AbigailII: What an unnecessarily nasty word "peek" is in this context! There are all sorts of reasons why it is nice to know whether somebody is actually playing games, or just browsing bulletin boards. Helps you decide whether to hang around for another move. I've said it before: if you go to a REAL backgammon/chess/bridge club, you don't wear a cloak, Everbody knows whether you are playing games, or reading the notice board in the lobby. Cloak mode is a totally unnecessary cop-out!!