Miscellaneous

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Cards being Cut, to tell whether the Number Cut is Odd or Even
1876
Modern Magic
51
Charlier Artificial Spiritualism removed cards divined, pile cut off by spectator and number of cards as well as number of pips divined, stacked and punch marked
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
63
Odd-Even Divination performer knows whether cut-off number is odd or even
 		1889
Tricks with Cards
77
New Numerical Trick with Cards three heaps formed while performer is blindfolded according to some mathematical instructions, performer in the end know amount of cards in center pile
 		1890
More Magic
25
Further Illustration naming position of any card or card at any position
 		1890
More Magic
79
Gerade oder Ungerade No. 3, packet of cards is counted as an odd or even number, depending on what the spectator wishes, two cards stuck together with "weak rubber solution, soap or onion juice"
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
5
Der wahrsagende Würfel No. 15, deck cut into six piles by spectator, number chosen with die, selection is in designated pile, card palmed out and added onto correct pile
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
106
Gerade oder ungerade performer knows if cut-off pile has odd or even number of cards, red-black alternating
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
89
Das mathematische Mischen - 3. third application, position of top card named after three "shuffles"
 		1896
Der moderne Kartenkünstler
120
Predestination two packs, one spectator thinks of card and its position, predicted number is counted down in other deck, card there matches first selection
Related toAlso published here 1897
New Era Card Tricks
192
Die magische Einwirkung two packs, one spectator thinks of card and its position, predicted number is counted down in other deck, card there matches first selection, translation by John Willmann
Also published here Apr. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 4)
51
Robert Lenz Zur Karten-Piéce "Die wievielte Karte!" simplified method
Inspired by Nov. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 11)
166
S. W. Erdnase Knowing Position of any named Card
1902
The Expert at the Card Table
182
Carl Willmann Zu erraten, wie viele Karten eine Person der Gesellschaft im Geheimen einem Spiel entnahm und wieder zu demselben legte spectator takes a number of cards from bottom of deck and places them on top, one card chosen and its value matches the amount of moved cards
Variations Sep. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 9)
132
Eduard W. Lufa Zum Erraten der Karten
Inspired by Oct. 1902
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 8 No. 10)
159
Hugo Schrader Eine übernatürliche Uebereinstimmung card chosen and lost, dominoes placed together by spectator, endpoint indicate suit and value and added up the position of the selection
Inspired by
  • "Unerreicht!" (Conradis Der Kartenkünstler im XX. Jahrhundert, p. 81)
 May 1904
Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 5)
70
Third Method four cards laid out on table, spectator throws die and counts to card which is selection
 		1909
The Art of Magic
44
Ziska The Transposed Cards done with full deck, performer divines the number of cards put form one half to another
Related toVariations 1909
The Art of Magic
49
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Die sympathetischen Zahlen spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card, selections are the four Tens which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1910
Kartenkünste
4
To tell the Card thought of by arranging the Cards in a Circle Ace through Ten in a circle, on through of and after some counting divined
 		1911
Modern Card Manipulation
96
Charles T. Jordan Odd or Even No. 11, spectator cuts off pile and spectator divined whether it's an odd or even number
 		1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
42
Charles T. Jordan The Spirit Mathematician No. 2, half deck in performer's pocket, card with same suit and cards who add up to same domination as selection are produced, binary (Ace, Two, Four, Eight)
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1920
Ten New Impromptu Card Tricks
5
Charles T. Jordan Improved Satan's Prophecy prediction, deck divided into two halves and a selected card vanishes from one half and appears at the position predicted in the other half
Related toAlso published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
8
Charles T. Jordan The Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck (clubs/diamonds and hearts/spades)
Also published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
14
Charles T. Jordan Count the Cut spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many by taking cards with the corresponding values from pocket, Si Stebbins
Also published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
21
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Der scharfe Blick spectator cuts any packet and performer knows if the amount of cards is even or odd
 		1927
Leichte Zauberei
9
Jack Merlin Throwing a Card in the Air and Catching in the Pack at a Chosen Number
1927/28
Merlin's Master Manipulations
14
Jack Merlin Super Mental Card Effect thought of card is found on number performer says in cut half, alternative ending, card stab
 		1927/28
Merlin's Master Miracles
17
Dual Detection two cards chosen by stabbing another card in the deck, deck dealt into four piles and assembled, deck cut and both cards found at two previously predicted numbers
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
8
Discovered Number spectator removes some cards from behind back, performer then produces card with same value as number of removed cards
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
12
Counting Trick
1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
14
Walter B. Gibson Clock Trick No. 2 ten cards in a circle, spectator thinks of one, then starts a counting procedure on another card that ends at his card
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
17
The Whispering Joker spectator counts off some cards and replaces them, performer removes Joker which tells him how many were counted
 		1928
Card Tricks You Will Do
17
Tom Sellers Card and Number card found at number the performer says
Related to 1931
Magical Pleasantries
22
The Number Discovery number of cards divined à la Einstein
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
2
Al Baker Eyes All Around a selected card indicates the number of pocketed cards, repeat, set-up
Also published here 1934
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Cardially Yours)
490
Tom Sellers Lift a Few spectator cuts cards and replaced, performer divines number of cards, two key cards come from sleeve
 		1934
Card Tricks That Work
8
Louis Lam Tower Bridge "A New Bridge Effect", number of cut of cards is divined by value of another selection
 		1935
Would You Believe It?
11
A Card and a Number naming name and position of selection, key card
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
11
The Count Down card and its position remembered and divined, two key cards
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
12
A Test Discovery nail punch, naming position of selection
 		1935
Mental Magic with Cards
13
How Many Cards Did I Take? No. 31, spectator removes small number of cards and performer produces a card whose number corresponds to that number
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
30
Figures Can't Lie No. 36, spectator chooses four digits and does some calculation, then he removes four cards that match the digits and pockets one, performer divines it
 		1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
34
Number Trick No. 44, date addition force, using simple dealing into four piles to get the forced number to top of four piles
Related to 1935
Card Tricks that are Easy to Learn, Easy to Do
41
The Touch that Tells performer divines number of pocketed cards with value of playing cards
 		Aug. 1936
The Jinx (Issue 23)
146
Dai Vernon An Insolvable Mystery deck behind performer's back in handkerchief, spectator names any number, performer the card at this position
Related toVariations 1936
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
152
The Nines random numbers add up to nine, Nines are selected
Related toVariations 1936
Card Manipulations (Issue 5)
156
Edward Bagshawe The Mind-Reader card is mentally selected from a randomly-ordered list of cards, magician reveals he predicted position of card in deck and the card’s number-position in the list
Related to 1936 ca.
Twenty Magical Novelties
23
Edward Bagshawe Fixing the Date face cards of four packets formed by audience’s choices make up digits of randomly-chosen year, number cards
 		1936 ca.
Twenty Magical Novelties
34
Arthur H. Buckley Indetecto divining chosen number and card, impromptu punched card with finger nail
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
83
Up Your Sleeve spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
92
Theodore Annemann One in Ten Detection performer finds out small thought-of number, one-way backs
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
156
Charles T. Jordan Hourglass Cards time on watch gives position of card, placement via dealing procedure and only performed at certain times
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
181
Coincidence Extraordinary piles are made, number of cards in a pile is divined, mathematical
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
187
Rolland Hamblen Necromantic Calculation
Inspired by 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
187
Ziska The Transposed Cards number of cut off cards is divined by value of a card, set-up
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
192
Stewart Judah The Circle of Cards selection and number of counted cards are divined, set-up
Related to 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
192
Rolland Hamblen A Trick Without a Clue selection and number of counted cards are divined, set-up
Related toVariations 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
193
Al Baker Eyes All Round a selected card indicates the number of pocketed cards, repeat, set-up
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
193
Charles T. Jordan Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
198
Dai Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
208
Theodore Annemann Sensitive Thoughts deck divided in red and black, number named and card thought of from different halves, performer names card and position of them
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
212
Charles T. Jordan Strange Coincidence coincidence with card values where two values add up to a third selection, stack that will force the number ten
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
220
The Cards and the Dice card located via number on die, svengali deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
252
Educated Die rolled number finds card, stripper deck
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
274
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Numbers coincidences with number ten, Tens show up, cut off packet are ten cards, ..., stripper deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
278
X-Ray Eyes performer know position of chosen card, short key card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
310
Louis Nikola Locating selection and its position named, memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
394
Val Evans Multeffect Cards long-short paired deck used for a routine of eighteen different effects
Related toVariations 1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
177
Newton Hall Controlled Luck fifty-two numbered cardboards & cards are shuffled and read one by one until performer tells to stop, card and number combination is predicted
Also published here Mar. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 30)
191
Edward Reese Tattle Tale Card number of cards is removed by spectator, performer produces spot card that indicates that number
 		Apr. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 31)
201
Dai Vernon Up and Down selections end up at predicted positions, anti-faro trick
Related to Nov. 1937
The Jinx (Issue 38)
255
A Matter of Debit and Credit "I have as many cards as you have, and enough....", magician twice divines correct number of cut off cards
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938
Greater Magic
157
The Spectator Does it All cards are put in pocket and one selected, performer divines number of pocketed cards and selection
 		1938
Greater Magic
226
Max Holden A Master Card Trick selection appears at predicted number
 		1938
Greater Magic
232
The Up-to-Date Prophet spectator names number, performer card at that position, stacked deck
 		1938
Greater Magic
289
Ne Plus Ultra. New Version with crystal ball four selections and their positions are named, short card and narrow card
 		1938
Greater Magic
471
Claude Goldin Quarters from Torn Deck deck torn in quarters, performer names four positions, when counted down in the four positions there is selected card
 		Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
461
Paul Curry Lost and Found two spectators remember cards and their positions, shuffle, two other cards find selections by stabbing the pack behind back
 		1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
36
Theodore Annemann Sensitive Thoughts deck divided in red and black, number named and card thought of from different halves, performer names card and position of them
 		1939
The Incorporated Strange Secrets
11
Dr. H. Walter Grote The Harmony of Numbers "An Original Card Divertissement"
several piles made by cutting and saying stop, each pile has ten cards and a Ten spot on top
Related to 1939
The Magic Annual for 1938 and 1939
28
The Magic of Nine number of cards in pocket and selection is devined
 		1940
Expert Card Technique
402
Audley Walsh Open Minds sum prediction via cards, out-to-lunch principle on deck of cards
Also published here Feb. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 81)
523
Audley Walsh The Mystic Twelve cards pocketed and another remembered, performer divines position of selection and number of cards in pocket, reverse-count force
Related toVariations Mar. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 82)
531
G. W. Hunter Three Predictions piles made and card moved around, then some pocketed, performer divines everything
Variations 1940
The Jinx (Issue 84)
538
Don Medley, Harry Jordan Circum-Location three cards, odd-even, identities and positions named
 		1940
The Jinx (Issue 102)
619
Gerald Kosky Ziska Improved number of moved cards & selection are divined by value of a card, set-up, marked locator
Inspired byRelated to 1940
More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)
40
Bob Hummer Lite-Ning Addition spectator removes an Ace or a Two face down, then a Three or a Four and so on, total of added values is divined
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1940
Half-A-Dozen Hummers
5
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine seltsame Uebereinstimmung shuffled deck in handkerchief, performer names three cards and removes them from the deck without looking, second deck with numbers on back, numbers on backs of the three removed card match with the actual date
Also published here
  • "Magie" 1931.
 Oct. 1940
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 2 No. 2&3)
6
The Odd Estate puzzle with a story about a will
 		1941
The Jinx (Issue 128)
739
Del Cartier Weird Coin coin borrowed, half deck dealt in four piles, top card correspond with year of coin, sum counted down, card predicted
 		1941
The Jinx (Issue 132)
757
Martin Gardner Four Piles and a Dollar Bill spectator deals pile into four piles, the values on top form the year on the bill
 		1941
After the Dessert
6
Hans "Severus" Ernst Die Historia von den 15 Christen und den 15 Türken
  • Der Vater mit den Stradivariousgeigen
trick for counting puzzle, every fifth is eliminated, eight cards and only red remain on the table
 		Aug. 1941
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 3 No. 8)
2
Al Baker An Impossible Count spectators cut off packet and put in pocket, performer knows number, memorized deck
Related toAlso published here 1941
Magical Ways and Means
98
Dai Vernon The Little Dictators spectator notes card and its position up to ten, three dice are thrown, the total gives position of card
 		1941/49
Select Secrets
25
Eddie Joseph Your Age Will Find You Out spectator takes card at position of his age, card and age divined
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
29
Eddie Joseph The Tekka Card Trick four amounts of cards divined after lots of dealing and pile-making, Aces as key cards distributed in deck
 		1942
Greater Card Tricks
33
Dai Vernon Up and Down selections end up at predicted positions, anti-faro trick
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
8
Edward Reese Tattle Tale Card number of cards is removed by spectator, performer produces spot card that indicates that number
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
70
Theodore Annemann The Touch That Tells performer divines number of pocketed cards with value of playing cards
 		1943
Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks
71
John Mulholland To Know How Many Cards Are Taken From the Deck cards taken in a group, cut deck at location of removal and sight top and bottom cards, magician says number of cards drawn and names each one
 		1944
The Art of Illusion
50
Audley Walsh Open Minds sum prediction via cards, out-to-lunch principle on deck of cards
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
286
Newton Hall Controlled Luck fifty-two numbered cardboards & cards are shuffled and read one by one until performer tells to stop, card and number combination is predicted
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
309
Stewart James The "All Clear" Card Transformation card and its position remembered, deck cut and card at same position removed, first selection is found odd-backed and reversed at same position as the second selection has spots
 		1944
Jamesosophy
6
Bob Hummer Little Stranger spectator places some red cards in his left and right trouser and jacket pockets, performer divines numbers
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1945
Little Stranger
1
Arthur H. Buckley The Unexpected Ending Experiment No. 9 - two selections, one turns over, other is counted to
Variations 1946
Card Control
159
Herb Runge Shorty performer knows how many cards are in spectator's pocket
 		Oct. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 113)
454
Bob Hummer Hummer's 18 Card Mystery spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, see Collected Secrets for links to variations
VariationsAlso published here 1946
Face Up Face Down Mysteries
1
G. W. Hunter, Edward Victor No. 3 " The Three Prophecies" a card and two numbers are written on three blank cards, cards are dealt and numbers match written numbers and card is found
 		1946
Further Magic of the Hands
81
Edward Marlo The Prediction performer knows card at named number, partial stack, part of "Marlo's Miracle Routine"
 		1947
Marlo In Spades
15
Piano Trick
Related to 1948
The Royal Road to Card Magic
106
George G. Kaplan New Card Affinity spectator and performer each choose a card from half the deck, deck assembled, performer knows the distance of the two selections (originally next to each other)
 		1948
The Fine Art of Magic
65
Martin Gardner, Bob Hummer Under the Table spectator takes eighteen cards and turns over the top two cards and cuts the pile, that step is repeated as often as he likes, then the performer takes the cards behind his back and divines the amount of reversed cards, cards are separated into red and blacks as climax
  • Turn Every Other Card
Inspired byVariations Nov. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 6)
484
Arthur H. Buckley Indetecto divining chosen number and card, impromptu punched card with finger nail ("Nail Marking")
Also published here 1948
The Card Expert Entertains
87
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 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
11
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 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
36
Eddie Joseph Through the Beat of the Pulse selection is lost and deck divided into two piles, performer knows in which pile card is and also exact position
 		1949 ca.
15 Exciting Minutes with a Borrowed Deck
1
Bruce Elliott Math performer names selection of position, sort of early anti-faro
 		July 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 208)
832
Bob Hummer Topsy-Turvy Deck No. 26, Deck of face up/down cards split into two by performer, each half has equal number of face up cards
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
49
John Scarne Double Duty No. 39, Spectator secretly transfers a number of cards (one to ten) to magician's packet, magician produces card with same value
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
71
Herb Runge, George Pearce, Ande Furlong Double Revelation No. 66, divine selection and number of pocketed cards
Related to 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
120
Jack Miller The Traveling Card No. 74, Ace to King stack
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
135
Nate Leipzig Leipzig's Pocket Card Trick No. 121, performer finds spectator's selection and divines number of cards in spectator's pocket
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
235
Howard Thurston Thurston's Card Mystery No. 122, performer with back turned divines number of cards remaining on table
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
236
Si Stebbins Si Stebbins' Master Tricks No. 133, multi-phase routine using Stebbins.
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
257
Eddie Joseph The "Tobba" Mystery spectator removes some cards and remembers card at same position, deck cut, then performer counts basically whole deck before revealing card and number
Variations 1950
Eddie's Dumbfounders with Cards
2
Paul Rosini 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
Related toAlso published here 1950
Magical Gems
66
Toni Koynini Evens spectator removes two even cards, subtracts them, takes that many cards, remembers new top card and shuffles deck, performer divines even cards, pocketed number and selection, clocking with even cards for two removed cards
 		1951
Toni Koynini's Card Miracles
24
Edward Marlo The Secret Number card counted to from reference card
 		1952
Control Systems
105
Bill Simon Mind Reading spectator thinks of a number and remembers the card on it's position, after the performer fails to find it, the spectator finds his card at the number turned over
 		1952
Effective Card Magic
145
Eddie Fields The Zodiac Card Miracle card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Related toAlso published here 1952
The Last Word on Cards
28
W. F. "Rufus" Steele You Tell Them Everything spectator pockets some cards and remembers a card at the same position as the number of pocketed cards, performer stops dealing at selection and names number of pocketed cards
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
33
W. F. "Rufus" Steele, Robert Parrish Tell and Spell one spectator pockets some cards and two spectators remember a card at a number, both cards are found and number of pocketed cards named
Variations 1952
The Last Word on Cards
34
Back in Place spectator remembers card and its position and places that many more cards on top, performer returns card to original position below table
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
38
Right Hand, Left Hand packet cut off, counted and digits added, spectator ends up with some cards in either hand and performer gives both numbers, 9-force
 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
43
Stewart James Mike and Ike spectator removes any number card mates, puts any two cards on top and then counts twice the value of the mates on top, all is placed on deck, performer removes some cards behind his back and deals them out on the table, then he finds the mates, the selections and the amount of cards placed onto them
  • Variation (using two different-colored decks)
 		1954
First Call To Cards
1
Stewart James Seven Wonders several cards are chosen via dealing packets themes around the number seven, they are eventually found
 		1954
First Call To Cards
4
Stewart James The Deckspert spectator cuts off cards and puts some of them in one pocket and some in the other, card at position of total of cards in one pocket is remembered, performer changes order of deck, then card is at position of total of cards in other pocket
 		1954
First Call To Cards
10
Stewart James The Mathematricker a box that apparently solves mathematical questions is presented, first a gag answer appears, then the machine is supposed to give the remainder of an equation done with playing card values, but there is no remainder and nothing appears on the paper
 		Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
3
Charles Sanders Peirce Some Amazing Mazes dealing trick with red and black cards in numerical order, dealing into any number of piles, anti-faro rules, see also p. 2
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two (mixing procedure, then number named, value of card at that position is used to count to a card that matches named number)
Related toVariations Nov. 1955
Ibidem (Issue 4)
10
Bob Hummer Matching the Colors Deck shuffled face up and face down, magician can separate into two piles containing the same number of face up cards. Alternative is to shuffle red and black cards.
 		1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
17
Bob Hummer, Oscar Weigle Hummer's Reversal Mystery CATO trick, magician can name correctly number of face up cards after cut and turn over procedure. Oscar Weigle variation: colors are also separated
Variations 1956
Mathematics, Magic And Mystery
17
L. Vosburgh Lyons Heavenly Sevens Ace through Seven, spectator removes any card and from the rest places two in a row, performer completes the row with the remaining four digits so that the resulting six-digit number is always divisible by seven
 		Sep. 1956
Ibidem (Issue 7)
8
Charles Hudson Sorcerer's Seven performer talks about the number seven, spectator puts a card in the deck, cards next to it equals seven, variation where all four cards are stabbed into the deck (Rusduck), see credits in No. 8
Related toVariations June 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 3)
9
Alexander F. Kraus Sum Total Kruskal count procedure, challenge of having the face-up cards add up to 52, posed as a problem
Variations Dec. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 12)
7
Edward Marlo Magical Seven selection reversed in face-up portion travels down into lower face-down portion into seventh position, several repeats
  • Phase One
  • Phase Two
  • Phase Three
  • Phase Four
  • Phase Five
Related toVariations 1958
The Magic Seven
2
Allessandro Magic Sum sum of added values is divined, using a card stand
 		1958
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1958)
15
Alexander F. Kraus Sum Total Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52, solution to the problem
Inspired by Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
13
Tom Ransom Sum More Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52
Inspired byRelated to Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
17
Max Katz Sum More Kruskal count procedure, at the end all face-up cards add up to 52
Inspired by Mar. 1958
Ibidem (Issue 13)
17
Ronald B. Edwards Mazes-Phase Down variation that starts with two honest riffle shuffles (interlocking chains), suits separated, some dealing procedure that affects the red/black distribution
  • Phase II (dealing into chosen number of piles, sympathetic values)
Inspired byRelated to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
5
Arthur Hastings Two For The Show two selections are peeked at, one turns over, other is counted to, see "Fan Letter" for credit information
Inspired byRelated toVariations July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
6
Friedrich Wilhelm Frikell, W. H. Cremer The Unfaithful Knave counting sides in square
Also published here
  • "The Secret Out", W. H. Cremer, 1891
 July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
12
Edward Marlo The Worm Turns telling number directly in Einstein trick
Related to July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
13
Ken Beale Brown Out packet removed and counted, cards at that position remembered, performer finds card and names number
 		July 1959
Ibidem (Issue 17)
17
Edward Marlo For The Magic Seven "The In Between Phase" (should be done between phases four and five of original routine)
selection reversed in face-up portion travels down into lower face-down portion into seventh position
Inspired by Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
21
Ronald B. Edwards Digital Deck’s Terity deck cut into two halves, spectator deals two piles of card from one half corresponding to a thought-of number, values in one pile added, card at that position predicted in other half
 		Oct. 1960
Ibidem (Issue 22)
16
Jack Avis Diencidence three chosen cards reveal two numbers chosen with a die and total
 		1961
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1961)
64
Robert G. Tripp A Deck of Cards and a Miracle deck is cut and a card named, performer names position
Variations 1961
Still More Miracles in Mentalism
61
Ken Beale Exploring a Principle number chosen with dice throw, card at that position removed, added to number, several of the numbers are counted to until total of five cards are removed, they're predicted
Variations Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
26
Alex Elmsley No Looking two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, then named
Related to 1962
Close-up Card Magic
72
Howard Schwarzman Two-Gether two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, appear at same position in two piles
 		1962
Close-up Card Magic
116
Dai Vernon Vernon Super Count Down thought-of number is dealt, performer finds it out, also with selection, red-black alternating set-up
VariationsAlso published here 1962
Early Vernon
23
Edward Marlo Excerpts From Two Letters "The Total Principle"
two card selected with two numbers, both are eventually located, or named
Inspired by Oct. 1962
Ibidem (Issue 27)
16
Edward Marlo On the Re-Stacking Pack two spectators decide for numbers and remember the cards at their number four times with faros in between, each has a four of a kind
Inspired by 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
18
Edward Marlo Another Effect is the Following as a number force or book test
Inspired by 1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
19
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Brown Diception two cards chosen with Diception procedure, cards and number divined
Variations Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
18
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Brown Diception Variation two cards chosen with Diception procedure, cards and number divined
Inspired by Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
19
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Predicted Brown Diception Brown Diception with prediction of a card
Inspired by Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
19
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Predicted 2 Cards Diception with Prediction of both cards
Inspired by Nov. 1964
Ibidem (Issue 30)
19
Harry Lorayne Hummer Addition spectator reverses some cards, below table magician reverses more so named total is achieved, as kicker all are one color
Inspired byAlso published here 1965
My Favorite Card Tricks
30
Harry Lorayne, Thomas Alan Waters The Card Pyramid mathematical layout of spot cards, end result is predicted, for Waters credit see reference
Related toAlso published here 1967
Deck-Sterity
45
Bruce Cervon Triangle Card Trick card version, final value predicted
Related to Mar. 1967
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 2 No. 5)
88
Peter Alexis Red Magic spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Related toVariationsAlso published here June 1967
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 2 No. 8)
103
Bruce Cervon, Earl Keyser Red Magic Variation spectator places some red cards in his left and right jacket pockets, performer divines number
Inspired by Oct. 1967
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 2 No. 12)
128
Ned Rutledge, James G. Thompson Jr. Mental Scales spectator deals amount of cards on the table, stops and remembers next card, performer cuts same amount and locates selection
Also published here 1967
Between Two Minds
7
Tom Batchelor The Breakdown Routine four Fours, one is placed in the deck and other three Fours change into Threes, repeated until one Ace remains
Variations 1968
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1967-68)
94
Eddie Fields Field's Zodiac Card Miracle card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Inspired byAlso published here 1968
The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
33
Bob Ostin The One-To-Ten Red and Black Mystery Ten cards from Ace to King are used, five red and five black cards. Spectator thinks of a number and adds a number from the cards, performer produces two cards which equal the total
 		1968
Fingertip Fantasies
73
Eddie Fay Magical Calculation shuffled deck dealt in two piles, performer announces sum of all values in one pile
 		1969
Expert Card Mysteries
22
Jack Avis Two - Four - Six - Eight - Find named number corresponds to distance between spectator's and performer's selection
Related to 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
120
Edward Marlo Marlo Re-Stacking Pack two spectators decide for numbers and remember the cards at their number four times with faros in between, each has a four of a kind
Inspired by 1969
Expert Card Mysteries
175
Edward Marlo Spread Correction performer knows position of two selections despite real riffle shuffle
Inspired by Mar. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 5)
39
Fred Lessor Brown-1 two cards show up at the same time during deal of two halves simultaneously, faro
 		Nov. 1969
Epilogue (Issue 7)
54
Edward Marlo The Breakdown Extended five Fives, one is placed in the deck and other four Fives change into Fours, then Threes... repeated until one Ace remains, getting into set-up with previous Multiple Cull
Inspired by Aug. 1969
Ibidem (Issue 34 & 35)
31
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny Math Teacher three cards are selected, values of two added equal value of third card, with large card stand
 		1970
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70)
128
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 No. 3)
315
Juan Tamariz, Jaime Morella Zekri 10 roja y 10 azules o 'El mal matemático' ten cards from a red-backed deck and ten from a blue-backed deck are counted and always one card removed, card then is missing from other color etc.
 		1970
Trucky-carto-magia
79
Henry Christ, Harry Lorayne The Difference & The Sum spot cards are used for calculations multiple times, outcome predicted
 		1971
Reputation-Makers
105
Henry Christ The HC Difference & Sum original handling, spot cards are used for calculations multiple times, outcome predicted
Related toVariations 1971
Reputation-Makers
113
Karl Fulves Ace-Dice-Ace position of selection is found via mathematical procedure involving dice, non-slip cut
 		1971
The Book of Numbers
27
Karl Fulves Faroincidence reversed card is at same position as selection when dealt from two packets in unison, faro, non-slip cut, "The shuffled deck is handed to you behind your back. With the cards out of sight, reverse the 25th and 26th cards from the top." Good luck!
 		1971
The Book of Numbers
27
Audley Walsh, Jon Racherbaumer The Mystic Twelve Recall cards pocketed and another remembered, performer divines position of selection and number of cards in pocket, reverse-count force
Inspired by 1971
On the Clock Effect
5
Eddie Fields The Zodiac Card Mystery card divination effect with astrological sign presentation, also divine how many cards spectator hides in pocket
Also published here 1971
On the Clock Effect
6
Bruce Cervon Zauberkunste Triumph! based on a Hofzinser trick, amount of chosen card is divined by finding the four cards with the same value, re-deal force
 		1971
Magick (Issue 23)
113
George Sands Witch Doctor Cards spectator cuts packet and performer cuts same amount, then cards vanish and appear in packets, multi-phase routine
 		1971 ca.
Sandslide
17
Frank Garcia Three in a Million two decks, spec and perf select same card and cut off same amount of cards
Related toVariations 1972
Million Dollar Card Secrets
32
Dr. Leslie Albert Die-Duction card is counted to, number arrived at with dice
 		1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
86
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Any Number, Any Time! number cards from one to twenty, one card face down as prediction
 		1972
Magick (Issue 64)
318
Paul Morris Nothing to Do assistant names selection, or position of selection in deck
 		1972
The Living End
39
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Note - 7) No. 247-7, position of selection named
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
62
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Numbers Or Lucky No. 277, spectator stops while performer deals cards on table, then four people select a card from four piles, selections are the four Nines which match amount of dealt cards, number is also predicted on a piece of paper
Inspired byRelated to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
69
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Bottom Sleight Based On Two Effects: Effect No. 1 No. 278-1, deck cut in half, selection from one half chosen and replaced, card from the other half chosen and its value used to count to selection in first half
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
69
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Sympathetic Number Trick No. 283, get-into for Hofzinser plot
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
71
Dr. Jacob Daley, Ted Arnold Daley's Version And Set-Up For Ted Arnold's Dice Trick No. 310, selection lost, two dice rolled and that far counted in deck, either selection revealed or the value of card at that position is used to count to selection, 1-0-1 set-up
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
80
Max Malini Daley's Estimating Peek: 1) Malini Estimate No. 337-1, card peeked at, performer later names position of card, key card sighted next to peeked card
Also published here 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
94
Ted Arnold, Dai Vernon Arnold's Card and Dice Trick Improvement No. 413, selection lost, three dice rolled and that far counted in deck, either selection revealed or the value of card at that position is used to count to selection, 1-0-1 set-up
  • Vernon's Improvement
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
111
Mystic Number Card Routine No. 499, four packets cut by spectator, remaining cards are ten cards, Ten on bottom of each cut-off packet
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
138
Club Sequence Run up With Climax No. 575, Ace through Ten of Clubs are set, seems to be a riffle stacking demo in which all the values are counted to one by one
 		1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
160
Sam Leo Horowitz, T. Page Wright Horowitz & Wright Combination Stack Routine Using Ace To King No. 616
  • card thought of from thirteen cards during riffle peek, found by counting down its value
  • then another card selected, spectator cuts, value cut to used to count to selection
  • spectator chooses a number of cards and puts them on deck, then a card of matching value is chosen or located
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
171
Al Koran The Eye of the Beholder divination of amount of cards from cut packet, using glass eye
Variations 1972
Al Koran's Legacy
161
Karl Fulves D/U Dice selection in small packet is found with die, loaded
 		1973
Notes From Underground
13
Karl Fulves Duo Dice two cards selected from six-card packets with dice and found
 		1973
Notes From Underground
20
Robert E. Neale Number Hummer four cards mixed face up face down by spectator, values of face up cards divined or predicted
Inspired byRelated to Feb. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 4)
600
Edward Marlo Spread Correction performer knows position of two selections despite real riffle shuffle
Inspired by 1973
Riffle Shuffle Set-Ups
69
Juan Tamariz, Dr. Alfredo Florensa El Fabuloso Tacto del Mago shuffled deck in bag, a card is named and performer removes several cards which add up to named card and first card is from same suit, binary five-card set-up that combines to any card
 		1973
Aprenda Ud. Magia
37
Bill Spooner Spooner's Mission Impossible card lies on table and is flicked into tabled deck next to selection, or value of that card used to count to card
Inspired by 1973
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum
26
Edward Marlo Mathematical Marlo automatic placement, card and amount of cut-off cards is divined
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
75
James G. Thompson Jr. No Way two spectators decide on a number up to 25, first spectator counts down to that card in half the deck, performer writes down two cards, second spectator counts down, both cards match prediction
 		Sep. 1974
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 9 No. 11)
787
Philip T. Goldstein Vested Power card selected by number and position, number and card found with spelling
 		1974
Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks
5
Jochen Zmeck Das Gehirn des Teufels three cards chosen, positions of all three cards named one by one, last card cut to by performer
Inspired by
  • Howard Albright routine
 1974
Das Zmeckt!
5
Ken Krenzel Two-Gether Again two selections at same position in two piles, duplicate
 		1975
Afterthoughts
93
Harry Lorayne The 29th Card faro
Related to 1975
Afterthoughts
129
Roy Walton Witchcraft value found by down-under-deal
  • Method One (fairly easy)
  • Method Two (very easy))
Also published here 1975
Some Late Extra Card Tricks
5
Roy Walton Now and Then selection is found and number revealed, down-under-deal
  • Alternative Procedure
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1975
Some Late Extra Card Tricks
8
Eddie Joseph Trimonition Extra three envelopes with predictions, spectator removes some cards from deck, two cards are pocketed, coin vanishes and reappears in rest of deck at position equal to number of removed cards, card at that position as well as other two selections are predicted in envelope
Also published here
  • Genii, Apr. 1973
 Nov. 1975
Intermagic (Vol. 3 No. 1 & 2)
19
Charles T. Jordan Satan's Prophecy - Improved prediction, deck divided into two halves and a selected card vanishes from one half and appears at the position predicted in the other half
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
19
Charles T. Jordan The Spirit Mathematician half deck in performer's pocket, card with same suit and cards who add up to same domination as selection are produced, binary (Ace, Two, Four, Eight)
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
20
Charles T. Jordan The Ready Reckoner spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many, divided deck (clubs/diamonds and hearts/spades)
Related toAlso published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
35
Charles T. Jordan The Hourglass Card Trick time on watch gives position of card, placement via dealing procedure and only performed at certain times
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
55
Charles T. Jordan Strange Coincidence coincidence with card values where two values add up to a third selection, stack that will force the number ten
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
152
Charles T. Jordan Count the Cut spectator cuts off a packet, performer finds out how many by taking cards with the corresponding values from pocket, Si Stebbins
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
153
Charles T. Jordan Sympathetic Numbers coincidences with number ten, Tens show up, cut off packet are ten cards, ..., stripper deck
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
159
Karl Fulves Mathematical False Count card with value of rolled die shows up, is put in deck and returns
 		1976
Epilogue (Issue Special No 5)
300
Nick Trost The Ultra Date Trick Extension to year 2000 for A Prediction and a Date
Inspired by 1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
17
Nick Trost Compute-a-thot Three spot in inserted into packet, selection is found by spelling or counting or next to Three
 		1976
Subtle Card Magic — Part Two
33
J. W. Sarles The Card Revealed No. 28, spectator thinks of small number and card, both divined, two key cards
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
46
Pre-Figured No. 32, calculation with value of spectator's selection divines both this selection and the performer's
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
51
Charles Brent Fate #1 No. 40, after some counting and making two packets with two dice, two black Jacks show up
Also published here 1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
61
Fate #2 No. 41, card of same value as thrown dice shows up
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
62
Magic by Proxy No. 50, phone rings to give position of selection
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
75
Tan Hock Chuan Secret Sortilege Spectator places a random number of cards in their pocket, after some dealing and discarding, magician can tell how many cards are in their pocket
 		1977
The Magic of Tan Hock Chuan
14
Bernard Bilis Pair-A-Noic spectator cuts off cards, two cards turn over in rest sandwiching selection and values total number of cut-off packet, set-up
VariationsAlso published here Dec. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 12)
136
Frederick Braue The Self-Arranging Pack counting off random cards from shuffled deck, a Ten at position ten and so on
Related to 1978
Fred Braue on False Deals
23
Karl Fulves Card Problems (A) spectator remembers card and its position, deck cut, card is still at same position, posed as a problem
 		1978
Interlocutor (Issue 17)
65
Ken De Courcy By Age forcing the card that lies at spectator's age
 		1978
Jack's Pack
6
Charlie Randall Evening The Odds prediction reads: "there will be an even number of packets containing and odd number of cards"
 		Oct. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 10)
259
Harry Lorayne The Mate Trap faro, two effects:
  • spectator pockets number of cards, performer finds out how many
  • spectator pockets number of cards, two cards in rest sandwich that number of cards
Related to 1979
Quantum Leaps
222
Roy Walton Card School
Inspired by June 1979
Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 6)
689
Roy Walton Count Me In
  • "Two Tricks"
between sandwich cards appear as many cards as the value of the selection, numerical set-up
 		1979
The Chronicles (Issue 15)
1205
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