▁they ▁may ▁be ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁become ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁opposite ▁team , ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁territory , ▁or ▁fro zen ▁in ▁place ▁(" in ▁j ail ") ▁until ▁fre ed ▁by ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁team . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Capt ure ▁the ▁Flag ▁requires ▁a ▁playing ▁field ▁of ▁some ▁sort . ▁In ▁both ▁ind oor ▁and ▁out door ▁versions , ▁the ▁field ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁clearly ▁designated ▁hal ves , ▁known ▁as ▁territ ories . ▁Play ers ▁form ▁two ▁teams , ▁one ▁for ▁each ▁territory . ▁Each ▁side ▁has ▁a ▁" flag " ▁which ▁is ▁most ▁often ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁fabric , ▁but ▁can ▁be ▁any ▁object ▁small ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁easily ▁carried ▁by ▁a ▁person ▁( night ▁time ▁games ▁might ▁use ▁flash light s , ▁g low st icks ▁or ▁lan tern s ▁as ▁the ▁" flags "). ▁Sometimes ▁teams ▁wear ▁dark ▁colors ▁at ▁night ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁more ▁difficult ▁for ▁their ▁oppon ents ▁to ▁see ▁them . ▁If ▁one ▁team ▁has ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁team ' s ▁flag ▁on ▁their ▁territory ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁tag ged ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁team ' s ▁flag . ▁ ▁The ▁objective ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁for ▁players ▁to ▁vent ure ▁into ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁team ' s ▁territory , ▁grab ▁the ▁flag ▁and ▁return ▁with ▁it ▁to ▁their ▁territory ▁without ▁being ▁tag ged . ▁The ▁flag ▁is ▁def ended ▁mainly ▁by ▁tag ging ▁oppos ing ▁players ▁who ▁attempt ▁to ▁take ▁it . ▁Within ▁their