I think, it's only my opinion but hear me out. I have two theories about the god, or at least that what they called themselves. The first one, the 'god' is not really god but they came from a planet more advanced than Snowman's so they are in control of the situation in the game. The other one was well they are god, but merely by name and did not have any power (they did say that they need the madness). Snowman situation was that he has been dreaming non-stop about playing the game with the god, I also have two theories why he at the God's place; first, he is an orphan so we didn't know much about his parents but he could inherited the god position from them, the second one is he was chosen by one of the god, cause Kodon was sus.
Right! It's like DnD and the god kinda suck as the game in my opinion, well, it not like we see them play the game much but, but compared to Snowman who willingly to take risk and calculate the best road to succeed, they kinda meh. I think that what made human human, we have a shorter time on earth, and Snowman only have little time to play when he asleep but he spend tons of time thinking about this game.
I will read it again, later, not now, i still remember bit and bit.
I'm still a bit confused on the relationship between him/the other gods and the pieces. Are they actual living people whose lives he as a god took control of? Are they like literal inanimate beings that gods give life to and they suddenly exist out of nowhere just to be the gods' pieces (if I'm not wrong they actually planned their background, personality and future actions)? Or ar they like an incarnation of the gods and can be considered his alternative lives? I don't remember it being explained in detail... or maybe I should just reread from the beginning