Short for "flag capture", a term used in multiplayer games(mostly FPS)where the objective is to steal the other teams flag and bring it back to your base.
An awesome game that I used to play a lot as a kid. There are two teams, and each team gets some kind of object to use as a flag, then they hide it, the first team to get the other team's flag wins. Also you divide the playing area into two sides and your team can tag people on their flag.
A game where you hide a flag from the opposing team, the playing field is usually divided into two equal sections.
A simpler alternative to this can be played by having a field like so:
J. . . . .C
|. . . . .|
C- - - C
|. . . . .|
C. . . . .J
C = Chair/Stand that has flag sitting on top of it.
J = "Jail", the place you go to after being tug in the opposing team's side.
- = Center line, teams have to run here while holding the oppositions flag to score points.
Teams try and get the flag in enemys territory to the center line. If you get tug and are in jail you can get out if someone from your team runs past the enemy and tags you.
Train Capture the Flag is a game that is played on a public transportation line(s) often between two high schools. The rules are that each team gets half of the territory on the train line(s) and the players are only allowed to go on the trains and the platforms. Other than this, the rules are nearly exactly the same as regular capture the flag. The game originated in New York City on the Metro-North's Harlem line. It was thought up of by a group of fordham prep students in the year 2009. Since then, it has been played a great deal of times in chicago, boston, and even LA. Despite this, its dominance still remains in NYC.
"Hey, lets play some train capture the flag."
"Yea, its really fun, but I hate paying for all of the train tickets"
"Yea, it's worth it though."