Capturing flags and banners
| Time: | 90 min. |
| Recommended age: | from 10 |
| Size of group: | from 15 persons or more |
| Time for preparation: | low |
| Material: | 20-30 flags |
Game description
Each team receives the same amount of flags (it doesn’t whether this is 5, 10 or 15 flags). The flags are well hidden in a defined playing area. However burying them or hiding them under a stone is not allowed. The group has 20-30 minutes time for this. Each group has the chance to send a spy to find out the locations of the other team’s flags (without being allowed to steal them). However a spy can be taken prisoner and must remain in the camp marked with a flag. Any spies taken prisoner can be freed again (also by being tagged). A signal tone introduces the second round of the game. From this point on each team is allowed to steal the opponent’s flags. Stolen flags can be stolen back again. Therefore any stolen flags should be given to the game leader as quickly as possible. Then the point is secured.
Judging
There is one point per flag. You must make everyone clear about the rules incl. taking prisoners and freeing them before the game starts.
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