Customer Reviews

Hasbro Operation

5 star:		(36)
4 star:		(23)
3 star:		(12)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(26)

 

 

When I read all of the bad reviews for this Gen X classic board game, I just laughed! Especially the review about the young child that played this game and got so nervous because of the buzzer that he/she threw up! Then... I wondered about the world we live in... Who would have thought that a simple game like Hasbro's Operation could make a person question the social decline of the next generation?

Firstly, Gen Y parents... This is a game for 6 to 12 year olds. it's called "reading the front of the box before you buy".

Secondly, the pieces and the cavities that the pieces fit in are the EXACT same size, made of the EXACT same plastic, and is an EXACT duplicate of the game board I owned in the 70's, so stop your GEN Y whining!

The object of the game is to practice, have a steady hand and beat your opponent. It ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE EASY! Just like the Gen Y's offspring is being taught today - if it's too difficult, too scary, too loud, too ANYTHING, then it's just OK to throw it down and give up. What a wimpy generation we soon will have running this country in 25 to 30 years.

I had three kids, ages 6 to 12 over to our house and got out this game for them to play with. I helped the 6 year old some but all three ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! Obviously, they are the exception to the rule among the children being raised today...

Cavity Sam is the patient and you are pitted against your opponent with "doctor" cards that describe what part of the body to operate on and if successful, get paid. If your oppponent isn't successful, you get the next shot at the same body part but with a "specialist" card. Specialist, of course, get more money for operations than do doctors. If you touch the sides of the body cavity with the tweezers, Sam's nose lights up and a loud buzzer sounds. The person with the most money in completed operations wins!

This also teaches kids about body parts, reading, and to establish some great hand/eye coordination. Much more than, oh... let's say a Game Boy or an X Box would. Great family fun! Two "D" batteries not included...

Happy Playing!

This game is one of those classics you just have to have. It is great for boys and girls with a wide age range. It's good for manual dexterity and gets lots of laughs. Could be frustrating for the younger range, but you can just ignore the buzzer. The only drawback is that the pieces can get lost, otherwise we give it 2 thumbs up- (my kids ages 11,9,5 all enjoy it).

Like a lot of people, I have fond memories of this classic game. Our cousins had it, and we were always excited when we visited them so we could play, but if we did anything to annoy them they wouldn't bring it out. Oh yes. Good times.

So we got the game out of nostalgia and we have enjoyed it. The pieces are all here -- wishbone, breadbasket, wrenched ankle, broken heart -- 12 in all. They are smaller than I remember, but that may or may not reflect reality. It runs on 2 D batteries, and when they run low the buzzer stops working. There's no on/off switch.

My kids (ages 4 and 5) really loved this game. I purchased it for them because I remember playing it as a child and thought they would enjoy it. Something inside of me feels good when I see my kids playing these "classic" games. The pieces are small and not recommended for very small children. My daughters had trouble successfully reaching the object of the games which is pulling the game pieces from the patient without setting off the buzzer, but they didn't experience frustration with this because the buzzer was hilarious to them! They would have set it off on purpose anyway!

I can't believe all the negative comments on here. First of all you don't get shocked, it's a vibrating game. NO SHOCK! I also agree with Sheila. People now-a-days expect everything to be easy, well this game is challaging, and it's fun. My kids 5 and 7 loved this game(as well as mom and dad). It is not an easy game so if that is what you're looking for play duck, duck, goose. This is a game that requires patience and a steady hand. My kids learned to slow down, life doesn't have to happen in a second (unless it's my five year old that is too young to play and he is just going in for the buzzer...haha). And by the way who said operating on someone was easy? If you can take the time to slow down and have a good laugh this is a GREAT game.
My kids are rough on games and we have had no problems with it. The only thing is the pieces are very small and easily lost so keep them in a baggie.

Just wanted to add that this game is a fun way for a young person to develop the muscles that he or she will use in writing. The stronger those motor skills, the easier time a child will have manipulating a pencil.

I had this game when I was little, I'm 30 now and still love this game. The object is to collect money for every successful operation you perform. The one with the most money wins. If you can't perform the operation, then the person with the specialist card appropriate for the operation gets a chance to get even more money. My five year old really loves this game because she wants to be a doctor, but the buzzer is a little too loud and scares her, so often she is too afraid to perform an operation when she really wants to so bad! So we have to leave the batteries out. When you are really concentrating, the loud buzz can give you quite a jolt! But that is half the fun, at least for me (not for my five year old) and is good for a laugh. The game is actually very good for my daughter for her dexirity as this game forces her to take her time retrieving very small objects with a pair of tweezers. Her teacher suggested similiar exercises to help her with her printing. The down side, it can be very easy to lose the pieces, so after you are done with the game, it is probably best to put all the pieces back into their little body parts. This makes a really fun game on a rainy day or for those would be doctors in the house!

As an adult returning to this toy in a moment of needing to reconnect with the inner child, I was bemused. I enjoyed this game at friends' homes as a young tyke. To this day, as a med student, I find it gives me the giggles. Operation remains amusing and maintains a sense of childishness, without seeming a stupid waste of your youthful hours as so many other games for kids were. It's a classic.

If you view the photo associated with the purchase above, you think you will receive the original version of Hasbro's Operation game. This was not the case for me! I received the newer, revised version of the game with strange sounds and awful parts! I paid more for this product because I thought I would get the orignal. You could easily pay $10 or $15 for the version that I received. I am very frustrated and I will be returning this game.

I can distinctly remember playing this game as a child and it being a part of my happiest childhood memories. for its age group (5-6, or at least an age where they won't put the small pieces in their mouth), it can greatly improve/work on motor skills and hand-eye coordination. i recently bought a new version of this game for nostalgia's sake, and found myself grinning away, challenging my now 50+ mother for a game for old times sake over the holiday. Talk about a classic game. great for all ages, especially if you want to buy your kids a classic toy, that may, in fact have been a part of your childhood that can still be enjoyed by children today.