602 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stop Trick
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
To Divide the Pack into several Packets on the Table, allowing the Company to stop you at any Moment, and to cause the Top Card of the Heap last made to Change into the Chosen Card wide card as key card
1876 65
, Prof. M. Verbeck "Stop!" "Three Cards having been drawn by Three different Persons, to make them appear at such Numbers in the Pack as the Drawers or any other Person my select"
three-way or two-way forcing pack
1889 125
Eduard W. Lufa Halt! three cards selected, card dealt into hat one by one, each spectator says stop during the deal and the performer is holding the spectator's selection at that moment, second deck cut into four piles, one pile selected and all its cards predicted in envelope, then first deck changes into one-way force deck of each of the three selections one by one
Oct. 1900
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 10)
147
Ben-Zur Das Band der Sympathie spectator stops performer's deal right at selection, spectator pulls ribbon at performer's wrist to indicate stop
Mar. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 3)
37
Carl Willmann Jetzt! stop trick with three cards, triple forcing deck
Aug. 1904
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 8)
120
Nate Leipzig The Ubiquitous Cards three peeked-at cards, three times stop trick performed, last time with spectator dealing, with variation with numbers instead of "stop"
Related toVariations 1909 157
T. Nelson Downs The Ubiquitous Cards (Second Method) two peeked-at cards appear when spectator calls stop
1909 162
Dr. Ford Rogers Rogers' "Incomprehensibility" top and bottom half have different finishes, spectator thinks stop as performer deals
Related to 1913 3
Louis F. Christianer Say Stop cards are dealt face up by performer and spectator thinks stop at his card, performer stops at selection
Inspired by
  • "Incomprehensibility" (Dr. Ford Rogers, marketed trick deck)
1916 16
Louis F. Christianer A Clever Card Trick selection fairly replaced in center of spread by spectator, spectator deals cards face up onto table one by one, performer calls stop before the selection
Related to 1919 7
Charles T. Jordan The Dealing Dovetail Detection No. 5, card is found after lots of real shuffling
Also published here 1919/1920 25
Charles T. Jordan The Bare-Faced Detection No. 13, card chosen by cutting, found with the faced towards the spectators at all times
Related toAlso published here 1919/1920 45
Charles T. Jordan The Impenetrable Stop Trick performer tells spectator to stop when before he deals selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
25
Charles T. Jordan The Master Stop Trick four cards are selected and placed back in the deck, spectator deals through the deck and performer stops him at the selections, except the last one which is found in the performer's pocket
Also published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
7
Jack Merlin Glide example as a stop trick
1927/28 8
Jack Merlin Production of Chosen Card by Riffling Pack from One Hand to the Other selection is at place where spectator stops, springing cards from one hand to the other
Also published here 1927/28 5
Jack Merlin Here There and Everywhere ambitious card, then stop trick, twice the card is at the stopped position
1927/28 15
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Curious Card Reading card fairly chosen and lost while performer has his back to spectator, it is found, repeat and card is simply named by performer, confederate in audience codes card
1928 2
Eric F. Impey A New Method of Card Location card chosen and replaced, spectator deals cards face-up, performer stops him at selection, key card from different deck
1928 3
Eric F. Impey Stop (Simplified Version)
Inspired by 1928 7
Theodore Annemann Count Your Card! spectator stops dealing, uses this value to count down twice, third time selection shows up
Related toVariations 1931 17
Al Baker "Say When!" two cards, partial forcing deck
Related toAlso published here 1933 32
Tom Sellers Stop! using hat with slit
1934 17
Theodore Annemann A Card is Found Once More one-way backs
Related toVariations 1934 9
Theodore Annemann The Challenge of the Year long distance location, one-way backs, no-touch reversal
Related toAlso published here 1934 15
Theodore Annemann The Last of the Think Stop Tricks two cards, think stop by selecting number between one and ten, duplicates
1934 28
The Moving Finger
1935 11
George Pearce Pearce's Triple Card Mystery No. 5, three piles of same amount of cards made, top cards remembered, deck assembled and performer finds all three
1935 8
A "Stop" Trick spectator says stop during springing flourish, application of Spring Palm
1936 132
Frank Lane An Indetectable Stop Trick Ace, Three, Five, Seven, Nine alternating set-up, 1-0-1
Related to 1936 146
Curious Coincidence
Related to 1936 149
Charles T. Jordan Impenetrable Stop Trick performer tells spectator to stop when before he deals selection
Also published here 1937 85
A Count Down Mystery with out-of-hand key card placement
1937 87
Tone Control key card location
1937 88
Melrose card vanishes and reappears with "think stop" procedure, sticky substance on finger
1937 108
Diachylon Stop Trick
1937 109
Diachylon Super Color Change card found with think stop procedure, back changes, sticky card
Variations 1937 110
Theodore Annemann Initialled Card Telepathy signed card at chosen number or stop trick, double backer
1937 121
Theodore Annemann Think Stop one-way backs
1937 144
The Deck That Isn't for insiders, one-way backs with red in one way and black the other
1937 145
Theodore Annemann A Card is Found Once More one-way backs
Related to 1937 147
Theodore Annemann Challenge of the Year long distance location, one-way backs
Related toAlso published here 1937 157
Theodore Annemann A Miracle out-of hand selection, one-way back
1937 163
Arthur H. Buckley Knock 'Em Dead any card stopped at is predicted, alternating set-up and billet index
1937 195
Charles T. Jordan Quadruple Deck Mystery odd-backed card lost in thick deck composed of three decks with dealing procedure, spectator reads off order and performer stops him at selection
Also published here 1937 202
Simple Effects 2. svengali deck
1937 247
Svengali Clairvoyance blindfolded assistant says stop to find selection, svengali deck
1937 252
Ralph W. Read, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Original "Stop" Trick three selection, three-bank forcing deck
1937 320
Al Baker "Say When" two cards, partial forcing deck
1937 322
Douglas Dexter A Means to an End three selections, hat and ribbon, otherwise ungaffed
1937 323
Al Baker Think "Stop" wax pellet
Related toVariations 1937 323
The Psychological Stop Trick
1937 324
Theodore Annemann Two Cheating Mysteries two-way-force deck
  • fair stop and count-down trick with two selections
  • one-handed location in hat
1937
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37)
176
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
A Chosen Card Is Discovered at Any Selected Number bottom deal
1938 212
John Northern Hilliard A "Think Stop" Trick
Variations 1938 239
c. Effect stop trick with thought-of selection, two handlings
1938 334
Al Saal The Perfect Stop Trick svengali deck, cards put from one hat to another hat one by one until spectator stops
Variations 1938 435
Another "Stop" Trick svengali deck
1938 436
A Blindfold Detection svengali deck, spectator deals cards and performer calls stop while blindfolded
1938 437
The Power of the Will spectator deals, double backer
1938 484
William H. McCaffrey "Think Stop" one way deck
1938 496
Sam Leo Horowitz A Psychological Discovery two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine alternating set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 549
Theodore Annemann Bottom Deal Stop Trick small packet after spectator stops
1939
The Jinx (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39)
368
Theodore Annemann The Torn Card deck torn in half, stop trick from both half piles, credits see p. 461
Nov. 1939
The Jinx (Issue 66)
460
Oscar Weigle The Challenge Blindfold Card Routine genuinely blindfolded
Effect No. 1: think stop
Effect No. 2: performer stops while dealing
Effect No. 3: spectator reads cards and performer detects card by voice
Effect No. 4: performer stops spectator's deal and even names card
Also published here 1939 43
Theodore Annemann Stop selection is at thought-of position, continuous triples
Variations 1939 4
Theodore Annemann, The Telepathic Card impromptu double backer
Related toVariations 1940 293
The Psychic Stop! at seventh position, psychological
Related toVariations 1940 330
Matching the Packets spectator deals to four predetermined cards
1940 388
Henry Christ Stop When Ready cards turned over one by one and placed onto deck in out-jogged condition
Related toVariationsAlso published here Jan. 1940
The Jinx (Issue 74)
496
Hen Fetsch In the Mind performer really blindfolded
  • think stop with one selection
  • think stop with three selections
  • a chosen card is named
Also published here 1940
The Jinx (Issue 88)
554
Martin Gardner Never-Miss Stop Effect two-pile-stop trick with Tens/Jacks alternating set-up
Related to 1940 12
Edward Marlo Psychological Out Out for Psychological Stop Trick
1942 24
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Hoodwinker duplicate
1942 21
Eddie Joseph The Palm Location
1942 16
James G. Thompson Jr. Than Which No Whicher one of the kings is chosen, cards dealt and performer says stop when the king is reached
Jan. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 26)
107
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Now! attributed to Robert-Houdin, three cards selected, three times stop by spectator to find their cards
Related to Jan. 1944 34
Max Cadet The Magic Bell three cards stopped at, with two hats and a bell
Jan. 1944 34
John Mulholland A Current Prophecy spectator counts down to named number, card arrived at matches prediction, stack, crib card
1944 53
Hen Fetsch In the Mind performer really blindfolded, routine with three parts
  • think stop with one selection
  • think stop with three selections
  • a chosen card is named
Also published here 1944 254
Edward Marlo The Perfect Stop Trick spectator stops at any card, its values is used to count down again and again until selection appears
Related toVariations 1945
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
73
Professor El-Tab Silent Stob think stop with two cards
1945 82
Hen Fetsch In the Mind reprint
Related to 1945 84
T. Page Wright, William Larsen The L.W. Stop Mystery spectator thinks of any card in half the deck, all shuffled together and pocketed, spectator removes cards one by one and performer stops him at selection
VariationsAlso published here 1945 95
Jean Hugard Solomon's Seal six cards stack, presentation with a drawn star, cards are laid on the corners of the star and spectator thinks stop
Apr. 1945
The Phoenix (Issue 82)
332
Paul Morris Just Think Stop!
May 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 2 No. 12)
118
Arthur H. Buckley Buckley's Slap Shift transfers a card from bottom to top of packet which spectator dealt onto magicians hand
Also published here 1946 23
Arthur H. Buckley Lost and Found Experiment No. 18 - card vanishes and is found via second deal stop trick
1946 170
Arthur H. Buckley Your Favorite Ace Experiment No. 34 - named Aces appear at named numbers, surprise transposition at end
1946 199
Herb Runge Face Down several times a card is selected and found, spelling, stopped at and with "next card I turn over, will be your card" gag
Sep. 1946
The Phoenix (Issue 112)
451
On the Beam
Related to Mar. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 10)
201
Stewart James On the Beam credits for "On the Beam"
Related to Sep. 1946 251
George Foster Money On The Line spectator stops count four times, bottom cards are the Aces
1946 13
Bert Allerton Allerton's Indicator spectator stops performer's deal, that card's value used to count to selection
Variations 1946 37
I Should Judge spectator cuts to and remembers a card, deck dealt into five pile and spectator says which pile has his selection, spectator deals through cards and performer stops him at selection
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1946 38
Paul Curry Two Minutes from Now spectator thinks stop at his selection when performer names the cards, position is predicted too
May 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 125)
504
Bill Woodfield Attaboy, Jr.
June 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 128)
516
J. B. Bobo Stop Card Trick
1947 33
Clayton Rawson The Clairvoyant Spectator faced deck is turned over
Sep. 1947 351
Eddie Joseph Heart Throb spectator thinks of number between five and twenty and remembers card at that position, another card is chosen, both found while spectator deals through the deck
Also published here 1947 2
Think Stop
1948 229
Martin Sunshine "Stop Card" Mystery using three cards and a three-way force deck
1948 190
Arthur H. Buckley The Triple Climax three cards selected, stop trick with first card (tip for not dealing too long), changes into second card, third card to spectator's pocket
VariationsAlso published here 1948 161
Tom Bowyer Psychological Stop Trick
Jan. 1948 390
Arthur H. Buckley A Triple Climax three cards selected, stop trick with first card (tip for not dealing too long), changes into second card, third card to spectator's pocket
Also published here 1948 136
Paul LePaul A Perfect Stop Effect cards removed one at a time from pocket by performer until spectator stops, card held at that time is selection
1949 159
The Great "Stop!" Trick
1949 33
U. F. Grant Grant's Triple Stop Card Trick three people select cards, then three decks are dealt in unison until someone calls stop, the three cards are the selected ones
Related to Aug./Sep. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12)
12
An Alarming Coincidence performer deals through cards, suddenly alarm clock rings right at the selection
1949 62
Joe Stuthard Blindfold Effect spectator stops at selection while blindfolded
1949 16
Joe Stuthard Blindfold Trick with Assistant assistant names selection and stops at it
1949 16
Franklin V. Taylor Double Stop two cards, see p. 793 for additional ideas by Al Forsythe
VariationsAlso published here Feb. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 197)
786
Charles Nyquist, Edward Dart The Stopper Mind Reading Trick No. 117
Related to 1950 227
Lewis Ganson Phase 1 stop trick
Related to 1950 32
Cy Keller Brahman Bell stop trick, spectator rings a bell when he wants, with Burling Hull's PopEyed Popper Deck
July 1951
The Phoenix (Issue 233)
932
Edward Marlo Unknown - Effect No. 1 stop trick as prediction, several methods, some with roughed cards, impromptu double backer
Inspired by 1951 1
Al Leech Count Down
Variations 1952 24
Al Leech Ace Location
Variations 1952 25
Bill Simon Two Numbers two cards selected, spectators only think of a number, both cards are found at the positions
Related to 1952 81
Theodore Annemann Mentalex? three selected cards are found by spectators stopping at the right card
Related to 1952 4
Theodore Annemann No Title At All two selection, first found by stop, second by naming a number, two way forcing deck, alternated
1952 6
Al Koran Effect No. 2. "Stop - By Power of Thought" performer blindfolded
1952 74
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 33
Al Leech Get Set, Stop!
Also published here 1952 40
Jack Avis All Fair Impromptu Spell mental spelling, imperfect card principle
1955
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1955)
18
Paul LePaul Pride of the Pigalle stop trick, loading a card under single cards in the hands
Nov. 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 332)
137
Franklin V. Taylor Double Stop two cards
Also published here 1956 106
Oscar Weigle Challenge Blindfold Routine genuinely blindfolded
Effect No. 1: think stop
Effect No. 2: performer stops while dealing
Effect No. 3: spectator reads cards and performer detects card by voice
Effect No. 4: performer stops spectator's deal and even names card
Also published here 1956 13
Tom Ransom Redundant two cards chosen from two halves, both dealt simultaneously, one face up and one face down, face-up spectator thinks stop and performer stops at card, second selection is at same position in face-down pile
Related to
  • "Simultaneous Coincidence" (Reading Is Believing, Trevor Hall)
July 1956
Ibidem (Issue 6)
15
Edward Marlo The Bold Stop Effect Out for Psychological Stop Trick, three methods
1957 12
Edward Marlo The Stop Effect
1957 39
Edward Marlo Dribble Stop Effect card in clip palm during dribbling
Related toVariations 1957 53
Edward Marlo Tabled Stop Effect using tabled palm
1957 15
Edward Marlo Two Disclosures
  • 1) another card is selected, its value used to count to selection
  • 2) stop effect
1958 45
Russell "Rusduck" Duck As a Stop Trick
May 1958
The Cardiste (Issue 8)
13
Dai Vernon Some useful Notes on Palming (d) using rear Palm
1959 46
Senor Notis The Notis Stop Trick using "pivot flourish"
Variations 1959 65
Edward Marlo The Over Count selection found at a freely chosen number
Related to 1959 11
Edward Marlo My Favorite Stop Effect from a routine called "Never Miss"
1959 49
Edward Marlo Marlo's D.D. Stop using double deal
1959 83
Edward Marlo A. Psychological Stop Effect starts seventh
1959 137
Corvello Teleprognos card is remembered and put in an envelope, other cards are put in envelopes and performer finds selection, then he makes a prediction on a slate which is the card in a chosen envelope
1959 327
Edward Marlo A Rough Prediction Open Prediction methods using a roughed forcing deck, performer deals
  • First Presentation (spectator stops as performer deals)
  • Second Presentation (spectator thinks of a number and then stops dealing at the number, "Did you think of number x?")
  • Third Presentation (spectator thinks of one of the indifferent cards, predicted card is next to it)
  • Fourth Presentation (two cards end up in the same position in two halves)
  • Fifth Presentation (prediction card made with another deck)
Dec. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 19)
2
James Steranko Sudden Thought faced deck method
1960 63
James Steranko Fantasy Card Routine Chapter Thirteen
  • Oneway Faces (not pointer cards, but uneven printing)
  • The Division (spectator cuts to a card behind the performer's back and replaces)
  • The Afterthought (selection from in-the-hands spread)
  • The Bisection (two selections by cutting of small packets and remembering bottom cards)
  • The Retention (fake memory demonstration, move-a-card)
  • The Abstraction (one of three cards thought of, OOSOOM)
  • Fantasy Notes
1960 93
Charlie Miller Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 4 card chosen from and replaced in spread, fair, found via stop trick
1961 12
Charlie Miller Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 14
1961 24
Sydney Bergson Recognizing the Unknown cards in pocket, one by one is removed and when spectator stops performer, card is the previously selected one
1961 46
Ken Beale Brownian Movement deck cut, two spectators remove a number of cards and remember cards at that position, halves dealt in unison, performer stops when the cards appear at the same position, when removed number is counted down again mates are found
Dec. 1961
Ibidem (Issue 24)
25
Edward Marlo Miracle Estimation Peek card peeked at, found with psychological stop trick
1962 45
Harry Lorayne Stop! estimation of place spectator cuts to
Related toVariations 1962 64
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Challenge stop trick with Benzais' Cop
1962 269
Al Koran Erfüllte Gedankenwünsche two cards selected and spectators find them with small number or stop, two-card mirage deck, partial rough-smooth
1962 23
Stewart James Bestop cards next to card stopped at turn out to be two selections
Nov. 1962
The New Jinx (Vol. 1 No. 7)
27
Nate Leipzig Card Locations four peeked cards are produced, by saying stop, with a knife
Related to 1963 48
Nate Leipzig Stop Trick with hindu shuffle
1963 191
Ace Gorham "Stop!" shuffled deck performer stops at selection, addition of seven cards behind back
May 1963
The New Jinx (Vol. 2 No. 13)
58
Edward Marlo, Theodore Annemann Impromptu Remote Control unknown odd-backed card is marked on back, a card selected via stop procedure with deck in glass is marked on face, turns out to be the same
Inspired by 1964
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
95
Harry Lorayne Out of my Control standard psychological stop effect, with outs
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1965 12
Robert E. Neale Sensually Stacked finding four cards in different ways and stacking the deck secretly, cards removed from face-up spread one by one
Inspired by
  • five-card location in Sardina's The Magic of Rezvani
Dec. 1965
Ibidem (Issue 31)
26
Harry Lorayne Out Of My Control standard psychological stop effect, with outs
Also published here May 1965
The New Jinx (Vol. 4 No. 37)
151
Tony Kardyro Stop, Spell or Number
1966 4
Earl Harvey Jr. Back 'n Blue - Version of the Color Changing Card card found with think stop procedure, back changes, sticky card
Inspired by Feb. 1966
The New Jinx (Vol. 4 No. 46)
190
Theodore Annemann The Stop Trick from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
8/9s alternating set-up, two piles
Sep. 1967
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 2 No. 11)
121
Theodore Annemann Another Stop Trick from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932), with annotation
K to A set-up and countdown
Oct. 1967
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 2 No. 12)
129
James G. Thompson Jr., Ned Rutledge Perfecz Poker Face performer stops at named card
1967 33
Allan Slaight The Eclectic Deck stack for seventeen effects, see also p. 29 for comments
  • 1. one of five cards thought of and located
  • 2. card location
  • 3. face-up deal stopped, value used to count to selection
  • 4. spelling to thought-of card
  • 5. open prediction
  • 6. card from packet to pocket
  • 7. two-card transposition
  • 8. card from hand to pocket
  • 9. Aces stacked, then Royal Flush dealt
  • 10. five good hands dealt
  • 11. blackjack demo with rubber-banded deck
  • 12. bridge demo with all Spades
  • 13. three-way transposition
  • 14. two selections reverse
  • 15. card chosen, spelled to and some matching cards found
  • 16. Ace assembly (not explained)
  • 17. Mind Mirror challenge location
  • Final Thoughts
  • Closing Credits (credits for all effects)
Also published here July 1967
Ibidem (Issue 32)
6
Edward Marlo An Approach to the "Stop" Trick four methods using different table transfers
1968 128
Charles Aste Jr. Super Stop Stunner
1969 35
Roger Klause Any Times Aces stop procedure while performer deals heaps of cards, aces found
1969 129
Edward Marlo Four Ace Stop quadruple stop trick, bottom deals
Winter 1969 62
Albert Spackman Miniature Rapping Hand miniature doll hand in box rapping and answering questions, different routine ideas,
  • word and card divination and with spirit slates
  • stop trick with cards
  • whistle put into the box and the hand moves and the whistle blows
  • gipsy thread is restored in the box, while hand moves
  • in conjunction with "The Thing"
  • card turnover

Related to 1969 74
Edward Marlo As a Spectator Stop Effect application of IBD (Immediate Bottom Deal)
Mar. 1969 245
Eddie Joseph Heart-Throb spectator thinks of number between five and twenty and remembers card at that position, another card is chosen, both found while spectator deals through the deck
Also published here 1969 60
Karl Fulves As A Stop Trick comedy presentation, on a card is written when spectator should stop
1970
Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement)
55
Alan Shaxon Once Again!!! selection is found at named number, then at stopped position, then wrong card turns into selection and finally the balloon stand
1970 25
Francis Carlyle Infallible Count Down spectator tells stop while performer is dealing, value of stopped at card helps to find selection
Related to July 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 21)
95
Gene Nielsen The Ginsburg Cut key card placement
Inspired by Oct. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 34)
198
Jules Lenier Lenier's Faro Mentalism think stop, with small packet faro placement
Related toVariations Nov. 1970
Talisman (Vol. 1 No. 39)
235
Sam Leo Horowitz 8's & 9's
Also published here Dec. 1971 471
Tom Batchelor Your Card - My Card Out wrong card found, spectator stops dealing and wrong card is placed there, deck assembled and spread, above and blow the card are spectator's and performer's selection
1971 49
Roy Johnson Here's a Tip tip for Lenier's routine
Inspired by July 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 20)
157
Fred Kaps Bob Driebeek's Tosheroon Variations different ideas with the move, as a stop trick and as a prediction
Also published here 1972 8
Think Stop
1972 3
Jack Merlin Spring Flourish Production selection is at place where spectator stops, springing cards from one hand to the other
Also published here 1972 9
At Second Spectator's Number using the glide
1972 45
Stop Me at Any Time cards are drawn back on deck, force
1972 49
Last Stop seven card stop force
1972 50
Theodore Annemann Spectator Deals and Stops spectator deals into performer's hand and stops, small packet bottom deal
1972 50
The Psychological Stop Trick
1972 51
Rolf Andra, T. Page Wright Stop Mystery performer stops at selection while spectator deals through cards
1972
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 33 No. 2)
27
Dai Vernon Vernon's Automatic Mento Stop Trick No. 8, spectator stops dealing at a card, its values is used to count down again, 1-0-1-set-up
Related toVariations 1972 7
Dai Vernon Vernon's Stop Trick No. 10, ninth or eleventh card
1972 8
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's The Card That Isn't No. 152, spectator says stop during deal, wrong card shown and places aside, on repeat the same card shows up and first tabled card is now selection
1972 39
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Leipzig's Three Card Discovery Routine No. 235, three cards chosen and found in different ways
Inspired by 1972 59
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Uniflight (Smart Magic) No. 279, card peeked at in one half is found in other half that has been in pocket via stop procedure
Related to 1972 70
Francis Carlyle Finnerman'e Stop Trick Improvement No. 409, 1-0-1 straight set-up
1972 111
Bottom Deal Discovery Variation No. 485, spectator stops anytime, that card spelled out to find a previous selection
1972 135
Dr. Jacob Daley On The Spot No. 566, "Automatic Set-up Variation", 1-x-1 set-up, spectator stops and value used to count down to selection which is reversed
1972 158
Sam Leo Horowitz Horowitz's Mental Stop No. 602, two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine alternating set-up
Also published here 1972 167
Karl Fulves Stop When Ready as cards are dealt
Related to 1973 53
Karl Fulves Eveready Force as cards are dealt
1973 54
Karl Fulves Auto Glide getting into glide position, stop trick application
1973 47
Simon Aronson Some People Think interlocking chains
Also published here Aug. 1973
Kabbala — Volume 2 (Vol. 2 No. 8)
58
Jerry K. Hartman Drop Stop spectator stops on their own card
Also published here 1973 37
Jerry K. Hartman Two Strikes Spectator stops on the same card twice
1973 38
Jerry K. Hartman Psychic Backstop out for psychological stop trick, using down-under deal
Related to 1973 39
Jerry K. Hartman Halt One Two Spectator and magician each stops on each other's card
Variations 1973 78
Steve Spillman Instant Mate mate of stopped at card is found reversed in the deck
Also published here 1973 23
Stephen Minch A Prudent Pause glide
1974 25
Jerry K. Hartman Exception Selection packet of cards is shuffled, spectator says stop as they are dealt through and stopped-at card is dealt face down, all cards are shown to be Diamonds and spectator’s card is a Spade
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1974 19
Jerry K. Hartman Compulsive Thinker II same plot as previous trick
Related to 1974 20
Jerry K. Hartman Irresistible Force packet of cards are dealt through face up singly and spectator says stop when he wants and his card is dealt facedown, spectator sees they are the Diamonds in order, his card is turned up and it is the Joker, see also “Irresistible Prediction” p. 58
Related toAlso published here 1974 22
Jerry K. Hartman Irresistible Prediction packet of ten cards, spectator names one as the “open prediction” and packet is shuffled, spectator stops as magician deals through packet and stopped-at card is the prediction, see also “Irresistible Force” p. 22
1974 58
Hugh Johnston Stop Card Spectator stops spring on selection
1975 212
Roger Smith Stop - A Mental Spell spectator thinks stop during spelling
Also published here 1975 1
Gerald Kosky Subtlety performer stops at selectio
1975 67
Gerald Kosky The Sub - Conscious
1975 125
Charles T. Jordan Master Stop Trick four cards are selected and placed back in the deck, spectator deals through the deck and performer stops him at the selections, except the last one which is found in the performer's pocket
Also published here 1975 18
Charles T. Jordan The Impenetrable Stop Trick performer tells spectator to stop when before he deals selection
Also published here 1975 47
Charles T. Jordan The Quadruple Deck Mystery odd-backed card lost in thick deck composed of three decks with dealing procedure, spectator reads off order and performer stops him at selection
Also published here 1975 108
Charles T. Jordan The Bare-Faced Detection card chosen by cutting, found with the faced towards the spectators at all times
Also published here 1975 113
Charles T. Jordan The Dealing Dovetail Detection card is found after lots of real shuffling
Also published here 1975 128
Edward Marlo Stop Trick using "The Related Deal"
1976 13
Edward Marlo Unknown - Effect No. 1 stop trick as prediction, several methods, some with roughed cards, impromptu double backer
Inspired by 1976
Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles)
112
Thought Speller No. 30, card from small packet thought-of, later found when another spectator says stop as cards are removed from pocket one by one
1976 48
Theodore Annemann The Stop Trick No. 35, Ace through King set-up
1976 55
Erwin Schussel Joker medium stops before joker, repeated with medium in other room, story of an encounter between Jimmy Grippo and Dai Vernon
Related toVariations 1976
Magick (Issue 169)
842
Carlhorst Meier Experiment 1: Die Übertragung eines "Stop" Befehls performer blindfolded, card chosen and lost, performer deals through cards and stops at selection
Nov. 1976
Intermagic (Vol. 4 No. 1)
40
Edward Marlo In Lieu of the Second Deal in the hands
Related to 1977 222
Edward Marlo Did you ever see the ----? using gaffed decks
1977 319
Edward Marlo The Ace of Spades Trick two methods
1977 320
Gene Maze The Deal Switch
Variations 1977 308
Martin A. Nash In The Nick Of Time touching only before the selection is made, performer shouts stop as spectator deals right at his card, see p. 447 for additional crediting
Related toVariations 1977 218
Mark Weston Fancy Deal Stop Trick
May 1977
Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 9)
404
Michael Leach Joker II medium stops before joker
Related to 1977
Magick (Issue 171)
852
Harry Lorayne It's Impossible! automatic placement, position of card predicted, or other ideas:
  • Spell a Name
  • Lie Detector
  • Think Stop
Variations 1977 146
Ken Krenzel "Stop Me" Block Turnover
1978 19
Ken Krenzel All the Way Block Turnover
1978 22
Ken Krenzel One-Hand Stop one-handed dealing
1978 24
Ken Krenzel The Fingertip Bottom Deal
Related to 1978 226
Ken Krenzel The One-Hand Middle Deal
1978 235
Ken Krenzel The Surefire Second Deal
1978 238
Frederick Braue Dealing the Aces four aces found at numbers called for
Related to 1978 24
Frederick Braue The Punch Deal
Related to 1978 27
Frederick Braue Count-Down Reverse featuring automatic third deal (saliva), stop trick with face-up card, spectator stops one before
1978 34
Jerry K. Hartman More Than One Way "There's More Than One Way To Spin A Cut."
two decks in reverse order
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 12)
1184
Jerry K. Hartman Quick Counts
  • Quick Count I: Magician divines card at a certain position in deck
  • Quick Count II: Spectator stops the dealing on previously named card
Also published here 1978 57
Fred Kaps Bob Driebeek's Tosheroon Variationen different ideas with the move, as a stop trick and as a prediction
Also published here 1978 12