Mates

329 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates
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
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, see also Charles Jordan's "The Keystone Card Discovery"
Variations 1939 The Jinx 51-100 (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
Clayton Rawson A Sucker Bet performed as a bet
Related to
  • page 211 for a variation
 1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (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
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
Al Leech Match-A-Card magician matches unknown card incorrectly, correct after change
Also published here 1952/2004 A Last Look at Leech 19
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
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
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 1963 The New Phoenix 351-400 (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 Brother Spectator pushes three Cards next to their Mates
 		1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 183
Roy Walton Down & Under from a packet a spectator choses two cards, they are mates
 		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
 		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 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
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1969 The Devil's Playthings 14
Roy Walton The Old Fashioned Way matching mates, eight pairs, after random mixing procedure
 		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
Variations 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
 		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 Against all Odds two spectators choose cards, they're mates
 		1971 More Faro Fantasy 34
Paul Swinford Double Duper spectator and magician turn over a card, mates
 		1971 More Faro Fantasy 32
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 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
Variations June 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 8) 428
Roy Walton Demi Demon mates are found
Variations 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 1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 5) 37
Roy Walton Right Number two mates find mate of selection, faro & stay stack
 		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 1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 11) 88
Roy Walton Match-A-Matic performer and spectator each take four cards, two mates, rest four Aces
Also published here 1972 Tale Twisters 4
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
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)
 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
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
 		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
Peter Duffie Twin Key-Boards mates, traveling and piano trick
Variations Dec. 1976 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 4) 344
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
Slydini Card Mates card selected from spread matches prediction card
Related to 1976 The Best of Slydini ...and More 93
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
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
Unknown Out of Sight No. 46, card chosen, deck shuffle, performer puts deck in pocket and removes mate
 		1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 70
Unknown 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. 1-5 (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
Roy Walton The Arrangement
1981 Fourcast 34
Joe Dignam ESTImateOn spectator thinks of a card and performer removes mate
 		1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 3) 40
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 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
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 24) 462
Unknown 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
Unknown 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. 6-10 (Vol. 8 No. 10) 1123
Richard Goldshot Deck Patrol sandwich location with some matching cards, distant key, faro
 		Dec. 1985 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (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
 		1985 Equinox 28
Stewart Judah Die allgegenwärtige Paare several mates show up in deck
 		July 1985 Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 3&4) 127
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. 6-10 (Vol. 10 No. 2) 1319
Piet Forton Tossed Free Choice Match matching routine with Impeccable Double
 		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
Gene Maze Gamblin' Man prediction type mate with sucker presentation
 		Feb. 1988 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 11 No. 2) 1453
Bruce Cervon Dual Affinity Spectator pushes two Cards next to their Mates
 		1988 The Cervon File 81
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
Edward Marlo A Logical Miracle spectator finds three mates, stay stack
Inspired byVariations Jan. 1989 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 12 No. 1) 1585
A. Berkeley Davis Apocalypse Variations Or Additions
Inspired by June 1989 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (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
 		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
 		1989 Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children 43
Harry Lorayne Two-Time Mate two mates are found with help of spectator, two methods
 		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 1990 The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 1) 1
Jerry K. Hartman Striking Matches
Jan. 1991 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 14 No. 1) 1873
Richard Vollmer Will the Couples Match?
June 1991 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (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
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 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 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 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
Gerald Deutsch Jinx Mate
June 1993 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (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 to 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
 		1993 Profile (Issue 16) 6
Paul Swinford Stay Stack Finale one card is mated after faro shuffle, then two cards
 		1993 Card File 12
Philip T. Goldstein Four Sure mates & four of a kind are found with dice, mathematical
 		July 1994 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 17 No. 7) 2380
Joel Brash, Allan Ackerman The Tell-All Gemini for finding mates
 		1994 Las Vegas Kardma 15
Alex Elmsley Face Your Brothers three selections are placed face-up in deck, face to face with mates
Variations 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, Charles Sanders Peirce Through Darkest Peirce cards are dealt out multiple times to mix them, yet they are mated, relation to Sympathetic Cards
 		1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 401
Philip T. Goldstein, Paul Curry 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
 		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
Mike Maxwell Birds & Bees & Bikes mate is found, humorous routine
 		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. 16-20 (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. 16-20 (Vol. 20 No. 3) 2768
Gene Maze Show and Steal three cards
 		July 1997 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 20 No. 7) 2809
Jack Carpenter A Potent Presage three predictions, Gemini Twin type procedure, four-of-a-kind kicker
Inspired byRelated to 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
 		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
 		1998 Das kleine grüne Heft 31
Pit Hartling Cupid all cards match, short long gaffed deck
 		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 byVariations 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
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
 		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
Karl Fulves Magnetic Force No. 30, mates of two selections found on either side of another card
Related toVariations 2001 My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 63
Karl Fulves Opposite Twins No. 34, Ace through Five of Hearts and Spades used, matching routine, Klondike
 		2001 My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 73
Karl Fulves Mental Mate No. 35, deck shuffled face-up/face-down, spectator counts to number (ignoring face-up cards), then performer, the cards match
Also published here 2001 My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 74
Karl Fulves Poker with Dice No. 52, pair of Jacks located with dice and counting procedure
 		2001 My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 120
Karl Fulves, Howard A. Adams The Odds Against No. 55, five cards torn in half, halves matched, using two dice
Inspired by 2001 My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 125
Harry Lorayne Unique Peek #5 naming card selected from incomplete faro peek, or finding it or its mate
 		2001 Personal Collection 179
Harry Lorayne Mate Finger Via Take Five five cards removed from spread, two reversed, they are mates
Inspired by 2001 Personal Collection 259
Harry Lorayne Platinum Discrepancy two halves, spectator and performer select a card from each which goes reversed in other half, mates
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2001 Personal Collection 417
Harry Lorayne Mated Updated spectator finds two mates by putting cards next to them in deck
Also published here 2001 Personal Collection 451
Harry Lorayne Quick Mate cut production, showing that card is not on top or bottom before
  • HaLo Thumb Drag
Also published here 2001 Personal Collection 455
Scott Coffey Synchron-2 half deck distributed among two spectators, five-pile layout, matches occur, only half the deck stacked and used
Inspired by
  • Peter Duffie effect
 2001 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 6) 184
Peter Duffie The Universal Base Ace of Spades put on bottom of deck, it changes into the mates of three selections, other Aces show up as climax, bottom deals
 		2001 Cards By All Means 7
Peter Duffie Piano Biddle six mate pairs separated, they reunite, previously removed Aces travel back to the packets
Inspired by 2001 Cards By All Means 15
David Regal A Match Made in Heaven
2002 Constant Fooling 1 67
Gordon Bean, David Regal The Hot Spot spectator finds two mates
 		2002 Constant Fooling 1 122
Darwin Ortiz The Quick & The Dead performer produces mate of selection from pocket (where the deck is)
Inspired by 2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 120
Philip T. Goldstein No, it is Open: One Position a/k/a Rotator
match with small packet stay stack (optional: slot machine cards)
 		2002 Redivider 6
Philip T. Goldstein Rotator (II) match with small packet stay stack
 		2002 Redivider 10
Philip T. Goldstein Rotator (III) match with small packet stay stack
 		2002 Redivider 11
Philip T. Goldstein Pseudo D/U ESP double match with small packet stay stack
 		2002 Redivider 12
Karl Fulves Unknown Numbers card named, performer upjogs three cards and loses them again, card chosen by counting to two named numbers, named card and its mate found
Inspired by
  • "Coincidence Or What" (Stuart Judah)
Related to 		2002 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7) 241
Jack Avis Stop thief card mated, crime story
 		2002 Ahead of the Pack 77
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Twins collide five cards put on table and one chosen, its mate found from rest of deck
 		2002 Ahead of the Pack 160
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie Matsuyama's Mates color, suit and picture/spot are used for down under deal, finding selection and mate
Inspired by 2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 88
Richard Vollmer, Allan Ackerman, Simon Aronson The Cards of Destiny
2003 Card College — Volume 5 1192
Karl Fulves Swiftie spectator and performer both cut and take a card, they are mates, memorising five cards into which spectator has to cut
 		2003 Off The Books (Issue 4) 56
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson BF Twins two cards stopped at by spectator, they match
 		2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 2
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson BF Double Twins two cards stopped at, they are next to their mates
 		2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 3
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Diminishing Matches two cards cut to, they're mates
Variations 2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 18
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Ahoy Matey! three mate pairs found by spectator
 		2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2 144
Jon Allen Out of Sight spectator reverses one card behind the back, deck is spread face-up and performer quickly finds mate
 		2003 Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut — The Sequel 8
John Bannon, Jack Carpenter Trait Secrets Gemini Twins with four Ace kicker
Inspired by 2004 Dear Mr. Fantasy 182
Davide Costi, Jacques Tandeau No Force Prediction
Related to 2004 Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi 97
Karl Fulves Able To Match "automated version of 'Business Card Prophecy'", after riffle shuffle fifteen cards are removed, a card stabbed and cards on either side divined and those are the only ones with mates in packet
Related to 2004 When Psychics Play Poker 50
Karl Fulves Couples match making after riffle shuffle, optionally no-touch, optionally words on cards
  • Second Approach
  • Third Approach
  • Application Note (other objects than playing cards, poker chips)
 		2004 When Psychics Play Poker 58
Robin Robertson Remarcoble
  • Phase I: A Puzzling Match
  • Phase II: Matched Again
  • Phase III: Gemini Twins
  • Phase IV: Pairs, Pairs Wherever You Like
Inspired by 2004 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9) 352
Ron Frost Two by Two Four cards selected and lost face up in deck, their mates are found beside them
 		2004 After The Force 59
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 3 On a Match matching three cards, using BMT
 		2004 Diamonds from Coal 9
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Some You Win, Some You Lose outjogged card changes to match another card
 		2004 Diamonds from Coal 19
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Twinsight double reversal plus matching
 		2004 Diamonds from Coal 46
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Soul-Mate Survivor packet of cards, one pocketed by spectator, after Survivor Principle elimination the mate remains
 		2004 Diamonds from Coal 117
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flashy Mates three selections made, their mates show up, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
 		2004 Diamonds from Coal 135
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Elevator Mates mates found as climax, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
 		2004 Diamonds from Coal 140
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson More Diminishing Matches two cards cut to, they're mates, using Hamman's Flip-Flop Force
Inspired by 2004 Diamonds from Coal 143
Justin Higham Side-Faro Double Coincidence
2005 Tricks with the Side-Faro False Shuffle 3
Bob Ostin, Hubert Lambert Twisted Twins mate of selection is found face up in the deck
Also published here 2005 Bob Ostin — A Lifetime of Magical Inventions 15
Harry Riser Really Shuffled Matcho three cards matched, faro and three double backers
VariationsAlso published here
  • MUM, Feb. 2000
 2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur 141
Harry Riser Countdown Matcho cut-to selection matched by counting down to a number
Also published here
  • MUM, Dec. 2004
 2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur 145
Harry Riser Stay, Stay-Stack, Stack deck is mated in two stages
Also published here
  • MUM, Nov. 2004
 2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur 157
Jack Avis A Multiple Matching four mates are found by spectator via stabbing a card in deck
 		2006 Rara Avis 100
Andi Gladwin Pick of the Bunch cards spread face-down , performer selects three cards which are mates to selections of spectators
 		2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7 60
Steve Beam Full Boats and Empty Nets two hands of five cards are used and even though spectator shuffled, performer has the mates of spectator's cards
 		2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7 121
Robert Lusthaus Miss Match spectator selects location from small packet and then mate by spelling a random card, principle of nine and Miracle Mix-Up / Remote Control
Inspired by
  • Jack Yate's "Miracle Mix-up" in "Abbott's Anthology of Card Magic Vol. 3"
 2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7 193
Denis Behr, Erhard Liebenow Liebenow's Card Peeling location effect with faro flourish, applying stack
  • In-the-Hands Way
  • Home Match
Related to 2007 Handcrafted Card Magic 55
Roy Walton The Magic of Numbers five pairs of mates mixed (reverse faros), mated again with number cards and counting procedure
 		2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 174
Howard A. Adams TripleThreeTrio Principles six-card packet tricks with spelling, ESP pairs or mates
  • King Tut Principle
  • Lady Man Principle
  • Miracle Fifteen - Wedding Principle
Variations 2007 Prolix (Issue 3) 182
Stewart James Pocket of Persistence Deck is placed in pocket unseen, magician can be blindfolded, but is able to extract winning poker hands, and even the mate to a previously selected card
Also published here
  • Typewritten instructions, Apr 1949 and Aug 1958
 2007 The Essential Stewart James 105
Nick Trost, Ned Rutledge Ned Rutledge's "Cards Concordant" three cards are mated
Inspired by
  • Ned Rutlegde effect (Linking Ring, June 1950)
 2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 38
Nick Trost Cards of Coincidence spectator chooses four cards that match predictions, four Aces kicker
Inspired by
  • "A Reading" (John Mendoza, The Mendoza Series of Personal Instruction, 1979)
Variations 		2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 58
Nick Trost Double-Back Effect spectator cuts to cards and finds some matches, double backers
Inspired by 2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 156
Nick Trost Matrix Miracle twenty cards in five-times-five matrix are eliminated, final cards match prediction
Inspired by
  • "Probability: 14,4000" (Tony Binarelli, Linking Ring, May 1982)
 2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 176
Justin Higham Sympathetic Triumph Card that is left face up after Triumph shuffle is the mate of previously made selection
Related to 2008 Dexterity Manual 17
Roy Walton Our Relations ten-card packet, card chosen, selection and its mate found
 		2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 284
Karl Fulves X Files Ace through Five of all suits match eventually
 		2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 324
Victor Comello, Unknown Fearless Force card outjogged from spread, deck squared, outjogged card moved to top and switched for top card, used for mating trick
Variations 2008 Prolix (Issue 5) 328
Steve Beam Checkmate three cards are matched with cutting procedure by spectator, inspired by Gardner's "Ace-Two-Three Trick" (Ibidem #6)
 		2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 77
Ramón Riobóo Spanish Roulette mate of selection is found via fair dealing procedure, set-up
Variations 2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 246
Roy Walton Poker Puzzle Ace to Five of Hearts and Spades on table in two rows, arranged by spectator, four cards on each card, hands gathered and dealt, some matching with other row occurs
Variations 2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 429
Howard A. Adams Breakfast At The East Nine Club small packet spelling with ESP or playing cards, matches
  • Breakfast Mentalism
  • Don't Use Tea Leaves
  • Glass of Tea
  • Burgerama
  • Let's Dine Out
  • Items Go ESP
 		2010 Prolix (Issue 7) 455
Karl Fulves Matrix Games variations of the Ace to Five theme with twenty-five cards
  • The Correction
  • In Sync
  • Brother's Keeper
Inspired by 2010 Prolix (Issue 8) 528
Steve Reynolds On Bannon's Poker Pairydox packet of cards shown mixed, then pairs are mated, contributing an instant reset
Inspired by
  • "Poker Pairadox" (John Bannon, Mega Wave, 2010)
 2010 Trench Work 14
Harry Lorayne Choices! suit and value of top cards after dealing match selection, mates of those two cards produced as well
Related to 2011 Special Effects 16
Patrick Page The Continuous Do As I Do spectator and performer each shuffle half the deck and exchange top card, they match, repeated multiple times
Inspired by
  • Douglas Francis' "Duo Coincido" in Peter Warlock's "Pentagram" Vol. 1 No. 2, 1946
Related toVariationsAlso published here 		2011 Magic Page by Page 40
Patrick Page Other Revelations on divining cards, finding the mate of the chosen card
Related to 2011 Magic Page by Page 85
David Williamson Mapa Cerebral spectator finds mates
Also published here 2011 El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 16) 484
John Born Finally Matched Revisited Multi-phase matching effect
Inspired by 2012 Seeking the Bridge 113
Herb Zarrow Coincidentally Yours multiple phases, finding mates
 		2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 291
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Flummoxed three phases, single-deck approach for Eddie Joseph's "Staggered" stack
Inspired by 2013 Ensuing Impuzzibilities 18
Hiroshi Sawa ツインズ (Twins) Deck is shuffled, spectator deals and magician says stop. Locates two cards with pictures of two twins. Mistake is rectified via color change.
 		2013 Magic of Dr. Sawa (澤浩の奇術) 111
Roger Crosthwaite IRF Open Prediction (semi improvised effect) Card is placed next to its mate
 		2014 The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method 25
Michael Murray, Stephen Shaw Once Removed deck is divided into three piles, spectator removes a card and its mate, two cards are divined, two different stacks explained
 		2014 A Piece Of My Mind 242
Robert E. Neale The Queen Sisters Bizarre story of sacrifice where two sisters (queens) triumph despite the odds against them.
Related to 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10 39
Ron Cartlidge Queen Elizabeth Two red Queens placed into the deck by spectators are found next to black Queens
 		2015 The Saturday Morning Session 1
Harry Lorayne Now That's Good Magic! two cards chosen, three cards removed, all shown as Seven of Hearts, two change into selections and mates are reversed in deck
Related to 2015 JawDroppers! 82
Harry Lorayne Magical Match a card cut to in one half, the mate of it appears between sandwich cards in other half
 		2017 JawDroppers! Two 66
Harry Lorayne Force Feed Again card chosen and lost, Two-Card Toss used to produce it with its mate, also for four-of-a-kind production
Inspired by 2017 JawDroppers! Two 91
Harry Lorayne Platinum Discrepancy two halves, spectator and performer select a card from each which goes reversed in other half, mates
Also published here 2017 JawDroppers! Two 203
Harry Lorayne Two To Four two cards chosen, wrong card found, changes into right card, other card is its mate, other two matching cards found as well
Related to 2017 JawDroppers! Two 218
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season (VII) multiphase routine
Related toAlso published here 2017 52 27
Denis Behr Mating Season
  • Phase One - Poker-Hand Duplication
  • Phase Two - Speed Mating
  • Phase Three - All at Once
Inspired byRelated to 2018 Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 3 29
Ramón Riobóo Royal Elimination two piles of eight cards, cards are eliminated and remaining cards are found to be mates
 		2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 137
Keiichi Hiraki Mental Breeze numbers on billets are used to count cards from a small packet, mates
 		2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 153
Derrick Chung The Lowdown spectator selects one of four cards, values of other three cards are counted from reminder to find mates
Inspired by
  • Shigeo Futagawa's "Free Choice Coincidence" in "The Lecture Notes of Shigeo Futagawa" 1999
 2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 285
Harry Lorayne Mated Updated spectator finds two mates by putting cards next to them in deck
Also published here 2018 And Finally! 227
Harry Lorayne Two Magic Cards two cards are mated
 		2018 And Finally! 234
Harry Lorayne Spectator's Choice spectator stops four times during deal, those cards turned over, next to the four reversed cards are the Aces, or the mates
 		2018 And Finally! 236
Asi Wind Noah spectator cuts to card and another one choses its mate, two spectators then count to a card in half the deck each under the table and they match, then three cards are mated in the deck at once, then whole deck
 		2019 Paper Work 11
Yves Carbonnier Les Frères Marx Jacks change into selections, mates appaer
Inspired by 2019 Grand Livre de Cartomagie 152
Pepe Lirrojo Is it a coincidence? Is it a lucky break? Or is it Magic? three phases
 		2019 Some Different Stuff 5
Pepe Lirrojo Looking for the sisters three phases, finding mates
 		2019 Some Different Stuff 6
Helder Guimarães Synchronicity "An Act of Pure Luck"
  • First and Second Phase: spectator and performer each select a card from half the deck and find each other's cards, spectator via Tantalizer
  • Third Phase: cards at chosen position in both halves match, then whole deck is mated
Inspired by 2019 Secret Language — Volume 1 432
Steve Beam Progressive Mating Season (VII) multiphase routine
Also published here 2019 Card Tricks That Kilt 3