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Added 10 October 2026

counterplay

noun

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

verb

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

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