48 entries in Cards / Principles / Ramasee Principle
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Howard A. Adams Packeten One finding matching card, five pairs are needed, word is spelled to eliminate cards
Related toVariations 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
6
Howard A. Adams Packeten Plus finding two matching cards, five pairs are needed, word is spelled to eliminate cards
1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
7
Howard A. Adams Sympa Sexes two sets of ESP cards in glasses, the two face cards match after spelling "sex"
Variations 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 9)
18
Howard A. Adams The Ramasee Prophecy using ESP cards and spelling several words, Egypt presentation
Related toVariations 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 10 - TULEFTA - The Ramasee Prophecy)
1
Howard A. Adams Tulefta ten ESP (or regular) cards, eight eliminated, remaining two cards match, eliminated cards match as well as kicker, involving spelling, Ramasee Principle
Also published here 1982
OICUFESP (Issue 10 - TULEFTA - The Ramasee Prophecy)
12
Paul Curry, Howard A. Adams Matchmaker five ESP cards, torn in half, matching routine, see also following item, for credit information see reference
Also published here 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
294
Paul Curry Matchmaker - Telephone Version version of previous item over the telephone, five ESP cards are torn in half, matching routine
Also published here 1984
Epoptica (Issue Yearbook)
295
Steve Bryan Steve Bryan Writes... five cards are torn in halves, phrase is spelled and spectator is allowed to say where the cards are changed, after each spelled word on top of the halves are the matching parts, spelling "Will the cards match"
Related to 1986
Gimmick (Issue 4)
7
Larry Becker "Will The Cards Match" ESP-style order matching with five torn-in-half cards
Variations May 1987
Apocalypse (Vol. 10 No. 5)
1349
Larry Becker Match Game cards with jokes matching cards with punchlines,
Inspired byAlso published here 1992 221
Larry Becker The Ultimate Match-Up ramasee principle matching routine, using double facer ending with straight flush
Inspired by 1992 224
Paul Alberstat Elemental Assembly five cards are torn and elements are spelled to find matching halves
1994
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 9)
39
Roy Walton Ghostly Spells sixteen-card packet mated via spelling famous magicians
1998 125
Vernon Winiecke Mix and Match
  • "Dot Com - Tricks and stunts with numbers"
five cards torn, two piles with five half-cards, words spelled and pairs put aside, they match, see reference for credit information, Ramasee Principle
Related to 1999
The Fine Print (Issue 10)
346
Howard A. Adams Tulefta ten ESP (or regular) cards, eight eliminated, remaining two cards match, eliminated cards match as well as kicker, involving spelling, Ramasee Principle
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1999 17
Karl Fulves Numero Uno "Three Tricks"
digits written on both ends of four pieces of paper, torn in half, pairs made, totals predicted, Ramasee Principle
1999 19
Karl Fulves Romeo and Carol "Three Tricks"
names written on both ends of four pieces of paper, torn in half, pairs made, matching people are combined, Ramasee Principle
1999 20
Karl Fulves The Horse Right Here "Three Tricks"
unusual race setting, cards in circle, outcome predicted, Ramasee Principle
Variations 1999 21
Howard A. Adams Notes on Ramasee historical comments
Related to 2000 41
David Luenberger Birthday Spell letter cards used to spell names, name of birthday girl shows up, Ramasee principle
Inspired by 2000 42
Karl Fulves Game of Life Kings and Queens are mated with two dice and counting procedure, Ramasee principle
2000 43
Mel Bennett Horse Of The Same Color unusual race setting, cards with five different backs in circle, outcome predicted, Ramasee Principle
Inspired by 2000 74
Howard A. Adams Change In Mind six cards torn in half, dealt for three players, top cards removed and coins placed on top, rest in one pile, coin values spelled to arrive at mates, Ramasee Principle
Also published here
  • Mindespa Vol. 6 (1992)
2000 76
Philip T. Goldstein Torn Again
  • The Other Month
five cards are torn up and the halves eventually matched
July 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7)
65
Paul Curry, Howard A. Adams Matchmaker five ESP cards, torn in half, matching routine, two versions, one with telephone
Related toAlso published here 2001 147
Martin Gardner, Howard A. Adams Make the Cards Match No. 88, five cards matched with other five cards
Related toVariations 2001 130
Karl Fulves, Howard A. Adams The Odds Against No. 55, five cards torn in half, halves matched, using two dice
Inspired by 2001 125
Herb Zarrow Outnumbered complicated mathematical location with two packets of five cards each
Inspired by
  • Karl Fulves effect from Precursor
2001
Discoverie (Issue 6)
71
Philip T. Goldstein Retinue Reuniter five cards torn (to build stack) and magically paired, Ramasee principle
2002 35
Philip T. Goldstein Revolt, Lover two four-of-a-kinds are paired, ramasee principle
2002 57
Bob Ostin Inebriation cards with names of animals and drinks, spelled sentence leads to matching cards
Inspired by
  • "Auto Suggestion" (Bob Ostin)
2005 142
Howard A. Adams Ramasee-Tulefta Returns six-card packet of ESP cards, spelling
2006
Prolix (Issue 2)
130
Lewis Jones In Control two packets of five cards, word is spelled and spectator can chose where to transfer cards, cards always match
Inspired byRelated to 2006 152
Max Maven Box of Matches six torn cards match when words are spelled, words from card case used
Inspired by 2006 74
Mitsunobu Matsuyama Complete Match two piles of five ESP cards and different coins, spectator takes some coins and amount is counted, Ramasee Principle
Also published here
  • "The Magic #42" 1999
2006 75
Max Maven Cheaper Match two piles of cards are counted depending on coins being heads or tails, Ramasee Principle
2006 77
Mitsunobu Matsuyama Cheapest Match two piles of cards are counted depending on coins being heads or tails, variation of Maven idea
2006 77
David Lees The Collector of Souls names written on five cards, torn in half, matched via spelling, bizarre presentation
2007 50
Sveroni, Christian Scherer Dies ist reine Magie five jumbo cards are torn in halves, phrase is spelled and spectator is allowed to say where the cards are changed, after each spelled word on top of the halves are the matching parts, using Howard Adams' Ramasee Principle
Inspired byRelated to 2008 21
Roberto Giobbi Through the Magic Looking Glass Alice in Wonderland themed, two packets, words spelled and mates are found, Ramasee principle
2010 6
Howard A. Adams, Roberto Giobbi Man Seeks Woman spelling three words, two four-of-a-kinds match, Ramasee principle
Inspired by 2010 72
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Money Fixes Everything five one-dollar bills torn in half are matched with counting procedure involving numbers on coins
Variations June 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 27)
1
Michael Weber, Tim Trono Give Change A Chance five cards torn in half are matched with counting procedure involving numbers on advertising card
(Real Secrets Bonus sheet)
June 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 27)
4
Robert E. Neale Check It Out presentation for "Money Fixes Everything"
(Real Secrets Bonus sheet)
Inspired by July 2014
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 28)
4
Dexter Cleveland Punchlines cards with jokes matching cards with punchlines, Ramasee Principle, same idea as Becker's Punch Lines
Also published here 2020 37
Sylvain Juzan Bonus Track: Spelling Business cards spelled out from two eight-card packets match
2021 82
David Williamson The Love Ritual five pairs of tarot cards are matched with spelling procedure
Inspired by 2023 23
Martin Gardner An Amazing Spelling Trick ten card packet, five pairs of mates are arrived at with spelling procedure
VariationsAlso published here
  • Word Waysm Vol. 42 No. 1, Article 24 (2009)
2023 23