Eschaton sounds like a LARP. Without the usual medieval garb or fantasy apparel accompaniments, but like a LARP all the same. At the very least, it's a role-playing experience where players get to act as world leaders, in a world that reflects current events and figures.
And, as part of the RP of real, diplomatic people and events, each player has a certain number of nukes at their disposal. Though, it seems that they can't just be fired whenever a player might have need of one - there's a whole endnote about some of the calculations at work in the game. And it's a substantial note at that.
But Eschaton does have some tennis in it, as well, otherwise, why even include it in the book? Though, on that point, I never did wonder what the students do when they've got time off.
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