Those Frappr guys keep coming up with cooler and cooler widgets – the BrikWars Frappr map now has a built-in Flash-based chatroom.

It looks like it’s still a little buggy – I’ve managed to somehow leave multiple copies of myself permanently logged in a couple of times – but it’s a fun little toy nonetheless. It looks like you can embed it just about anywhere, but you’ll need to log in and access it directly through BrikWars’ Frappr map if you don’t want to show up as “Guest3260” or something similar.

I know it’s irresponsible to embed the chat box right on the BrikWars front page, but I thought it’d be funny.

	The BrikWars Frappr page
	The BrikWars Frappr Forums

Californians – our new overlords?

Thanks to the guys at Frappr and the magic of the Google API, it turns out to be pretty simple to import a Frappr map directly into a webpage. That being the case, how could I resist adding a miniature version of BrikWars’ Frappr map to the BrikWars Fans page?

From the looks of it, California is making an early grab for the position of BrikWars Capital of the World. If you don’t add your pin then you’ll have only yourself to blame for this frightening turn of events.

	The BrikWars Frappr Map
	BrikWars Fans

Christmastime is the busiest time of the year for those of us with jobs in the toy industry, which maybe goes partway to explaining why I’m two months behind in answering e-mails – sorry everybody!

While I’m trying to work my way through the backlog, check out the latest entry in NELUG’s Year of BrikWars – a re-enactment of the Treaty of Versailles, except that this time it’s between the English and French and naturally everything goes horribly wrong.

Also, for everyone writing in about how hard it is to find other BrikWars players in the area, I’ve started up a BrikWars Frappr map. Add a map pin to your location and see who else is around!

	Evil Wayne’s post about BrikWar: VersaillesPunk
	Wayne’s VersaillesPunk BrickShelf gallery
	Shaun’s VersaillesPunk BrickShelf gallery
	BrikWars Frappr