Operation (game) amongst the players at the beginning of the game. In the U.S and Australian version, players take turns picking "Doctor" cards, which offer a cash payment for removing each particular ailment, using a pair of tweezers connected with wire to the board. Successfully removing the ailment is rewarded according to the dollar amount shown on the card. However, if the tweezers touch the metal edge of the opening during the attempt (thereby closing a circuit), a buzzer sounds, Sam's nose lights up red, and the player loses the turn. The player holding the "Specialist" card for that piece then has
Star (board game) empty hexagon on the board. Players may pass; the game is over when both players pass. At the end of the game the players count their scores. A "star" is a group of connected stones belonging to one player that touches at least three partial edge hexagons. The score of a star is the number of edge hexagons it touches minus two. A player's score is the total of all the stars of that player's color. The player with the higher score wins. For any given board, the total final score of the two players is constant. Star (board game)