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Every effect from Hugard's Encyclopedia, rebuilt as a searchable index. Filter by what you have in your hands and what you want them to feel.

23 tricks match your filters

Gaff cards

Initialed Card Telepathy

A spectator thinks of a number, the performer counts down, and the signed card lands exactly there.

Mind Reading15m
Ch. VIILearn it
Gaff cards

A Book Test

A card turns itself over in the deck to point at a page and word a spectator reads aloud.

Divination15m
Ch. VIILearn it
Gaff cards

A Changing Card

A freely stopped-at Ace stubbornly transforms into a King, then mends itself face up inside a banded packet.

Divination60m
Ch. VIILearn it
Gaff cards

A Spirit Message

Three ordinary cards are shown and banded together, and a written spirit message appears on one of them.

Divination15m
Ch. VIILearn it
Prepared deck

Living And Dead Test

A volunteer chooses one card from a small packet and writes the name of someone who has passed away on its face.

Mind Reading15m
Ch. IXLearn it
Prepared deck

A Count Down Discovery

A spectator deals as many cards as they like, peeks at one, and you sense it with closed eyes.

Divination15m
Ch. IXLearn it
Ordinary deck

A Moving Revelation

A spectator silently shifts any number of cards along a row, and you instantly know how many, again and again.

Mind Reading25m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Pythagoras

A small packet sits on the table.

Mind Reading15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Psychological Discernment

A spectator merely thinks of a card, and you deal a shuffled deck from your pocket one at a time, stopping on it.

Divination15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Special pack

Naming The Cards

After the deck is cut over and over, you name three hidden cards before producing each one.

Divination8m
Ch. XVLearn it
Special pack

At Any Number From Pocket

After the deck goes into a spectator's pocket, you deal to any freely named number and arrive at their card.

Discovery8m
Ch. XVLearn it
Special pack

Positions Unknown

Blindfolded, the performer instantly produces any card, run of cards, or entire color named by the audience.

Reversal8m
Ch. XVLearn it
Special pack

Card Divination

A freely chosen, shuffled-away card is divined by the performer, color then suit then value, with the deck never looked at openly.

Mind Reading8m
Ch. XVLearn it
Special pack

Toy Telephone Reading

A spectator whispers a freely chosen card into a toy telephone and a seated medium names it correctly across the room.

Mind Reading15m
Ch. XVILearn it
Special pack

Get it in the Dark

In total darkness a spectator pulls one card from a shuffled deck three times, and you name each one.

Divination15m
Ch. XVILearn it
Special pack

Telepathic Selection

Someone writes the name of a freely thought-of card on a slip of paper, which they keep entirely hidden from you.

Mind Reading40m
Ch. XVILearn it
Special pack

Stereotyped: Reading the Cards

A shuffled card is felt behind your back, and you chalk a correct picture of it on a slate without ever seeing its face.

Divination15m
Ch. XVILearn it
Ordinary deck

Mental Card Mystery

You write a prediction, seal it away, and the spectator's own freely cut card matches it exactly.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. XVIIILearn it
Ordinary deck

The Buddha Whispers

A small Buddha figure sits between four numbered glasses.

Mind Reading15mNo setup
Ch. XVIIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Another Method

Blindfolded or not, you 'feel' the faces of cards held by a spectator and name them one at a time.

Divination15mNo setup
Ch. XVIIILearn it
Ordinary deck

The Perpetual Almanac, or the Gentleman Soldier's Prayer

Using an ordinary deck as a storybook, you map every card to a date, a number, and a meaning of life.

Divination25mNo setup
Ch. XVIIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Thought Anticipated

One spectator merely thinks of a card and another thinks of a number, and the card is found at exactly that number in a deck you never touched.

Mind Reading25m
Ch. XXLearn it
Ordinary deck

The Spelling Bee, the Game of Poker, and Nap

A handful of game-style feats let the performer name a card's exact position or find any named card behind his back.

Poker & Gambling15m
Ch. XXLearn it