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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The Curious Rise of Adult Recess Leagues Across the country, grown-ups are bounding outside after work for kickball, capture the flag, and other kid games.
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Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2016
In games that last 20 minutes or less, players compete in two teams of five (10 possible characters to choose from) in a classic game of capture the flag with several non-classical modifications.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 June 2025
Each game lasts 20 minutes or less, and players can compete in two teams of five—there are 10 possible characters to choose from—in a classic game of capture the flag with lots of futuristic modifications.
—Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Between filming, the kids would mess around and explore the soundstages, playing capture the flag and hide-and-seek in the famed Chamber of Secrets and other notable locations on set.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 17 May 2025
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Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2016
In games that last 20 minutes or less, players compete in two teams of five (10 possible characters to choose from) in a classic game of capture the flag with several non-classical modifications.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 June 2025
Each game lasts 20 minutes or less, and players can compete in two teams of five—there are 10 possible characters to choose from—in a classic game of capture the flag with lots of futuristic modifications.
—Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Between filming, the kids would mess around and explore the soundstages, playing capture the flag and hide-and-seek in the famed Chamber of Secrets and other notable locations on set.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 17 May 2025
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“Capture the flag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capture%20the%20flag. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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