59) Capture the Flag

Supplies
*2 brightly colored bandanas or really, any objects that can be concealed, to serve as flags

Goal
To be the first team to find the opponent's flag, and bring it back to base.

Preparation:
In a large area, preferably with a building or other structures mixed in (ie: around a church, school building, house, etc, determine a central base for each team. Also, choose one location as "jail." Bases should be near each other so that there is no conflict regarding who got to their base first. Choose one person to be the jailkeeper to prevent players from breaking out against the rules.

How to Play:
Split group into two teams. Give a "flag" to each team. The teams may determine one or two players as spies, and one or two as look-outs. Designate a time limit. They should then go off, searching for the perfect place to hide the flag. The spies may try and follow their opponents, but must remain out of site of the lookouts. If a lookout catches a spy, the spy must go to jail. To be freed from jail, a teammate must tag the prisoner when opponents aren't looking. If caught freeing a prisoner, that player goes to jail as well.
When the flag is hidden, the team returns to base. When both teams are back at base, they may set out again to find their opponent's flag, but at the same time, must avoid being tagged by an opponent. If tagged, the opponent may take the player to jail, where he/she must wait to be rescued by a teammate. The first team to find the flag, and bring it back to their base, wins.

Strategy
Often, players will keep the flag hidden among them, and "pretend" to hide it in several places before and after the actual location, to prevent the spies from knowing the real location.