Capture the Flag with Stuff

I. Base Rules

I.@. Meta

I.@.1. When rules in this document conflict, the later rule takes precedence.

I.@.1.a. E.g. I.C.4 states that a captor may not capture, while @@ -46,7 +86,7 @@ of Many Places at Once may capture multiple times.

the game. Any such rules or stuff changes must be clearly explained before the start of the game in which those changes are to be introduced.

I.A. Teams and Territories

I.A.1. The game consists of two teams, red and yellow. Team membership is indicated by colored bands, worn on the upper arm or head, which must be visible at all times.

@@ -66,7 +106,7 @@ part of their body is in the team's territory. If a player is in no team's territory, they are in neutral territory. Magic items have no effect on players who are in neutral territory.

I.B. Players

I.B.1. A player is any person playing the game.

I.B.2. A teammate is a member of the same team.

I.B.3. An enemy is a player who is not a teammate.

@@ -76,16 +116,16 @@ interrogation victim, or stunned.

I.B.6. An ethereal player may not use, drop, or pick up magic items, is not affected by magic items, may not capture, and may not be captured. A player must use jazz hands to signal ethereality.

I.B.7. A captive is a player who has been captured (see ). +

I.B.7. A captive is a player who has been captured (see I.C). Captives may not move or touch enemy flags and may not use or drop - magic items (except for the Ninja Potion; see ).

+ magic items (except for the Ninja Potion; see III.B).

I.B.8. A captor is a player who has captured another player (see -). Captors must lead their captives to the jail (see ), +I.C). Captors must lead their captives to the jail (see I.C), but are otherwise normal players.

I.B.9. A prisoner is a player who was a captive, but has touched the Glyph of Jail -(see ).

+(see I.C).

I.B.10. An interrogation victim is a prisoner who has been given truth serum -by the jailer (see ). They may not use magic items, but otherwise act +by the jailer (see I.C). They may not use magic items, but otherwise act identically to a prisoner except where specified.

I.B.11. A stunned player must immediately sit on the floor in the territory in which they were stunned until the stun wears off. The time they are stunned is measured from @@ -96,7 +136,7 @@ stunned. Stunned players may not capture.

I.B.12.a. If John Mackey changes a player's major during the game, the player is stunned for one minute.

I.C. Capture and Imprisonment

I.C.1. If a player touches an enemy when both are in the first player's home territory, they may choose to capture the enemy. At this point, the enemy becomes a captive.

@@ -109,7 +149,7 @@ request of the captor or a teammate of the captor. Concealable items need not be given up unless the enemy asking for them knows that the player has the item.

I.C.4. A captor must lead their captive directly to their team's Glyph -of Jail (see ) at a reasonable speed. They cannot make any more +of Jail (see II.B) at a reasonable speed. They cannot make any more captures until their captive has entered jail by touching the Glyph of Jail or another prisoner in the jail. Once this occurs, the captor is again a normal player, and the captive becomes a @@ -117,7 +157,7 @@ prisoner.

I.C.5. If a captor is stunned, their captive becomes a normal player.

I.C.6. Prisoners may use magic items.

I.D. Jail

I.D.1. Each team has a jail, designated by the Glyph of Jail.

I.D.1.a. Whenever possible, the Glyph of Jail in Doherty will be placed on floor A, near the staircase closest to the main lobby, and the Glyph of Jail in Wean @@ -163,7 +203,7 @@ freed, at jailbreak, if there is no jailer, or if the jailer leaves line of sight of the victim.

I.D.11. There may be at most one truth serum victim in each jail.

I.E. Initial Setup and Game Completion

I.E.1. At the beginning of the game, there is a setup period of fifteen minutes. This time should be used for the placement of flags and glyphs, and distribution of magic items. No player may enter enemy @@ -172,7 +212,7 @@ time.

I.E.2. The game begins at the end of the set up period and ends after one hour, or when there remains only one team with uncaptured flags.

I.F. Additional Terms

I.F.1. Cooldown: This is a property of certain items. An item with cooldown may not be activated again for one minute after its use. This requirement may be suspended by the singing of a number of verses from @@ -203,7 +243,7 @@ activation occurs, and the action occurs upon completion of the phrase.

rules I.C.3 and I.F.2, means that they have not had a chance to dispose of that item since the last time you saw it in their possession.

I.G. Flags

I.G.1. Flags are large pieces of cloth or felt. Each team has three or more flags.

I.G.2. Flags must be placed during the initial setup time, and their placement must be supervised by a judge. They must be placed no higher @@ -229,7 +269,7 @@ must be informed of this fact before the set up of the game in which this takes team the number of points associated with the flag. The flag is then out of play for the remainder of the game.

I.H. Judges

I.H.1. Judges are indicated by blue or silver headbands, and are responsible for keeping the game running smoothly.

I.H.2. The head judge is the final arbiter and scorekeeper, and should remain in the @@ -244,7 +284,7 @@ to both sides. In all cases, the judge's decision is final.

II. Glyphs

II.A. General

II.A.1. Glyphs are large sheets of paper or poster-board marked with a spell.

II.A.2. Each glyph is owned by a particular team, indicated by the coloring of the glyph.

II.A.3. A glyph must be taped to a wall in the owning team's territory or side @@ -260,7 +300,7 @@ to both sides. In all cases, the judge's decision is final.

II.B. Glyph of Jail

II.B.1. The Glyph of Jail is indicated by the word "Jail".

II.B.2. The Glyph of Jail defines the Jail, as described by section .

II.B.2. The Glyph of Jail defines the Jail, as described by section I.D.

II.B.3. The Glyph of Jail cannot be dispelled.

II.C. Glyph of Entrancement

@@ -291,13 +331,13 @@ until they are captured or returns to neutral space.

II.F. Glyph of Recharge

II.F.1. The Glyph of Recharge is indicated by the word "Recharge".

II.F.2. A player may recharge a white colored magical item (see ) by holding it +

II.F.2. A player may recharge a white colored magical item (see VI.A) by holding it to a Glyph of Recharge for a period of 10 seconds.

II.F.2.a. A player may use any Glyph of Recharge in either territory.

III. Potions

III.A. General

III.A.1. Potions are small pieces of foam wrapped in colored tape.

III.A.2. Potions are concealable.

@@ -347,7 +387,7 @@ themself and return to a normal state.

IV. Wands

IV.A. General

IV.A.1. Wands are eighteen-inch lengths of foam rubber.

IV.A.2. The effect of a wand is activated by whapping a person or glyph and shouting the key word.

@@ -378,7 +418,7 @@ one minute.

V. Belts

V.A. General

V.A.1. A belt is a long sash of cloth or felt.

V.A.2. To be used, a belt must be tied around a player's waist.

V.A.3. A belt can be worn by at most one player.

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VI. White Magic Items

VI.A. White Magic Items

VI.A.1. A white magic item is white.

VI.A.2. A white magic item must be charged to be used.

VI.A.2.a. All white magic items are charged at the start of the game

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VI.A.4. Each white magic item can be used as though it were a magic item of the same type of any other color, and is activated by invoking the keyword and action of that item.

VI.A.4.a. A white potion may be activated as any potion defined in , a - white wand as any wand defined in , and a white belt as any belt - defined in .

VI.A.4.a. A white potion may be activated as any potion defined in III, a + white wand as any wand defined in IV, and a white belt as any belt + defined in V.

VI.A.5. A white magic item is always white. During its activation, it gains the color of the magic item which was invoked, and follows all rules of that magic item.

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player state and location for activating that color and type of magic item

VI.A.5.b. For example, if a white wand is used to invoke a Wand of - Vengeance , you must be in enemy territory, and the white wand is + Vengeance IV.B, you must be in enemy territory, and the white wand is sacrificial.

VI.A.6. After the activation of a white magic item, it becomes discharged and loses the color of the invoked item.

VI.A.6.a. If a white magic item touches the ground, it becomes discharged.

VI.A.7. In order to recharge a white magic item, a player must hold it to - either a Glyph of Recharge (see ) or their own - Glyph of Jail (see ) for a period of ten seconds.

+ either a Glyph of Recharge (see II.F) or their own + Glyph of Jail (see II.B) for a period of ten seconds.

VII. Sportsmanship

VII.A. Physicality

VII.A.1. Players may not physically impede or block other players, either with their bodies or with objects.

VII.A.1.a. This includes actions like preventing elevators from @@ -487,19 +527,13 @@ using it.

0. Respect: Above all, don't be a jackass.

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