▁territory ▁players ▁are ▁" safe ", ▁meaning ▁that ▁they ▁cannot ▁be ▁tag ged ▁by ▁oppos ing ▁players . ▁Once ▁they ▁cross ▁into ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁team ' s ▁territory ▁they ▁are ▁vulner able . ▁ ▁R ules ▁for ▁Capt ure ▁the ▁Flag ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁Edition ▁of ▁" The ▁Official ▁Hand book ▁for ▁Boys " ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁flag ▁is ▁usually ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁vis ibly ▁obvious ▁location ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁a ▁team ' s ▁territory . ▁In ▁a ▁more ▁difficult ▁version , ▁the ▁flag ▁is ▁hidden ▁in ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁it ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁one ▁angle . ▁It ▁also ▁might ▁have ▁some ▁challenge ▁involved . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁flag ▁could ▁be ▁hidden ▁in ▁the ▁leaves ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁tall ▁tree , ▁and ▁the ▁players ▁have ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁flag , ▁then ▁knock ▁it ▁out ▁and ▁bring ▁it ▁to ▁their ▁base . ▁ ▁J ail ▁D ifferent ▁versions ▁of ▁Capt ure ▁the ▁Flag ▁have ▁different ▁rules , ▁both ▁for ▁handling ▁the ▁flag ▁and ▁for ▁what ▁happens ▁to ▁tag ged ▁players . ▁A ▁player ▁who ▁is ▁tag ged ▁may ▁be ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁the ▁game ▁entirely ▁( out ▁of ▁the ▁game ), ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁team , ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁territory , ▁or ▁be ▁placed ▁in ▁" j ail " ▁with ▁or ▁without ▁a ▁guard ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁a ▁team ). ▁The ▁j ail