Any Card Called For

49 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Spelling / Any Card Called For
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Charles T. Jordan Spelling Any Card Called For No. 28, full deck stack
VariationsAlso published here 1919/1920
Thirty Card Mysteries
74
Louis Nikola To Spell Any Card Called For
VariationsAlso published here 1927
The Nikola Card System
30
Laurie Ireland The Spelling Card Trick with any card called brief, memorized deck
 		1931
Ireland Writes a Book
18
Tom Sellers A Speller Idea any card spelled to from pocketed deck
 		1931
Magical Pleasantries
17
Jean Hugard System for Arranging Cards for Any Spelling Combination explained with the effect in which every value in a suit is spelled out
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
41
Charles T. Jordan Spelling Any Card Called For full deck stack
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
56
Tom Sellers Seller's Speller Idea any named card is spelled out with deck in pocket, pocket index
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
63
Ralph W. Hull Name O' Card any named card is found/spelled-to, full stack and multiple out
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
237
Louis Nikola To Spell Any Card Called For memorized deck
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
395
Val Evans The Million And First Deck stack with thirteen long cards, chart on card case or memorized
  • spelling to any named card
  • cutting any number of cards
  • calculation rules after cutting the memorized deck
  • naming chosen cards directly
  • story deck (see next item)
 		1941
Stacks and Stacks Of Cards
24
Frederick Mosteller Bravo! five decks, multiple phase mental speller, suits spelled and values counted (count-spell), see Back Room reference for corrections
Related toVariations Dec. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 49)
200
Frederick Mosteller Encore! spelling to the thought of card, gaffed deck, count-spell
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here Apr. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 58)
236
Frederick Braue Bravo Encore Reprise count-spell
Inspired by Sep. 1944
The Phoenix (Issue 69)
280
Frederick Mosteller, Frederick Braue, Orville Wayne Meyer Encore Spelling to the thought of card, gaffed deck, three versions, count-spell
Related to 1945
My Best
103
Russell "Rusduck" Duck Nudeck Speller any named card is spelled to, see credits in No. 8
Related to May 1957
The Cardiste (Issue 2)
7
Roy Walton Helensburg Speller spelling to any thought of card, Phoenix #98 reference given on p. 236, see also p. 254 for references
Inspired byVariations Winter 1968
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 2nd Folio)
221
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Variation Of Nikola Spelling No. 231, spelling to any named card
Inspired by 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
58
Gerald Kosky Any Card Spell
1975
The Magic of Gerald Kosky
78
Charles T. Jordan Spelling Any Card Called For full deck stack
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
225
Alex Elmsley, Frederick Mosteller another encore red & black card thought of, they are spelled to after some shuffling (see Legendary Kabbala for Elmsley credit)
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 12)
153
Ken De Courcy, Hen Fetsch Super Spell gaffed deck, spelling to any named card, count-spell
Inspired by
  • "Magic Spell" (Hen Fetsch, ca. 1950)
Related to 		1980
Super Spell
2
Hen Fetsch The Joker Version if joker is named, giant joker from behind back
 		1980
Super Spell
5
Ken De Courcy Card in Wallet card to wallet climax for "spelling to any card" routine
 		1980
Super Spell
6
Ken De Courcy Be Insured insurance policy gag for "spelling to any card" routine
 		1980
Super Spell
7
Ken De Courcy Multi-Choice using "spelling to any card" as climax for selection routine
 		1980
Super Spell
7
Ken De Courcy Shuffled Spell switching in Super Spell/Magic Spell deck
 		1980
Super Spell
8
Derek Dingle Miracle Mental Spell to two freely thought of cards, count-spell principle
Related to 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
169
Father Cyprian Shock Spell spelling to any picture card in packet, then matching cards are produced
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 1983
After Jordan
12
Edward Marlo Any Card Spell spelled to any named card
 		1984
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 5
243
All-Spell Pack spell count
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
25
Wolfgang Rohde, Peter Wilker, Paul Maurer Romeo und Julia Four Kings and four Queens, spelling to find King or Queen, last two cards are from same suit
 		1987
Magische Blätter (Vol. 1 No. 5)
8
Doug Edwards Swell Spell spelling to any named card, full deck set up
 		Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1447
Jack Avis Court Spell named court card spelled from packet of picture cards
Also published here 1988
The Chronicles (Issue 36)
1415
Edward Marlo I Knew That any card is spelled to (Count-Spell Principle), two methods, with credit information (Mosteller)
Also published here 1990
That's It
52
Edward Marlo I Knew That any card is spelled to (Count-Spell Principle), two methods, with credit information (Mosteller)
Also published here 1990
Finally!
61
Father Cyprian "Simplicity Speller" Notes No. 74, spelling to any picture card in packet, then matching cards are produced
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
88
Charles T. Jordan Spelling Any Card Called For No. 192, full deck stack
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
229
Edward Marlo I Knew That any card is spelled to (Count-Spell Principle), two methods, with credit information (Mosteller)
Also published here 1993
Simplicity at Your Fingertips
6
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Outsmart named card spelled to, twenty-six phrases for every card
 		1997
Ah-ha!
82
Michael Skinner, Alex Elmsley Masterful Mosteller red & black card thought of, they are spelled to after some shuffling
Inspired by Nov. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 11)
37
Harry Lorayne A Simple Thing spelling to any named card, impromptu
 		2001
Personal Collection
161
Walter B. Gibson New Spelling Trick count-spell principle
Also published here
  • The Magician Monthly, July 1918
 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
99
Karl Fulves Speller Notes
  • A. on locating previous trick
  • B. Instanto Deck and any card spelling
  • C. short routine to spell any named card impromptu, face-up counting and turnover pass
  • D. cutting as deck is dumped from case
Related to 2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
100
Robin Robertson, Peter Duffie R & D's Count Spell Extra composite card, count-spelling to any card composed by suit and value separately chosen
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
101
Jack Avis Court Card Spell named court card spelled from packet of picture cards
Also published here 2006
Rara Avis
42
Stewart James The Dream Goes On Two spectators each name a card freely, cards are found by counting and spelling in two different decks, includes version for a larger setting
Also published here
  • Letter to Howard Lyons, March 15 1984
 2007
The Essential Stewart James
180
Patrick G. Redford "Sushy Rookie" - The Any Card Spelled to Stack
Inspired by
  • "Magic Spell" (Hen Fetsch, ca. 1950)
Related to 		2017
Temporarily Out of Order
176
Larry Jennings The Mysterious Spelling Three performer stabs a card in the deck and spells to a named card from there, two methods (with and without corner shorted cards)
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
479
Christian Gambin Named-Card Spell named card spelled to from reversed Ace of Spades indicator
Inspired by 2021
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