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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.

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Ordinary deck

Twin Souls

Two written predictions, sealed before anyone chooses, exactly name the cards a lady and a gentleman freely arrive at.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. ILearn it
Ordinary deck

Cards Of Chance

Three named cards vanish from the deck, and your written predictions match them perfectly.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. ILearn it
Ordinary deck

Prediction

You write two card names in advance, and after a spectator freely cuts the shuffled deck, those exact two cards land on either side of your sealed prediction.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. ILearn it
Ordinary deck

Color Divination

A spectator buries a random red card among the black cards, and you reveal it from a prediction you wrote before they even chose.

Prediction40mNo setup
Ch. ILearn it
Ordinary deck

The Vanishing Pair

Two named cards vanish from a shuffled packet and reappear inside the card case sitting in plain view.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. ILearn it
Ordinary deck

Self Control

A card freely pointed to turns out to be the very card a spectator only thought of moments later.

Prediction40mNo setup
Ch. ILearn it
Ordinary deck

Find The Queen

Five sealed envelopes are mixed, yet you unfailingly identify the one holding the Queen among four Aces.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. ILearn it
Ordinary deck

Super Card Prediction

You predict a card in writing, then a freely inserted card lands precisely beside your written forecast.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. ILearn it
Ordinary deck

"Just Think" Mental Mystery

A spectator writes their thought-of card among four others, yet you pluck it from a fully shuffled deck.

Mind Reading15mNo setup
Ch. ILearn it
Ordinary deck

Surpasso

A spectator buries their card in the cased deck while your back is turned, yet you instantly produce it.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. ILearn it
Ordinary deck

System for Arranging Cards

A reliable paper-and-pencil method for building any spelling arrangement so a deck spells out exactly as you want.

Prediction25mNo setup
Ch. IILearn it
Ordinary deck

Domination of Thought

Framed as an experiment in mental influence, your chosen card and the spectator's turn out to be the same.

Prediction25m
Ch. IIILearn it
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Double Prediction

You predict two numbers in advance, and two freely chosen cards turn up exactly at those positions in the deck.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. IVLearn it
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Mephisto's Prediction

You write a prediction in advance, and a freely chosen card is found counted down to that exact number.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. IVLearn it
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The Sequel

Two numbers you wrote down in advance turn out to mark the exact spots where two freely thought-of cards end up.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. IVLearn it
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Comedy Twin Card Prediction

Two spectators each arrive at a card by counting their own freely chosen number, and your two written predictions match both.

Prediction15mNo setup
Ch. IVLearn it
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A Slick Card Routine

A chosen card is matched, predicted in writing, and found again across a chain of seemingly impossible coincidences.

Prediction60m
Ch. VLearn it
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Diachylon Force

A spectator freely chooses one card from a spread on a tray, yet it is always the card you intended.

Prediction15m
Ch. VILearn it
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Diachylon Book Test - Forcing

Spectators freely cut the deck several times, yet the random cards they land on spell out a number you predicted.

Reversal15m
Ch. VILearn it
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The Acme Spirit Test

A spectator writes the name of someone deceased on one card and the names of living people on four others, then mixes all five and hands them over.

Prediction15m
Ch. VILearn it
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The Sympathetic Pair-No. 1

Two people each think of and write down a card, yet those very cards are found nestled together in the shuffled deck.

Prediction25m
Ch. VILearn it
Gaff cards

The Double Card Prediction

A spectator inserts a card anywhere and a sealed prediction names the two cards landing on either side of it.

Prediction15m
Ch. VIILearn it
Gaff cards

The Improved Burned Card

A freely chosen Ace is sealed in an envelope and burned, only to rise unharmed and face up inside the deck.

Prediction15m
Ch. VIILearn it
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Twentieth-Century Sorcery

You predict two named cards in writing, then those exact cards turn up on either side of a freely cut Joker.

Prediction15m
Ch. IXLearn it
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Elimination Extraordinary

A spectator shuffles, deals, and eliminates piles entirely on their own, yet the single surviving card matches a sealed prediction.

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Ch. IXLearn it
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Find The Lady

Two kings and a queen vanish into sealed envelopes, yet you sense the lady through the paper.

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Ch. IXLearn it
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
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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
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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
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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
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

Knock 'Em Dead

A spectator freely names a number, counts to a card, and your sealed prophecy in the hat already names that exact card.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

The Wonder Force

A spectator riffle shuffles the deck and freely picks a card, yet it matches your prediction written beforehand.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Psychic Prediction

You predict a number in a sealed envelope, then a freely chosen run of cards adds up to exactly that figure.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Prophesied Spot Total

You predict a total in advance, and a freely cut batch of ten cards adds up to exactly that number.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

The Fifteenth Card

You predict a card before the trick begins, then a spectator's free choices and a knife blade lead exactly to it.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Thought Foretold

You predict a card in a sealed envelope, then a spectator's freely chosen color reveals exactly the card you named is missing.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Two Person Location

Two spectators each freely select a card, and a hidden assistant in another room divines both selections without ever seeing the deck handled.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Seeing With The Fingertips

A short routine of fingertip miracles: you read a whispered card, find a freely named card blindfolded, and divine sealed cards.

Discovery15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Unique Telephone Test

A spectator thinks of a friend's phone number, and you deal out cards that reveal the digits and then name the friend.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Premier Book Test

Two cards and a freely turned card lead a spectator to a single word in a book, which you reveal.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Between The Lines

Three cards point a spectator to a single word in a novel, and you name that word with your back turned.

Prediction25m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Fathomed Thought

A spectator finds a word in a book using three cut cards, and your sealed slip already names it.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Prophesied Discovery

You write a prediction, the spectator shuffles, sorts, and freely picks a pile, yet they deal straight to your named card.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Mediumistic Stunt. No. 2

A card sealed in nested envelopes, plus a second person's mental card, are both divined.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Ordinary deck

Mephisto's Message

A spectator freely picks one pile of four cards, and the card they total to matches your sealed prediction made beforehand.

Prediction15m
Ch. XIILearn it
Special pack

Simple Effects

A set of beginner-friendly routines for the special deck, from mind-reading a chosen card to a free 'Stop' location.

Prediction15m
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