Key Card Placements

418 entries in Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Placements
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Tricks with Long Cards simple location of a card, either by using long card as key or by forcing long card
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
41
Eine gezogene Karte aufzufinden No. 29, key card palmed onto selection
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
34
Die rätselhafte Harmonie spectator choses same card as other spectator, key card
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
102
Eine Karte am Geruch erkennen locating a card because of its smell, key card
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
102
I. Methode spectator says stop during deal and remembers the card, key card location
 		Oct. 1897
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 10)
150
Das non plus ultra-Kunststück pile of cards removed, noted and placed on pack, after some dealing procedure, the performer divines the cards in face-down layout, translation by John Willmann
Related toAlso published here May 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 5)
67
Third Method bottom card placed next to selection via reverse spread cull (perhaps, unclear)
 		1909
The Art of Magic
42
Charles T. Jordan The Bare-Faced Detection No. 13, card chosen by cutting, found with the faced towards the spectators at all times
Related to 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
45
Charles T. Jordan Placement Control cards returned to spread with known distance, brought together under key with dealing procedure
 		1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
7
Oswald Rae A Remarkable Coincidence spectator cuts deck in three piles, remembers a card and cuts it back, second spectator locates card, two key cards
 		1928
Sub Rosa
14
The Card in the Pocket key card location
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
7
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Auffinden einer gezogenen Karte simple key card placement and location
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
59
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine gezogene Karte erraten simple key card placement and location
 		1930
Zauberkunststücke
60
Graham Adams The Peep and Riffle key card in center, selection controlled to top with an in-the-hands riffle shuffle
 		1931
Mr. S. W. Erdnase — "His Book"
15
Tom Sellers Push - A Novel Card Trick packed pushed from deck with pencil
 		1931
Magical Pleasantries
15
Eric F. Impey Tone Control four piles, two key cards on top, selection lost and found apparently via spectator's voice during him reading off all cards
 		1931
Try This One
6
Center Pull-Out Key Card Placement
1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part Two
84
T. Page Wright The Spread Detection bottom card hidden under table spread and used as key card
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
12
T. Page Wright A Pickpocket Card cards brought from pocket one by one, at named number selection is taken
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
39
Tom Sellers Steps unusual selection procedure
 		1934
Card Tricks That Work
3
Tom Sellers Lift a Few spectator cuts cards and replaced, performer divines number of cards, two key cards come from sleeve
 		1934
Card Tricks That Work
8
The Key Card Principle - An Example of Presentation
Variations 1935
Mental Magic with Cards
9
Dual Attraction No. 30, card chosen by dealing heaps on the table
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
30
The Three Heaps No. 39, deck dealt irregularly into three piles, top cards remembered and deck assembled, three key cards
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
37
Sighting a Card in the Middle of the Deck
  • 1. Ruffling the Pack for Return of Card
  • 2. The Push Through
  • 3. Charlier Pass Move
  • 4. Palming Half the Deck
  • 5. Turning Index Corner in Fan of Cards
  • 6. Index of Card Above Chosen Card
  • 7. Sighting Card After Spectator Peeks at Index
  • 8. Sighting Any Card Called For
Related to 1936
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
141
Victor Farelli Push selection procedure that sets a key card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
22
Detected by Fingerprints behind the back key placement
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
84
A Count Down Mystery with out-of-hand key card placement
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
87
Tom Sellers The One-Way Key
1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
165
Charles T. Jordan Cagliostro's Vision complicated key card placement with dealing
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
201
Theodore Annemann Locatrik location with two keys and two outs, Gemini Twins precursor
Variations Dec. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 39)
262
Tom Sellers Another Push Location key next to free selection
 		1938
Greater Magic
36
The Slip Location placing key under spread next to selection
 		1938
Greater Magic
38
The Bottom Card Location featuring several key card placements and strategies:
Joker Discard to Locate Key
Face-Dwon Ribbon-Spread Key Placement
Face-Up Ribbon Spread Key Placement
Deal-Down Key Placement
Distant Key Card
Cardcase Load of Key Card
 		1938
Greater Magic
90
A Joker Trick
1938
Greater Magic
240
A Miracle Discovery hands off key card placement
 		1938
Greater Magic
246
Al Baker Nufind two key cards
Also published here May 1938
The Jinx (Issue 44)
299
Al Baker Effect 2 double backer, Christ Force type challenge location, setting double back key card
Related to 1939
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Effects 1, 2, and 3)
498
Theodore Annemann Nail Nick Key Control
1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
368
Theodore Annemann The Simplex Hindu Location simple, key card placement
 		May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
399
Louis Lam Pusho packet pushed (poke) from center as selection procedure
 		1939
Be Deceived
23
Oscar Weigle Nu-Locato key card placement after peek
 		1939
Do That Again!
39
Orville Wayne Meyer The "Last Word" Location two key cards, multiple out procedure in placing one of the keys
 		1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
43
Setting a Key Card
1940
Expert Card Technique
116
G. W. Hunter Backhanded reprinted from The Magic Wand, card sticks to back of hand, key card location
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 110)
660
Slip Shuffle Key Placement
1940
The Jinx (Issue 114)
673
Charles Arbuthnot Double Key Location
1940
The Jinx (Issue 116)
688
Edward Victor Key Card – Spring Glimpse top half is squeezed to be sprung and bottom card is sighted
 		1940 ca.
More Magic of the Hands — Part One
22
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toAlso published here 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
8
Henry Christ The Perfect Card Location setting double back key card, "by no means new", for impromptu method see footnote
Related toVariations 1942
Prepared Cards and Accessories
8
Eddie Joseph Another Card Discovery spectator counts off cards and stops, remembers card and replaces rest, either counting by ear or key card
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
19
Eugenia Braue The Miracle Divination ungaffed method
Inspired byRelated to 1943
Tricks and Sleights
14
Charles Nyquist, James G. Thompson Jr. Key Card Placement
Apr. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 32)
133
Clyde Cairy Ode to The Jinx three piles, one card from one pile selected and packet counted, card is found in performer's pocket
 		Nov. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 47)
193
Al Baker Nufind two key cards
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
33
Ted Heuber, William H. McCaffrey Variations for "Number Please"
  • Ted Heuber (setting a key card over phone)
  • Bill McCaffrey (version of Baker's routine, value of bottom card used to count to a selection)
Inspired by 1943
The Magic 36
8
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
Jean Hugard More Card Magic (Continued) key card placement with overhand shuffle
 		Nov. 1944
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 6)
80
Edward Marlo The Force tell-free force, re-selection, key card in case of missed force
 		1945
Tricks with Daub
10
Paul Curry Turn of the Century Location setting short double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toAlso published here 1945
My Best
79
Warren Wiersbe Divination Supreme cards shuffled face-up face-down in process by spectator
Inspired by 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
17
Edward Marlo Crimp Placement out of hands
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
41
R. M. Jamison 57 two times performer knows where selection is, when spectator turns up cards and names them
 		May 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 125)
502
J. B. Bobo Milk Shuffle Key Placement card replaced during overhand shuffle
 		1947
Watch This One!
34
J. B. Bobo Telepathic Miracle key card placed next to thought-of card
Related to 1947
Watch This One!
40
The Key Undercut see also applications
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
69
Sliding Key Card under-spread placement
 		1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
80
Hindu Shuffle Glimpse
1948
The Fine Art of Magic
43
Jack Yeager Glorifying Your Magic
  • 1. Califaction of Handkerchiefs (silks in dove pan merge together)
  • 2. How to spell trust? (oddity on coin)
  • 3. Key Card Placement (Charlier Pass)
  • 4. 20th Century Silks idea
  • 5. Zombie Idea (floating flower pot)
  • 6. Comedy bits with a stooge
  • 7. Miser's Dream Shower (with handkerchief)
  • 8. Thumb Tip Idea (with scotch tape)
  • 9. Thimble color change
  • 10. The cotton bunny (cotton bunny to real one, dove pan)
 		1948
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1948)
12
Jean Hugard Card Magic on the key card, distant key
 		Apr. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 5 No. 11)
412
Strategy to set a Key Card glimpse during demonstration on how to count off some cards for the selection
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
39
Sure Way to Find a Chosen Card Basic key card location of selection
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
30
The Great "Stop!" Trick
1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
33
The Mahatma Marvel Card Trick Location with spectator dealing and distant key card
 		1949
Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards
35
Bill Nord Charlier Pass Location for magicians, glimpsing card when Charlier Pass is made as key card
 		Oct. 1949
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 7 No. 5)
595
Eddie Joseph The Blind Magician Does a Trick performer blindfolded via spectator's hand (human blindfold) or blindfold, two spectators with half the deck each cut off piles and make two selections, deck assembled, performer finds both
  • Method One
  • Method Two
  • Method Three
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
8
Eddie Joseph The Natural Follow-Up out-of-hand key card placement and discovery, blindfolded
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
10
Carmine Laino Behind the Back Card Trick No. 6, "A favorite trick of magician Carmine Laino", deck cut behind performer's back, card remembered at bottom of cut portion, performer divines identity
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
17
You Do as I Do No. 13, Standard Do As I do effect with two decks, spectator / performer selects same card coincidentally
Related to 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
27
Al Baker, Dr. Ben B. Braude You Do as I Do (Using one pack of cards) No. 14, Do As I Do, performer picks out spectator's card, asks spectator to take out similar card and is able to divine it
Variations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
29
John Scarne The Four Packs No. 20, Spectator deals deck into four piles, remembers the top card of each pile, assemble the deck, performer divines the four cards
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
40
John Scarne The Betting Card Trick No. 42, "The next card I turn over will be your card" sucker gag
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
75
Theodore Annemann Locatrix No. 58, Divine card behind back
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
104
Harlan Tarbell, Jimmy Grippo The Card Through Handkerchief No. 148
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
287
Sylvester-Zauber
  • Die Atlaskarte (balancing glass on playing cad)
  • Ein Telephontrick
 		1951
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 6)
39
Edward Marlo Placing the Key Cards placing key card next to peeked at cards with cutting sequences
  • A. Placing Key Card by Step Control
  • B. Placing Key Card Using Cut Control
  • C. Placing of Key Card using Shuffle Control
  • D. Placing of Key Card by Use of Side Steal Control
Related toVariations 1952
Control Systems
71
Dr. Jacob Daley Triple Thought three key cards, hindu shuffle placements
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
59
Chan Canasta A Miracle Discovery three piles are made and under impossible conditions selection is found, using three key cards
Related toVariations 1953
A Miracle Discovery
1
Valentino Graziadei Ein Telepathisches Kunststück some cards face up and some face down, card is remembered and cards gathered again, divination of selection
 		1953
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 14 No. 4)
124
Stewart James Miracle Location placing a short card next to selection with the Nullificator
 		1954
The Nullificator
8
J. Stewart Smith Peek-A-Boo Discovery sucker effect
 		1955
One More Thought on Cards
23
Tony Kardyro The Hindu Shuffle Throw-Off bottom card shown before and after Hindu shuffle key placement
 		1955
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
11
Tony Kardyro Using the Top Card as a Locator for the Selected Card using Hindu Shuffle
 		1955
Kardyro's Kard Konjuring
13
Dr. William Weyeneth Neuer Karten-Effekt adding keycard to deck, using magnets on body
 		1956
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 17 No. 1)
400
Jerry Andrus Behind Fan Key Placement faced towards spectators
 		1956
Andrus Deals You In
43
Edward Marlo Key Card Placement card replaced on lower half, Charlier cut, right hand cards are placed above and below
 		Dec. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 8)
8
Die Fernsehkarte
1957
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 18 No. 1)
469
Rolf Andra Die "Fusskarte" finding selection with food
 		1958
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 19 No. 1)
585
Dai Vernon Emotional Reaction key card
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1959
Inner Secrets of Card Magic
7
Center Cut Key Card Placement
1959
Marlo Meets His Match
5
U. F. Grant Klein... Aber Fein key card placement with locator card
 		1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 1)
776
Bill Hendricks Perfectly Deceptive three ideas (first two with the Faro Shuffle)
  • Key Supreme (key card placement)
  • Unparadoxical (faro shuffle as false shuffle)
  • Prelude (add-on, cards on Aces)
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
61
James Steranko No-Touch Key Placement spectator selects and replaces card while performer has his back turned
 		1960
Steranko on Cards
50
James G. Thompson Jr. T-Formation as a force and a key card placement, two methods
  • What is it?
  • The Basic Position
  • The Pullover
  • The Pushover
  • Using the Pullover
  • Using the Pushover
 		1961
T-Formation
5
Edward Marlo Key Card Plus Estimation: Sixth Method out-of-hand key card placement, no estimation or risk
 		1962
Estimation
30
Edward Marlo Milk Key Placement with block and reversed card
 		1962
Tilt!
22
Edward Marlo Key - Faro Aces setting aces as keys for a multiple control
Related to 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
8
Milton Kort Three Static Solutions three solutions
Inspired by Apr. 1966
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 1 No. 6)
30
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 1 short card starts on bottom, selection controlled to small position from top
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
150
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 2 short card starts on bottom, card peeked, overhand shuffle and cut to bring selection next to key
Related to 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
150
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 3 short card starts on top, selection in center brought next to it with overhand shuffle
Related to 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 4 short card starts on bottom, selection in center brought next to it with overhand shuffle
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 5 short card starts on top, selection in center brought next to it with cuts to table
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
151
Dai Vernon Methods of Handling - 6 short card starts on bottom, selection in center brought next to it with cuts to table
 		1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
151
Dai Vernon Key Card Placement running cut
Related toVariations 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
159
Dai Vernon Key Card Location spread
Variations 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
166
Peek Key Card Placement key placed next to peeked at card
Related to 1967
Deck-Sterity
23
Basic Move 1 poke key card placement
 		June 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
183
Basic Move 4
June 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
183
Eddie Fields P-O-P Peek Ginsberg Poke extension
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1968
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
48
Karl Fulves The Partial Faro selection procedure with faros that places a key card next to selection
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
53
Edward Marlo Key Card Throw-Offs peek control with key card
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
37
Edward Marlo Double Key Card Throw-Off peeked cards, two methods
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
38
Overhand Shuffle Key Placement
Spring 1970
Hierophant (Issue 3)
142
T. Page Wright Super Detection single card location
 		1970
Magick (Issue 2)
8
Harvey Rosenthal The Center Cut center block pass false cut, credit information, as key placement for peeked at card
Related toAlso published here July 1971
Epilogue (Issue 12)
93
Karl Fulves The Non-Slip Cut - Basic Technique spectator removes block from center, a card is held back there
 		1971
The Book of Numbers
25
Karl Fulves Chance? Fate? two card location, key card
 		1971
The Book of Numbers
31
Edward Marlo, Henry Christ Marlo on the Christ Force as key card placement, five variations
Related to Fall-Spring 1971
Hierophant (Issue 5-6)
283
Roy Walton Ten Paces to the Right selection ten cards away from face-up Ten spot, faro (see page 8 for non-faro suggestion by J. Stewart Smith), see page 16 for correction
Inspired byAlso published here Jan. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 1)
4
Edward Marlo Placement Control crimp, basically tabled version of Vernon's Placement
Inspired by Feb. 1971
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 2)
13
Dr. Jacob Daley Peek Key Control setting key next to peeked card
 		1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
107
John Quine Quine's Key Placement
Variations 1972
Card Cavalcade
104
T. Page Wright A Lesson in Card Magic spectator performs trick with other spectator
 		1972
The Living End
55
Al Baker Nufind two key cards
Also published here 1972
The Living End
110
George G. Kaplan Discovery
1972
The Living End
151
Jerry K. Hartman Center Swing Cut - Applications
  • Set key-card following a spectator peek
  • A false cut
for basic technique see reference
Related to 1972
Packet Magic
67
Dai Vernon Vernon's Crimp Location Move No. 2, cryptic method for setting a crimped key with Hindu shuffle
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Key Card Contrive No. 51, two placements of key card, probably No. 2 & 3 from references
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
17
Max Malini Daley's Estimating Peek: 1) Malini Estimate No. 337-1, card peeked at, performer later names position of card, key card sighted next to peeked card
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
94
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Double Backer Effect No. 607, setting double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure, shown by Al Baker
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
169
Karl Fulves Notes On The Handling - 4. key card placement from riffle shuffle cull
 		1973
Riffle Shuffle Technique — Preliminary Notes on Part Two
53
Harry Lorayne Improvisation Location placing two key cards
 		1973
Rim Shots
113
Edward Marlo On the Subject of the Christ Force setting to 2 key cards
 		June 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 6)
48
Gene Nielsen Homage to Koran card at number, hands-off version
 		1973
Magick (Issue 72)
359
Gene Finnell Centering placing a selection so that it is half the deck away from a key card
1. By Estimation
2. By an "over and under" shuffle
3. variation
4. variation of 2.
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
40
Grund Griff Nr. 1 poke key card placement
 		Oct. 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
26
Grund Griff Nr. 4
Oct. 1973
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 2)
27
Bill Spooner Spooner's Supreme Control locator card control
 		1973
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum
30
Edward Marlo Camouflage Control - The No Slip Cut "Basic Technique" and "Controlled Cut", procedures with center cuts and distant key cards
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
144
Paul Curry Turn of the Century setting double backer as key card, out-of-hand selection procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974
Paul Curry Presents
57
Dr. John Nichols Smashing! spectator selects one out of three cards, it's the previously selected card
 		1974
Magick (Issue 108)
539
Hindu Shuffle Placement
1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
11
Francis Carlyle Mental Selection of a Card single card divnination
 		1975
The Magic of Francis Carlyle
67
Dennis Marks Glimpse and Transfer card on bottom of pushed out packet is glimpsed and transferred on top, key card
 		1975
Magick (Issue 123)
613
Roger Smith The IF Cover Up Control #1 key card placed in break in originally lower half of IF peek, faro brings it next to selection
Inspired byRelated to 1975
The Faro Sorcery Trilogy — Number 1
2
Roger Smith The IF Cover Up Control #2 key card placed in break in originally lower half of IF peek, faro brings it next to selection
  • Handling A
  • Handling B
  • Handling B - A Variation (two selections)
 		1975
The Faro Sorcery Trilogy — Number 1
3
Roger Smith IF Cover Up Control #3 same with corner short key
 		1975
The Faro Sorcery Trilogy — Number 1
5
Roger Smith The IF Drop Control key card placed one faro away from selection with running cut procedure after IF peek
 		1975
The Faro Sorcery Trilogy — Number 1
7
Edward Marlo Obvious Suggestion using Secret Incomplete Faro Condition
 		1976
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 1
307
Key Card Placement card removed from in-the-hands spread and replaced on tabled half
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
2
Ken Krenzel Impromptu R. S. Peek Deck secret incomplete faro condition
 		1977
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2
299
Harry Lorayne Key Cards about key cards, with seven applications and placements
 		1977
The Magic Book
152
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles The Miracle Discovery spectator pulls packet out of center, shuffles it and remembers top card, then re-inserts it, card located
 		1977
The Magic Book
77
Ken Krenzel Invisible Transfer Placement
1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
60
Edward Marlo Marlo's Peek Deck
1978
The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel
128
An der gewünschten Stelle card at number, using the glide
 		1978
Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach
60
Reinhard Müller Eine Doppelrückenkarte kann eine Gedachte Karte im Spiel Lokalisieren double backer as key card
Related to Mar. 1978
Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 1)
34
Michael Ammar Kick Key glimpsing peeked-at card
 		July 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 7)
220
Karl Fulves Remote Viewing No. 56, two spectators remember cards in shuffled deck that is cut back-to-back far away, out-of-hand key card placement
 		1979
Self-Working Mental Magic
92
Nick Trost Significator Cards spectator cuts off a pile, remembers the bottom card and shuffles the pile reversed in the rest, four random cards are used to divine the selection
Also published here 1979
Impromptu Card Magic
14
Frank Garcia Slip Cut Key Placement after Peek
1980
Exclusive Card Secrets
38
Andrew Galloway Key Card Handling
1980
Diverting Card Magic
28
Hindu Shuffle Key Placement
1980
Encore I
19
Stephen Minch Contact performer finds selected ESP card, one way key card
 		1980
Mind Novas
31
Edward Marlo Christ-Crossed Clairvoyance two cards named after Christ-Force type procedure, double backer
 		Sep. 1981
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 9)
71
Ben Harris, Woody Meltcher Aroma Cards spectator shuffles, makes three piles and follows a selection procedure, card apparently found by smell
 		1981
Magic from which Memories are Made!
117
Terry LaGerould Fanta-Spread key card placement after domino spread turnover
 		1982
Best of Friends
141
Dai Vernon Running Cut Placement
1982
Best of Friends
180
Harvey Rosenthal The Center Cut brief
Also published here Oct. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18)
346
Paul Brignall In the Dark divination of two cards, written on paper by perfromer
 		1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas))
36
Edward Marlo Dribble Glimpse bold
Related to 1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
312
Roberto Giobbi Spread Key Card Placement
1984
The Cardmanship of Roberto Giobbi
5
Dai Vernon Running Card Key Placement
1984
Diverting Kreations
9
Stephen Tucker Cover Blown Christ Force without cover card, starting with top card secretly reversed above eye-level, also as key placement
 		1984
May the Force Be with You!
5
Brother John Hamman A Devilish Miracle Retold
VariationsAlso published here 1984
Seven Deadly Miracles
33
Mike Bornstein On Target featuring a key card cutting placement
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
151
Edward Marlo Slip Cut Key Placement after Peek
1985
Lake Tahoe Card Magic
43
Edward Marlo Marlo Running Cut Sequence
May 1985
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 10)
1291
Use for Short Card count-down placement, spectator shuffles
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
5
Frederick Braue FB Card Control riffle force with break or key card placement
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
29
Frederick Braue The Sliding Key - Braue Handling with pressure fan
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
22
Sliding Key Control with fan
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
22
Edward Marlo Milk Build Key Placement
1985
Midnight Special
25
Jerry K. Hartman Double Key Placement two spectators, out of hands
Related to Sep. 1985
The Card Man-uscript (Issue 1)
1
Edward Marlo Peek Key Card Placement running cut after peek
 		1985
All Hands on Deck!
4
Tabled Ribbon Spread Control with key card
 		1987
CardPerfect
64
Peek Key Card Placement
Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
40
Larry Jennings Placement Cut cut that places top card next to selection, alternative to slip cut, in the hands
 		1988
The Cardwright
30
Roberto Giobbi Hindu Shuffle Placement
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
7
Roberto Giobbi The Dribble Key Card Replacement
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
9
Roberto Giobbi A Stooge against his will
1988
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 7 & 8 Arcane)
11
Edward Marlo Spectators Cuts Location spectator cuts to his card (crimp), faro placement
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
120
Terri Rogers Single Handed Top Crimp top card crimp with one hand
Also published here 1988
More Secrets
76
Roy Walton Ten Paces to the Right selection ten cards away from face-up Ten spot, faro
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
9
Gary Kurtz The Hofzinser Cull Placement
1989
Continuations and Departures
22
Dai Vernon The Vernon Placement running cut
 		1989
Continuations and Departures
23
Karl Fulves Fingerprints fingerprint presentation for key card location
 		1989
Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
14
Terri Rogers Einhand-Topcrimp top card crimp with one hand
Also published here July 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 4 & 5)
185
Harry Lorayne Convincing key card location
 		1990
Trend Setters
68
Hindu Shuffle Key Placement
1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
149
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Double Key Card Setting including Marlo's Ruse Cull to set key cards in place
 		Aug. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 8)
14
Edward Marlo The Olram Poke three methods
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method - "Estimation Poke" (spelling)
Inspired by Sep. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 9)
5
Larry West Cut-Up amount of cut cards is divined and card changes into selection
 		Dec. 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 4)
8
T. Page Wright Card Location spectator cuts off top half, looks at bottom card and replaces, key glimpse
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
128
Judson S. Brown The Fan Glimpse inner corner bent upwards for glimpse, as key placement, credit see page 8
 		1991
Page Wright's Manuscript
130
Jerry K. Hartman R.S. Key Glimpse bubble glimpse, glimpsing key card in context
 		1991
Card Craft
117
Jerry K. Hartman Out of Control two key cards
 		1991
Card Craft
490
Edward Marlo Drop Cut Control placing key next to peeked at card during running cut
 		Apr. 1992
The Olram File (Issue 11)
3
Gary Kurtz Nach Hofzinser (Cull-Methode) key placement handling
Also published here 1992
Prinzipien in der Praxis
22
Dai Vernon Leitkartenkontrolle nach Dai Vernon running cut key placement
 		1992
Prinzipien in der Praxis
23
Bob King Impossible Location spectator cuts deck into three piles, remembers top card of any pile and loses it
Also published here 1992
The Breather
4
Gary Kurtz Another Example: A Vernon Key Card Placement see also p. 34
Related to 1992
Leading with your Head
29
Karl Norman The Karl Norman Key Card Routine locator card with piece of other card glued on it
Related to May/June 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 11)
113
Dai Vernon イモーショナルリアクション (Emotional Reaction)
 		1993
Larry Jennings's Card Technique
115
Bob King Impossible Location spectator cuts deck into three piles, remembers top card of any pile and loses it, breather crimp
Also published here 1993
Card File
170
Eddie Fechter Peek Control with a Corner Short Card
1993
Fechter
37
Eddie Fechter Peek and Key Combination
1993
Fechter
178
Sid Fleischman The Vagrant Key marked deck for setting key card next to selection which is not read
 		1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
87
Vicente Canuto La presentación en la magia on presenting a trick, using key card and different ways of revealing card as an example
  • Localización de una carta elegida
    • 1.- Esconder el secreto
    • 2.- Hacer interesante el experimento
  • A) Las huellas dactilares
  • B) Usted no sabe mentir
  • C) Apuesta
  • D) Otros
 		1993
Cartomagia Fundamental
37
Alex Elmsley A Woven and Cut Case penelope-procedure (pile cut off, counted, card at that position is selection), key is placed next to selection via faro
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
325
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz Key Card Move double backer is placed next to selection in out-of-hands selection procedure
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1105
Horace Goldin, John Northern Hilliard "How It Is Done", or "The Indeceptive Deception", or "One For The Wise Ones" sucker key card placement to throw off magicians
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1207
Bob Irons Bottom Running-Cut placing a key card above the top stock during running cut, bottom strip
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
104
Gene Maze Old Wine setting and corner crimping a key card under the spread
 		1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
138
The Key Card in a Hand-to-hand Spread
1995
Card College — Volume 1
137
Key Card in a Ribbon-Spread
1995
Card College — Volume 1
138
Glimpse and Placement from dribble
Also published here 1995
Card College — Volume 1
140
Tabled Ribbon Spread Control with a key card
 		1995
Card College — Volume 1
143
Juan Tamariz, Moe Seidenstein, Jimmy Grippo A Phenomenal Memory performer apparently remembers a whole spread and thus identifies a chosen card that has been moved from its position
 		1995
Card College — Volume 1
145
Placing a Key Card with the Hindu Shuffle
1995
Card College — Volume 1
157
Karl Fulves Mind Mirror No. 15, card from a third is removed after performer memorized the pile, he names missing card, key card placement after riffle shuffle
 		1995
Self-Working Close-up Card Magic
25
Simon Aronson Three For Two three selections made in different way, no-touch selection procedure, all located, two key cards, first cut of cut-deeper force
Inspired by 1995
Simply Simon
61
Karl Fulves Bottom Facts applied to distant key card placement
Related to 1995
The Fine Print (Issue 1)
3
Steve Beam, Scott Robinson Polar Stab location of two cards with two keys
Inspired by 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
157
Steve Beam Selective Service four selections, with four keys
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
168
Joel Givens Identification Cards multiple keys, four card location
  • Variations
Also published here 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
170
Steve Beam Multiplocation with four cards
Related toVariations 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
175
Tom Craven Bounce Control I after spectator's peek
Variations 1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
190
Tom Craven Bounce Controll II after incomplete faro peek
 		1995
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2
192
Edward Marlo Overhand Key Placement
1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
111
Dai Vernon Gefühlsmäßige Reaktionen
Also published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
59
Gary Kurtz Nach Hofzinser (Cull-Methode) key placement handling
Also published here 1995
Lecture Notes 1995
22
Dai Vernon Leitkartenkontrolle nach Dai Vernon running cut key placement
 		1995
Lecture Notes 1995
22
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Simon
  • Kardyro’s Simple Simon (see reference): under-the-spread force of top card (see also application on p. 280, in context of "Dynamic Duo")
  • Bill Miesel’s improved handling (p. 57)
Secret Simon combines elements of both, two handlings, can be used as key card placement
Inspired by
  • Simple Simon Move and Effects (Tony Kardyro, 1966)
 1995
After Craft
56
Jerry K. Hartman Twinkey two spectators turn cards face up from bottom of deck to top and note card they stop at before turning cards back down, key cards are set above both
 		1995
After Craft
74
Joel Givens Identification Cards multiple keys, four card location
  • Variations
Also published here 1995
A Lecture by Joel Givens
9
Key-Card Placement with the Lift Shuffle
1996
Card College — Volume 2
258
Karl Fulves Gemini Twins Key Placement out of hands
 		1996
Blocking Off
92
John Scarne Overhand Shuffle Control three cards, key, see also p. 196 for variation
 		1996
Blocking Off
193
Cut Deeper Force Key Placement
1996
13 Prophets
10
Edward Marlo Marlo on the Christ Force second variation, key placement
Also published here 1996
Facsimile (Issue 4)
10
Grace Ann Morgan Bikes Peek key card placement, in the hands
Related to 1996
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 61)
1180
Tom Craven Keeper of the Keys
Inspired by Sep. 1996
The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 3)
5
Eddie Clever No Way! out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, spectator reads off values and performer stops at selection
VariationsAlso published here
  • "Unseen" (Magic in the Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
 Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
21
Ken Simmons Variation by Ken Simmons out-of-hand selection procedure with center cut, spectator reads off values and performer stops at selection
Inspired by Oct. 1997
Onyx (Issue 1)
21
Eddie Fields, Lu Brent P-O-P Glimpse Ginsberg Poke extension
  • Lu Brent's method
Also published here 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
43
Eddie Fields Down Under and Dirty two cards chosen with dealing and drop procedure, two black Twos removed and they sandwich the selections one by one
 		1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
112
Setting Multiple Key Cards two methods
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
511
Dai Vernon Emotional Reaction clever and subtle use of a keycard in a challenge situation
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
564
Tom Gagnon Key Card Placement with the Versatile Spread Control
Related to 1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 67)
1371
Tom Gagnon Key Card Placement #2 with the Versatile Spread Control
 		1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 67)
1372
Tom Gagnon Key Card Placement #3 with the Versatile Spread Control
 		1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 67)
1372
Tom Gagnon Key Card Placement #4 with the Versatile Spread Control
 		1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 67)
1372
Harry Levine Waiting to Exhale (Controlling the Breather) placing breather card over selection
 		1998
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 69)
1432
Joe Rindfleisch Mental Thought Revelation spectator remembers card at thought-of number, performer finds card and divines number
 		Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
21
Jeff Busby Bottom Key Placement peek and running cut, key starts on bottom
Inspired by 1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
66
Jeff Busby Top Key Placement peek and running cut, key starts on top
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
68
Jeff Busby Double Control two times peek and running cuts, key card ends up between both selections
 		1998
The Secret of the Palmettos
68
Bob Irons Bottom Running Cut placing a key card above the top stock during running cut, bottom strip
Related to 1999
Tricks of my Trade
66
Ellis Stanyon The Bottom Card as "Key" No. 2, key card placement with reverse cull to upper section, or sticky key card to have the deck shuffled
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
2
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note as four Ace production, or as key card placement
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
2
Ellis Stanyon Several Heaps on Table - Bottom Card as "Key" No. 8
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
4
Ellis Stanyon The "Key" Card Obtained by the Index No. 14, sighting bottom card of top half as card is replaced
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
8
Behind the Back Key Key card location, deck held behind back during selection process
 		1999
Cunning Card Miracles
9
Jerry Mentzer Two Keys Two key cards peeked, deck can be riffle shuffled and one of the key cards can still be used. A bit of fishing possibly needed. Can be used as a force of one of two cards using a bit of equivoque.
 		1999
Cunning Card Miracles
17