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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
S. W. Erdnase Power of Concentrated Thought number up to ten
Related toVariations 1902 196
Chan Canasta A Miracle Discovery three piles are made and under impossible conditions selection is found, using three key cards
Related toVariations 1953 1
Jay Marshall The Birdcage on Felsman's Magical Review, Fred Keating, Chan Canasta
Aug. 1954
The New Phoenix (Issue 314)
60
Al Koran Simplex Torn and Restored Newspaper with one piece missing
Related toAlso published here 1954 129
Chan Canasta Introduction
1966 2
Chan Canasta Oops 1: Fifty years of history Numerical force to select a particular card on a grid of twenty cards, based on an important year to the spectator
1966 4
Chan Canasta Oops 2: Strange distant cities Predict which city reader will think of from a list
1966 6
Chan Canasta Oops 3: Matches and loose change Grid of sixteen cards, spectator chooses cards one by one while eliminating all the cards in the same row/column as the card. Then add up values of the cards, and total is predicted
1966 8
Chan Canasta Oops 4: Matches not for burning Some matches placed in three equal groups on the page, moved around according to instructions, predict how many matches in the middle group
1966 10
Chan Canasta Oops 5: Pieces of cards Picture of random cut-up cards, reader thinks of one, then it is predicted
1966 12
Chan Canasta Oops 6: Writing on the wall Clock trick disguised with random symbols
1966 14
Chan Canasta Oops 7: Dear old pals List of five names, reader thinks of one name and is predicted
1966 16
Chan Canasta Oops 8: Mystery of undamaged pips Reader chooses one of four cards with holes cut into them, then it is predicted
1966 18
Chan Canasta Oops 9: Look out for a number 1089 force, prediction is 6801 on the page, must flip upside down to reveal prediction
Related to 1966 20
Chan Canasta Oops 10: Making a sentence of nonsense Form a nonsensical sentence from short lists of words e.g. BOB HATES BLUE COW, is predicted
1966 22
Chan Canasta Oops 11: Pick a card of fortune Picture with random numbers and suits, spectator pick a number and a suit (e.g. 5 and Spade) and prediction is Five of Spades
1966 24
Chan Canasta Oops 12: Crosses to touch twelve crosses in a rectangle, predict which one the reader will point to
1966 26
Chan Canasta Oops 13: Think of a number Think of a number between 49 and 98, both digits even, not the same.
1966 28
Chan Canasta Oops 14: Put in a word or two Picture with random alphabets everywhere, reader tries to construct three 6 letter words from them, choose one word, prediction
1966 30
Chan Canasta Oops 15: Four Kings into exile Reader chooses any two values of cards (no suits), go through deck of cards and find them side by side
1966 32
Steve Beam 6801 Prediction comedy prediction with a twist, 1089 force
Related to 1986 222
Allen Swift Take Away spectator takes three cards, adds values and subtracts anyone again, performer names total
Related to July 1987
Magick (Issue 392)
1958
Barrie Richardson Word Flight one word written upside down
VariationsAlso published here 1999 244
David Britland Chan Canasta: A Remarkable Man
  • Yank TV Shots
Related toAlso published here Apr. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 8)
46
Kevin King Canasta
  • Letters
Related to May 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 9)
11
Paul Daniels, Mark Collins Canasta
  • Letters
Related to June 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 10)
11
Tom Heneghan Canasta Remembered
  • Letters
Related to Aug. 1999
Magic (Vol. 8 No. 12)
13
David Britland A Remarkable Man "A brief account of Chan Canasta's magical career"
2000 11
David Britland Chan Canasta is a Remarkable Man on Canasta's TV-Show on BBC from the 23rd March 1960
2000 35
Chan Canasta An Experiment in Memory several people select a bunch of cards each, all cards are divined
Related toVariations 2000 38
Chan Canasta Transmission of Thought spectator takes a card unseen in his pocket, other spectator selects same card from second deck
2000 48
Chan Canasta An Impossible Choice spectator selects three cards and only thinks of one of them, second spectator choses one of four card from second deck and they match
2000 52
Chan Canasta An Experiment in Remote Control spectator cuts the deck behind his back and puts two cards unseen in two different pockets, performer divines cards and spectator can chose in which pocket which card sholud be
Related toVariations 2000 57
Chan Canasta The Analysis spectator selects three cards and then decides on one, it happens to be the same card as other spectator has chosen before
2000 63
Chan Canasta The Experiment with Books spectators chose a page, line and number, performer divines word on that position
Related toVariations 2000 67
Chan Canasta Forcing Cards forcing same card twice on spectator
2000 73
Chan Canasta Audience Involvement psychological riffle force
Variations 2000 75
Chan Canasta Three Cards spectator selects three cards and only thinks of one of them, second spectator choses same card from second deck
2000 76
Chan Canasta An Experiment in Memory several people select a bunch of cards each, all cards are divined
Related to 2000 79
Chan Canasta How Do You Do It? spectator remembers bottom four cards of shuffled deck, second spectator selects same cards
2000 82
Chan Canasta Here 's Where I Fail spectators chose a page, line and number, performer divines word on that position, out when trick failed
Related to 2000 84
Chan Canasta Riffle Force Variations spectator glimpses at one card, it is the same as previously selected, two slightly different reports
2000 88
Chan Canasta Psychological Riffle Force and Classic Force Combination two spectators select the same card
2000 89
Chan Canasta Alphabet Cards forcing ABC cards
2000 90
Chan Canasta Demonstration of Forcing several spectators select a card from a different pack, the are all the same
2000 90
Chan Canasta Cards in Pockets report of divination by Canasta, similar to "An Experiment in Remote Control", "Do you want to change your mind?"
Related toVariations 2000 91
Chan Canasta More Cards in Pockets further report of divination by Canasta, similar to "An Experiment in Remote Control"
2000 92
Chan Canasta Card at Any Number number up to ten
Related to 2000 93
Chan Canasta Cross-Cut Force used in TV, with outside broadcast, cards match
2000 94
Chan Canasta Name Spelling name is spelled and on last card, selection is found, brief
2000 94
Chan Canasta Three Card Coincidence and Spelling Trick brief report of a Canasta trick, coincidence and spelling combined
2000 95
Chan Canasta Book-Test Repeat based on "The Experiment with Books"
Related to 2000 96
Chan Canasta Double Book-Test based on "The Experiment with Books", report
Related to 2000 97
Chan Canasta Books and Letters Test letters are named and a word is constructed, it matches the word in selected position in a book
Variations 2000 98
Chan Canasta Books, Letters and Cards letters are named and a word is constructed, it matches the word in selected position in a book
2000 99
Chan Canasta The Great Book Trick remote book test, journalist in distant library
2000 100
Chan Canasta Blindfolds and Blackboards two spectators are blindfolded and select same cards, TV
2000 102
Chan Canasta Psychological Perception psychological forces from lists, reports
2000 102
Chan Canasta More Psychological Perception
2000 104
Chan Canasta What's in the Box? ABC cards are selected and a word is formed, object found in a box
2000 104
Chan Canasta Experiment in Concerted Motion two people make the same movements
2000 105
Richard Kaufman (reviewer) The First Book That Performed by Chan Canasta Mar. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 3)
39
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Chan Canasta: A Remarkable Man by Chan Canasta (written by David Britland) Sep. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 9)
79
Michael Close (reviewer) Chan Canasta - A Remarkable Man by Chan Canasta (written by David Britland) Oct. 2000
Magic (Vol. 10 No. 2)
27
Simon Aronson Two Deck Canasta Two cards chosen by two spectators from two decks match, even which pocket the cards are placed in
Inspired by
  • Chan Canasta's performance on the Jack Paar show on TV
2001 149
Chan Canasta Effect 6 performer names card that will be selected, spectator takes any three cards behind back and removes the matching one, from Fred Taylor's notes
2001 22
Chan Canasta Effect 8 spectator choses same card as second spectator has mentally selected, from Fred Taylor's notes
2001 23
Chan Canasta Effect three piles are made and under impossible conditions selection is found, from Fred Taylor's notes
Related to 2001 24
Chan Canasta Coincidence Trick without a title, card placed face-down on table, from a second deck three cards are selected face-up and spectator can place prediction on any card, just to find out that he is correct,
reported by Roy Walton
2001 26
David Britland Chan Canasta - A Remarkable Man
Also published here 2001 31
Graham Jolley Graham Jolley on Chan Canasta and Al Koran with credit info for Koran's Torn and Restored Newspaper from "Routined Manipulation Finale"
Related to 2001 5
Val Andrews My Memories of Chan Canasta
2001 10
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Chan Canasta: Afterthoughts by Chan Canasta (written by David Britland) Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
86
Jamy Ian Swiss (reviewer) Chan Canasta: A Remarkable Man, Volume Two by Chan Canasta (written by David Britland) Nov. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 11)
86
Kenneth Driscoll Canasta Revisited letters are named and written in a grid, words are found in grid and they match words on chosen page of book
Inspired by 2002
Syzygy (Vol. 5 No. 10)
399
Luke Jermay, Chan Canasta, Barrie Richardson, Dan Tong The Ernie Ball Book Test
Inspired by 2003 82
Jon Racherbaumer Spontaneous Bob Cunning The Artful Ledger
on improvisational magic, Chan Canasta, TTTCBE
  • Sidebar (About Retrograde Analysis)
  • Sidebar #2: Spontaneous Resourcefulness
Related to Feb. 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 1)
5
Chan Canasta Think-a-Card Ploy finding out which one of a small group is thought-of
2007 32
Lewis Jones, Chan Canasta Canastrick reworking of Chan Canasta's "A Miracle Discovery"
Inspired by 2010 133
Patrick Page, Chan Canasta The Encore Climax Queens and Aces, spectator can wish which cards travel to pocket, repeated with other value as a kicker
2011 38
David Britland Chan Canasta - Un hombre excelente on Chan Canasta
2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 21)
665
Patrick G. Redford Cast Off three spectators cut a pile and remember one card, performer names all cards held by spectators and ends with selections
Inspired byRelated to 2017 82
Chan Canasta Think-a-Card Ploy finding out which one of a small group is thought-of
Related to 2018 104
Asi Wind Supervision spectator takes two cards behind his back and pockets them, performer names cards and spectator correctly names which is in which pocket
Inspired by 2018 113
Chan Canasta Chan's Out out for "Do you want to Change your Mind?" as reported by Johnny Thompson
Related to 2018 114
Asi Wind Double Digits Force forcing two one-digit numbers by riffling through cards and spectator names two values he sees
Inspired by 2019 7
Nathan Kranzo EZ Canasta Chan Canasta effect, magician able to divine cards and guess which card is in which pocket, three cards
Inspired by 2021 106
Chan Canasta One-Handed Psychological Riffle Force
2022 266