Miscellaneous

1,195 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Harry Riser Count value of two face-up cards on table used to count to selection, faros
Also published here
  • MUM, May 1998, Oct. 2004
 2006
Secrets of an Escamoteur
167
Jack Avis A Dotty Location location with four distributed marked key cards
 		2006
Rara Avis
48
César Fernández Spectator Plays Magician selection found in deck shuffled by spectator, returns to stack, interlocking chains
Related to 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
128
David Solomon Ultra-Find interlocking chain principle with three riffle shuffles
Inspired by 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
141
Michael Powers Hide and Seek selection fairly lost, faro
Inspired by
  • "The Cardician is In!" (Doug Canning, Card Capers)
Related to 		2006
Power Plays
108
Michael Powers Sunken Treasure spectator cuts to a card and replaces his packet in center of rest, card located
 		2006
Power Plays
116
Doug Edwards You'll Fool All small number is secretly counted and bottom card remembered, packet placed back into the deck and performer divines number and card
 		2006
Brass Knuckles
136
Roberto Giobbi, Bill Murata The Waikiki Shuffle cards cut in three piles and one pile turned over, card is selected and deck shuffled face up into face down, location with pendulum
Inspired by
  • Bill Murata's "Waikiki Card Location"
 2006
Card College Light
35
Roberto Giobbi, Jack McMillen Muscle Reading one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles
Inspired by 2006
Card College Light
49
Roberto Giobbi The Fingerprint challenge location with fingertip theme, sunken key
 		2006
Card College Light
76
Marc Gettmann Mindshaker Tripartite nicking, uncredited
Related to 2006
Das Marc Gettmann-Seminar 2006
24
Andy Hurst Three Willy out-of-hand selection process
 		2006
England Up Close
72
Andy Hurst Uno Undo card fairly chosen by cutting, two Tens are removed and used to count to selection
 		2006
England Up Close
73
Dai Vernon Vernon Fooler 3 with two crimps and secret counting to selected card
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
22
Dai Vernon The Weight Guesser Magician knows position of spectators card, estimation
Related toVariations 2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
45
Joe Berg Estimate behind the back estimate thickness of packet behind back
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
55
Ha! estimation and improvisation
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
55
Kostya Kimlat Impossibility Card Trick using a key card
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
217
Paul Gordon (Gr)eight! automatic placement
Variations 2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
362
Richard Vollmer, Stewart James Vida Pack, Plus twelve card set-up, based on Stewart James' "Vida Pack"
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
373
Benjamin Earl Ramjollock spectator selects card, shuffles and cuts, performer reveals card
 		2007
Seeing with Photo-Electric Eyes
12
Jack Parker Alone in the Dark Impossible location - card found at named number after deck is shuffled (self working)
Inspired by 2007
52 Memories
74
David Solomon, Simon Aronson Building Math Principles card and its position in nine-card packet remembered, another card brought in, dealing into two packets, selection eventually located
Inspired by 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
147
David Solomon Outdoing "Hummer Outdone" twenty cards shuffled face-up/face-down with CATO under table by spectator, one remembered, performer rights all except selection under the table, ten double facers
 		2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
167
Stewart James Ten Nights In A Cardroom Multiple phase routine with ten tricks

  • 1. Shuffled deck, you deal and win a game of draw poker
  • 2. Four spectators name a number each, the cards at those positions have the same value
  • 3. You are able to name every card in a hand of poker as it is being dealt
  • 4. Card to pocket, card is lost in the deck by spectator, then card appears in your previously empty pocket. Effect is repeated.
  • 5. Challenge card location
  • 6. Prediction trick
  • 7. You deal yourself good cards for poker
  • 8. You can predict what cards you will receive for poker
  • 9. Blackjack deal, spectator can name any number of hands and you will always win with a blackjack
  • 10. Shuffled deck, you blindfold yourself, you deal for poker and win once again
VariationsAlso published here
  • Marketed by SJ, 1948
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
84
Manuel Montes El Juego de Aladino deck is cut in three parts, one part is counted, a card remembered and later found by performer
 		2007
El Manuscrito (Vol. 1 No. 2)
7
Jerry K. Hartman Northern Light two phases:
  • spectator thinks of a card in deck based on a freely thought-of number, he deals through deck and magician stops him on correct card
  • magician brings out a pre-written prediction and it’s read aloud, spectator deals to original thought-of number and the card matches the prediction
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
265
Jerry K. Hartman Digital Image spectator puts thumbprint on selection and buries it in packet, magician identifies card by looking at its back, spectator handles selecting process and losing of card while magician’s back is turned
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Card Dupery
356
Arthur Finley Corner Crimp as top portion is replaced
 		2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
9
Arthur Finley 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, with connection to Arthur Finley
Also published here 2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
19
Dai Vernon Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 1) No. 109-1, spectator cuts and remembers card, if performer mimics the spectator's cut, he hopefully cuts at the same place
Also published here 2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
29
Arthur Finley Finley's Effects: 1) Card to Pocket No. 701-1, sounds like lazy man card to pocket handling as location
Also published here 2007
Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work
29
John C. Wagner Vietnam Card Trick 2007 two cards predict a card's suit and value, another thought-of card is found
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
Freebie 8
23
Justin Higham Sense of Touch Location Card selected and lost amongst one of three piles, performer eliminates all, except selection
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method
 		2008
Dexterity Manual
54
Lennart Green I'm Not Peeking I packet spread face-up and spectator remembers card and its position, performer notes top card
Related to 2008
The Green Northern Lights Magic
36
Lennart Green I'm Not Peeking II similar to Rosini's effect
Related to 2008
The Green Northern Lights Magic
37
Lennart Green The Terrorist (CNN, BCC, FBI, CIA, KGB)
  • I. The Escape (spelling, Double Replacement)
  • II. The Hunting
  • III. The Capture
    • 1. The Da Vinci Code (simple spelling of a phrase to reveal the card)
    • 2. The Scanning Machine (anti-faro elimination)
    • 3. The Puzzle-Master (tapestry)
    • Other Alternatives to Find the Card
Related to 2008
The Green Northern Lights Magic
38
Harry Lorayne That's Impossible automatic placement procedure, then brought to any named number
Also published here Jan. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 1)
26
Allan Slaight The Eclectic Deck stack for seventeen effects
  • 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
  • Ibidem #32, July 1967
 2008
Spins & Needles
36
Theodore Annemann, Roberto Giobbi Risk! stacked, risky
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
36
Karl Fulves, Roberto Giobbi Senza Toccare (Look Ma, No Hands)! counting selection procedure
Inspired by 2008
Card College Lighter
58
Fred Robinson Charlier Cut Swindle
2009
The Magic of Fred Robinson
70
Gordon Bean Not So Plain Moe Variation
Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
4
Michael Weber New Deal "Two Tricks with Your New Toy", spectator cuts to a card, performer divines and locates it
Related to 2009
Memorease
4
Jason England The Third Shuffle three honest shuffles by spectator
Inspired byAlso published here 2009
Jammin' With the Fellas
4
Jason England Fever Nails sucker element
Inspired by 2009
Jammin' With the Fellas
6
Sam Mayer Up & Down spectator deal deck so that four face-down cards alternate with four face-up cards and so on, one card remembered, located
  • no-touch Miraskil suggestion by Karl Fulves
 		2009
Prolix (Issue 6)
357
Grace Ann Morgan Jaw Breaker spectator deals down in shuffled deck and stops, performer takes duplicate out of another deck, or has it reversed there already, three methods
  • Standard Method (faro)
  • Using Full Deck Stacks
  • Bonus-- Brand New Sealed Deck Method
Related to 2009
Weapons of Mass Deception
8
Max Maven The Thinking Cardman one of five cards from a shuffled deck is remembered, then shuffled back and when the card is names the card is instantly produced with one hand
Also published here 2009
Las Vegas Lecture
4
Barrie Richardson Stripped Ease out-of-hand selection from stripper deck, glimpse in center
Also published here Oct. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 10 (The Jinx - 75 Years))
4
Barrie Richardson Stripped Ease out-of-hand selection from stripper deck, glimpse in center
Also published here 2009
The Jinx — 75 Years
4
Caleb Wiles Armchair Mind Reading suit set-up
Inspired by
  • Boris Wild's "Pure Telepathy"
 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
85
Lewis Jones The Return of Mental Monte
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
132
Lewis Jones, Chan Canasta Canastrick reworking of Chan Canasta's "A Miracle Discovery"
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
133
Steve Beam, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Maybe featuring an Under/Down Deal placement by Ron Wohl
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
179
Steve Beam Scuffle from face-up/face-down shuffled deck
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
273
Michael Weber, Paul Curry An Old (sheared) Black Ram2 variations on Curry's idea:
  • Easy
  • A Little More Work
  • Even More Work (position of selection named)
  • Great Minds Think Alike (further credits)
  • And For Those Who Read This Far
Inspired byRelated to 2010
An Old Black Ram2
3
Justin Higham Impromptu Peek Deck for Hoyle Trump Cards
Inspired by Oct. 2010
Gambit (Issue 2)
7
John Scarne No-Clue Revelation spectator cuts, looks at bottom card and replaces, card and position named
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
491
Karl Fulves Late Nite Strippers medium locates card, or performer, reversal method in hands of performer, with a poker deal application with four selections, pick-a-card poker
 		2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
504
John C. Wagner Mentally By Two, With A Little Help From Vietnam two cards predict a card's suit and value, another thought-of card is found
  • An Alternate Ending For a Thought-Of Card
Inspired byAlso published here Apr. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 4)
66
Manuel Montes Pensadiciosa thought is selected from small packet, shuffled with deck and selection appears on top
 		2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 12)
322
Scott Grossberg I'm Committed card crimped while spectator remembers it from a packet
 		2010
Miracles of my Friends II
46
Michael Weber Bicycles Built for 0.5 divided deck from back with different brands
Also published here 2010
The TAOM Intelligencer
13
Michael Weber Bicycles Built for 0.5 divided deck from back with different brands
Also published here 2011
Knew & Improved
13
Harry Lorayne Triple Take card at thought-of position remembered, faro, poker deal, card at thought-of position in one of the hands, Royal Flush kicker
Also published here 2011
Special Effects
147
Patrick Page Opportunism finding a named card, spectator can choose if the card should end up on top, in the middle or on the bottom and other methods to find card, improvisation
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
109
Patrick Page Guesstimation spectator cuts a packet and remembers card, card is found, three variations
Variations 2011
Magic Page by Page
112
Max Maven The Thinking Cardman one of five cards from a shuffled deck is remembered, then shuffled back and when the card is names the card is instantly produced with one hand
Also published here 2011
Hollywood Hyperbole
5
Barrie Richardson A Glimpse of Milton fairly "thought-of" card divined, slippery powder/glass microbeads instead of salt
Inspired by 2011
Curtain Call
100
Barrie Richardson The Stranger's Trick spectator deals, stops and remembers card, loses it again, performer divines it, description of a trick seen at a convention and method guess
Also published here
  • The Magician, Dec. 2007
 2011
Curtain Call
224
Boris Wild Pure Telepathy spectator cuts off a pile, remembers bottom card and shuffles that pile, card located
 		June 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 6)
66
Boris Wild Blind Discovery card found blindfolded
 		June 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 6)
68
David Britland An Impossible Location first the location fails, then it works
Inspired by Dec. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 12)
35
Jon Armstrong Putting Things Together card selected under fair conditions, found by spelling to any person's first name
Inspired by 2011
The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong
11
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Count-Down spectator counts to a number and remembers card at that position
VariationsAlso published here 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
14
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Count-Down 2
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
14
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Count-Down 3 reading count via "moving elbows" principle
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
15
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Spell-Down
Inspired byVariations 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
16
Justin Higham Restricted Clairvoyant Spell-Down
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
17
Justin Higham Diminishing Clairvoyant Spell-Down
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
17
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Detection no counting
Related toVariations 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
18
Justin Higham Finessed Red/Black Location
2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
19
Justin Higham Clairvoyant Detection Plus Colour Separation
2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
20
Justin Higham Ultimate Clairvoyant Detection
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
25
Justin Higham Reversed-Order Dream
Inspired by 2011
Clairvoyant, Mental Topper and The Mind-Reader's Dream
38
Michael Weber Bicycles Built for 0.5 divided deck from back with different brands
Also published here 2011
Denverismilitude
13
Eric Evans, Paul Rosini Rosini Works the Street
Inspired by 2012
53 Friends
37
Michael Weber Bicycles Built for 0.5 divided deck from back with different brands
Also published here 2012
Blackpool Twenty Twelve
12
Shane Cobalt A Trick for Chuck a Jack at top and bottom of two halves, riffle shuffle retains a Jack at top and bottom
Inspired by
  • Charles Jordan
 2012
A Trick for Chuck
2
John Born An Instinct for Cards Revisited Impossible card location, card is selected, lost, deck is shuffled, magician can still find card, includes method with memorized deck, edge marks and punch
Inspired by 2012
Seeking the Bridge
57
Cyril Enfield Magician's Magician one-way crimp of whole deck
Also published here
  • Genii, Apr. 1946
 Nov./Dec. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 11 & 12)
46
Ryan Swigert The Garden Path two piles made, card selected from one, everything shuffled and card located, sucker math trick
Inspired by
  • "Cabalistic Card Trick" (Stewart Judah, The Linking Ring, Feb. 1964)
 2012
520 Years Later
22
Bruce Bernstein It Takes Two card is chosen and shuffled back into the deck, cards are eliminated, last card is selection, PATEO
Also published here 2012
Unreal
134
Roberto Giobbi Clayton Rawson's Mental Broadcast deck switch application
Inspired by 2013
The Art of Switching Decks
145
Sveroni Profiler card divination over phone
Inspired by
  • "Von Mensch zu Mensch" in "Magigramm", September, 1988
 2013
Alte Neuheiten
36
Steven Hamilton VIC (Vernon-inspired Countdown) card fairly chosen and replaced, later counted down to
Inspired by 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
132
Carlos Vinuesa I Will Make Two Piles and You Will Touch One card freely selected from shuffled borrowed deck, after spectator returns it and shuffles, magician makes two piles and discards one until two cards are left, the one touched by the spectator is the chosen one
 		2013
Numbers, Cards... and Time!
80
Carlos Vinuesa The Trick That Can Be Explained three possible different effects (depending on selections of spectators) where cards are freely chosen from a shuffled borrowed deck and found by them in impossible conditions
 		2013
Numbers, Cards... and Time!
85
Roberto Giobbi A Stooge Against His Will out-of-hand key card placement
 		Apr. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 4)
19
Justin Higham Jungian Instinct spectator cuts deck and remembers bottom card, replaces, poker hands dealt and card located
Inspired by
  • "Ramjollock" (Benjamin Earl, Past Midnight DVDs)
 2013
Pseudo Cheating Demos and Effects
40
John Bannon Chronic spectator remembers a card and its position, deck cut, some cards counted off and that packet used to locate selection with reverse faro elimination, "One plus One equals Two" location
 		2013
High Caliber
229
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph Presque Vu card chosen via counting procedure ends up at number previously named
Inspired by 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
24
Jim Steinmeyer The Treasure Map
Inspired by
  • trick in Mathematical Recreations and Essays (W. W. Rouse Ball, 1892)
 2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
27
Justin Higham Estimation Kicker (semi-improvised effect) Uses natural air pocket location
Related to 2014
The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method
24
Joseph Barry E-CAN fairly peeked-at card, at position named by spectator
 		2014
Reverie
11
Joseph Barry Another Ruse for Magicians... spectator shuffles, card is on top or at least under control
Also published here 2014
Fifty
7
Tomas Blomberg Estimated Sunken Key two selected cards by spectator and magician, spectator deals the deck in six piles, two possible endings:
first ending: both cards are next to each other in the same pile
second ending: both cards are in the same position in different piles
Inspired by 2014
Blomberg Laboratories
134
The Range Cut cutting precisely to spectator’s previously cut-to card (or within close range), natural air pocket principle
Related to
  • Moe Seidenstein, Moe and His Miracles with Cards, 1986
 2014
Applesauce
132
Steve Mayhew Utopia spectator holds fanned cards and lets other spectator select a card, eight cards stack
 		2014
Mayhew
160
Jim Steinmeyer, Eddie Joseph The Lost and the Found with incomplete deck
Inspired by 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
18
John S. Frazee The Shuffle Force spectator starts with a single run when shuffling small packet
 		Winter 2015
Quarterly (Issue 1)
26
David Britland Bobby Bernard's Principle X
  • Cardopolis
description of challenge location in which spectator cuts the deck, looks at bottom card, and shuffles before and after
 		Apr. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 4)
29
Pit Hartling Sherlock selection found in deck shuffled by spectator, returns to stack, interlocking chains
Related toVariations 2016
In Order to Amaze
40
So Sato Destroy and Search "If you ask, 'Is this practical for laymen?' I must answer, 'No.'"
Mass Destruction Stacking
 		2016
The Secrets of So Sato
128
Joseph Barry Echoed three progressively fairer locations of a card
Inspired by Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
5
Joseph Barry Red/Black Location using chunks of one color in shuffled deck
 		Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
9
John Cornelius John Cornelius Thoughts watch as shiner
Related to 2016
Facsimile (Issue 5)
21
John Hostler The TDQ Deck Triskadequadra Application #3
1-0-1 alternative for Koran type force after a riffle shuffle
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
69
David Britland Thoughts on Hummer's Monte
  • spectator cuts three packets, bottom card of one packet is remembered and other two piles switched
  • repeat phase with Svengali deck
Inspired by Sep. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 9)
26
Roy Walton Clubland selection made from packet found via spelling procedure
 		2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
169
Ross Tayler, Charlie Ordania One for the Boys #1 out-of-hand selection procedure with shuffling, spectator cuts and looks at card in packet, risky
Related to Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
8
John Cottle Border Control on using border-less cards, control, location, fingertip peek force
Related to Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
32
Ryan Schlutz I Love You out-of-hand selection procedure, grease daub
Also published here 2017
False Anchors — Volume One
5
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2017
False Anchors — Volume Two
41
Harry Lorayne Out Of Hand non-faro version
Inspired by 2017
JawDroppers! Two
59
Harry Lorayne Fishing Expedition shuffled deck cut into three piles, spectator remembers top card while the performer does not look, found
 		2017
JawDroppers! Two
234
Harry Lorayne Three Does It Three-spot as multiple out indicator card
 		2017
JawDroppers! Two
239
Johnny Thompson Location with a One-Way Back with tabled reversal
 		2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1)
215
Johnny Thompson The Genii Stop Trick spectator thinks of card in half the deck, spectator deals cards one by one after naming his card, performer stops the deal at selection
Inspired by
  • "L. W. Stop Mystery" (Wright & Larson, Genii, Vol. 1 No. 1)
 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
127
Xiaobo Zhou 降落伞/JLS 找牌系统 (Parachute Card Location) JLS: Jazz Location System. Describes a system used to locate cards and perform The Trick That Cannot Be Explained
  • 1. Dead Cut to the Selection
  • 2. Name the Position of the Selection
  • 3. Impromptu 1-20 ACAAN
 		2018
Enthusiasm
43
David Solomon Smaltzy Penelope card chosen and lost, number of cut-off cards used to count to selection, faro
Inspired by 2018
Solomon's Secrets
142
David Solomon Thoughts on a Location one of five chosen cards selected, all shuffled back and selection found
 		2018
Solomon's Secrets
200
Alexander Hansford The basic effect high/low
 		2018
Kino.
96
Alexander Hansford Finding cards
  • One card
  • Two cards
  • Two cards variant
Inspired by
  • Marlo selection procedure in Cardfixes
Related to 		2018
Kino.
98
Lewis Jones Octal deck cut in four packets and spectator can chose a pile and then top or bottom card
 		2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
56
George McBride Sweet Sixteen card at some number chosen, another card matches a prediction, two cards added to count to selection
Inspired by July 2018
Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7)
79
Matt Baker Elementary, My Dear Vernon divining a selection by eliminating the impossible, followed by ending with a Triumph
Inspired by 2019
The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
72
Matt Baker Subconscious Shuffle Tracking Magician cuts to spectator's selection, then spectator stops and finds their own selection, then magician cuts to the three other mates
 		2019
The Buena Vista Shuffle Club
176
Asi Wind Stay Stack Set-up Trick setting up a stay stack during a location
Inspired by
  • "Impromptu Deaf Nor Stupid" (Juan Tamariz, Magic from my Heart, DVD 1)
 2019
Paper Work
12
Benjamin Earl Slow Roll with turnover choreography
 		2019
The Shift #2
13
Michael Powers Moe Fun featuring a fair selection procedure in which selection is cut into packets, two distant key cards, another spectator stops the spectator's deal to find selection, with variations (faro, no stooge, edge marks)
Also published here
  • Linking Ring, April 2009
 2019
Tesseract
213
Michael Powers Two Way Split
  • Effect 1 - The Tantalizer
  • Effect 2 - Another Invisible Card
Inspired by
  • "The Sunken Key Again" (Scalbert's Selected Secrets)
 2019
Tesseract
223
David Britland NIFTRIK: An S.H. Wimbrough Mystery
  • Cardopolis
on an unknown challenge location
Related to June 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 6)
44
Ramón Riobóo Klondike Poker Card location effect, card selected from poker hands, interesting placement principle, card is finally produced from pocket.
 		2019
Second Thoughts
47
Ramón Riobóo Mysterious Divination Challenge card location, card chosen from many poker hands
Related to 2019
Second Thoughts
153
Nancy Colwell Last Minute Card Control spectator cuts off a pile, shuffles, remembers a card and loses it, hopefully step is retained
Inspired by May 2020
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. 1 Part 1 (Spring #2))
223
Ryan Schlutz I Love You out-of-hand selection procedure, grease daub
Also published here 2020
False Anchors
5
Ryan Schlutz 6 Covers 6 hands-off selection and riffle shuffle by spectator
Also published here 2020
False Anchors
73
Ryan Schlutz Clearly See-Through shuffled deck, spectator takes a pile from it, remembers one card and pile is replaced, card becomes invisible and reappears reversed in deck, GAP principle
  • An Alternative Way to Handle GAP Selection
 		2020
False Anchors
118
Ryan Schlutz Other Ways to User the GAP Principle
  • Borrowed Deck Handling - Key Card
  • Borrowed Deck Handling - Multiple Key Cards
  • Borrowed Deck Handling - Multiple Key - Mental Selection
 		2020
False Anchors
122
Steve Beam Even Steven selection is found by down under dealing a random chosen number of cards
Inspired by 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
49
Lewis Jones Birthday Girl chosen month and card are divined
 		2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
264
Jon Racherbaumer Hearsay Assay challenge location with ten-card packet
 		July 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 7)
50
Greg Chapman Faro Fooler - controlling a card to the top with one shuffle and cut two handlings, with crimp at known position, selection replaced during dropping piles on table
  • Fooler No. 1
  • Fooler No. 2
 		2020
Faro Fundamentals
32
Larry Jennings LJ on Vernon’s Weight Guesser performer knows position of spectators's fingertip peeked card, estimation
Inspired byRelated to 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
380
Larry Jennings Dissertation on an Old Trick various handlings for the automatic placement procedure
  • Version No. 1 (An Old Trick)
  • Version No. 2
  • Version No. 3
  • Version No. 4
  • Version No. 5
  • Version No. 6
Also published here 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
460
Larry Jennings Lucky "32" spectator cuts off pile, remembers card at same position in rest of deck, deals pile into four piles and top values are added to find selection
Also published here 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
475
Larry Jennings Impossible automatic placement, "impossible" is spelled, credit information on the effect
Also published here 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
483
Larry Jennings Impossible Fore-Shadowed card chosen and a phrase spelled to find it
Inspired by 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
487
Jon Racherbaumer The Whispering Lady
  • Exhumations
spectator cuts to a card and loses that pile within the rest, it's located
Inspired by
  • unnamed Hideo Kato effect
 June 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 6)
58
Michał Kociołek Synch performer and spectator each have half the deck, shuffle it and cut it into four piles, both remember a card from one pile and assemble the packets, the halves are exchanged and dealt, both stop at each others cards
Inspired by 2021
More Plots & Methods
8
Michał Kociołek Mr. Liar card chosen from a five-card packet is lost and found, pre-determined estimation
 		2021
More Plots & Methods
15
Ryan Murray As a Simple Location using natural stripper properties in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
55
Ryan Murray Blind Location using natural one-way printing property in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
56
Ryan Murray Impossible Location using natural stripper properties in standard decks
Related toVariations 2021
Natural Card Magic
57
Ryan Murray Mirrored a selection and its mate are located with fair procedure, using natural stripper properties in standard decks
 		2021
Natural Card Magic
66
Richard Vollmer Count Placement spectator remembers card and its position, it is controlled to specific position
 		May 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)
54
Dai Vernon Dai-Ja-Vue
  • Exhumations (Jon Racherbaumer)
spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related to
  • "Peerless Card Divination" (Vaudeville Magic, David L. Lustig, 1920)
Also published here 		Dec. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 12)
43
Scott Baird One Way, All The Way one-way forcing deck, card signed on the back, it is found from the faces
 		Sep. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 9)
432
Bob Farmer Sunken Key Procedure tabled spread instead of cutting deck into three piles
Inspired by
  • "The Sunken Key Again" (Geoffrey Scalbert, Abracadabra, Vol. 12 No. 310, 5. Jan. 1952)
 2022
Hummer's Odyssey ()
10
Daub Location
2022
Max Malini
236
Max Malini Malini's Location spectator peeks at a card in his own hands and it is found, estimation
Inspired by 2022
Max Malini
271
George McBride Under Cover Placement Automatic Placement combined with sunken key, faro
  • Note (sandwich effect)
 		2022
The Glasgow File — Volume 1
88
Derrick Chung Killer Instinct card peeked at and deck shuffled by spectator, performer finds and names card, interlocking chains
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Ramjollock" (Benjamin Earl, Past Midnight DVDs)
 2022
The Nacho Card Notes
43
Shimpei Katsuragawa Crimpossible Location stop trick with fair handling, breather crimp
 		2022
La Campanella
87
Micah C. Lasher The NYC Trick spectator thinks of major street in New York City to spell to a selection, Mind Mirror procedure (one suit on top, two honest riffle shuffles), street divined at the end
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2004
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
333
Robert Gardner Expertalk: Robert Gardner on an Impossible Location spectator looks at top card with deck in hands, self-crimp
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2011
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1012
Cyrille Savelief Impossible With a Twist spectator cuts off and remembers bottom card, cards shuffled, performer memorizes order and names position of card once named, marked deck or impromptu
Related toVariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2012
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1097
Pete McCabe Connecting Columns thoughts on the routine, spectator cuts off and remembers bottom card, cards shuffled, performer memorizes order and names position of card once named, marked deck or impromptu
Inspired byAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Sep. 2012
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1145
Pete McCabe The Watchman Jack of Diamonds put reversed in deck, spectator cuts to a card and remembers it, performer removes Jack which whispers name and position of selection
VariationsAlso published here
  • MAGIC, Jan. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1173
Will Fern The World's Toughest Card Trick challenge location with short card, spectator riffle shuffles
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2013
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1182
Jon Racherbaumer Numbskull's Number Game
  • Exhumations
card located with value of performer's supposed selection
Inspired by Apr. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 4)
43
Jon Racherbaumer, William Goldman Locus-Abruptus
  • Exhumations
spectator stops face-up dealing anytime, takes packet, loses top and bottom cards and takes top one, it appears at named number eventually, self-force, reconstructed from Bill Goldman performance
 		July 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 7)
52
József Kovács Faro 21 three packets of seven cards made, one card selected and eventually the whole deck is assembled in three stages, two faros bring the selection under a key card
 		Aug. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 8)
964
Matt Baker Fried and Seek spectator selects a pile and executes a dealing procedure into three piles until only one card remains (kind of Tantalizer Deal into three piles), performer divines the card, Sierpiński Principle
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Dream Trick" (Alex Elmsley 1997 Lecture, published 2016 by VanishingInc)
 2023
Elevating Deceptions
4
John Hostler Roundabout Retreat spectator remembers card and its position from the top, after some cutting the card's value at the original position is used to count down to selection
Inspired by 2023
Percolations
25
Gary Plants No Way spectator removes any thought-of card from twenty-card packet, it is lost in deck and then found as spectator counts through the cards
Also published here 2023
Something Old, Something New
7
Gary Plants Thought 1: Down and Under Again spectator deals off a couple of cards and those are used for down-under deal to locate selection, bottom deal placement
 		2023
Something Old, Something New
33
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
Lucky Dollar
1
Andrew Frost The Allusion Principle
  • Effect #1
card chosen from a face-down spread is named
 		2023
NeatCon 2023
18
Bradley Hodgins Nucleus
  • Effect #2
spectator cuts off pile, shuffles, remembers bottom card and his pile is lost in the middle, position of selection known, "card at any number" application
  • Notes
 		2023
NeatCon 2023
30
Alexander Hansford A Dual Location
  • Effect #3
challenge location with shuffling by the spectator
  • Two Cards
 		2023
NeatCon 2023
38
Michael Weber Marked Key Card Location marked deck, but chosen card itself is not sighted
 		2023
Re:Marks
1
Michael Weber The Pasteboard Mirror card cut to and replaced without the performer looking, deck spread and a face-up blank card is seen and removed, performer names selection
Inspired by 2023
Re:Marks
3
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