Death by Backgammon

Only in the early ’90s could a game like Death by Backgammon exist with a straight face. It’s 1990, you’re on DOS, and suddenly backgammon isn’t just a quiet game for your granddad—it’s a duel of life and death. The title oversells the danger (nobody actually dies), but the quirky presentation makes it feel like something between a board game and a melodramatic stage play. If you’ve ever wanted your dice rolls to come with a sense of existential dread, this is the one. Just don’t expect explosions—it’s still backgammon at its core.