The Jerx – JAMM #8

CONTENTS

• Cold Hands, Warm Heart………………..3
• Fix Lax………………………………………………9
• X-Communication…………………………..15
• MoneyMorphosis…………………….15
• Withdrawal…………………………….17
• The Deja Vu Method…………………….. 19

From: Nurse Andy’s First Trick in JAMM #8

Recently, I’ve been exploring ways to enhance classic card effects like Card in Pocket, Ambitious Card, and Triumph. My goal is to find presentations that not only highlight a deeper concept but also make the effect feel like a true embodiment of that idea.

This approach has significantly increased the impact of my performances, even in spontaneous settings.

What you’ll find here is the outcome of applying these techniques to Doc Daley’s Last Trick.

Nurse Andy’s First Trick (a title subject to change) has become my go-to impromptu card effect. It captures the essence of astonishment from Doc Daley’s Last Trick and extends that feeling for an extended period, sometimes echoing for months.

Coming in The JAMM #8

Cold Hands, Warm Heart

Once again, the Sultan of Brunei is in town, and you’ve been invited to a poker game. You and your team have devised a high-stakes plan to tip the odds in your favor, which involves secretly switching in a new deck of cards while the Sultan retains possession of his original deck (he’s notoriously distrustful).

Your task is to have a friend impersonate the Sultan while you practice the nearly impossible feat of switching your cold deck for the warm one he holds.

This isn’t a genuine gambling maneuver; rather, it’s an almost self-working demonstration of a deck switch executed under seemingly impossible circumstances.