A trick card deck with slightly shortened duplicate cards is called a Svengali deck.You can do hundreds of different magic tricks with it.Before you go in front of an audience, you need to set up your deck.You should master a few basic techniques to keep the audience guessing.The tricks you can come up with are limited by your imagination once you know the secret of a Svengali deck.
Step 1: There are duplicate cards that need to be separated into a pile.
The 26 identical cards are the secret of the deck.Half of the deck is made up of copies of a single card.There is a selection of playing cards in the other half of the deck.The regular cards should be placed in their own pile.The trick card is the duplicate card.The focus of the tricks is it.There is a different duplicate for each deck.One deck may use the 6 of hearts while another uses the ace of spades.
Step 2: In a stack, alternate the regular and duplicate cards.
Place one of the duplicate cards in your deck in front of you.A regular card is placed on top of it.Follow this pattern to combine all of the cards.Your deck is ready to be used.The alternating pattern is what most tricks rely on.The pattern puts the copies on top of the regular cards, which makes it very easy to pick a trick card.The copies are hidden behind the regular cards when you flip the deck.
Step 3: If you need a different setup, reverse the regular cards.
You may have to set the cards differently.One way to do this is by alternating the cards in reverse, setting a regular card face down and following it with a trick card.The regular setup has the opposite effect on this deck.The deck is face down with the regular cards on top.All of the copy cards are exposed when you flip the deck over.It is fun to suggest that you transformed all of the cards in the deck into copies.It is possible to arrange the deck this way when you are in the middle of your act.
Step 4: Allow the cards to fall into your hand.
If you want to dribble, hold the deck between your thumb and middle finger.The cards will fall into your other hand if you bend them outward.The shorter copies of the cards are hidden behind the normal cards.Dribbling is a great way to make yourself look like you are working with a regular deck.The cards in the deck are larger than the copies.You can identify them by feeling the space between the bigger cards.Make sure you dribble the cards in the correct direction.When the deck is set up, hold the cards face up and let them fall into your hand.If you used the reverse configuration, hold the cards up and let them fall into your hand.
Step 5: The deck should be cut to the shorter duplicate cards.
Divide the deck into stacks by setting it down in front of you.One of the copies is at the top of each stack.Anyone who cuts the deck does so at one of the longer, regular cards.You can reveal your trick card by turning over the top card on the split.You can cut a deck multiple times and always find a duplicate card.You can fool your audience with more complicated tricks with dribbling and shuffling.If someone sets up a deck that is incorrect, your cards may be out of order.To make sure a duplicate card is next on the pile, cut the deck yourself.
Step 6: Riffle.
It is possible to act like you are picking a specific card from a well-mixed deck.Cut the deck in half is a simple way to do this.The stacks should be held so a single corner on each almost touches them.Lift the long edge of each deck, then release the cards one by one to shuffle them into a single deck.The deck is not shuffled.It is possible to make the cards fall in pairs.There are two cards in each pair, a regular card and a copy card.The copies are always on top of the bigger cards if you used the regular alternating set up.To alternate releasing card pairs from both halves of the deck, use the space left by the shorter cards.The copies are always on top of the bigger cards and are easy to find.To bring a regular card to the top to find them without the audience noticing.They leave small gaps in the deck because they are shorter than the regular cards.As you get used to it, try arching the cards into a bridge.If you do it fast, no one will notice the shorter cards in the deck.
Step 7: If you spread the deck out, it will look like there are no copies in it.
The only thing you need to do is arrange the deck in a pattern.The audience can see the deck being flipped over.One of the regular playing cards is the top card if you arrange the deck correctly.You can show all of the regular cards in the deck by waving the cards out with your hand.Behind the larger cards are the trick cards.If you are careful, you can easily reveal them.You can hold the cards and fan them out.It's easier to spread them out on the table.When you transform the deck into copies, you can show all of the trick cards.The deck still alternates, but the copies are under the regular cards.As usual, fan the deck out.
Step 8: Predict the card someone will pull.
The astonishing prediction trick can be used to impress others.You need to write down your deck's trick card on a piece of paper for a spectator to hold onto and open at the end of the trick.Go through the deck.One of the duplicate cards will be on top for you to turn over.Try to spread the deck by turning over the entire deck.You can pretend the deck is normal by hiding the shorter duplicate cards.
Step 9: If you need a quick trick, find a shuffled card.
The copy cards alternate with the regular cards if you start dribbling or rifling the cards as usual.An audience member can choose one of the copies.When the spectator tells you to stop, begin dealing cards face up on the table.Either you reveal that the card is in your hand or next in the deck, or you will finish the mind blower trick.The "blurt out" trick is a variation.If you want to show the spectators that all the cards are different, put the card back in the deck and dribble through it.Remember that you picked the ten clubs when people forget what card they chose.
Step 10: If you want a more interactive trick, put a card in your pocket.
When you are done with the trick, put a trick card in your pocket.A spectator can pick out a trick card and put it back in the deck.As you slowly pull out the trick card, announce that one card is missing.There are no copies in the deck so turn it over and fan it out.The copies should be hidden behind the regular cards.When fanning out the deck, you should be careful.The audience should not look at the deck.If you want an alternative version, tape the card to your back and pretend you can't find it in the deck.Magicians may be able to plant a duplicate card on an audience member.The trick is to distract the audience by talking and doing tricks while you put the card in place.
Step 11: If you want to let someone find a card, cut the deck into piles.
The audience member can pick one of the copies from the cards.They should put the card back in the deck.Ask them the number of piles to cut the deck.They can reveal the top card on a pile.The piles will have a duplicate on top if you split the deck correctly.It doesn't matter which pile they choose or how many times they divide the deck.The audience member can tell you where to cut the deck, or you can do it yourself.Either way works.
Step 12: The "lie detector" trick can be used to identify a card.
If you want an audience member to volunteer, don't tell them what you're doing.Get them to randomly pick a duplicate and place it in their pocket by manipulating the deck.Call out the names of the cards.Instruct the other person to say, "That's not my card," even if it is.After a few rounds of this, surprise the audience with a trick card.You are going to prove your talent by telling the audience that you have been training yourself as a human lie detector.It's a fun trick that engages the audience but doesn't require any other tricks.
Step 13: Water and a tablecloth can be used to reveal a trick card.
You need a glass of water and a transparent tablecloth to complete the wet tablecloth trick.The duplicate card should be placed under the tablecloth.A spectator can pick a card and shuffle it into the deck.Put the deck on top of the tablecloth and move it to reveal the trick card.If you spread out the cards in the deck, you can show that you didn't remove anything.There are other ways to reveal a card.A picture frame with a card in it.Put an ad in the paper and show it to the participant after they pick a duplicate.
Step 14: If you count letters in a name, deal cards 1 at a time.
After getting someone to pick a duplicate card, set up your deck.Pick a name and spell it.If you deal a card face down, you will get every letter.You can reveal the trick card when you flip over a card.The last card you put on the table is a duplicate if the name has an odd number of letters.The next card in your hand is a duplicate if it has an even number of letters.Multiple objects and names are used to expand this trick.Try to make a funny story out of it.
Step 15: If you entertain a group, have several participants pick copies.
Pick several audience members, then have each person choose a card.You make sure each person picks a duplicate.Ask them to shout out the card that they have.You can reveal another duplicate when you flip over the top card in the deck.The risk of revealing that your deck is rigged is high.To make the card pick look random, tap the cards as if you were changing them to be the same, and add some showmanship.When you are done with the trick, flip the deck over and show that there are no other duplicate cards.The actual duplicate cards are hidden behind the regular cards.
Step 16: If you want to fool people, reverse the card order.
The third card from the top of the deck will be a duplicate.An audience member should stop you from dribbling the cards.Then, shuffle the deck back and forth.Spread out the cards to show that the duplicate is in the same place as the chosen one.Don't expose the duplicate at the top of your deck.It's a good way to keep track of the deck.
Step 17: If you are doing a double dilemma trick, split the deck.
The bottom half of the deck should be fanned out.You can ask a spectator to take a card from the top half of the deck.Stack and cut the deck for the tricky part.To identify which cards are out of place, feel the size differences in the cards.Put the duplicate cards on top of the regular ones to arrange your deck.Half of the deck will consist of normal cards while the other half will be copies.Good deck cutting skills are needed for this trick.Feel for the shorter cards after you combine the halves.Pretend you are mixing the cards by cutting the deck a few times.
Step 18: If you want to reveal the top card repeatedly, you should practice the "ambitious trick".
Spread out the cards and have an audience member pick a duplicate.Bring a copy to the top of the deck and play a few cuts or shuffles.Say something like, "I have a feeling you chose an ambitious card that always returns to the top of the heap." Then, show the duplicate to impress your audience.The trick is to bring duplicate cards to the top of the deck.It is easy to identify the shorter trick cards by touch alone once you know how.Spreading or shuffling cards can be dangerous.The entire trick is ruined by one mistake.If you aren't good at hiding the copies behind the bigger cards, spreading out the cards can be dangerous.