counterplay vs vengeance

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. 

vengeance

noun
  • Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong. 

  • Desire for revenge. 

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