from the Top of the deck

201 entries in Cards / Sleights / Additions / from the Top of the deck
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Addition and Switch
1939 Be Deceived 14
Edward Marlo Secret Card Add
1945 Off the Top 10
Frederick Braue The Secret Addition strange handling, deck in right hand's dealer's grip, cards are flipped over
Related toVariations May 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 2 No. 12) 119
Frederick Braue The Secret Addition improved
Inspired byRelated to July 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 2) 135
D. M. Amann The Secret Addition Again
Inspired byRelated to Aug. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 3) 145
Frederick Braue Braue Addition and Switch no credit
 		1949 The Card Magic of Le Paul 204
Bill Simon The Simon Secret Addition
Variations 1952 Effective Card Magic 107
Unknown One Hand Scoop Addition as cards a scooped up from table
Related to 1953 The Cardician 99
Edward Marlo Marlo's Secret Card Add
1954 Handbook Of Card Sleights 22
Frederick Braue The Secret Addition Braue Addition
 		1955 One More Thought on Cards 10
Edward Marlo Count Cop and Transfer from packet to packet, sometimes called "Spontaneous Add"
Variations 1956 Action Palm 10
Edward Marlo Marlo's Secret Card Add
1956 Pretty Sneaky 17
Edward Marlo The Fake Change card added to tabled card(s) as it is turned over
 		1959 Marlo Meets His Match 31
James Steranko Concealed Card Addition
1960 Steranko on Cards 40
Frederick Braue Braue Addition and Switch
1962 Close-up Card Magic 50
Al Leech Instant Addition packet flipped face-down onto left-hand pile, card added to its face and packet placed on table
 		1962 Close-up Card Magic 198
Dai Vernon Edgewise bottom card of deck changes
 		1962 Early Vernon 57
Edward Marlo Tilt Addition "Eighteenth Effect", using Tilted Aces to add cards behind them
Inspired by 1962 Tilt! 25
Al Leech Instant Addition packet flipped face-down onto left-hand pile, card added to its face
 		1965 Super Card Man Stuff 36
Edward Marlo Further Handling for the Addition or Secret Card Ass - Addition Method I - From Face of Pack
1968 Expert Card Conjuring 22
Edward Marlo Addition Method II - From Top of Pack
1968 Expert Card Conjuring 23
Edward Marlo As An Addition Move
1968 Expert Card Conjuring 29
Edward Marlo As an Addition Move
1968 Expert Card Conjuring 33
Russell T. Barnhart Barnhardt Card Add On card perpendicular behind fan
Related to 1968 Expert Card Conjuring 33
Edward Marlo, Bill Simon As an Ace Addition
Inspired by 1968 Expert Card Conjuring 35
Edward Marlo As a Card Addition
Related toVariations 1968 Expert Card Conjuring 37
Edward Marlo Scoop-Up Addition
1969 Expert Card Mysteries 138
Frederick Braue The Braue Addition
1970 The Roy Johnson Experience 28
Jerry K. Hartman Preliminaries general technical background and some credit info of top-of-deck, Braue-style add-on/switches, six contexts to add top card(s) to a packet, three methods to obtain initial break below card(s)
 		1970 Secret Subtraction 1
Jerry K. Hartman Covered Break-Maker breakless add-on of multiple cards to a packet, deck is beveled and right second finger riffles top of deck below packet
 		1970 Secret Subtraction 3
Jerry K. Hartman Flourish Count Add-On each card Flourish-Counted face down beneath packet after being peeling onto deck, “to avoid the unnatural action of tabling and retaking the deck or the rather cumbersome repositioning of the deck required by the standard methods”
 		1970 Secret Subtraction 5
Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction – Variation 2 similar to Variation 1, switch out first two Aces, next two Aces get left face up on deck after peeling them
 		1970 Secret Subtraction 8
Roger Smith FC Ace Addition cards counted from deck onto table, then placed back on deck, cards added to top
 		1971 Revolutionary Card Compositions 1 2
Karl Fulves Fan Addition
1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 30
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On Move
Autumn 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 8 No. 8th Folio) 663
Edward Marlo Addition Move as kings are removed from deck
 		1973 Further Flight 5
Jerry K. Hartman Flourish Count Add-On
1973 Means & Ends 18
Edward Marlo The Casual Addition Move Aces flipped face down on pack, cards secretly added on top
 		1974 The Ten Hand Poker Stack 159
Edward Marlo The Convincing Addition Move
Variations 1974 The Ten Hand Poker Stack 164
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Scoop-Up Addition/Switch with multiple cards
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
 Sep. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11) 789
Unknown Block Add-On block of cards added from top of deck to packet placed on top of deck
Related to 1974 Super Dupes 28
Edward Marlo Casual Card Add starting with face-up cards on pack
 		1975 Hierophant (Issue 7 Resurrection Issue) 45
Frederick Braue, Philip T. Goldstein Braue Add-On modified
 		1976 Classic Tackler 2
Jerry Andrus Heel Steal Addition angly
 		1976 Andrus Card Control 44
Jerry Andrus Swing Shift
1976 Andrus Card Control 45
Eddie Fields Field's Add-On Add top card of the deck on top of a fan of five cards during squaring up of the fan
Related to 1976 The Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields 62
Edward Marlo Ace Additions actually more switches
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 107
Edward Marlo Marlo Pickup Move add card(s) to packet without palming from tabled deck, three methods
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 177
Edward Marlo Scoop-Up Addition quintuple is used to scoop up cards,context
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 291
Edward Marlo Tilt Scoop Up Addition double tilt is used to get into position
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 296
Gene Maze Add-On Subtract
1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 292
Unknown Add-On
1977 Scattershot 4
Unknown Addition and Switch simple
 		1977 The Magic Book 100
Ken Krenzel The Panoramic Shift Add-On
1978 The Card Classics of Ken Krenzel 125
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On
Jan. 1978 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 1 No. 1) 1
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On
July 1978 Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 11) 596
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On
1978 Close Up Sorcercy 18
Jerry K. Hartman Flourish Count Add-On
1979 Sleight Unseen 367
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On
1979 CardMagic 10
Trevor Lewis Add On Plus variation for the Braue Add-On
 		Oct. 1979 Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 10) 749
Unknown Add-On
1979 Goldstein's Gallery 1
Frederick Braue, Philip T. Goldstein Braue Addition variation
 		1979 Goldstein's Gallery 2
Al Leech Instant Addition packet flipped face-down onto left-hand pile, card added to its face
 		1979 Variations 56
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On no credit
 		1980 Diverting Card Magic 25
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On
1980 Diverting Card Magic 34
Frederick Braue Braue Addition and Switch
1981 Quasimodo / A Fine Mesh 1
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On no credit
 		1981 Sleights & Swindles 4
Frederick Braue Braue Addon
1981 The Talon (Issue 7) 95
Edgar Peters The Paddle Wheel Add-On/Change
Apr. 1982 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 5 No. 4) 621
Frederick Braue Brause Secret Add-On
1982 Best of Friends 75
Edward Marlo, Harry Lorayne A Sweet Four-Card Change get into
Inspired byVariationsAlso published here 1982 Best of Friends 150
Harry Lorayne Ultra Move also to add a card to small packet
 		1982 Best of Friends 540
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Double-Lift Breakthrough addition of a card to face up cards which briefly touch deck
 		1982 Card News '82 39
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
1983 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2 48
Michael Skinner, Herb Zarrow Block Push-Off Technique Herb Zarrow's?
 		1983 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 1 No. 11) 91
Ross Bertram Scoop-Up Addition/Switch scooped up with left hand which holds deck
Related to 1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 122
David Britland Add On Finesse cards in step configuration
 		1983 Cardopolis (Issue 1) 13
Edward Marlo The Rising Add On using rising card technique
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 188
Edward Marlo Tabled Add On
1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 189
Edward Marlo Drop Off Add On as aces are tossed on table
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 195
Edward Marlo Single Cut Add On aces are tabled, deck cut and placed aside
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 196
Edward Marlo On The Side-Jog Add On tip for add on on page page 183
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 215
Warren Stephens One-Card Add-On from top of deck to bottom of tabled packet
 		Nov. 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 11) 988
Philip T. Goldstein, Frederick Braue Braue Addition variation
 		1984 Lechter Notes 5
Edward Marlo Braue Addition without credit
 		1984 Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2 89
Larry Jennings The L.J. Add-On
  • First Effect (Four Robbers Variation)
  • Second Effect (Ace Assembly)
Also published here 1985 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4 97
Unknown Braue Secret Addition Variation
1985 Arcane (Issue 13) 177
Bob Farmer To Add 1 Card, Subtract None PAT Switch variation
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 420
Bob Farmer, Frederick Braue Braue Add-On Handling PAT Switch application
 		1985 Best of Friends — Volume II 421
T. Nelson Downs Downs Move
1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 2) 15
Frederick Braue Braue Secret Addition ace switch context, some credit information
Related to 1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 3) 26
Tenkai Ishida, Frederick Braue Tenkai Secret Add "Fred Braue Handling" (1936)
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5) 12
Larry Jennings L.J. Insertion Addition Braue Add-On alternative
 		1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 61
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
1986 The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings 117
Roberto Giobbi, Frederick Braue Braue Addition Handling
1987 Fantasia in As-Dur 24
Darwin Ortiz Braue Secret Addition Handling
1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 20
Dai Vernon "Slow-Motion Four Aces" Add-On Move
1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 87
Unknown Card Add-On
1988 Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 2 No. 9-12 Paul Harris: The Act) 22
Edward Marlo Scoop-Up Addition
July 1989 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 12 No. 7) 1664
Herb Zarrow The Zarrow Block Addition Move
Variations 1989 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3 30
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 64
Edward Marlo Scoop-Up Addition
1989 Magician Foolers 2
Roger Curzon Drop Switch Variation
Oct. 1989 Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1) 29
Roberto Giobbi Braue Addition Handling
May 1989 Opus (Vol. 2 No. 9) 11
Justin Higham Subtle Square-Up Steal
Related toAlso published here 1989 West End Card Session 13
Harry Lorayne In Or Out 4-Card Switch switch or addition
 		1990 Trend Setters 135
Bill Simon Necktie Add-On
1990 Close-up Impact! 45
David Solomon Deep Addition Move Deep Braue Addition
 		1990 David Solomon T.A.O.M. Convention 3
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On
1990 Focus 26
Justin Higham Subtle Square-Up Steal
Also published here 1990 Inside Out (Issue Special No. 1) 8
John Carney Versa Switch as addition and later as switch
 		1991 52 Lovers — Volume II 12
Alex Elmsley Addition to Packet
1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 50
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition
1992 Totally Out Of Control 58
Edward Marlo Scoop-Up Addition
1992 Card Finesse II 258
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
1992 Modus Operandi 24
Frederick Braue, Jack Carpenter Braue Addition & Switch
1992 Modus Operandi 101
Ernest Earick Elevated Addition as packet is squared above pack
 		1993 By Forces Unseen 30
Unknown シークレットアディション I (Secret Addition 1) Squaring up action
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 69
Edward Marlo シークレットアディション II (Secret Addition 2) Seems to be just a Braue Addition, not sure why it is credited to Marlo
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 70
Unknown シークレットアディション IV (Secret Addition 4) With push off multiple lift
 		1993 Larry Jennings's Card Technique 73
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
1994 Roger's Thesaurus 213
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition Move
1995 Cardshark 104
Unknown The Secret Addition of Cards
1995 Card College — Volume 1 203
Frederick Braue The Braue Addition
1995 Card College — Volume 1 204
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On
1995 The Lexicon 10
Al Leech Instant Addition packet flipped face-down onto left-hand pile, card added to its face
 		1996 Card College — Volume 2 267
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
1997 The Expert's Portfolio No. 1 42
Frederick Braue, Jack Carpenter Big Block Braue Addition
1997 The Expert's Portfolio No. 1 87
Herb Zarrow, Ken Krenzel Block Addition Version
1997 Ingenuities 143
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 64
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 67
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 306
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
1997 Effortless Card Magic 60
Edward Marlo Scoop Addition
1997 L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians 107
David Solomon Deep Block Addition
1997 Solomon's Mind 148
Frederick Braue Braue Addition Sequence
1998 Five Times Five — Scotland 67
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition brief
 		1999 21st Century Card Magic 128
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
1999 Kort 21
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
1999 Kort 74
Herb Zarrow, David Regal Zarrow Addition Variant
1999 Close-Up & Personal 22
Justin Higham Variations on Marlo's Underhanded Scoop Add adding card under a deck or packet, table edge, from deck
  • Underhanded Deck Add
  • Underhanded Covered Switch (packet switch except top card(s))
  • Underhanded Mid-Air Add
Inspired byRelated to 1999 Collected Card Notes 53
Justin Higham Lengthwise Spread Addition
Also published here 1999 Collected Card Notes 96
Karl Fulves A Non-Sleight Additive
2000 Lost Vampire Secrets 186
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
2000 Concertos for Pasteboard 190
Edward Marlo Spontaneous Add
2001 Close Cover Before Striking 18
Edward Marlo Spontaneous Add
2001 Hand Jobs 10
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2001 Try the Impossible 106
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Secret Addition Braue Addition Variation
 		2001 Personal Collection 281
Frederick Braue Braue add-on Switch
2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 144
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition
2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 204
William Goodwin The Floating Add-On
2002 Penumbra (Issue 2) 12
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2002 Penumbra (Issue 4) 13
Edward Marlo Scoop-up Addition uncredited
 		2002 Ahead of the Pack 175
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 230
Frederick Braue, Roberto Giobbi Braue Addition Handling brief
 		2003 Card College — Volume 5 1166
Karl Fulves Flexible Addition
  • Adaptive Addition
Related to 2003 Off The Books (Issue 9) 172
Unknown Multiple Add-On and Switch
  • Adding a Card
  • Switching a Card
  • Switching Several Cards
 		2004 After The Force 40
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
2004 Diamonds from Coal 103
Al Leech Instant Addition packet flipped face-down onto left-hand pile, card added to its face
 		2004 Diamonds from Coal 113
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
2006 The Magic of Ascanio — Studies of Card Magic 93
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Secret Add-On described with three cards added
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 148
Harry Lorayne The Lorayne Secret Add-On described with one card
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 249
Herb Zarrow, Jack Parker Sloppy Zarrow Addition
2007 52 Memories 155
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
2007 Marlo on Erdnase 194
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
Related to 2008 Subtle Card Creations — Volume 1 251
Edward Marlo Secret Card Add
Related to 2009 Route 52 10
David Williamson Throw-Switch Addition underneath fanned cards
 		2010 Gambit (Issue 2) 18
Allan Ackerman The Oops Addition also as switch
 		2012 The Cardjurer 11
Allan Ackerman The Cliff Green Add-on
Inspired by 2012 The Cardjurer 27
Frederick Braue The Braue Add-on
2012 Chasing Dovetails 3
Justin Higham Disguised Braue Addition
2012 Non-Automatic Card Tricks 7
Herb Zarrow, Tony Chang Outjogged Zarrow Block Addition
2013 I Was Kidnapped 22
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
2015 JawDroppers! 9
Herb Zarrow Block Addition brief
 		2016 Nothing but the Family Deck 34
Edward Marlo Secret Card Add
2016 Panpharos 33
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2016 Notes de Causerie 3
Jack Carpenter Le Temps Style Add-On
2017 The Expert's Portfolio No. 2 57
Al Leech Leech Pick-Up Move
2017 The Expert's Portfolio No. 2 61
Xiaobo Zhou Screw You Addition Similar to Versa Switch, add cards secretly to packet on table while scooping it up with deck
Related to 2018 Enthusiasm 39
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 70
Vic Trabucco Zarrow Block Addition Addition variation
 		2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 169
Harry Lorayne A Sweet 4-Card Change
Also published here 2018 And Finally! 78
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
2019 Grand Livre de Cartomagie 41
Herb Zarrow, Yves Carbonnier Zarrow Block Addition variation, to get a break
 		2019 Grand Livre de Cartomagie 56
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Addition with packet
 		2019 Tesseract 40
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
2019 Tesseract 75
Al Leech Instant Addition
2019 Tesseract 172
John Carney Versa Switch as addition and later as switch
 		2019 52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass 97
Edward Marlo Scoop-Up Addition brief
 		2020 Output (Issue 11) 10
Frederick Braue Braue Add-On
2020 Französischer Abschied 6
Jack Carpenter Getting into the Core Routine featuring add-on to packet
 		2020 Shadow & Shake 1
Larry Jennings Turnover Add-On as tabled card or packet is turned over, here as sandwich load
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 117
Unknown Switch-Out Sequence cards removed from deck, put on face and cards added
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 209
Larry Jennings The Covered Double Turnover as an Add-On Move
Inspired by 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 211
Edward Marlo Scoop-Up Addition
2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 217
Larry Jennings Finesse for Adding a Card to the Face of a Packet
2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 286
Larry Jennings False Count As Add-On top cards added to packet at start of count
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 310
Larry Jennings Braue Addition Plus
2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 526
Larry Jennings Beyond Braue
2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 527
Larry Jennings Stolen Braue from packet
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 528
Larry Jennings The One at a Time Add-On with Four Robbers Variation, Ace Assembly suggestion
Also published here 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 538
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