Stop Trick

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown To Divide the Pack into several Packets on the Table, allowing the Company to stop you at any Moment, and to cause the Top Card of the Heap last made to Change into the Chosen Card wide card as key card
 		1876 Modern Magic 65
Unknown, Prof. M. Verbeck "Stop!" "Three Cards having been drawn by Three different Persons, to make them appear at such Numbers in the Pack as the Drawers or any other Person my select"
three-way or two-way forcing pack
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 125
Eduard W. Lufa Halt! three cards selected, card dealt into hat one by one, each spectator says stop during the deal and the performer is holding the spectator's selection at that moment, second deck cut into four piles, one pile selected and all its cards predicted in envelope, then first deck changes into one-way force deck of each of the three selections one by one
 		Oct. 1900 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 10) 147
Ben-Zur Das Band der Sympathie spectator stops performer's deal right at selection, spectator pulls ribbon at performer's wrist to indicate stop
 		Mar. 1904 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 3) 37
Carl Willmann Jetzt! stop trick with three cards, triple forcing deck
 		Aug. 1904 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 8) 120
Nate Leipzig The Ubiquitous Cards three peeked-at cards, three times stop trick performed, last time with spectator dealing, with variation with numbers instead of "stop"
 		1909 The Art of Magic 157
T. Nelson Downs The Ubiquitous Cards (Second Method) two peeked-at cards appear when spectator calls stop
 		1909 The Art of Magic 162
Charles T. Jordan The Master Stop Trick four cards are selected and placed back in the deck, spectator deals through the deck and performer stops him at the selections, except the last one which is found in the performer's pocket
 		1921 The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks) 7
Jack Merlin Glide example as a stop trick
 		1927/28 Merlin's Master Manipulations 8
Jack Merlin Production of Chosen Card by Riffling Pack from One Hand to the Other selection is at place where spectator stops, springing cards from one hand to the other
Also published here 1927/28 Merlin's Master Miracles 5
Jack Merlin Here There and Everywhere ambitious card, then stop trick, twice the card is at the stopped position
 		1927/28 Merlin's Master Miracles 15
Theodore Annemann Count Your Card! spectator stops dealing, uses this value to count down twice, third time selection shows up
Related toVariations 1931 The Book Without A Name 17
Al Baker "Say When!" two cards, partial forcing deck
Related to 1933 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book) 91
Tom Sellers Stop! using hat with slit
 		1934 Card Tricks That Work 17
Theodore Annemann The Last of the Think Stop Tricks two cards, think stop by selecting number between one and ten, duplicates
 		1934 SH-H-H--! It's A Secret 28
Unknown A "Stop" Trick spectator says stop during springing flourish, application of Spring Palm
 		1936 Card Manipulations (Issue 5) 132
Frank Lane An Indetectable Stop Trick Ace, Three, Five, Seven, Nine alternating set-up
 		1936 Card Manipulations (Issue 5) 146
Unknown Curious Coincidence
Related to 1936 Card Manipulations (Issue 5) 149
Theodore Annemann Initialled Card Telepathy signed card at chosen number or stop trick, double backer
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 121
Arthur H. Buckley Knock 'Em Dead any card stopped at is predicted, alternating set-up and billet index
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 195
Charles T. Jordan Quadruple Deck Mystery magician's stop trick with odd-backed card in 156-card deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 202
Unknown Simple Effects 2. svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 247
Unknown Svengali Clairvoyance blindfolded assistant says stop to find selection, svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 252
Ralph W. Read, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin The Original "Stop" Trick three selection, three-bank forcing deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 320
Al Baker "Say When" two cards, partial forcing deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 322
Douglas Dexter A Means to an End three selections, hat and ribbon, otherwise ungaffed
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 323
Unknown The Psychological Stop Trick
1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 324
Theodore Annemann Two Cheating Mysteries two-way-force deck
  • fair stop and count-down trick with two selections
  • one-handed location in hat
 		1937 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37) 176
Unknown A Chosen Card Is Discovered at Any Selected Number bottom deal
 		1938 Greater Magic 212
Unknown c. Effect stop trick with thought-of selection, two handlings
 		1938 Greater Magic 334
Al Saal The Perfect Stop Trick svengali deck, cards put from one hat to another hat one by one until spectator stops
Variations 1938 Greater Magic 435
Unknown Another "Stop" Trick svengali deck
 		1938 Greater Magic 436
Unknown A Blindfold Detection svengali deck, spectator deals cards and performer calls stop while blindfolded
 		1938 Greater Magic 437
Unknown The Power of the Will spectator deals, double backer
 		1938 Greater Magic 484
Sam Leo Horowitz A Psychological Discovery two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine alternating set-up
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1938 Greater Magic 549
Theodore Annemann Bottom Deal Stop Trick small packet after spectator stops
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue Winter Extra 1938/39) 368
Theodore Annemann The Torn Card deck torn in half, stop trick from both half piles, credits see p. 461
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 66) 460
Theodore Annemann Stop selection is at thought of position, continuous triples
Variations 1939 The Incorporated Strange Secrets 4
Theodore Annemann, Unknown The Telepathic Card impromptu double backer
Related toVariations 1940 Expert Card Technique 293
Unknown The Psychic Stop! at seventh position, psychological
Related toVariations 1940 Expert Card Technique 330
Unknown Matching the Packets spectator deals to four predetermined cards
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 388
Henry Christ Stop When Ready
Related toAlso published here 1940 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 74) 496
Martin Gardner Never-Miss Stop Effect two-pile-stop trick with Tens/Jacks alternating set-up
Related to 1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 12
Edward Marlo Psychological Out Out for Psychological Stop Trick
 		1942 Let's See the Deck 24
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Hoodwinker duplicate
 		1942 Prepared Cards and Accessories 21
Eddie Joseph The Palm Location
1942 Greater Card Tricks 16
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin Now! attributed to Robert-Houdin, three cards selected, three times stop by spectator to find their cards
Related to Jan. 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 8) 34
Max Cadet The Magic Bell three cards stopped at, with two hats and a bell
 		Jan. 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 1 No. 8) 34
John Mulholland A Current Prophecy spectator counts down to named number, card arrived at matches prediction, stack, crib card
 		1944 The Art of Illusion 53
Edward Marlo The Perfect Stop Trick spectator stops at any card, its values is used to count down again and again until selection appears
Related toVariations 1945 Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles) 73
Arthur H. Buckley Buckley's Slap Shift transfers a card from bottom to top of packet which spectator dealt onto magicians hand
Also published here 1946 Card Control 23
Arthur H. Buckley Lost and Found Experiment No. 18 - card vanishes and is found via second deal stop trick
 		1946 Card Control 170
Arthur H. Buckley Your Favorite Ace Experiment No. 34 - named aces appear at named numbers, surprise transposition at end
 		1946 Card Control 199
Herb Runge Face Down several times a card is selected and found, spelling, stopped at and with "next card I turn over, will be your card" gag
 		1946 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 112) 451
Bill Woodfield Attaboy, Jr.
1947 The Phoenix 101-150 (Issue 128) 516
Arthur H. Buckley The Triple Climax three cards selected, stop trick with first card (tip for not dealing too long), changes into second card, third card to spectator's pocket
Variations 1948 Principles and Deceptions 161
Martin Sunshine "Stop Card" Mystery using three cards and a three-way force deck
 		1948/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5 190
Paul LePaul A Perfect Stop Effect cards removed one at a time from pocket by performer until spectator stops, card held at that time is selection
 		1949 The Card Magic of Le Paul 159
Unknown The Great "Stop!" Trick
1949 Tricks and Stunts With Playing Cards 33
U. F. Grant Grant's Triple Stop Card Trick three people select cards, then three decks are dealt in unison until someone calls stop, the three cards are the selected ones
Related to Sep. 1949 Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 11 & 12) 12
Franklin V. Taylor Double Stop two cards, see p. 793 for additional ideas by Al Forsythe
Also published here 1950 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 197) 786
Lewis Ganson Phase 1 stop trick
Related to 1950 Routined Manipulation — Part One 32
Cy Keller Brahman Bell stop trick, spectator rings a bell when he wants, with Burling Hull's PopEyed Popper Deck
 		1951 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 233) 932
Edward Marlo Unknown - Effect No. 1 stop trick as prediction, several methods, some with roughed cards, impromptu double backer
Inspired by 1951 Unknown 1
Al Leech Count Down
1952 Manipulating with Leech 24
Al Leech Ace Location
Variations 1952 Manipulating with Leech 25
Bill Simon Two Numbers two cards selected, spectators only think of a number, both cards are found at the positions
Related to 1952 Effective Card Magic 81
Theodore Annemann Mentalex? three selected cards are found by spectators stopping at the right card
Related to 1952 Annemann's Buried Treasures 4
Theodore Annemann No Title At All two selection, first found by stop, second by naming a number, two way forcing deck, alternated
 		1952 Annemann's Buried Treasures 6
Al Leech Get Set, Stop! (Last Word on Card, 1952)
 		1952/2004 A Last Look at Leech 24
Paul LePaul Pride of the Pigalle stop trick, loading a card under single cards in the hands
 		1955 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 332) 137
Franklin V. Taylor Double Stop two cards
Also published here 1956 The Best in Magic 106
Edward Marlo The Bold Stop Effect Out for Psychological Stop Trick, three methods
 		1957 Side Steal 12
Edward Marlo The Stop Effect
1957 Side Steal 39
Edward Marlo Dribble Stop Effect
Variations 1957 Side Steal 53
Edward Marlo Tabled Stop Effect using tabled palm
 		1957 The Tabled Palm 15
Edward Marlo Two Disclosures 1) another card is selected, its value used to count to selection
2) stop effect
 		1958 Faro Notes 45
Russell "Rusduck" Duck As a Stop Trick
1958 The Cardiste (Issue 8) 13
Dai Vernon Some useful Notes on Palming (d) using rear Palm
 		1959 Inner Secrets of Card Magic 46
Senor Notis The Notis Stop Trick using "pivot flourish"
Variations 1959 Inner Secrets of Card Magic 65
Edward Marlo The Over Count selection found at a freely chosen number
Related to 1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 11
Edward Marlo My Favorite Stop Effect from a routine called "Never Miss"
 		1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 49
Edward Marlo Marlo's D.D. Stop using double deal
 		1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 83
Edward Marlo A. Psychological Stop Effect starts seventh
 		1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 137
Corvello Teleprognos card is remembered and put in an envelope, other cards are put in envelopes and performer finds selection, then he makes a prediction on a slate which is the card in a chosen envelope
 		1959 Card Tricks 327
James Steranko Sudden Thought faced deck method
 		1960 Steranko on Cards 63
Charlie Miller Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 4 card chosen from and replaced in spread, fair, found via stop trick
 		1961 The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 12
Sydney Bergson Recognizing the Unknown cards in pocket, one by one is removed and when spectator stops performer, card is the previously selected one
 		1961 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 46
Edward Marlo Miracle Estimation Peek psychological stop trick and estimation
 		1962 Estimation 45
Harry Lorayne Lorayne's Challenge stop trick with Benzais' Cop
 		1962 Close-up Card Magic 269
Al Koran Erfüllte Gedankenwünsche two cards selected and spectators find them with small number or stop, two-card mirage deck, partial rough-smooth
 		1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II 23
Nate Leipzig Card Locations four peeked cards are produced, by saying stop, with a knife
 		1963 Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig 48
Nate Leipzig Stop Trick with hindu shuffle
 		1963 Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig 191
Edward Marlo, Theodore Annemann Impromptu Remote Control unknown odd-backed card is marked on back, a card selected via stop procedure with deck in glass is marked on face, turns out to be the same
Inspired by 1964 Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles) 95
Harry Lorayne Out of my Control standard psychological stop effect, with outs
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1965 My Favorite Card Tricks 12
Theodore Annemann The Stop Trick from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932)
8/9s alternating set-up, two piles
 		Sep. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 11) 121
Theodore Annemann Another Stop Trick from "Annemann's $50 Manuscript" (ca. 1932), with annotation
K to A set-up and countdown
 		Oct. 1967 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 2 No. 12) 129
Edward Marlo An Approach to the "Stop" Trick four methods using different table transfers
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 128
Charles Aste Jr. Super Stop Stunner
1969 Expert Card Mysteries 35
Roger Klause Any Times Aces stop procedure while performer deals heaps of cards, aces found
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 129
Edward Marlo Four Ace Stop quadruple stop trick, bottom deals
 		1969 Hierophant (Issue 2) 62
Albert Spackman Miniature Rapping Hand miniature doll hand in box rapping and answering questions, different routine ideas,
  • word and card divination and with spirit slates
  • stop trick with cards
  • whistle put into the box and the hand moves and the whistle blows
  • gipsy thread is restored in the box, while hand moves
  • in conjunction with "The Thing"
  • card turnover

Related to 1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 74
Edward Marlo As a Spectator Stop Effect application of IBD (Immediate Bottom Deal)
 		Mar. 1969 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 1-4 (Vol. 4 No. 5) 245
Karl Fulves As A Stop Trick comedy presentation, on a card is written when spectator should stop
 		1970 Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue First Supplement) 55
Alan Shaxon Once Again!!! selection is found at named number, then at stopped position, then wrong card turns into selection and finally the balloon stand
 		1970 My Kind of Magic 25
Sam Leo Horowitz 8's & 9's from the Daley Notebooks #602
Also published here Dec. 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 2) 471
Fred Kaps Bob Driebeek's Tosheroon Variations different ideas with the move, as a stop trick and as a prediction
Also published here 1972 Fred Kaps Lecture 8
Jack Merlin Spring Flourish Production selection is at place where spectator stops, springing cards from one hand to the other
Also published here 1972 The Living End 9
Unknown Stop Me at Any Time cards are drawn back on deck, force
 		1972 The Living End 49
Unknown Last Stop seven card stop force
 		1972 The Living End 50
Theodore Annemann Spectator Deals and Stops spectator deals into performer's hand and stops, small packet bottom deal
 		1972 The Living End 50
Unknown The Psychological Stop Trick
1972 The Living End 51
Karl Fulves Stop When Ready as cards are dealt
Related to 1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 53
Karl Fulves Eveready Force as cards are dealt
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 54
Karl Fulves Auto Glide getting into glide position, stop trick application
 		1973 Notes From Underground 47
Jerry K. Hartman Drop Stop Spectator stops on their own card
 		1973 Means & Ends 37
Jerry K. Hartman Two Strikes Spectator stops on the same card twice
 		1973 Means & Ends 38
Jerry K. Hartman Psychic Backstop Out for psychological stop trick, using down-under deal
Related to 1973 Means & Ends 39
Jerry K. Hartman Halt One Two Spectator and magician each stops on each other's card
 		1973 Means & Ends 78
Stephen Minch A Prudent Pause glide
 		1974 The Book of Thoth 25
Hugh Johnston Stop Card Spectator stops spring on selection
 		1975 Magic With Faucett Ross 212
Edward Marlo Stop Trick using "The Related Deal"
 		1976 Marlo's Magazine Volume 1 13
Edward Marlo Unknown - Effect No. 1 stop trick as prediction, several methods, some with roughed cards, impromptu double backer
Inspired by 1976 Early Marlo (Issue Oddity & Other Miracles) 112
Unknown Thought Speller No. 30, card from small packet thought-of, later found when another spectator says stop as cards are removed from pocket one by one
 		1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 48
Theodore Annemann The Stop Trick No. 35, Ace through King set-up
 		1976 Self-Working Card Tricks 55
Erwin Schussel Joker medium stops before joker, repeated with medium in other room, story of an encounter between Jimmy Grippo and Dai Vernon
Related toVariations 1976 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 169) 842
Edward Marlo In Lieu of the Second Deal in the hands
Related to 1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 222
Edward Marlo Did you ever see the ----? using gaffed decks
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 319
Edward Marlo The Ace of Spades Trick two methods
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 320
Gene Maze The Deal Switch
Variations 1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 308
Martin A. Nash In The Nick Of Time touching only before the selection is made, see p. 447 for additional crediting
Related to 1977 Any Second Now 218
Mark Weston Fancy Deal Stop Trick
May 1977 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 9) 404
Michael Leach Joker II medium stops before joker
Related to 1977 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 171) 852
Ken Krenzel "Stop Me" Block Turnover
 		1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 19
Ken Krenzel All the Way Block Turnover
 		1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 22
Ken Krenzel One-Hand Stop one-handed dealing
 		1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 24
Ken Krenzel The Fingertip Bottom Deal
Related to 1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 226
Ken Krenzel The One-Hand Middle Deal
1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 235
Ken Krenzel The Surefire Second Deal
1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 238
Frederick Braue Dealing the Aces four aces found at numbers called for
Related to 1978 Fred Braue on False Deals 24
Frederick Braue The Punch Deal
Related to 1978 Fred Braue on False Deals 27
Frederick Braue Count-Down Reverse featuring automatic third deal (saliva), stop trick with face-up card, spectator stops one before
 		1978 Fred Braue on False Deals 34
Jerry K. Hartman Quick Counts Quick Count I: Magician divines card at a certain position in deck
Quick Count II: Spectator stops the dealing on previously named card
 		1978 Loose Ends 57
Fred Kaps Bob Driebeek's Tosheroon Variationen different ideas with the move, as a stop trick and as a prediction
Also published here 1978 Fred Kaps Lecture 12
Jack Hughes Attaboy to force cards
 		1978/76 More Classic Magic with Apparatus 46
Martin A. Nash Double Stop two peeked at cards
 		1979 Sleight Unseen 406
Edward Marlo The Ace of Spades Trick two methods
 		1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 356
John Carney Stop That Card Trick!!
Related to 1979 Conjuror's Journal 12
Howard Wurst Out of Control out for psychological stop trick, see p. 1301 for reference
Also published here
  • Sphinx, Feb. 1948
 1979 The Chronicles (Issue 20) 1257
Dr. John Nichols Joker III medium stops before joker, repeated with medium in other room, story of an encounter between Jimmy Grippo and Dai Vernon
Inspired by 1979 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 224) 1118
Franklin V. Taylor Double Stop No. 59, two cards, two halves dealt, performer shouts stop
Also published here 1979 Self-Working Mental Magic 98
Edward Marlo Mental Over Physical spectator stops at thought-of card, four methods, ungaffed and duplicates
Related to 1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 209
Paul Swinford Magnetic Coincidence selection by spectator and performer are found next to each other by stop procedure, marked and half forcing deck, gilbreath
 		1980 Arcane (Issue 2) 15
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio's Super Ace Discovery quadruple stop trick to find aces
 		1980 Exclusive Card Secrets 45
Father Cyprian The Solid Gold Prediction prediction is duplicate with gold back
 		1980 The Elegant Card Magic of Father Cyprian 27
Jimmy Ray Berlin Swindle joker placed face-up on position where spectator stopped at
 		1980 A Ray of Magic 8
Larry Becker The Bag Man stop trick with fair conditions, cards are dealt out of a paper box
 		Apr. 1981 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 4) 478
Edward Marlo Stop Trick brief
 		1981 21st Century Card Magic 14
Bobby Bernard Der Sand der Zeit performer deals through cards while hourglass is running, once sand is finished the performer arrives at selection
Also published here
  • Pentagram, Mar. 1955
 May 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 1) 12
Derek Dingle The One-Armed Gambler one-handed
 		1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 161
Peter Marshall Apocalypse Variations Or Additions peeling stop trick
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1982 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 8) 671
Thomas Alan Waters Tarotate a knife is stabbed in tarot book and suspended by two fingers of two spectators, tarot deck is dealt and on some point the book and knife turn, the deal is stopped and the card matches the tarot card described in the book
 		1982 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Grymwyr) 277
Bobby Bernard The Sands of the Pharaoh Deck dealt one by one until hourglass runs out, stops at selection
 		1982 The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard 109
Denis MacKenzie Houdini and the Svengali with a bell
 		1982 Fork Full of Appetizers 26
Edward Marlo Stop Trick using deal cop
 		1983 Marlo's Plus Package 77
Ross Bertram "Stop"
1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 170
Simon Lovell The Weird "Stop" Trick spectator stops at his card, then again later at the very same card
 		1983 Second to None 38
José Carroll The Card-Culator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1983 Effects and Presentations 10
Edward Marlo (B) Stop Effect mexican joe crimp
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 215
Edward Marlo The Ace of Spades Trick three methods with alternative approaches
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 231
Edward Marlo One Hat - No Ribbon triple stop routine with fair conditions
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 238
Edward Marlo Count Cop as Trick interesting, top card switched for copped card
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 240
Edward Marlo Spectator's Ace Cutting twelve methods, some where the spectator turn over the aces, some quadrupel stop effects, for 11th method see page 284
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 244
Edward Marlo Tip on the AS Trick
1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 279
Paul Cummins Plausible Possibility TNT Bottom Deal Handling
 		Sep. 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 9) 964
Theodore Annemann Stop Trick unorthodox method with secretly torn card
 		1984 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 21) 205
Roberto Giobbi The Blindfold Stop Trick performer shouts stop, corner short
Inspired by 1984 The Cardmanship of Roberto Giobbi 4
U. F. Grant Gen Grant's Triple Stop Card Trick three decks, three selections, first published 1953
 		1984 Magic from the Parade #1 15
Karl Fulves Gemini Twins No. 1, two cards inserted where spectator stops dealing, both next to mates
VariationsAlso published here 1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 1
Bob King Direct Stop
1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 143
Richard Vollmer N-E-T Profit two-pile-stop trick with Eight/Nine/Ten set-up
Related to 1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 274
Danny Korem Dallas Drop card dealt from deck on table really comes from right hand Tenkai Palm
Variations 1985 Korem without Limits 167
John Northern Hilliard Stop Card Trick "Triple Mystery", card side-stolen to top
Related to 1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 6
Unknown Stop Card Trick faced deck
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 6
Rolland Hamblen Card Location Ten Card Location routine
1. Say Stop
2. Spell Out
3. Spring Location
4. Stabbed Card
5. The fifth card
6. Stabbed Cards
7. Card through handkerchief
8. - 10. catch from shower
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 17
Frederick Braue Routine outline of routine for four selections with locator card
  • divination with crystal
  • at named number
  • stop trick
  • vanishing pack
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5) 30
Edward Marlo Not All Psychological spectator stops at odd backed card
 		1986 Thirty Five Years Later 42
Edward Marlo, Danny Korem Dallas to Chicago top card dealt to table but switched for palmed card, four methods
Inspired by 1986 Thirty Five Years Later 57
Ben Harris Double Deal Stop Force
1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 7
Ben Harris Double Deal Birthday Trick stop trick with age presentation and two-way out at end
 		1986 1 a.m. The Sequel 8
Jerry Sadowitz Stop Sleight cards dealt singly from tabled deck into left hand, spectator stops at selection
 		1987 Inspirations 24
Thomas Hierling Impromptu Al Koran spectator stops anytime during dealing, card matches prediction, faced deck method
 		1987 New Wave Close-Up 60
Roberto Giobbi Stop! psychological
Also published here 1987 CardPerfect 62
Larry Jennings You Can Always Count on Your Wallet card placed in wallet is mate of stopped at card
 		1988 The Cardwright 197
Edward Marlo Double Stop cards dealt on table in pairs until spectator stops, top two cards of tabled pile are selections
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 344
Edward Marlo The Four Ace Stop cards dealt on table in groups of four until spectator stops, top four cards of tabled pile are Aces
 		1988 M.I.N.T. — Volume I 347
Gary Plants Miracle Dealer spectator and performer select a card, both get half the cards and start dealing, suddenly performer says stop and on top of both halves are the selections
Variations 1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 26) 454
Bruce Cervon The Stop Trick application of Free-Turn Pass
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 141
Bruce Cervon The Psychological Stop Trick as an out, application of Free-Turn Pass
 		1990 Ultra Cervon 142
Eric Mead Boy Meets Girl
Related to 1990 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic) 73
Bernard Bilis Empty Deal for prediction of stop trick
 		1990 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 3 No. 1-5 Aspen Bar Magic) 74
Ken Krenzel Milk Run psychological with out
 		1990 Close-up Impact! 80
Edward Marlo Marlo's Mindreader card thought-of and selected, one found by stop trick, other to pocket
Related toVariations 1990 That's It 58
José Carroll The Card-Calculator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 1991 52 Lovers — Volume II 47
John Carney The Slide to Home Prediction stop trick procedure used as prediction
Related to 1991 Carneycopia 152
Edward Marlo First Application bottom deal
Also published here 1991 The Olram File (Issue 6) 4
Karl Fulves Steal and Deal spectator stops performer's deal at selection
 		1991 28 Card Tricks 41
Vanni Bossi A Second Deal, Second to None... sucker stop trick, Second Deal gag, card sticks to thumb
Related to 1991 Escorial 1991 — The Erdnase Year 25
Gene Maze Cards cards dealt and turned face up one by one until spectator stops, all other cards change back color
Also published here May 1991 Opus (Vol. 3 No. 9) 9
John W. McClure Simplicity pocketed card appears at stopped at position
 		Dec. 1992 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 15 No. 12) 2151
Edward Marlo First Application bottom deal
Also published here 1992 Card Finesse II 177
Edward Marlo Not All Psychological spectator stops at odd backed card
 		1992 Card Finesse II 245
Karl Fulves Wire Room packet placed in case, selection paper clipped to top of case, cards removed until stopped, this card is forced and matches clipped selection, two methods
Related to 1992 Deceptive Practices 7
Unknown Stack Countdown spectator stops and then that value is counted down, A-K set-up, published in Pathfinder Magazine 30 years ago (ca. 1930?!)
Related to 1992 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6) 28
Unknown Cards of Cairo stop and count down, bold
 		1992 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6) 29
Arturo de Ascanio Magicas Coincidencias for selections are returned to the deck and deck is dealt, each spectator stops at his card
Inspired by
  • Padre Wenceslao Ciuró's "Causalidad Inexplicable" in "Mas de 200 Juegos de Manos", p. 402.
Also published here 		1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4 67
Edward Marlo Not All Psychological spectator stops at odd backed card
Related to 1993 Simplicity at Your Fingertips 4
Unknown ストップカード (Stop Card) Stop Trick
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 66
Peter Duffie Centre Forward outjogged double, top card of this double is dealt at chosen number
Related toVariations 1993 Applications 9
Eddie Fechter The Spectator Stops psychological stop trick, cards face down
  • Outs
  • Touches
 		1993 Fechter 53
Alex Elmsley Brownwaves II two cards are selected with the "card at position of cut-off number"-procedure, performer stops spectator
Variations 1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 60
Sam Leo Horowitz Note on "The Perfect Stop Trick"
Related to 1994 More Greater Magic 1106
Tom Bowyer The "Stop" Trick psychological force
 		1994 More Greater Magic 1238
Karl Fulves Sacked deck sprung into paper bag and cards removed singly unter stopped, that card matches prediction
Related to 1994 Crooked Tales 8
Karl Fulves Sacked Notes multiple cards variation of "Sacked", problem of having named card in paper back with odd back
Related to 1994 Crooked Tales 12
Gene Maze Odd Man Out spectator stops at only black card in 15-cards-packet or red cards
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 66
Gene Maze Double Deal Aces spectator stops twice during deal and those two cards are reversed, on either side of each card aces are found
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 90
Gene Maze Magnetic Attraction spectator stops twice during deal and those two cards are reversed, on either side of them are the mates of opposite color
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 92
Roger Crosthwaite How It's Done "Phase Five: Dealing with Desire"
fake center deal, card dealt onto pile yet appears again when spectator says stop during deal, finally comes from pocket
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 27
Roger Crosthwaite Mindreading Experiment 1 card "thought-of" (forced), mate is in case and spectator stops on his selection
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 64
Trevor Lewis Direct Mind Control spectator stops at named card, second deal
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 68
Peter Duffie The Maze Connection four times stop, off-beat effect
Inspired by 1995 Duffie's Card Compulsions 186
Edward Marlo B.D.E. Stop Effect bottom deal exchange
 		1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 194
Edward Marlo Marlo's Almost Perfect Stop Trick
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Jan. 1979
 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 390
Nate Leipzig The Leipzig Stop Trick No. 1, "as explained by Arthur Buckley to Marlo"
Variations 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 392
Edward Marlo Marlo Application No. 2
three cards selected, first card found with stop trick, it changes into second selection, third one in pocket of spectator
Inspired by 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 392
Edward Marlo Prediction without Doubts Variation No. 5
spectator stops performer's deal, value used to count to selection, no set-up
Inspired by
  • "Prediction without Doubts" (Bill Simon, Nov. 1954)
 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 394
Paul Cummins Ace Production four times stop trick
 		1996 from a shuffled deck in use... Part One 25
Philip T. Goldstein Poker 101 clever ungaffed take on Al Koran's 1-0-1 Deck
 		1996 The Looking Glass (Issue 1) 3
Karl Fulves The Value of X spectator stops at another spectator's selection during deal
 		1996 Blocking Off 89
Karl Fulves Full Disclosure performer deals, Mirage deck
 		1996 13 Prophets 11
Karl Fulves Open Ended open prediction vs. stop trick
 		1996 13 Prophets 60
Larry Jennings Search and Stop using jacket
 		1997 Jennings '67 105
Ken Krenzel, Harry J. Smith Shoe-in force from card case from where cards are removed one by one, ungaffed method
Inspired by 1997 Ingenuities 29
Unknown The Psychic Stop psychological stop force
 		1997 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8) 10
Frederick Braue, John Northern Hilliard The Triple Mystery three cards selected, first at named number up to ten, stop trick with second, last card spelled out
Inspired by
  • "The Triple Mystery" (John Northern Hilliard, Magical Bulletin, June 1924)
Related to 		1997 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8) 11
Adrian "Ramblar" Guerra Stop in the Pocket deck in pocket, any card named, performer removes cards one by one until spectator says stop, next card taken out of pocket is named card
 		1997 Notes 5
Jim Zachary Simplicity Outdone card chosen in fair manner, spectator deals and stops at selection
 		1997 Simon Says! 138
Bruce Cervon MAC Switch Miracle
1998 Hard-Boiled Mysteries 68
Karl Fulves Stop At Red "Unsolved Mysteries"
stop trick presentation, posed as a problem
Inspired by 1998 The Fine Print (Issue 7) 177
Bob Still Dr. Elliott's Second Deal two cards chosen behind back, performer names both, then both found when spectator calls stop during dealing, automatic second deal with corner missing
Related to 1998 The Fine Print (Issue 8) 240
Peter Duffie Coversion two piles, card chosen in one half, other half dealt into three piles and stopped anytime, top three cards added to count to selection
Related to 1998 Covert Concepts 13
Toby Wessel Wessel's Aces shuffled deck, four aces are found through various procedures, stop, pop out, transformation and spelling of spectator's name
 		1999 Impressing Jodie Foster 8
Joshua Jay Utility Discovery Utility sequence - spectator deals and stops on their own selection, and second selection is then found reversed in the deck
Also published here 1999 Magic Atlas 43
David Regal This Is My Stop Magician predicts the card where spectator stops dealing at, prediction is etched onto glass mug that contains the deck
  • Normal Deck Version
  • Gimmicked Version
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 114
Ellis Stanyon (a) stop trick
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 197
Sam Leo Horowitz, Roberto Giobbi, Martin Gardner The Stop Trick
Related to 2000 Card College — Volume 4 910
Harry Lorayne Außerhalb meiner Kontrolle standard psychological stop effect, with outs
Also published here 2000 Intermagic (Vol. 23 No. 4&5) 165
Karl Fulves Back Stop No. 37, a card shows up with writing "Stop! Back up 3 cards", and there the selection is found
 		2001 My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 80
Mark Lewis Blindfold Effect
2001 The Long and the Short of it 32
Mark Lewis Card from Pocket cards taken out of pocket one by one, spectator stops at selection
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 33
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Gaze Force
2002 Hofzinser's Card Tricks 15
Wayne Dobson The Winning Hand cards dealt onto spectator's hand until he stops, miniature card of stopped-at card appears stuck onto back of spectator's hand, 1-0-1 forcing section
 		2002 Dobson's Choice 14
Al Baker More Tricks and Wisdom position of chosen card is predicted, kind of stop trick presentation
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Magazines) 627
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi Countdown Stop Daley Notebooks, Vernon's Automatic Mento Stop Trick, value is used to find selection
 		2003 Card College — Volume 5 1170
Roberto Giobbi Stop! psychological
Inspired byAlso published here 2003 Card College — Volume 5 1276
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson BF Double Location two spectators stop at previously selected cards in two halves
 		2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 3
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson 25 Faces North + 1 South a red and a black card chosen, reds and black separated, two cards stopped at in both halves, they're the selection but in odd-colored half
  • Simplified Version
 		2003 Card Conspiracy — Vol. 1 6
Nicholas Einhorn, Paul Daniels Hidden Influence spectator stops dealing at predicted card
Inspired by
  • "Compulsion" (Paul Daniels, Adult Magic)
 2004 World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 1 14
Nicholas Einhorn The Martini Deck spectator stops at only odd-backed card, red-blue short-long deck
 		2004 World Tour Lecture Notes — Set 1 16
Ron Frost The Fan Two See Revelation Using Fan Two See Force to reveal a playing card, spectator stop on selection in spread
Inspired by 2004 After The Force 20
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Leo-Ben Stop Trick value of card stopped used to count to selection, "perfect stop trick"
 		2004 Diamonds from Coal 74
Jeff Altman Mexican Stopover
2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 175
Stephan Kirschbaum Schoko-Stopp spectator stops at any card, chocolate written back of selection, then repeated and in prediction envelope is a piece of chocolate found with the selection as a miniature card attached
 		2007 Der Stoff aus dem die Wunder sind 41
Asi Wind Somebody Stop Me spectator cuts to card and loses it, then deals the cards, performer stops him at selection, no-touch
VariationsAlso published here 2007 Chapter One 2
Edward Marlo First Application bottom deal
Also published here 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 108
Arturo de Ascanio Magical Coincidences for selections are returned to the deck and deck is dealt, each spectator stops at his card
Inspired by
  • Padre Wenceslao Ciuró's "Causalidad Inexplicable" in "Mas de 200 Juegos de Manos", p. 402.
Also published here 		2008 The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic 312
Fred Robinson The Astrological Stop Trick rough smooth forcing pack
 		2009 The Magic of Fred Robinson 224
Ken Krenzel Bob's Your Uncle spelling dressing for stop trick/card at any number
 		2009 Relaxed Impossibilities 137
Karl Fulves Perfect Stop "Unexplained"
cards dealt from cased deck, spectator says stop at selection, rest of deck vanishes, posed as a problem
 		2009 Prolix (Issue 6) 403
Trevor Lewis The Bell ring under bell travels inside locked box, spectator rings bell three times to find selected cards
 		2009 Routines Matter 33
Rainer Teschner Teschner's Selection Control delayed in demonstration, also as set-up for stop trick
 		2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 1) 69
Denis Behr Stop It spectator stops dealing at predicted card, repeated twice more
Variations 2011 Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 2 48
Helder Guimarães Force One spectator stops at previously thought-of card
 		2011 Ontology Project 22
Helder Guimarães Force Two spectator stops dealing whenever she likes, card predicted
 		2011 Ontology Project 24
Tom Gagnon Psychic Touch cards in tabled spread touched one by one until spectator says stop, using Inverse Spread Force
Inspired by 2011 Avant-Cards 112
Gabi Pareras Juego de coincidencia
2011 El Manuscrito (Vol. 4 No. 16) 490
Dai Vernon Stop Trick with Second Deal
2012 Confidences 212
John Born Lucky Penny Card freely selected and lost. Magician deals and stops at the selection, then reveals prediction of the selected card in envelope
 		2012 Seeking the Bridge 84
Alberto de Figueiredo Behr Para Creer spectator stops dealing at predicted card, repeated twice more, impromptu version
Inspired by 2013 Magia Demente 41
R. Paul Wilson The C.C. Center setting up for Center Deal with "The Consistent Control", as Stop Trick, Key Card Placement, Double Deal
 		2014 Card Men 57
Joseph Barry Don't Stop Thinking stop trick at thought-of card, think stop, then spectator stops at performers card
 		2014 Reverie 20
Unknown The Psychic Stop!
Related to 2014 Classic Fantastic 73
Peter McKinnon PMACAAN spectator stops at mate
Inspired by
  • routine on Danny Garcia Penguin Live Lecture
 2014 Burn After Reading 6
Daniel Madison Perfect Aces Deck is shuffled, spectator says stop four times as magician deals, four cards stopped at are the four Aces
 		2014 Placebo 11
Patrick G. Redford Advantageous prediction matches card spectator stops dealing on, multiple outs
  • Variation #1: Nail Writer
  • Variation #2: The bold cross out
  • Variation #3: The Ambiguous Underline
 		2014 Applesauce 67
Patrick G. Redford Wipe-Out prediction matches card spectator stops dealing on, multiple outs using ambiguous prediction and wiping away ink, 1-0-1 stack
  • Variation 1: The Expanded Stack
  • Variation 2: No Dry Erase Impromptu Method (covering parts of prediction)
Inspired by
  • Name? (Patrick G. Redford, Free-Hand, 2004)
 2014 Applesauce 79
Pit Hartling Four-Way Stop spectators stop at four cards during deal, they turn out to be named four-of-a-kind
 		2016 In Order to Amaze 168
Joseph Barry Another Stop Trick.. Really? spectator stops at card, its value is used to count down to selection, no set-up
 		2016 Operandi (Issue 1) 9
Roberto Giobbi Transfer Move Stop Trick
2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Jan 13) 16
Armando Cheung The Most Impossible Stop Trick Fair stop trick
Inspired by 2016 The Ace Assembly All-Star Lecture Notes 46
Unknown Psychological Stop Trick
2017 Less is More 9
David Williamson Call Stop Aces Magician deals, spectator calls stop at four different places, magician deals the card down cleanly each time. Four cards are the Aces
 		Oct. 2018 Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer #2)) 99
Johnny Thompson Stopping Hofzinser stop trick, then at named number
Inspired by 2018 The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 1) 209
Christoph Borer Die Joker spüren dich Gemini Twins, predictions written on two jokers
Inspired by 2018 Mentale Notizen 97
Yves Carbonnier 4. Retrouvailles Impossibles impossible stop trick, handling of Svengali deck
 		2019 Grand Livre de Cartomagie 181
Benjamin Earl Just a Second spectator stops the performer's deal at an apparently mental selection
 		2019 The Shift #1 11
Lorenz Schär Go-Stop spectator deals through deck, psychological stop
Inspired by 2019 Cards Against Reality 87
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
José Carroll The Cardculator ambitious card, card to number, stop trick, card folded to calculator
Also published here 2019 52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass 130
Ramón Riobóo The Twenty-first and Whatever Card stopped on, value is counted down to find selection, shuffled deck, multiple outs
Related to 2019 Second Thoughts 75
Ramón Riobóo Divination through Another's Touch Card selected and lost in deck. Deck held under table by spectator, spectator places cards on table one by one until magician correctly stops on selection
 		2019 Second Thoughts 173
Andi Gladwin Cut, Stop, Shuffle spectator cuts off a third, then deals some card in a second pile, then shuffles the last third, each packet turned over and they have written on them "cut/stop/shuffle here"
 		2020 The Boy Who Cried Magic 179
Mike Pisciotta Proustian Omens stop trick using a falling Telekinetic Pen/Timber as stopping sign
 		2020 As Above, So Below 31
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