Operation

This was another game that I was deprived of during my childhood but thankfully my best friend had it so I didn't miss out that much since we were joined at the hip for years! The game consists of a box-like contraption. On the box is a picture of a man lying down and on various parts of his half naked body are little holes. To play the game you need to place the relevant plastic pieces in the holes and try to retrieve them with a pair of tweezers without hitting the sides of the holes. If the tweezers hit the sides then a buzzer will sound and you out. This game does wonders for your fine motor skills and is great for the younger children. It's a ...  Read the complete review

This game has been around since the sixties, yet it never gets old. It's a variation on the wire buzzer game, but it's a lot more fun. What you have is a patient lying on a bed, and his body is covered in deep cavities. In these cavities lie funny shaped pieces of white plastic supposed to be parts of the body. The aim of the game is to 'do an operation' on the man, using tweezers to reach into the body and pull out the pieces. However, if you touch the metal sides when you're doing it, you set off a buzzer which will inevitably scare the crap out of you. OK, so this is a game many of us will have grown up with, but is it still worth buying now? The first ...  Read the complete review

The patient is lying on the operating table baring all. He stares up at the ceiling whilst gripping the bed sheets with trepidation. You gently lift his head and insert two AA batteries into the secreted compartment. The little red beacon that is his nose waits expectantly .. Nurse scalpel ! I had this game when I was young and loved it. It's stood the test of time and although it is obviously a bit more colourful it somehow seems to be less durable (they don't make them like they used to) or perhaps that is just a faulty memory ! I'll give you an overview of the game along with its' playability ratings and you can then decide whether ...  Read the complete review

Yes this can be a great family game. You have a silly naked man for a board and he has odd cutouts in his body. Within these cutouts are placed various "body parts" that you will have to retrieve with your tweeeeesers. The surgical instrument is wired to the board so that if you touch the side of the cut-out your patients red nose will light up and you will hear a buzz. To play you take turns drawing cards from a deck that list the various body parts to be removed. Each part has a $ value based upon the difficulty of removing it. If you are successful at removing it you will be paid the money on the card. Once all the parts are removed the person with the most ...  Read the complete review

Operation is a fantastic game for all the family, which has been around for many years. The object of the game is to successfully remove body parts from the patient with a pair of tweezers, without setting off a buzzer. All around the edge of the 'wound', from which you must remove the body parts, there is metal plating. When this comes into contact with the metal tweezers, a circuit is completed and a buzzer sounds, as well as the patient's nose lighting up bright red. Therefore this game requires a steady hand to remove the body parts without touching the edge of the wound. The game itself is very flimsily made, reflecting the relatively cheap ...  Read the complete review