s009amf@discover.wright.edu writes:

The only problem is if a government spy is listening on this conversation, he is going to learn how to play this game to and learn how to intercept the messages and therefore learn how to decode the messages...

Oh, I sure hope the spooks are listening, but I don't intend that their knowing the protocol will help them cheat at cards any more then having the PGP source will let them read messages encrypted by it. That is what cryptography is all about. Note, depending on how things land thrid parties might have no difficulty watching the play without a superencrypting--I don't yet know. -kb