counterplay

Meaning

Noun

1. A game move made as a response.
2. A counterattack in a different part of the board.
3. A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.

Verb

1. To make a counterplay; to play in response.
2. To counter; to contrast or contradict.

Synonyms

counterattack

Etymology

From counter- + play.