Capture the Flag! Capture the Flag is a massive, adrenaline-pumping, urban game played on the streets of downtown Toronto. Two teams hide flags in their territory and attempt to capture the enemy flag using subways, streetcars, bicycles, longboards or their own two feet. Join us as we dash through the Financial District (the only 'hood in T.O that doesn't really have residences), evade the enemy, hide behind Toronto's skyscrapers, travel through the PATH and score a point.
CAPTURE THE FLAG 2008
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11th
Meet @ KING & BAY at 9:00 PM (SW corner) $free + all ages! rain or shine For more info, e-mail love @ newmindspace.com facebook listing
Map The map is available online or as a printable, legal size pdf.
Participant Guide Capture the Flag is an incredible, rare evening. The rules have changed! Please read this guide completely to make sure the game is fun, safe and fair.
Disclaimer: Like other activities, Capture the Flag carries with it the risk of personal injury. By choosing to participate, players acknowledge the associated dangers and release Newmindspace from all liability.
What to Bring All participants are strongly encouraged to bring a cellphone and a flashlight. Players use phones to plan strategies. Also, the area is very dimly lit, and you will be glad you brought a flashlight or a head lamp. Additionally, if you are on wheels, please light up your bike!
Rules of Capture the Flag Teams are divided in half at the meeting point. Each team will receive their captain's phone number and exchange numbers with teammates. Rules will be explained and the game will begin.
Planning time: There will be a 10-minute planning time when the game begins, during which each team will hide their flag. After 10 minutes, players may advance to enemy territory.
Hiding flags: Flags must be placed on the very corner of two streets with at least three points of approach. This means no dead ends or edges of the map. There may be no obstructions near the flag, such as street furniture or garbage.
Defending flags: Only five people may defend a flag at any time, and must stay at least 45 meters (150 feet) away at all times. This "bubble" will be marked in chalk.
No "corking" streets: Teams using human walls near their flags will be penalized by having their flag bubble widened.
Getting tagged: If you are on enemy territory and you are tagged, you must return to your side of the border before you can advance again. The border street is neutral, but the sidewalk on either side is not. One-hand tag only, no holding, grabbing or touching in any other way: please respect your fellow players' physical boundaries.
Modes of transport: Players may capture the flag using any form of transportation except for private, motorized vehicles. Please light up bicycles with a headlight and tail light for traffic safety.
Capturing the flag: A flag is considered captured once it enters your territory and a referee is notified above ground. Once the ref is notified, calls will be made to inform all players of the score and the flag will be returned immediately. The game will not pause when a flag is captured.
Jaywalking: Jaywalking is dangerous and illegal. Players have, in the past, gotten tickets for jaywalking by the police. Please do not run across major streets.
Cheating: There will be volunteer referees making sure the rules are followed; however, this is a free game! Please keep it fun and fair.
The Video
Special thanks to Red Apple Entertainment for filming this :)
Help Wanted
We need two kinds of help with this game: we need volunteers, and we need donations. If you want to volunteer, come to this meeting before the game:
Volunteer Meeting:
Saturday, October 11th @ 6:00pm
Newmindspace Loft, 1153 Queen St. W suite 206. Directions here!
We will once again be using glowing necklaces for safety (and because glowing things are fun!) These are fairly expensive, so please consider donating.
Follow the Game via SMS
Use Twitter to send score updates to your phone! Directions:
1. Get a free Twitter account
2. Follow Newmindspace on Twitter
3. Add your phone number on the device page
4. Click "Device Updates" on the Newmindspace page and click "On"
Project Background Newmindspace hosts free pillow fights, subway parties, capture the flag, bubble battles and more in New York and Toronto. Capture the Flag is an urban game played on city streets.
In the spirit of turning the city into a giant playground, Newmindspace has taken this favourite childhood game, placed it in an urban setting and multiplied the number of participants.
Since massive urban Capture the Flag was invented, Newmindspace's guide Metromorphosis has been used to play the game in New York, Toronto, Chicago, London, Montréal, Los Angeles, Denver, Minneapolis, Des Moines, and many other cities around the world.
for more info, e-mail love
@ newmindspace.com
comments: 76. This is page 2 of 4.
Lord from Torana
Posted: 05:18 pm [GMT] on October 13 2008
That was an awesome night.. too bad it ended as early as it did but I still had the best time. was there any team numbers going on.. cuz I think one team had wayy more players than the other
greg from toronto
Posted: 05:20 pm [GMT] on October 13 2008
anyone know what the final turnout was in numbers??
Neo from Toronto
Posted: 02:29 pm [GMT] on October 13 2008
I got the wickedess rush when we (green team) were first moving out and the bikers and skater boarders took the lead. It was like the cavalry going out to battle. I'll always be a foot guy cause I love running.
The ref with the purple hair completely crazy. She hit one of the players and 3 people had to hold her back.
She should never have been given that position.
Ken from Toronto
Posted: 02:28 pm [GMT] on October 13 2008
Yellow team cheated big time at the beginning.
They werent even going back to their zones after being tagged.
Cam from Mississauga
Posted: 02:21 pm [GMT] on October 13 2008
The organizers of this event were out of hand.
Yelling, screaming, and cursing at people are not acceptable. The girl in the pink hair and the other with the blue hair and the chinese dude with ...i don't know what kind of hair...were acting like barbarians.
Learn to be kind to people.
Sunny from Aurora
Posted: 04:36 am [GMT] on October 13 2008
It was awesome.
period
Guigurui from Location unknown
Posted: 02:33 am [GMT] on October 13 2008
Hey guys!! video on youtube of Capture the Flag in Toronto 2008!!!
check it out!
David from Toronto
Posted: 02:27 am [GMT] on October 13 2008
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IooNHauLOs
Good video from this year.
Jacob from Toronto
Posted: 02:06 am [GMT] on October 13 2008
This was my first year and it was well worth it.
You learn a lot about the city during this, I didn't know my way around the financial district until yesterday at 11:30pm.
Vlad from Toronto
Posted: 11:44 pm [GMT] on October 12 2008
Orange team was MUCH more enthusiastic. We were cheering, yelling things out. Real nice team, its ok that we lost cause the experience was really what we gained.
Igor from Toronto
Posted: 11:42 pm [GMT] on October 12 2008
Hey everyone who is part of the facebook group, i posted some vids i took while the game was going on my cellphone, they arent tooo clear but still pretty cool vids, so go to the facebook event group and check em out if you want. great game, WOOO GREEENNNSS!!!
Rob from Toronto
Posted: 09:49 pm [GMT] on October 12 2008
More referees were definitely needed. A lot of greens would just stay and sit in the orange area after being tagged even though they were repeatedly told they had to go back to their area. All in all, it was pretty awesome!
Changezi from Toronto
Posted: 08:30 pm [GMT] on October 12 2008
It was awesome. Took the breath out of me literally, running crazy all around that area as if I was running for my life.
It was real fun.
Looking forward to the Zombie Walk next week.
Good job NewMindSpace Team.
Cheers!
olive from toronto
Posted: 07:10 pm [GMT] on October 12 2008
Orange team didn't win :(
I felt that green team was composed of more returning players while orange team was full of new players. I had a great time!
Eugene from North Bay
Posted: 06:19 pm [GMT] on October 12 2008
Great time!! thanks will diffently drive down again for the next one!
s from toronto
Posted: 05:53 pm [GMT] on October 12 2008
Im already pumped for the next Capture the flag!!!!1
David from Toronto
Posted: 04:36 pm [GMT] on October 12 2008
great game last night.That actually was an amazing experience. But despite orange's awesomeness we LOST! good game to everyone
Jasmin from Toronto
Posted: 06:56 pm [GMT] on October 11 2008
Would have loved to be there yesterday but I am out of the town for the weekend..............so could anyone up-date me on what team won ?
Jer from Toronto
Posted: 01:49 pm [GMT] on October 12 2008
That was super fun last night except for the damn cheaters. Guys, it is much more fun if you play by the rules. Display your glowstick around your neck as it is suppose to be. Don't hide it in behind your back on your pant pocket. Don't hide it in your hand. Also, I was defending for the orange team and a bunch of green people weren't following the rules and returning after being tagged. Maybe they had no clue about the rules, but, I told them they had to go back on their side and they just stood there and then went into the circle waiting for the flag to be returned.
Congrats to the green team for figuring out the access via the Carpark. I think that spot was a bad spot to put the flag personally...
Hiding flags: Flags must be placed on the very corner of two streets with at least three points of approach. This means no dead ends or edges of the map. There may be no obstructions near the flag, such as street furniture or garbage. 
