The History
Many people try their luck at this game without fully understanding the details or rules, nor the tricks of the trade. This is where a little bit of research can help get to grips with the nature of the game.
Along with other strategy games such as chess, this one has been studied by computer scientists in great detail. Although chance plays its role, there is a lot of room for strategy.
To speed up match play and to provide an added dimension for strategy, a doubling cube may be put into play. A standard doubling cube is a six-sided die marked with the numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64. As often seen on TV this can increase the tension ensure that the opponent must either accept take the doubled stakes or resign drop the game immediately.
Although 64 is the highest number depicted on the doubling cube, the stakes may rise to 128, 256, and so on. Like with bingo it is possible to increase the tension of the game by playing various moves.
Other strategy games allow players to read what the opponent is doing and predict what their next move is, however allowing one to rakeback anything from the other is often a tricky move and can result in trouble down the line.
I think we can say with some certainty that the rakeback technique is rather tricky to pull off without causing the other player to predict it in advance and then counter strike with the raccoon move.