▁is ▁a ▁pre design ated ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁territory ▁which ▁exists ▁for ▁holding ▁tag ged ▁players ▁and ▁is ▁normally ▁towards ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁territory . ▁ ▁While ▁tag ged ▁players ▁may ▁be ▁conf ined ▁to ▁j ail ▁for ▁a ▁limited , ▁pred et erm ined ▁time , ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁involves ▁the ▁option ▁for ▁a ▁" j ail break ". ▁In ▁this ▁version , ▁players ▁who ▁are ▁tag ged ▁remain ▁in ▁j ail ▁in def initely . ▁However , ▁players ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁team ▁may ▁free ▁them ▁from ▁j ail ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁a ▁j ail break . ▁J ail break s ▁are ▁accomplished ▁by ▁a ▁player ▁running ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁territory ▁into ▁the ▁enemy ' s ▁j ail . ▁Such ▁action ▁may , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁rules , ▁free ▁all ▁ja iled ▁players ▁or ▁simply ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁phys ically ▁touched ▁by ▁the ▁one ▁performing ▁the ▁j ail break . ▁But ▁in ▁some ▁variants , ▁team m ates ▁who ▁got ▁tag ged ▁can ▁be ▁ja iled ▁only ▁ 3 ▁times , ▁or ▁they ▁are ▁k icked ▁from ▁the ▁game ▁until ▁the ▁next ▁round . ▁In ▁general ▁fre ed ▁players ▁are ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁return ▁directly ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁territory ▁before ▁attempting ▁off ensive ▁action ▁( i . e ., ▁attempting ▁to ▁grab ▁the ▁flag ). ▁ ▁While ▁they ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁side , ▁fre ed ▁players ▁usually ▁ac quire ▁" free ▁walk - back s ", ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁are