FEBRUARY #2
SUBMARINES AND MINEFIELDS 
Materials: Blindfolds for each member of the minefield.
You split into two teams. One team forms a line across the
playing field. They are blindfolded and stand close enough
together to touch hands. That team quietly tries to sneak along with
the line weaving in and out of the mines, (i.e. between their feet,
or between two scouts.) After a minefield team member uses one hand and
hits a ship, that hand is out of play for the round. Thus, later ships may go
through an unprotected area. When the whole team has gone through (or not,
as the case may be), change roles, the other team becomes the minefield.
At the end of the game, the winning team is the one that managed to get most ships through the
minefield.
CAPTURE THE FLAG 
Materials: 2 flags. For night play; 2 or more electric lanterns or flashlights.
First, pick out two even teams. Once the teams are formed, set boundaries for the game. (The
boundaries can be whatever the teams both want. They should be a large rectangle or square.) Once the
boundaries are decided, draw a line through the middle of the playing zone. This line divides the two
sides. (If dark, the lanterns are placed on each side of the line to indicate where
the middle of the field is.)
Each team should choose where they want their flag and jail, and must show
the other team where they are. Both teams have to agree on the placement of
the flags and jails. Once this is done, each team goes to their own side of the
playing field.
The game begins. The teams are free to go after the other' s flag. If a team member is tagged on the
opposing team's side, he will be sent to jail. This player must sit in jail until either the game ends or he
is freed by a member of his own team. To be freed, he has to be touched by a “free” member of his own
team. The freed player gets a free walk to his own side of the playing field. The person freeing the
player is on his own. He may still be tagged and put in jail. To win the game, a player must capture the
other team's flag and return it to his own side without being captured.
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