Reverse Matrix

69 entries in Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Reverse Matrix
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Jim Cozzens, Roger Smith, Wilbur T. Kattner, Van McGee, Gerald Edmunson Scatter Coins four coins in one corner under card, three cards in other corners, they distribute to other cards one by one until one coin is in each corner
Related to 1977
Innovative Magic No. 3
38
Roger Smith Scatter Coins Bonus page actually numbered "B4"
gaffed method with sticky card
Related to 1977
Innovative Magic No. 3
40
Paul Gertner Reverse Assembly
Nov. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 11)
265
David Arthur SeeSaw 'Sembly Four-card matrix and reverse
 		1981
CoinMagic
237
David Williamson Reverse Matrix four coins, four cards
Also published here 1981
Encore II
15
Derek Dingle Four-Way Backfire Coin Assembly international coins
Related to 1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
190
Tom Staton Reverse Color Channging Matrix matrix with flash-back, all coins change to other coins as kicker
 		1982
Fork Full of Appetizers
50
Curtis Kam Inverted Matrix I
1982
All the World's a Stage
38
Curtis Kam Inverted Matrix II using two coins glued together
 		1982
All the World's a Stage
46
Mark Lefler Reversi
1983
The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2
51
Aurelio Paviato Impromptu Reverse Matrix
Apr. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 4)
764
Ray Mertz International Reverse Matrix
Variations Dec. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 12)
857
Gene Castillon Purist Reverse Assembly international, shell and double-sided coin
 		1983
The Card Puzzle
14
Harry Levine All-American Reverse Matrix four different coins, no extra coin
Variations 1983
Encore III
30
Aurelio Paviato Impromptu Reverse Matrix four cards
 		1983
The Mendoza Portfolio No. 1
93
Michael Powers International Reverse Matrix Plus
Inspired by 1983
Powerful Magic
59
Edward Marlo The Secret Agent
Winter 1984
West Coast Quarterly (Vol. 1 No. 1)
16
David Williamson Reverse Matrix four coins, four cards
Also published here 1984
For Your Eyes Only
21
David Williamson Reverse Matrix four coins, four cards
Also published here 1984
Striking Magic
18
Bob King Simplex Reverse Matrix
VariationsAlso published here 1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
446
Mike Gallo Divided Reverse Matrix two position-layout (instead of 4)
 		Apr. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 4)
1191
Davide Costi, Toni Mantovani David's Reverse Matrix
VariationsAlso published here 1987
For Friends Only...
64
Edward Marlo Simplex Reverse Matrix
Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1445
Bob King Simplex Reverse Matrix reprinted from reference
Also published here 1989
Magician Foolers
36
David Regal All-borrowed Reverse Matrix
Mar. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 3)
1761
Bob Kohler Return to Spender reverse matrix with two cards
 		1990
Impossibilia
108
Michael Powers Twisted Reverse Matrix Hopping Half set, double shell
 		1990
Top Secret Stuff
136
Michael Powers International Matrix Reverse
Variations 1990
Top Secret Stuff
151
David Williamson Reverse Matrix four coins, four cards
Also published here 1990 ca.
How Magic Works
4
David Williamson Reverse Matrix four coins, four cards
Also published here 1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
111
Homer Liwag Fast Four-Mation Matrix and reverse
 		June 1991
The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1
Tony Cachadiña Inverse Matrix
1991
Lecture Notes
14
Aldo Colombini Gimmick matrix with backfire, special gimmick
 		1991
FISM Lecture Notes
12
Sheldon Lippman Quick Matrix/Instant Backfire
Sep. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 9)
2116
Mark Lefler Reversi
1992
The Collected Almanac (Issue )
xliv
Chad Long Okito Revers-embly matrix type routine with Okito box in one corner under one of the cards, backfire
 		Dec. 1993
Magic (Vol. 3 No. 4)
57
Allan Ackerman Another Reverse Matrix no extra coin
 		1994
Las Vegas Kardma
116
Paul Gertner Bounce Assembly and Reverse two cards, extra coin handling or shell handling
 		1994
Steel and Silver
45
Paul Gertner The Reverse Coin Assembly four cards
 		1994
Steel and Silver
50
Aldo Colombini Matrix for Lazy People
1994
The Close-Up Magic of Aldo Colombini
168
Timothy Wenk Reverse Coin Matrix
1994
Stuff You'll Use
16
Mike Gallo Splatter Coins coins from one corner travel to four corners each, under four cards
 		1995
The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 57)
1088
Bob King Matrix Minus Two
1995
Opening Night Magic
35
Paul Cummins Reverse Matrix international, two cards
 		1996
from a shuffled deck in use... Part Two
35
Paul Cummins Four-Way Reverse Backfire
Inspired by Summer 1996
The Looking Glass (Issue 3)
96
Dean Dill Tonight Show Matrix one-at-a-time matrix followed by backfire
 		1997
Intimate Miracles
9
George McBride Reversal Of Fortunes
Inspired by 1998
Five Times Five — Scotland
73
David Regal Four Plus Four Visual Reverse Matrix, only four coins and four cards
 		1999
Close-Up & Personal
147
Bob King International Backfire
Inspired by
  • "Matrix Minus Two" (Bob King, Opening Night Magic)
 2000
Great Britain 2001
10
Bob King Underground Matrix slit in mat
Inspired by 2000
Great Britain 2001
17
David Williamson Reverse Matrix four coins, four cards
Also published here 2003
MagiFest ManiFest
4
Davide Costi, Toni Mantovani Reverse Matrix
Also published here 2004
Close-Up Elegance by Davide Costi
121
Michael Powers Matrix Reverse Surprise reverse matrix with four half dollars, change into different coins as finale
 		2006
Power Plays
182
Mark Tams Two Card Backfire Matrix four coins
 		2012
The F.F.F.F. Book
259
Tom Gagnon Just for Tenkai
2013
Too Hot for the Devil
178
Tomoya Horiki Before Matrix (ビフォア・マトリックス) Four coins disappear with the help of a playing card, then backfire to four corners on the table
 		2017
Coinlang.
34
Scott Robinson Big Bang four-coin matrix with one card, first coin vanishes and joins other beneath card, card split into two, last two coins join them one at a time, backfire finish, good follow-up for “Automated Teller Card” (p. 130)
 		2018
Pure Imagination
135
Dan Fleshman, Jim Surprise Surprise! Reverse Matrix Again
July 2019
Elixir (Vol. 2 No. 2 (Winter #2))
164
Joaquín Navajas JK Reverse Matrix
2019
Monedas Personales Y Más
131
Michael Powers Clarke's Third Law using three coins, two cards and a close-up pad circle
Inspired by 2019
Tesseract
253
Carlos Vaquera Matrix - Premier four coins four cards with backfire ending, repeated with four coins and two cards
 		2019
The Illusioneer
265
Carlos Vaquera Matrix - Deuxième
Inspired by 2019
The Illusioneer
271
Michael Rubinstein Two Coin Monte (Two Card Reverse Matrix) credit information
Also published here
  • Knockout Coin Magic videos, 1986
 2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
252
Michael Rubinstein Quadra Coin Reverse Matrix different coins
Inspired byAlso published here
  • Magic Castle Notes, 1985
 2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
258
Michael Rubinstein Ultra Reverse Matrix
2020
Rubinstein Coin Magic
264
Carlos Vaquera Matrix Premier four coins assemble under one card with backfire, first with four cards, then again with two cards
Also published here
  • The Illusioneer
 2020
The Session 2020
18
Motoki Kaido Flashback Reverse Matrix, four coins and four cards, instant reverse assembly, uses KATSUKARE Steal. One coin visibly moved out from under the card, then sudden all the coins return back to starting position.
 		2021
The Monster of the Secret Art
33
Motoki Kaido Reverse Matrix Matrix + Reverse Matrix, four coins and four cards.
 		2021
The Monster of the Secret Art
48
Motoki Kaido Back Fire Assembly Matrix with Backfire ending. Four coins and two cards.
 		2021
The Monster of the Secret Art
57