Miscellaneous

79 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Super-Senses / Sense of Touch / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
To Distinguish the Court Cards by Touch preparing by "bending" edges slightly upwards with knife
 		1876
Modern Magic
69
Die Karten in der Brusttasche No. 1, deck placed in breast pocket of spectator, selections from another deck inserted in pocketed deck, performer takes them out by touch, one deck slightly bigger
 		1895
Der Kartenkünstler
3
Hugo Schrader Die getrennten und wieder vereinten Paare four King-Queen pairs on table, put together and cut by spectator, Kings and Queen separated under table by performer, cut again, then performer brings out pairs from under table
 		Oct. 1898
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 4 No. 10)
148
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Gleiche Gedanken (Erste Ausführung) two cards are selected from a deck, performer finds same card in second deck placed in his pocket
VariationsAlso published here 1910
Kartenkünste
6
The Pocket-Picking Trick card located in spectator's pocket
 		1911
Modern Card Manipulation
105
Louis F. Christianer The Conjuror's Touch three selections are shuffled back, deck put into handkerchief which is shaken to mix up cards, performer reaches in and finds cards one by one, secret pocket in silk, optional penetration of last card
 		1919
New Magical Conceptions
15
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Feingefühl in den Fingerspitzen. No. 13, shuffled deck placed in handkerchief, performer names six card and finds them inside bundle, then six cards vanish and appear back in the deck, duplicates
 		1926
Magische Miniaturen
45
Graham Adams The Torn Pack and Tricks Therewith two cards selected and returned, then whole deck torn in two halves, two cards counted to in both "halves", they match and are one selection, everything mixed in a hat and both halves found by touch
 		1931
Mr. S. W. Erdnase — "His Book"
27
Al Baker Unsight and Unseen finding two chosen cards in pocket, short pack
VariationsAlso published here 1935
Al Baker's Second Book
20
Franklin M. Chapman Sixth Sense? Joker and three other cards are sealed in envelope and mixed, performer always finds Joker, secretly small bead is added in one envelope
 		1936
Another Six Bits
2
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
Lu Brent How'd He Find It! selected card is taken out from the packet by touch
 		June 1942
The Phoenix (Issue 12)
46
Art Lyle The Similarity Is In the Difference spectators write names on blank cards, deck in pocket, cards are found
 		Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 44)
182
Eugene Bernstein Sensitive Fingers five selected cards are found by touch alone
 		1945
My Best
72
Teral Garrett Dark Eyes four Aces in enveloppes are ascertained behind the back, unusual method involving sugar, salt and Aspirin
 		1945
My Best
91
Warren Wiersbe, Bob Hummer Double Separation packet shuffled face-up face-down, then statement over condition made and colors separated
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1946
Mental Cases With Cards
11
Rudolf "Wernoli" Büchel Nicht was man macht... sondern wie... "Phantom-Trick" posed as problem, cards put in bag and shuffled with other cards, performer removes selections, followed by french translation "?? Problème??
Related to 1946
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 1)
10
Wernoli Liebe Freunde! solution for "Phantom-Trick", selections are found in bag
Related to 1946
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 8 No. 2)
4
Bill Nord Touching Tricks card is selected and replaced, deck placed inside pocket and card removed, repeated with named card, card found reversed in the deck
 		Oct. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 5)
468
Bob Hummer, John Scarne Sensitive Fingertips No. 17, Performer unmixes a packet of cards that has been shuffled face up/down. Shown to have odd number of cards in packet
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
36
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
Also published here 1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
49
Peter A. McDonald Which Way? almost the same as Lonley Card
Inspired by 1950
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 11 No. 5)
35
Toni Koynini Switch It deck shuffled face-up/face-down, performer sorts cards out behind his back except free selection, deck switch
  • The Basic Switch
  • Switch It
  • Alternative Routine
 		1951
Toni Koynini's Card Miracles
5
Oscar "Oscarelli" Rey Ein prämierter Kartentrick four pieces of torn selection are found among other pieces in handkerchief
 		1952
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 13 No. 1)
10
Al Koran Effect No. 6. "Force Superb" performer blindfolded, card chosen and performer finds it in his pocket
 		1952
Routined Manipulation — Part Two
76
Dr. William Weyeneth Unglaubliches Fingerspitzengefühl deck in hat, performer finds Aces
 		1955
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 16 No. 1)
272
Tony Corinda (4) Psychic Sorting Ghost Deck, performer divides deck in to red and black by touch, then sorts the red into hearts and diamonds and odd and even
Related to 1958
Pencil, Lip, Sound, Touch and Muscle Reading
45
Dr. Stanley Jaks Extrasensibilität ten cards are shuffled in ten other cards face up into face down, behind back performer is able to divide cards so amount of face up cards is the same in both packets
Also published here 1961
Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse
129
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
Karl Fulves Four from Eight Problems with Cards - No. Six
two torn up cards mixed up in bag, performer removes four pieces which make up one card
Related toVariations Sep. 1966
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 1 No. 11)
55
George de Ghetto Four from Eight solution with restoration finish
Inspired by Dec. 1966
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 2 No. 2)
69
Charles T. Jordan An Unpublished Trick cards face-up and face-down sorted by touch
Related to
  • p. 158 for correction
 Jan. 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 3)
150
Robert Page, Bob Hummer Hummer of a Trick! face-up and face-down cards separated by performer behind back
Inspired byVariations Aug. 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 3 No. 10)
197
Don Nielson Sense of Touch comedy routine with cards, case and knife in bag, with a jumbo card, p. 241 for further reference, p. 246 for idea by Robert Eagle
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Nov. 1968
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 4 No. 1)
217
Edward Marlo Out of Sight fingertip peeked at card is located from fan by sense of touch
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
86
Edward Marlo Startling Climax two cards selected, first found in pocket, transforms in second card
Inspired by 1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
121
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
Edward Marlo Color Sense seeing with fingertips, red / black, shuffled deck in case, reflection on card case
Related to 1975
Magick (Issue 121)
602
Z-Ray No. 11, card marked on face is cut in deck, performer deals through cards face-down and stops at marked card
 		1976
Self-Working Card Tricks
19
Karl Fulves 5-4 spectator turns cards over from a packet of 18 cards, behind back performer splits packet and knows relation of face-down and face-up cards in each half
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1979
The Talon (Issue 5)
61
Val Evans Tacto Finismo Efecto N°2, cutting packets of even or odd numbers
 		1980
La Baraja Multiefecto
25
Stephen Tucker I Rise deck in case is placed in spectator's pocket, performer removes card, rising card gimmick
Related to Oct. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 18)
342
Revelación en Bolsillo del Espectador application B, card is located in spectator's pocket
 		1983
La Baraja Biselada
6
Harry Lorayne Hummer Addition spectator reverses some cards, below table magician reverses more so named total is achieved, as kicker all are one color
Also published here Oct. 1987
Intermagic (Vol. 13 No. 1)
38
Dai Vernon Nerves on Edge feeling face up and face down behind back
 		1988
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2
215
Bruno Haber Option Four selection is torn in quarters with some other cards, performer locates pieces of selection in bag
 		Feb. 1989
Magick (Issue 417)
2083
Bob Hummer Topsy-Turvy Deck deck of face up/down cards split into two by performer, each half has equal number of face up cards
Also published here 1990
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 52 No. 2)
30
Karl Fulves Needle in a Haystack finding odd-backed cards by sense of touch in gambling shoe
 		1991
Swindle Sheet (Issue 7)
80
Karl Fulves Face Value cards shuffled face-up/face-down, cards dealt into performers hand until he calls stop, number of face-down cards then equals face-up cards
Inspired byRelated to 1992
Deceptive Practices
25
Santo Dreifaches Kartenfinden three selections found in cloth bag, using Kong Case
 		Nov. 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 1)
19
Claude Rix Les cartes en poche cards from shuffled deck are placed in various pockets and named cards are removed quickly
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
61
Bob Farmer Spin To Win Again face-up/face-down distribution bet when removing a bunch of cards from under a tray, parity
Related to Aug. 1995
MAGIC (Vol. 4 No. 12)
70
Marty Kane Mish Mosh Tell-A-Vision suits of cards are divined, with fingers, then separation by spectator
Inspired by 1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 64)
1262
Christian Scherer Ganz einfach deck under handkerchief held by spectator, performer reaches under silk and produces selection
Inspired by 1997
Karten à la carte
24
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra And Now... Two Cards from the Pocket finding two chosen cards in pocket
Inspired byAlso published here 1997
Notes
7
Christian Scherer Sensitive Finger five phases blindfold routine with sense of touch presentation
  • 1. finger print, by touch
  • 2. think stop
  • 3. rising card under handkerchief, magnetism presentation
  • 4. card identity divination
  • 5. location of selection
Inspired byRelated to 1999
Sensitive Finger
9
Lewis Jones Red Alert One deck is dealt in four hands, colors of one hand can be divined
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
160
Lewis Jones Strip tease stripper functionality shown by locating a single card, but uses normal deck
 		2002
Ahead of the Pack
25
Al Baker Unsight and Unseen finding two chosen cards in pocket, short pack
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Second Book)
110
Robert Cassidy The Psychic Touch card is named and signed, deck placed inside bag, performer wears a glove and finds selection
Related to 2003
The Mind Razor
6
Lewis Jones The Director's Cut cutting named number from deck
Inspired by
  • James McKnight's "Fast Counting the Cards" in Joe Berg's "The Berg Book"
 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
143
Steve Beam Si Kick cut pile behind back, then performer asks question about thought selection and always removes cards which do not match, red or black etc.
Variations 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
163
Roberto Giobbi Digital Dexterity selected card is produced while deck is in pocket, to switch decks
 		2006
Card College Light
100
Mark Levy Pitch Black Triumph can only be performed in totally dark room
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
466
Benjamin Earl Fingertip Memory named card instantly produced from shuffled deck
 		2007
Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes
16
Miguel Gómez Las cartas al peso card is located in pocket, then weighing the cards, last phase with packet in handkerchief
 		2007
El Placer de la Magia
101
Juan Manuel Marcos Cartas al tacto weighting card, three phases, finding selections
Related to 2008
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 4)
38
Karl Fulves Stripper Notes
  • using stripper deck as one-way deck in tabled row
  • separation by touch (face-up/face-down)
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
502
Patrick Page The Pocket Card Index standard type and Q5 model, named cards are produced from pocket
Related to 2011
Magic Page by Page
94
Nick Trost Producing Poker, Blackjack and Gin Hands deck riffle shuffled by spectator, performer takes deck under the table and takes out good hands
Inspired by
  • "Any Card Called For Hanky" (U. F. Grant, D. Robbins & Company's magazine Magic Is Fun, No. 7, Oct.-Dec. 1947)
Variations 		2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
664
Nick Trost Four-Game Challenge two decks riffle shuffled by spectator, performer takes decks under the table and takes out good hands for different games
Inspired by 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
667
Warren Wiersbe, Bob Hummer Follow-Up Trick packet shuffled face-up face-down, then statement over condition made and colors separated
Also published here 2011
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 3
728
Daniel Celma Blindfold Act 6 phases, blindfolded seeing with the fingertips
Also published here 2014
Lecture Notes 2014
31
Dr. Stanley Jaks Extrasensibility ten cards are shuffled in ten other cards face up into face down, behind back performer is able to divide cards so amount of face up cards is the same in both packets
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
145
Daniel Celma Blindfold Act 6 phases, blindfolded seeing with the fingertips
Also published here 2015
7 Mysteries of Mentalism
62
Dani DaOrtiz, Miguel Ángel Gea, Juan Tamariz Identical Thoughts
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
two cards are selected from a deck, performer finds same card in second deck placed in his pocket, handling with different back colors
Inspired by Nov. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 11)
38
Luis Piedrahita Cortando Cartas al Peso weighing the cards, three phases, first phase amount of cards is named, second phase named number is cut and as climax spectator cuts named number of cards
 		2016
El Manuscrito (Vol. 8 No. 31)
1062
Ramón Riobóo I Always Miss, So I Never Miss You divine selection by taking cards out of deck behind the back that always have the opposite characteristic to the selection
Inspired by 2019
Second Thoughts
231
Steve Beam Eye For Value deck is cut in several packets and top cards of each packet shuffled, performer divines amount of black and red cards and total of pips, 14/15 stack
 		2021
Smokers
146