754 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Chuck Smith The Regular Reverse Fan double fan application
2000 14
Chuck Smith Let's Fish free from a third of the deck
2000 59
Philip T. Goldstein 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
Inspired byAlso published here 2000 5
Philip T. Goldstein 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
Inspired by 2000 4
Jörg Alexander Weber Dreimal Unmöglich three-card challenge location, one thought-of from a section
Inspired by 2000 42
Karl Fulves Stabbed By Thought "Three Trix"
  • The Double Stab
  • The Thot-Card Stab (thought-of card from three cards is stabbed to when named)
2000 112
Doug Canning Name It spectator cuts off some card and goes through procedure of spelling
Inspired by 2000 99
Jerry Mentzer Think A Card Improved
  • Vernon Revelation
Inspired by
  • Bob Farmer
2000 47
L'Homme Masqué The King of Clubs: A trick of L'Homme Masqué cards riffled in front of spectator and King of Hearts among Club cards is mistaken for King of Clubs, spectator holds deck as it is riffled, card then removed from pocket
Also published here July 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 7)
33
Martin Gardner Thot Card To Pocket card thought of from red-backed deck, same card vanishes from blue deck and travels to pocket
2000
Discoverie (Issue 4)
43
Cody S. Fisher Fifty-Two Thoughts four consecutive gag predictions (no, animal, bar code, fifty-two-on-one print) as paper is unfolded, print of all cards is torn up, one chosen and divined
2000 1
Gambler vs. Psychic No. 85, spectator thinks of highest card in cut-off packet, other Aces found in pocket
2001 126
Karl Fulves Magic Maze No. 94, nine card layout, instruction game to find card
Inspired by
  • trick on David Copperfield special
2001 141
Karl Fulves Contemplation No. 33, one of thirteen card packet thought-of, spelling procedure for spectator
2001 70
Harry Lorayne It's Not Easy To Lie card selected from nine-card packet with down/under deal, card from remaining eight cards thought-of, lie detector, original selection used to count down to find it
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2001 9
Harry Lorayne Pretty Strong spectator removes three cards and remembers one of them, all shuffled back, card located, one of three
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2001 85
Harry Lorayne Mental Vibrations spectator thinks of one of five cards, majority fishing (one no), with lead-in effect
Inspired byVariations 2001 129
Harry Lorayne One From Five Marlo subtlety beginning
2001 273
Harry Lorayne A Far Cry one of five cards thought of, others change to Aces
Inspired by 2001 567
John Cornelius Change of Mind one of five, kicker
2001 137
Karl Fulves 4-Card Jive one Ace of two thought of, that Ace travels to packet, or the other one does
2001 197
Mark Lewis Thought Card card selected and card thought of during riffling, they end up next to each other
2001 32
Philip T. Goldstein 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 2001 4
Harry Lorayne It's Not Easy To Lie card selected from nine-card packet with down/under deal, card from remaining eight cards thought-of, lie detector, original selection used to count down to find it
Also published here Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
49
Reinhard Müller Prinzess one of several cards thought-of, performer places one aside, it's the thought-of card
2001
Intermagic (Vol. 24 No. 3-5)
104
Terry LaGerould It's All in Your Mind spectator thinks of highest card in five-card packet, then vanishes from another five-card packet, then all other cards vanish except selection from packet
2001 22
R. Paul Wilson HeadWeave
Inspired by Nov. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 6)
18
R. Paul Wilson Washington Thinks card thought from Koran deck appears on borrowed bill
Nov. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 6)
34
Allan Ackerman Not One Question Asked up-jogged card squared and thumbed off onto table, as multiple-out for think-a-card
Inspired by Aug. 2001
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 12)
78
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Four Kings card thought of, then a spectator extracts it from pocket, three matching cards found, then assembly, four double facers
Also published here 2002 68
Karl Fulves Domination Of Thought #2 card removed by performer and wrapped in handkerchief, card thought of from second deck vanishes and travels to pocket, wrapped card is also thought-of card
Also published here 2002 76
Philip T. Goldstein 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
Inspired by 2002 4
David Berglas Think of a Card from a fan, also with faro fan
2002 518
David Berglas Think of a Card Plus spectator spreads the cards and thinks of one
2002 524
Jack Avis, Lewis Jones Double entendre one card thought-of from half the deck and one touched, both found
2002 59
Lewis Jones Fish on "range forces" like in OOSOOM
2002 131
Lewis Jones Dual control two thought-of cards divined (each one out of five)
Inspired by
  • "Radar Deck" (Richard Osterlind)
2002 146
Ben Harris Automatic Resolve card thought of and full suit removed, it is eventually found along with another selection
Apr. 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 4)
28
Jon Racherbaumer Unlikely Triumvirate sixteen-card packet, spectator choses card and its position, it's divined, in repeat it is the only odd-backed card
Inspired byAlso published here Sep. 2002
Magic (Vol. 12 No. 1)
92
Al Baker The Finger Knows - And Tells one of five
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Contributions)
511
Al Baker Albakerdabra princess like, using ten divided cards
Also published here
  • marketed 1936
2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
529
Al Baker Another Card-Finding Stunt using memory
2003 681
Al Baker Mental Card Location mathematical calculation with value and suit
2003 721
Al Baker Three Card Trick one of three
2003 751
Jay Sankey, Stewart James Mental Breakdown Spectator thinks of a card from a fan of six random cards, magician divines it (Princess Card Trick type of ending)
2003
Twenty Years Of Magic (Issue Sankadelic Magic)
58
Philip T. Goldstein 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
Inspired by 2003 4
Karl Fulves Out of Sight Out of Mind Version ten to twelve cards, miscalling
Inspired by
  • "He Only Thinks" (Eddie Clever, Magic In The Modern Manner, Orville Meyer, 1949)
Related to
2003
Off The Books (Issue 3)
24
Karl Fulves Pick It Out spectator thinks of a card from one deck, then upjogs three cards from another deck one of which must be his selection, another spectator find the right one from the backs, arrows on cards point to the right card à la instant stooging
2003
Off The Books (Issue 4)
58
Karl Fulves Odd Card Out four Jokers and four spot cards, one spot card thought of, the others also change to Jokers
Inspired by 2003
Off The Books (Issue 7)
128
Karl Fulves Stratovision a few cards upjogged and one thought-of, divined
Related to 2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
187
Karl Fulves Quest spectator indicates four cards that are out-jogged, one of them thought-of, divined, in the meantime a suit-separation is maintained and the four Aces brought to top for later tricks
2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
188
Karl Fulves The Block Of Five one of four cards thought of, special strip-out addition
2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
205
Gabi Pareras Los Dias Negros - Versión Impromptu
Related to 2003 291
Al Baker Al Baker's Carbon Card
Feb. 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 2)
52
Jerry Sadowitz Stitch Up great selection process for a multiple out ending
Related toVariations 2004 13
Jerry Sadowitz Stitch That! great selection process for a multiple out ending
2004 14
Jerry Sadowitz Blunt Instrument great selection process for a multiple out ending, setting multiple key cards in the process
2004 16
John Bannon Out Of Touch spectator touches his previously thought-of card (from 5 possibilities)
2004 100
Grace Ann Morgan Dead Solid Perfect card thought of from a group, progressive set up, made impromptu
Inspired by 2004 18
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Zero Tolerance thought of card is divined, several methods
2004 178
Peter Duffie Clear Thought four Queens, one thought of, then four blank cards brought out, all eliminated except one which changes into thought-of Queen
Also published here 2004 36
Peter Duffie Dichotomy one card of packet though-of, packet torn in half, half of thought-of card retained and rest burned, other half with prediction in envelope
Also published here 2004 60
Bob Farmer Sue? Not Me! highest one of five random cards thought of, divined
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 2)
72
Bruce Cervon "Out of His Mind" OOSOOM version with three spectators and "thought card to pocket" premise
Related to Oct. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 10)
78
Al Bertini Das Spiegelbild card from cut packet is remembered and divined, number of cards appear on mirror
2004 9
Simon Aronson, Ramón Riobóo The Three Hours three cards are divined
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2004 65
Juan Tamariz Mnemonicosis with a Half Stack with a thought of card and a selected card
2004 242
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Radarama one spectator thinks of a red card and one of a black card while spreading through cards, performer divines both
Inspired byRelated to 2004 5
Joshua Jay Discreet Displacement Thought of Card Think of a Card plot
Inspired byRelated to 2005 21
Milton Kort All-Outs Think-Of-A-Card one of nine, using a Three-spot to locate card
Related to 2005 2
Joseph K. Schmidt Computer Virus Killer "A Novel Revelation of Two Thought Cards"
two spectators think cards from a five-card and six-card group, involving virus gag card
  • The History (credit information and references)
Inspired byVariations 2005 429
Karl Fulves Virus Variation
Inspired by 2005 431
Barrie Richardson Final Ecstasy two cards at thought-of positions remembered
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Mental Ecstasy" (Barrie Richardson, Club 71, Spring 1992)
  • "Penultimate Mental Ecstasy" (Barrie Richardson, Club 71, Christmas 1994)
Also published here
  • The Magician, Winter 2003
2005 325
Bob Farmer Skull Scavenger
  • Flim-FlaMagic
spectator cuts shuffled deck in quarters, cuts off cards of one pile, thinks of a card, and assembles everything, with some questions "do you see your card?" the card is found
  • Two Questions
  • The Last Question
June 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 6)
29
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser The Four Kings card thought of, then a spectator extracts it from pocket, three matching cards found, then assembly, four double facers
Also published here Nov. 2005
Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)
68
Bob Farmer A Card that Lies, a Deck that Tells the Truth Approach #2
spectator thinks of one of the top twenty cards
Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
12
Edward Marlo Unambiguous Discernment Approach #3
reversed King is used to locate mental selection
Feb. 2005
Antinomy (Vol. 1 No. 1)
15
Eric Mead Implicate Order two though cards found with procedure that apparently mixes the cards
2006 108
Erik Nordvall MAP - Mental Aces to Pocket Spectator thinks of an Ace, magician correctly divines it, then all the Aces turn into selected Ace, then selected Ace disappears, then in the pocket are the other three Aces and only the selected Ace is left in the hand
2006 4
Jack Avis Divination of Though one of six
2006 47
Jack Avis Jack Avis Ideas - 4. spectator thinks only jumbo index card
2006 73
Steve Beam Fish Stew thought-of cards are divined, three phases
Inspired byAlso published here 2006 216
Marty Kane The King of Swing spelling and down-under deal
Inspired byRelated to 2006 93
Alex Gutierrez Double Cross twelve cards, thought of card is located after several anti-faros
2006 147
Steve Beam Greased Shortening one of five
Inspired byAlso published here 2006 152
Alex Elmsley Spell it automatic placement
2007 39
Peter Duffie Next To thought of from a group, two handlings, variation of Roy Walton's "Next"
2007 300
Nick Pudar Out Of Nine one of nine cards is thought of, reverses itself
2007 330
Asi Wind Transportation in Three Phases biddle trick, thought-of card vanishes from packet and reappears reversed in deck
Inspired by
  • "Transcendent" (Elmer Biddler, Genii, April 1947, p. 241)
Also published here
2007 32
Chan Canasta Think-a-Card Ploy finding out which one of a small group is thought-of
2007 32
Dai Vernon Miscall Strategy for two-way out
2007 137
Jon Racherbaumer A Mind-Reading Trick credit information
Related to 2007 220
Roberto Giobbi Three-Way Out
Jan. 2007
Genii (Vol. 70 No. 1)
17
Dai Vernon Vernon's Index Key Mental Trick No. 16, one of thirteen cards thought of and found with multiple-out counting procedure
Also published here 2007 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 23
Arturo de Ascanio My Version of Black Days seven black cards, selected one found, rest changes red
Inspired byRelated to 2008 342
Steve Beam Bait and Switch fishing concept for Si Stebbins
Also published here 2008 2
Steve Beam Fish Stew thought-of cards are divined
Also published here 2008 11
Allan Ackerman A Wry Gleaning Trick one out of four
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 2008
Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10)
91
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 36
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi The Thought-of Card one of thirteen, using a Two to find the card
Inspired by 2008 23
Mark Tams LMAO "Laughing My Ass Off", Smiling Mule handling with two odd-backed Jokers, changing moment of cull
Inspired by 2008 14
Fred Robinson Mind Reading one of six
2009 206
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) II. Tricks, Principles And Applications (continued): 11. "One No" Moe one of four, deep sea fishing sequence, spectator shuffles and cuts off some cards and thinks of a red card therein
Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
2
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) 12. The Seven Steps to Morris Plains one of six, fishing sequence, spectator shuffles and cuts off some cards and thinks of a red card therein
Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
2
Dean Dill Dean's Dribble performer names position of thought-of card
2009 5
Jon Racherbaumer Unlikely Triumvirate "Mathematician - Psychic - Magician"
sixteen-card packet, spectator choses card and its position, it's divined, in repeat it is the only odd-backed card
Inspired byAlso published here 2009 30
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 4
Chris "Doc" Dixon Double Duty card is turned over and both sides shown to two spectators, one thinks of reversed card other can think of any card he sees, both cards are divined
2009 26
Steve Beam Hooked with fishing sequence for six to eight cards
Related to 2010 89
Steve Beam Filleted and Fried spectator finds performers selection and the other way around
2010 91
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
Harry Lorayne Lucky Thirteen Three-spot as for multiple outs in thirteen-card packet
Inspired byAlso published here June 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 6)
16
Steve Mayhew Let's Get Physical boyfriend divines woman's selection (thought of one of eight) and cuts to it
Also published here 2011 21
Helder Guimarães Force One spectator stops at previously thought-of card
2011 22
Ryan Schlutz Sense-sational three selections (one thought of, two chosen) found
2011 29
Steve Beam Greased Shortening one of five
Related toAlso published here 2011 xxvi
Harry Lorayne Lucky Thirteen Three-spot as for multiple outs in thirteen-card packet
Inspired byAlso published here 2011 53
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 5
Steve Beam Greased Shortening one of five
Also published here 2011 8
Pit Hartling Bolsillos Opuestos card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 15)
424
John Bannon Question Zero one of five cards thought of (highest card gambit), cards lost, spectator locates selection
Also published here 2011 106
Nick Trost Computing Four Mentally Selected Cards sixteen punched cards, four spectators think of one from a group of four each, found with sorting rod
Also published here 2011 845
Allan Ackerman Isolating the General three cards from three packets thought of, three indifferent cards change into selections
Related toAlso published here 2012 103
Michał Kociołek In Between thought of card appears sandwiched between two lost selections that were used to create that composite card (suit/value), faro
Related toAlso published here 2012 37
L'Homme Masqué Kinetoscopic Force cards riffled in front of spectator and King of Spades among Club cards is mistaken for King of Clubs
Also published here 2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 20)
643
Tyler Wilson Hot Pocket Card that is "freely" named appears in magician's shirt pocket
Also published here 2013 31
Ben Seward A Free Choice Some sentences to say to psychologically limit audiences' choice of cards when instructing them to think of a card
2013 7
Fraser Parker The Trip Psychologically using scripting to limit audiences' choice down to three cards, while apparently giving them a free choice of all the cards to think of
2013 31
Dani DaOrtiz The Fan Force
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
spectator remembers as cards are spread before his eyes
  • Increasing the Sense of Need
Also published here Apr. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 4)
30
Dani DaOrtiz, Tom Crosbie Think of A Card! DaOrtiz routine included in Shadow Stack, divination of card
2013 195
John Bannon Question Zero one of five cards thought of (highest card gambit), cards lost, spectator locates selection
Also published here 2013 182
Joseph Barry A Two Card Location card cut to and card thought of small pile, one's position named and other card produced from pocket
2014 6
Joseph Barry Reverie (almost) any card thought of, divined immediately
2014 14
Joseph Barry Thoughts on the Psychological Spread Force spectator thinks of cards while performer fans them with faces towards spectator
2014 18
Tomas Blomberg Mental Devilish Miracle
2014 229
Colin McLeod Here Comes Someone divination of three cards, one just thought of from a bunch of cards
Inspired by
  • Paul Vigil's "Here Comes Everyone"
2014 40
Reverse Fan Force blank fan forces bottom card, dual reality, spectator does not think he is "in on it"
2014 119
Patrick G. Redford Fishing In One thought-of-card divination
2014 129
Steve Mayhew Let's Get Physical boyfriend divines woman's selection (thought of one of eight) and cuts to it
Also published here 2014 173
Helder Guimarães Sort of a Miracle one of twenty-six, siamesa
Also published here 2015 53
Pit Hartling Hot Pockets card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
Inspired byAlso published here 2015 127
Eric Stevens Expedition four spectators think of a card each in a spread, the cards vanish and appear in four different pockets
2015 33
Justin Higham HaLo Think-a-Card selection process for a multiple out ending
Inspired by 2015 28
Benjamin Earl Confirmation Bias pseudo thought-of card
Related to 2016 17
Benjamin Earl Touch-Think card apparently thought of
2016 17
Joseph Barry Swivelosis cards apparently up-jogged from various places, stripped out and given to spectator, actually order retained
Inspired by Feb. 2016
Operandi (Issue 1)
26
John Hostler The Klutzy Mentalist deck sprung on floor, perhaps accidentally, spectator thinks of a face-up card and this can be divined
2016 76
John Hostler Cryptical Envelopment card thought-of from fan is divined, then is shown to be missing from deck and inside tabled envelope
Related to 2016 134
Dani DaOrtiz A Thought-Of Selection
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
one spectator is thinking a value by cutting of a small pile and counting it under the table, another one of a suit
June 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 6)
32
Jared Molton Impromptu Thought of Card to Pocket one of six
Aug. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 8)
51
Alexander de Cova Lefty Deck spectator thinks of a card from half the deck, concept of using a mix of left-handed index cards with normal cards to limit the choice
Inspired by 2016 103
Denis Behr, Pit Hartling Multiple Out Revelations strategies to locate a card if you know it's one of a few
Winter 2017
Quarterly (Issue 5)
29
Adrian Vega El juego que yo haría a W. Thomas after a number gag with fingers under handkerchief a card is named and performer has this card in hand folded and held together with a paper clip
2017 11
Brian O'Neill Trick Play Spectator's thought of card is found reversed in deck. Deck is shuffled face up/down, end with Triumph ending
Inspired by 2017 113
Paul Vigil, Bill Abbott The Octopus Deck two spectators think of cards in spread, then two selected with tossed-out deck procedure
  • Phase 1: Up Close
  • Phase 2: Furthur
Inspired by
  • "The Octopus Deck" (Bill Abbott, 2008)
2017 197
Ryan Schlutz Forget to Remember (Updated) spectator thinks of a card that is related to a chosen card, card predicted, three-way out
Inspired by
  • "Forget to Remember" (Ryan Schlutz, Effortless Effects, DVD)
Also published here
2017 14
Joseph Dunninger Dunninger Force reversed fan
Related to 2017 20
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser, Juha-Matti Ristiharju Hofzinser's Glance Force Variation
Related to
  • Hofzinser's "Glance Force" in Magic Christian's "Non Plus Ultra Vol. 2", 2013. P. 56.
2017 22
A.M. two spectators peek at a card, performer divines them, fair conditions
Inspired byRelated to 2017 1
Bob Farmer Stacked Deck Version spectator thinks of a card from half the deck, performer makes some statements and bets money, then five cards are put on table, spectator's card is among them and the other cards complete a good poker hand
Also published here 2017 67
Bob Farmer Special Deck Version same effect, duplicates in deck
Also published here 2017 71
Bob Farmer Impromptu Version spectator shuffles deck and think of the highest of five random cards, performer places poker hand on table, it is a Royal Flush that contains thought-of card
Also published here 2017 72
Bob Farmer You Can Lead a Gift Horse to Water But You Can't Look in its Mouth different way to end the previous tricks, with only the selection
Also published here 2017 77
Bob Farmer, P. Howard Lyons Five Card Versions "One No Is Once Enough Is Not Enough"
spectator thinks of one of five cards, majority fishing (one no)
Also published here 2017 79
Bob Farmer Impromptu Version "One One No Is Once Enough Is Not Enough Is Not Enough"
one of five cards
Also published here 2017 81
Max Maven Mesmeric Revelations: Quoting The Maven Semaphore suggestions
Also published here 2017 87
Bob Farmer Sue? Not Me! highest one of five random cards thought of, divined
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 89
Bob Farmer Narrowing the Choice to Five Cards restricting the spectator's choice
  • Another Method
  • Yet Another Method
  • Still Another Pretty Cool Method (As in Vernon's Cutting the Aces)
  • Yet Another Method
2017 94
Michael Weber The Cards Don't Lie "Mike Weber Variation"
Inspired by 2017 98
Bob Farmer Another Psychological Discovery card thought of and card selected, thought-of card is used to spell to selection
Inspired by 2017 3
Bob Farmer The Ten-Card Inquisition thoughts on fishing from ten cards
  • Part One: Binary vs Majority
  • Part Two: Fishing for the Card
    • The System
    • The Cue Card
    • The Wording
    • When You're Wrong
    • Mnemonic
  • Part Three: Three Thought Cards
Related to 2017 9
Bob Farmer Inquisition Enigmatico card thought of, ten different cards repeated
2017 16
Bob Farmer Pentacle Force applied to three people that are asked to think of a high, low and middle valued card
2017 17
Bob Farmer Gaffus Maximus thought-of card is named and spelled to, it's the only odd-backed card
Variations 2017 19
Rudy T. Hunter Himber Wallet Prediction prediction kicker for the effect
Inspired by 2017 25
Bob Farmer Hand O' Doom Triumph with thought-of card, card vanishes and travels into spectator's pocket to some other cards already there, cue card on card with a hand design on it
Also published here 2017 39
Bob Farmer The Tele-Psychic-Omatic Deck thought-of card (one of thirteen) is not in deck, it has become a blank card, peek-pairs
Inspired by 2017 77
Harry Lorayne Seven seven-card packet, spectator thinks of one and its position, spectator has to move cards around before card is found
Related to 2017 181
Harry Lorayne Eleven eleven-card packet, spectator thinks of one and its position, spectator has to move cards around before card is found
Related to 2017 183
Harry Lorayne Pretty Strong spectator removes three cards and remembers one of them, all shuffled back, card located, one of three
Also published here 2017 193
Michael Weber, Tim Trono 23 spectator thinks of any number card in cut-off pile and removes as many cards, 23rd card in rest of deck is red-backed duplicate of selection
Inspired byRelated to 2017 3
R. Paul Wilson Determination D using method D with OOSOOM
Inspired by 2017 16
Helder Guimarães Sort Of a Miracle one of twenty-six, siamesa
Also published here June 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 6)
36
Áriston, Ramón Riobóo, Juan Tamariz Las Tres Horas variation without fishing
Inspired by 2017 125
Michał Kociołek In Between (the original) two cards selected, third card thought of by taking the value of one and the suit of the other selection, selections placed face up in deck, after one faro shuffle the created card is sandwiched
Related toVariationsAlso published here 2017 8
Michał Kociołek Supercharged In Between two cards selected, third card thought of by taking the value of one and the suit of the other selection, two Jokers placed face up in deck, after one faro shuffle the created card is sandwiched, sandwich shown before created card is named
  • Second phase & clean-up (location of the other possible card that can be created from initial selections)
Inspired by 2017 16
Michał Kociołek Supercharged In Between Light two cards selected, third card thought of by taking the value of one and the suit of the other selection, two Jokers placed face up in deck, after one faro shuffle the created card is sandwiched, sandwich shown before created card is named, without full-deck stack
Inspired by 2017 25
Jared Kopf Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind
  • Scenario One (overhand shuffle sequence)
  • Scenario Two (tabled riffle shuffle sequence)
  • Scenario Three (in-the-hands riffle shuffle sequence)
  • Scenario Four (hindu shuffle sequence)
Inspired by Dec. 2018
Operandi (Issue 4)
8
Bob Farmer The Bammo Brain Bamboozler two spectators think of a red and a black card, both cards vanish and are removed from the pocket before they are named, using version of John Kennedy's "Mind Power Deck"
Inspired by
  • "The Divine and Conquer Deck" (Leo Reed)
2018 1
Johnny Thompson, Millard Lichter The Pump Deck three spectators think of card in fan, all divined
Inspired by 2018 171
Johnny Thompson With an Ordinary Deck three cards thought of from incomplete faro condition, divined
2018 175
Paul Vigil, Forcing from a Bank
  • faro fan, one of twenty cards thought of
  • secret incomplete faro peek
2018 177
Asi Wind Crossing Over biddle trick, thought-of card vanishes from packet and reappears reversed in deck
Also published here 2018 103
Chan Canasta Think-a-Card Ploy finding out which one of a small group is thought-of
Related to 2018 104
Ryan Schlutz Before the Thought eight to ten cards selected from table wash, highest card thought of, predicted in envelope
  • Marking the Deck
  • Reveal Using Wallet
Inspired byRelated toAlso published here 2018 17
Ryan Schlutz Presentation Idea: Bill and Ted variation of "Before the Thought" in which thought-of card vanishes and reappears in wallet
Related toAlso published here 2018 23
David Solomon Holiday Thought one of five cards
Inspired by 2018 82
David Solomon Party of Two selection lost, four Queens between two Jokers, thought-of Queen divined by eliminating the other three, selection then sandwich, other Queens change to match selection
Inspired by
  • "Party of One" (John Bannon, Duplicity DVD)
2018 151
John Bannon Touch Force as Multiple Out
Inspired by 2018 154
Harry Lorayne Another Three Does It Three spot as locator, one of five
2018 94
Harry Lorayne Mental Vibrations spectator thinks of one of five cards, majority fishing (one no), with lead-in effect
Inspired by 2018 166
Harry Lorayne In The Flush one of ten cards thought of, it turns out to be a Royal Flush card and the royal flush to match shows up as well
2018 231
Matt Baker Tilapia two spectators each think of a card, magician slowly divines each selection without wrong statements, includes versions built into Tamariz and Aronson stack
Inspired by 2019 51
Jerry Sadowitz Pre-determined Estimation
Also published here 2019 12
Michał Kociołek R.M. Thought of card from packet of twelve vanishes, appears in sealed envelope, uses a number force
Inspired by 2019 24
Tom Gagnon Clipped Thought unknown card with paper clip set aside, it turns out to be named Ace, then changes to another named Ace, then all Aces are in clip, ribbon spread techniques used
Inspired by 2019 104
Juan Tamariz Card to Order (A Practical Example) someone names a number and other person names suit to construct card, card is instantly produced
2019 120
Ryan Schlutz Forget to Remember (Updated) spectator thinks of a card that is related to a chosen card, card predicted, three-way out
Also published here 2020 46
Ryan Schlutz Before the Thought eight to ten cards selected from table wash, highest card thought of, predicted in envelope
  • Marking the Deck
  • Reveal Using Wallet
Also published here 2020 89
Ryan Schlutz Presentation Idea: Bill and Ted variation of "Before the Thought" in which thought-of card vanishes and reappears in wallet
Also published here 2020 95
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 122
Nancy Colwell Narrow Minded approach with three selections, with discussion of think-a-card methods
Related to 2020 89
Benjamin Earl Octopus one of three cards thought of, or any card with card-to-pocket out, with alternative peek selection procedure
2020 21
Ramón Riobóo Going Deep three mentally selected cards are quickly found in a pile of thirteen cards
Variations 2020 156
Steve Beam Depth Finder multiple cards are mentally selected and found, with variation
  • Vertical Drop
Inspired by 2020 157
Lewis Jones Brain Scan thought of card out of five cards is divined
2020 262
David Britland Trevor Hall's Direct Mind Reading
  • Cardopolis
guessing the method of Hall's effect, one card thought of from a spread and one chosen by cutting, both divined
Inspired by
  • "Direct Mind Reading" (Trevor Hall, marketed 1956)
Feb. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 2)
52
Bob Farmer Mind Casino card thought of from a grid of cards, Age Cards version
Inspired by May 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 5)
72
David Britland The Vanishing
  • Cardopolis
card thought of, it vanishes and appears in the pocket
  • The Spectator Thinks of a Card
  • Reversing the Block
  • A Casual Interrogation
  • Deep Fishing
Oct. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 10)
66
Jim Steinmeyer The Rosetta Deck
  • Conjuring
one spectator thinks of a low card from one half, another from a high card in the other half, both divined, specially divided deck stack
Also published here Dec. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 12)
44
Larry Jennings The Joker Finds a Thought-of Card card thought of from a group, performer stabs Joker reversed next to selection
2020 127
John Bannon Autopsychic
  • Dealing With It
three piles of three cards each, on thought of from one pile and lost, later found again
Related to
  • "Little Vernon" (John Carey, Me, My Cards, And I, 2017)
Jan. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 1)
52
Dani DaOrtiz Psychological Forces. Ending with fishing spectator seemingly thinks of any card he sees, choice is limited, card is fished for
  • One of five (creating the feeling that the whole deck has been looked at)
  • A different ending for one of five
  • Peeking at a card during a shuffle (p. 100)
  • As close to the center as you can (p. 103)
  • Using the Hamman count (p. 104)
2021 99
Dani DaOrtiz Peeking at a card during a shuffle spectator thinks of card he sees during face-up overhand shuffle, choice is limited
2021 100
Dani DaOrtiz Using the Hamman count spectator thinks of card in a packet as they are displayed singly, choice is more limited than it seems
2021 104
Jim Steinmeyer The Rosetta Deck No. 7, one spectator thinks of a low card from one half, another from a high card in the other half, both divined, specially divided deck stack
Also published here 2021 19
Justin Higham Invisible Thought Manifested card thought of from ten-card packet is removed invisible and is named, then reappears
Inspired by 2021 18
Jim Steinmeyer The Zancig Paradox
  • Conjuring
three spectators think a card each from a third of the deck, performer locates them in his pocket, force by asking for a certain type of thought-of card (red number card, picture card, ...)
Inspired by
  • "Knock 'em Dead" (Guy Jarrett, Jarrett, 1981, p. 171)
Variations
Mar. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 3)
40
Jim Steinmeyer Supressio Veri
  • Conjuring
two spectators think a card each from a half of the deck, performer predicted them, force by asking for a certain type of thought-of card (low red number card, black high card)
Inspired by Sep. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 9)
52
Jon Racherbaumer Mathematician vs. Psychic vs. Magician
  • Exhumations
sixteen-card packet, spectator choses card and its position, it's divined, in repeat it is the only odd-backed card
Inspired byAlso published here Nov. 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 10-11)
92
John Carey When Two Minds Meet spectator selects a card by stopping during a deal, then thinks of a different card in that dealt pile as well, both found
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Think ‘N Sync" (John Carey, Crafted with Carey, 2015)
Also published here
  • Me, My Cards, and I (2017 ebook)
Aug. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 8)
384
Christoph Borer Das vierfache Mirakel performer fans through cards and four spectators think of a card, one of each suit, all are divined
2022 8
Max Malini Psychological Riffle Force with routining, out, finding apparently forgotten first card as well
Related to 2022 264
Max Malini Think-a-Card Secret spreading cards with faces towards spectator and following spectator's gaze
Also published here 2022 266
Max Malini Thumb Riffle Open Index spectator looks at a card while performer spread cards with faces towards audience, deck face up during riffling
Related to 2022 274
George McBride Thought Processor card and its position thought of from nine-card packet, located with anti-faros
Related to 2022 34
George McBride One for Henry two cards chosen, spectator makes up card with suit of one and value of other, spectator chooses five unknown cards that are pocketed, performer removes all except one which turns out to be selection
2022 46
Dani DaOrtiz Any Card at Any Number deck shuffled by several spectators, one thinks a card from five-card packet
  • Additional Thoughts
Related to 2022 25
Dai Vernon Vernon's Mind Bridge spectator thinks of a card in a bridge hand, deck shuffled and dealt out again, spectator indicates the hand that contains his card, performer stops at selection while dealing through those thirteen cards
2022 4
Jim Steinmeyer The Zancig Paradox: Variation three spectators think a card each from a third of the deck which is put in a glass, performer locates them while deck is in glass, force by asking for a certain type of thought-of card (red number card, picture card, ...)
Inspired by 2022 20
Larry Jennings Somewhat of a Princess card thought of from in-the-hands spread, deck dealt into four piles, spectator indicates the pile with this card, performer finds and pockets the selection
Dec. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 12)
75
Brandon Sheffield Trium-Fanned card thought of from top half of deck
  • Trium-Fanned Two
  • Trium-Fanned From a Peek
Inspired by
  • routine by James Brown
Nov. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 11)
1094
Michał Kociołek Opposites spectator thinks of a card from a selection, then makes up a very different card in his mind and removes it and stabs it into the deck next to his originally thought-of card
Inspired byVariations Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1146
Scott Baird Correspondence regarding Opposites spectator thinks of a card from a selection, then makes up a very different card in his mind and removes it and stabs it into the deck next to his originally thought-of card, two handlings without memorized deck
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1149
John Hostler Sightlines card thought of from half of the deck, then found after showing fans of cards with "is your card in here?" procedure
Inspired by 2023 12
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 7
Pit Hartling Opposite Pockets Revisited card stopped at and card thought-of in relation to the stopped-at card, both removed, performer divines both
  • Shuffling the deck
  • Hands-Off and The Sudden Revelation
Inspired byAlso published here 2023 1
Allan Ackerman Isolating the General three cards from three packets thought of, three indifferent cards change into selections
Also published here 2024 192
Allan Ackerman An Added Dimension card thought of from range, cards dealt out and then divined, single-card Princess Card Trick
Also published here 2024 93
Allan Ackerman The Power, AKA On Your Right one of four cards thought of, spectator stabs odd-backed Joker next to selection
2024 122
Allan Ackerman The Mind Reading Trick one of four
Inspired byRelated to 2024 137
Allan Ackerman Another Anyone Anywhere thought of card's position predicted, then spectator divines position of performer's card, partial memorized deck and prediction pocket index (twelve items, "Poor Man's Pocket Index")
Also published here 2024 202
Allan Ackerman A Diced CAAN one of four cards thought of, number chosen by shaking six dice in a matchbox and adding them, card ends up at that number
Variations 2024 205