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Prisoner's Base

P
PLAYERS
6+, two teams
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

A field divided into two territories, each with a home base and a prison area near the far corner.

HOW TO PLAY
1

Split into two teams, each with a home base and a prison area on opposite sides of the field.

2

Players leave their home base to chase and tag opposing players who are in neutral territory.

3

A player who left home more recently than an opponent can tag that opponent out; if tagged, they're sent to the opposing team's prison.

4

Imprisoned players can be freed if a teammate reaches the prison without being tagged first, then both walk back to home base together.

5

Teams try to balance chasing opponents with rescuing their own imprisoned players.

6

The game ends when one team has captured every member of the other team.