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> It is a good idea to report the important game events to the outside. This can
be done by letting the game server send a <A
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message to ggzd, so that it gets recorded according to the server configuration.
It might end up in a log file, in a debug console or nowhere at all.
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> Other than that, there's not too much happening between game server and ggzd
in this phase of the game, for most communication will happen between game
server and game client. However, if a player leaves or another one wants
to join and can't because a bot occupies the seat, the game server can request
to change the seats on the table.
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request is sent. To boot a player, the <A
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