Endless Chain

44 entries in Chain / Endless Chain
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
C. H. Wilson The Strap Game No. 4, rolled up leather strap
 		1877
The 52 Wonders
25
C. H. Wilson The Twine or Chain Loop No. 5, short comment
 		1877
The 52 Wonders
26
Die mysterieuse Schlinge leather band rolled up, endless chain type game
 		Nov. 1899
Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 5 No. 11)
174
Stabbing the Loop endless chain, figure eight game, using a rope
 		1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
349
L. Vosburgh Lyons On the Barrel Head fast and loose with a rope
 		July 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 40)
164
Belt (1)
  • Martin Gardner’s Encyclopedia of Impromptu Tricks
endless chain type, using a belt
 		Apr. 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 11)
777
Martin Gardner Ein eigenartiger Schnurtrick as "Gardener", string is knotted to a loop and spectator places it on the table and builds a special form, sides are covered with paper so it's unclear which parts are inside the loop and which outside, performer returns and places pins at several places which are all outside the loop
 		1959
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 20 No. 3)
835
Lewis Ganson The Figure Eight
  • basic
    • handling the loop
    • 1. the move for catching the finger
    • 2. the false move
    • 3. a finger is placed in each side of figure 8
    • 4. laying out the chain with one finger
  • the novel moves
    • 1. knot of the loop
    • 2. the ring off the loop
  • outline of a routine
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
86
Jack Salvin, Fred Lowe Triple Circle Routine with triple loop, routine
Variations 1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
95
Steve Spillman Which End Is Up? ends travel from hand to hand, loop of string, Cat's Cradle
 		June 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 14)
107
Steve Spillman Tested Tips on Trix
  • Ball Vase
  • Marked Card
  • Endless Chain
  • Cigarettes
  • Miniature Cards
 		June 1971
Talisman (Vol. 2 No. 14)
111
Werner "Walt Nelson" Nussbaumer Ring in der Kette routine with chain loop and two rings, figure eight and linking with rings
 		1976
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 37 No. 2)
37
Karl Fulves Robot Ring betting game like endless chain with ring and rope
  • The Win/Lose Option
  • The Must-Lose Option
  • The Must-Win Option
see p. 1149 for comment by Jerry Fulton
Related to 1978
The Chronicles (Issue 6)
1118
A Borrowed Loop endless chain type layout with rubber band, knowing when pencil or finger will be caught
 		1979
Elastrix
35
Jimmy Ray The Magic Figure 8
1980
A Ray of Magic
33
Scotty York A Very Special Sequence routine with perfume and endless chain, parts only referenced, method to perform endless chain without table
 		1980
Decennial Prelection
18
Neal Elias Cooper's Swindle
  • Straight Layout
  • Losing Layout
  • Reversed Straight Layout
  • Double Straight Layout: First Method, Seoncd Method
 		1982
Arcane (Issue 7)
75
Robert L. Brooks All-in-Air Endless Loop no table handling
 		Sep. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 9)
817
Bobby Bernard "Can't Lose" Belt Loop
Sep. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 9)
968
Karl Fulves Loophole betting game, loop in rope, becomes knot or not
 		1986
Contemporary Rope Magic — Part III
59
Robert E. Neale Off The Barrelhead stand-up endless chain routine
  • Introduction (credit information)
  • Simple Pickup
    • 1. Right Loop Catches
    • 2. Left Loop Catches
    • 3. Neither Loop Catches
    • 4. Both Loops Catch
  • Advanced Pickups
  • Basic Routine: String Game
  • Advanced Routine: Cord Con
  • Notes
 		1986
Contemporary Rope Magic — Part III
71
Karl Fulves Cloverleaf Bet "On the Barrelhead", three loops formed from rope
 		1988
The Chronicles (Issue 34)
1402
Karl Fulves Non-Working Trix #5 endless chain idea with three loops
 		1988
Interlocutor (Issue 51)
242
Gene Maze What's the Catch? Routine
 		Oct. 1991
Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 10)
1981
Karl Fulves Chain Reaction endless chain as game between two participants
 		1991
Swindle & Cheat
35
Bob King Outline for Bob King Routine: Penrose Knot puzzle knot with several loops, guessing game application with bill
 		1991
Classic Stand-Up Close-Up
14
Karl Norman The Carnival Loop Routine knot appears on a solid metal chain, knot is plugged off the chain, loop pentetrates spectator's thumb
Also published here Mar./Apr. 1992
The Magic Menu (Vol. 2 No. 10)
101
Karl Fulves Catch - No Catch endless chain type routine with piece of string
 		1993
Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks for Children
30
Karl Norman The Carnival Loop knot appears on a solid metal chain, knot is plugged off the chain, loop pentetrates spectator's thumb
Also published here 1995
40 Years at the Forks
72
Robert L. Brooks Fast and Loose Clover no table
 		May 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 5)
2641
Phil Matlin Vicious Circle
  • The Legit Move
  • The Fake Move
  • Performance
    • Part 1: The Teaser
    • Part 2: One Dollar
    • Part 3: Two Dollars
    • Part 4: Ten Dollars
    • Part 5: The Secret
    • Part 6: One Hundred Dollars
  • The Finger Ring Subtlety (David Acer)
 		Sep./Oct. 1996
The Magic Menu (Vol. 7 No. 37)
429
Harold Cataquet The Mouse Trap using string
 		Aug. 1997
Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 8)
2821
Fred Lowe Mein Kettelziehen
1997
Intermagic (Vol. 21 No. 4 & 5)
165
Bob Farmer Chain Game Triplecross with triple loop
Inspired by Apr. 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 8)
85
Bob Farmer Roped In rope hustle game, layout on table and spectator must find loop that traps the rope when ends are pulled, fast and loose with a rope
 		May 1997
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 9)
82
David Acer Endless Chain: The Finger Ring Subtlety with a ring on a loop of rope
 		1999
Natural Selections — Volume II
121
Eric T. Dockery The Golden Chain Endless Chain done in the hands, spectator’s choice always catches on performer’s thumbs, finale is done in spectator’s hands
  • The Basic Technique (p. 5)
    • The Display Position
    • The Starting Position
    • The Right Thumb - No Catch (p. 7)
    • The Right Thumb - Catch
    • The Left Thumb - No Catch (p. 8)
    • The Left Thumb - Catch
    • Pulling the Chain Free
  • Advanced Subtleties (p. 9)
    • Displaying the Cross
    • The Pull-Out Variants (p. 10)
    • On the Spectator's Thumbs
  • Notes & Credits (p. 12): bonus idea for routine
Related to
  • Decennial Prelection lecture notes (Scotty York, ca. 1980)
 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 10)
4
Bill Wisch Chain of Events
2010
Prolix (Issue 8)
494
Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham, Robert E. Neale Inside-Outside Endless Chain / Pricking the Garter

  • A Fair Throw
  • A Cheating Throw
  • A Superfair Throw
 		2012
Magical Mathematics
164
Five-Finger Exercise with rope, in-the-hands
  • The Apparatus
  • The Can't Win option
  • The Can't Lose Option
  • A Twist To The Tale
 		2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
660
Paul Vigil Our Kind of Gir(d)l(e) "or Playing Fast and Loose"
chain is made into a figure eight, spectator has to choose which loop is the winning loop, but can never win
 		2014
Classic Fantastic
93
Paul Vigil Three New Throws formed in the air
  • Throw One (Lose/Lose)
  • Throw Two (Lose/Win)
  • Throw Three (Win/Lose)
 		2014
Classic Fantastic
106
A Classic Throw
  • A: The One-Finger Throw (Win/Lose)
  • B: The One-Finger Throw (Lose/Lose)
 		2014
Classic Fantastic
115
Alberto de Figueiredo El Ocho Americano paper to money then figure eight game
  • Fase 1: La demostración
  • Fase 2: El papel a billetes
  • Fase 3: La primera apuesta real
  • Fase 4: La falsa explicación
  • Fase 5: Los dos espectadores
  • Fase 6: El más sencillo
  • Fase 7: El gran final
 		2019
Veintiséis
149