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Operation

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3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews) More about this product

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Manufacturer's minimum age: 6 years

Technical Details

  • Operate on Cavity Sam to become the top doc
  • Use the tweezers to remove Sam’s spare rib, Adam’s apple and bread basket
  • Earn cash for successful operations--just don’t set off the dreaded buzzer!
  • Batteries: 2 x AA (not included)
  • Manufacturer’s recommended age: 6 years +

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Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 40 x 5 x 27 cm ; 604 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 599 g
  • Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
  • Manufacturer recommended age: 6 years and up
  • Item model number: 5010994255022
  • ASIN: B00005N5PI
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,592 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)

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Product Description

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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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A blast from the past, 31 May 2003
By Mr. Brian Jenkinson "Fester" (Wickford, Essex, UK) - See all my reviews
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Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 
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!

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit disappointing, 29 Oct 2007
By Comical Engineer "comicaleng" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 
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.
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16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun ........at first!, 16 Sep 2001
Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 
And it is fantastic fun until you have been playing for 2 hours! and the buzzing drives you crazy!. It is a shame there is no container to put the bits of 'body' in because they get lost so quickly. I think it can be fun but only in small doses!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good fun, but lots of small pieces
My students love this game, and I think it's great fun too. The biggest drawback is that there are lots of small pieces which are easy to use. Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. Brown

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and teaches dexterity
operation is a bit difficult for my 5 yr old - but if you pretend to make mistakes, allowing him to win, then he really enjoys it
Published 1 month ago by Ms. A. J. Bradshaw

4.0 out of 5 stars Silly fun for adults
My boyfriend was bought this as a present when he changed career to train as a doctor. We thought it was a pretty funny joke gift but that was all - didn't expect it would be fun... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Princess Gilo

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