Power play

Power play

Power play or powerplay may refer to:

In media
* "Power Play" (1978 film), a 1978 thriller film
* "Power Play" (Angel), the penultimate episode of the series "Angel"
* , a "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode
* "Power Play" (television series), a Canadian television series

* "Power Play" (album) an album by the Canadian rock group April Wine
* Power Play (quartet), a barbershop quartet

In sports

* Powerplay, a sporting term used in various games
* Powerplay (cricket), a new rule concerning fielding restrictions in one-day international cricket

In video gaming

* "PC PowerPlay", a PC games magazine published in Australia
* PowerPlay (technology), a defunct standard for networked video gaming headed by Valve Software and Cisco Systems
* Powerplay Cruiser, a joystick released in the early 1990s

In other fields

* PowerPlay (lottery), a multiplier randomly selected in the US lottery game Powerball
* PowerPlay, a Cognos software product
* ATI PowerPlay, a power managament technology from ATI Technologies


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