Is it cheating to exploit a bug?

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AlexAmery
Is it cheating to exploit a bug?

Hello,

In Hawaii there is a bug that the second player can spend more resources than they have - is it unethical to do use this? I ask because in game Hawaii n°829010 i lost to the top ranked player 'Orange Squirrel' by a few points - when i replayed the game i saw that he kept buying things till he had enough to win (despite the fact he was exploiting the bug). In the last round they spent 8 more resources than they had - so it was not an accident. I would not have known this without replaying the game from his view point (i was suspicious). I think it is cheating to do this and I will not play with this person again - now i must wonder how they reached this top ranking.In the last round they spent 8 more resources than they had - so it was not an accident.

Any help will be apprecited.

I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.

References:
https://forum.boardgamearena.com/viewtopic.php?t=1052
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Thank you.