Here’s what I’ve gleaned from watching one episode of The Mandalorian. It’s Star Wars, all right. Boba Fett is taking petty bounties to reforge his armor after it was melted by that sandworm on Arrakis. He learns how to ride a bipedal potato, shoots up a town populated by four hundred gungoons, and saves Small Yoda from his old nemesis IG-88.

This is me blinking in bewilderment. People like this stuff?

The Mandalorian: Adventures is a board game adaptation of the entire first season by Corey Konieczka. It isn’t about to persuade me to watch more Star Wars. But in a huge twist worthy of a montage about riding a potato, I wouldn’t mind seeing an expansion with more shootouts, heists, and general buffoonery.

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