capture the flag
noun
: a game in which players on each of two teams seek to capture the other team's flag and return it to their side without being captured and imprisoned
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Imagine an elaborate game of robot-capture the flag, or even football.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians had a fair number of action sequences, including Percy (Walker Scobell) fighting the Minotaur in the series premiere, Camp Half-Blood’s capture the flag game and Percy’s climactic fight with Ares (Adam Copeland).
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
As was the case with Dark Forces, this remaster has stunning new cutscenes and visuals that are rich in color, as well as online multiplayer modes like deathmatch and capture the flag.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Some adults have even started attending adult sleepaway camps to recreate the easy bonds formed during childhood games of capture the flag and tug-of-war.
—Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2025
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The first season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians had a fair number of action sequences, including Percy (Walker Scobell) fighting the Minotaur in the series premiere, Camp Half-Blood’s capture the flag game and Percy’s climactic fight with Ares (Adam Copeland).
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
As was the case with Dark Forces, this remaster has stunning new cutscenes and visuals that are rich in color, as well as online multiplayer modes like deathmatch and capture the flag.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Some adults have even started attending adult sleepaway camps to recreate the easy bonds formed during childhood games of capture the flag and tug-of-war.
—Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Capture the flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capture%20the%20flag. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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