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Much obliged, Mr_Grue. I'm quite tempted by this.

Replicant wrote:This sounds like a very versatile tool, but once you've customised your deck for a particular effect, doesn't it limit you to only be able to perform that one effect? Do you need one of these decks for each effect you want to perform? Or am I missing something?

This is correct, you do require one deck per effect. However, I give tips on how to customise a deck to force two objects, so that means you can repeat the effect with different outcomes.

As for using the deck for other effects you would need to purchase an new deck for each effect you wish to perform. However, you wouldn't really have tons of svengali card based effects performed at the same time or change your svengali deck effects that often, would you?

Cheers,

-Paul

Busted.

"What have you been buying off eBay?"
"Nothing."
"Why have you got an email saying you bought something then?"
"Ah, about that, it's not eBay it's well this thing..."

=|

Thanks, Paul. I've been trying to resist but who knows how much longer that will last.

Replicant wrote:Thanks, Paul. I've been trying to resist but who knows how much longer that will last.

It is possibly *BUY* the most affordable *BUY* products that I will *BUY* ever release - so go for it!

Well, I ordered this on Saturday, got the PDF on Sunday and received the deck this morning. This was very swift considering I wasn't expecting my order to be dealt with until Monday at the earliest. Thanks, Paul.

The PDF is great and currently stands at 95 pages of quality material. Three basic effects and seven more advanced effects, two of which come from a certain Dale Shrimpton. Additional material includes a substantial section on Svengali deck handling tips and subtleties and a really great chapter dedicated to Greg Arce, including a few of his effects and ideas. Great stuff.

The deck itself is made from very good quality card and does not resemble a deck of playing cards, which is good. My only reservation is that it has been Svengali'd up quite severely and it stands out a mile in my eyes. But perhaps this won't be noticed in performance if I watch my angles. In any case, it's not really an issue because I should be able to make up my own decks easily enough. Besides, I got this for the e-book, which is easily worth the tenner that I paid for it. Even if updates stop right now, it still represents good value.

Nice work, Paul. Also, Dale, Greg and everyone else that was involved in this.

Replicant wrote:Well, I ordered this on Saturday, got the PDF on Sunday and received the deck this morning. This was very swift considering I wasn't expecting my order to be dealt with until Monday at the earliest. Thanks, Paul.

The PDF is great and currently stands at 95 pages of quality material. Three basic effects and seven more advanced effects, two of which come from a certain Dale Shrimpton. Additional material includes a substantial section on Svengali deck handling tips and subtleties and a really great chapter dedicated to Greg Arce, including a few of his effects and ideas. Great stuff.

The deck itself is made from very good quality card and does not resemble a deck of playing cards, which is good. My only reservation is that it has been Svengali'd up quite severely and it stands out a mile in my eyes. But perhaps this won't be noticed in performance if I watch my angles. In any case, it's not really an issue because I should be able to make up my own decks easily enough. Besides, I got this for the e-book, which is easily worth the tenner that I paid for it. Even if updates stop right now, it still represents good value.

Nice work, Paul. Also, Dale, Greg and everyone else that was involved in this.

Favouritism!!!

I ordered mine on Thursday, I too received the pdf Sunday but as yet no cards.

Are there still postal strikes at the Milton Keynes postal distribution centre?

I know for a fact that the strikes are affecting my area, so I have no idea how they managed to deliver it so quickly. They are pretty bad in this area when there is no strike, so this was most unusual. Take the extra time you have to have a good read through the e-book; I never knew a double blank Svengali deck could be so versatile.

Hey guys,

Re: Deep svengali-ing ( lol ) I have found that to be the optimum length for that card stock and quality. I tried various half millimetre increments, but even half a mm shorter meant that chubbier fingers were still able to grab the short cards

In performance nobody will ever notice it. But if you are paranoid about it, here is a tip that you can do. Take the deck and tap one of the short ends on a flat surface. This will fill out all the gaps at that side of the deck and it will be smooth and flat. This can be the presentational side that you display to your participant.

However, I have never had anyway comment on this. It is just a stack of cards un-neatly stacked if they should think about it. Any knowledge of svenagli decks goes out of the window when not thinking of playing cards.

The eBook is still open for submission by the way folks

Cheers,

-Paul

Replicant wrote:I know for a fact that the strikes are affecting my area, so I have no idea how they managed to deliver it so quickly. They are pretty bad in this area when there is no strike, so this was most unusual. Take the extra time you have to have a good read through the e-book; I never knew a double blank Svengali deck could be so versatile.

Haha.

I was only joking. My post is completely irregular unless receving something from Amazon but I think they use couriers opposed to Royal Mail. Ordered a book about the same time last week from Prudhoe and that's not here yet either.

Paul Brook wrote:It is just a stack of cards un-neatly stacked if they should think about it. Any knowledge of svenagli decks goes out of the window when not thinking of playing cards.

I think that sums it up. You're right, of course. My lack of performing experience is evident is my second to last post, I think.

A_n_t wrote:

Replicant wrote:I know for a fact that the strikes are affecting my area, so I have no idea how they managed to deliver it so quickly. They are pretty bad in this area when there is no strike, so this was most unusual. Take the extra time you have to have a good read through the e-book; I never knew a double blank Svengali deck could be so versatile.

Haha.

I was only joking. My post is completely irregular unless receving something from Amazon but I think they use couriers opposed to Royal Mail. Ordered a book about the same time last week from Prudhoe and that's not here yet either.

Ant,

Have you got your order yet?

Cheers,

-Paul

Paul Brook wrote:

A_n_t wrote:

Replicant wrote:I know for a fact that the strikes are affecting my area, so I have no idea how they managed to deliver it so quickly. They are pretty bad in this area when there is no strike, so this was most unusual. Take the extra time you have to have a good read through the e-book; I never knew a double blank Svengali deck could be so versatile.

Haha.

I was only joking. My post is completely irregular unless receving something from Amazon but I think they use couriers opposed to Royal Mail. Ordered a book about the same time last week from Prudhoe and that's not here yet either.

Ant,

Have you got your order yet?

Cheers,

-Paul

Hi,

Yes, sorry forgot to say.

The cards are very good quality (although I did have to save them from my wife "Can I just jot down a phone number on one of these?") but the eBook that came with it was easily worth the money by itself.

In fact I would happily have bought the eBook separately and then purchased the cards independently due to the content.

The number of different methods portrayed within the eBook (and the fact that you get the book updates free) make this a very good buy in my opinion because it opens up the possibilities so much more and the professional and different feel of the cards makes them completely detatched from playing cards. They remind me more of the little word/flash cards you use to teach small children to read.

Thanks.

bump.
Having noticed that somebody is now selling a version of the deck, I thought i would remind people of the original, and the book which is the only source of original material for it.

As much as I don't fault Paul for selling it, how is his 'original'?

Many places sell different versions of Sven Gali, ID etc. all it is is a different 'back design' to be fair