goal " ▁on ▁the ▁far ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁playing ▁field ▁or ▁area . ▁As ▁in ▁capture ▁the ▁flag , ▁players ▁are ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁" pr ison " ▁if ▁tag ged ▁on ▁the ▁oppon ents ' ▁side , ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁fre ed ▁by ▁team m ates . ▁Each ▁player ▁may ▁only ▁take ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁oppon ents ' ▁st icks ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁The ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁take ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁oppon ents ' ▁st icks ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁side ▁wins . ▁ ▁Software ▁and ▁games ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Sch ol astic ▁published ▁B ann erc atch ▁for ▁the ▁Apple ▁II ▁and ▁Com mod ore ▁computers . ▁An ▁ed ut ain ment ▁game ▁with ▁recogn izable ▁capture - the - flag ▁mechan ics , ▁B ann erc atch ▁allows ▁up ▁to ▁two ▁humans ▁( each ▁altern ating ▁between ▁two ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁world ) ▁to ▁play ▁capture ▁the ▁flag ▁against ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁difficult ▁team ▁of ▁four ▁A I ▁b ots . ▁B ann erc atch s ▁game ▁world ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁quadr ants : ▁home , ▁enemy , ▁and ▁two ▁" no - mans ▁land " ▁areas ▁which ▁hold ▁the ▁j ails . ▁A ▁successful ▁capture ▁requires ▁bringing ▁the ▁enemy ▁flag ▁into ▁one ▁team ' s ▁" home " ▁quadr ant . ▁Play ers ▁can ▁be ▁captured ▁when ▁in ▁an ▁enemy ▁territory , ▁or ▁in ▁" no - mans ▁land " ▁while ▁holding ▁a ▁flag . ▁Capt ured ▁players ▁must ▁be