Unclosed Prediction by Tom Craven

Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 12, Number 8 August 1989
Page 1672 et seq.

Personal Comment: As an Open Prediction sort of good I guess. But then there would be no reason to take out the mate beforehand. So I guess it is a mate routine then... and this is the main issue... the routine doesn't know what it wants to be.

Difficulty 2/5

Quick Match by Lee Snyder

Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 17, Number 2 February 1994
Page 2323 et seq.

Personal Comment: Really nice quicky. In terms of method this is obvious, but not for laymen. So this is great. Gets to the point quickly.

Difficulty 1/5

Schwarz Rot Asse by Jochen Zmeck

Handbuch der Magie (German book) by Jochen Zmeck
Page 120 et seq.

Personal Comment: Basically a color change, Two reversals and the black aces finding the red mates. So naturally this is a little routine that people tend to appreciate. It has surprises, flows naturally and is easy. If I had to teach someone slightly advanced card magic this is the routine I would go for. It's practical (the setup is within reasons) and with little tweaking this could greatly benefit from advanced moves.

Difficulty 2/5

Mark A Place Mates by Simon Aronson

The Aronson Approach by Simon Aronson (1990)
Page ? et seq.

Personal Comment: Good. But strangely it feels not as good as just finding one mate. I don't know why?

Difficulty 2/5

Down and Under by Roy Walton

Epilogue by Karl Fulves
Issue 1 1967
Page 1 et seq.

Personal Comment: The original card problem here is by Bob Veeser. Roy Walton solved the problem wonderfully. It's self working and the setup is little. Also there is a nice one card out. Great trick! To my knowledge, this is not included in "The Complete Walton" neither Vol. 1 or Vol. 2. "Complete" I see!

Difficulty Self Working

Jinx Mate by Gerald Deutsch

Apocalypse by Harry Lorayne
Volume 16, Number 6 June 1993
Page 2224 et seq.

Personal Comment: Easy, love it. In fact it fits perfectly into one of my own tricks. Can anyone tell me what card plot "the finding of a mate" is?

Difficulty 2/5

Gemini Twins by Karl Fulves

More Self-Working Card Tricks by Karl Fulves, 1984
Page 1 et seq.

Personal Comment: I got the credits now! Thank you Justin. In the original description the spectator does all the dealing which I think is really, really strong. But why not do it twice? First the magician does it, therefore drawing suspicion and then the spectator is invited to do it in a completely hands off approach. That would clearly be a dramatical punch.

Original Post: The book Magic for Dummies by David Pogue contains this little trick. But I do not know who originated this self working miracle. It is one of those tricks that is beautiful in it's construction. There is no counting and no sleight. Yet it is extremely deceptive. This trick is part of my personal coma repertoire. When I am really drunk and pressured to do magic, this is the trick of choice. There is hardly a way to mess it up and its effect is easy to understand. In the end as the mates are displayed next to their "significant other" you will understand that this trick is easy to understand even when you are hammered.

Difficulty: Self Working

Double Coincidence by Harry Riser

The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser by Ed Brown
Page 166 et seq.

Personal Comment: Two things! Fist: The book Feints and Temps of Harry Riser should be in every non card magicians libary. It is so good. For the card magician I would say.... save your money. Except this trick maybe. Second: It is so easy to overlook this effect, as it is really a simple trick that can be achieved with many different methods. (Even selfworking versions float around). But it has a charme, as it really gets to the point quickly and the effect is strong. I like it.

Difficulty: 3/5