Customer Reviews

Operation: Brain Surgery Game

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I don't know about the parts being easily recognized. I'm a certified teacher, and I still have trouble. That being said, my family loves playing this game together. It's quick and easy gameplay that my three year old, seven year old, myself and my husband can have fun doing together. How often can you get a game that accomplishes that? And it's easy to make up variations to make the game more difficult too. Ours has been very durable; and it's been through the mill. I've gotta give this one a thumbs up ... especially at the new lower price!

This is a bit like the original Operation game, but instead you reach into the top of your patient's head, try to find an object that matches one of your cards, and pull it out without jiggling too much and setting off the buzzer. There are 8 objects (train of thought, light bulb, egghead, bird brain, etc). We've found that we play our own variations more successfully than the game as defined in the instructions and though it won't keep the family busy for a long time, it is fun for a while.

Classic operation brought back great memories but it was too advance/frustrating for my four soon to be five year old to really get into. I like this new version better. It's challenging and exciting enough to provide a since of accomplishment for a young child, while keeping an adult from getting bored. A real family game time treat.

My daughter received this game last Christmas. After playing cards, we pulled this out and the whole family played FOR HOURS!!! Count three generations at the same table, having a blast playing this game!

Even played it with my neice who is not even two years...instead of playing the normal rules, we just set out the cards and she would pull out the piece and match them to the cards..EXCELLENT!

Only thing is that when you are too rough it's supposed to ding you out..but it's VERY hard to be too rough on this game!

When playing this game with multiple age ranges it's still a toss up as to who would win. One game Great-Grandma would win and the next the 7 y.o. would win...you just never know!

I'd recommend this game to everyone!

Our three year old received this for a gift for Christmas. My husband and I have played it many, many times with our 5 and 3 year old. Yes, like others, our five year old got the hang of recognizing the shapes quickly (she beats us most of the time) but she still has tons of fun. It is also easy yet challening enough that my three year old will play it all the time. There's not many games a three year old can play and play correctly. This has become one of my favorite games for young preschoolers. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a game to play with their kids that isn't super boring!

I got this for my 6 yr old daughter and I have to say, though, it has no educational value that I can think of.
I genuinely had alot of fun playing it with her. No matter your skill or your age you are sure to really "lose" at some point.
Which all of us adults have to do on occasion playing games with our kids.
It was fun. We recommend it.

This toy was bought for my 7 year old who got bored with it quickly. My 4 year old did enjoy the game a bit longer, but the same 3 or 4 silly jokes that are repeated time after time get very old and my children got familiar with the 10 game pieces quickly.

I bought this for my 5 year old for her birthday-she tried to play it with her 3 year old sister- and it is.....for a better word.... an "alright" game. The idea of trying to find the matching piece to your chosen card is a good idea-but somewhere along the line the thrill of the game gets lost-does not really keep them too interested in continuing with the game...find a better place to put your $21.00 bucks...maybe their piggie bank...or even a better idea-keep it in your wallet.
I would not really recommend this.
The original Operation game with the tweezers and buzzer that would sound off if you touched the sides, was the one that I played with as a kid(showing my age much?) I prefer the old to the new.

I bought this for my three year old daughter. When we first started to play, I had her just take out the pieces from the top of his head as fast as she could before the buzzer went off. Then, I introduced the playing cards and shortly after that she caught on to the concept of matching the pieces from inside the head to the cards she had in front of her. If they didnt match, she threw them back in and quickly grabbed for the next piece. It promotes matching, turn taking and fast thinking! Since its a fast pace game, we have fun each time we play! She'll even sit and play alone sometimes but of course its more fun to play with mommy ;-D

My 4 yr. old wanted this one. But when we turned it on to play it, & hit the nose timer, she freaked out, started crying, and ran to her room until we turned it off. My 3 yr. old son likes it. My daughter will only play this with the game turned off. No timer. Its an ok game, & teaches kids to concentrate & rely on something other than their sence of sight to determine what things are. I think we all would have preferred a different game. We play games daily, and I don't see this one being played very often.