Good work, Doctor Dooyoo! (Operation)

Member Name: chriswotton

Product:	Operation
Date:	06/01/03 (37 review reads)
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Advantages: Great Fun For All The Family

Disadvantages: A Little Easy (Unless Using My Suggestions For Extra Difficulty!)

Although no more than a simple electrical circuit with some plastic body parts, a pair of tweezers and a set of gamecards, Operation is a fantastic game which amuses the whole family as the buzzer sounds time after time.

The aim of the game is to remove body parts from recesses in a small human body figure, without touching the metal surrounding. One touch and the buzzer goes off and the man's LED nose lights up bright red!

Before the game, all the SPECIALIST cards are dealt equally among the players. On a player's turn, he or she picks a DOCTOR card from the pile and performs the operation as described on the card. Pictures showing which body parts belong where on the body are also given to help the slower amongst us.

If the doctor manages to complete the task then the operation is successful and the player receives the amount of money on the card, from the person operating as banker. If the operation is unsuccessful and the buzzer sounds before the organ or bone is removed, then the person with the SPECIALIST card for that operation attempts the task for a higher amount of money, usually double - as listed on the SPECIALIST card. If they are successful then they obviously receive the money, otherwise the DOCTOR card is put on a discarded pile, and the next player takes his or her turn.

The main point of the game is to make as much money from successful operations as is possible, and the player with most money at the end of the game (when the cards have run out, unless you reshuffle!) wins the game.

The game is excellent for children and adults alike but, if you are playing amongst those who succeed, it might be an idea to set a time limit on each operation - the time should be agreed at the start. Then, if the operation is not completed in this time, it is unsuccessful and play continues as usual. The time should apply to both doctors and specialists. Alternatively you could really make the specialists work for
their money and impose a half-time rule on specialists. After all, they should be better at their job!

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