free Choice (all 52 cards)

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Dai Vernon Gefühlsmäßige Reaktionen
Also published here Mar. 1995
Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2)
59
Louis Gombert Les cartes à la commande producing named cards, cards on demand
 		1995
Claude Rix et ses 52 partenaires
21
Jim Wuorio Presentation3 probability divination of three freely thought-of cards, high failure rate
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 2 No. 6)
111
Dr. E. Raymond Carlyle Kismet on Mental Masterpiece. impression device on card box, carbon
Inspired by Apr. 1995
Vibrations (Vol. 17 No. 10)
11
Gene Maze Hello Stranger named card has different back, ungaffed
 		Mar. 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 3)
2625
Karl Fulves Cheat Deck card thought (one person suit, another value), stacked and five cards corner shorted
 		1996
Blocking Off
47
James Swain Real Mindreading freely thought-of card found with fishing procedure (Tsunami)
Inspired by 1996
Miracles with Cards
68
Tony Slydini Slydini's Dream Deck new deck order, spectator thinks a card, performer exchanges the Ace of Spades with a card and places it on table, card named, cards dealt through face up one by one, Ace of Spades is where named card should be and named card is on table, double facer deck with all alike on one side
Related to 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 4)
62
Harry Riser A Two Billet Test cards thought-of and written on billets
Inspired by 1996
The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
238
Nick Trost Nick's Stranger in Paradise spectator thinks of any card he sees and it is removed from blue-backed deck, previously pocketed red deck is found to be missing the thought of card, tabled card is revealed to be red-backed
Related to
  • "Thought Anticipated" (Dave Campbell, The Gen, April 1959)
  • "Premonition Outdone" (Stan Lobenstern, 1968)
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Nov. 1968
 1997
The Card Magic of Nick Trost
189
John Luka The Smiling Mule Variation
Inspired by 1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
35
Frederick Braue Braue Nikola Fish estimation and fishing
 		1997
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8)
16
The Spread cards spread face-up on table, spectator thinks of one, performer estimates
 		1997
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 8)
16
David Harkey, Eric Anderson Feeding Frenzy three cards thought-of, performer puts three cards in case, they are the thought-of cards
 		1997
Ah-ha!
54
Ken Krenzel Gaze Detection thought card from face-up ribbon spread is divined
Inspired by May 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 9)
70
Eddie Fields Estimation Station spectator thinks of any card and checks whether it is in the deck
Related to 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
35
Eddie Fields Quintile spectator removes five cards, four random and one is the thought-of selection, performer divines selection
Also published here 1997
The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields
105
Pit Hartling Triathlon three card challenge location, sophisticated
Inspired byRelated toVariations 1998
Das Kleine Grüne Heft
24
Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun If Worse Comes To Worse performer finds two selected and one thought-of card, one way from face (pips)
Variations 1998
The Book
88
Marvelous Coincidence two selections from two decks match, double facer deck
Also published here 1998
The Fine Print (Issue 8)
226
Oscar Weigle Eine Blind-Kartenroutine genuinely blindfolded
Also published here 1998
Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 3)
108
Tomas Blomberg Blabbering Blomberg two thought of cards are found
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
44
Tomas Blomberg Hull Scam Handling magician divines selected card and thought-of card
Inspired by Oct. 1998
Onyx (Issue 5)
45
Bob King Impossible Mental Catch red Queens given to spectator, then any named card appears between them
 		1998
Card Notes
9
Kenton Knepper Truly Invisible spectator choses any card from an invisible deck, performer divines it after mimed elimination process, Kolossal Killer as out
 		1998 ca.
The Original Kolossal Killer
11
Allan Ackerman A Close Encounter three thought of cards found in different ways, memorized deck
Related toAlso published here 1999
Classic Handlings
18
Richard Osterlind Under Test Conditions stack
 		1999
Dynamic Mysteries
28
Baltazar Fuentes The Perfect Card Divination "is here a card with the same value as yours?", binary
 		1999
Arempi II
20
Roger Crosthwaite The Evolution of Think-a-Card "A lecture given by Fr Roger Crosthwaite at The Magic Circle Collectors' Day, 25 May 1996"
credit and historical information
  • 1. Scot's "Discoverie"
  • 2. Goldston's Quarterly
  • 3. The Berglas Effect
 		1999
Arcardia
23
Roger Crosthwaite Look-as-I-Look spectator and performer each think of a card in two decks, deck exchanged and cards removed, they match
Inspired by 1999
Arcardia
65
Ellis Stanyon The Thought Card Appears at Any Number No. 28, card apparently not found and spectator names it, then quickly controlled to eighth, number up to ten, gambling on seven or eight
 		1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
73
Ralph W. Hull, Roberto Giobbi Any Named Card card placed on table is any named card, mexican turnover application
 		2000
Card College — Volume 4
826
Chuck Smith Let's Fish free from a third of the deck
 		2000
Tools Of The Trade
59
Doug Canning, Steve Beam Clearing the Deck thought card is divined, spectator deals and cuts a blank deck, instructions by performer, with two variations (The Eraser, Synaptic Selection)
 		2000
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3
94
Michael Skinner, Alex Elmsley Masterful Mosteller red & black card thought of, they are spelled to after some shuffling
Inspired by Nov. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 11)
37
Mark Mason Thinking Straight one card a bit more exposed in special fan configuration, with deck-to-pocket out
 		2000
Up Close & Personal
5
Randy Wakeman Stolen Thoughts thought of card matches card chosen from another pack, rough smooth menetekel
Related to Mar. 2000
Magic (Vol. 9 No. 7)
70
Brother John Hamman Computer Deck spectator thinks of any card, deck mixed face-up/face-down and spread, performer asks whether spectator sees his card multiple times, Age Cards
 		Feb. 2001
Genii (Vol. 64 No. 2)
55
Paul Cummins, Peter Duffie Red Herring Location
Inspired by 2002
FASDIU II
87
David Regal The D.R. System multiple out...
 		2002
Constant Fooling 1
134
Darwin Ortiz The Last Laugh smiling mule version, memorized deck
Inspired byRelated to 2002
Scams & Fantasies with Cards
91
Allan Ackerman, Baltazar Fuentes An Ungaffed Ted do as i do type location often done with marked cards, memorized deck
VariationsAlso published here 2002
Classic Handlings
21
David Berglas Think of a Card from a fan, also with faro fan
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
518
David Berglas Think of a Card Plus spectator spreads the cards and thinks of one
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
524
Tino Call Think of a Card Spectator looks at any card in the deck and at it's mate, card can be named
Related to 2002
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4
97
Roberto Giobbi Crystal Thought commentary
Related to May 2002
Genii (Vol. 65 No. 5)
18
Al Baker The Finger Points reading body language, thought-of card
Also published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Al Baker's Book)
88
Al Baker Albaka spectator thinks of card, performer writes card on a card, it matches, gaffed
  • Advanced Version
  • Added Suggestions
Related toAlso published here 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
527
Al Baker Telepathic Selection carbon card gaff
Also published here
  • marketed 1932
 2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Instructions)
584
Al Baker Mind-Reading Card Trick two methods, billet index
  • Mind-Reading With A Pack of Cards
  • Improved Version
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
722
Ted Lesley Getting to Know You thought of card vanishes and appears in pocket
 		2003
2003 U.S. Master Class Notes
2
Doug Canning Excalibur thought of card, spectator has to do some spelling and performer can divine card over phone
Related to 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
34
César Fernández Lightning Divination thought card, number corresponding to value is removed from deck and card divined
Related to 2004
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5
189
Juan Tamariz Mnemonicosis (Tamariz on Ideas by Marlo and Vernon) finding named card via improvisation
  • A. Mnemonicosis
  • B. Card Control
  • C. Mnemonicosis over the Phone
Inspired byRelated to 2004
Mnemonica
97
Juan Tamariz Thought-of Card to Pocket (With an Added Advantage) using Simpson re-deal procedure to come back to stack, 48 cards
Related to 2004
Mnemonica
130
Juan Tamariz, Dr. Jacob Daley Total Spell spelling to named card, with variations
 		2004
Mnemonica
182
Kostya Kimlat Single-Double Thought two cards, one freely thought of, one ahead, using one deck and predictions in form of mates
Inspired by 2004
A Lecture Collection
[18]
Paolo Cavalli, Massimo Tira Twicerpiece spectator reverses card without looking and tries to guess card by writing one down, performer divines reversed card and guessed card
Inspired by 2004
Upsilon
35
Kostya Kimlat Two Ahead with the Deck chosen and thought-of card are found, duplicate
 		2005
The Cheetah's Handbook
32
Paul Cummins Tap a Lack one thought-of card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa
Also published here 2005
Freebie 6
36
Ramón Riobóo Mystery of the Kabbala thought of card, spectator has to do some spelling and eventually card is divined
Related toAlso published here
  • Ramón Riobóo's "The Mystery of the Kabbala" in Rafael Benatar's "Sleight of Phone"
 2006
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7
46
Michael Powers Tri-EASY-Thon card selected, thought of and removed, all divined
  • Impromptu Method (clocking)
Inspired by 2006
Power Plays
171
Aaron Fisher Set Phasers To Kill thought of card found by reversing one Seven value in deck as indicator and using it to find it
 		Aug. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)
67
Gordon Bean The Perpetrator thought of card spelled to, count-spell
Inspired by
  • "Evolution of a Dream" (Stewart James, The James File)
Also published here
  • "Perpetual Notion" (Stewart James in Print, p. 67)
 Aug. 2006
Genii (Vol. 69 No. 8)
73
Edward Marlo Double Thought Stooge Version
Also published here May 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
5
Jon Racherbaumer A Crown Con three selections (chosen, thought of and named) turn out to be the same card that the performer reverses under the table, two stooges that don't know how the effect work in its entirety
Inspired by May 2006
Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 2)
9
Joe Berg Find it! spectator thinks of a card, estimation and sprectator reaction
 		2007
Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks — Volume 1
55
Tom Craven, Bob King Name That Card any number card
 		2007
Best of Friends — Volume III
459
Jon Racherbaumer Hull Scam magician divines selected card and thought-of card, duplicate
Variations 2007
The Magician's Ltd Cookbook
98
Paul Vigil Diplopia one thought-of (and removed) card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa
Inspired byRelated toVariationsAlso published here 2007
Diplopia
3
Steve Beam Spam Filter II thought-of selection is divined via other cards produced from deck, si stebbins, with stripper deck version
Inspired byAlso published here 2008
Noteworthy
15
Justin Higham Double Minded Marlo's routine as out for failed think-a-card fishing routine
Inspired by 2008
Mind Blasters
126
Gordon Bean The Two-Ton Prophet spectator thinks of a card, performer names a number, at that position is the thought-of card, full deck set-up
Inspired by
  • "The Prophet's Choice" (Stewart James, The James File, p. 2075)
 Nov. 2009
The Penumbra (Issue 11)
16
Ken Krenzel Spell of the Spectator no-touch, memorized deck, spectator spells down and finds named card
 		2009
Relaxed Impossibilities
195
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
Claude Impériale Bluff Counting move a card with card counting presentation and optional deck switch
 		2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
126
Steve Beam Spam Filter II thought-of selection is divined via other cards produced from deck, si stebbins, with stripper deck version
Inspired byAlso published here 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
275
Scott Robinson The Rip-Off thought-of selection is divined via other cards produced from deck
Inspired by 2010
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8
281
Roberto Giobbi A Humorous Out out for situation when spectator think of any card
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 10)
78
Roberto Giobbi Out and Quickie out for situation when spectator think of any card, posed as problem
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 11)
79
Roberto Giobbi Solution for Out and Quickie out for situation when spectator think of any card, solution
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 12)
80
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon An Emotional Out out for situation when spectator think of any card
Related to 2010
Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 13)
81
John C. Wagner WWII (Whispering Wagner Version 2) two thought-of cards are tabled before they are named, with third card that performer thought of
Inspired by Apr. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 4)
70
Pit Hartling Tal Cual performer and spectator each think of a card, they locate each other's cards
Also published here 2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 13)
370
Patrick Page Think A Card card is thought of in a fan and eventually found
 		2011
Magic Page by Page
111
John Bannon Emoticon Mule :) set-up handling for Roy Walton's effect
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
Bullet Party
94
David Berglas Introduction general thoughts on "Think a Card"
 		2011
The Berglas Effects
50
David Berglas The All-Seeing Fan
  • The Reverse Drag Fan: used as a “warmup” for The Berglas Push Fan
  • The Berglas Push Fan: the fan used for Think a Card
 		2011
The Berglas Effects
52
Darwin Ortiz Case Card any named card is left behind in case
Related to 2012
Lessons in Card Mastery
247
Jim Steinmeyer "One Fortune" Think-of-a-Card
  • Conjuring
"is your card among those?", Age Cards
Inspired by
  • "The World's Thinnest Deck of Cards" (Jim Steinmeyer, marketed 1994)
Related to 		Feb. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 2)
24
Allan Zola Kronzek Think of One thought-of card and its location (one of three piles) divined
Related to Aug. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 8)
40
Jim Steinmeyer Oe Fortune Serves Eight binary sorting stack
 		2013
Ensuing Impuzzibilities
23
Steven Hamilton Thinking of a Card spectator looks at fan and thinks of a card, strategies
Also published here 2013
The Magic of Steven Hamilton
10
Ben Seward Flicker Determining the color of the thought of card by watching for the audience's eye flickering
 		2013
Cog
12
Ben Seward Sylilable Determining the suit of the thought of card by watching the timing of the audience's nods
 		2013
Cog
16
Ben Seward Count Determining the value of the thought of card by counting the timing of the audience's eye flickers
 		2013
Cog
22
Ben Seward Outs Outs to use in case you cannot guess their thought of card
 		2013
Cog
27
Ben Seward The Choice Tips and advice on how to increase success rate of "think of a card"
 		2013
Cog
43
Jim Steinmeyer The Preternatural Stack: A Deck That Reads Your Mind
  • Conjuring
"is the same value/suit among those?", age cards
Related to Dec. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)
38
John Bannon Emoticon Mule :) set-up handling for Roy Walton's effect
Also published here 2013
High Caliber
174
Jim Steinmeyer Wishing & Making it So any card thought of, counting procedure with small packet, over phone
 		2014
Treacherous Impuzzibilities
1
David Britland The Trick that Baffled Babbage four cards pocketed unseen, any card thought of from remaining cards, it ends up at position indicated by the four cards (values added) after dealing procedure
Inspired by
  • "Adamathica" (Bertram Adams, marketed 1921)
 Aug. 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 8)
24
Jim Steinmeyer Just Thinking full deck stack, "do you see a card of the same value here?" (binary divination)
Inspired by 2015
Devilish Impuzzibilities
1
Jerry K. Hartman Crossed Thoughts deck shuffled, spectator chooses a card as performer deals through cards, then a second card is freely thought of and writes it on the back of the first selection, performer does same procedure afterwards and the selection matches the spectator's thought of card written on the back and vice versa
 		Sep. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 9)
47
Michael Weber Binary Star spectator removes four-of-a-kind of thought-of card, performer names card across the room, several handlings
  • Advanced Handling
Related toAlso published here Mar. 2015
Real Secrets (Vol. 3 No. 36)
1
Pit Hartling Just Like That performer and spectator each think of a card, they locate each other's cards
VariationsAlso published here 2016
In Order to Amaze
112
John Scarne Think of a Card strategy to get the spectator to think of and name a card
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Feb 23)
58
Roberto Giobbi More "Think a Card" Strategies alternatives to a simple "Think of a card" request
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Feb 24)
59
Jon Racherbaumer Guess What? with a physical and a mental selection, Solomon's Time Warp Wallet
Inspired by 2017
Facsimile (Issue 6)
51
Michael Weber Binary Star spectator removes four-of-a-kind of thought-of card, performer names card across the room, several handlings
Related toAlso published here 2017
Black Tears
6
Dani DaOrtiz, Jorge Luengo A Selected Card and a Thought-of Card
  • DaOrtiz a la Carte!
a card is chosen and one thought of, spectators switch positions of cards, performer names both
Related to July 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 7)
31
Áriston El Ojo de Ariston layout to bring shuffled deck to Mnemonica, in context of routine
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
13
Edward Marlo The Joker Reads Minds spectator thinks of card and reads order of shuffled deck, spectator should misread joker as selection, it is divined
Also published here 2019
Beyond the Z
41
Tom Gagnon Devilish Transposition thought-of cards from performer and spectator from two decks transpose, using Devilish Switch
 		2019
Gagnon Unfiltered
411
Helder Guimarães The Empty Space "Worth Waiting For"
thought-of card appears between two Jokers in center of deck
Inspired by
  • "The Sculpture" (Helder Guimarães, Red Mirror DVD, 2010)
 2019
Secret Language — Volume 1
256
Jim Steinmeyer The Unthinkable Stack "is the same value/suit among those?", age cards
Related to 2019
With Nothing But Mystery
12
Benjamin Earl Octopus one of three cards thought of, or any card with card-to-pocket out, with alternative peek selection procedure
 		2020
The Shift #3
21
Jim Steinmeyer The Deck That Knows deck on four strips of paper, Age Cards to find out thought-of card
Inspired by
  • trick (not named by JS) from "The Book of Secrets" (Walter Gibson, 1927)
 2020
Virtual Impuzzibilities
31
Larry Jennings New Attempt at Thought-Card Trick card fairly peeked at (really not known), another card chosen, both found
 		2020
Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy
423
Dai Vernon Chosen and Thought-of Card Location one card chosen out-of-hand (key card), other only thought of, both found from second deck, from private lecture notes by P. Howard Lyons
 		2022
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
84
Paul Cummins Tap A Lack one thought-of card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
415
Jeff Hinchliffe Canadian Bacon Sandwiches card named, another different card though of from fan, Jokers find both cards one by one
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
961
Alex Pandrea Expertalk: Alex Pandrea on the Thought-of Card handling of Three of Clubs trick with duplicate Jokers
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Oct. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
982
Paul Vigil Diplopia one thought-of (and removed) card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa
Inspired byAlso published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1076
Joshua Jay Think As I Think spectator and performer each think of a card and find each other's card
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1250
Geno Munari Geno Munari's Thought Wave card thought of, eight piles shown to spectator to ask whether he sees one of the same value etc., deck shuffled at the start, age cards
 		2022
Gagnon's Inner Sanctum
30
Joshua Jay Think as I Think spectator and performer each think of a card and find each other's card
Also published here 2022
A Particle System Sampler
60
John Hostler The Great Big Think-a-Card Con everyone in the audience is asked to think of a card, some gag revelations, later one of those cards used for real revelation
 		2023
Percolations
61
Ricky Smith What a Fool Believes any card named, performer produces two cards from the air that are wrong with a verbal gag ("Nine out of Ten ain't bad")
 		2023
I Spilled the Coffee
69
Tyler Wilson Gizzard spectator holds deck and thinks of any card, it is the only card in the otherwise blank deck, using Homing Card as prelude trick and a somewhat whispered question
Related to June 2024
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Wilson Issue)
19
David Britland, Gustave Gerard Laureyns Think Once, Look Twice
  • Cardopolis
twenty-one card trick version with full deck, dealing in seven piles twice, card ends up in a named position
Inspired by
  • untitled item by Gustave Gerard Laureyns in The Sphinx, Oct. 1913
 Jan. 2024
Genii (Vol. 87 No. 1)
68
Francesco Fontanelli Think As I Do performer and spectator each think of a card and lose it, they locate each other's cards, impromptu
Inspired by 2024
Lecture Notes
17
Allan Ackerman A Close Encounter three thought of cards found in different ways, memorized deck
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
168
Allan Ackerman, Baltazar Fuentes An Ungaffed Ted do as i do type location often done with marked cards, memorized deck
Also published here 2024
All In — Volume 2
171
Paul Vigil Diplopia one thought-of (and removed) card by performer and one by spectator, performer finds spectator's card and vice versa
Also published here 2024
X: My 10 Go-To Card Fx
166
Roberto Giobbi Think of a Card! alternative ways to have a spectator name or think of a card
 		2024
Unexpected Agenda (Issue May 14)
146
Joshua Jay Thoughts on Thought-of Cards comments on improvising, naming, thought-of cards in a memorized deck
  • Riffing in the Particle System
  • One and Done (finding only one card that way)
  • Technique vs. Premise
  • Let’s Riff
    • Marked Riffing
    • Breather Riffing
    • Maximum Contrast
    • Putting It All Together
Related to 2024
Particle System
90
Joshua Jay Presentation for Thought-of Card "my script for riffing with the Particle System"
  • The Sevens
  • Flutter
  • Royal Riffing
  • Particle Pack Riffing
    • Queen of Hearts
    • Five of Hearts
    • Eight of Clubs and Nine of Hearts
Related to 2024
Particle System
99
Joshua Jay Riffing short comment
Related to 2024
Particle System
244
Asi Wind Mental Fan Force card thought of from fanned deck, with outs and strategies
Inspired by 2024
Repertoire II
15
Asi Wind All In thought-of card to case, using risky fan force
 		2024
Repertoire II
73
Eddie Joseph The Astral Diviner spectator writes any thought-of card on a slip of paper, performer removes a card, it is the wrong one, he gets it right on the second try
 		3
The Astral Diviner
1
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