[Gandalf Parker]

Its more of an add-on package to the forum software. It only supports a few IRC commands. Most of its features are more java than irc. It requires logging in and uses the forum login/password for recognition.

It does support opening separate "rooms" (channels) which is great for blitz games. The rooms can be passworded. It does support "bots" altho not implemented at this time. It also has further expandability for video/sound which might be interesting but I suspect that it would have to "earn its keep" first for blitz gaming before that would be considered. Users can also open private chat windows, share files, share images, and can also send invites for private rooms (however all of that is only among people in the chat already, it does not interface those to the forum)

Some of the games at Shrapnels do have permanent channels on IRCs such as GameSurge.net with mixed results.