[…] playing through whether and, if so, how the end of the world ("jackpot" as it is called) will occur in these simultaneously artificial and real worlds, or editing the worlds in question so that it takes a course that suits the player in question.
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jackpot noun Jackpot (Mask.) ▸ hit the jackpot (figurative) das große Los ziehen
The science fiction series "The Peripheral" post 
by Marcus Hammerschmitt