Fading Song delivers a fascinating memory game full of trade offs all wrapped in a thematic experience that invites you to engage with and sympathize with the Regent Honeyeater bird in your hunt for points. As the years pass by the player interaction increases, reflected by the opponents setting your habitat ablaze disrupting your carefully laid plans, thereby adding a dynamic layer of strategy to the game. The game is elegantly presented, aesthetic in its appearance and true to its theme. Furthermore, its level of complexity allows for high replayability and its innovative aspects encourages you to keep the song of the Regent Honeyeater alive by introducing the game to your friends.

The game is nominated for the engaging mechanic in selection of tiles as you create your habitat. This is in regards to the consideration of risk versus reward in choosing tiles further away, adding ever more danger and risk to the mental juggling act of remembering your habitat.
The way your choice of tiles from pile 2, 3 and 4 can leave your habitat open to natural threats and predators, as well as the disruption caused by how other players place tiles in your habitat.
This innovative mechanic is further applauded by how it also challenges the players in regard to the memory game element in Fading Song, as you relinquish some of your control over the board.
This single, yet overarching mechanic is a driving point in the game, and an essential part in your attempt to save a fading song.

“Fading Song" has been nominated for its captivating narrative that places players in the role of a flock of Regent Honeyeaters navigating the perils of the Australian woodlands. The rulebook skillfully immerses players by incorporating informative text boxes that vividly illustrate the challenges faced by this species. Clear iconography in the rulebook and components guide players seamlessly through the gameplay, facilitating an intuitive setup despite the game’s underlying complexity. The components themselves are beautifully crafted, both visually appealing and functionally strong, enhancing the overall presentation and experience of the game.