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Capture the Flag

Capture the Flag is a traditional team tag game on a divided field. Teams try to capture the opposing flag and bring it back to their own territory without being legally tagged.

LevelMain sport FamilyOutdoor Sport CategoryOutdoor sport

AI-generated illustration: Capture the Flag — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Outdoor sport

Family Outdoor Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Team game with divided field, flags, jail zones and safe tagging.

Geeignet für Suitable for groups wanting movement, team tactics and little equipment.

Cost Very low: two flags/markers, cones or tape and team colours are enough. Replacement markers, bibs/flag belts and possible gym/park permission. School, camp, youth group, park group, recreation-sport group or self-organised round. Make safe light-touch tagging explicit.

First progress Playable immediately; good role division comes after a few rounds.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

two flags
boundary markers
team colours
jail zones
light-touch rule

First steps

make teams
split field
set flag zones
mark jail
play a short round with visible flags

School, camp, park, youth group, recreation offer or private group.

Use light tagging only, clear out-lines, non-slip ground and age-appropriate sprint paths.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases CTF, flag capture game, Fahne erobern, Flaggenjagd

Tags recreational_game, recreational, capture-the-flag, outdoor-sport, capture-the-flag-team-game, recreational-game, team-fang-und-flaggen-spiel, fahne-erobern

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Capture the opposing flag and return it to your own territory without being tagged.

Teilnehmer

teams/groups.

Teamgröße

variable.

Spielfeld

divided field with flag and jail zones.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

flag captures/round wins.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

flags
boundary markers
team colours

Wichtige Regelpunkte

hard tagging
boundary breach
illegal flag hiding
jail-rule breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Capture the Flag Playworks · game-library · medium
Capture the Flag Basics Starlux Games · beginner-guide · medium
Capture the flag Wikipedia · reference · medium