Inversion

74 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Inversion
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bill Simon A Set of Surprises number used to count to a selection which is then lost, selection not found but deck turns over, then selection turns over
Related to 1949
52 Amazing Card Tricks
21
Bruce Cervon Kellie Displacement tabled deck turns over except selection
Also published here July 1969
Epilogue (Issue 6)
43
Richard Kaufman The World's Fastest Reverse stand-up and seated version
 		1979
CardMagic
35
James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar Inversion here spelled "Jim Louis"
  • First Handling (Piet Forton)
  • Second Handling (Michael Ammar)
  • Third Handling (Michael Ammar)
VariationsAlso published here 1981
Encore II
25
David Solomon, Tom Niesen Cased Inversion deck turns over in case with hole except selection, using Power Case
 		1983
Powerful Magic
86
Jonathan Townsend More False Count Practice one card turned over, others follow along, deck turns over as kicker
 		July 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 7)
943
Jean-Jacques Sanvert Visual Turn deck turns over twice
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
314
Randy Wakeman Tri-Version out-jogged card visibly turns over, repeated, then deck turns over
Also published here 1985
Formula One Close-Up
39
James Lewis Inversion "The Trick that Fooled Fred Kaps", deck visibly turns over with card left outjogged
 		1985
Thinking About Magic
21
Ben Harris Tabled Inversion face-down deck is dribbled onto table and visibly turns face up (Super Flip), second phase with selection
 		Oct. 1985
New Directions (Issue 2)
4
Don England Technicolor Inversion Color Changing Deck Kicker
 		1985/93
Don England's Gaffed to the Hilt!
25
Don England, Richard Kaufman Peek-a-Boo Inversion Color Changing Deck Kicker
 		1985/93
Don England's Gaffed to the Hilt!
26
Jamy Ian Swiss My Reverse Routine card turns over a few times, then the whole deck
Inspired byAlso published here 1987
Theatrics
38
Bruce Cervon "Kellie" Displacement tabled deck turns over except selection
Also published here 1988
The Cervon File
50
Bill Kalush Colorful Inversion
Jan. 1988
Apocalypse (Vol. 11 No. 1)
1441
Randy Wakeman Tri-Version out-jogged card visibly turns over, repeated, then deck turns over
Also published here 1989
Randy Wakeman Presents
35
Roger Monaco Fifty-One Up no card sticking out
 		Nov. 1990
Apocalypse (Vol. 13 No. 11)
1858
Ken Krenzel, James Lewis Inversion Revision
1990
Close-up Impact!
120
William Goldman The In Version
Inspired by 1990
The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 32)
576
James Lewis, Piet Forton, Michael Ammar Inversion
  • First Handling (Piet Forton)
  • Second Handling (Michael Ammar)
  • Third Handling (Michael Ammar)
VariationsAlso published here 1991
The Magic of Michael Ammar
263
Chris Kenner Perversion
Related to 1992
Totally Out Of Control
34
Dan Fleshman Malini-Freeman Twist Time Machine meets Inversion
 		July/Aug. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 12)
130
Justin Higham Turn Of Events selection turns face-up, then all cards except selections
Variations 1992
Technomagic (Issue 13)
99
Justin Higham Complex Turn Of Events version with four Aces
Inspired by 1992
Technomagic (Issue 13)
99
Frederick Braue Reverse Routine single cards reverse themselves, then all the cards
 		1996
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 7)
29
William Goodwin Pack Flip
Variations 1997
The Ancient Empty Street
5
Bill Kalush The Fidgeting Card
Related to 1997
L.I.N.T. — Pocket Stuff for Close-Up Magicians
57
Aaron Fisher Fisher's Favorite Inversion selection turns face up in face-down deck, it's removed and dropped face up onto deck and entire deck instantly turns face up beneath it
Related toVariations 1997
Labyrinth (Issue 6)
14
Doug Conn Conn-version first out-jogged selection turns over, then whole deck
 		Apr. 1998
MAGIC (Vol. 7 No. 8)
80
David Acer This Side Up deck turns over in card case, with "This Side Up" label on case
 		1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
70
Edward Marlo The Real Inversion card turns over, then whole deck
  • Variation (two selections)
 		1999
Cyber Sessions
111
Don England Repeat Inversion
2001
Don England's Paradox
37
Frank Zak Inversion Redone card reversal routine with inversion finale
 		Dec. 2001
Ego (Vol. 1 No. 7)
23
Aaron Fisher Revolver first one card sticking out the face down deck turns face up, then the whole deck
 		2002
The Paper Engine
26
Aaron Fisher Revolution No. 9 card turns faceup in the deack, then the deck facedown arround the card
 		2002
The Paper Engine
97
Gordon Bean The Standing Challenge spectator mentally selects if the card will rise to the top or the bottom
Inspired byVariations 2002
The Paper Engine
114
Jamy Ian Swiss My Reverse Routine card turns over a few times, then the whole deck
Also published here 2002
Theatrics II
33
Euan Bingham Triple Inversion
Also published here 2003
Free From Filler
12
Jerry K. Hartman Right Face deck turns over under the Jacks, Turndown Pass application
 		June 2003
Ego (Vol. 2 No. 15)
7
T. G. Murphy A thought for reversing the bottom card as well as turning the deck over Deck Flip application
Inspired by 2003
Nursery Rhymes — Volume 3
39
David Acer Colour Inversion Inversion plot with color changing deck
 		2004
Random Acts of Magic
41
David Acer Overtime
Variations 2004
Random Acts of Magic
68
Ron Frost Fast Food Flip: Complete Meal Make deck magically turn face up with Half Pass
 		2004
After The Force
32
Euan Bingham Triple Inversion
Also published here Jan. 2004
Genii (Vol. 67 No. 1)
28
Tyler Wilson Sloppy Thirty Seconds inversion, then card changes with face-up card on floor
Also published here 2005
Twisting To The Acers
26
Tyler Wilson Sloppy Thirty Seconds inversion, then card changes with face-up card on floor
Also published here 2005
Just be Glad my Name isn't Greg
21
Roy Walton Triple Alliance queens on table, selection transposes with queens, deck turns face up
Also published here Mar. 2006
The Penumbra (Issue 10)
11
Tyler Wilson Sloppy 30 Seconds inversion, then card changes with face-up card on floor
Also published here 2006
Dominatricks
124
Joel Givens Slop Machine in-the-hands slop shuffle Triumph with inversion, see p. 160 for performance
Also published here 2007
Session
178
Aaron Fisher Rock N'Rye
  • Tension, Focus, and Design in Card Magic
Inspired by Nov. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 11)
18
John Guastaferro Intro-Verted Ace through Four are lost and found, deck inversion during production sequence
  • Ace: Reversal
  • Two: Inversion
  • Three: Sandwich
  • Four: Materialization
Also published here Mar. 2009
MAGIC (Vol. 18 No. 7)
71
John Guastaferro Intro-verted four selections are lost and found, deck inversion during production sequence
Also published here 2010
One Degree
19
John Guastaferro Extra-verted "A variation using five cards"
Inspired by 2010
One Degree
22
Troy Hooser Jack Act Named four of a kind and named card transpose repeatedly, seven phase routine involving Triumph, Inversion, transposition, vanishes and productions
 		2010
Moments
52
Laurent van Trigt Progressive Inversion first about ten cards are reversed in different positions, then about half the deck, then all cards except selection
 		Aug. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 8)
22
David Acer Overtime 2.0
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2010
Genii (Vol. 73 No. 10)
76
Steve Mayhew, Gordon Bean The Standing Demonstration card comes to top, instead of to bottom the deck reverses
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
Full Frontal Mayhew
11
David Acer Overtime
Inspired byAlso published here 2011
More Power to You
39
John Bannon Buf'd bottom and top card of the deck transpose, deck turns over, one card lost, other transposes, four-of-a-kind shows up matching one of the cards
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 2012
MAGIC (Vol. 21 No. 6)
31
Edward Oschmann Color Changing Inversion
2012
520 Years Later
41
John Bannon Buf'd bottom and top card of the deck transpose, deck turns over, one card lost, other transposes, four-of-a-kind shows up matching one of the cards
Inspired byAlso published here 2013
High Caliber
237
Gabi Pareras 1° Girando Cartas all cards turnover, then only named card is reversed
Related to 2014
Rutinas II
28
William Goodwin Shake Change Trick wrong face-up card in center visually changes into selection, then whole deck turns face up
 		2014
Transform
4
William Goodwin Flip Side Ace to Three of Clubs in center, they visually turn over one by one using Momentum Change, then whole deck
 		2014
Transform
23
Steve Mayhew The Standing Demonstration card comes to top, instead of to bottom the deck reverses
Inspired byAlso published here 2014
Mayhew
236
Roy Walton Past Capers cards turn face-down repeatedly, then deck changes color
 		2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
9
Roy Walton Triple Alliance queens on table, selection transposes with queens, deck turns face up
Also published here 2016
The Complete Walton — Volume 3
147
Harapan Ong Jacob's Elevator Inversion climax
 		2018
Principia
50
Alberto de Figueiredo Del revés selection reverses several times, entire deck as climax
 		2019
Veintiséis
225
John Guastaferro Intro-Verted Ace through Four are lost and found, deck inversion during production sequence
  • Ace: Reversal
  • Two: Inversion
  • Three: Sandwich
  • Four: Materialization
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
836
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Surprise Double Inversion selection rises to top of deck twice, it is out-jogged face up in middle and entire deck turns face up around it, then immediately deck turns back face down around it
 		2022
Vallarino
241
Ben Daggers Technicolour selection is palmed and turns invisible and visible again, then the cards turn over while talking about how the magician glimpses cards, rainbow deck kicker, with variation
  • Phase One: Palming
  • Phase Two: Glimpsing
 		2022
The Elusive Illusive
145
Richard Kaufman Magicana credit information on Inversion plot
 		Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
46
Aaron Fisher Inversion Reversion selection turns face up in face-down deck, it's removed and dropped face up onto deck and entire deck instantly turns face up beneath it
Related to Dec. 2025
Genii (Vol. 88 No. 12)
46