Well done winners, and thanks Steve. Certainly had most of your names on my shortlist, but picked a couple of the wrong choices for some letters. Must admit I didn't have Vigil, Longman or Zingg on my shortlist at all, though!

Didn't catch this when it happened but looked like fun!

Yeah lots of fun...thanks Steve!

Quite a lot of differences on my list...and I changed Geller for Goldstein at the last minute!

Thanks for the competition, sir. I had fun digging up names. It required a little history study, but I enjoyed learning about some names I didn't know before.

The best name I learned that I didn't know already was Zancig.

As one of the lucky winners of "The Visionary", I received a pre-release version of it the last friday , I tested it ...
Here is my review.
The first word that come to my mind is ... Diabolical.
Such a great and clever idea.
So does "The visionnary" futfil its promises ? For me, YES.

But, you may say, what are its promises ?

http://www.thoughtillusions.com/thevisionary.html

"The Visionary comes with a comprehensive instruction DVD ":

I totally agree . Despite that English is not my mother tongue and despite my English level I have understood everything without subtitles.
The method is clearly explained and Stephen Young give us a lot of presentational tips that are very interesting and relevant !

"They can be used for numerous effects" :

Yes ! "The Visionary" is a 3 phases routine ( each phase can be done separately ) but the cards "have also been created with other effects in mind so that they can be used for some effects you may already perform.."
The cards are very-well conceived. Stephen added those little extras that make the difference.
So with "The Visionary" you have, if you want (additionnal routines are obviously not exposed to avoid property infringement), a 20-30 min act in your hands.

"The DVD covers effects based on remote viewing, body language reading, direct mind reading, voice tells ."
Again, Yes ! Once you know the secret, all is possible !

"There are totally hands off routines" and "completely blindfolded routines"
Yes and Yes ! Through the specific method that Stephen share with us, and the other well-known methods that the cards enable us to use, it's possible !
There is something for every taste here. The method is simple and clever. As often in such case, someone just had to think of it ! Stephen did it !

"These cards have been especially developed so that each performer can have a different set-up if they wish":
Indeed, once you know the method you can transpose it and make your own set of cards that fit your style or your needs.

I hope that this short review can help you to get an idea.

Well done Stephen ! "The Visionary" share, for me, the V of The Victory !

Thanks Kynean, I'm glad you are liking your prize.

I'd just like to clarify that the methods used here are not some new holy grail.
Some things are as old as the hills, others not so.
But I have tried to take the main method and take it to a level that hasn't been explored before.
I believe I have managed that.

I hope all purchasers have the same feeling of satisfaction once it's released at Blackpool

steve