to followup with my original post ... finally got through the next few turns .. and the "random" player is still making quite random moves
definitely didn't prevent me from getting the objective .. so definitely on hi-jinx going on
Still funny/odd as *, this game ... * ...
I feel with no accusations now, I can share more info ..
Railways of the world .. 3 player game. The "random" player, has 27 bonds, 0 vp, has not yet delivered a single cube. Has a tier 3 train and all sorts of track all over .. LOL
I'm certainly not worried about him winning of course, but have to watch his random building, as it starts interfering with future plans (on both sides) .

hehe
but thank you all for the feedback on this.
*moderator edit: please use family-friendly language