52 Amazing Card Tricks

Professional Tricks that Anyone Can Do

Book
1949
Written by W. F. "Rufus" Steele
Work of Various
64 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
No illustrations
Language: English
58 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Robert Parrish Introduction
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Bob Haskell Psychic Spell six cards on the table, spectator thinks of one, cards are mixed face down and performer touches them one by one as spectator spells his card in his head, selection is touched on last letter
Related to
 6
Paul Rosini "Let's See What You've Done" selection is immediately spelled out
 		7
Eddie Joseph Mystic Fifteen fifteen cards, dealt into five piles
  • Hiding the Principle
 		8
Edward Marlo Double Thought two cards, one freely thought of, one ahead, using two decks
Also published here
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Variations
 9
Martin Gardner* Five Nine King card chosen, three piles arranged as in Poker Player's Picnic, on top of the piles are then the mates that match the selection
Related to
 11
Stewart James A Bridge Trick with full deck
 		12
Oscar Weigle Under the Table Coincidence two decks below table, halves are exchanged and placed face-to-face, cards at separation point match
 		13
Ken Krenzel Mental Discernment Improved one of nine, Three-spot used to locate it
Inspired by
  • "Mental Discernment" (Ralph W. Hull)
 14
The Reluctant Card same as Last Chance
Related to
 17
Betting on a Sure Thing Game of NIM with some rows of cards
 		18
The Ten of Diamonds one of nine cards chosen, reversed Ten-spot used to located it
 		18
Trick of the Year counting procedure according to some calendar numbers to arrive at selection
 		19
Al Leech Double Deuce two Twos are put reversed in different positions, they come together and sandwich a selection
 		20
Hindu Shuffle
21
Bill Simon A Set of Surprises number used to count to a selection which is then lost, selection not found but deck turns over, then selection turns over
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 21
Carmen D'Amico Rapid Revelation selection lost, spectator stops the performer's riffle and value at that position is used to count to selection, name spelled "Carmen Da Mico"
 		23
Al Baker Two Souls With But a Single Thought coincidence & prediction, two cards
Also published here
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Variations
 24
Paul Rosini The Missing Card spectator pulls out some cards, remembers bottom card and drop cards onto deck, performer fails to locate card behind back, it is found in pocket, pushed up behind back to under arm pit
 		25
H. Adrian Smith A Beginner's Miracle deck cut into three piles, two piles shuffled and bottom cards remembered, deck assembled
 		26
Sid Lorraine "I Never Touch the Cards" spectator has another spectator choose a card, key card location
 		27
C. O. Williams, W. F. "Rufus" Steele The Card in the Pocket
Inspired by
 29
Behind Fan Addition fan held in right hand, left hand with deck adjusts it and adds card behind it
 		29
Robert Parrish Automatic Assembly cards of same value as a selection are found via dealing
 		30
Henry Christ Birds of a Feather dealing to some named numbers to locate four Aces
 		32
Aces From the War unusual assembly with four piles of five cards each with Aces on top
Variations
 33
Follow Your Card observation test presentation, spectator's card ends up reversed
 		35
Alignment Move
35
Paul Rosini Tap, Tap cards dealt in 4x4 square, spectator removes a bunch of cards and deals other cards in square formation as performer taps on the cards, value on last tap matches number of removed cards
Also published here
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Stewart Judah Black and Red Prediction red and black cards separated, some cards from one color are used to count to a card in the other color which is predicted
 		37
Red and Blue cased blue deck transposes with red deck
 		38
Bert Allerton Transcendent Trick biddle trick, stolen card is forced to a second spectator
Also published here
Variations
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Elmer Biddle Biddle Steal
41
Charles "Chic" Schoke Chic's Parlay bet about the order of the Aces as they show up when dealing through the deck after riffle shuffles
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 41
John Scarne The Dixie Double Location two cards from two halves exchanged and located, odd/even divided deck
 		42
Ben Berger No Prep card thought from half the deck vanishes and is found under newspaper or table cloth
 		43
My Number, Your Card position of card predicted by writing the number on the face of a card in the deck
 		45
Identity two coincidences
 		46
Bob Hummer The Magic Separation face-up and face-down cards are shuffled, performer separates cards behind back so one pile consists of same amount of face up cards as the other
Also published here
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Variations
 47
False Cut to Table lower half pulled out and placed on table
 		47
Bob Hummer Face-Up Prediction spectator and performer turn cards over in the deck, number of reversed cards is predicted
Also published here
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Variations
 48
Charles "Chic" Schoke The "Chic" Trick Again improved handling
Inspired by
 49
Audley Walsh Improvisation card signed on back, improvisation to find it from the face
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Variations
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Audley Walsh, Bert Allerton Prepared Improvisation card signed on back, with stack to force card from face via counting, 1-0-1
Inspired by
 51
Audley Walsh Calling All Cards half the deck counted, digits added and card remembered, reading off the order
 		52
Fair Cuts - Double Force face-to-face cuts to force two cards
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Variations
 53
John Scarne The Drunken Deal sucker
Also published here
 54
The Simple Impossibility card chosen via pile making, two key cards
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 54
The Spectator's Location spectator riffles through cards and stops anywhere, performer stabs card (double) into separation and selection is found there
 		55
Note on the Double Lift thumb count
 		56
A Test of Will two cards chosen from two decks turn out to be the same
 		56
The Disappearing Card Trick card vanishes from packet and reappears in deck at chosen number, duplicate
 		58
Dai Vernon Judgment spectator peeks himself and remembers a card, performer looks through cards, spectator names card and performer names position
Also published here
Related to
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Try It Yourself producing thirteen cards in order with down-under deal
Variations
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Jiffy Speller progressive set-up
 		61
The Amazement performer spreads cards between hand and spectator should knock the spread, only selection falls out, spreading with jogged halves
 		62
An Alarming Coincidence performer deals through cards, suddenly alarm clock rings right at the selection
 		62
Ed Miller The Deck of Cards Story
63
Data entered by Denis Behr, February 2022.