Entertaining and Easy Tricks!

 Rings thru Rope         The Three Burglars
Ring & Coil        Visible Card Penetration
Siberian Chain Escape          Chinese Vase
The Escaping Ring               Cups & Balls
The Elusive Face Card           Ball & Vase

All Armchair Magician tricks can be given out for inspection at the end of the trick.

Ring thru Cord	With the help of a spectator, the magician securely ties two solid rings together with ordinary cotton cord. Then he waves his magic wand over the 'mess' of knotted cords and rings while the spectator firmly holds the ends of the cords. Suddenly, with a slight tug, the knots in the cords disappear and the two rings fall free. The cords, rings and wand can be inspected, before and after the trick. The spectator can even try to do the trick himself, without success.
Siberian Chain Escape	The magician's wrists are bound with a steel chain and held with a padlock. The chained wrists are covered with a cloth and in an instant the magician removes, first one hand and then the other from beneath the cloth. Holding the tangle of chain up, the padlock can be seen still securely locked. The chain and lock can be passed around for inspection. The magician may also bind the spectator's wrists with the chain and lock and escape will be impossible.
Ring & Coil The Escaping Ring (Two tricks in one)	The magician shows the spectator a small device consisting of a spring and a ring. The spectator can see that the ring is securely held in the middle of one of the coils of the spring and cannot be removed. The magician places a cloth over the coil and ring. He reaches in under the cloth with his free hand and instantly removes the ring from the spring, declaring that it is a magic ring. To prove that it is the ring that is magical and not the coil, the magician takes a length of cord and ties it to the ring. He has the spectator hold each end of the cord, with the ring suspended in the center. Covering the ring with a cloth, the magician reaches under the cloth and in a few seconds removes the ring from the cord. The spectator has held both ends of the cord the entire time. Now, holding the coil in one hand and the magic ring in the other,  the magician places his hands under the cloth once again. When he removes his hands, the ring is back on the coil. Ring, coil, cord and cloth are offered for inspection. The spectator cannot remove the ring from the spring.
The Elusive Card	The magician shows three cards. An eight of Diamonds, eight of Hearts and between them a King of Spades. The magician explains that the two eight cards are the King's bodyguards and they stay with him all the time. The magician places the three cards face down on the table and asks the spectator to place his finger firmly on the back of the middle card (King of Hearts) and hold it. The magician withdraws the two bodyguard cards, shows them to the spectator and places them in his pocket. He asks the spectator to check to be sure he has the King. When the spectator looks, he discovers he has the eight of Diamonds (one of the bodyguards). The magician then removes the King and the eight of Hearts from his pocket. The three cards are given to the spectator for inspection.
The Three Burglars	Three Jacks (the burglars) are placed in different parts of the deck. The magician taps the top of the deck and all three appear on top of the deck. Again, the Jacks are placed in different parts of the deck and this time they are found all grouped together in the middle of the deck surrounded by Kings (police). As with all Armchair Magician tricks, there is no sleight-of-hand involved (although it may seem to be) and the cards can be inspected and found to be an ordinary deck.
Visible Card Penetration	A black strip of cardboard is shown to be held securely in a red cardboard holder by a brass paper fastener. Only by removing the brass fastener can the magician remove the black strip. The black strip is reinserted into the red holder and again fastened securely with the brass fastener. Again the strip is pulled and cannot be removed. Suddenly, the strip easily slides out of the red cardboard holder. There is no tear in the black strip and the brass fastener remains in the red holder. The strip, fastener and the holder are given to the spectator for his inspection.
Chinese Vase	The magician presents a small red vase and short piece of white rope. He inserts the rope into the top of the vase and then slowly turns the vase upside down. The rope remains in the vase, defying gravity. Then the magician grabs the end of the rope and lets go of the vase. The vase swings freely, held securely by the rope. The magician removes the rope from the vase and gives the vase and the rope to a spectator. The spectator is unable to make the cord stay in the upturned vase.
Cups and Balls	The magician holds a stack of three small cups. In the top cup are three soft cloth balls that he “pours” onto the table. Then, taking a cup from the bottom of the stack, he turns it upside down and places it on the table. He then does the same with the other two cups. Then he places a ball on the middle cup and picks up the other two cups, one at a time and stacks them on the middle cup. After tapping this stack of cups, he lifts them up and the small ball as magically passed through the cup and is back on the table. The magician continues to remove the cups from the stack, turn them over and place them on the table, place a ball on a the center cup, stack the others on top and cause the ball to pass through to the table until he has done this with each of the three balls. Finally, after again placing the cups in their upside down position on the table, the magician picks up a ball and puts it in his pocket. Then he stacks up the cups as before. After tapping the stack, he lifts the cups and shows that the ball has magically returned from his pocket. The three cups and the three balls are handed to the spectator for inspection.
Ball and Vase	The magician presents a small red vase. When he removes the top it is seen to contain a small black ball. The magician removes the ball, holds it up for the spectator to see and then places it in his pocket. He then places the cover back on the vase. Snapping his figures over the vase, he removes the cover and the ball is back in the vase! The magician places the cover back on the vase. Again, he snaps his fingers over the vase. He lifts the cover once again and now the ball has vanished! He places the cover back on the vase, reaches inside his pocket and brings out the black ball. The vase and the ball are handed over for inspection. (Not included in the Armchair Magician Sorcerer's Apprentice kit)