Reverse

96 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
Let's See the Deck
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
Card Tricks for People Who Don't Do Card Tricks
6
Peter Kane Disassembly odd-backed
 		1975
A Further Card Session with Peter Kane
16
David Solomon The One At A Time Reverse Assembly using gaff with two Aces on one card (named Castillion gaff)
Related to 1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
16
Edward Marlo Reversed Assembly using stranger Ace
 		1979
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 3
17
Edward Marlo Gaffed Go Back Aces fake indices, three methods
 		1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
306
Edward Marlo Real Gone Come Back Kings Real Gone Aces with reverse
 		1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
318
Edward Marlo, David Solomon The Solmar Reversed Assembly with variations and presentational ideas
Related toVariations 1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
344
David Solomon A Change in Handling
Inspired by 1980
Marlo's Magazine — Volume 4
349
Allan Ackerman Reassembled Finale
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1980
Close-up Fantasies — Book II
79
Jon Racherbaumer The Disassembling Jokers
Related toVariations 1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
39
Gene Castillon Technicolor Disassembling Jokers odd-backed
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
41
Danny Korem Gather and Scatter ye Colorful Jokers odd-backed
 		1981
The Lost Pages of the Kabbala
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
Sessions
70
David Solomon Two Faced Dis-Assembly two double facers
Variations 1982
Sessions
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
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
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
Formula One Close-Up
12
Randy Wakeman, Edward Marlo Marlo's Jumping Jacks
1985
Formula One Close-Up
16
Edward Marlo Pure Reverse Assembly
1986
Thirty Five Years Later
17
David Neighbors Reverse Assembly
1986
Riffling the Pasteboards
27
Ray Kosby Forward to the Beginning
Inspired by 1986
Scratching the Surface
13
John Bannon Mirage Assembly
Variations 1986
Mirage
37
John Bannon Menage a Quatre with four Jokers
Related to
  • "Going Nowhere" (Stephen Tucker, Cardiac Stimulation)
 1986
Mirage
45
Randy Wakeman Not Finished with Randy-Mar new finish
Inspired by 1987
Special Effects
52
Roberto Giobbi Die Rückwanderung der Joker
Inspired byAlso published here 1987
CardPerfect
106
Darwin Ortiz Deja Vu Jokers
Variations 1988
Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table
111
Philip T. Goldstein Diminishing Returns reverse assembly combined with progressive assembly, Jokers instead of Aces
Inspired byAlso published here 1989
A Phil Goldstein Collection
17
Randy Wakeman The Professional Reverse Assembly
1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
69
Gerd Winkler Die Vier-As Überraschung
1989
German Card Top Twenties
29
John Bannon Twilight Zone Assembly four blank cards, progressive assembly with backfire
 		1990
Impossibilia
17
Ken Krenzel There and Back Again progressive aces with backfire ending, nine double facers
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
59
Ken Krenzel Penthouse Progression (with a Foreclosure) progressive aces with backfire ending, ungaffed
 		1990
Close-up Impact!
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
Pasteboard Perpensions
31
Wesley James Undone Dukes duplicate card
 		1990
Pasteboard Perpensions
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
Focus
118
Philip T. Goldstein Diminishing Returns reverse assembly combined with progressive assembly, Jokers instead of Aces
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1990
Focus
120
Michael Powers Extension disassembly add-on
 		1990
Top Secret Stuff
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
Magic Castle Lecture Notes
25
Bob Stencel Revertible Ladies backfire assembly
 		1992
Card Finesse II
202
Jon Racherbaumer Reverse Assembly History credit information
 		1992
Card Finesse II
212
Jack Carpenter The Carpenter Reverse Assembly
1992
Modus Operandi
59
Jack Carpenter, Stephen Minch Thoughts on the Reverse Assembly Plot
1992
Modus Operandi
70
Michael Powers Extension disassembly add-on
 		1992
The Olram Aces — The Impossible Travellers
19
Allan Ackerman Finally Unassembled
Variations 1994
Las Vegas Kardma
23
Allan Ackerman Finally Unassembled - Gaffed two double facers
 		1994
Las Vegas Kardma
29
Jack Carpenter Reverse Ace Assembly #3
1994
Castle Collection
1
Gene Maze Disassembly of the Aces
1994
Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing
189
David Solomon The Flip Side with ace to four
Related to 1994
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 51)
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
What's Up Deck?
107
Guy Hollingworth A Stationary Assembly paper clip, double facers, backfire
 		1996
Notes on Card Tricks and Other Diversions
27
Dominique Duvivier Back-Firing Queens Reverse Assembly
 		1996
Magie Duvivier
150
Baltazar Fuentes Deja Vu Jokers II
Inspired by 1996
Arempi
9
Jack Carpenter Simplex Backfire
1997
The Expert's Portfolio No. 1
58
Troy Hooser Jokers Squared
Inspired by 1997
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 66)
1331
David Solomon Reverse Assembly With A, 2, 3, 4
Inspired by 1997
Solomon's Mind
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
Quartet
20
Guy Hollingworth An Ace Assembly paper clip, backfire
Also published here 1999
Drawing Room Deceptions
96
David Regal True Blue Odd backed Ace Assembly with reverse kicker
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
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
Cyber Sessions
29
Guy Hollingworth A Stationary Assembly paper clip, double facers, backfire
 		2000
Excerpts
22
Simon Aronson Nosnora Aces Aces scatter back to respective packets at the end of Ace Assembly
 		2001
Try the Impossible
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
Card College — Volume 5
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
Freebie 5
17
Allan Ackerman The 23 Year Old Clean Up
2005
Ackerman 2004
49
Joshua Jay Assembly and Reverse assembly with reverse surprise ending
Also published here 2005
Overlap
53
Jack Parker Bare Naked Ladies Minimalistic Queen assembly with backfire ending (Seven Card Assembly)
Inspired by 2007
52 Memories
172
David Solomon SolMar Ace Assembly Updated
Inspired byAlso published here 2007
The Wisdom of Solomon
81
David Solomon SolMar Ace Assembly Updated
Also published here 2007
Solomon's Notes
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 byAlso published here 2009
Route 52
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
Blomberg Laboratories
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
Ases de Mano a Mano
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
JawDroppers!
161
Steve Reynolds Fireback Aces
  • The Monk's Way
Ace Assembly where they go in reverse, before collecting in performer's packet
Also published here May 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 9)
72
John Hostler New Speedway Boogie with backfire, one duplicate
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
84
Jack Carpenter O' Henry's Return, Revisited
Inspired by
  • "O'Henry's Return" (Jack Carpenter, Expert Card Routines, Video)
 2017
The Expert's Portfolio No. 2
56
Lee Lee Backfire Assembly
2021
Output (Issue 15)
22
Joshua Jay Assembly and Reverse assembly with reverse surprise ending
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
99
Allan Ackerman Finally Unassembled
Inspired by 2024
All In — Volume 1
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
All In — Volume 1
87
Allan Ackerman Reverse Assembly Credit Information
2024
All In — Volume 1
91