Operation - Can you keep your cool to remove Sams body parts? (Operation)

Member Name: nigelcross

Product:	Operation
Date:	03/08/09 (39 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: good fun

Disadvantages: poor construction

Operation is a childrens game of skill and perserverance. I had this game as a child and loved it. I still have this game now and its great fun after a few drinks at a dinner party or after christmas dinner!

For children I think the set up is ok but the parts are very small and could get misplaced easy or even swallowed. The bed part has a cardboard overlay which moves around a bit which isn't helpful when you're trying really hard to get the body parts out the little holes with the tweezers!

The game play is pretty simple to understand. Distribute the specialist cards evenly, you can get extra money when you operate on a body part you are a specialist in. Next choose who goes 1st and let them pick up a doctor card. That player must then try to take out that body part. If they fail anyone with that specialist card can pick out the body piece for double the money. If you manage to take out that body part you should keep that doctor card and play continues. The game progresses until all body parts have been taken out. The winner is the person with the most cash.

I like this game but think it needs a bit of tweeking to make it better that's why it gets 4 stars from me instead of 5.

Summary: great game