I was just kicked from the game during placement! Both times the turn clock ended at 3/4's full, and my placement was forced by the computer. After the second placement, I received the message, "You were kicked for taking too long three times." Clearly the computer program does not know how to count, which causes me to question other parts of the program, such as dice randomness, and bot behavior. Often the bot will rob the weakest player for no logical reason. Not because the player has a resource the bot needs, nor because that player has the most production from any one number, but seemingly the bot was programmed to act like a bully. The rules do not apply to the bot, as it can use as much time as it likes during the trade/build phase. Clearly the entire program needs to be debugged, for many years now.
#Kicked for taking too long during placement
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agreed, was kicked for the same thing when the third player was the one not placing their settlement