Miscellaneous

192 entries in Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
New Numerical Trick with Cards three heaps formed while performer is blindfolded according to some mathematical instructions, performer in the end know amount of cards in center pile
 		1890
More Magic
25
Novel Card Discovery - First Method cards counted during spreading during selection, replaced at known position, controlled via jog shuffle
 		1909
The Art of Magic
40
T. Nelson Downs Fifth Method card to any number, with placement strategy to twenty-sixth
 		1909
The Art of Magic
154
Charles T. Jordan Placement via Key Card deck dealt into piles, key which was next to selection is at same position as selection in different pile
Also published here 1921
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Down to the Minute Magical Effects)
25
Charles T. Jordan Placement Control cards returned to spread with known distance, brought together under key with dealing procedure
Also published here 1922
The Four Full Hands (Issue Four Full Hands of Card Tricks)
7
Eliminating the Pass for Forcing setting the card in center
  • The "Strip" Cut
  • "Sighting"
  • Shuffling to the Centre
  • By means of the "In-jog"
  • Pack cut by Spectator (Farelli)
  • The "Continental" Cut (Farelli)
 		1933
Farelli's Card Magic — Part One
35
Ralph W. Hull The "Will-o'-the-Wisp" Card "Sometimes Known as The Run-A-Way Card"
card and its position thought-of, it vanishes and reappears reversed at named number, re-deal placement
Related to 1933
More "Eye-Openers"
7
Cardini Cardini Spelling Trick placement with short card twelfth from bottom
 		1933
Page Wright's Notebook
16
A Single Speller four piles of thirteen to place card
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
45
Arthur H. Buckley Spell It spelling every card with eleven letters except for four exceptions, card is placed at position eleven by simply picking up a break while spreading for selection
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
46
Mihlon Clayton The Automatic Speller three piles are formed and reassembled to place selection at twelve
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
49
Charles T. Jordan Weirdo spectator names number, card at that position is predicted, repeated, for credit information see reference, mis-spelled "Wierdo"
Related toAlso published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
173
Donald Holmes Ne Plus Ultra five cards controlled to known positions via dealing procedure
 		1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
178
Charles T. Jordan Hourglass Cards time on watch gives position of card, placement via dealing procedure and only performed at certain times
Also published here 1937
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
181
Placing Selection at Spelling Position spread or thumb count
 		1938
Greater Magic
310
Theodore Annemann Eagle Location risky location in which spectator shuffles his own card back
Related to May 1939
The Jinx (Issue 56)
397
The Riffle Location control to known position near top
 		1939
More Card Manipulations (Issue 2)
14
Walter B. Gibson Pick Me Up number between one and thirty is named, an indicator card is inserted at that position and the card card named
Related to Aug. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 41)
169
The Brain Guys Weirdo Double two predictions
Inspired by Oct. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 46)
190
Edward Marlo 2. As A Location selection to any position near top
 		1945
Off the Top
4
Edouard Cartier Palm Placement palmed card inserted at certain position when cards are spread through
 		Sep. 1945
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 4)
151
The Practical Sharpers using finger nail gauge to position cards in gambling
 		1946
Card Control
116
Edward Marlo Nail Gauge Placement
1947
Marlo In Spades
29
George G. Kaplan Natural Card using numerical value on card to count to selection that fits by chance, see also page 101
Related to 1948
The Fine Art of Magic
49
Arthur H. Buckley Fan Jog counting while spreading, then having a side-jog, out-jog or in-jog to mark position
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
61
Eddie Joseph Mail Mentalism trick performed as mailed instructions or over phone, spectator takes all odd cards, adds top and bottom value, counts down to card in rest, eventually located with spelling and dealing
 		1949
Mail Mentalism
1
Eddie Joseph The Principle Defined getting a selection to any position, with key card
 		1949
Premonition and The Blind Magician Does a Trick
11
Eddie Joseph Propensity of the Inanimate two selections end up at same positions in two piles
 		1949 ca.
15 Exciting Minutes with a Borrowed Deck
3
John Scarne Spectator's Magic Count No. 25, performer thinks and writes down name of card, spectator deals down to any number and finds thought-of card on second try, re-count
 		1950
Scarne on Card Tricks
47
Eddie Joseph Joseph's Repeat Telephone Trick deck shuffled and dealt in two piles, cards counted from both piles, a card remembered and a pile read off to performer who identified the selection, two repeats with different selection procedures, performer makes secret chart during conversation
 		1950
Card Bonanza
2
Eddie Joseph India Calling spectator has two piles and after some counting a card is lost, names of all cards read off to performer who names selection
Variations 1950
Card Bonanza
10
Edward Marlo Placing the Selection after peek, cutting sequence
  • A. Placing Selection at Position from Top
  • B. Placing Selection at Position from Bottom
Variations 1952
Control Systems
75
Edward Marlo Affinity two spectators deal down, stop at a card and place rest on top, deck dealt into two piles and they then in unison, selections are in same position
Related toVariations 1952
The Last Word on Cards
6
W. F. "Rufus" Steele The Great Rufus Steele cut-off half is counted and digits added to arrive at a card, 9-principle, it is spelled to with some fun phrase
Inspired by
  • "Hocus Pocus Card Tricks"
Related to 		1952
The Last Word on Cards
8
Hocus Pocus, Miss Jones cut-off half is counted and digits added to arrive at a card, 9-principle, it is spelled to with some fun phrase
  • First Presentation
  • Second Presentation
Inspired by
  • "Hocus Pocus Card Tricks"
 1952
The Last Word on Cards
9
Al Leech Hocus Soapus different presentation, cut-off half is counted and digits added to arrive at a card, 9-principle, it is spelled to with some fun phrase
Related to 1952
The Last Word on Cards
10
Edward Marlo Throw in Location thumb riffle estimation to nineteenth/twentieth position, two methods
Related toAlso published here 1955
The New Phoenix (Issue 329)
125
P. Howard Lyons Covered Secret Addition bottom card of several slipped into break near top
Related to Mar. 1957
Ibidem (Issue 9)
9
Elmer Biddle Elmer's Spell running cut to place peeked-at card at certain position from top
 		June 1957
Ibidem (Issue 10)
10
Edward Marlo The Bottom Deal Count rearranging cards while counting them in the hands via bottom deals
Variations 1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
12
Edward Marlo Strike Bottom Deal Count rearranging cards while counting them in the hands via bottom deals
 		1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
15
Edward Marlo Special Push-Off Techniques: The Second Deal Count
1959
Seconds, Centers, Bottoms
34
Nathan Mendelsohn Whilst Demonstrating to the Company A Game at Poker, To Deal the Cards in Such a Manner that a Card Known to be at one Position from the Top will, at the Performer’s Pleasure, Be Found at any other rules about dealing in piles, see page 34 for more information on author
Related to Oct. 1959
Ibidem (Issue 18)
29
Bill Hendricks Perfectly Deceptive three ideas (first two with the Faro Shuffle)
  • Key Supreme (key card placement)
  • Unparadoxical (faro shuffle as false shuffle)
  • Prelude (add-on, cards on Aces)
 		1960
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1960)
61
Edward Marlo Ladder Guide ladder formation stuck in case to place card at wanted position (up to ten)
 		1961
Card to Wallet
25
Frederick Braue, Harry Lorayne Braue Reversal Placement to place the card at certain position, small packet
 		1964
Personal Secrets
23
Edward Marlo Bluff Spacing
1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
6
Edward Marlo Marlo Placement Cull spread cull procedure to set cards at desired positions from top, e.g. Aces at positions 6-15-19-25
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
6
Edward Marlo Marlo Simplex Placement Cull spread cull procedure to set cards at desired positions from top, e.g. Aces at positions 6-15-19-25
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
8
Edward Marlo Pull Down Control procedure that sets two peeked-at selections at positions nine (or x) from top and bottom
 		1964
Faro Controlled Miracles
19
Edward Marlo Emergency Transfer selection to any position from two to nine
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
43
Edward Marlo Emergency Transfer application to change position of card by scooping up packet with certain number of cards
 		1968
Expert Card Conjuring
89
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Count using partial secret incomplete faro condition to quickly place cards at wanted positions
  • First Method (faro)
  • Second Method
Related to Winter 1969
The Hierophant (Issue 2)
69
Edward Marlo The I F Fingertip Peek incomplete faro at fingertips, controlled to twenty-six or twenty-seven from top, see also page 85 for further notes
 		1970
Advanced Fingertip Control
75
Edward Marlo Marlo's Double Count second procedure "Marlo's Double Count"
Inspired by Spring 1970
The Hierophant (Issue 3)
164
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Force as a placement
 		1971
Reputation-Makers
46
Karl Fulves Two Shuffle Controls: Riffle Placement two selection in incomplete riffle shuffle condition are selected and controlled twenty-six cards apart, two handlings
Related to Nov. 1971
Epilogue (Issue 13)
103
Karl Fulves Controlled Cut controlling card twenty-six apart from a key, non-slip cut
 		1971
The Book of Numbers
26
Jon Racherbaumer Reversing the Order of the Cards the placement principle in most Clock Effects
 		1971
On the Clock Effect
3
Alex Elmsley, Roy Walton Expansion Notes: As A Coincidence procedure to control two peeked cards twenty-six apart, effect application in which two selection appear at same position in two halves
 		Mar. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 14)
113
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control selection made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition, controlled to twenty-six or known position
Related toVariations Nov. 1972
Epilogue (Issue 16)
148
Ben Christopher Calculated Cut to place selection at desired position, see also p. 486
Related toVariations Jan. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 7 No. 3)
481
Larry Jennings Two Placement Cuts
  • The First Cut
  • The Second Cut
Related toVariationsAlso published here Dec. 1972
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 2)
580
Placement Control to the ninth position
 		1972
The Living End
51
Dai Vernon Vernon's Short Card Index Finger Push Location No. 48, using riffling method to short card for specific placement
Related to 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
16
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley's Version Of Rosini's Reverse Card No. 293, card appears reversed at chosen number on second count, bottom deal placement
Inspired by 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
75
Ben Christopher Spello sentence spelled to arrive at selected card, featuring simple placement
 		Mar. 1973
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 5)
603
Gene Finnell Unknown Quantity Klondike shuffle version of Penelope Principle, selection found at position that corresponds to cut-off number of cards
Related toVariations 1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
11
Gene Finnell Unknown Difference two packets cut off, Klondike shuffle with rest, reversed card is now at a position that corresponds to difference of the two sizes of the cut-off packets, Penelope
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
12
Gene Finnell Methods of Getting a Card to 27th Position five methods listed
 		1973
Gene Finnell's Card Magic
42
Edward Marlo Moveless Placement position of selection is instantly known
 		1974
The Unexpected Card Book
136
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control selection made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition, controlled to twenty-six or known position
Related to 1975
Methods with Cards — Part 3
217
Dieter Haldimann Die erwürfelte Karte using two dice and number from one to fifteen, location of thought of card
 		1975
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 36 No. 3)
55
Charles T. Jordan Placement Control cards returned to spread with known distance, brought together under key with dealing procedure
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
18
Charles T. Jordan Placement via Key Card deck dealt into piles, key which was next to selection is at same position as selection in different pile
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
34
Charles T. Jordan The Hourglass Card Trick time on watch gives position of card, placement via dealing procedure and only performed at certain times
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
55
Charles T. Jordan Weirdo spectator names number, card at that position is predicted, repeated
Also published here 1975
Charles T. Jordan: Collected Tricks
60
Jon Racherbaumer Tabled Riffle Shuffle Control applications
Inspired by 1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
112
Tony Slydini Impromptu Miracle packet counted, numbers added and card from face remembered
 		1976
The Best of Slydini ...and More
19
Karl Fulves, Al Baker The Yogi Knows card and its position remembered, spelling a phrase to locate it
 		1977
The Magic Book
65
Karl Fulves Interlock Placement to small number
 		1978
Transpo Trix
4
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control Placement for Perfect Speller
Inspired byRelated to 1978
Interlocutor (Issue 23)
89
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli), Rolf Andra Ich mische Chinesisch method to control card to certain position, taking top and bottom card at same time and making piles, Klondike
 		1978
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 39 No. 4)
117
Simon Aronson Two-Card Placement running cut after peek
Inspired byAlso published here 1978
The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson
34
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control card selected from incomplete riffle shuffle controlled to twenty-six from top
Related to 1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
7
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control selection made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition, controlled to twenty-six or known position, preserves divided deck
 		1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
11
Bruce Cervon, Karl Fulves R/S Plus P/S Riffle Shuffle Control plus Perfect Speller, placement of card
Related to 1979
Riffle Shuffle Control
18
David Britland Dark Forces card turns face up in the deck, when value is counted it leads to selection, Henry Christ force as placement
 		Jan. 1979
The Talon (Issue 3)
34
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Dreifache Übereinstimmung two spectators and performer think of a card at a position in the deck, they all think of the same card
 		Nov. 1980
Intermagic (Vol. 7 No. 3)
90
Dr. Stanley Jaks Ganz Persönlich spectator cuts off pile, counts it, adds numbers and remembers card at that position, found by spelling performer's name, repeat phase
 		Dec. 1981
Intermagic (Vol. 8 No. 4)
139
Stephen Minch Force Feed biddle count, spectator says stop
Related toVariations 1982
Best of Friends
528
Bill Nord The Magic of Manhattan spectator controls selection to nineteenth position in his own hands with counting procedure
Related to 1982
12/12
5
Bill Nord The Magic of Manhattan spectator controls selection to nineteenth position in his own hands with counting procedure
Related to 1984
Lechter Notes
1
Karl Fulves, Alex Elmsley Penny Plain No. 4
Inspired by 1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
6
A Remote Miracle No. 25, spectator deals some cards to select one and later calls off order of cards, performer on phone names selection
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
35
Richard Himber No Questions Asked No. 28, location over phone
 		1984
More Self-Working Card Tricks
39
Karl Fulves Riffle Control
Winter 1985
The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 34, 35 & 36)
363
To Set Chosen Card controlling a card to a certain number from top
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
5
Force One card placed with example
Also published here 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
7
T. Nelson Downs Location knowing position of selection after replacement
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2)
29
Thirteen-Down Riffle Control card apparently replaced at same position it was taken from, really under thirteen (or known number of) cards
 		1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3)
16
Ben Harris Memoree position of selection named after order is apparently memorized
 		1985
Out Of His Mind!
114
Karl Fulves Square Out lost card is spelled to, "Riffle Shuffle Control"
Related to 1987
Covenant
18
Jerry Sadowitz Three, Four, Five Etc undercount deal as placement to named number on second deal
Inspired byRelated to 1987
Inspirations
106
Larry Jennings Placement Cut cut that places top card next to selection, alternative to slip cut, in the hands
 		1988
The Cardwright
30
Edward Marlo As a Control spread cull control, with cover card throw-off or placement
 		1988
M.I.N.T. — Volume I
240
Justin Higham Centerpoint Subtlety deck spread on table in two stages, former reversed bottom card is seen in the center at the end, cut/pass substitute
Also published here 1989
West End Card Session
18
Justin Higham Centerpoint Subtlety deck spread on table in two stages, former reversed bottom card is seen in the center at the end, cut/pass substitute
Also published here Jan. 1991
Technomagic (Issue 7)
58
Karl Fulves A-B-C-D four piles, pile A dealt to A-B-C-D position, same with the others, problem about distribution after deal
Related to 1992
Deceptive Practices
47
Roy Walton The Magic Queen of Diamonds card chosen fairly is found by spelling out a sentence
Variations Apr. 1992
Magic (Vol. 1 No. 8)
52
Charles T. Jordan The Hourglass Card Trick No. 1, time on watch gives position of card, placement via dealing procedure and only performed at certain times
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
1
Charles T. Jordan Placement via Key Card deck dealt into piles, key which was next to selection is at same position as selection in different pile
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
8
Charles T. Jordan Placement Control cards returned to spread with known distance, brought together under key with dealing procedure
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
10
Charles T. Jordan Weirdo No. 67, spectator names number, card at that position is predicted, repeated, for credit information see reference
Also published here 1992
Charles Jordan's Best Card Tricks
80
Sid Fleischman The Potato and the Card Trick humorous spelling effect, double count placement
  • Alternate Handling
 		1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
140
John Northern Hilliard Quadrating the Pack dealing procedure, here used to distribute eight selections in a certain way
 		1994
More Greater Magic
1219
Justin Higham Variation Three: Centerpoint Subtlety deck spread on table in two stages, former reversed bottom card is seen in the center at the end, cut/pass substitute
VariationsAlso published here 1994
Roger's Thesaurus
185
Simon Aronson Two-Card Placement running cut after peek
Also published here 1994
Bound to Please
42
Simon Aronson The PIP Stack "Position Information Procedure"
Ace to King stack in deck, allows performer to know position of replaced selection
 		1995
Simply Simon
290
Edward Marlo Biddle Move Placement
1995
M.I.N.T. — Volume II
112
Karl Fulves Pact Man Penelope's Principle, with Klondike
Related to 1996
13 Prophets
27
Daryl Martinez The Logical Control patter that explains why apparently no control is possible, to a specific location in the deck
 		1998
Card College — Volume 3
560
David Regal Reverse Fan Placement reverse fan with face-up cards as pointers to insert cards
Related to 1999
Close-Up & Personal
20
Zodiac Spell No. 42, card found by spelling "zodiac", placement with distant key card
 		2001
New Self-Working Card Tricks
61
Harry Lorayne The Broken Count two spectators remember cards at their thought-of numbers, controlled to fifth from top and bottom, impro from there
Inspired byAlso published here 2001
Personal Collection
339
Harry Lorayne A Spell of Whether spectator cuts deck in four piles, counts one and remembers card at that position after adding digits, later spelled to, faro
 		2001
Personal Collection
395
Karl Fulves, Steve Beam Riffle Shuffle Control Handling incomplete riffle shuffle condition
 		2003
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks
123
Karl Fulves Placement Control to a position near top
 		2003
Latter Day Secrets (Issue 8)
288
Karl Fulves Blockaid posed as a problem:
  • placing two outjogged cards a specific distance apart
  • outjogging a quartet and squaring it in, then it rises one by one
  • five cards outjogged, one named, it is brought to top with multiple shift
 		2003
Off The Books (Issue 10)
189
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control RSC
one or two cards chosen from incomplete riffle shuffle
 		2003
Card Conspiracy — Vol. 2
85
Jerry Sadowitz Cover Pass Positional Control to move top card to position x while leaving rest unchanged
 		2004
Cut Controls
3
Jerry Sadowitz Small Position Control variation of previous item for small x
 		2004
Cut Controls
4
Jerry Sadowitz Positional C.V.H.H. Control variation of previous item "Crouching Vernon, Hidden Hamman" to control to a specific position
 		2004
Cut Controls
21
Gary Plants A Card Control with locator card, originally from Precursor #36 (Sept. 1992)
  • Multiple Cards
  • Selected Card to a Certain Position
  • Spectator Goes Past the Break
Variations 2004
Lecture Notes — The Second Super Session
6
Wesley James Vanishing Eleven and Placement "final", eleven cards vanish, only selection remains, Nine-Principle Placements (digits added, credit information)
Inspired byRelated to 2004
Enchantments
113
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Re-Calculated Cut Chapter 10, to place selection at desired position
  • Triple Cut
  • In the Hands Triple Cut
  • Quad Cut
  • Quad Cut #2
  • Quad Cut #3
Inspired by 2004
Diamonds from Coal
72
Juan Tamariz Resetting the Stack
  • A. Resetting One Card
  • B. Resetting Two Cards
  • C. Resetting a Group of Cards
  • D. Resetting the Stack after a Spectator's Riffle Shuffle
  • E. Resetting the Entire Stack After a Spectator's Overhand Shuffle
  • F. Resetting the Stack after a Riffle Shuffle Followed by an Overhand shuffle
  • G. Resetting the Half Stack
  • H. Resetting the Stack After Dealing Several Hands of Poker or Another Card Game
 		2004
Mnemonica
277
Áriston To Exchange the Positions of Two Cards
Also published here 2004
Mnemonica
339
Karl Fulves Riffle Shuffle Control two selections made in incomplete riffle shuffle condition
 		2006
Prolix (Issue 1)
42
Jack Avis Riffle One-Hand Fan Selection and Return to control a card to any small number
Related to 2006
Rara Avis
49
Jack Avis To Control a Card to a Known Position using one-hand fan
Related to 2006
Rara Avis
143
Jack Avis A Placement Idea with the Master Move
2006
Rara Avis
174
Steve Beam Your Secret Number using the two packet principle, with variations
  • Impossible - Single Selection
  • Doubly Impossible - Two Selections
  • The Not-So-Secret Number
 		2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 6
27
Michael Powers Invisible Again selection vanishes and reappears again, featuring a fair selection procedure in which selection is cut into the other two packets, three distant key cards
Inspired byVariations 2007
Freebie 8
17
Edward Marlo Automatic Replacement
2009
Ten Card Mysteries Anneman Would Have Loved
23
Troy Hooser Slip Stream under-spread transfer of bottom card to near top
 		2010
Reinventing the Real
60
Roy Walton The Power of Two placement strategy for selected card to any position
Related to 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
162
Steve Beam, Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Maybe featuring an Under/Down Deal placement by Ron Wohl
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
179
Roberto Giobbi To Separate a Deck at a Specific Point two methods
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Jan 1)
3
Michael Weber Binary Division quickly arranging a packet of a wanted number of cards
Related toAlso published here 2010
The TAOM Intelligencer
12
Denis Behr The Plop Replacement replacing multiple cards into a stacked deck
Related to 2011
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 2
33
Áriston To Exchange the Positions of Two Cards
Also published here 2011
Handcrafted Card Magic — Volume 2
43
Michael Weber Binary Division quickly arranging a packet of a wanted number of cards
Related toAlso published here 2011
Knew & Improved
12
Gary Plants A Key Card Placement originally from Precursor (Sept. 1992)
  • Multiple Cards
  • Selected Card to a Certain Position
  • Spectator Goes Past the Break
Also published here 2011
Lecture Notes — Honolulu Hawaii
10
Patrick Page At a Number placing a selection at a certain position
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
105
Michael Weber Binary Division quickly arranging a packet of a wanted number of cards
Also published here 2011
Denverismilitude
12
William Goodwin Random Locations four spectators count a packet, add digits and then count to a card, using Billy O’Connor's procedure as placement/force, faro
 		2011
Evolution
39
Justin Higham Reverse-Spread Placement light-reft type
 		2013
Bold and Illogical Card Moves
22
Nick Trost No-Clue Eliminator chosen card ends up as last card in anti-faro elimination procedure, Karl Fulves's "Riffle Shuffle Control" meets Oracle
Inspired byAlso published here
  • The New Tops, Aug./Sep. 1979
 2013
Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4
679
Karl Fulves Incomplete Riffle Shuffle Control
2015
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9
149
Mike Daniels StayCard Principle
2015
The Bammo Ten Card Deal Dossier
38
Denis Behr Plop Replacement replacing multiple cards into a stacked deck
Related to 2016
In Order to Amaze
136
Áriston To exchange the position of two cards
Also published here 2016
In Order to Amaze
197
Joseph Barry A Lie Detector Routine featuring a fair control sequence where the spectator cuts to a card and buries his pile
 		Sep. 2017
Operandi (Issue 3)
19
Ryan Schlutz Counterpoint using group shuffle to place selection at certain position, with or without sticky tape
Also published here 2017
False Anchors — Volume Two
25
Edward Marlo Switch Cut Placement spectator cuts off portion of small packet, remembers bottom card and places this section on another pile
 		2017
JawDroppers! Two
60
Pit Hartling Updated Handling under-the-spread placement
Inspired by 2018
Card Fictions (2018 edition)
18
Steve Beam Base Ten using the 9-principle
Inspired by 2018
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11
83
Harry Lorayne Peel Placement simple method to control a card to a small number from top
 		2018
And Finally!
18
Harry Lorayne The Broken Count two spectators remember cards at their thought-of numbers, controlled to fifth from top and bottom, impro from there
Also published here 2018
And Finally!
175
Tom Gagnon Positional Spread Control controlling card to certain position from bottom, ribbon spread
Inspired by 2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
158
Darwin Ortiz Positioning Ploy cutting a key card to face
Related to 2019
Tesseract
126
Michael Powers 21 Again/Invisible 21 selection vanishes and reappears again, featuring a fair selection procedure in which selection is cut into the other two packets, three distant key cards
Inspired by 2019
Tesseract
208
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
Ramón Riobóo Dribble and Packet Replacement Replacing cards into a dribble as a subtlety / card placement
 		2019
Second Thoughts
23
Ramón Riobóo Klondike Poker Card location effect, card selected from poker hands, interesting placement principle, card is finally produced from pocket.
 		2019
Second Thoughts
47
Ramón Riobóo The Whispering Card Spell to card after card is selected via thought-of number
Related to 2019
Second Thoughts
91
Ramón Riobóo Fair Value Magician can name card at position in the deck determine by the sum of four random cards
 		2019
Second Thoughts
113
Ramón Riobóo The Black-Hole Principle When card is removed from a particular stack, you know about the characteristics of other cards at certain positions
VariationsAlso published here 2019
Second Thoughts
227
Steve Forte Slip-In Placement handling for slipping bottom card of several into break near top
Related to 2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
911
Steve Forte Jog Placement setting several injogs at certain positions and inserting cards there
 		2020
Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 2
913
Ryan Schlutz Counterpoint using group shuffle to place selection at certain position, with or without sticky tape
Also published here 2020
False Anchors
57
Dani DaOrtiz Dual Reality two piles, cards are dealt, two cards remembered and lost again, one is turned over and other is found at same position in second pile
 		2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
20
Steve Beam Spell Checker variation on Dry Spell, with additional phase
Inspired by 2020
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 12
30
Larry Jennings A Placement Cut "The Second Cut" from reference
Also published here 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
83
Larry Jennings The Relatively Unknown Location card chosen with counting and cutting procedure, identity and position divined
Inspired by 2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
453
Boris Wild Cull Placement
2021
Variations
22
Richard Vollmer Count Placement spectator remembers card and its position, it is controlled to specific position
 		May 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 5)
54
Bob Farmer Placement at Nine placement after Touch Force
 		2022
The Ten Count Force
4
Jack Carpenter Strike Bottom Deal Count Handling rearranging cards while counting them in the hands via bottom deals
Inspired by 2024
Carpenter's Conceptions
52
Vidar Strat The displacement cards shown to spectator one by one without the performer looking, spectator says stop and remembers card, it is spelled to, featuring a spread displacement of the selection to a wanted position, optionally with set-up
 		2024
X: My 10 Go-To Card Fx
78
Myles Thornton Coincidence On Command selection found at position that corresponds to removed number of cards, non-faro Penelope Principle
Inspired by Nov. 2024
The Gnome (Issue 1)
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