One Man Clapping

This week, I take you through all the table presence that is Lands of Evershade... what is it, what's it like?Is it any good? Don't worry, OMC is not a review podcast, this is not a review. Didn't you see the title? It's a 'spotlight'...The Peanut and I have started playing this, and I'm sharing my thoughts in detail.There is maybe one 'spoiler adjacent' moment, this episode does not have any content spoilers. However, if you want to know nothing, before your copy arrives, I'll see you next week.Thanks for spending your hour this week, listening to how I spend my time.OMC crew are the very best.

This week, after a couple of solid weeks of gaming, I bring you all the Games that Were, (spoiler alert, there were many, so it's MOST of the games that were). As usual, I share all my angst in FOMOMOFO and in voices in my head, I talk about the joys, tribulations and the utter importance of having a not only a solid replacement parts policy but also decent customer service to go along with it!I also disclose what is required to get into my pants, so there's that. Have a great week OMC crew, love ya.This week's episode notes are in the guild, if you feel like a quick read in more detail:https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3699624/episode-56-replacement-partsThe clap goes out to Efka for this episode and breakdown of minis in modern gaming:https://youtu.be/0kNO4TzeUnU?si=r5sXYOLzHTZgZc7a

This week I catch you up on all the Games that Were, and spoiler alert it, it was my Birthday last month and I played some spectacular games...I share everything that has arrived in Incoming (with 4 exclamation marks) and in FOMOMOFO I share the campaigns that have my attention this week.In Voices in My Head, I had a round table chat (for one) about the nature and value of stretch goals in 2026....This week's episode notes can be found here:https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/new?assocItemType=guilds&assocItemId=4426Thank you OMC crew, for all your messages over the last few weeks, for sharing your own stories, and for your time.OMC peeps are the very best peeps.Have a good week!-Hamez

This week I'm joined by members of the wider OMC crew! Super Trooper, Project L, and the Cracker join me for a round table discussion on a number of weird questions...We missed a number of attributions, apologies to all the game designers and developers, we were just having too much fun.This week's episode notes can be found here. https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/new?assocItemType=guilds&assocItemId=4426Special thanks to our colleagues at SVWAG for the inspiration...I'm on holidays this week, so a second episode will be out later this week.Have a great week OMC crew, talk to you soon.-Hamez

This week you're only getting half of the Games that Were, the other half were shared on So Very Wrong About Games. I had the pleasure of co-hosting this week's episode with Michael Walker. If you're not a regular listener of theirs, you can check them out here, their show is fantastic, and uploads each week on Wednesdays.https://www.sowronggames.com/This week's companion notes are here on the guild:https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/new?assocItemType=guilds&assocItemId=4426&forumuid=4736436In Voices in My Head I talk for 20 minutes, and it's largely completely meaningless, well not meaningless, but it's kind of like board game astrology. Hopefully it's mildly relatable at lease.Have a superb week OMC crew, catch you next week.

This week I had the opportunity to speak with Luke Badger!Luke and his closest friends are responsible for bringing Regicide to our tables and we got to talk about all things Regicide!We get to hear about the birth of Regicide, the evolution into Regicide Legacy, and a bit about what's next for Badgers From Mars!Regicide Inferno and Crown Duels are going live this week (March 17, 2026) as well:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/badgersfrommars/regicide-inferno-and-regicide-crown-duels?ref=discovery&term=badgers%20from%20mars&total_hits=4&category_id=34This week's episode notes are in the Guild:https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/new?assocItemType=guild&assocItemId=4426&forumuid=4736436A massive thanks to Luke for his time! Have an amazing week OMC crew!(PS I apologise for all the sexy heavy breathing, I was using a different recording set up for the interview. I'm not actually struggling for air...)

Welcome back OMC crew!Back to the regular format today, going through all the Games that Were, of which there were several!A few great items INCOMING!!!! with a great game, two great expansions, and a brand new rabbit hole to tumble down....In FOMOMOFO we're going to chat about all the toys, and also my thoughts on Awaken Realms recent 'express crowdfunding', and in Voices in My Head I revisit all the rabbit holes that this wonderful hobby has sucked me right into.Awaken Realms 2026 announced projects:https://www.youtube.com/live/7V1VZPdUu9Y?si=0XtoTH11XSZCktiyThis week's episode notes are here in the guild:https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3670323/episode-51-the-march-hareHave a superb week OMC crew, OMC peeps, are the very best peeps.

This week I'm going back to my roots, and sharing some more of My Favourite Things!This week, I go through my top 10 Solo games of all time, y'all know I love to play with myself....I'm travelling for work this week, so it's a light one for games, first world problems....Have a stellar week, OMC crew!This week's episode notes in the OMC guild:https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3662612/episode-50-my-favourite-thingsPub Meeple ranking enginehttps://www.pubmeeple.com/ranking-engine

My algorithm has been filled with German this week, and I'm getting tutoring online from one of our regular listeners... ok, not tutoring, but certainly some cultural expansion of my repertoire!This week, of course, I share all the 'Games that Were', there's a quick traipse through FOMOMOFO, and in Voices in my Head, I share all my Schmankerl!Hop on BGG, guild 4426, I'll be popping brief episode notes in there each week.https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4426Have a great week OMC crew, OMC people are the very best people!Love ya,Hamez

Back to reality (oops there goes gravity)....I've missed you, OMC crew.This week is back to (sort of) normal... Not many games played, not too terribly much going on in FOMOMOFO.I do have some thoughts on Voices in My Head, that are a bit tough, so you'll forgive me this week, there's just too much going on in the world to say nothing.... I share my opinion, on opinions.... have fun with that bit of Inception...Next week is back to 100%, do your best to have a great week, wherever you are.You guys are the bomb....

Super Trooper joins me at the table to go through our Token Aspirations, our top 10 games that we desperately want to play this year. We go through how we did against our 2025 list, and have a few more tasty courses for your dining pleasure.I'm currently overseas with the family, so there MAY not be an episode next week, will do my very best!Have a great week OMC crew!-Hamez

It's that time of year, it's time for the Half Yearly Good Vibes Only Jamboree!This week I share all the pre-orders and campaigns that I've backed, what I'm excited about, and other good news as it pops into my tiny brain.Have a superb week OMC crew! OMC peeps are the very best peeps.Errata: Yes, I said Andrew Pfister, sorry....

After a work and plague related hiatus, I've recovered from all the food, wine and cheese.Back to my regular program, this week I bring you (almost) all the Games that Were (there were a LOT).... I share Postman Pete's sisyphean burden that this season's 'INCOMING!!!!' has wrought (he's ok).We traipse through the FOMOMOFO minefield that is thankfully quiet (for now), and then I have a good chat with the Voices in My Head. The University of Plymouth recently released study details that confirm the mental health benefits of board gaming, and I share a peek behind the curtain of how they've helped me.Have a great week, OMC crew, you guys are literally the very best.

Welcome to One Man Clapping's 2025 'unwrap'!Super Trooper and I unpack all our favourite moments from 2025, our top 10 plays of the year, our favourite moments from around the table, and so much more.Thank you, OMC crew, for 2025. Here's to 2026 having more games, more time, and more great moments.You guys are the best.Hamez and Super Trooper

Welcome back OMC crew!This week I share the Games that Were (spoiler alert, my house was filled with shenanigans, not many games were played....).In FOMOMOFO we're talking all things Witcher Legacy, and in VIMH I talk about that uber sexy sweet spot when game play and theme get together after too many drinks.... (the game, not me)Have a great week, OMC crew, you guys are the very best....

This week I share all the 'Games that Were', I take you through what's recently arrived with 'INCOMING!!!!', and of course we have my regular therapy session with FOMOMOFO, which is thankfully brief. I of course most definitely am NOT backing any more games this year.... And this week, I had the opportunity to catch up with Jamey Stegmaier, and share a peek behind the curtain with his very own Origin Story.... (starts at 0:50 if you want to skip ahead)Have a great week, OMC Crew

After a week off for a little self care, it's a bumper week.As usual, I go through all the Games that Were, I share the tidal flow of what's arrived at the Bunker with INCOMING!!!!This week on FOMOMOFO is thankfully brief as we seem to be coming to the end of Broketober and Nomoneyvember.....And this week in Voices in My Head I share my thoughts on Small Box games vs Big Box games....Have a great week, OMC crew, OMC fans are the best fans!

This week I'm back to a little post PAX normalcy with all the 'games that were'!Broketober continues (and looks like it will lead straight into No-money-vember) with the eternal march of crowdfunding....I update you with the games that have been delivered of late and I share my part joy part terror at the thought of actually attending Essen.Huge thank you to all the OMC crew that have sent me your live photos and updates, it's been amazing!Have a great week crew!-Hamez

This economy size 'Murca level episode brings you the games that were from Pax Australia, in FOMOMOFO I go down the rabbit hole that is this time of year and Ermergerd it is voluminous....Then I share my two 'best in show', my picks of Pax and they were both wonderful surprises.Also, full disclosure, I played a buttload (that's a real measurement, look it up) of games, and I likely misquote a number of rules throughout this mammoth episode. Also, I apparently can't add 3 and 7, so there's that....Have an amazing week OMC crew!

This week I'll share all the games that were (toasters, toasters everywhere....) I'll share my angst ridden tortured relationship with crowdfunding in FOMOMOFO and I discuss my thoughts on Stonemaier's launch model of compressed FOMO.It's PAX Australia this week, the best week of the year.Have a great week OMC crew, you're the very best crew.(Please note, there will be no episode next week due to Pax Australia....)

Do not buy games on Saturday night...... it'll all make sense soon...This week we go through all The Games that Were, and there were some GREAT games this week.... We're back to our regular FOMOMOFO program where I share my angst ridden personal battle with crowdfunding, and in Voices in My Head I share with you a parable of bad decisions. Don't worry, it all ends well.Have an amazing week OMC crew, you guys are the very best.

This week we're rolling a little differently, it's a hot run through crowdfunding with an uber session of FOMOMOFO and then straight to the table with the Voices in My Head.Turns out, I may have a slight boardgame porn addiction. I'm also SORT of ok with that, though this epiphany comes with some ideas.Errata pack - I mention 'Calimala by Reiner Knitzia', apologies, I was thinking of Cascadero, different beige, I blame the coffee.

Spoiler alert, I had an amazing week. This week is a mammoth serving of 'the games that were', a quick skip through FOMOMOFO, and a dash of INCOMING!!!! (yes. 4 exclamation marks)In 'Voices in my Head' I coin a new category of game for my collection, and I give a very deserved clap this week.Also, very real spoiler alert, I talk at length about Clank Legacy in this episode, and neglected to warn about spoilers before I started. Apologies for anyone that gets caught out in this!Have an amazing week, OMC crew, you guys are the GOAT.

It's hard to believe it's been a year, huge thank you to every one of you!This week, I go through the 'Games that Were', we take a trip down FOMOMOFO road and I issue a small retraction following my wild rant of two weeks ago, and in 'Voices in my Head', I share the wild ride that has been the first year of this fabulous therapy group.You guys are amazing.

Well we did it. We finished Cycle One of Aeon Trespass Odyssey...If you have no interest in Aeon Trespass, feel free to skip this.Super Trooper joins me for a full length breakdown (technical, not mental) of our Cycle One experience. We do a half hour of spoiler free, then we go right down the rabbit hole.Spoiler alert, there are spoilers.Also, Aeon Trespass is very special. It's not for everyone, but it's definitely for us.Have a great week OMC Crew!

This week life is good.I share with you all the 'Games that Were', we go down the Ark Nova rabbit hole in FOMOMOFO, and in Voices in My Head I share with you the evolution of my board game loves over the year and what it means to me.Have an amazing week OMC crew, wherever you are in the world, I appreciate you.Thanks for this week's therapy session, you're the best.Hamez

This week, some good things, some terrible things, some boardgame things.Mostly just good vibes only. .We're back to FOMOMOFO (not Nepalese dumplings, those are momos), some games were played, and I tell a story.It's been a week, I couldn't tick the 'explicit' button twice, it should be an option. Sorry, not sorry.rage, rage against the dying of the light.....

Somehow, Palpatine returned....I"m back, was off for reasons, sorry but also not.Lots of news this week in a return to form.This week with a Playcon wrap up, news, the way forward and a new job.Also ads. OMC now qualifies for paid ads, and we're trialing that from this week. Have a great week OMC crew, love ya!

Yesterday we finished a major milestone in one of the Campaigns we're playing. It was glorious.Today, I'm sharing my thoughts on the finish line. We'll make some noise in space during the 'Games that Were', I'll share all my capitalist angst in FOMOMOFO, and we'll have a regular therapy session in voices in my head. Someone may or may not get the clap.Happy Monday, OMC crew!

Happy podcast day OMC crew!I needed a little more coffee today, so much rambling. But eventually we got through it, the 'Games that were...', a full tour of FOMOMOFO, in Voices in My Head I finally share my feels about Elder Scrolls Betrayal of the Second Era, not gameplay, not rules, just the feels.And someone gets the clap.Have a great week Fam!Love ya.

Taking a short break from the regular format, Super Trooper and I share our top 10 expansions, that make the game better, and maybe one or tow that don't!Happy Monday OMC Crew!

This week I share my ramblings about how a campaign keeps you engaged. Short campaigns, medium campaigns and MURKA level campaigns, because they kind of all do it differently!You get to hear about all the games that were (more shelf of firsts this week!), we take a trip through FOMOMOFO and discuss all things Kaiju and Restoration Games. We take a slow hand in hand stroll through my frontal lobe in Voices in My Head, before giving someone the clap.Saddle up OMC crew, it's a new week!Happy Monday....

What makes a 'good loss'? Spoiler alert, it's a good loser. I'm a good loser, but played with someone that puts me to shame.I share with you all the games that were, we take a journey through this week's FOMOMOFO, we'll have a quiet chat with the voices in my head and this week I remember to give someone the clap.Have a great week OMC crew!

Happy Monday OMC crew!Recording very early on very little sleep today, hope you're in the mood for waffles....because I'm waffling for pretty much the whole hour. This week I'm back to our regular format, I take you through all the Games That Were, we're back to living in constant fear of missing out with FOMOMOFO, and there's a brief stop for INCOMING!!!!We tiptoe through my frontal lobe in Voices in my Head, and I share my deepest, most personal confessions.I then completely forget to give someone the clap. Nice work, Hamez. Truly.Have a great week!

This week I get to spend time with the legendary Mark Bigney and Michael Walker of So Very Wrong About Games!So Very Wrong About Games is a Golden Geek Award winning podcast and this week I get to share their origin story and what makes SVWAG, SVWAG.A huge thank you to Mark and Walker for their time, Have a great week OMC crew!

One Man Clapping has been live for 6 months!With all the doom and gloom in the board game world right we're celebrating with good news only. This week I'm sharing everything that I'm excited for in this coming year.Welcome to the Half Yearly Good Vibes Only Jamboree!All the campaigns I'm waiting for, all the up and coming campaigns that I'm excited for, and all the preorders that have me smiling. 2025 is going to be a wild ride, and I'm here for the long run....Have a great week OMC crew!

Finally back in the chair after three weeks off and very happy to be here!I go through all the Games that Were (spoiler alert, there were a lot!), I take you through what's INCOMING!!!!, we're going to skip over FOMOMOFO for reasons, and in Voices In My Head I share my thoughts on the chaos of the world today.This is not a tariff podcast, but I'd call it 'tariff adjacent'..... and a different kind of FOMO, the Fear of Missing Out on games we've already paid for....Have a great week OMC crew, missed ya!

12 hour gaming day yesterday means a full wrap today! Super Trooper and I do a full breakdown of all the 'Games that Were!' from yesterday's game day, with a side of random ramblings.A short break as I'm off on holiday for 2 weeks, but will be back after that!Have a great week, OMC crew!

This week, I"m back after traveling for work and have been making up for lost time.You get to hear about all 'The Games That Were', and this week, there were plenty, including new games off my Shelf of Firsts!New games in, though no sign of 'the game that shall not be named', instead, some retail games have just come in, finally available in Australia, HUZZAH!!!In FOMOMOFO we'll chat about a number of campaigns, none of which I'm backing (spoiler alert), and in 'Voices in my Head', I'm unpicking two Egyptian themed games that tickle the same spot for me, and do a fantastic job of it.Have a great week, OMC crew!Note: minor 'My Island' game spoilers 18:45-19:15

This week in 'Voices in My head', i share my thoughts on the different campaign styles, and what I love (or loathe) about each...You get to hear about the 'games that were', what's coming in with Incoming!!!! and it's a huge week for FOMOMOFO with some serious wallet busting campaigns as well as a whole slew of outer space pew pew!Have a great week OMC crew!

This week in 'Voices in my head' I go down the rabbit hole of Expansions as their own sub-category of FOMOMOFO, and I share all the games that were.It's been a YUUUUGE time for Incoming!!!! with 6 new games in the bunker, and of course I give someone the clap.Be good to each other!

This week Super Trooper joins me again with another top ten, this week it's My top 10 games that YOU own...Small PSA, something was clearly bumping the mic or the table this week, apologies for the constant sound of swinging balls..... what a horrific way to describe it, eesh.... .Back next week with our regularly scheduled program!

This week in the 'games that were', I take you through a whole swag of games that are now and forever removed from my 'shelf of firsts', I revisit some of my most watched pledge managers and update on crowdfunding this week.In 'voices in my head', I take you through my personal obsession with game inserts and I give someone the clap.Happy Monday OMC crew!

This week, I take you through all the 'games that were', including the Aeon Trespass marathon.I refrain from mentioning Betrayal of the Second Era, for one week only, sort of...Things are ramping up in crowdfunding for the start of the year, in FOMOMOFO I take you through a number of new campaigns, including Everdell Silverfrost, La Patisserie Rococo, Darwin's Journey, as well as the daily pain of 'late pledge season'...In 'Voices in my Head', I'm unpicking the furor over A.I. art in gaming and what that means, and of course I give the clap to a very deserving recipient.Get your came on, O.M.C. crew....

This week I go through the 'games that were' from the last 2 weeks, spoiler alert, it was a fantastic 2 weeks...In INCOMING!!!! I go through what's on the way in, aside from BOTSE, which yes, I will talk about again, sorry, not sorry.... FOMOMOFO touches on the crowdfunding campaigns that are starting to kick off, though it is most definitely a slow start, along with the campaigns that are coming, which look to be amazing!In 'Voices In My Head', I share my own story, and the role that board games have played and continue to play, in my mental health, I can't be the only one.Oh, and I give the clap to a very deserved individual, with my personal thanks.

This is the first in OMC's series for 2025 'Not all heroes wear capes', where I bring to you the origin stories for some of board gaming's most notable contributors. Every hero has a beginning, and I'm very excited for this series.In this episode, we get a VERY candid look at the legendary Paul Grogan and how Gaming Rules was born.Please note, this was OMC's first international recording and due to some technical difficulties parts of the interview needed to be re-recorded after the fact. If you sense any irregularities or unusual fluctuations in the episode, please note that every effort has been made to correct the gaps with integrity and accuracy to the original interview. My effusive thanks to Paul Grogan for making himself available, and for also for his understanding of the unfortunate gaffe.Also, for those of you that are wondering if Paul Grogan is as much a gentleman in person as he appears to be, the answer is no, he is not. He is far more, with a generosity of spirit that supersedes your expectations at every turn.Oh yes, and cicadas. Still the freaking cicadas.

In our last episode recorded in 2024 Super Trooper and I unpick our top 10 most played for the year, not our top ten games, but those that were on the table the very most!As usual, we wrap that up with a few more special treats for dessert, as this season is all about as much as you can fit in as possible, and we cover off our top 'new to us', and then we of course finish with our pick for best release of 2024.Happy new year clappers!

I've survived Christmas, it's NYE tomorrow, and I've only played 3 different games, but spoiler alert, I've played Agemonia 8 times.This week I share my boxing day Impulse-FOMO shenanigans, you get a bit of a look in to my obsession with food, and I talk all things Agemonia.It's a big week for content, and I'm just getting started.Love ya.

This week I go through all the Games That Were, what's happening with 'Incoming!!!!', my waning Christmas related Fomomofo, and in Voices in my Head I talk back and forth on the difference between affordability and value, and what they mean to me when I talk about board games.Then I give the clap to a very special person, without whom, we wouldn't get through the season. You know who you are.also... cicadas....

This bonus episode featuring the inimitable Super Trooper has us choosing between this or that!10 rounds of life's hard choices, and I hope you like freaking cicadas, because it's Starship Troopers right now, down under.And for dessert we go three rounds of non-board game related choices, so you're going to get to know a little more about two board game legends. Yes, legends. Love ya!