A sad bit of news that’ll have you feeling all kinds of nostalgic: The inventor of the classic board game Operation needs an operation.
John Spinello invented a bare-bones version of what would one day become Operation in 1964. He sold his prototype to a toy invention company for $500. Milton Bradley licensed the idea, and the game of Operation was born.
Fast-forward to now — some 50 years later — and 77-year-old John Spinello is in a difficult financial situation.
Game inventors Tim Walsh and Peggy Brown say Spinello is in need of a medical procedure, so they’ve started a Crowdrise campaign to raise money for his operation Read more...
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