I'm trying to think in terms of things which were illegal but which have good moral connotations today. Crosses and other Christian symbols were supposedly outlawed during the Roman empire (leading to the adoption of the fish as a symbol of Christianity). Posing as early Christians smuggling crosses ought to make the right-wingers happy! Abolitionists had to smuggle runaway slaves out of the South on the so-called "underground railroad". Perhaps cryptography would have helped them coordinate their efforts. Much of the support in the U.S. for freedom and privacy comes from our revolutionary heritage. I'm embarrassed at how little I can recall of what things were restricted in those pre-revolutionary days. I recall the Stamp Act and a few other laws, and I imagine that seditious materials were restricted. Perhaps the game players could be early revolutionaries trading items forbidden under British rule. Hal Finney - 74076.1041@Compuserve.Com -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- mQCNAiqsNkwAAAEEAMKWM52m5EWi0ocK4u1cC2PPyHT6tavk9PC3TB5XBYDegf3d sldRpnjJj1r+aO08FFO+QLEI9wtBqvf1PPP5iLX7sD2uIVlJH14MPtyVtjm9ZKb8 JMtCW74045BgtHBC9yQ3V7vXNV5jM6dE2ocnH4AI/pBFrGLJPKgTA69YIUw3AAUR tCZIYWwgRmlubmV5IDw3NDA3Ni4xMDQxQGNvbXB1c2VydmUuY29tPokAlQIFECqu M1Tidd4O/2f3CwEByrUD/3uoV2y+Fuicrrd2oDawgOw9Ejcx6E+Ty9PVPqKvflLs 0zYyGfeFVSgBbTSDP3X91N3F68nydl9J9VA6QRCGelHM1cZRukCJ0AYbKYfpwUN0 xjEGHsDrd2gT5iWlB3vBZvi+6Ybs4rSq+gyZzVm1/+oRrMen32fz2r0CLgUtHok2 =fF6Z -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----