Svengali Deck

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Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Jack Merlin Mechanical Forcing Packs one way forcing deck, three way forcing deck, svengali pack, Evans Brown Triple-Force Pack
 		1927/28 Merlin's Master Manipulations 23
Louis Lam It Pays to Advertise "Advertising stunts every magician must use", playing card with business information on front is forced via Svengali Deck
 		1935 Would You Believe It? 19
Jean Hugard The Svengali Deck introduction and history
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 245
Unknown Various Methods of Handling the Pack
1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 245
Unknown Simple Effects 1. selection is divined, svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 246
Unknown Simple Effects 2. svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 247
Unknown Simple Effects 3. svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 247
Unknown Simple Effects 4. svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 247
Unknown Simple Effects 5. svengali deck as a force
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 247
Unknown The Three Heaps deck cut in heaps, top card jumps around, svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 249
Unknown Cutting the Pack with a Knife svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 249
Unknown The Wrapped Pack with knife, svengali deck
Related to 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 249
Unknown Any Heap svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 249
Unknown Reversed Card svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 249
Unknown The Unseen Card spectator pockets unseen card, later selection is this pocketed card, svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 250
Unknown Think of a Card a selection travels next to another thought-of card, svengali deck
Variations 1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 250
Unknown Card Stabbing svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 250
Unknown Svengali Prediction force cards are switched out during trick
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 250
Charles T. Jordan The Mystery Problem position of selection is predicted, svengali deck with different finish on force cards, ending clean with switch-out
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 251
Unknown The Cards and the Dice card located via number on die, svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 252
Unknown Svengali Clairvoyance blindfolded assistant says stop to find selection, svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 252
Unknown The Prize Winner two decks, one is a svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 252
Ralph W. Hull The Mirage Principle svengali pack with rough-smooth principle and cards are short and also narrow
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 253
Ralph W. Hull Mirage Deck deck changes in duplicates of selection, svengali/mirage deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 253
Ralph W. Hull The Eye Popper svengali/mirage deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 254
Unknown Svengali Mindreading svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 254
Lu Brent The Siamese Svengali Pack twenty-six glued pairs
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 254
Unknown Svengali Force a bit complicated, svengali deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 255
Unknown With a Svengali Deck spectator pushed toothpick in side of deck and thus pushes out selection
 		1938 Greater Magic 403
Burling Hull The Svengali Deck handling tips and getting into it from divided svengali deck
 		1938 Greater Magic 430
Unknown A Subtle Detection svengali deck, spectator finds his own card, ending clean
 		1938 Greater Magic 431
Unknown The Lady's Ring svengali deck, spectator finds his own card
 		1938 Greater Magic 432
Unknown The Spectator Makes a Prediction svengali deck, selection at any number by spectator
 		1938 Greater Magic 432
Al Baker A Prediction svengali deck, with half-deck clean-up switch
Also published here 1938 Greater Magic 433
Al Saal The Perfect Stop Trick svengali deck, cards put from one hat to another hat one by one until spectator stops
Variations 1938 Greater Magic 435
Unknown Another "Stop" Trick svengali deck
 		1938 Greater Magic 436
Unknown A Blindfold Detection svengali deck, spectator deals cards and performer calls stop while blindfolded
 		1938 Greater Magic 437
Harrison Give a Number! featuring weird throw switch, mention of Svengali deck method
Related to 1938 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue 41) 283
Stephen Simpson Criss-Cross performer and spectator each write down card and number from one to twenty-six, when counted down in two halves it matches, option to end clean by switching the half with duplicates
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 53) 377
James G. Thompson Jr. Utility Routine Svengali deck with the different cards stacked, ends clean, bridge deal finale
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 63) 443
Orville Wayne Meyer Phoned Thots mirage deck
 		1939 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 70) 478
William Ruesskamp Another Card Silk Idea silk transforms in a box, card is found at random number, Rueskamp
 		1940 Fast Ones 17
Tom Bowyer Routine with a Svengali Deck different effects with a svengali deck, reverse, spelling, counting, all alike
 		June 1944 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2 No. 1) 54
Hans "Severus" Ernst Die aetherischen Karten empty case is pierced with knife, selections appear inside
Inspired by
  • Lloyd W. Chambers "The ethereal cards"
 1944 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 6 No. 1) 4
Ronald B. Edwards Bi-Mentalism card is pushed in a deck, named card is found next to it, two versions:
1. Stack and nail writer
2. Svengali
 		1945 My Best 80
Burling Hull Svengali Deck
1945/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4 245
Dr. Ford Rogers Glued Svengali Deck pairs glued together, for tossed out deck
 		1945/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4 245
Harlan Tarbell The Telepathic Deck pairs glued together in centre, for tossed out deck
 		1945/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4 245
Unknown The Odd-Even Force forcing an even or odd number with three dice, (reverse) svengali forcing deck
 		1948 The Fine Art of Magic 231
Dr. F. W. van Klaveren 1 Karte + 1 Tuch "Silcardo", several methods to find selection with handkerchief
 		1948 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. 4) 9
Paul Dienst Alles verkehrt finding selection under handkerchief, two decks, using "Realwert-Karten" stack
 		1948 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 9 No. Sondernummer 1) 5
Gordon Whyte A Modern You Do As I Do Trick
1949 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949) 11
Unknown Briefkasten
  • What is the difference between a Svengali and a Mene-Tekel deck?
  • Is the "Kragenknöpfli-Trick" described in Hokus Pokus an original Beckerelli trick?
Related to 1951 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 6) 34
Bobby Bernard Educated Frog
1954 Routined Manipulation Finale 217
Nick Trost A Stab in the Dark with deck wrapped inside newspaper, with two cards, one card chosen by performer, reflection of knife used
 		1956 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1956) 30
Patrick Page Beyond the Veil cut-to card is spelled out in second deck and produces same card
Variations 1959 Card Tricks 316
Gerald Kosky En Rapport Psychic Thought deck with names of famous people, selected name is found on named number and was predicted earlier
 		1961 Still More Miracles in Mentalism 54
Edward Marlo Marlo's Svengali with idea for Curry's Touch
 		1962 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 366) 294
Jochen Zmeck Mein Rauh-Glatt-Forcierspiel partially roughed Svengali deck, mirage
 		1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I 10
Jochen Zmeck Hypnose multiple spectators chose the same card, routine for Svengali type decks
 		1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I 11
Unknown Stabbing in Newspaper
Also published here 1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I 13
Walter Wenger Die Drei Wünsche spectator finds his card after making several choices, mirage type deck, ends clean
Also published here
  • Magie, Vol. 36 No. 4, April 1956
 1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I 13
Jochen Zmeck, Ralph W. Hull Schneller als das Auge ambitious phases with mirage deck, also as double ambitious phase
 		1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil I 14
Nate Leipzig Reverso
1963 Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig 173
Richard W. Marsh Special Svengali rough & smooth svengali deck that can be spread to be all different or all the same, different pressure points
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 56
Alan Shaxon Once Again!!! selection is found at named number, then at stopped position, then wrong card turns into selection and finally the balloon stand
 		1970 My Kind of Magic 25
Gene Nielsen Resonance! two decks, same cards are selected from two spectators
 		1970 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 11) 51
Dick Zimmerman Svengali Dribble Force
1970 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 11) 52
Stan Blumenthal Jump Up selection is found with 'Mexican Jumping Beans', beans on ribbon spread, one jumps and lands on selection
 		1972 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 55) 272
Frederick M. Shields Something Old; Something New names of cards appear on green chalk boards, Elmsley count to hide writing, multiple svengali
 		1972 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 62) 307
Gerald Kosky Tel-A-Prediction person on phone names number from one to fifty-two, card is predicted
 		1973 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 68) 337
Edward Marlo Wild Card Routine "An extended wild card routine to take it out of the ordinary", using standard set
Also published here 1974 The Unexpected Card Book 58
Dr. Dan J. Alessini Oh! Calcutta! two cards predicted, with two different colored pens
Inspired by 1974 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 100) 499
Stewart Judah, Tom Bowyer Stewart Judah's Svengali Deck Routine
1976 Subtle Card Magic: Part One 26
Patrick Page The Svengali Deck
1976 The Big Book of Magic 94
Unknown The Fourteen Fifteen Deck forcing a number, for a book test
 		1976 The Big Book of Magic 96
Edward Marlo Did you ever see the ----? using gaffed decks
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 319
Philip T. Goldstein Zap-Master card and number predicted on jumbo card
 		1977 The Compleat Magick — Volume II (Issue 195) 973
Al Mann Panoramas of Thought six cards are written on a pad by different spectators, three spectator select a card, three of the written cards are chosen, they correspond with the selections
 		1978 The Tesseract 5
Larry Becker Bullseye six bullet holes in spectator's card, with gun
Also published here
  • Alan Alan's "Sharpshooter", 1960s.
 1979 The Best of Larry Becker's World of Super Mentalism Book II 133
Stephen Minch The Fungi from Yuggoth ceremony where life from another sphere is created, fungi from chosen star appears in pan, chemical
Also published here 1979 Lovecraftian Ceremonies 6
Billy McComb Powers of Mind two decks, performer and spectator cut to same card
 		1980 The Compleat Magick — Volume III (Issue 266) 1327
Ken Brooke Ken Brooke's Card Act end strippers
  • First Effect (Aces produced from shuffled deck, lost in packet and dealt out again, spectator choses Ace packet)
  • Second Effect (Triumph with fair shuffle)
  • Third to Seventh (routine with twenty-four duplicates, stripper Svengali, all alike display, switching duplicates in and out)
Also published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 172
Juan Tamariz Cartomagia sin Tecnica routine with Svengali deck, starts and ends with a normal deck, first one cards is located then two, similar strategy as in Neither Blind nor Silly
 		1981 Magia Potagia — Volume I 35
Karl Fulves Mechanical Cards notes on the history of, among others,
  • Princess Card Trick
  • Mene Tekel Deck
  • Svengali
  • Monte Cristo Cards
  • Ever Ready Forcing Pack
  • Brainwave
 		1982 Hocus Poker 29
Bobby Bernard The Sands of the Pharaoh Deck dealt one by one until hourglass runs out, stops at selection
 		1982 The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard 109
Denis MacKenzie Houdini and the Svengali with a bell
 		1982 Fork Full of Appetizers 26
Stephen Tucker Appelation names of back of each card, called out name on selection
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas)) 16
Stephen Tucker Appellation variation on Tucker's "Appelation"
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas)) 17
Karl Fulves The Svengali Principle citing Cremer's "Hanky Panky" (1872), Robert-Houdin's "Card Sharpers" and many more sources
 		1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 3
Karl Fulves The Svengali Principle explaining the principle, with reproduced ad by Burling Hull from 1909
  • short ends
  • short corners
  • scallop shorts (& combined cuts)
  • roughed Svengali deck
 		1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 10
Unknown Hull vs. Leroy Burling Hull complaining about W. D. Leroy's imitated products in 1910
 		1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 12
Dr. Ford Rogers Ever Ready Forcing Pack Svengali deck, pairs glued together at one end, 1913
 		1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 13
Edward Bagshawe The Optica Deck pairs held together with cut-outs and raised parts, all backs can be shown either blue or red, and face cards change to all the same
  • The Optica Technique
with reproduction of ad and original instructions, 1928
Variations 1983 A History of the Brainwave Principle 35
Karl Fulves Yr Card Yr Wallet signed card to spectator's wallet, reverse Svengali deck
Related to 1983 Worknotes On Brainwave 111
Robert Cassidy E.S.P. Duplication ESP cards are sealed in envelope, performer matches sequence
Inspired by 1984 The Art of Mentalism 45
Mike Bornstein Svengali Prediction svengali deck
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 155
Tom Bowyer Svengali Routine selection made, card divined, then it turns over, then appears at named number and at randomly spelled card, spectator stabs next to it
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 28
Thomas Alan Waters Stableau with tarot cards, two spectators stab two knives in deck, signed cards
Inspired by 1987 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue T.A.R.O.T.) 782
Thomas Alan Waters Staboo finding selected tarot card
 		1987 Mind, Myth & Magick (Issue T.A.R.O.T.) 784
Karrell Fox The E.C. Card in Wallet card torn, pieces vanish except one, restored card in wallet
 		1988 My Latest Book 104
Ken Brooke Mein Kartenakt end strippers
  • Effekt Nr. 1 (Aces produced from shuffled deck, lost in packet and dealt out again, spectator choses Ace packet)
  • Effekt Nr. 2 (Triumph with fair shuffle)
  • Effekt Nr. 3-7 (routine with twenty-four duplicates, stripper Svengali, all alike display, switching duplicates in and out)
Also published here Jan. 1991 Intermagic (Vol. 16 No. 1) 10
Frederick Braue Mental Routine outline, unclear what exactly happens
 		1992 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 6) 20
Edward Marlo Unexpected Wild Card
Also published here 1992 The Wild Card Kit 71
Steve Dusheck My Rising Cards first blank card, then card with pretty girl, then selection rises
 		1992 Dusheck's Card Magic 1
Bob Gill On making the Trilby Deck Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck, end-stripper & svengali combo, sanding instead of cutting
 		1993 New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 5) 5
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Routine with Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Part Two edited reprint from Brooke's magazine "Routine" (1950), Triumph with End Strippers, two selections (one only thought of) from two piles end up next to each other
 		1993 New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 5) 12
Ken Brooke The Ken Brooke Routine with Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck - Part Three edited reprint from Brooke's magazine "Routine" (1950), card to top, jumps from packet to packet, all cards shown alike, ends clean
 		1993 New Sorcerer (Vol. 1 No. 5) 16
Steve Beam The Ladder Prediction prediction of a card, reversed Svengali
 		1993 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 35
John Riggs The Falling Prediction stopped card in one deck, prediction is odd-backed card in second deck, roughed Svengali
 		1993 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks 41
Alexander de Cova, Philip T. Goldstein, Patrick Page Symbolismus picture cards with different symbols, special stack
Inspired by
  • Phil Goldstein's "Minds Eye Deck"
 1993 Seminarnotizen Steyr 1993 6
Karl Fulves Svengali Notes
1993 Rigmarole (Issue 1) 7
Karl Fulves Svengali Transpo
1993 Rigmarole (Issue 1) 7
Karl Fulves Sven's Back
1993 Rigmarole (Issue 1) 8
Karl Fulves Svengali Trap though-card sandwich
 		1993 Rigmarole (Issue 1) 9
Karl Fulves Sventranspo II thought-of card transposes with another card
 		1993 Rigmarole (Issue 1) 10
John Northern Hilliard Coincidence svengali deck
 		1994 More Greater Magic 1208
Bob Farmer Svengali Monte monte type betting routine with the deck cut into three piles, optional clean ending
 		1994 Beat 'em, Cheat 'em, Leave 'em Bleedin' 22
Joel Givens Personalized Pasteboards name of spectator is spelled to find selection, two methods
Related toVariations 1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 16
Steve Beam Name that Trick made-up name is spelled to find selection, presentation for Personalized Pasteboards
Inspired by 1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 19
Lloyd E. Jones Ein Einmann-Gedankenlese-Akt two spectators on stage divine things, instant stooge message cards
 		Mar. 1995 Intermagic (Vol. 19 No. 2) 65
Dominique Duvivier Duvivier Omnibus Wallet Combination of Balducci (Kaps) Wallet and Himber Wallet, with other features. Routine described: Selected card and credit card placed in different wallet compartments, they change places. Card is then replaced in deck and travels to wallet, followed by three other mates traveling to wallet
Related to 1996 Magie Duvivier 61
Peter Duffie An Interesting Use of That Principle Two cards, two piles, same position + prediction kicker
 		1997 Effortless Card Magic 44
Jim Zachary Simplicity Outdone card chosen in fair manner, spectator deals and stops at selection
 		1997 Simon Says! 138
Milton Kort Svengali of the Phone Lines Card selected, random person called on phone names selection, then spectator names any number, card appears at number (first published in New Pentagram, vol. 1, no. 1, 1969)
 		1999 Kort 115
Ellis Stanyon The "Svengali" Wonder Forcing Pack No. 11, with a few applications, see following items, "first sold by W. D. Le Roy", short cards or just corner shorted
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 197
Ellis Stanyon (a) stop trick
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 197
Ellis Stanyon (b) stabbing location
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 198
Ellis Stanyon (c) Svengali deck as forcing deck
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 198
Ellis Stanyon The Combination "Fin-de-Siècle" Magic Pack No. 14, combination of Svengali and Mene-Tekel, triplets with different cuts
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 200
Barrie Richardson The Du Maurier Force force handling with Svengali deck
 		1999 Theater of the Mind 219
Justin Higham Think-a-Svengali a selection travels next to another thought-of card, svengali deck
Inspired by 1999 Collected Card Notes 117
Justin Higham Svengali Quickie reversed selection changed into another selection
Inspired by
  • "A Classical Quickie" (Ed Marlo, Classical Foursome)
 1999 Collected Card Notes 117
Justin Higham Svengali Location
1999 Collected Card Notes 118
Mark Lewis Dedication to Joe Stuthard
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 3
Mark Lewis Introduction
2001 The Long and the Short of it 6
Mark Lewis Mechanics and Handling the make-up of a svengali deck
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 9
Mark Lewis Handling the Svengali Deck basics
  • Main Points to Remember
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 9
Mark Lewis The Run on the dribble run into the other hand
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 11
Mark Lewis The Double Lift top card short
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 12
Mark Lewis The Riffle Shuffle
2001 The Long and the Short of it 13
Mark Lewis The Overhand Shuffle
2001 The Long and the Short of it 13
Mark Lewis The Fan
2001 The Long and the Short of it 14
Mark Lewis The Spread (and Turnover)
2001 The Long and the Short of it 15
Joe Stuthard The Drop cards dribbled onto the table so they make a full revolution
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 16
Jack Cook The Jackie Cook Spread near table edge (same person)
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 16
Dave Walker The Hand Spread dribble onto the hand in fan configuration
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 17
Unknown The Lambert Spread
2001 The Long and the Short of it 18
Mark Lewis The Mark Lewis Svengali Routine eight phases, with credit commentary on each phase (Ali Bongo, Ron MacMillan, Eric Ward, Johnny Neptune, Nelson Holt, Sammy Holmes, David Cronin)
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 20
Mark Lewis The Rehash on the concept of Rehash in a svengali pitch
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 27
Dave Walker The Larceny Trick card comes to top as bet, then all shown alike with presentation as if the spectator lied
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 27
Mark Lewis False Explanation Trick
2001 The Long and the Short of it 29
Mark Lewis Tricks with a Svengali Deck chapter intro
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 30
Mark Lewis Stabbing Trick #1 with knife in the deck
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 30
Mark Lewis Stabbing Trick #2 with knife in the deck which is wrapped in a paper napkin
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 31
Mark Lewis Reverse Card reversed card apparently rights itself
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 31
Mark Lewis Finding Card at Given Number
2001 The Long and the Short of it 31
Mark Lewis Clock Trick
2001 The Long and the Short of it 31
Mark Lewis Torn and Restored Card
2001 The Long and the Short of it 31
Mark Lewis Mental Miracle card cut to is predicted, then it travels to other half
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 32
Mark Lewis Dice Trick six cards tabled and throw of die used to count to selection
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 32
Mark Lewis Thought Card card selected and card thought of during riffling, they end up next to each other
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 32
Mark Lewis Blindfold Effect
2001 The Long and the Short of it 32
Mark Lewis Card from Pocket cards taken out of pocket one by one, spectator stops at selection
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 33
Mark Lewis Pile Trick piles made on table, spectator choses one, selection is on top
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 33
Mark Lewis Chapter Five more comments on performing with a svengali deck
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 34
Mark Lewis Switching a Deck
  • performing a non-card trick
  • under a newspaper
  • taking handkerchief from pocket to wipe sweat
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 35
Al Baker A Prediction svengali deck, with half-deck clean-up switch
Also published here 2001 The Long and the Short of it 35
Joe Stuthard Svengali Deck Switch key card location with half-deck switch to clean up svengali deck
 		2001 The Long and the Short of it 36
Christoph Borer Das Svengali-Spiel
  • Das Svengali-Spiel (general comments)
  • Das Forcieren einer Karte (forcing a card, spectator shuffles deck)
Also published here 2002 Anam Cara auf Zirkeltour 2002 10
Al Baker A Prediction svengali deck, with half-deck clean-up switch
Also published here 2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Contributions) 507
Al Baker Wonderful Four Cards and Pellets Mystery Si Stebbins, Svengali
 		2003 The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks) 760
Christoph Borer Svengali
  • Das Svengali-Spiel (general comments)
  • Das Forcieren einer Karte (forcing a card, spectator shuffles deck)
Also published here 2006 Compilation 83
Christoph Borer Giant Count reinvention of "Dr. Jaks Kartenbluff", selected card is shuffled into the deck and cards put in inside jacket pocket, small number is named and on that position performer produces a jumbo card which has the same value as the selection, using a Svengali deck
Related toAlso published here 2006 Compilation 84
Christoph Borer Der Messerstecher wrapped in newspaper
 		2006 Compilation 85
Claude Impériale White Christmas Tantalizer, all other cards are blank
  • Christmas Cards
 		2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7 125
Christoph Borer Svengali Die Svengali Force (spectator shuffles Svengali deck and cuts to force card)
 		2007 Der Stoff aus dem die Wunder sind 37
Christoph Borer Ein Wunder mit Spielkarten two selection, first is revealed by tearing a paper napkin into shape of card, then napkin is burnt and ashes on arm to reveal second selection
 		2007 Die Geisterschrift 22
Unknown Svengali Shuffle to false shuffle a Svengali Deck
 		2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 288
Stephen Minch The Fungi from Yuggoth ceremony where life from another sphere is created, fungi from chosen star appears in pan, chemical
Also published here 2009 The Book of Forgotten Secrets 23
Roberto Giobbi Give It a Stab stabbing effect with Svengali Deck
Related to 2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Mar 17) 86
Tom Stone Well-Timed Miracle card at number determined by stop watch is predicted
Variations 2011 Maelstrom 202
Roberto Giobbi The Real Pseudo Deck Switch selection predicted, apparently done with switch for one-way deck in which shuffled deck is switch for real
 		2013 The Art of Switching Decks 95
Alberto de Figueiredo 1 + 4 four cards
 		2013 Magia Demente 125
Doug Edwards Almost Any Card at Any Number deck index
 		2013 Nukes 74
Eric Stevens Happenstance Magician divines chosen card, spectator names exact position of the card, then manages to locate the card amongst a few packets
 		2015 Skybound 21
Unknown Made-to-measure Magic - The Problem deck spread on table, length named and measure, card at that position is selection, posed as problem
Variations 2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue May 31) 155
Bob Farmer Svenvoodoo position of freely peeked-at card is named, then chosen card appears at named number, svengali-peek-deck combination, with marking system
Variations 2017 The Bammo Gaffus Maximus 101
Anthony Owen, John Lenahan Card-Toon Free Card-Toon variation, using Joe Stuthard's Trilby Deck, end-stripper & svengali
 		2017 Secrets 138
Christoph Borer Die Svengali-Force forcing with a Svengali deck, for "Hofzinsers Handschuh" (here as "Lunas Handschuh")
Related to 2018 Mentale Notizen 26
Yves Carbonnier 4. Retrouvailles Impossibles impossible stop trick, handling of Svengali deck
 		2019 Grand Livre de Cartomagie 181
Eric Stevens Final Cut Pro deck mixed face-up/face-down with spectator, yet selection instantly cut to
 		2020 Magic for BLM 248
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