Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Operation Game by Milton Bradley

Operation is a battery-operated game made by Milton Bradley, it has been in production since 1965. It consists of an "operating table", a patient (nicknamed 'Cavity Sam') with a large, red light-bulb for his nose. In the surface are a number of openings, which reveal fictional and named body parts made of white plastic. There are two sets of cards: Doctor and Specialist cards. The Specialist cards are dealt out evenly amongst the players at the beginning of the game. Players take turns to pick Doctor cards, which offer a cash reward for removing a particular ailment, using a pair of tweezers connected with wire to the board. If a player successfully removes the body part then they'll win the amount shown on their card. However, if the tweezers touch the metal edge of the opening during the attempt (closing the circuit), a buzzer sounds, the patient's nose lights up red, and the player loses their turn. The player holding the Specialist card for that piece then has a try, getting double points if they succeed.
The winner is the player with the most money after all the pieces have been extracted.
The game can be challenging, due to the shapes of the plastic ailments, and the fact the openings are scarcely larger than the ailments themselves.

On The Forum Arcade, you can play a modified version of Operation. The game is called autopsy. If you would like to play this game, click here. Make sure your speakers are turned up so that you can hear the buzzer if you mess up.

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