You may have played Capture the Flag when you were a kid, at summer camp or day care or simply with a group of friends.  It’s a popular childhood game, used for teaching strategy as well as for entertainment.

Fortunately, there are many grown-up versions of Capture the Flag that are just as much fun.  Here are some tips for putting together a good Capture the Flag game.

1. Play in interesting terrain.  Woodsy terrain is a lot of fun, because it gives players places to hide and makes the game more challenging.
2. Make team members easily identifiable.  Especially if you are playing in terrain that makes people hard to see, you need an easy way to identify your teammates.  A brightly colored bandana tied around one arm (i.e. "the blue team" and "the red team") is the classic way to identify players.
3. Add a grown-up element.  Adult versions of Capture the Flag often include airsoft or paintball guns.  For instance, you can use airsoft sniper rifles to take out members of the opposing team, or classic army airsoft guns to give the game a more genuine feel.

Capture the Flag isn’t just for kids!  Of course, you could also apply the argument, "Bigger kids, bigger toys" — being adults means that we get to make the game more fun, not that we have to stop playing it altogether!

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