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XI

Chapter XI

Calculation Tricks With Ordinary Cards

Self-working mathematics dressed up as mind reading.

The principle: Mathematical Placement

In this chapter

26 tricks
Ordinary deck

Weirdo

You write a card's name, a spectator freely picks a counting number, and your written card appears at that exact spot.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
Ordinary deck

A Prediction

Two prediction cards are set aside; a spectator's free arithmetic leads to a counted card that matches them exactly.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
Ordinary deck

Long Distance Mind-Reading

A friend shuffles a mailed deck, removes and reinserts a card, sends half back, and you name the card by return mail.

Discovery15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Two Card Location

Two cards chosen by two different spectators are lost, yet they mysteriously come together when you command it.

Discovery15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
Ordinary deck

Improved Super Memory

Twenty spectators each hold a card; blindfolded, you instantly produce every card as its number is called.

Reversal15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Spectator's Choice

A spectator buries two freely chosen cards, makes every choice in the dealing, yet your written prediction names them.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Mentalo

A spectator thinks of a number, looks at the card there, and you find it behind your back.

Discovery15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Knock Out Counting Trick

The spectator shuffles their own deck, counts off any number under fifteen, looks at the card at that point, and restores everything in order, all while you look away.

Discovery15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
Ordinary deck

A Card And A Number

A spectator picks a card under their own control while your back is turned, yet you reveal it without ever asking a single question.

Reversal15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Projected Thought

A spectator merely thinks of a card, then opens a sealed prediction that names their card and even predicts its final position in the deck.

Prediction40mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Ne Plus Ultra

Five cards are freely chosen and lost in a shuffled deck, yet you read four minds and produce the last card in a striking finish.

Mind Reading25mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Uni-Mentality

A spectator only thinks of a card, never naming or removing it, yet you slowly divine its color, suit, and value.

Mind Reading25mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Easy Card Divination

A spectator buries a card they chose into a shuffled spread, and you quickly narrow it down and name it.

Mind Reading15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Hour-Glass Cards

A spectator hides a freely chosen card themselves, and the current time on your watch silently reveals exactly where it lies.

Discovery15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Easy Card Discovery

A spectator buries a freely chosen card in one half of a shuffled deck, yet you name it without a single question.

Mind Reading15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Keystone Card Discovery

Three spectators each pick a different number, yet the same chosen card lands exactly where the third one points.

Mind Reading15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Assistance Card Trick

A spectator merely thinks of a suit and freely picks one card from it, yet you instantly name the value they chose.

Discovery15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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The 52 Card Trick

A spectator merely thinks of a card and names a number, and you make their card appear at exactly that position.

Mind Reading15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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The Magi's Detection

From their own thoroughly shuffled pack, a spectator cuts off any portion.

Mind Reading15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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The Flush Trick

Twenty high cards are openly mixed, hidden under a handkerchief, and you produce any Royal Flush the audience requests.

Discovery15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
Ordinary deck

Modernism in Mentalism

A spectator merely thinks of one card while you look away, and you slowly divine and reveal it as if reading their mind.

Mind Reading15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Four To One Detection

A spectator turns up a card while your back is turned, and you locate it with the odds heavily in your favor.

Discovery15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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A Psychic Card Feat

A spectator hides one of four randomly built cards in their pocket, yet you reveal it even though they have no idea what they grabbed.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Out On Location

A spectator buries a freely cut card in a deck they shuffled, and you find it without ever seeing them look at it.

Discovery15mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it
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Coincidence Extraordinary

After free choices of piles, the cards left in your hands exactly match a total the spectator never could have predicted.

Coincidence15m
Ch. XILearn it
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Necromantic Calculation

From a shuffled deck the spectator deals a handful of face-up cards, and you build each into a small heap. With your back turned the spectator privately pockets three top cards, sets those heaps aside

Discovery40mNo setup
Ch. XILearn it