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Encyclopedia WinterCampica - Capture The Objective
Winter Camp's variant on Capture The Flag is a continuously evolving Winter Camp activity. When two teams play, Cow Camp and Highland are the home bases; when three face off, the third is based at Treasure Oak. In its first incarnation, at Winter Camp II, the objective was called the "Oatley", was human, and could evade its pursuers. Over the course of successive Winter Camps, numerous rules experiments have been tested (see accompanying table, next page), many inspired by arguments which arise after the game. Indeed, post-game arguments over rules interpretations are something of a CTO tradition. The game took a three-year hiatus during Winter Camps XV-XVII as the variant known as Predator took its place, but the game and the argument returned at Winter Camp XVIII.
Entry Created: 01/15/1999 Last Update: 01/14/2008
Capture the Objective Highlights
| Camp | Highlight or Innovation |
| II | Mobile objectives |
| III | Dave Oakley dives through barbed wire fence |
| III | Three teams participate |
| IV | Punch cards added as scoring mechanism |
| IV | Treasures added to scoring system |
| IX | 4 A.M. kickoff |
| IX | Spies added to lineup |
| XIV | Balloons used as multi-part objective |
| XVIII | Dave Woods challenges barbed wire, loses |
| XXII | Played in reverse as Viral Infestation |
| XXIX | Renamed Capture the Daimyo to fit Around the World... theme |
| XXXII | Played in Trout Lake subcamp with bases at Draper and Lakeview |
| XXXIII | Giant objectives constructed from glowsticks |
See also:
- "Doug Is The Spy Man"
- Barbed Wire
- Capture The Bootleggers
- Hospital Runs
- Nap
- Predator
- Snow Castle Building
- Space Invaders
- Spy Day
- Tron/Service Day
- Viral Infestation
