The name of the game is Operation
REMEMBER THE OLD GAME “OPERATION?” The one advertised as “The goofy game for dopey doctors?” Players would take turns using electrified tweezers to remove plastic pieces representing the patient’s funny bone or breadbasket without setting off the buzzer. Though I knew several people who owned the game, I never met anyone who actually played it. The box was always beat up and pieces were missing. As model railroaders, we still play a game called Operation, and though it still uses electricity and tweezers, if you’re doing it right there are no wrenched ankles involved. We select the layouts we feature in Great Model Railroads based on the quality of modeling shown in the photos submitted. A great model railroad can qualify on that criterion alone; actually being an operating layout isn’t necessary.…