capture the flag

Raid enemy base

Capture the flag is a game in which two teams each defend a flag while trying to seize the opponent's and return it to home territory.

The format appears in children's outdoor games, paintball, and video game modes.

In cybersecurity, capture the flag competitions challenge participants to find hidden data or exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems.

Related
  • teamOrganized cooperative unit
  • team sportCollaborative athletic competition
  • runMove swiftly on foot
  • baseSupporting bottom structure
  • safe zoneProtected area from threats

hide-and-seek · esports · paintball · reconnaissance · stealth · jailbreak · game · video game · hide · intel · defend · win · ambush · infiltration · enemy territory · sneak attack · flanking · multiplayer

Categories
Opposites
game objective structure

capture the flaghide and seek

Concealment pursuit game

tag · freeze tag · sardines · duck duck goose · manhunt

competitive structure

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Card game for one

cooperative play · sandbox games · imaginative play · parallel play · trust falls

competitive vs. cooperative gameplay

capture the flagcooperative games

Games with shared victory

trust falls · parachute games · human knot · free play · sandbox play

Family

flag, capture, captured, captive, captivity, caption, captures, capturing, recapture

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G