▁be ▁moved ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁div iding ▁line ▁between ▁territ ories . ▁In ▁some ▁games , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁for ▁the ▁players ▁to ▁throw ▁the ▁flag ▁to ▁team m ates . ▁As ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁flag ▁stays ▁in ▁play ▁without ▁hitting ▁the ▁ground , ▁it ▁is ▁allowed ▁for ▁the ▁players ▁to ▁pass . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁flag ▁is ▁captured ▁by ▁one ▁player , ▁they ' re ▁not ▁safe ▁from ▁being ▁tag ged , ▁unless ▁they ▁trip . ▁Sometimes , ▁the ▁flag ▁holder ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁safe ▁at ▁all , ▁even ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁territory , ▁until ▁they ▁obtain ▁both ▁flags , ▁thus ▁ending ▁the ▁game . ▁But ▁they ▁have ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁side ▁or ▁hand ▁it ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁team mate ▁who ▁will ▁then ▁carry ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁side . ▁In ▁most ▁versions , ▁they ▁may ▁not ▁throw ▁the ▁flag ▁but ▁only ▁hand ▁it ▁off ▁while ▁running . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁won ▁when ▁a ▁player ▁returns ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁territory ▁with ▁the ▁enemy ▁flag ▁or ▁both ▁teams ' ▁flags . ▁Also , ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁rule , ▁the ▁flag ▁car rier ▁may ▁not ▁attempt ▁to ▁free ▁any ▁of ▁their ▁team m ates ▁from ▁j ail . ▁ ▁Vari ants ▁Alter ations ▁may ▁include ▁" one ▁flag " ▁C TF ▁in ▁which ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁def ensive ▁team ▁and ▁an ▁off ensive ▁team , ▁or ▁games ▁with ▁three ▁or ▁more ▁flags . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁latter , ▁one ▁can ▁only ▁win ▁when ▁all ▁flags ▁are ▁captured ,