In Flag Dash, you play as one of several childhood friends who promised to play their favorite pastime again after they "grew up." Secretly plan your moves to outmaneuver the opposing team in an exciting game of capture the flag! Will your opponents ruin your plans, or will you return home victoriously with the flag?
Choose from 6 fun characters with unique player powers and beautiful illustrations, including the Wanna-be Ninja, Modern Cowboy, & Crazy Cat Lady! No two games are alike since there are many gameplay variations.
FEATURES
Tactical planning, guessing, and teamwork
Simple to learn but great depth of gameplay
Wooden game pawns carry wooden flags
Family friendly board game of capture the flag
Movement programming mechanic
GAMEPLAY
Flag Dash takes place over multiple rounds until one team returns home with the opposing team's flag or collects a complete set of flags the opposing characters are wearing. In every round, each player plans two moves in advance and for each move, chooses to move either the runner they control — with a unique special ability — or the defender they share with their teammate.
ROUND SUMMARY
PHASE 1: PLAN MOVES - Each player secretly plans two moves with an action card and priority token face-down for each move.
PHASE 2: RESOLVE MOVES (2X) - Each player reveals their priority token for the first move. Each player makes their first move in order from lowest to highest numbered token and discards their priority token. Repeat for second move.
PHASE 3: CLEANUP - Each player returns action cards to hand.
COMPONENTS
6 wooden pawns
2 wooden flags
32 action cards
6 character cards
78 game tokens
7 other wooden pieces
4 player screens to hide tokens
1 double-sided game board
Rulebook
- Cute game
- Mimics capture the flag well
- Interesting turn order mechanic
- Capture the flag
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Capture the flag — The core theme and objective of the game.
- Turn Order Determination — Players place disks to determine the initiative order, which dictates who moves their meeples first.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
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References (from this video)
- fast to learn and explain
- nostalgic, schoolyard vibe that’s approachable
- initiative system adds meaningful choices
- tactile components and clear player interactions
- may feel light on depth for experienced gamers
- balance can hinge on coordinating team actions in 2v2
- reliance on luck in initiative draws may swing outcomes
- capture the flag, tag-like chase, quick skirmishes
- schoolyard / playground-inspired arena
- abstract, light thematic framing with nostalgic playground feel
- Wizard Dodgeball
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- energy and bonus actions — certain initiatives grant energy or permit bonus actions later in the turn or game
- flag capture and flag dropping — players attempt to capture the flag; if pushed or knocked, the flag can drop and must be recovered
- initiative tokens — initiative tokens numbered 1–7 are placed to determine order and grant bonuses such as extra actions or energy
- Neighbor Interaction — characters can push each other on the board, potentially knocking opponents aside and affecting line of play
- push and knock interactions — characters can push each other on the board, potentially knocking opponents aside and affecting line of play
- Simultaneous Actions — actions are resolved in a dynamic, simultaneous manner rather than strictly turn-by-turn
- Simultaneous resolution — actions are resolved in a dynamic, simultaneous manner rather than strictly turn-by-turn
- team-based tactical play — 2v2 team setup encourages coordination between runners and defenders
- two actions per turn per player — each player controls a defender and two runners; each runner gets two actions, or the player as a whole gets two actions to allocate between pieces
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- it's very much a throwback to elementary school or high school
- it's fast it's pretty easy to explain and play
- this game reminds me a lot of wizard dodgeball
- I worked really well with my family