backgame

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Synonyms: backgate, backdate, blackgaze, back gate, backgain, ballgame, black game, backare, backpage

Antonyms: backgate, backdate, blackgaze, back gate, backgain, ballgame, black game, backare, backpage

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|backgammon}} A [[game]] in which a [[player]] [[block]]s the [[opponent]]'s progress by forming two or more [[point]]s in the opponent's home board.
2. An [[indirect]] [[strategy]] in which one attempts to achieve one's goals by [[maneuver]]ing [[behind the scenes]].

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