For me, it all starts here. The core of the bigger routines to be added to this list start with the Collins Method.

Impromptu gold!

Few know this killer Collins version … it involves a fabulous envelope switch that can be used for alllll sorts of effects..

For some reason you never see this today, but at one time this was a popular and very original effect!

So I'm bringing it back!

Imagine doing MacDonalds Aces with jumbo cards... Is it even possible? How would you handle the sleights?

Don't worry it's not only very possible but quite easy to d...

Welcome to the Genius of Billy O'Connor. A performer from the golden age of magic who used to tour the world and perform for thousands with just a deck of cards.

Billy published very little, but one of his greatest was a quick paragraph in The Encyclopedia of Card Tricks, so quick it has bee...

Inspired by the Limit Four Aces, this is my massive, self working version with a kicker finish... only up on MOTG for short time.

We all love McDonald's Aces right?

Right...?

I've always been fond of the routine but had some issues with it... over the years I developed my own routine, based on the work and inspiration of many others such as Mac McDonald, Gary Kurtz, Ricky Jay and Orville Meyer.

Kentucky Fried Aces, boas...

CONUS ACES: A thorough, in depth teach in on the great Conus Aces. Over 100 years old and easily one of the first real JAZZ MAGIC card routines. Perfect for stage audiences from 1 to 1000. Broken down into three lessons A) The intro, which comes with Steve’s live performance at the world famous...

Details ON ALL the various phases of the Conus routine, and added thoughts and touches of my own, nothing left out.

Every move, sequence and bit of business you'll need to know to pull this off without a hitch.

Conus has a fantastic big finish, one that magicians tend to ignore but that the crowd loves and will never forget, what is it? Watch and find out.

As used by Steve in his BOXED Routine available here on Magic On The Go.

This is Steve’s variation on the wonderful Cardini Ace Control from Greater Magic, perfect for four aces and also for four chosen cards.

An awesome quickie where the magician exposes a super secret magicians move, then turns the tables and does the impossible, From the pages of Harry Stanley's GEN comes Steve's handling of this valuable quickie

Mix a little Thayer, DeMiglio and Valentine, and you get this visual sucker piece which is not only a fabulous ending for Cards to Pocket, but also is just a cool bit on its own :)

A classic, fast and surprising baffling method for producing four aces, in fact the spectator seems to cuts to them on their own...

Take you audience down the garden path and lead them back out again with this fabulous sequence designed to GET your crowd on your side :)

The genius of Chris Philpott is being unleashed, with an effect guaranteed to get a beautiful emotional reaction from your spectators…

One of his favorite effects that builds on Dai Vernon’s brilliant plot, I also like his description of a four ace presentation that you may have forgotten all...

Prove you're an expert with cards, find the aces no matter what! A great sequence of two tricks, which work just fine as they are. But they are the perfect introduction for the full Conus Aces performance piece in Advanced magic

This is what started it all. The original Byford Aces as described in Harry Stanley's Gen Magazine. Such a gem, and so powerful.

The prolific Ken De Courcy had a wonderful idea for presenting the Byford effect ON STAGE... I dare you to give it a try...

Some additional thoughts on Ken's concept.

NOW we start getting into the Valentine Variations!

So, I started looking at options for expanding the original Byford effect. We know we have the Aces but what about the OTHER cards... hmmm... get ready for the Royals... the impact here is tremendous!

Ya welcome :)

The more I perform this the more I think that in certain situations it's important to set up the plot... what do you think?

Here's my thoughts...

I wanted to repeat the effect...

because everyone asks...

but I think it's too dangerous to do the same method.

So, I created this.

You seem to perform the same effect, even offering incredible freedom of choice.

And yet...

This repeat has fooled some of the best minds in magic...

I'm...

Now for the latest instalment of the Byford Legacy: The Impossible Royals.

I came up with this a LONG time ago, and I kept it to myself for a LOOOONG time.

I’m finally ready to tip it.

Impossible Royals is the strongest way to do a fusion of methods for the Byford aces. We start with the regu...

If you’re new to MOTG (and welcome) you may not be aware of the fabulous “Byford Aces Project’. Possibly one of the strongest self working card tricks you’ll ever do.

It’s become a fave of many members here who use it in their professional work all the time.

I have explained the original and t...