Capture the Treasure (Capture the Flag)

**This game is best for outdoors or a large gym.**

Materials Needed:  Two rags, bandanas, or old towels, best if two different colors

How to Play: Capture the Treasure requires a playing field of some sort. Whether indoor or outdoor, the field is divided into two clearly designated halves, known as territories. Players form two teams, one for each territory. Each team has a “treasure” placed in an obvious location. The objective of the game is for players to make their way into the opposing team’s territory, grab their “treasure” and return with it to their own territory without being tagged. The “treasure” is defended by tagging opposing players who attempt to take it. Within their own territory players are “safe”, meaning that opposing players cannot tag them. Once they cross into the opposing team’s territory they are vulnerable. A player who is tagged may be eliminated from the game entirely or be forced to join the opposing team.