But in the game of playing God, Dr Bodenschatz is bidding fair to achieve the status of a minor deity.

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"You are almost playing God, " he says.

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It was old people playing chess and waiting to see God, and it was also the deadliest city in the country.

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The minute they started playing it was like 'Oh my God.

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