Broadcast from jeroen via PBM Server

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There is a bug in hearts it's impossible to play with less then four players.

The server allows and needs that players can forfeit, resign or get deleted.

So there will me be situation where there are three or less players.

What must be the rule about "shooting the moon", winning tricks, winning the game 
(there can only be one winner?) with three or less players. 
What if a player directly resigns after winning a trick. Who is to start the next trick?   

I will include an interesting example where the bug shows very clearly.


Summary of Hearts Board 155

It is jeroen's turn.

                                                                        
   jeroen            mkeroppi          aardvark          thrawn         
   1 ->              2 ->              3 ->              4 ->           
   5 2C              6 10C             7 KC              8 5H           
   9 --             10 --             11 JC             12 KD           
  13 5C             14 AC             15 --             16 --           
  17 --             18 3C             19 9C             20 QS           
  21 6C             22 --             23 8C             24 4H           
  25 QC             26 7C             27 --             28 --           
  29 8S             30 KS             31 AS             32 JS           
  33 --             34 --             35 4C             36 3H           
  37 AH             38 KH             39 JD             40 5D           
  41 9D             42 10D            43 7H             44 10S          
  45 AD             46 6H             47 8H             48 9S           
  49 7S             50 Forfeit        51 10H            52 2D           
  53 7D             54 --             55 Resign         56 6S           


               Current trick:
               eight of hearts
               nine of spades
               seven of spades
               ten of hearts
               two of diamonds
               seven of diamonds
               six of spades

                                 Player summary:
A: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx          >> jeroen
B: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx             Cards: 4   Hearts: 1   Queen: No
C: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx         
                                     mkeroppi
                                     Cards: 4   Hearts: 0   Queen: No
                                 
                                     aardvark
                                     Cards: 24  Hearts: 6   Queen: Yes
                                 
                                     thrawn
                                     Cards: 0   Hearts: 0   Queen: No


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