Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25780513-20150228092148/@comment-25780513-20150425145829

I'll try to even out the points in my head a little. For combat, Jason and Percy are exceptionally good swordfighters, Thalia is probably the best in archery and other types of combat, Reyna could match Thalia in fighting skills, Annabeth excels at close combat with a knife, Nico is fairly good, and Piper and Leo are lousy(or okay).

For powers, Percy, Jason, Thalia, and Nico clearly have the advantage, although Thalia doesn't use her powers much except for lightning. Nico's powers are probably a little too dangerous to use too much in Capture the Flag, and Jason and Percy can match pretty evenly in both powers and fighting. Charmspeak is not a power for skill and strategy games like Capture the flag, and I doubt Leo has the time to come up with a super-awsome machine.

For magical items, Annabeth has her Yankees cap, which has proven too be extremely useful in Capture the Flag, and Thalia has Aegis, which is just about the most powerful defensive weapon on the team, although it can only be used in front line combat.

Capture the Flag is mainly about skill and strategy, as I mentioned above, and Annabeth excels at coming up with brilliant plans in ten seconds, but Jason and Reyna received extra Roman training on war and battlefield stuff. Percy learned a bit of that at Camp Jupiter, but probably not a lot. Annabeth can improvise her plans easily, and it is a natural gift for her, whereas Jason and Reyna rely mainly on powers and skill.

So overall, I think for fighting skills, Jason and Reyna can hold out against Percy, Annabeth, Thalia, and Nico, due to their Roman training. In powers, Blue Team has the advantage with three Big Three demigods, with only one on Red. For strategy, Jason and Reyna together can match Annabeth, although she is more skilled at improvising and making the most out of the least. You'll notice I haven't mentioned Leo and Piper much. They are both okay at fighting, but have no special powers, except for Charmspeak, which is pretty useless in Capture the Flag. Leo is pretty creative, but is nothing like Annabeth. So, basically, my opinion is that Blue Team has a slightly better chance of winning. And Red Team hasn't played Capture the Flag for as long as Blue Team has, although Roman's have their equivalent games, which are even more dangerous and challenging.