Both teams get five minutes to hide their flags. Once the flags are hidden, the game begins. Obviously, in order to win the game, you must capture the other team's flag and bring it back to your own territory. But if an enemy team member grabs you while you're standing on their part of the field, they are allowed to take you straight to jail (which is a small patch of land in their territory). You can be freed from jail if one of your team members touches you, and there's no limit to how many times you can be thrown back into jail.
For the sake of being in the gym, we had the flag in the same location on both sides and there were safe zones that if they entered they were safe from going to jail. This made the game much easier and less complaining from the kids that it was too hard.
For the sake of being in the gym, we had the flag in the same location on both sides and there were safe zones that if they entered they were safe from going to jail. This made the game much easier and less complaining from the kids that it was too hard.