How to Make a Custom Operation Game
- Step 1: Materials ...
- Step 2: Select a Character ...
- Step 3: Make or Find Ailment Tokens ...
- Step 4: Mark the Locations on the Character Where the Ailments Will Be Located ...
- Step 5: Cut Slots for Each Token ...
- Step 6: Cut Slots in the Sheet Metal ...
- Step 7: Glue Together the Cardboard Layers ...
- Step 8: Attach the Character Printout to the Plate ...
Full Answer
How do you play operation Operation?
Operation is a board game where you must use steady hands to remove items from a body. If you touch the sides a buzzer and lights go off. Some things are easy to take out, others are difficult. I picked up an older copy of the game from Good Will for $1 the other week.
What do I need to make an operation game?
The electronic parts for the Operation Game come in our STEAM Programs. 1 box (a gift box, cereal box, or shoe box lid is good!) Scissors *ask a parent!* Download our step-by-step instructions to make your game. Share your creations using #kithub on your favorite social media apps.
What to expect in the operation game?
In Challenge 1, you will set up the game board. In Challenge 2, you will make the electrical connections and try your hand at performing operations on your patient! The Operation game is built from two layers of foam board.
What is operation board game?
The board game "Operation" is based on a very simple circuit, so you can build your own and customize it really easily! I first made this game when I was around 11 or 12, when I was on some rant about how the original Operation dude didn't wear any underpants.
Using an LED, a buzzer and other materials you can make your own operation game to play with your friends and family. This is a great way to learn about parallel circuits. In a parallel circuit, each component has its own branch from the power source. If one piece breaks, the other one keeps on working. For this game, there are two branches: one for the buzzer, one for the LED
Note! The electronic parts for the Operation Game come in our STEAM Programs.
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Tara Tiger Brown is a technologist and author exploring the intersection of the environment, education, and wellbeing. As founder and CEO of KitHub, she develops STEAM education programs focused on hands-on learning and environmental monitoring.
What is operation game?
Operation is a game that lets you test your hand-eye coordination by removing a variety of ailment tokens from a cartoon patient without touching the metal sides of each slot. Since its release in 1965, there have been a lot of special editions created. These feature popular characters such as Buzz Lightyear, R2D2 and Iron Man.
How to add lights to a game?
If you want to add lights to the game, you can wire a pair of LEDs in parallel with the buzzer. The lights and buzzer will then go off together when the tweezers touch the plate.#N#If you want to add sound effects to the game you can wire in a simple sound recording module. To do this, connect the negative terminal of the recording module battery to the negative terminal of the game board's battery pack. Then connect the play pin on the recording module to the plate.
How to make a character printout on metal?
Place strips of double sided tape on the top side of the metal plate. Then carefully apply the character printout to the surface so that they are stuck together. Do your best to keep all the cutout slots lined up.
What to do if playback doesn't begin?
If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
How to make a cardboard box with a stack?
Glue the three cut pieces of cardboard together. Then glue a plain piece of cardboard onto the back of the stack to seal the bottom of each hole. Press the cardboard with a large book or other heavy object while the glue dries.
Step 1: Intro and Materials
I first made this game when I was around 11 or 12, when I was on some rant about how the original Operation dude didn't wear any underpants. I told my mom she shouldn't let my younger brother play the game because it was inappropriate (I didn't actually believe this, though, I just liked arguing about things back then).
Step 2: Yep, That's All It Is: the Circuit
There is one loop in this circuit, and it makes a complete circuit when your hand starts to get shaky and you let the tweezers touch the metal sides. There isn't much to explain on this step; just make sure you connect everything with the right polarity as shown in the diagram. There is gonna be a whole lot of wire hanging off of the negative end of the LED.
Step 3: Getting the Board Ready for Wiring
Essentially, the shoebox lid is going to be your gameboard and you will have to come up with a picture to put on the top. As you can see in my picture, I just drew a guy that looked like the original Operation man.
Step 4: Wire It Up!
If you haven't done so already, build the circuit in the diagram on Step 2. There should be a lot of excess wire hanging off of the negative side of the LED. Strip all of it; enough to wrap around all of the holes in the bottom of your board.
Step 5: Finish
Tape whatever of the exposed wire that you didn't use to the bottom of the board, and make sure it isn't touching any other wires. Attach a wire to the pair of tweezers using tape, glue, or solder. Poke a small hole in the top corner of your board and thread the end of this wire underneath.
Step 2: Paint Your Operation Game Board
Cut your cardboard to whatever size suits your project. Dream up what character you want to use and paint it on the front. My project was for an elementary school science fair interactive table, so I used a character the kids would recognize but not be too upset to operate on (like Elsa).
Step 3: DIY Conductive Tweezers
After you have painted your character, make your tweezers out of chopsticks, a rubberband, paper, and foil.
Step 4: Operating Spots and Back of the Game Board
Now that you know the size of your tweezers, you can plan out where you want your operation spots to be and draw the holes you are going to cut. Think about the size of your operating hole carefully- if it is too big it will be too easy to get the object out; if it is too small you won't be able to get the object out with the tweezers.
Step 5: Make the Body Part Objects to Pull Out of the Game Board
I used clay to make the body parts for my minion and colored them with marker. I made only three: a leg bone, heart, and banana (bananas on the brain).
Step 6: Scratch and Makey Makey
The beauty of Makey Makey is that it makes the computer think that you are pressing a key on the keyboard when you complete a circuit with conductive materials. For example, if you clip in a banana to the space bar and touch it while touching the ground, the banana becomes your space bar!
What is operation in board games?
If you're unfamiliar with Operation then you're in for a treat. Operation is a board game where you must use steady hands to remove items from a body. If you touch the sides a buzzer and lights go off. Some things are easy to take out, others are difficult.
How does a buzzer work in a board game?
Power is run through the tweezers and if the tweezers come in contact with the metal plate the circuit is completed and the buzzer goes off. Very simple electrical design.
What to do if playback doesn't begin?
If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
Step 1: Container
A] Sand Altoids tin B] Spray with dark colors C] Repeat as needed I went with an Altoids tin to ensure I had a final project that could be considered pocket-sized. This is one of the few items I had to purchase 'cause it's not a product I much enjoy.
Step 2: Find a Patient
A] Print image B] Cut along template outline C] Laminate D] Cut chest cavity opening E] Punch support holes F] Place aluminum and cut center for perimeter To get the Robot image I believe I searched for 'steampunk robot", or something along those lines. I did another Google image search for "Altoid tin template" so I have a perfect line to follow when time comes to cut it. I put everything together in Gimp Editor [like Photoshop but free] and printed.
Step 3: The Circuit Install
A] Build the circuit B] Install the circuit C] Add supports Again, this is the same circuit as the real Operation game; except with a buzzer instead of a motor. I even used the tweezers from an actual Operation game. The wire from the tweezers comes to an end with a 3.5mm jack, functioning as somewhat of a power switch when unplugging it.
Step 4: Power Up
A] Add power source B] Solder, glue and/or fasten C] Add game pieces and tray I did have one solar cell, but not small enough to use and retain the aesthetics of the project. I went ahead and chose 2 AAA batteries for now, until I happen upon a solar cell that'll fit on it neatly. I whipped up a small bead of JB Weld to hold the buzzer in place.
Step 5: Play
I've no idea how to 'embed' the YouTube video, so here's the link for the time being. http://youtu.be/6j5G4GjRiE4 Hope you enjoyed and perhaps got something outta this ible. If anything, at least inspiration.
Step 1: The Picture
To build the life size over 5ft tall game board. I took a digital picture of the original Operation game board and in a photo shop edited the picture to add clipart and removed the yellow background to save on printer ink. The picture is glued down on cardboard front and a wood frame is made to give it a structure.
Step 2: Wood Frame and Red Nose
I constructed the wood frame out of 1in by 2in wood strips that I had around the house. The wood frame as seen in picture the wood frame is 4in thick and stapled cardboard on the sides. I nailed down with thumb tacks to mount the picture cardboard front. I used white duct tape to go around the edges to give it a finished look.
Step 3: Red Nose
The light bulb used for the nose was a 120VAC bulb that is red color. I removed the filament and socket base and glued it to the front poster board with four white LED's for illuminating the inside the nose.
Step 4: Make Boxes
Boxes The size for the pockets and constructed them out of cardboard and taped together. The pocket sizes are all two inches deep; Sword 2in x 3.50in, Feet 1.75in x 3.50in, Shield 3inx 3in, Belt 1.75in x 2.75in, Breastplate 3.75in x 3.75in, and Helmet 2.75in x 2.75in.
Step 5: Aluminum Foil in Boxes
I glued 1 inch strips of aluminum foil on the front edge of all the boxes. I took the cutout cardboard pieces and used it as a template for the front aluminum metal pieces. I cut out a disposable aluminum oven liners for the front mount seen metal. This was used for better lower resistance to detect contact with tongs.
Step 6: Box Contacts
I now ran two wires in each side of each box and foiled in and glued it in the aluminum metal that was going into the side of each box. On the backside I soldered the two wires (black wires) together to one wire 4 feet long and labeled it with the box name/number to be connected to the microcontroller to detect signal.
Step 7: Box LED's
Box LED's To illuminate the box locations so you can play the game in the dark I installed three white LED's (green Wires) per box that are always on. I bough white LED's Christmas lights and cut them in groups of three in a string of lights.
What are the skills required to play Operation?
Skills required. Dexterity. Operation is a battery-operated game of physical skill that tests players' eye-hand coordination and fine motor skills. The game's prototype was invented in 1964 by John Spinello, a University of Illinois industrial design student at the time, who sold his rights to the game to renowned toy designer Marvin Glass ...
Who makes Operation?
Initially produced by Milton Bradley in 1965, Operation is currently made by Hasbro, with an estimated franchise worth of US$40 million. The game is a variant on the old-fashioned electrified wire loop game popular at funfairs.
How many sets of cards are in Operation?
Operation includes two sets of cards: The Specialist cards are dealt out evenly amongst the players at the beginning of the game.