590 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Steve Beam, Walter B. Gibson Outflanked two spectators find each others card, mathematical selection procedure
Inspired by 2010 45
Steve Beam, Martin Gardner The Ace-Two-Three Trick three sets of Ace to Three are used for mathematical puzzle thing
Inspired by 2010 74
Scott Robinson The Plucker number named, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Inspired by 2010 201
Steve Beam Scorecard two selections correspond with number after some calculations, with history
Inspired byRelated toVariations 2010 203
Steve Beam Scorecard II
Inspired by 2010 205
Steve Beam Scorecard III
Inspired by 2010 207
Steve Beam Scorecard IV
Inspired by 2010 207
Mel Bennett Nothing Test numbers chosen and put in calculator, divided by numbers chosen from deck of cards, remainder given out in money, it is zero three times
2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
435
Howard A. Adams Tatulefta spelling trick with eight cards
2010
Prolix (Issue 7)
471
Karl Fulves Random Access performer and spectator each name a number, cards at those numbers counted to, both predicted, re-count force
Related to 2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
510
Steve Belchou, Martin Gardner, Roberto Giobbi Two, Six, Ten card chosen, three piles arranged as in Poker Player's Picnic, on top of the piles are then the mates that match the selection
Inspired by
  • Steve Belchou’s “The Million to One Trick” in "Dragon", Vol. 8, No. 5, 1939.
Related to
2010 83
Tom Stone Derringer cards at two named numbers are predicted, stooge
Also published here 2011 133
Tom Stone Well-Timed Miracle card at number determined by stop watch is predicted
VariationsAlso published here 2011 202
Gary Plants Mentally Count On It number thought of and selection at this position remembered, this many cards are rapidly produced, with selection
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2011 22
Justin Higham Face-Up/Face-Down Clairvoyant spectator mixes cards face-up/face-down under table and reverse counts a number, that number of cards end up reversed
2011 22
Larry Jennings Countback Aces spectator cuts deck in half, both halves counted, digits added and that many card counted off to form four piles in total, Aces are on top
Inspired by
  • “After the Four Ace Trick” (Billy O’Connor, The Magic Wand, June-Sep. 1935, p. 85)
Variations
2011 32
Gordon Bean Gordon Bean Handling spectator cuts deck in half, cards counted, digits added and that many card counted off to form four piles in total, Aces are on top
Inspired byVariations 2011 33
Helder Guimarães Helder Guimarães Handling two spectators cut of packet and count it, digits added and that many card counted off to form four piles in total, Aces are on top
Inspired by 2011 34
William Goodwin Addition to Count Back spectator eventually forms four piles, Aces found, Tens as well with transformation effect
Inspired by 2011 36
Ted Karmilovich 17 performer names number and spectator names a card, all cards are numbered on the back, spectator's card matches named number
Inspired by
  • Charlie Buckner's "11"
2011 1
Bob Hummer Hummer's Ten Card Mystery Original use of the CATO Principle, based on the 18 Card Mystery in the original manuscript, magician can name how many face up cards there are after mixing it up
Related toAlso published here
  • "18 Card Mystery" (Bob Hummer, Face-up / Face-down Mysteries, 1942)
2012 4
Justin Higham Palmist's "Business-Card" Prophecy Joker is stabbed two cards that add up to named number between ten and twenty
Inspired byRelated to
  • Dani DaOrtiz effect in Utopia DVDs
Variations
2012 10
Justin Higham Palmist's Non-Prophecy Prophecy Joker is stabbed two cards that add up to named number between ten and twenty
Inspired by 2012 12
Justin Higham Undercover Card and Number selection lost, deck covered with handkerchief, number between ten and twenty named, performer cuts off pile through handkerchief, it's that many cards and selection is at that position
Inspired by 2012 17
John Bannon The Einstein Overkill combined with Ace revelation
Also published here 2013 53
The Cowboy Secret number of cards left after long dealing procedure is the same as value of a card on table
2014 14
Paul Vigil Think Stop performer counts mentally backwards, spectator says stop, then performer names number which is position of card
2014 243
Joaquín Matas Los Sietes-Dieces cards dealt until spectator calls stop, then four cards chosen, numbers match the amount of dealt cards, other card is chosen and other three cards change to same value, number in dealt pile matches too
Inspired by 2014 193
Simon Aronson Totally Fooling Three random cards stopped on, sum of values equal number of cards cut off, plus selection is at that number
Inspired byVariations 2014 141
Simon Aronson Total Recall Spectator cuts off some cards, number of cards matches the sum of values of three random chosen cards, MCS Stack (Multiple Card Sum Stack)
Related toVariations 2014 149
Simon Aronson Total Surrender Total Recall combined with Totally Fooling, MCS Stack
Inspired byVariations 2014 161
Simon Aronson The Total Package Three phases, MCS Stack
1. Total Recall
2. Prediction of card at number
3. Selection found at number
Inspired byVariations 2014 170
Simon Aronson Square Deal faux fortune telling routine, magician divines number of cards cut off, magic square formed with cards also divine that number
Also published here 2014 262
David Britland The Trick That Didn't Fool Einstein
  • Cardopolis
credit information
  • History of a Mystery
  • A Novel Card Effect
  • The Repeat
  • Finally
Related to June 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 6)
24
Howard L. Grant A Novel Card Effect
Also published here
  • The Magic World, Nov. 1920
June 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 6)
25
Steve Beam Facelift Attempting to guess the age of a spectator by cutting to random numbers and adding them, inadvertently the magicians cuts to the cards which form the month, day, and year of the birthday.
Related toVariations 2015 24
Steve Beam Scorecard VI two selections correspond with number after some calculations
  • MAD Mnemonic
Inspired by 2016 8
Zane Kinkade, Bernard Bilis Karma Sandwich spectator cuts off cards, two cards turn over in rest sandwiching selection and values total number of cut-off packet, smaller set-up
Inspired by June 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 6)
54
Roy Walton Nine Time card from small packet is chosen and put in another small packet, another card is chosen and its value used to count through the packet to find selection
2016 17
Roy Walton Count Me In Again spectator assigns four groups of cards to cards that match in value to their amount of cards
Inspired byAlso published here 2016 63
Bob Farmer Svenvoodoo position of freely peeked-at card is named, then chosen card appears at named number, svengali-peek-deck combination, with marking system
Variations 2017 101
Gary Plants Mentally Count On it Spectator thinks of a number, counts down and looks at card. Magician cuts out exact number of cards as the thought of number, then produces selection
Inspired byAlso published here Dec. 2017
Elixir (Vol. 1 No. 3 (Winter #1))
26
Harry Lorayne Relationships Plus deck of cards used to force letters A and D, Ace of Diamonds is found along with other Aces
Inspired byRelated to 2017 97
Patrick G. Redford Twain two spectators get half the deck and exchange one card, both cards are into the halves, one card is divined, and then performer names other card and exact position with cards next to it as well
  • First Selection Revealed
  • The Second Selection
  • Further Thoughts & Variations
  • Restoring the Pack
  • The Two Participants Shuffle
  • The Real Shuffle
  • The Deal Through and Stop Presentation
  • Revealing the Exact Location of the Second Selection
Related to 2017 146
Patrick G. Redford Twegen two spectators get half the deck and exchange one card, both cards are into the halves, one card is divined, and then performer names other card and cards next to it as well, deck ends up in suited order
Related to 2017 172
David Solomon Numerology & You after some calculation with a starting number, a number is formed, the starting number is the only odd-backed value in the deck and the resulting number is written on its back
Inspired by 2018 110
Steve Beam Final Score two selections correspond with number after some calculations
Inspired byRelated to 2018 249
Scott Robinson, Chris Sage Who's Counting number between five and twenty is named, that number of cards is plucked from the deck and the final card of the count is selection
Inspired by 2018 99
Steve Beam Final Score two selections correspond with number after some calculations
Related to 2019 9
Makeo Tom Double Estimate two selections lost, first one and its position named, surprise transposition when counting to the second selection
Aug. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 8)
67
Ramón Riobóo Nuclear Weapons Deck mixed face up and face down, the cards can be separated into two halves, with same number of face down cards in each
2019 69
Ramón Riobóo Controlling Chaos Cards mixed face up and down, magician can divine how many cards are face down, and can name every card that is face down
Related to 2019 147
Patrick G. Redford Echolocation Magician correctly divines position of two selected cards, third card vanishes, spectator is sitting on the third card
Inspired byRelated to 2019 116
Patrick G. Redford H.A.A.R.P.S. Pseudo memory demo, magician can name position of selected card, along with the order of about half the deck
Inspired by 2019 128
Tony Cabral A Personal Favorite combination of two tricks
  • Cabral's Favorite Blackstone's Favorite
  • Darwin Ortiz's Remote Control (performer knows position of peeked at card in second deck)
Inspired by 2019 11
Steve Forte The 7-13-3-1 Demo after convincing riffle shuffle the Aces are found at the numbers in the title one at a time with shuffles in between
2020 866
Steve Beam Hummerless divination of reversed cards
Inspired by 2020 173
Steve Beam All the Weigh divination of reversed cards
Inspired by 2020 177
Steve Beam Latest 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, several phases
Inspired byVariations 2020 187
Steve Beam Atomic Weight same effect as Latest Addition, different method
Inspired by 2020 191
Jon Racherbaumer Nothing More to Prove
  • Exhumations
selection lost, spectator cuts off and pockets some cards, performer and spectator deal simultaneously, performer gets a message card "You have just run out of cards", selection found in pocket, reverse-count-placement
Related to
  • "Out of Cards - Way Out!" (Stanton Carlisle, New Pentagram, 1987)
Variations
Dec. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 12)
42
Jim Steinmeyer Zeitgeist three piles of cards, some mixing, then number of cards in a pile is known by performer without looking
Inspired by 2020 12
Jim Steinmeyer Subversive Math
2020 14
Chris Rawlins Variante Two cards at end of "One Card Poker" make up spectator's pin or part of credit card number
Inspired by 2020 22
Mike Pisciotta The Natural positions of two names cards are known by performer in shuffled deck
2020 13
Larry Jennings The Relatively Unknown Location card chosen with counting and cutting procedure, identity and position divined
Inspired by 2020 453
Roberto Mansilla A Finale for Multiple Location
  • Artifices
the eight selections make up the serial number of a bill that is used as a bet
  • With a Borrowed Bill
Dec. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 12)
46
Ryan Schlutz No Weigh! unknown card pocketed, performer know number of cut-off cards, repeat, values of cards are divined via weighing, then number of pips in a packet (Hummer) and missing card
Inspired by 2021 29
John Graham Sybil the Impromptu Trick number up to twenty named, packet of that size produced with flourish cut, previous selection is on the bottom of that packet, number also predicted by adding the values of some previously removed cards
Inspired byVariations 2021 67
John Graham Sybil the Stage Trick number up to twenty named, packet of that size produced with flourish cut, previous selection is on the bottom of that packet, number also predicted by adding the values of some previously cased prediction cards
Inspired by 2021 77
Jim Steinmeyer Out! No. 3, spectator cuts off some cards, performer and spectator deal simultaneously, performer gets a message card "Out Of Cards Now" and the spectator indeed has no more cards, reverse-count-placement
Inspired by 2021 11
Adam Socha Double Libido four-digit number created, four piles dealt accordingly, Aces on bottom and number on top
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Bipzwyn (Birthday)" (Jerry Sadowitz, The Crimp #48, 1999, p. 438)
Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
418
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
Also published here 2022 8
Bob Farmer Astrologic Hummer six double-sided zodiac sign cards with lucky cards
  • Phase One (value sum of the lucky cards in a random arrangement is divined)
  • Phase Two (value sum is predicted this time)
  • Phase Three (another value sum is predicted in an astrology book)
Related to
  • "Optional Oracle" (Norm Houghton, Abra #839)
Variations
2022 32
Max Malini Peek and Glimpse card chosen, spectator hits it, performer announces position from top, another card chosen, performer names it instantly
2022 268
Shimpei Katsuragawa Hofsimple piles dropped onto table, one chosen and counted as seven cards, spectator cuts deck into four piles with a Sevens on top of each
2022 43
Gary Plants Plants' Packets four cards are counted to in four packets according to the value of the top pile, they are a four-of-a-kind matching previous selection, face-up bottom deal placement
Also published here 2022 34
Jeff Prace Tracking Number postage tracking slip vanishes from top of deck and appears on selection, then it gives the position of the selection
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2010
2022 947
Alex Rangel Three Dice Down three cards counted to with throws of invisible dice, all predicted
Also published here
  • MAGIC, June 2010
2022 955
Jerry K. Hartman Holey Grail any number named, that card counted to in deck, it is predicted
Inspired by
  • "Grail" (marketed, Alakazam)
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2013
2022 1197
Jerry K. Hartman Holey Grail any number named, that card counted to in deck, it is predicted
Inspired by
  • "Grail" (marketed, Alakazam)
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2013
2022 1197
Juan Tamariz Decrypting values of cards equal letters, spectators may name letters to match numbers, chosen cards form name of spectator and group of cards turns out to form the birthdate of spectator
2022 9
Juan Tamariz Roulette - A Mnemonica Miracle spectator can decide on either 16 or 32, a packet of cards is selected and the values add up to the chosen number
2022 26
Larry Jennings Name a Number Deal Down any card counted to with a named number, deck dropped on chosen card, card travels upwards from face reversed to original number
Inspired by Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
72
Adam Hudson A Winning Formula number named and card at that position removed, card at another position that's calculated with a previously shown formula is also removed, two packets formed as well, then four-of-a-kind shown with two removed cards and packets
Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
761
Joe Rindfleisch Cubicle Coincidence Rubik's Cube with numbers on the fields is mixed and set down, three cards chosen with shuffle and deal procedure, they form the current time and are also found on bottom side of Rubik's cube which has a magic square for their sum
Inspired by
  • "Cubic" (Francis Menotti, marketed item)
Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1002
Andy Choy Corsican Monte three cards chosen from three piles by counting a small packet and remembering the card at that position, medium names positions of the selections
Inspired by Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1098
Michael Weber Lucky Dollar chosen card is located by spelling digits from the serial number of a bill, the spelled packets have the three mates on top
  • History
  • Rights
2023 1
Michael Weber Match two dice rolled and covered by performer who then turns his back, two other dice are rolled and covered by spectator, same total arranged with two more dice and one placed with performer's dice, performer turns back and takes remaining die and puts it with spectator's dice, both sets of three hidden dice have the same total
  • History (credit information)
  • Rights
Inspired byRelated to 2023 1
Joe Rindfleisch Computerized Deck 2.0 two cards chosen, e.g. Four and Five of Clubs, both found and then the added up sum card Nine of Clubs is found with down-under deal
Inspired by
  • "The Computerised Deck" (Joe Rindfleisch, The Second 16th Card Book Vol. 2, Paul Gordon, 2007)
Jan. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 1)
1190