95 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Reverse
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Marlo Aces in Reverse
Variations 1942 15
Philip T. Goldstein secA ruoF three phases: standard Ace assembly, reverse assembly, then Aces transform into Kings in leader pile and Aces are reversed in deck
VariationsAlso published here 1974 6
Peter Kane Disassembly odd-backed
1975 16
David Solomon The One At A Time Reverse Assembly using gaff with two Aces on one card (named Castillion gaff)
Related to 1979 16
Edward Marlo Reversed Assembly using stranger Ace
1979 17
Edward Marlo Gaffed Go Back Aces fake indices, three methods
1980 306
Edward Marlo Real Gone Come Back Kings Real Gone Aces with reverse
1980 318
Edward Marlo, David Solomon The Solmar Reversed Assembly with variations and presentational ideas
Related toVariations 1980 344
David Solomon A Change in Handling
Inspired by 1980 349
Allan Ackerman Reassembled Finale
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980 79
Jon Racherbaumer The Disassembling Jokers
Related toVariations 1981 39
Gene Castillon Technicolor Disassembling Jokers odd-backed
1981 41
Danny Korem Gather and Scatter ye Colorful Jokers odd-backed
1981 44
Francis Pelkey Ultimate Succession Aces odd-backed progressive assembly with kickback, duplicate, credit information
1982
Arcane (Issue 8)
89
Jeff Busby, Francis Pelkey Ultimate Succession Aces - ungaffed odd-backed progressive assembly with kickback, two handlings
1982
Arcane (Issue 8)
92
David Solomon Dis-Assembling Aces
1982 70
David Solomon Two Faced Dis-Assembly two double facers
Variations 1982 76
Ian Land "... A Mouthful of Air" uses duplicate Ace
July 1983
Pabular (Vol. 7 No. 11)
1133
Jamy Ian Swiss Swiss Movement one duplicate
Inspired by 1983 30
Roberto Giobbi For Susan with four jokers
Inspired by July 1984
Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 7)
1243
Randy Wakeman Randymar Aces
Inspired byVariations 1985 12
Randy Wakeman, Edward Marlo Marlo's Jumping Jacks
1985 16
Edward Marlo Pure Reverse Assembly
1986 17
David Neighbors Reverse Assembly
1986 27
Ray Kosby Forward to the Beginning
Inspired by 1986 13
John Bannon Mirage Assembly
Variations 1986 37
John Bannon Menage a Quatre with four Jokers
Related to
  • "Going Nowhere" (Stephen Tucker, Cardiac Stimulation)
1986 45
Randy Wakeman Not Finished with Randy-Mar new finish
Inspired by 1987 52
Roberto Giobbi Die Rückwanderung der Joker
Inspired byAlso published here 1987 106
Darwin Ortiz Deja Vu Jokers
Variations 1988 111
Philip T. Goldstein Diminishing Returns reverse assembly combined with progressive assembly, Jokers instead of Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 1989 17
Randy Wakeman The Professional Reverse Assembly
1989 69
Gerd Winkler Die Vier-As Überraschung
1989 29
John Bannon Twilight Zone Assembly four blank cards, progressive assembly with backfire
1990 17
Ken Krenzel There and Back Again progressive aces with backfire ending, nine double facers
1990 59
Ken Krenzel Penthouse Progression (with a Foreclosure) progressive aces with backfire ending, ungaffed
1990 64
Wesley James Assemblies general comments and definition of plots:
  • The Assembly - A Categorical Perspective
  • The Simple/Reset Assembly
  • The Slow Motion/Undone Assembly
  • The Real Gone/Snap Back Assembly
  • The One at a Time/Reverse Assembly
  • The Progressive/Retro Assembly
  • The No Palm/Redone Assembly
1990 31
Wesley James Undone Dukes duplicate card
1990 44
Philip T. Goldstein secA ruoF three phases: standard Ace assembly, reverse assembly, then Aces transform into Kings in leader pile and Aces are reversed in deck
Also published here 1990 118
Philip T. Goldstein Diminishing Returns reverse assembly combined with progressive assembly, Jokers instead of Aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990 120
Michael Powers Extension disassembly add-on
1990 99
Edward Marlo Logical Reverse Assembly - First Method (Seated Version) four Aces with three x-cards, fifth packet to which Aces travel, then all back, ungaffed
Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
5
Edward Marlo Logical Reverse Assembly - Second Method (Stand-up) four Aces with three x-cards, fifth packet to which Aces travel, then all back, ungaffed
Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
7
Edward Marlo Logical Reverse Assembly - Third Method four Aces with three x-cards, fifth packet to which Aces travel, then all back, stranger Aces
Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
7
Edward Marlo Logical Reverse Assembly - Fifth Method (Seated) four aces with three x-cards, fifth packet to which aces travel, then all back, four double facers
Oct. 1991
The Olram File (Issue 10)
9
Allan Ackerman Reassembled Finale different method from version in Close-Up Fantasies
Related to 1991 25
Bob Stencel Revertible Ladies backfire assembly
1992 202
Jon Racherbaumer Reverse Assembly History credit information
1992 212
Jack Carpenter The Carpenter Reverse Assembly
1992 59
Jack Carpenter, Stephen Minch Thoughts on the Reverse Assembly Plot
1992 70
Michael Powers Extension disassembly add-on
1992 19
Allan Ackerman Finally Unassembled
Variations 1994 23
Allan Ackerman Finally Unassembled - Gaffed two double facers
1994 29
Jack Carpenter Reverse Ace Assembly #3
1994 1
Gene Maze Disassembly of the Aces
1994 189
David Solomon The Flip Side with ace to four
Related to 1994 928
Jack Carpenter Full Reverse classic Assembly, one at a time Jacks vanish from their packets and appear in leader packet, then backfire back to their starting packets, see "Errata" in Issue #3 (p. 32) for small technical correction
Related to 1994
Labyrinth (Issue 2)
16
Jon Racherbaumer Retro-Jest reverse assembly combined with progressive assembly, Jokers instead of Aces
Inspired by Feb. 1994
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 6)
58
Aldo Colombini Fooling You four Jokers assemble at once, then one by one, then travel back
1995 107
Guy Hollingworth A Stationary Assembly paper clip, double facers, backfire
1996 27
Dominique Duvivier Back-Firing Queens Reverse Assembly
1996 150
Baltazar Fuentes Deja Vu Jokers II
Inspired by 1996 9
Jack Carpenter Simplex Backfire
1997 58
Troy Hooser Jokers Squared
Inspired by 1997 1331
David Solomon Reverse Assembly With A, 2, 3, 4
Inspired by 1997 190
Guy Hollingworth Chapter Three paper clip, backfire
Also published here Nov. 1997
Opus (Vol. 5 No. 8)
9
Tomas Blomberg Technicolor Successive Assembly in Reverse
Also published here July 1998
Onyx (Issue 4)
17
Guy Hollingworth One-at-a-time Reverse Assembly quartet gimmick, Quartet gimmick
1999 20
Guy Hollingworth An Ace Assembly paper clip, backfire
Also published here 1999 96
David Regal True Blue Odd backed Ace Assembly with reverse kicker
1999 183
Larry Jennings MacJennings Aces
  • The Jennings Tapes
slow-motion assembly with reverse ending
Variations Jan. 1999
Genii (Vol. 62 No. 1)
39
Tomas Blomberg TSAR "Technicolor Successive Assembly Reversed"
Also published here 1999 29
Guy Hollingworth A Stationary Assembly paper clip, double facers, backfire
2000 22
Simon Aronson Nosnora Aces Aces scatter back to respective packets at the end of Ace Assembly
2001 117
Joshua Jay Assembly and Reverse assembly with reverse surprise ending
Also published here July 2002
Magic (Vol. 11 No. 11)
73
Roberto Giobbi The Homesick Jesters
Also published here 2003 1260
Armando Gutierrez The Reformation Assembly Kings assemble, then they change to Aces, Kings back where they started
  • Alternate Handling
Inspired by
  • "Monk's Assembly" (Under the Radar, 2003)
Related to
2004 17
Allan Ackerman The 23 Year Old Clean Up
2005 49
Joshua Jay Assembly and Reverse assembly with reverse surprise ending
Also published here 2005 53
Jack Parker Bare Naked Ladies Minimalistic Queen assembly with backfire ending (Seven Card Assembly)
Inspired by 2007 172
David Solomon SolMar Ace Assembly Updated
Inspired byAlso published here 2007 81
David Solomon SolMar Ace Assembly Updated
Also published here 2007 20
Steve Reynolds Monk's Assembly Kings assemble, then they change to Aces, Kings back where they started
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 2008
Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 2)
14
Steve Reynolds Fireback Aces Ace Assembly where they go in reverse, before collecting in performer's packet
Inspired by 2009 36
Keith Fields Burger Kings using two sets of double facers
  • Backfire Option 1: The Asher Twist
  • Backfire Option 2: Vernon's Through-the-Fist Flourish
Inspired by Apr. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 4)
59
Tomas Blomberg TSAR "Technicolor Successive Assembly Reversed"
  • The Laydown
  • The Transpositions
  • The Reverses
Also published here 2014 264
Gabi Pareras Comodines Progresivos Progressive Ace Asembly using Jokers, Jokers are back in separated packets as climax
  • Ia Fase - Exposición de las cartas
  • 2a Fase - El primer comodin
  • 3a Fase - El segundo comodin
  • 4a Fase - El tercer comodin
  • 5a Fase El cuarto y ultimo comodin
Inspired by 2014 44
Harry Lorayne Assembly Backfire slow-motion assembly with backfire
Inspired by
  • "Assembly Backfire" (Harry Lorayne, Classic Collection Vol. 1, 2005)
  • "Backfire" (Kris Nevling)
2015 161
John Hostler New Speedway Boogie with backfire, one duplicate
2016 84
Jack Carpenter O' Henry's Return, Revisited
Inspired by
  • "O'Henry's Return" (Jack Carpenter, Expert Card Routines, Video)
2017 56
Lee Lee Backfire Assembly
2021
Output (Issue 15)
22
Joshua Jay Assembly and Reverse assembly with reverse surprise ending
Also published here 2022 99
Allan Ackerman Finally Unassembled
Inspired by 2024 69
Fenik, Allan Ackerman Reverse 2001 Queens assemble, change to Aces, Aces vanish, Queens are at original positions and Aces in different pockets
Inspired by
  • "Blast 88" (Fenik, The Code)
2024 87
Allan Ackerman Reverse Assembly Credit Information
2024 91