Also published here 1979
Magic — The Vanishing Art
24
Al Leech Crooked Card card changes to a crooked card
 		1980
Al Leech's Legacy
38
Ken Brooke Read "Another" Again ideas with double-stick tape
  • card sticks to bald head
  • Utility
  • Skullocation
  • A Pot
  • Red Tape
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
186
Ken Brooke Another deck openly placed against forehead, selection remains there
Also published here 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
186
Joe Karson, Ken De Courcy What is "The World's Fastest Card Trick"? comedy routine in which the spectator doesn't remember the card, then doesn't return it, and so on, until finally a wrong card changes into selection
  • The Method
  • The Third Card
Inspired by
  • "The World's Fastest Card Trick", Joe Karson, booklet, ca. 1948
 1980
The World's Fastest Card Trick
4
Ken De Courcy The Fastest Insured Card Trick comedy routine in which the spectator doesn't remember the card, then doesn't return it, and so on, insurance policy ending
Also published here 1980
Cards in Cabaret
43
Paul Harris The Vacuum Cleaner Card Case case stuck to deck
Variations 1981
Close-up Fantasies Finalé
5
Terri Rogers A Jigsaw Puzzle card puzzle as a revelation, Four of Hearts instead of Five of Hearts
Inspired by 1981
Babel (Issue 2)
20
Steve Beam Mathematical Card Trick calculator is used to find position of selection, humorous presentation
Also published here 1981
Teaching an Old Deck New Tricks
4
John G. Turner Children's Routine for "The Snake Basket"
1981
Jack Hughes World of Magic — Volume One
70
Roy Walton The Magical Eliminator spectator selects red card, but performer goes on to find it among six black cards, sucker
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
116
Roy Walton Twister two six-card packets (one red and one black) on table, spectator moves one over from one packet to the other, located, six red cards change to black
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
223
Craig Keller SPCA sponge ball finds card
 		Aug. 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 8)
670
Betcha circus card trick
 		1982
Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards
24
Curtis Kam, Chris Kam The VCCC Cleans Up Its Act case stuck to deck, gag routine with case as vacuum cleaner
Inspired by 1982
All the World's a Stage
30
Jan Heins Splash plastic bird put in "house" build of cards and finds selection
 		Feb. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 8)
1080
Jerry Sadowitz Prone to Live Dangerously sucker effect in which performer stabs card next to selection which can be seen on face
Related toVariations Mar. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 9)
1100
Paul Hallas, Jerry Sadowitz, Theodore Annemann More Dangerous
Inspired by Nov. 1983
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 2)
1181
Paul Harris Language of the Cards cards divined via layout of Seven of Hearts, Ten of Spades on table with other cards, indifferent card transforms into three selections
 		1983
A Close-Up Kinda Guy
15
Meir Yedid Point The Way arrow appears printed on backs of cards and points to selection
Also published here 1983
Off the Wall
9
George Sands Lucky 13 No. 32, prime principle force, small packet counted to named number until only one card remains
Also published here 1983
Self-Working Number Magic
53
Meir Yedid Point the Way arrow appears printed on backs of cards and points to selection
Also published here Nov. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 11)
994
Jerry Sadowitz Prone to Live Dangerously performer places ace of spades next to selection, sucker effect
 		1984
Cards Hit
6
Dick Koornwinder Crazy Canon cannon drawn on paper fires with bang, hole in selected card
 		1984
Diverting Kreations
4
David Britland Still Counting on back of card is 7up logo, card is found at seventh position from that card
 		Apr. 1984
Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 36)
705
Frederick Braue Bazooka Card Trick writing appears on card that can be seen in red cellophane envelope (1943)
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
13
Karl Fulves Rupert the Great No. 37, animal cut and folded from envelope finds card
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
65
Karl Fulves Houdini Hound No. 39, dog made from paper bag like a hand puppet, paper bone changes into selection
 		1985
Self-Working Paper Magic
69
Pokerface gag in which performer moves obviously at selection as tell
 		Oct. 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
31
Paul Swinford Finding the Card named card is left over after sorting procedure with sorting rod
 		1986
The Cyberdeck
16
David Regal The Beeper a beeper locates card which travels folded inside
 		1987
Star Quality — The Magic of David Regal
99
John Riggs Coon 2 spring raccoon routine, impressions and selected card is found
1. The Attack
2. The Signed Cod
3. The Finale
4. The Screaming Assault
5. The Follow Up
6. The Wiggler
7. Leftover Line
 		1987
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 16)
267
Jerry Sadowitz Elimination comedy location, all cards eliminated in stages with patter lines except selection
Inspired by 1987
Inspirations
73
Thomas Hierling The Art Card blank card produced, card that matches selection drawn on it, it changes into actual selection
 		1987
New Wave Close-Up
85
Bruce Cervon Readers cards are apparently marked, but all the same
Also published here 1988
The Cervon File
223
Steve Beam The Jogger gag revelation of selection, see p. 422 for correction
Related to 1988
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 22)
379
Karrell Fox "The Nose-Knows"
1988
My Latest Book
49
Karrell Fox A Good "Back-Up" some cards have company logo on back, trade show
 		1988
My Latest Book
129
Thomas Hierling Balloondoggy Finds Card
1988
First there was a dream
27
Jerry Sadowitz Broken Hearts four of hearts splits into 4 ace of hearts, pips disappear and reappear on back of selection
 		1989
Cards on the Table
52
J. W. Sarles, Karl Fulves Twos Much selection lost, indicator Two-spot turned up, but selection under eight cards, other three Twos under original Two
 		1989
Prototype
24
Simon Lovell Crispy Spectator cuts deck, produces pile of potato crisps. Bag of crisps is opened to find selected card.
Inspired by
  • "The Searcher" (Bob Ostin, Magic Mag, vol. 1, no. 3)
 1989
Close Up Magic To Tapdance To
21
Karl Fulves Magnetic Fingers spectator cannot lift finger off chosen card
 		1989
Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
38
Gary Ouellet Quarterback selection has to be divided, performer reveals number with a card and a quarter
Related to 1990
Close Up Illusions
80
Ken Brooke Die Stirnproduktion deck openly placed against forehead, selection remains there
Also published here Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
154
Karl Fulves Procrastination Card Trick performer wants to find card, but other trick with Kings gets in the way
 		1991
28 Card Tricks
16
Karrell Fox The Vanishing Fifty-One deck put in handkerchief bag, jumbo card of selection taken out, rest vanishes
 		1991
Goodies
41
Karrell Fox "Pip-Squeak" chosen card squeaks and is then oiled
 		1991
Goodies
45
Meir Yedid Wegweiser arrow appears printed on backs of cards and points to selection
Also published here 1991
Meir Yedid
19
Rudolf Braunmüller Aufsitzer & Bierwetten collection of bar bets
  • Verschiedene Wetten
    • Die dreifache Gemeinheit (drinking shot glass under hat without touching)
    • Für Trinkfeste (drinking three beers faster than someone else three shot glasses)
    • Beantwortungs-Wetten
    • Münzenwetten
    • Eine Pokerwette (cards taken openly from face-up deck, yet spectator loses)
    • Die nächste Karte, die ich umdrehe, ist Ihre! (Circus Card trick)
  • Zauberer-Wetten (for magicians)
    • Der Center Tear
    • Der Münzenschnipper
    • Mental-Farbwürfel
    • Der Faro-Mischkünstler
 		June 1991
Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 2)
79
T. Page Wright The Card From The Knee card produced from knee with empty hand, handed over behind leg, as gag location
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
142
T. Page Wright A Card Climax card lost and performer hold deck behind back, spectator names small number and performer brings cards out one by one, jumbo card of selection at named position
Related toAlso published here 1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
231
T. Page Wright Felix, the Felicitous Feline hand puppet helps in finding a selection and naming another one, comedy routine
Related to 1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
307
Karl Fulves Secret Seven two gaffed weighted dice, one with a seven-value on a side, the other with Heart symbol, are used to humorously locate and divine the forced Seven of Hearts
 		1991
Secret Seven
1
Steve Dusheck Little Big Card card selected from miniature deck, when counted to a named number it is found there as normal sized card
Also published here
  • marketed in 1967
 1992
Dusheck's Card Magic
52
Steve Beam Mathematical Card Trick calculator is used to find position of selection, humorous presentation
Related toAlso published here 1993
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
79
Muneo Yokoi Pointer Deck Arrow suddenly appears printed on the selected card's face, pointing to the index
 		1993
Volum 5 Lecture Note
13
Meir Yedid Point the Way arrow appears printed on backs of cards and points to selection
Also published here 1993
Memorable Magic
14
Karl Fulves Likely Suspect packet, selection stands always out, three phases, only face-up card, then only black card, then odd-backed
 		1993
Rigmarole (Issue 1)
5
Karl Fulves Deadly Dagger comedy card stab, comb dagger, two handlings
 		1993
Verbatim (Issue 8)
84
Jon Racherbaumer Psychic Leap Frog card chosen, a few cards tabled, origami frog from card produced and it locates a card (with Card Hopper parity principle) with funny message, frog unfolded and it is the selection
Inspired by Sep. 1993
MO — Modus Operandi (Issue 3)
15
Eddie Fechter How Do You Want Me To Find Your Card? selection is found again and again in quick fashion, as an out
Also published here 1993
Fechter
253
Justin Higham The Cutout Card Trick blank card with cut-out letters that spell out selection
 		1993
Expansions
29
Sid Fleischman W. C. Fields Does a Card Trick talking with voice on record, revelation of a playing card
Also published here 1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
130
Chad Long Back & Forth written messages on cards ("LOOK IN YOUR POCKET", ...), scavenger hunt
Related toVariations 1994
The Lost Cheesy Notebooks — Volume One
3
Jackie McClements Pushthru Eliminator card chosen, incomplete faro pushed through a few times to get clues about the color and suit of card, wrong card is determined, still right card shows up reversed in deck
Also published here
  • The Crimp, p. 212
 1994
Shock Treatment
4
Aldo Colombini The Killer noose formed with a rope only tightens when spectator who is holding the selection pulls it
Inspired by
  • Tom Craven effect
 1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
57
Karrell Fox The Question is... the "point" of a ribbon spread question mark is the chosen card
 		1995
Card College — Volume 1
81
Tom Daugherty The Gypsy Shuffle red and black packet
 		Jan. 1995
Apocalypse (Vol. 18 No. 1)
2456
Chad Long Nervous Condition all cards fly out via Gymnastic Aces except selection
Inspired by 1995
The Lost Cheesy Notebooks — Volume Two
3
John Riggs A Bird of Different Feather bag with cards cut in quarters, performer finds pieces of thought of card
Inspired by
  • Robert Baker's "Birds of a Feather" in "Shared Thoughts"
 1995
The Magic of John Riggs
65
Karl Fulves 6-Card Conceit card location presentation for six card repeat
Related to 1995
Underworld (Issue 2)
25
Thomas Fraps Walter Wins Again spring animal raccoon finds signed selection, very humorous routine, selection is found with large X on the back as a kicker
 		1995
Continental Close Up
6
Sid Lorraine A Novel Card Discovery miniature card jumps out of deck when riffled, reprinted from Linking Ring, March 1928
Related to 1996
New Card Rises
20
Howard Wurst A Small Card, Right? miniature card jumps out of deck when riffled
 		1996
New Card Rises
22
Tom Sellers The Almanac Trick counting down a few numbers (weeks in a year, ...) a card is found
 		1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
1
Frederick Braue Joker Spell deck with selection in pocket, performer removes five cards, none of which is selection which is joker, on their backs the cards spell JOKER
 		1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
4
Chester Morris Comedy Cards to Pocket Seven of Spades with bottom two pips cut off, Seven and Five of Spades forced for two-phase routine
 		1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
4
Frederick Braue Double Transformation quick opener with two selections and the card of the wrong spectator is found and changes back and forth, also with one selection
 		1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
6
Frederick Braue Scrambled Thoughtwaves spectator thinks of his selection, yet a blank card, then scrambled up card and then card with image of girl show up
Inspired by
  • Clayton Rawson plot
 1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
7
Frederick Braue Who, Me? blank card with message by murderer is found between aces in deck, story presentation
Inspired by 1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
9
The Spirit Slates Chinese characters appear on slate as gag, performer "translates" into selection
 		1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
20
The Random Card character "Charlie Random" on blank card, is next to selection
 		1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
21
"Senator" Clarke Crandall Pip Pip blank card instead of Four of Spades produced, four single Spade pips removed from pocket
 		1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
23
Alex Elmsley The Card in the Screen chosen card appears on computer screen
 		1996
Mouse Magic
14
J. W. Sarles Magnetic Personality chosen court card clings to magnet
Inspired by
  • "Dippy Magnet" (Harbin)
Related to 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
74
Jörg Willich Elektrischer Zauberstab card is found with hand-held mixer/blender
Also published here 1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
196
Gerd Winkler Makaber - Makaber performer removes his eye to find the selection, paper is stapled over eye
Also published here 1996
Inside Cardmagic — Band 2
200
Peter Duffie The Backwards Almanac Locate card with long dealing and counting sequence about the deck being a pocket diary
Inspired by 1997
Effortless Card Magic
80
Doug Edwards My First Trick Photo appears on face of selection
 		1997
Doug Edwards Packs a Wallop!
107
Simon Lovell Bonus Fold Effect spectator cuts and folded selection happens to be where he cuts
 		1997
Simon Says!
78
Ken Brooke Verschiedenes ideas with double-stick tape
  • Die Glatzenproduktion (card sticks to bald head)
  • Hilfsmittel
  • Skullocation
  • Tischpräparation
  • Bandproduktion
Also published here 1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 1)
34
Joshua Jay Losing Diamonds Selection (Two of Diamonds) made and lost. Ten of Diamonds shown, given a flick, flurry of red diamonds fly out, leaving the Two of Diamonds
Also published here 1998
A Teen's Routines
53
Dick Koornwinder The Koornwinder Kar car finds card by stopping next to it when pushed
  • The Apparatus Supplied
  • Explanation of the Basic Principle
Related to 1998
The Koornwinder Kar & The Koornwinder Card Control
4
Dick Koornwinder The Revised Technique for the Koornwinder Kar car finds card by stopping next to it when pushed
 		1998
The Koornwinder Kar & The Koornwinder Card Control
13
Peter Duffie The Speckled Humbug spectator selects red card, but performer goes on to find it among ten black cards, sucker
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Abacus magazine
 1998
Deck Direct
15
Joshua Jay Losing Diamonds Selection (Two of Diamonds) made and lost. Ten of Diamonds shown, given a flick, flurry of red diamonds fly out, leaving the Two of Diamonds
Also published here 1999
Magic Atlas
87
Joshua Jay Ballistic Band-Aid Band-Aid on finger jumps from finger to finger (thimble-like sequence), finally vanishes and appears stuck on selected card
 		1999
Magic Atlas
116
David Regal The Joker Works Overtime Joker finds two selections, in the process changing into a duplicate of each selection
Inspired by 1999
Close-Up & Personal
60
David Regal Pasteboard Massacre Magician cuts the deck literally in half to find selection, saws deck in half using a playing card
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
242
Ellis Stanyon The "Turned-Up" Card No. 28, circus card trick, sucker
  • Supplementary Note (reference given by Karl Fulves)
Related to 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
17
Jerry Mentzer It Takes A Year Card chosen and lost. Magicians deals the deck, reciting the months of the year, the days of the week and the four seasons of the year. Card is found at the end of the deal, plus four Aces.
 		1999
Cunning Card Miracles
25
Don Nielsen Drop Ceiling cards sprung into the air, they drop on the floor, selection is then on head of performer
 		1999
Discoverie (Issue 1)
14
Eugene Burger Séance "glorpy" and "out to lunch"
 		2000
Mastering the Art of Magic
56
Dale Anthony, Eugene Burger Dracula and the Sorority Girls presentation for "under attack"
 		2000
Mastering the Art of Magic
156
Jörg Willich Electric Wand card is found with hand-held mixer/blender
Also published here 2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
211
Gerd Winkler Bizarre, Bizarre performer removes his eye to find the selection, paper is stapled over eye
Also published here 2000
Concertos for Pasteboard
215
Marty Kane The Christmas Tree Trick based on a pun, spectator selects two threes, rest of the cards are blank
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
121
Don Alan Stanley hand puppet monkey in basket finds selection
 		2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
117
Don Alan Worm's Turn worm in basket finds chosen ABC card, snake in a basket
 		2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
125
Edward Marlo, Don Alan Tweaking Marlo's Twee card trick based on a pun, picture with tree and three hearts,
 		2000
In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan
179
Jörg Willich e-magic card dealt onto table, a beep sound is heard and the card at that position is the selection and a bar code sticker has appeared on its face
 		Aug. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 8)
65
Simon Aronson Divide and Conquer Cards get dealt through, eliminating half the deck each time until two selections remain
Inspired by
  • "One in Fifty-Two Bet" (Lennart Green, Green Magic vol. 3, DVD, 2000)
Variations 		2001
Try the Impossible
20
Simon Aronson Euph-oracle (an Alternate Take) Elimination procedure to locate two selections, using Reverse Faros
Inspired by 2001
Try the Impossible
26
Simon Aronson Alternate Take Combination of UnDo Influence and Euph-oracle procedure
Inspired byVariations 2001
Try the Impossible
28
Simon Aronson More-or-Less-acle Euphoracle to locate four of a kind
 		2001
Try the Impossible
28
Simon Aronson Alternate Take with the Additional Climax
Inspired by 2001
Try the Impossible
29
Simon Aronson Decipher One spectator names value, one spectator names suit, performer produces card
 		2001
Try the Impossible
143
Simon Aronson Rap-Ace-ious Magician raps while locating the four Aces (credits for all the sleights used are given)
 		2001
Try the Impossible
184
Karl Fulves A Day Late half card pops out next to selection
 		2001
The Magic Thrust
32
Karl Fulves Stop or Else! No. 24, "Stop or else" written on Joker
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
49
Karl Fulves Back Stop No. 37, a card shows up with writing "Stop! Back up 3 cards", and there the selection is found
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
80
David Malek Do Another One top card used to count down, arrived-at card also, and so on, until eventually selection is found
 		2001
Rebel without a Pause
45
David Malek The Malek Famous Twenty-One Card Trick parody, false card found which changes into right one with gag
 		2001
Rebel without a Pause
57
Dave Walker The Larceny Trick card comes to top as bet, then all shown alike with presentation as if the spectator lied
 		2001
The Long and the Short of it
27
The Great Merlini The Cockeyed Cards joker always shows up and is torn up, then shows up again and pieces are now selection
Also published here
  • Genii, Vol. 2 No. 11, July 1938
 May 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 5)
36
Bill White Tie One Off
  • Covert CardWork
selection lost and deck cased, performer announces to stab card with a sword as spectator drops cards out of case, cards drop tied together except selection which is stabbed alone on the floor
 		May/June 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
37
Jamie Badman Here It Is written messages on cards ("Turn me over", "Look in the box", ...), scavenger hunt, color changing deck kicker
Inspired by
  • "Seattle Opener" (John Lovick, Skinny Lecture Notes)
Related to 		Nov./Dec. 2001
Mr. Gadfly (Vol. 1 No. 4)
29
Darwin Ortiz Maximum Risk Tantalizer, memorized deck
Inspired by
  • "One in Fifty-Two Bet" (Lennart Green, Green Magic Vol. 3, video)
Variations 		2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
80
Jason England Maximum Risk - Impromptu Version Tantalizer
Inspired byRelated to 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
84
Tony Bartolotta Swipe credit card slid along card case, case pops open and duplicate of selection slides out
 		2002
Discoverie (Issue 7)
98
Al Baker Poker Face short card, cards found as they are riffled before the spectators' eyes
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magical Ways and Means)
171
Roberto Giobbi, Juan Tamariz Step-by-step Revelation selection found, used to build a setup for next trick
 		2003
Card College — Volume 5
1124
Walter B. Gibson, Roberto Giobbi, Harry Blackstone The Happy Birthday Card Trick card found by dealing to song lyrics, from Blackstone's Modern Card Tricks
Related to 2003
Card College — Volume 5
1157
Antón "Mago Antón" López El Submarino y el Periscopio selection is found with the aid of a straw, submarin presentation, with variation
  • Variante: Equilibrio Inverosimil
 		2003
La Magia Española del Siglo XX
234
Luis H. Trueba Cartas y Navajas card apparently located by pocket knife, short routine with two knives, then knife changes to selection
 		2003
Magia y Dramagia
136
Jackie McClements Pushthru Eliminator card chosen, incomplete faro pushed through a few times to get clues about the color and suit of card, wrong card is determined, still right card shows up reversed in deck
Also published here
  • The Crimp, p. 212
 2004
A Lecture
14
Lewis Jones Lucky, Lucky, Lucky prime principle force, small packet counted to named number until selection appears, as bar bet
Inspired byVariations 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
70
Ron Frost Finger Printed Find card by fingerprints, fingerprints appear in ink on the face of card
 		2004
After The Force
76
Tyler Wilson Clean Sanchez two cards with big instructions on it used to locate two selections
Also published here 2005
The Cheetah's Handbook
19
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 9. "The Next Card That I Will Turn Over Will Be Your Card!" "The Circus Trick" with no-touch force
Related to Mar. 2006
Penumbra (Issue 10)
17
Tyler Wilson Clean Sanchez two cards with big instructions on it used to locate two selections
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2006
Dominatricks
61
Tyler Wilson Sterilizing Sanchez variation in which both cards are predicted
Inspired by 2006
Dominatricks
64
Jack Avis "Throw-In" Presentation card is supposed to be thrown next to selection, but it is the selection
 		2006
Rara Avis
94
Roberto Giobbi The Circus Card Trick bet, "next card I turn over will be your card"
 		2006
Card College Light
67
Bruce Cervon sucker red glases, apparently marked card, every card is marked with "fool"
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
23
Stewart James Falling Card Five cards are clipped onto bulldog clips and threaded on a rope, when pulled taut, the selected card falls off the clip while the other four remain clipped
Also published here
  • Letter to Francis Haxton, Sep 1951
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
114
Joel Givens Spread Production tabled spread scooped up quickly, selection is left on table
 		2007
Session
84
Joel Givens Heckler Stopper spectator apparently claims that found card is wrong while everyone else believes differently
 		2007
Session
129
Dan Buck, Dave Buck Tumble Card selected and lost in the deck. Deck is thrown into pocket of jeans, jeans is thrown into laundromat dryer. After all the cards have fallen out of pocket, only selected card remains in pocket
 		2008
Organic
12
Hiroshi Sawa The Invisible Man one of five cards on table is selected, foot prints of an "invisible man" appear that lead to selection
 		Dec. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 12)
33
Terry Hedges D'emergency Card wrong card changes to selection with help of humorous Emergency Card with message on it
 		Oct. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 2)
28
Karl Fulves Magician Does Good one of five cards chosen, cards shuffled back, three Aces cut to, selection is Three of Hearts, they change into Threes
 		2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
388
Trevor Lewis Guilty / Not Guilty cards with faces on one side and letters on the other, one is selected and found, word guilty is spelt, murder theme
 		2009
Routines Matter
85
John Bannon Counterpunch selection lost, Aces are found and used to find selection, but selection was an Ace so the wrong three Aces vanish instead, sucker
Inspired byAlso published here 2009
Six. Impossible. Things.
5
Dani DaOrtiz Cards are my Business selection from small packet is found, presentation with short messages written on business cards
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
59
Steve Beam, Marty Kane The Tranquilizer tantalizer-variation with reverse faros, bluff, card remains on top
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
119
David Solomon Sorting the Deck named card remains after multiple anti-faros
Inspired byRelated to 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
282
David Acer, Bedros "Spidey" Akkelian Squancho 2.0 stickman drawn on top card, wrong card found by this card, card turned face-up and it now is selection itself, stickman changes into disfigured stickman after clapping the card
Also published here May 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 5)
16
Ryan Schlutz The Keeper card divined after three fun random questions
Related to 2011
Making the Cut
15
Ryan Schlutz, Josh Arroyo The Keeper - Additional Handling card divined after three fun random questions, despite card apparently not being amongst sample cards
 		2011
Making the Cut
17
Harry Lorayne "Simply" Effective card forced, packets shown, when spectator says he sees his card the performer instantly shouts its name, shocking
 		2011
Special Effects
75
Patrick Page The Big Four four indifferent cards change into four corners of a jumbo card which matches selection
Inspired by
  • Jack Hughes' "Four Wrongs Make a Right"
 2011
Magic Page by Page
252
David Acer, Bedros "Spidey" Akkelian Squancho 2.0 stickman drawn on top card, wrong card found by this card, card turned face-up and it now is selection itself, stickman changes into disfigured stickman after clapping the card
Also published here 2011
More Power to You
87
Jason England Risky Business
Inspired byRelated to 2012
Texas on a Saturday Night
14
Larry Horowitz, Sumit Dua The Card Compass arrow drawn on a card, drawing bends to locate selection in spread
Inspired by
  • "The Saint" (Doug Slater)
 July 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 7)
59
Steve Valentine A Lesson in Impact Three of Diamond chosen, Four of Diamonds pops out of deck, turns out that one Diamond is torn off
 		2013
The Magic Apple Live!
111
John Bannon Counterpunch selection lost, Aces are found and used to find selection, but selection was an Ace so the wrong three Aces vanish instead, sucker
Also published here 2013
High Caliber
25
Michael Lam 草泥马机率 (WTF Possibility) Tantalizer with deck in new deck order as finale
Inspired by 2014
实战魔术 Real Magic
21
Ricky Smith Card at any Vowel "card to top" presentation
Also published here 2015
Nothing as it Seems
12
Mark Fitzgerald Turnabout Magician uses directions from a cellphone directly to the spectator to locate a selected card.
 		2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
36
Patrick Page, Roberto Giobbi And Yet It Is! apparently wrong card found, changes to correct one
Inspired by
  • "The Unknown Solider's Card Trick" (Patrick's Pages of Magic, Lecture Notes 1973)
Related to
  • "The Three to Two of Spades" (Ken de Courcy, Ken on Kards - Card Magic for Non-Card Men)
 2016
Standup Card Magic
119
Roy Walton A Mathematical Joke gag presentation in which an Ace is used to indicate that one has to count off one single card which is the selection
 		2016