Okay, this weekend I have a convention I’m attending with about 30 other college students. It was tough coming up with an idea since it is an alcohol-free environment (and it seems that alcohol somehow appeals to college students whodathought?!)
So I figured it would be awesome to have a 30 person capture the flag game. We have a lot of land/woods to use. I’m in charge of organizing the game and I’m somewhat clueless as to where to start since I’ve
A) never played with 30 people
B) never ‘not’ used paintballs
So, give me some ideas on how to make a 30 person game of capture the flag (at night) amazing. any ideas or thoughts would be great!
Well, based vaguely on the rules we played way back when I was at camp…
draw up territories, with a clear and inarguable dividing line if at all possible. (IE a path through the woods??)
Each team must guard their enemy’s flag at a base camp site whose location is known to the enemy team. (That means that neither team needs to search, vulnerable, through enemy territory, just plan a retrieval.)
Play ‘tag style’ - any soldier who crosses the line into enemy territory is vulnerable to getting tagged out by enemy defenders. If you’re tagged out, you have to go take a time out before returning to the base camp site in your own territory.
No side can pick up or move their own flag, only their enemies. Thus, if team red manages to grab the red flag and move it halfway to the border before getting tagged out, team blue must leave their flag where it fell or where the red raider was tagged out, and defend it there.
The objective is to retrieve your own flag from enemy territory, and place it firmly atop the enemy flag, whether the enemy’s flag is still at your base camp or has been moved. (Rule modification, if the enemy flag is in enemy hands and in enemy territory, you can win by taking your own flag back to your base camp.)
Does this sound alright? Any questions?
Sorry, I got confused there. Fourth point should begin “No side can pick up or move their enemy’s flag, only their own.” (Bearing in mind that your enemy’s flag is the one you start off guarding.)
