Quite a few methods similar to this have been evolved, but I just fell onto it while playing with a deck, and it has its points. The card is selected, noted and replaced as is customary. Shuffling the deck, four cards are dealt off face down in a row and the selector asked to put his finger on any one. The number on it is called, cards counted off the deck to that position and the selected card is found.

Very little preparation is needed, it being necessary only to have a 6, 7, 9 and 10 on top of the deck in that order counting downward. Riffle shuffle leaving these cards in position. Fan for the selection and as you do this, count about 5 cards from the top. Have the card selected from near the center and now you count five more cards for the replacement which must be eleventh from the top. As you have the spot just cut here for the card to be put back, and then riffle shuffle several times leaving the top 11 intact.

Deal off the four top cards in a row. Have a finger placed on one. If the 6, have it turned over and called out. then count off six cards and turn over the next. If the 7, do the same except that you count down and turn over the seventh. If the 9, pick up the three remaining cards, letting them be seen as you do so and drop on the deck. Now ask the number of the chosen card, and counting off nine cards, turn over the next. If the 10, do the same as with the last but count down and turn over the tenth. Each time the card is reached, take it from the deck face down, ask the name of the selected card, and then slap it down on the table face up for the denouement.