History of Capture the Flag

          Today during cross-country, I played capture the flag. I had not played this game in a while, and when playing with runners, is exceedingly difficult. I thought back to all the times I had played this game, and when I thought about it, I realized capture the flag is a classic game. The game supposedly originated when soldiers would capture the enemies flag. When the flag was captured, it was a sign that the war was won. My guess is that when soldiers came home from battle, kids would hear stories about the soldiers battle, and then want to "fight" themselves. I personally think that the game evolved through the ages, and became what it is today.

Extreme Capture the Flag

         The game is very fun, and can be an action packed battle to the end, or can be a lame stare down for the whole time. The game I played today was an action packed one, as one can imagine with 30+ runners. I am not the fastest in sprinting, so I was not able to ever get the flag. Our team won, however, with a mad dash right before the game was over. It is a game to remember, and one not limited to children.