act of war vs counterplay

act of war

noun
  • An action taken by military forces as part of a war. 

  • An action that would justify the initiation of hostilities against the perpetrator; an action that by its nature comprises a cessation of peace. 

counterplay

noun
  • 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. 

  • A game move made as a response. 

verb
  • To make a counterplay; to play in response. 

  • To counter; to contrast or contradict. 

How often have the words act of war and counterplay occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )