counterplay vs scrum

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. 

scrum

noun
  • Hostile shoving between two groups. 

  • A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people. 

  • A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way. 

  • In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. 

  • In Agile software development (specifically Scrum or related methodologies), a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress. 

verb
  • To form a scrum. 

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