Mates

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Theodore Annemann The Red-and-Blue Back Mixup two decks shuffled together and dropped in hat, six cards removed via named numbers, three matching pairs
 		1931
The Book Without A Name
20
Ralph W. Hull Mental Abstraction or Cards by Instinct cards shuffled once, separated with Hearts/Clubs in one pile, spectator choses cards in one pile and performer instantly removes mates from other pile behind back
 		1932
"Eye-Openers"
2
Dr. Jacob Daley Paradox of Pairs
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
80
Theodore Annemann Red and Blue Back Mixup two decks shuffled together and dropped in hat, six cards removed via named numbers, three matching pairs
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
212
Charles T. Jordan Divino various coincidences with mates, see also hundred-cards-deck version in reference
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
229
Jean Hugard A Card Fairy Tale and Automatic Spelling two riffle shuffles, suits are separated and used to tell story, match values, spell to values, ...
  • a. The Fairy Tale
  • b. Matching Cards
  • c. Automatic Spelling
  • d. Super-Spelling
 		1938
Greater Magic
320
Laurie Ireland Mating the Cards with Jumbo Cards spot while running through the cards
 		1938
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1938)
5
Henry Christ Mathematical Black Jacks black Jacks are located via counting
Related toVariations Dec. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 72)
485
Orville Wayne Meyer Finding the Pairs twelve mate pairs distributed, spectator turns up a card and performer instantly the mate, repeated
 		1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
26
Frederick Braue The Marriage Meter two selections are mates
 		1941
More Card Manipulations (Issue 4)
26
Paul Curry Blackout deck is handed to two spectators in the dark who select cards, performer finds mates
Inspired by 1941
Something Borrowed, Something New
12
Clayton Rawson A Sucker Bet performed as a bet
Related to
  • page 211 for a variation
 Dec. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 50)
207
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Four two decks, two cards are selected by two spectators and mates are found
 		1949
Staggered
3
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Five two decks, two cards are selected by two spectators and mates are found, one deck dealt face up and one face down
 		1949
Staggered
4
Eddie Joseph Staggered - Presentation Eight two decks and one is cut by spectator, performer removes same card from other deck
 		1949
Staggered
5
Art Lyle Lyle's Four of a Kind No. 88, Mates to selection are found by dealing a shuffled deck into three piles.
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
163
Martin Gardner Five Nine King No. 94, card is freely selected, and its mates are found by cutting the deck.
Related toVariations 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
176
Eddie Joseph The Invisible Influence deck is divided in halves and performer knows matching pairs when cards are dealt, six phases
  • The Patter
  • The Influence in Operation
  • The Principle Explained
  • Details of Working
  • Additional Information
Variations 1951
The Invisible Influence
2
Al Leech Match-A-Card magician matches unknown card incorrectly, correct after change
Also published here 1952
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1952)
8
Bill Simon Two Up two prediction cards removed by performer, spectators insert them next to mates
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
24
Bill Simon The London Illusion spectator and performer each chose card from half deck, they match
 		1954
Sleightly Sensational
30
Martin Gardner Looped!!! spectator draws intersecting curve on floor, pair of mates placed on each intersection, cards picked up according to rules, packet cut, top and bottom cards remembered and exchanged and later divined, exploiting topological curve properties
 		June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
9
Alex Elmsley Through Darkest Peirce cards are dealt out multiple times to mix them, yet they are mated, relation to Sympathetic Cards
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here Sep. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 11)
16
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
Stewart James Trisi spectator cuts deck and pockets top card, performer removes top fourteen cards, with two down-under deals he locates cards with same value and suit, then performer and spectator both do a down-under deal and arrive at matching cards
 		Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
2
Harry Lorayne Mated! spectator finds two mates
Variations 1962
Close-up Card Magic
175
Bob Ostin, Hubert Lambert Twisting Twins mate of selection is found face up in the deck
Also published here May 1963
The New Phoenix (Issue 380)
347
Edward Marlo A Matching Routine stay stack routine with six phases
Variations 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
31
Edward Marlo Added Note for Matching Routine stay stack routine, alternative phases
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
33
Edward Marlo Double Peek Matching full stack
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
33
Edward Marlo Stay Stack Routine deck cut into four packets, mates on top and bottom of each, rest of order retained
 		1964
The Patented Shuffle (Issue 4 Transfers)
6
Al Leech Face up Coincidence mates
 		1965
Super Card Man Stuff
30
Al Leech Triple Coincidence
1965
Super Card Man Stuff
32
Al Leech Paint Brush card is changed into mate
Variations 1965
Super Card Man Stuff
41
Alex Elmsley Face Your Brothers three selections are placed face-up in deck, face to face with mates
VariationsAlso published here 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
183
Roy Walton Down & Under from a packet a spectator choses two cards, they are mates
Related to Nov. 1967
Epilogue (Issue 1)
1
Edward Marlo Unfaro Match selection is matched, edgemarked deck
 		1967
Riffle Shuffle Finale (Issue Riffle Finale)
5
Stewart James Smart Alexis three-of-a-kind removed, then choses a card face-down which matches
Inspired byRelated to
  • p. 77 for credit information
  • p. 88 for comment by George McLean
Variations 		Jan. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
73
Lu Brent Smart Alexis II three-of-a-kind removed, then choses a card face-down which matches
Inspired by Mar. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 5)
88
J. Stewart Smith Never Grow Old lengthy procedure after which two mates are reversed in two halves
 		Aug. 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 10)
117
Karl Fulves Twins two decks wrapped without jokers, two mates removed from underneath handkerchief, based on a Leipzig idea from Sphinx
Variations Winter 1967
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 3 No. 1st Folio)
137
Karl Fulves Like Seeks Like two cards next to each other are turned over, packet dealt out, cards next to reversed cards are of the same value
 		1969
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Displacements)
34
Roy Walton Money Power from twenty-card packet, two set of mates are found with spectator, making up four-of-a-kind
VariationsAlso published here July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
41
Roy Walton Money Power from twenty-card packet, two set of mates are found with spectator, making up four-of-a-kind
Inspired by
  • Jack Avis problem
Related toVariationsAlso published here 		1969
The Devil's Playthings
14
Roy Walton The Old Fashioned Way matching mates, eight pairs, after random mixing procedure
Also published here 1969
The Devil's Playthings
34
Roy Walton Almost Impromptu one of four cards selected, other three cards added together and number counted in deck finds mate
VariationsAlso published here 1969
The Devil's Playthings
42
Karl Fulves Stripper-Teckel selection and mate are found, fair procedure, stripper deck
 		1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Third Supplement)
86
Karl Fulves The Closed Prediction spectator removes card from sixteen-card packet, performer faro shuffles and finds mate
 		Mar. 1970
Epilogue (Issue 8)
63
Brian Jordan 8 - 25 packets removed and counted down in some piles, two mates appear, see also p. 348
Related to
  • "Isochronism" (Stewart James, Linking Ring, Oct. 1952)
 Jan. 1970
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 3)
315
Paul Swinford Predicto Pair prediction of mates at named positions
 		1971
More Faro Fantasy
27
Paul Swinford When Brothers Meet
1971
More Faro Fantasy
30
Paul Swinford Double Duper spectator and magician turn over a card, mates
 		1971
More Faro Fantasy
32
Paul Swinford Against all Odds two spectators choose cards, they're mates
 		1971
More Faro Fantasy
34
Paul Swinford Double Brothers Joker finds mates of two selections
Related to 1971
More Faro Fantasy
35
Paul Swinford Duo Chango selections change into their own mates
 		1971
More Faro Fantasy
38
Roy Walton, Bob Veeser Oracull sixteen-card packet, mate found, see p. 424 for correction
Inspired by Apr. 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 6)
415
Roy Walton Double Discovery mates to two selections found in twenty-card packet
VariationsAlso published here June 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 8)
428
Roy Walton Demi Demon mates are found, faro
VariationsAlso published here 1971
Cardboard Charades
24
Nick Trost Jumbo Two Way Split matching routine with cut-in-half jumbo cards, based on Stewart James' "Split Second" (Tops)
 		1972
Card Cavalcade
57
Lin Searles Reversal Track card reverses itself and its value is used to count to selection, match occurs along the way
Related to May 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 5)
37
Roy Walton Right Number two mates find mate of selection, faro & stay stack
Also published here May 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 5)
39
Roy Walton Match-a-Matic performer and spectator each take four cards, two mates, rest four Aces
Also published here Nov. 1972
Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 11)
88
Gene Finnell Mathematical Twins spectator cuts to a card and places it aside, then cuts another packet off and mate is found with Milk Build procedure and down-under deal, see also p. 508
Related toVariations Feb. 1972
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 4)
483
Roy Walton Match-A-Matic performer and spectator each take four cards, two mates, rest four Aces
Also published here 1972
Tale Twisters
4
Karl Fulves Face-Up Thot card removed from face up face down deck is removed by spectator, mate found, faro, si stebbins
 		1973
Notes From Underground
14
Sam Schwartz Noah's Friends three cards find their mates
 		Apr. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 6)
617
Karl Fulves Some Deal - Double Coincidence from twelve-card packet spectator choses two cards which are mated
 		Nov. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 1)
686
Karl Fulves Fourcast from twelve-card packet spectator choses two cards which are mated and form a four-of-a-kind
Also published here Nov. 1973
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 1)
686
Gene Finnell Match Up several are cards selected, after a Klondike shuffle they end up next to pairs
Related to
  • "The Riser Repertoire" (MUM Vol 90 No. 1, June 2000)
 1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
7
Gene Finnell Coincidence
1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
15
Gene Finnell Coincidence packet cut, top card put aside, down/under deal with rest, a match
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
53
Gene Finnell Twins 32-card packet cut, top card put aside, down/under deal with rest, a match
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
56
Edward Marlo Masterful Match Up two methods, stay stack
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
83
Edward Marlo, Roy Walton From Scratch mathematical procedure
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
99
Edward Marlo Let's Recapitulate or Criss Cross two decks, several "Variations of Criss Cross"
Inspired by 1974
The Unexpected Card Book
164
James G. Thompson Jr. Highly Improbable matching cards with two decks under strict conditions, stacked and window case
 		1974
Card Cavalcade II
83
Ted Gillam Pairs stay stack
Also published here 1974
Card Cavalcade II
87
William P. Miesel Duo Coincido two mates are found, two methods
Inspired by
  • "Double Coincido" (Karl Fulves, MUM Vol.62/8)
 July 1974
Epilogue (Issue 21)
200
Paul Curry Think Of Twenty-Five mindreading presentation, magician matches the put down cards with the mates.
 		1974
Paul Curry Presents
62
Arthur Hill Mental Mate deck shuffled face-up/face-down, spectator counts to number (ignoring face-up cards), then performer, the cards match
Also published here July 1974
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 9)
759
Jerry K. Hartman Huesome Twosome magician and spectator each have three red cards and three black cards, they alternate placing cards into a pile, all their joined pairs are matching in color
 		1974
Super Dupes
15
Karl Fulves The Optical Force (chapter 33-A added to 1975 edition, see "13 Prophets", p. 20)
two spectators choose cards: mates
Variations 1975
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
408
Harry Lorayne Match Up two chosen cards match
 		1975
Afterthoughts
109
Peter Kane The Unkind Cut performer cuts deck in four piles, top and bottom cards are mates
 		1975
A Further Card Session with Peter Kane
18
Roy Walton Future Shock card predicted by cards with same suit and value, with impromptu version
Also published here Jan. 1975
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 3)
835
Roy Walton Übereinstimmung performer and spectator each take four cards, two mates, rest four Aces
Also published here Feb. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 2 No. 3)
62
C. "Cajano" Baumgartner Drei gleiche Karten three cards find mate, complicated procedure
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 3)
52
Peter Duffie, Roy Walton Play It Again Sam pairs are back in order
Inspired byRelated to May 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 9)
254
Roy Walton, Peter Duffie, Bob Driebeek Play It Again Sam follow-up
Inspired by Aug. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 12)
293
Peter Duffie Twin Key-Boards mates, traveling and piano trick
Variations Dec. 1976
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 4)
344
Tony Slydini Card Mates card selected from spread matches prediction card
Related to 1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
93
Tony Slydini Card Mates - The Repeat card selected from spread matches prediction card
Related to 1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
94
Nick Trost Truly - Unbelievable! Matching effect using Svengali type of deck
 		1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part One
32
W. F. "Rufus" Steele, Karl Fulves Pocket Prediction No. 38, two cards chosen, one used to count down to the other, they are mates
Related to 1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
58
Out of Sight No. 46, card chosen, deck shuffle, performer puts deck in pocket and removes mate
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
70
Twins No. 68, two decks under handkerchiefs, Joker is slid under handkerchief in deck and "changes" into Four of Spades, same with other deck
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
104
Karl Fulves Retention Mates Joker changes in box into mate of selection
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Four)
220
Karl Fulves Better Late mate of selection rises to top
 		1977
Packet Switches (Part Four)
260
Paul Curry Joining The Ladies three cards are torn in halves and the pieces shuffled, then mixed (with help of a chart), finally all pieces are next to their equivalent
Related toVariations 1977
Special Effects
35
Paul Curry Triple Threat first mates in two piles, second every card matches
Inspired by 1977
Special Effects
38
Mark Weston Club Night Twins elevator cards and mates mix
 		Mar./Apr. 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 7&8)
378
Karl Fulves Fourcast from twelve-card packet spectator choses two cards which are mated and form a four-of-a-kind
Also published here 1977
The Magic Book
68
Mark Weston Double Exposure combination
Inspired by Mar. 1978
Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 7)
541
Doug Edwards Check Mate mates of two cards are found
 		1978
Cardmania
17
Larry Becker "Duck-Too" mate production with presenation as a strange card game
 		Feb. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 2)
157
Harry Lorayne Double HaLo spectator finds mates
 		1979
Quantum Leaps
228
Philip T. Goldstein Twink spectator and performer select two cards, which happen to be mates, several versions with one and two decks and with four aces instead of random mates
 		Nov. 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 11)
754
Karrell Fox Duazidu spectator and performer have half the deck, they both select cards and they match, repeated two more times
 		1979
Another Book
97
Edward Marlo, Martin A. Nash A Matching Routine
Inspired byVariations 1980
Ovation
9
Danny Korem, Tom Bowyer A Way Out three cards chosen from spectator match three cards chosen from performer, risky
 		1980
Hierophant (Issue The Last Hierophant)
18
Gene Maze, Richard Kaufman Five and Ten spectator finds two mates, appearing coins climax
 		1980
The Gene Maze Card Book
80
Karl Fulves Not Reflected Ace-Five of hearts and diamonds shuffled and dealt, pairs removed, all other cards match, elaboration of red-black-relationship principle
Related to 1980
Curioser
53
Harry Lorayne Mated Updated! spectator finds two mates by putting cards next to them in deck
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1980
Lecture Notes
23
Al Smith Stebbinside unknown card pocketed by spectator, another card is sandwiched via faro, it's the mate
Inspired by
  • "Si Stebbins Hits The Trail" (Al Smith, Abra)
 1980
Cards On Demand
3
Al Smith Combo: One spectator places reversed card in center, performer cuts tabled deck, card below reversed card is mated of reversed card
Inspired by 1980
Cards On Demand
8
Roy Walton The Arrangement
Also published here 1981
Fourcast
34
Joe Dignam ESTImateOn spectator thinks of a card and performer removes mate
 		July 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 3)
40
Roy Walton Money Power from twenty-card packet, two set of mates are found with spectator, making up four-of-a-kind
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
4
Roy Walton The Old Fashioned Way matching mates, eight pairs, after random mixing procedure
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
25
Roy Walton Almost Impromptu one of four cards selected, other three cards added together and number counted in deck finds mate
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
33
Roy Walton Demi Demon mates are found, faro
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
71
Roy Walton Match-A-Matic performer and spectator each take four cards, two mates, rest four Aces
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
110
Roy Walton Double Discovery mates to two selections found in twenty-card packet
Also published here 1981
The Complete Walton — Volume 1
222
R. Sid Spocane II Fascinating Pair mini stay stack used to produce a mate
 		1982
Best of Friends
133
Karl Fulves Indian Poker spectator removes any card and a four-of-a-kind from shuffled deck, performer removes mate of first card, renamed "Roy-al Poker" in 2005 edition
 		1982
Card Counting
44
David Britland Mate two mates are found from a shuffled deck, hindu shuffle
Inspired by Mar. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 11)
199
Howard A. Adams Rowten One five pairs are placed in a row, spectator removes three, selects two and covers rest with newspaper, performer finds mates
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
1
Howard A. Adams Rowten Three five pairs are placed in a row, spectator removes on and covers rest with newspaper, performer finds mate
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
2
Howard A. Adams Rowten Four five pairs are placed in a row, spectator removes two and covers rest with newspaper, performer finds mates
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
3
Howard A. Adams Rowten Five five pairs are placed in a row, spectator removes four and covers rest with newspaper, performer finds mates
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
3
Howard A. Adams Rowten Finale five pairs are placed in a row, spectator removes two and covers rest with newspaper, performer finds mates
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
4
Howard A. Adams Packeten One finding matching card, five pairs are needed, word is spelled to eliminate cards
Related toVariations 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
6
Howard A. Adams Packeten Plus finding two matching cards, five pairs are needed, word is spelled to eliminate cards
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
7
Howard A. Adams Under the Napkin finding two matching cards, five pairs are needed, word is spelled to eliminate cards
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
7
Howard A. Adams Australian Packeten five pairs are used, two cards placed into pocket and rest divided into two piles, down-under-deal with both packets to find mates
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
7
Howard A. Adams Jumping Australian five pairs are used, two cards placed into pocket and rest divided into two piles, down-under-deal with both packets to find mates
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
8
Howard A. Adams Packeten Finale spectator finds mates of selected ESP cards by spelling any word
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
9
Howard A. Adams Rip N March variation of Monopoly March, five cards torn in halves, matching card is found
 		1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
15
Derek Robbins Pri-Mate mate is found reversed in the deck
 		Apr. 1983
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 24)
462
Computer Dating No. 2, four cards, spectator turns one over, packet is cased, when removed again the mate is face-up instead, self-adjusting set-up
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
3
Moving Parts No. 51, four cards torn and then laid out face-up and face-down, halves that do not match suddenly match, cards interlocked with slits before tearing
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
71
Jeff Czerbinski Match Made In Heaven match with transformation kicker and turnover change
 		Oct. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 10)
1123
Richard Goldshot Deck Patrol sandwich location with some matching cards, distant key, faro
 		Dec. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 12)
1148
Harry Lorayne Dangling Participle spectator cuts deck in four piles, value of top card of piles are counted down to find their mates
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
410
Harry Lorayne Force Feed Again selection and mate are found
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
468
Philip T. Goldstein Tag Team ten cards with 5 famous couples / teams
 		Jan. 1985
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 9)
1272
Frederick Braue Untitled two cards chosen by counting to a number, they're mates, rest is blank
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5)
19
David Britland Voo-Duo "Two cards linked by uncanny forces"
card in one half is touched and turned over, mate turns over in other half
VariationsAlso published here 1985
Equinox
28
Stewart Judah Die allgegenwärtige Paare several mates show up in deck
 		July 1985
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3 & 4)
127
Roger Crosthwaite Mated Updated Again! spectator finds two mates, with five variations
Inspired by
  • Mated! (Harry Lorayne, 1962)
  • Dave Solomon's "Quadruple Profit" in "Sticks and Stones" No. 7, 1977.
 1985
Tribute to Ed Marlo
46
Larry Jennings Synchronicity magician and spectator choose mates three times in row
 		1986
The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings
10
Doug Edwards Ultra Surprise card changes to mate of another card, original card face-up in deck
 		Feb. 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 2)
1319
Piet Forton Tossed Free Choice Match matching routine with Impeccable Double
 		Oct. 1987
Epoptica (Issue 10)
514
Jerry Sadowitz Matching Pairs three selections, the three mates are found, then they transpose to follow the exchanged selections, Eight shown as Seven
 		1987
Inspirations
70
Peter Wilker, Christoph Borer Die Auskultation finding mate of card, deck in spectator's pocket
  • Medizinische Kartenkunst
Inspired by 1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 7)
12
Bruce Cervon Dual Affinity Spectator pushes two Cards next to their Mates
 		1988
The Cervon File
81
Gene Maze Gamblin' Man prediction type mate with sucker presentation
 		Feb. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 2)
1453
Edward Marlo Incomplete Matching card peeked at from incomplete faro condition, mate found, further mating phase with every card matched
Variations 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
15
Edward Marlo Incomplete Matching Variation card peeked at from incomplete faro condition, mate found
Inspired by 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
18
Edward Marlo The Matching Miracle pokerhand duplication from another deck, decks in reverse order
  • With Two Sealed Deck
  • For Stay-Stackers
  • For Memory Experts (only one deck)
  • For Card Cullers
  • Added Note
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • The New Tops, July 1966
 1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
246
Edward Marlo Down and Under Coincidence ten cards shown, spectator stops at any one which is placed aside, down-under procedure with rest and mate remains, with variations
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
328
Roy Walton Right Number two mates find mate of selection, faro & stay stack
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
39
Roy Walton Future Shock two prediction cards tell suit, value and position of a selection that is chosen with ten-twenty force, mates show up as well
  • With a Borrowed Deck
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
40
Roy Walton The Arrangement
Also published here 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
93
Roy Walton Bloodhound eight-card packet, two cards are mated with help of Joker and reverse faros
  • Full Deck Version
  • Stay-Stack Version
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, Nov. 1980
 1988
The Complete Walton — Volume 2
107
Edward Marlo A Logical Miracle spectator finds three mates among pairs on table and other pairs do not match, stay stack
Inspired byRelated toVariations Jan. 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 1)
1585
A. Berkeley Davis Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by June 1989
Apocalypse (Vol. 12 No. 6)
1654
Brother John Hamman Four-Pocket Mirror performer removes mates of four thought of cards (verbally restricted) after they are removed by spectators
 		1989
The Secrets of Brother John Hamman
79
Karl Fulves Hand to Hand Ace to Three face-up and face-down, spectator matches them, posed as problem
 		1989
And a Packet of Cards
56
Roy Walton Strathclyde Solution three mate pairs are matched
 		1989
And a Packet of Cards
57
Sam Schwartz Order Restored two rows of three cards each (mates), after some exchanges one of each is each row
Variations 1989
And a Packet of Cards
58
Karl Fulves Concentrate! three mismatched pairs become matches
 		1989
Kaleidoscope
3
Karl Fulves Outnumbered packet, counting procedure, two mates found, no-touch
Related to 1989
Kaleidoscope
12
Karl Fulves Triple Mystery three cards mated via re-dealing packet
Variations 1989
Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
43
Harry Lorayne Two-Time Mate two mates are found with help of spectator by cutting two face-up cards in the deck, two methods
Inspired byVariations 1990
Trend Setters
121
Harry Lorayne Matching Effect spectator finds a set of mates
 		1990
Trend Setters
223
David Williamson Brain Probe spectator finds four mates
Also published here Mar. 1990
The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 1)
1
Jerry K. Hartman Striking Matches
Jan. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 1)
1873
Richard Vollmer Will the Couples Match?
June 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 6)
1937
Karl Fulves S and L "Satan and Lucifer", spectator choses mate of card in box
 		1991
28 Card Tricks
4
Al Smith Snap! mate of named card is located by spectator by stopping during deal and assembling the piles with reversed named card in between
 		1991
Hot Stacks & Cold Decks
19
Peter Duffie Only a Game Down under Deal, spectators get matches
Also published here 1991
Imagine
10
Karl Fulves DIY Double Drop Effect two cards from different decks match
 		1992
The Collected Almanac (Issue )
xxxiv
James Swain Miami Opener selection found in card box, mates on top of freely dealt piles. Utilises new deck order
Related to 1992
Don't Blink
7
James Swain Miami Opener - Handling Variation brief discussion to perform "Miami Opener" without new pack order
Inspired by 1992
Don't Blink
9
James Swain One in a Million variation where bottom cards of dealt piles also match
Inspired by 1992
Don't Blink
11
Steven Hamilton A Card Problem deck faced and spread on table, face-up and face-down card pushed out of spread, they are mates, posed as problem
Variations Apr. 1992
Profile (Issue 7)
9
Gene Lawton Cheaters Solution to "A Card Problem" deck faced and spread on table, face-up and face-down card pushed out of spread, they are mates, mate SBS
Inspired by June 1992
Profile (Issue 8)
12
Peter Duffie Problematic Offshoot one card chosen from face-up half and one from face-down half, they match
Inspired by Aug. 1992
Profile (Issue 9)
3
Steve Dusheck Mate-A-Card finding the mate of a card under fair conditions in shuffled deck, featuring a card with a mirror surface hidden under a sliding panel on its back
Also published here
  • marketed in 1968
 1992
Dusheck's Card Magic
57
Peter Duffie Not As Impromptu one of four cards selected, other three cards added together and number counted in deck finds mate
  • Epilogue to Not As Impromptu
Inspired byAlso published here 1992
Obsession
20
Justin Higham Checkmate two mates are found with help of spectator by cutting two face-up cards in the deck
Inspired byRelated to June 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 4)
31
Gerald Deutsch Jinx Mate
June 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 6)
2224
Edward Marlo No Drawing Required four cards are placed in deck during dealing, four matches
Inspired by 1993
The Olram File (Issue 15)
4
Karl Fulves Parity Prophet cards dealt in pairs, one turned over, again dealt in pairs, cards on both side of reversed card are mates or predicted, Gemini Twins relation
Related toVariations 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
45
Tony Bartolotta Named Gemini two cards freely chosen, mates found with Gemini Twins procedure
Inspired byRelated to 1993
Rigmarole (Issue 4)
48
Peter Duffie Card Count-Down card thought-of from twelve-card packet, suit spelled, pairs dealt, value counted down in rest of the deck to find mate
 		Oct. 1993
Profile (Issue 16)
6
Paul Swinford Stay Stack Finale one card is mated after faro shuffle, then two cards
 		1993
Card File
12
Joel Brash, Allan Ackerman The Tell-All Gemini for finding mates
 		1994
Las Vegas Kardma
15
Philip T. Goldstein Four Sure mates & four of a kind are found with dice, mathematical
 		July 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 7)
2380
Alex Elmsley Face Your Brothers three selections are placed face-up in deck, face to face with mates
VariationsAlso published here 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
39
Alex Elmsley Prediction by Proxy spectator removes any card, mate is found by penelope-procedure (pile cut off, counted, card at that position is selection), twenty-six-apart-stack
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
317
Alex Elmsley Computer Dating removed selection is mated under fair conditions, stay stack
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
385
Alex Elmsley Empty and Full removed selection is mated under fair conditions, stay stack
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
387
Alex Elmsley Wedded Ambitions free selection, mate rises to top, stay stack
 		1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
389
Alex Elmsley Through Darkest Peirce cards are dealt out multiple times to mix them, yet they are mated, relation to Sympathetic Cards
Also published here 1994
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2
401
Philip T. Goldstein Automix working method
Inspired by 1994
Thabbatical
113
Karl Fulves Power Eject packet moves out of banded deck, mate found
Related to 1994
Crooked Tales
18
Gene Maze Miss-Matched two cards stopped at, they're not mates, but mates are found when dealing twice to their added value
Variations 1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
70
Gene Maze Match-Missed two cards stopped at, they're not mates, then first card changes into mate of second card
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
74
Gene Maze Passing Through push-through failure with two odd-backed halves, three mate pairs in other half
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
82
Gene Maze Return Trip one deck dealt through and two cards are reversed when spectator calls stop, push-through failure with second deck, mates next to reversed cards
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
86
Gene Maze Magnetic Attraction spectator stops twice during deal and those two cards are reversed, on either side of them are the mates of opposite color
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
92
Gene Maze Mated cards dealt from both hands simultaneously, stopped several times, mates each time
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
106
Gene Maze "5 & 10, Not the Store" two cards find mates, then a coin appears under each pair
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
109
Gene Maze Mirror Image indicator card is counted down to from both sides of faced deck, mates, center deal
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
128
Gene Maze Center Deal Mated: Nos. 1 & 2 two methods, using center deal
 		1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
130
Jackie McClements Coincidence My *@*! two cards put aside, two cards touched by spectator are mates of them
 		1994
Shock Treatment
3
Roger Crosthwaite Mindreading Experiment 2 card put in case, performer does not know it, mate forced on spectator, glimpse via hole in case, belly stripper suggestion
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
64
Roger Crosthwaite Primal Premonition unknown and freely chosen card put aside, card peeked at, they match
 		1994
Roger's Thesaurus
77
Peter Duffie, Arthur Carter Carter's Fooler deck shuffled by spectator, deck cut into four piles, performer removes one from each pile, values are spelled and mates found
Inspired by
  • "Impossible Coincidence" (Arthur Carter, Magigram, Nov. 1975)
Variations 		1994
Hidden Agenda 2
9
Peter Duffie Only a Game Down under Deal, spectators get matches
Also published here 1995
Duffie's Card Compulsions
202
Mike Maxwell Birds & Bees & Bikes mate is found, humorous routine
Related to June 1995
The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 2)
6
Richard Sanders, David Acer Four on the Floor card selected, indifferent card changes into mate and other cards of same value are on either side
Inspired by 1995
Natural Selections
18
Jerry K. Hartman Pair Faced relying on Henry Christ Force
 		June 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 6)
2655
Karl Fulves Not Gemini spectator pushes two selections reversed in deck, next to mates
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
39
Karl Fulves Everyone Has A Twin two mates found, then two Kings find Queens
 		1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
40
John Graham Mates Plus Mates
Mar. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 3)
2768
Gene Maze Show and Steal three cards
 		July 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 7)
2809
Jack Carpenter A Potent Presage three predictions, Gemini Twin type procedure, four-of-a-kind kicker
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1997
The Expert's Portfolio No. 1
26
Peter Duffie Aces Are Ace Selection placed sandwiched between red Aces. Black Aces placed face up in deck, sandwiches other three mates
 		1997
Effortless Card Magic
59
Peter Duffie A Popular Misconception Elevator effect + Gemini Mates plot
Variations 1997
Effortless Card Magic
150
Richard Bartram, Jr. Brainstorm Mates reversed card in the deck turns out to be mate of cut to card
 		1997
Trephine
146
Pit Hartling Amor all cards match, short long gaffed deck
Related toAlso published here 1998
Das Kleine Grüne Heft
31
Pit Hartling Cupid all cards match, short long gaffed deck
Also published here 1998
The Book
84
Karl Fulves Twixtwin after a confusing cutting, selection and shuffling procedure, a card that matches an initialed prediction card shows up
 		1998
Underworld (Issue 8)
108
Karl Fulves Notes on Brainchild two rows of five cards each, one face down and one face up, some cards exchanges, only one matching backs (rainbow)
Related to 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 7)
199
Gavin Ross Auto-Plunge Aces four Aces produced by mating a selection and push-through plunger
  • Phase One: "Simple Minds"
  • Phase Two: "The Auto-Plunger"
Also published here
  • booklet "Auto Plunger" (Gavin Ross, 1994)
 1998
Five Times Five — Scotland
91
Roy Walton Ghostly Spells sixteen-card packet mated via spelling famous magicians
 		1998
Five Times Five — Scotland
125
Allan Ackerman Finally Matched ending phase
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1999
Classic Handlings
29
Joshua Jay That's the Hard Part All three mates of selected card found, along with four Kings. Deck ends up separated by color.
Also published here 1999
Magic Atlas
76
Ted Gillam Pairs Stay Stack. Spectator stops on pairs of cards that match.
Also published here 1999
Cunning Card Miracles
54
Roberto Giobbi Underground Twins spectator locates the mate of a card
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
831
Peter Duffie Cloning sixteen-card packet, two mates found
 		2000
New Inspirations
7
Gary Ward Countdown Mates five cards chosen, any four added up and that number counted down to, arrived-at card matches fifth card of original set
 		2000
Virtual Miracles
46
Karl Fulves Brainchild No. 16, two sets from Ace to Six are cut by spectator and one replaced by a signed Four, when cards are dealt in two rows, the Fours are the only ones that match
Related to 2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
26
Karl Fulves, Nick Trost Psychic Aura No. 22, three cards chosen from tabled layout, mates reverse in deck
Inspired by
  • "Psychic Coincidence" (Nick Trost, Three Pet Secrets, 1964)
Related to 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
35
Herb Runge Impulse No. 49, spectator finds mates of two cards, dealing
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
71
Karl Fulves Cult Poker No. 14, spectator choses mate of performer's card from small packet
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
29
Karl Fulves, Bob Hummer Scrambled Stud No. 27, spectator remembers card and its position in ten-card packet, two hands dealt but selection and its mate face-down
 		2001
My Best Self-Working Card Tricks
56
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