Wham! their tour of China, received its world premiere as part of the festivities. For several years after becoming a solo artist, Michael spoke negatively, in public, about his time with Wham, partly because of the negativity of intense media coverage on Ridgeley. Michael complained of the constant pressure he felt, and he claimed that the duo had been mistreated financially. He also spoke disparagingly about some of the videos and songs from the Wham repertoire, especially the video from "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", and the songs from Fantastic. However, his perspective on the era softened somewhat in the
Tom Wham "The Exotic Enchanter". More games followed, including "Kings & Things" (with Rob Kuntz), the "" card game, and "Iron Dragon". More recent efforts include a reprint of "Snits" from Steve Jackson Games, and "Planet Busters" by Troll Lord Games. Wham designed the board game "King of the Tabletop" with Robert J. Kuntz, which was published in "Dragon" #77 (September 1983); the game was later expanded and rereleased as "Kings & Things" (1986) by West End Games, and was an Origins award-winner. Since leaving TSR Wham has designed many more games, most recently collaborating with James M. Ward on the board