The holidays are once again right around the corner, and what better way to celebrate both the Winter break and Star Wars than with this new Keepsake ornament from Hallmark. Depicting the fun and iconic “let the Wookie win” scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope where Chewbacca, R2-D2, and C-3PO are in a tense game of Dejarik, or holo-chess. It’s available to preorder now at Amazon for $99.99 and it releases on October 20. Most notably (and very questionably), it does not include the Keepsake power cord needed to power the lights and sounds, which is sold separately.
Star Wars Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Is out Next Week
The ornament itself comes in at around 5.5in high, 4.5in. wide, and 4.5in. long and features a fairly one-to-one recreation of the Dejarik scene on the Millennium Falcon, sans Han Solo. It lights up and plays the dialogue and sound effects from the classic scene at the push of a button, with no batteries necessary. But the lack of the required power cord, mixed with the $100 price tag, is an odd omission.
Despite the quality and level of detail on the ornament, having to maneuver the power cord around something like a Christmas tree while it hangs at a reasonable spot might become a headache, although the official Hallmark Keepsake power cords can be as long as long 83in. See below for a link to get one at Amazon, sold and shipped by a third party.
Hallmark Has More Great Holiday Ornaments
If Star Wars isn’t quite your thing, Hallmark also offers holiday ornaments of other popular properties and brands. Their Nintendo collection expanded earlier this year with a handful of great new additions like Link, Elephant Mario from Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Venusaur, and an adorable Winter-themed Rowlet. These don’t light up or make sound like the Star Wars holo-chess diorama, so the prices are much more tolerable. I’ll definitely be picking up the Link ornament when December rolls around.
Myles Obenza is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Bluesky @mylesobenza.bsky.social.
