Multiple Out

361 entries in Cards / Principles / Multiple Out
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Two Heaps of Cards, unequal in Number, being placed upon the Table, to predict beforehand which of the two the Company will choose ambiguous prediction, two handlings (number of cards or values in pile & odd/even pile with palming)
 		1876 Modern Magic 103
Unknown To allow a Person secretly to think of a Card, and dividing the Pack into three heaps, to cause the Card thought of to appear in whichever heap the Company may choose
1876 Modern Magic 108
Unknown Two Heaps of Cards having been placed upon the Table, to Predict with Certainty which Heap a Spectator will choose ambiguous prediction, two handlings (number of cards or values in pile & odd/even pile with palming)
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 79
Unknown Das Vorherbestimmen menschlicher Gedanken No. 6, spectator choses one of two piles, selection is predicted with "eight", one pile contains Eights, the other eight cards
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 8
Unknown Multiple Out Envelope four outs
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 135
Unknown Die gehorsamen Asse Aces put in center, spectator choses how many Aces should appear on top and bottom, Conus Aces gag sequence, four Aces under spectator's hand transpose with four other cards, deck changes into all-Aces
 		Nov. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 11) 164
Unknown The Flying Card (First Method), from one spectator's pocket to another, freely named number with outs
 		1909 The Art of Magic 99
Stanley Collins Le Dernier Cri Mutilated Card Experiment card cut into four pieces, three are burnt and found restored in nest of envelopes
Related to 1915 Original Magical Creations 46
Stanley Collins Thought Anticipated and Precipitated one of six cards vanishes and appears at impossible location
 		1915 Original Magical Creations 58
W. F. "Rufus" Steele Good Simple Card Trick one of five cards thought of, performer located it with five outs
 		1928 Card Tricks You Will Do 7
William Larsen A Count Down Detection spectator count down to a card near the top, remembers it and shuffles deck, performer locates card
 		1931 I Won't Play Cards With Him 1
William Larsen Shuffle It Yourself twelve cards repeated four times, fishing & multiple out for divination, same as Walsh
Related to 1931 I Won't Play Cards With Him 4
Theodore Annemann A Card to be Thought About three way out, OOSOOM type
Related to 1935 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 11) 55
Theodore Annemann Named Card to Pocket Jukebox Principle
Related to 1936 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 18) 101
Edward Bagshawe The Message That Can’t Be Read random jumble of letters reveals prediction of playing card’s name when a “windowed” card is placed over it, multiple window cards
 		1936 ca. Twenty Magical Novelties 37
Tommy Tucker The Card Miracle - Certain: 1. Tucker's Version spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, card is on top or in pocket in this handling
Related to 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 37
T. Nelson Downs 3. The Nelson Downs Original. spectator cuts anywhere and remembers bottom card, estimation, card is on top or in pocket in this handling
Related to 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 38
Ralph W. Hull, Nelson Hahne Modernism in Mentalism crude OOSOOM, one of nine
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 184
Dai Vernon Card Divination from twenty-six-card stack, multiple out
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 224
Ralph W. Hull Name O' Card any named card is found/spelled-to, full stack and multiple out
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 237
Stuart P. Cramer Les Cartes par Hasard card thought of from the middle while riffled, multiple out after dealing into four piles
Inspired by 1937 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Winter Extra 1936/37) 182
Theodore Annemann Locatrik location with two keys and two outs, Gemini Twins precursor
Variations 1937 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 39) 262
Unknown Under Which King, Bezonian? card predicted on billet
 		1938 Greater Magic 102
Audley Walsh The Magician's Dream twelve cards repeated four times, fishing & multiple out for divination
Related toVariations 1938 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 43) 298
Martin Gardner The ----- of -- Trick
Inspired by 1938 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Summer Extra 1938) 323
Gerald Kosky Predicto spectator shuffles and cuts into three piles, performer predicts third card in pile he will choose, bad outs
 		1938 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 51) 356
Orville Wayne Meyer The "Last Word" Location two key cards, multiple out procedure in placing one of the keys
 		1939 More Card Manipulations (Issue 2) 43
Tom Sellers The Tell Tale Scytale prediction with a scytale
 		1939 Scots Magic 9
Unknown The Five Card Quibble an out if you only know that it is one of five cards
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 118
Unknown One Will Make Six how a two spot locates six cards
 		1940 Expert Card Technique 411
Sam Leo Horowitz The Diving Pasteboard one of four random cards is thought of, they're shuffled back, Three-spot locator used to locate selection
 		1940 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 105) 632
Dai Vernon Card of the Gods card thought of from top third, found with procedure and counting
Related toVariations 1940 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 105) 633
Jack Vosburgh The Mystery of the Suits one of the aces is selected and found, then the suit of another selected ace is predicted
 		1940 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 122) 711
Louis Lam An Addition one of four thought-of, travels to pocket eventually, OOSOOM
 		1940 Fast Ones 5
Martin Gardner Big Casino Count Down one of nine cards thought of, Ten-spot stabbed reversed in deck by performer, it locates selection
 		1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 13
Martin Gardner Six of Spades Count Down one of seventeen cards thought of, Six-spot stabbed reversed in deck by performer, it locates selection
 		1940 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck 14
Edward Victor The Four Mental Cards spectator thinks of one of four cards that are returned to deck, whichever one he names, magician can produce it (top, bottom, reversed or pocket)
 		1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part One 35
Edward Marlo Streamlined Discernment one out of three, OOSOOM
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1941 Early Marlo (Issue Amazing, Isn't It?) 38
Jack Vosburgh Ten and One ten and one put on table, spectator puts two coins on top, coincidence, nail punch
 		1941 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 124) 721
Dai Vernon Addition and Subtraction one of fifteen cards and its position remembered, via calculation the card is found
 		1941/49 Select Secrets 21
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue A Mindreading Feat one of four, OOSOOM type, describing also Guyot's 1749 procedure
 		1942 Miracle Shuffles and Tricks 10
Theodore Annemann Locatrix selection is located behind back
 		1943 Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks 5
Stuart P. Cramer Les Cartes Par Hasard card thought of from the middle while riffled, multiple out after dealing into four piles
 		1943 Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks 17
Unknown Worth Knowing named card to pocket, three cards which are mostly named
Related to 1943 Full Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks 17
Jean Hugard Telepathy Plus one of five cards is selected
 		Sep. 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2 No. 4) 70
Jean Marc Bujard Chang free selection is next to announced card, story presentation
 		1944 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 2) 2
Charles Nyquist The Principle of Alternative Terminations - And Its Applications When the Spectator Shuffles stratagem for controlling a card while spectator shuffles the deck, several outs
 		1945 My Best 27
Bob Hummer Personality Test face-up/face-down prediction of number of cards, weird, CATO related, personality type presentation
VariationsAlso published here 1945 3 Pets 1
Warren Wiersbe, Martin Gardner Think-A-Card - Wiersbe Version
1946 Mental Cases With Cards 18
J. B. Bobo Bobo Locatrix card selected with seemingly fair cutting procedure, key card, location via "Trick that Cannot be Explained" type procedure
 		1947 Watch This One! 36
J. B. Bobo Triple Thought spectator selects three cards and thinks of one of them, they're returned, performer finds thought-of card
 		1947 Watch This One! 49
Martin Gardner, Bill Simon It's a Natural No. 11, Spectator tears out matches from matchbook, performer uses number of matches to select card from seven-card packet, which is correctly predicted
VariationsAlso published here 1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 23
Cliff Green Magic in Your Own Hands No. 29, spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related toVariations 1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 53
Theodore Annemann Locatrix No. 58, Divine card behind back
 		1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 104
Dai Vernon 12 Outs court card is found
 		1950 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 199) 794
Martin Gardner, Bill Simon It's A Natural with matches, seven outs
VariationsAlso published here 1950 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 199) 796
Bob Somerfeld Outmaneuvered one of five cards is predicted
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 209) 837
Edward Marlo The Magic Four multiple out location with an openly reversed Four-spot
Related to 1952 Control Systems 107
Bill Simon The Locator Three of Clubs spectator thrusts a known card into a card spread of 28 cards and his selection is found
 		1952 Effective Card Magic 152
Edward Marlo Magic Total:
Eight-Two Locator
Ace-Three-Five Locator
Three-Three-Three Loctaor 		using some cards to count down to thought-of card, multiple out counting procedure, three methods
 		1953 The Cardician 141
Lu Brent A Prediction Supreme face-up card placed in face-down spread, used to count/spell to random card, which is predicted. Essentially The Trick That Cannot Be Explained
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1956 Fifteen Star Card Effects 9
Lu Brent A Location Supreme Same as A Prediction Supreme, but as a location instead of a prediction
Related to 1956 Fifteen Star Card Effects 10
Hugh Scott Matchit
1957 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 345) 206
Tony Corinda (20) Nicely Suited verbal force
 		1958 Predictions 122
Edward Marlo The Fan Deal to enable one to deal out any card from a fan unit consisting of five or more cards
 		1959 Seconds, Centers, Bottoms 122
Unknown The Red Card Prediction ten cards, selected one is different to the others
Related toAlso published here 1959 Card Tricks 326
Unknown Klein aber fein ten cards, half face up, chosen card has different back or different face
 		1959 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 3) 841
Dai Vernon Simple Arithmetic one of thirteen, using the Two of Clubs
Related toVariations 1960 More Inner Secrets of Card Magic 9
Dai Vernon The Trick that cannot be explained
Related toVariations 1960 More Inner Secrets of Card Magic 76
Charlie Miller Fifteen Card Trick Routine - 6 variation of Hull's "Mental Discernment" starting with freely thought of card, distribution with Erdnase's stock shuffle, OOSOOM
Inspired by 1961 The Magic of Charles Earle Miller 15
Paul Marcus More Natural Spectator tears out matches from matchbook, performer uses number of matches to select card from seven-card packet, which is correctly predicted
Inspired by 1961 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 360) 268
Edward Marlo The Magic Card a Four-spot is used to find selection, estimation
Related to 1962 Estimation 11
Edward Marlo "Think I'll Stop Here" using Vernon's ending procedure from OOSOOM as a multiple out for estimation location
Related to 1962 Estimation 12
Edward Marlo Reversed Card Out multiple out for estimation location
Also published here 1962 Estimation 15
Edward Marlo A Three Locator set-up and multiple out, estimation
 		1962 Estimation 46
Harry Lorayne Three for the Money Three-spot as multiple out indicator card
Variations 1962 Close-up Card Magic 106
Harry Lorayne Three Again Three-spot as multiple out indicator card, with real shuffles
 		1962 Close-up Card Magic 108
Harry Lorayne Three Times and Out Three-spot as multiple out indicator card
 		1962 Close-up Card Magic 109
Dai Vernon, Harry Lorayne Calculated Risk variant of "The Trick That Cannot Be Explained" in which a named card is found
Inspired byVariations 1962 Close-up Card Magic 130
Harry Lorayne Mathematical Affinity two cards at thought of positions are found via locator cards
Variations 1962 Close-up Card Magic 134
Dai Vernon The Vernon Card Divination card thought of from half the deck, multiple out divination
 		1962 Early Vernon 37
Dai Vernon New Divination one of top twelve, card and position remembered
 		1962 Early Vernon 60
Edward Marlo Premeditated Prediction card is fairly selected from shuffled deck, card is predicted in matchbook, using index of twelve matchbooks and statistical principle
Variations 1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 61
Edward Marlo For Nonsmokers card is fairly selected from shuffled deck, duplicate is reversed as prediction in second deck, using statistical principle and faro hide-out
Inspired by 1964 Faro Controlled Miracles 62
Dai Vernon "Secrets" spectator names a number between five and ten, card of that value produced and selection found at that number
Related to 1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 27
Dai Vernon Mental Spell one of ten, multiple out, setup??
 		1967 Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic 41
Edward Marlo Two Way Out if you know the selection is one of two possibilities
 		1967 Epilogue (Issue 1) 4
Edward Marlo Unexpected Prediction
Related toVariations 1968 Expert Card Conjuring 88
Edward Marlo Five Card Mental or "I Have It" one of five
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 107
Al Koran Koran's Double Out Prediction two-way out
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 97
Eddie Joseph My Favourite Queen four Queens held in hand, named Queen vanishes and reappears in some location, using mirage holdout
 		1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 335
Dai Vernon The IBM Card "deck as computer", ten-card packet
Related to Dec. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 2) 385
Karl Fulves Impromptu ESP multiple out spelling location with small packet, for correction of procedure see reference
Related to 1971 The Book of Numbers 11
Edward Marlo Double Out named card is either missing or odd-backed
 		1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 6) 45
Jay Ose, Gerald Kosky Your Favorite Ace named ace produced with four different procedures
 		Apr. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 6) 613
Stephen Minch The Heavenly Gambit prediction of eight cards
 		1974 The Book of Thoth 13
Charles Cameron Satan Calling! card ends up at a position from 10 to 17
 		1974 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 101) 503
Edward Marlo 1835 Prediction card at chosen number is predicted, using 18-35 faro principle, three methods (duplicate card, equivoque, ..)
 		1975 Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue) 55
Steve Spillman PSI Mate cards dealt face up, stopped card is predicted in pocket or face-up in deck
 		1975 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 120) 598
Nathan Stark Fang Shui Prediction one of about ten cards is selected and predicted, rubber band around packet, simple ambigram prediction for two cards
Variations 1976 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 164) 817
Roger Smith The Ultimate Trick That Cannot Be Explained strategies and handlings for the trick
Inspired by 1977 The Ultimate Card Book No. 2 2
Roger Smith The Ultimate Face Down Spread Prediction spectator removes card from face-down spread and push it in reversed, used to indicate another card which matches prediction
 		1977 The Ultimate Card Book No. 2 11
Robert Cassidy The Telepathic Diary birthday is looked up in book, card written next to the date is found inside envelope as a prediction
 		1977 Pseudo-Mentally Yours 12
Harry Lorayne The Spectator Locates spectator located last Ace with an indicator card and improvisation
 		1977 The Magic Book 90
Sam Leo Horowitz The Sixth Method named ace reversed in packet, multiple out strategy
 		1978 Four-Card Brainwave 11
Philip T. Goldstein Calculated Theft from envelope to other envelope
 		1978 The Phil Goldstein Convention Lecture 5
Philip T. Goldstein Calculated Theft from envelope to other envelope
 		1978 A Transatlantic Lecture 4
Karl Fulves Retrospective: The Red Prediction treatise on a multiple-out prediction "you will chose the only red card", see following items
 		1978 The Chronicles (Issue 9) 1150
Arthur Carter One Red Card "you will chose the only red card"
Also published here
  • Pentagram, Dec. 1951
 1978 The Chronicles (Issue 9) 1150
Unknown The Red Card Prediction "you will chose the only red card"
Also published here 1978 The Chronicles (Issue 9) 1151
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's Method "you will chose the only red card"
 		1978 The Chronicles (Issue 9) 1151
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's Ideas "you will chose the only red card", both sides shown at beginning, three ideas
 		1978 The Chronicles (Issue 9) 1152
Karl Fulves Note By Karl Fulves "you will chose the only red card"
 		1978 The Chronicles (Issue 9) 1153
Roy Walton Next one of three cards thought-of, it is stabbed to (or the stabbing card)
Inspired byRelated to 1978 The Chronicles (Issue 11) 1174
Larry Becker The Vampire Spell signed card in one of five envelopes, envelopes shuffled and word spelled for times, remaining envelope contains card, vampire presentation
 		1978 World of Super Mentalism 105
Thomas Alan Waters Numerology Card in Wallet prediction in envelope, in wallet, nine-force, version of Al Koran's "Five-Star Miracle Card"
Variations 1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 205) 1023
Robert Siepielski Card in Wallet prediction of chosen card, multiple out in wallet, linguistic
Inspired by 1978 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 213) 1063
Jack Yates Effect mnemonicosis type effect, card is named and located by various means, "In a way, it becomes rather like Dai Vernon's 'Trick that cannot be explained'"
 		1978 Jack's Pack 2
Harry Lorayne Three's Company spectator names any number up to twenty, multiple out
 		1979 Quantum Leaps 65
Mark Weston Spectator Unexplained (After Vernon) ideas
Inspired by Dec. 1979 Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 12) 770
Steve Beam, Don Morris Out! when selected card is narrowed to two cards
 		1979 Inside Outs 8
Edward Marlo Reversed Card Out multiple out for estimation location
Also published here 1979 Inside Outs 9
Karl Fulves The Geometric Slate three-way multiple out prediction
Inspired by 1980 Curioser 12
Philip T. Goldstein The Tenniel Prediction one of about ten cards is selected and predicted, prediction for two cards
Inspired by 1980 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 248) 1239
Howard A. Adams Mindevelopmental divination of color, suit, value and complete name of card, using a slate and playing cards
Also published here
  • "Mentalist" 1962
 1980 OICUFESP (Issue 5 - the SON of esp card & mental miracles) 17
John Henderson Three Plus estimated stab and multiple out
 		Nov. 1981 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 11) 563
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card shuffled deck, wording and eye movement
 		1981 The Commercial Card Magic of Roger Crosthwaite 3
Karl Fulves Method Times Five one of five predicted, on multiple out principle
 		1981 Origins 17
Jack McMillen, Judson S. Brown From Another Deck with two decks, one packet is cut and turned over, value of card on the face is used to count to a card, performer finds the card in second deck or in a pocket
 		1981 Sleights & Swindles 6
David Britland Card of the Gods
Inspired by 1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 4) 63
Robert Cassidy The Devil's Diary card at though of day is in envelope
 		1981 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 296) 1477
Juan Tamariz Carta a la Orden named card is located, example to show how to alter the memory of spectators
 		1981 Magia Potagia — Volume I 10
Dr. Stanley Jaks Die angekreuzte Karte unknown card marked on back, spectator choses it from the face, TTTCBE
 		Dec. 1981 Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4) 135
Harry Lorayne A Lorayne Storm a three as multiple out, one of seven
Variations Oct. 1982 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 10) 695
Philip T. Goldstein Calculated Theft from envelope to other envelope
 		1982 shuffled lecture 10
Thomas Alan Waters Tetrance prediction in envelope in wallet
 		1982 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue) 218
Thomas Alan Waters Outstrip envelope, two-way out, holding card back by stripper principle
 		1982 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Deckalogue) 232
Bobby Bernard The "Opportunist" Card in Pocket Deck placed in pocket, spectator able to pull selection out
 		1982 The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard 106
Al Mann The Five Star Gambit with the Five Star Miracle Deck, single card prediction in envelope, four-way envelope
 		1982 The Knight's Gambit 5
Basil Horwitz T/C prediction reads 't of c'
Variations 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20) 385
Roberto Giobbi, Theodore Annemann A Card to be Thought About one of three thought of
Inspired by Sep. 1983 Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 12) 1152
Paul Brignall The Brignall Brainstorm number between one of six is named, card produced
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3) 35
Brian Flannigan Fagin spelling a number, two outs, prediction with cigarette packet
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 32) 618
Jeff Busby, Danny Dew Sleight of Hand Techniques to Shorten the Elimination Process various two-way outs
  • The Top Change
  • The Double Lift
  • Danny Dew's Double in Glass
  • Another Double Lift Handling
Inspired by 1983 Paul Fox's Miracle Gimmick 16
Bill Herz, Paul Cummins The Hedonists Make Up All the Rules forcing a card with verbal magician's choice
VariationsAlso published here 1983 The Magic Hedonists Brainstorm In The Bahamas 39
Dai Vernon Diamond Mental ace - queen of diamonds is thought of and revealed, multiple out
 		1984 Riffle Shuffle Technique — Part Three 122
Thomas Alan Waters Wipeout before your eyes as a multiple out
Inspired by 1984 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Mynd) 562
Unknown Thot-Card Monte No. 81, one of three cards divined
 		1984 More Self-Working Card Tricks 122
Stephen Tucker The Elliot force "After T.S.Elliot"
multiple out writing for Three, Ten, Two or Jack of Spades
Inspired by 1984 May the Force Be with You! 8
Thomas Alan Waters Longwave ten cards, selected one is different to the other
Inspired by 1985 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue Myxtyr) 649
Martin Lewis The Information Cards Free selection is predicted with two cards (value and suit)
 		1985 Martin's Miracles 25
Unknown Out of Possession Location visual estimation and stack with multiple out
Inspired by 1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 23
Unknown Lifesaver one of five (1937)
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1) 29
John Cornelius Always Prepare A Blockbuster! exploiting chance
 		1986 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 1) 18
Steve Beam Jinxed with five piles, with indicator card, with Acquisition Shuffle
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 1986 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 13) 213
Peter Duffie Dichotomy Spectator thinks of card from packet. Packet is torn in half, half of the selection is kept, the rest are burnt. Torn half of selection is found stapled to a prediction letter in a sealed envelope.
Also published here 1986 Quartet 5
Jim Hyams A-Maze-Ing five cards put on five exits from a small maze, mouse finds exit with selection, see Guilty for credit corrections
Related to 1987 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 18) 305
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 1987/1988 Tsunami 11
Dai Vernon Four Options multiple out location with an openly reversed Four-spot
Related to 1988 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2 41
Dai Vernon Two-Six-Four Royale any court card
 		1988 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2 44
Jerry Sadowitz Basic Discovery for Pre-determined Estimation, method to find one of two cards - a two-way-out
 		1989 Cards on the Table 85
Simon Lovell Jazz Magic Some outs and ideas for improvisational magic to locate "freely named" card
Related to 1989 Close Up Magic To Tapdance To 119
Alex Elmsley Choosey
1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 368
Edward Marlo Think Theory spectator cuts at thought-of card, one out of two or four
Related to 1991 The Olram File (Issue 9) 11
T. Page Wright Forcing One of Two or Five Cards handling for psychological force, as divination with two-way out (waiting for reaction when tabling one of the cards face up)
 		1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 283
Edward Marlo How's That?
Related to 1992 The Olram File (Issue 12) 16
Emil Jarrow Jarrow's Indicator indicator card leads to selection, Ace through Ten set-up, Kruskal-type counting
Related to 1992 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6) 30
Steve Beam Jinxed with five piles, with indicator card
VariationsAlso published here 1993 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 138
Steve Beam Killocation one of fifteen, contingency effect
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1993 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 142
Sam Schwartz Thought Process one of thirteen cards thought of, dealing procedure according to thought-of card (color, value, suit), selection narrowed down by having one key card, see also p. 47
Inspired by
  • "Contemplation" (Interim Report)
Related toVariations 		1993 Rigmarole (Issue 2) 21
Karl Fulves Birthday Value - Birthday Suit spectator spells birth month from one packet and birth day from another, suit and value are used to arrive at a card which is predicted
Related toVariations 1993 Rigmarole (Issue 3) 27
Stephen Tucker Limitations cards chosen from two piles, one for suit and one for value, resulting card predicted, sucker element
VariationsAlso published here 1993 Profile (Issue 17) 4
Stephen Tucker The Choice of Six cards chosen from two piles, one for suit and one for value, resulting card predicted, sucker element
  • Self Working Version
Also published here 1993 Card File 82
Jerry Mentzer Rainbow Prediction mini rainbow cards, one chosen, predicted, either face or back (two-way out)
 		1993 Card File 100
Richard Bartram, Jr. The Clairvoyant Card selected card and thought of card are predicted in envelope
 		1993 Mystification 106
Steve Dusheck Folded folded card(s) in bulldog clip predict free roll of dice
 		1993 Dusheck's Mental Magic 118
Toni Forster Totale Freiheit
June 1993 Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 1) 27
Alex Elmsley Fate's Datebook part of "The Dazzle Act" (starting on page 425 until the end of the book), using a improvisational type of selection procedure
Related toVariations 1994 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 2 433
Tom Bowyer Tom Bowyer's Trick one of five cards, multiple out
 		1994 More Greater Magic 1237
Doug Canning Jinxed Variation
Inspired by 1994 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 52) 967
Basil Horwitz £100 Card Test blindfolded, card prediction in envelope
 		1994 The Mental Magick of Basil Horwitz — Volume 3 77
Roger Crosthwaite Think-a-Card - Opening Remarks thoughts and references
  • The Selection of the Card
  • The Location of the Card
  • The Revelation of the Card
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 37
Roger Crosthwaite Mental Stab performer stabs next to thought-of card, (classic) out for three possibilities
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 61
Roger Crosthwaite Three-Way-Out Location for think-a-card, card found by stabbing another next to it
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 224
Steve Beam Killocation one of fifteen, contingency effect
Also published here 1995 Vienna Notes 1
Paul Cummins, Bill Herz The Hedonists Make Up All The Rules forcing a card with verbal magician's choice
VariationsAlso published here 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Brainstorm in the Bahamas) 147
Edward Marlo Uncontrolled Prediction
Related to 1996 Facsimile (Issue 4) 6
Curtis Kam The Las Vegas Dream Routine one of three cards chosen, multiple out prediction
Also published here 1996 Professional Close-up of Curtis Kam 105
Peter Duffie, Dave Robertson Vanished Or Gone Spectator thinks of any card, card is shown to have vanished from the pack / word GONE is printed on the back
Inspired byRelated to 1997 Effortless Card Magic 142
John Luka Simple Arithmetic II four variations, using a three-spot
Inspired by 1997 L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians 73
Philip T. Goldstein Calculated Theft from envelope to other envelope
 		1997 FISM '97 7
David Solomon Business Card Prediction prediction printed on business card, "trick that cannot be explained" type procedure for the force
Also published here 1997 Solomon's Mind 87
Harry Baron, Ken De Courcy, Ted Lesley Decisions! Decisions! spectator deals through deck and stops at random point, same card is found in performer's pocket
 		1997 It's Paramiraculous 7
Bruce Cervon Impossible Location
1998 Hard-Boiled Mysteries 50
Milton Kort, Jack Avis Matcho Spectator freely selects one of four blue cards, magician deals out four previously placed red cards below the blue ones, the chosen blue card matches the corresponding red (first published in New Pentagram, vol. 1, no. 8, Oct 1969)
Related toVariations 1999 Kort 79
David Regal All's Fair Spectator fairly deals and stops on two cards - one gives the value, one gives the suit. Card in magician's pocket/card case predicts it correctly
Variations 1999 Close-Up & Personal 3
David Regal No Mercy All's Fair Same as All's Fair, but with kicker of producing fifty two of the prediction card in the pocket
Inspired byRelated to 1999 Close-Up & Personal 5
David Regal Mystic Poker Spectator draws any royal flush card on a blank card, four other blank cards print to complete the royal flush
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 105
David Regal Gambit In A Box Prediction matches card that spectator draws, index on pad
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 197
Roger Crosthwaite The Upjog Switch upjogged card squared and thumbed off onto table, also for multiple-out tricks
Inspired by 1999 Arcardia 69
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note routine with outs in case the gaze method didn't work
Inspired by 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 6
Ellis Stanyon The Spots on Top Card Indicate Position of One Chosen No. 26, number between five and ten named, that value produced and card found at that number
Related to 1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 72
Barrie Richardson ...And One Makes Fifty-two two-way out effect, either premonition without naming the card first, or named cards is only odd-backed card
Inspired by
  • "Delusion Deck" (Gene Grant, Phantini's Incredible Mental Secrets, 1980, marketed 1957)
VariationsAlso published here
  • Club 71, May 1989
 1999 Theater of the Mind 205
Justin Higham The Variation That Can Be Explained
Related to 1999 Collected Card Notes 67
Unknown Location Using Outs with a technical solution to replace fishing
 		2000 Card College — Volume 4 880
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 Northeast 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 OCMC Notes 4
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Loft covered by newspaper
Also published here 2000 Anam Cara 31
Ray Piatt The Piatt Envelope two-way envelope with several fifty/fifty applications
 		2000 The Piatt Envelope 2
Marc Paul, Andy Stone, Anthony Owen Killer Kombustion one card in envelope, approach to Kenton Knepper's "Kolossal Killer"
 		2000 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3 113
Jerry Mentzer Any Way four packets arrived at, a King (or Queen, two-way out) on top of each
 		2000 Card File Two 45
Simon Lovell The Frisk of the Risk! effect done with named card, risky, juke box principle, set-up of often named cards
 		2000 Son of Simon Says! 187
Philip T. Goldstein Precoinition box with (apparently many but only four) different coins shown, chosen one is predicted
 		2000 San Francisco Notes 3
Simon Aronson Spell It Out Spelling random card to find actual selection
 		2001 Try the Impossible 136
Unknown Odd or Even? No. 8, three packets, one chosen, predicted ("You will pick the seven group", letter s can be covered/cut off)
 		2001 New Self-Working Card Tricks 12
Karl Fulves Subliminal Force No. 49, one of ten cards selected by putting paper clip on it, "You will choose the only red card", for correction see "Lady in Red"
Variations 2001 My Best Self-Working Card Tricks 113
Harry Lorayne Doublocation locating two selection with randomly selected indicator cards, impro
Inspired byVariations 2001 Personal Collection 67
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 Personal Collection 85
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 San Jose Notes 4
Philip T. Goldstein Fourthright four odd backed prediction cards, one is selected by spectator, then pack is cut in four piles and one top card matches the selected prediction card
Inspired byAlso published here 2002 Mawny Notes 3
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 Flaunting Five Fanciful Formulae 4
Philip T. Goldstein Calculated Theft from envelope to other envelope
 		2002 Flaunting Five Fanciful Formulae 8
David Berglas The Berglas Effect
  • Any Card at Any Number
  • Jazz Magic
  • A Foundation For Miracles
  • The Bridge
  • Expect the Unexpected
  • The Psychology of Numbers
  • On Stage
  • Pointing the Effect
  • A Different Presentation
  • Sheer Devilment
  • An Interlude
  • In Conclusion
 		2002 The Mind & Magic of David Berglas 527
Karl Fulves Lady In Red one of ten cards selected by putting paper clip on it, "You will choose the only red card"
Inspired by 2002 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 7) 244
Lewis Jones High Five one of five
 		2002 Ahead of the Pack 136
Doug Canning Triple Play card is formed, prediction
 		2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 96
Bob Farmer Fourgery (Four Impromptu Outs)
2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 155
Steve Beam Beating the Cut prediction of poker hand
 		2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 174
Al Baker Mental Force purely with words (!)
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks) 721
Mel Stover left to right reading principle
2003 Tricks 69
Philip T. Goldstein Fourthright four odd backed prediction cards, one is selected by spectator, then pack is cut in four piles and one top card matches the selected prediction card
Inspired by 2003 ... Land Notes 1
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 ... Land Notes 4
Gary Ouellet, John Bannon Out Of Touch Force Ouellet's "Touch Force" as multiple out
 		2004 Dear Mr. Fantasy 109
R. Paul Wilson All That Jazz number of card stopped at is counted from deck to find selection, flexible method
 		2004 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5 132
Steve Beam, Doug Canning Zero Tolerance thought of card is divined, several methods
 		2004 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5 178
Juan Esteban Varela Spell Found single card prediction, thought of number is counted and name spelled to arrive at card, flexible method
Variations 2004 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5 194
Steve Beam Named Location stacking cards so they can be spelled to by using the name of the spectator, as a multiple out
 		2004 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5 225
Ron Frost Number Please Card lost in small packet, find it using multiple outs
 		2004 After The Force 110
Curtis Kam The Las Vegas Dream one of three cards chosen, multiple out prediction
Also published here 2004 Dangerous Notions 33
Milton Kort All-Outs Think-Of-A-Card one of nine, using a Three-spot to locate card
Related to 2005 All-Outs Think-Of-A-Card 2
Ron Bauer The Principle of Outs
2005 All-Outs Think-Of-A-Card 15
Eric Mead Jazz Chart & Favorite Licks strategies
  • Opening Gambits
  • Cheating
  • A Favorite Lick
  • Formula Lick
  • Superior Lick
  • Quick Lick
  • Last Dance
  • Tips and Tools
Inspired by 2006 Tangled Web 123
Erik Nordvall Out of Outs Variation of Out of Sight Out of Mind
Inspired by 2006 Erik Nordvall Lecture Notes Asia 2006 9
Christoph Borer, Michel Gammenthaler Card Stab covered by newspaper
Also published here 2006 Compilation 108
Karl Fulves Robo-Con cards taken from either end of tabled row, values added, outcome predicted, two-way out
  • Wallet idea (Himber wallet with slit in middle)
  • Double cut (two-way out prediction from Fulves's "The Magic Book")
Related to 2006 Prolix (Issue 2) 78
Harry Riser Shuffle Estimation estimated seventeenth placement during overhand shuffle, a Three used to locate selection
Also published here
  • MUM, May 1990
 2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur 81
Harry Riser S.W.Estimation "Self-Working Estimation", restricted estimation, managed estimation
spectator cuts to a card and remembers it in half the deck, Three value used to locate selection
Also published here
  • MUM, July 1996
 2006 Secrets of an Escamoteur 83
Jack Avis Divination of Though one of six
 		2006 Rara Avis 47
Juan Esteban Varela This Might Be The Night single card prediction, thought of number is counted, flexible method
Inspired byVariations 2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6 123
Juan Esteban Varela This Might Be The Night II single card prediction, thought of number is counted, flexible method
Inspired by 2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6 126
Doug Canning I'm Okay, You're Ok single card prediction, thought of number is counted and word spelled, flexible method
Inspired by 2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6 127
Lewis Jones KHAN II prediction of a card at chosen number
 		2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6 140
Steve Beam Greased Shortening one of five
Inspired byAlso published here 2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7 152
Dr. Stanley Jaks Jaks Trick that Cannot Be Explained unknown card marked on back, spectator choses it from the face, TTTCBE
 		2006 Designing Miracles 107
Lu Brent A Prediction Supreme TTTCBE
Also published here 2006 Designing Miracles 108
Darwin Ortiz The Trick that Takes Forever to Explain TTTCBE
Inspired by 2006 Designing Miracles 108
Justin Higham Fate, Chance, Freewill featuring a multiple out force
Variations 2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 347
Dai Vernon Miscall Strategy for two-way out
 		2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 137
Stewart James Face-Up Prediction Similar to The Trick That Cannot Be Explained
 		2007 The Essential Stewart James 24
Stewart James Micawber Card is freely named, deck is removed from box and to show one card is reversed in the deck. This reversed card is used to locate the named card.
Also published here
  • Linking Ring Oct 1952
 2007 The Essential Stewart James 116
Edward Marlo Streamlined Discernment one out of three
Also published here 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 222
Nick Trost Un-Cards prediction "you will select the only red card", faces-backs-ambiguity
 		2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 200
William P. Miesel Bill Miesel's "Red Card Prediction" prediction "you will select the only red card", faces-backs-ambiguity
 		2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 202
Justin Higham The Magician, The Fool, and The Wheel of Fortune Tarot cards spelled to get to predicted playing card
Inspired by 2008 Dexterity Manual 47
Justin Higham Deal, Count, Spell Different handling for The Magician, The Fool and The Wheel of Fortune with six-sided die
 		2008 Dexterity Manual 50
David Solomon Business Card Prediction prediction printed on business card, "trick that cannot be explained" type procedure for the force
Also published here 2009 Solomon's Notes 1
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 Las Vegas Lecture 4
Dani DaOrtiz Cuatro y Seis Hofzinser transparent card as multiple out
 		2009 El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7) 139
John Guastaferro Key Club one of five cards is chosen and predicted on key chain
Inspired by 2010 One Degree 69
Juan Esteban The Point-of-View Card Trick named card is found, memorized deck and multiple out
 		2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 62
Ramón Riobóo Insurance Card named numbers are added to count to predicted card
 		2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 228
Ryan Schlutz, Harry Lorayne Treasure Hunt Three of Diamonds used to find selection via multiple out
Inspired by 2011 Making the Cut 111
Steve Beam Greased Shortening one of five
Related toAlso published here 2011 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue Addendum) xxvi
Harry Lorayne Lucky Thirteen Three-spot as for multiple outs in thirteen-card packet
Inspired by 2011 Special Effects 53
Patrick Page Think A Card card is thought of in a fan and eventually found
 		2011 Magic Page by Page 111
David Acer Party of Six six people each choose a card and go on stage, stand in a row. Spectator in the audience (holding prediction) chooses one by spelling. Prediction matches the card held by person on stage
Also published here 2011 More Power to You 153
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 Hollywood Hyperbole 5
Max Maven Fourthright four odd backed prediction cards, one is selected by spectator, then pack is cut in four piles and one top card matches the selected prediction card
Also published here 2011 Ideas by Max 1
Steve Beam Greased Shortening one of five
Also published here 2011 FFFF-ing Great Card Moves 8
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon The Trick That Andy Warhol Could Have Explained
Inspired by 2012 Confidences 251
John Born Jazzing Baker Based on Al Baker's ACAAN. Has elements of improvisation with memorized deck to get a direct hit
 		2012 Seeking the Bridge 69
John Born, Jed B. Smith Slugged Memory demonstration for a game of poker, tracking a memorized slug
 		2012 Seeking the Bridge 91
Steve Reynolds, Lee Asher, John Born Twelfth-Method Match Card is reversed in deck as prediction. Card is cut to and selected, turns out to match the prediction as its mate. Includes refinements by Lee Asher and John Born
Inspired by 2012 Seeking the Bridge 154
Max Maven Fourthright four odd backed prediction cards, one is selected by spectator, then pack is cut in four piles and one top card matches the selected prediction card
Inspired byAlso published here 2012 Return to Saint Vincent 2
Patrick Lehnen Treasure Box (The Magician's Fooler) two decks, three outs
 		2013 Lecture Notes 34
Steven Hamilton Thanks to Collins card torn in quarters, one piece freely chosen, other quarters burnt, card restored in nest of envelopes
Related to 2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 122
Justin Higham Prediction-Modification Ruse two-way out prediction, a card preset on each half (mini-Gilbreath)
 		2013 Bold and Illogical Card Moves 16
Tom Crosbie, Mike Rose Recall - Card at Any Number card name on piece of paper in wallet
 		2013 Just Be Croz 153
Justin Higham The 75% Production Locating / producing a four-of-a-kind via improvisation

  • Performance
  • End Notes
  • Culling in Advance
  • Non-Linear Culling
  • Shuffling After Culling
  • Recycling Knowledge
  • The Key to Improvisation
Related to 2014 The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method 1
Justin Higham Other Approaches
  • Leaving the selection till last
  • Without a selection
  • Pseudo-Memory Presentation
  • 100% Production
  • 50% Production
  • Other 50% Productions
  • 50% Ambitious Production
Related to 2014 The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method 6
Justin Higham The Previous Effect How to lead into The 75% Production

  • Basic Procedure
  • End Notes
  • Spread-Cutting
Related to 2014 The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method 9
Justin Higham The Trick With No Method Different handlings / situations for improvised card magic
Related to 2014 The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method 13
Justin Higham Freestyle Card Tricks More examples of improvisation in card magic
 		2014 The 75% Production and The Trick With No Method 19
Colin McLeod Tossed Without Deck tossed out deck without deck, three cards are thought off and divined / predicted
 		2014 Divine 52
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
Steve Beam One in a Bazillion Since magician claims he didn't bring any cards, a card is constructed in the mind of a volunteer. It is shown reversed in a pictured spread of playing cards, and then removed from magician's pocket.
Also published here 2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10 220
Harry Lorayne Spread Control (Any Card Locates) three selections, using any card to improvise getting to selection
Variations 2015 JawDroppers! 148
Harry Lorayne Calculated Risk "trick that cannot be explained"
Inspired by 2015 JawDroppers! 181
Harry Lorayne Quick Trick selection is spelled to with random card, it appears reversed
Inspired by 2015 JawDroppers! 214
So Sato Mote-Monte performer cuts four piles, spectator choses one, top card is queen, other top cards kings, or vice versa
  • Shawn P. Tenhoff/Yuki Kadoya Variation
 		2016 The Secrets of So Sato 56
So Sato The Professor Still Fools Us card "named" by spectator, Dai Vernon's named used to spell to it
 		2016 The Secrets of So Sato 76
So Sato Yin Yang Divide six cards chosen, separated into two groups of three and each added up, both totals predicted
 		2016 The Secrets of So Sato 92
Roberto Giobbi Prediction at Risk card from red-backed deck matches card from blue-backed deck, also predicted in envelope, Himber wallet
Inspired by 2016 Standup Card Magic 156
Denis Behr, Pit Hartling Multiple Out Revelations strategies to locate a card if you know it's one of a few
 		2017 Quarterly (Issue 5 (Winter 2017)) 29
Adrian Vega Carta Predicción four-way out card
 		2017 Area 52 35
Paul Vigil The Unexpected Wild Card fair selection matched by packet of duplicate prediction cards, on repeat the prediction packet changes to match new selection, "trick that cannot be explained"
Inspired by 2017 The Doors of Deception 159
Paul Vigil Using Equivoque in "The Trick That Cannot Be Explained" strategy to get down to five cards
Inspired byRelated to 2017 The Doors of Deception 162
Ryan Schlutz Equifinality card composed of chosen suit and value from multiple tabled packets is predicted
Also published here 2017 False Anchors — Volume Two 5
Ryan Schlutz The Double Out Box card removed from card case, two-way out
Related toAlso published here 2017 False Anchors — Volume Two 5
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 False Anchors — Volume Two 14
Ryan Schlutz Somewhat Touched incorporating two-way-out strategy
Inspired byAlso published here 2017 False Anchors — Volume Two 22