Bannercatch

The main playing field of Bannercatch is divided into four quadrants: one for each team (players and computer), and two neutral quadrants which hold the jails. Each team's flag is initially located within their own quadrant, and can be captured if a member of the opposing team touches it. Participants can be tagged and sent to their team's jail while in the opposing team's quadrant, or in a neutral quadrant while carrying a flag. Participants in jail can only be released if a teammate finds them.

If a flag carrier is tagged, the flag is placed at that location. The game map also includes trees, a moving river, a perimeter wall, and uncharted territory, enabling a wide variety of strategies. Special locations enable the players to question Max, the commander of the computer-controlled team, and gain information on the game state (such as flag locations) by using binary code.

Phil Seyer for Antic said "The action can be quite exciting as you try to elude Max's robots or chase them when they steal your flag."

Tan A. Summers for Family Computing said "Bannercatch's best lesson may be the wonderful "Aha!" feeling that's a part of the discovery that occurs as you play it."