Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #175 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Hasbro
• Model: 5010994255022
• Dimensions: 10.63" h x 1.97" w x 15.75" l, 1.23 pounds

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Scalpel, scissors, swab, funny little metal tweezers attached by a wire to the patient's nose--welcome to Operation, the fun game for all the family... of surgeons. It's a delightfully simple, yet fiendishly fiddly game, the objective of which is to remove the comically designed internal organs from a supine patient with a big red nose. Pick a card from the pack, see which operation you've been selected to perform, pull up your facemask and begin. Each operation earns you a certain amount of Monopoly-style cash, the more procedures you succeed with the more you earn; you may even find yourself to be the richest doc on the block by the end of the game. But hold on there, this isn't easy money for any old cowboy quack to make, one slip and the tweezers will touch the side setting off the buzzer and making the patient's nose flash, then it's back to medical school for you.

Operation really is a classic. Even having been on the market for over 20 years it's still fresh and exciting: a hands-on sensory experience in a virtual world. It demands real concentration--just catch a glimpse of the look on your trainee doctors' faces as they try to remove the "butterfly" from the stomach--and it has a surprisingly realistic feel. Even if the buzzer does grate on the nerves a little after a while, setting it off really does give you a genuine heart-racing thrill. And parents will still be asking "Can I have a go?" and laughing at the novelty names of the organs ("spare rib", "adam's apple"... err, "bread basket"?). Before long, beads of sweat will be forming on your brow too. Ultimately, it's a great game, as long as you've got patients. Hang on..., I think he's flatlined... Nurse! --Paul Eisinger

Manufacturer's Description
To be the top doc you now have to perform an operation on Cavity Sam's new ailment as well as all the classic ones.

No batteries required.

Manufacturer's recommended age 6 years +.

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Customer Reviews

Classic Board Game. 4 Stars.
I loved playing Operation, like many, when I was younger. My young brother recently got this for his birthday, and I was reintroduced to the fantastic game. It's a great concept, original, and gets kids interested in what being doctor is all about - even if it is a very naive introduction.

The game can keep kids occupied for hours, and has a good competitive edge to it, that isn't too intense, but pushes the kids to try their hardest. Educationally, it isn't marvellous - but that isn't the essence of the game. It may not teach them much, but challenges their hand-eye coordination, and their ability to control their movement. The durability of this game I have always questioned. I think there's only so long that the metal can stay ultra-sensitive. Give it a year's use and it's probably a bit shabby.

All this said however, you can't escape this game's appeal. It's good for kids, demanding just the right amount of concentration, and keeping them enthralled. Thoroughly recommended as a gift.

4 Stars.

A blast from the past
I played this as a youngester around friends houses, and whne looking for a silly Xmas present to buy for the other half, thought what the hell.

It is excellent fun, with or without alcohol.

Eductionally, I can't remember if this taught me the location of the major organs in the body, or where I found them out as I grew older anyway.

Highly recommend this game for adults and kids alike, excellent fun with a degree of eductaional value. Go buy it now!

A bit disappointing
The parts are very fiddly for younger children and prone to getting lost. We found the construction to be very flimsy, especially the cardboard top layer over the metal contacts. I've had to stick the card down because it has become peeled back. The wire holding the tweezers can also snap and has had to be re-soldered.

It's good fun when set up but can be frustrating for younger children when they keep setting off the buzzer. It does teach them to have steady hands, however, it doesn't do much for their knowledge of anatomy really.

A game that kids will tire of relatively quickly.