Did I witness Hacking / Bug exploit ?

I just wanted to have a look at a 1 vs 1 match (as spectator), and was so amazed I took a snapshot:
Blue kept taking turns (expanding) while red had no land (and a count of zero territories), but still getting active player (when blue clicked "end turn" I guess. Blue's rank also looked weired to me
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Sorry I can't provide much more info....
Blue kept taking turns (expanding) while red had no land (and a count of zero territories), but still getting active player (when blue clicked "end turn" I guess. Blue's rank also looked weired to me

Sorry I can't provide much more info....