Question: Which game was developed earlier, Operation or Carcassonne?
Sentence (from "Carcassonne (board game)"): Carcassonne is a tile-based German-style board game for two to five players, designed by Klaus-Jürgen Wrede and published in 2000 by Hans im Glück in German and by Rio Grande Games (until 2012) and Z-Man Games (currently) in English.
Relevant evidence: Yes