Ted’s Mirage Deck Page
Ted’s Mirage Deck Page
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The Mirage Deck (Super Svengali Deck) is a combination of 26 force cards and 26 indifferent cards. The FORCE cards are cut or trimmed slightly shorter that the indifferent cards. They can also be called “the short cards” or “the identical cards.” The INDIFFERENT cards are the standard length. They have not been modified in any way. They are taken from a standard deck of Bicycle back cards. They include the Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Joker. They can also be called “the long cards” or “the indifferent cards.” The cards are specially chosen to give the illusion that the deck is normal in every way. We will use the term “force cards” and “indifferent cards” in these instructions. The Mirage Deck adds “Rough and Smooth” to the deck, allowing you to fan the cards. Use light pressure to fan the cards, keeping the pairs in tact.
The force cards are set up so that every other card in the deck is a force card. The force cards are cut or trimmed slightly shorter that the indifferent cards.
Assembly of the Mirage Deck (Super Svengali Deck):
- Shuffle the indifferent (long different) cards.
- Place a force (short identical) card, face up in a new pile.
- Place an indifferent card on top of the force card.
- Place another force card, face up on the pile.
- Continue to alternate cards until all 52 are in the pile, alternating long and short
- You’re ready!
Handling: Place the deck face down on a table or performance pad. With your fingers on the short sides, lift a portion of the deck. The card on top of the remaining pile should be a force card. In this way, you can create multiple piles of cards, and each pile will have a force card on the top. If you hold the cards with bottom facing the spectator, bend the pack a little toward the spectator and riffle the cards. If you riffle toward the spectator, you will see different cards. If you riffle away from the spectator, you should see the force card every time.
Easy Tricks
Tell your spectator that you are going to start dropping the cards from one hand to another. They should say “Stop” at any time. When the spectator says stop, show them the last card that was dropped. This is the card on top of the drop pile. It should be the force card for your deck. Place the card back in the deck and square the deck on the table. Snap your fingers and tell the spectator that their card has risen to the top of the deck. Show the top card. It is a force card. Tell the spectator, “I suppose you are thinking that all the cards in this deck are the same?” Pick up the deck and riffle it toward the spectator, showing all the cards are different. Replace the deck on the table. Ask the spectator, “Do you want to know how I did it?” Pick up the cards and riffle them away from the spectator, showing them all the same. At the same time say, “I turned them all into your card.”