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INTRODUCING SVENKARDS®THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF FORCING HAS ARRIVED. THE SVENPAD® WITHOUT THE PAD.
Something so ordinary that no one will suspect the stealthy secret. Our new SVENKARDS® were the talk of Magic Live 2024!
Many who have seen and handled these used the word “GAME CHANGER.”
A powerfully deceptive way to force a word or drawing with unbelievable freedom.
Let your spectator handle the cards and call out what is written. Let your spectator mix them without worry. Let your spectator force themselves with a small amount of management – in THEIR hands.
They will suspect nothing.
The SvenKards® represent the biggest advancement in the SVENPAD® lineup since 2016. A stack of innocent looking index cards containing a hidden secret, which you can use to force ANYTHING.
These may look & feel like ordinary Oxford cards, but these are purpose built with only ONE goal in mind: the most hands off perfect force possible!
They come unwritten, so you can use them as you wish for any routine – in any language.
Available in both LINED (3×5″) or UNLINED (4×6″).
Note these cool performance advantages that will raise your performances to new heights:
1. Index cards look and feel 100% normal – custom made in the USA
2. We manufacture every element – from the ground up.
3. Each pair of index cards looks and 100% feels like a single index card
4. The index cards can be HANDED to your spectator to be read aloud! With nearly ZERO worries about them discovering the secret or anything amiss
5. The cards can be casually MIXED face up or down, in the hands of your spectator!
6. Spread the cards out on a table to be picked up or mixed
7. Gather the cards and make them flush.
8. You then clip them or hold the cards by one end. The spectator proceeds to force themself in THEIR own hands.
We promise that our SVENKARDS® will blow your mind in terms of the ease of use, deceptiveness, and the ridiculous precision quality that will fool you when you open the package.Hold one card in your hand and feel the power.
SVENKARDS® will improve ANY prediction or mind-reading routine.
Use the SVENKARDS® for any routine where you seek to force something in the ultra-cleanest possible way – in the participant’s own hands. These are truly a SVENPAD® deconstructed.
Imagine something so organic yet innocent that these will probably fool most magicians – most of whom are probably not yet aware of this forcing prop.
- SVENKARDS® are made using our own proprietary paper stock with a smooth & luxurious linen finish – so that the cards glide easily against each other (for mixing by the spectator).
- MADE IN THE USA (Phoenix, AZ).
- These are NOT off the shelf Oxford index cards! We selected the quality paper stock, and we print the lines on the paper + cut/trim and glue the cards to perfection.
- Each set includes 20 PAIRS (40 total index cards) and a colored metal clip.
- Our cards are ideally opaque so that you cannot see through them as you would on standard Oxford index cards. That means you can write with a gel ink pen.
- The cards are insanely precision cut at a 1/32″ offset between the short and long cards! Your eye will barely see the difference by looking closely.
- In our multi-step production the SVENKARDS® are placed into our custom jig so that each is aligned perfectly before they are glued at the inner tops.
- Each card FEELS and handles 100% like a single card (even though they are pairs).
- The weight/look/feel of the index cards are perfect.
- Available in 3×5″ lined or 4×6″ blank styles.
The crediting for these kind of index cards goes back to Bob Cassidy’s Bulldog Deck/ Scary Movie Routine (early 2000’s) and Richard Mark’s Symbology (1979).
Until now, the arts & crafts of making a set of svengali index cards was daunting and time consuming. We’ve worked hard to achieve an incredible level of precision, perfection, and consistency that take this concept to a whole new level.
Grab a few sets of SVENKARDS® and take your favorite mentalism or magic routine to an entirely new level of handling freedom and deception.
The SvenKards are terrific, utterly deceptive and so well made!
ANDY NYMAN
WOW!!! I’ve had the pleasure of working with these cards and they are perfect. Organic. Natural. Effortless. Customizable. I’m already creating multiple routines for these. They are perfect. And they feel and handle great!
JONATHAN LEVIT
I just received the SVENKARDS in Germany – and wow, there are incredibly well done, exceeding by far my expectations!! I got several ideas in my mind using them – and will share my thoughts with you soon.
JAN FORSTER
An AWESOME new addition to the range, and now opens up some very exciting routining possibilities!
MICHAEL MURRAY
As you might expect, SvenKards have (once again) set a new standard for a magic and mentalism prop. My only questions is, what took you so long to make these?
ERIC SAMUELS
The King of Sven, Brett Barry, does it again. He continues to innovate and hits an absolute home run with SvenKards!! All the versatility of Svenpads we all know and love, but now with hands off handling that allows spectators to not only hold the cards themselves but also write on them!!! A+++
OZ PEARLMAN
Without question, they’ve certainly lived up to everything that I expect. Not only that, but I’m fairly certain that you will be seeing these being used more and more. They will eventually be as ubiquitous as SvenPads.
JHEFF
Jheff's Guide
WHAT IT IS:
Specially made index cards. The package comes with 20 pairs or 40 cards.
HOW ACCURATE OR COMPLETE THE AD COPY IS:
It’s accurate enough.
SET-UP AND RE-SET:
You do have the one-time set-up of filling out the cards. That should take an hour or so because you do want to do that at a steady, deliberate pace to make sure they’re done right.
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED THAT YOU NEED OR NEED TO KNOW:
The instructional video explains how to use these and gives ideas of routines that utilize the cards, but it will be best, of course, to come up with a presentation that fits your style and needs. You can get access to the Facebook page which does contain more ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Also, it’s important to know that once you fill the cards out, they cannot be changed. So you need to decide on a presentation that you’ll use and be happy with before writing anything on the cards.
SUITABLE VENUES:
Close-up, Parlor, Stage, Walkaround
JHEFF’S JUDGMENT:
If you go back up and read my testimonial in the ad copy, you’ll note that I am more than impressed with these and imply an enthusiastic recommendation, which I’ll definitely confirm. SvenKards is a utility gimmick that is equal to or better than the SvenPad. The main advantage is that the cards can be handed out and shuffled by the participant. If there’s any complaint by me, it’s that these are so good that, like the SvenPad, everyone will be using these.