by gareth66 » 10 Jan 2018, 12:42
Yes, that is indeed what happened. The player joined, entered the order, then left again.
It is a bit of a strange way to behave, and the player concerned is the subject of some silliness in a Friends game that has been reported in Bugs as well. Strange, but not foul play. There is no evidence of cheating (the player has no connection with any of the other players in the game). One possible explanation is that he joined, entered his order, took a look at the board, decided the position was hopeless, and left. Another is that he was just fooling around, like he was in the other game.
We'll never know the motive, but there's nothing sinister.