This is a fun, challenging widget. I have used almost daily for the past 4-5 months.

Sounds like you have a seed setup in preferences. What you need to do is right click on the widget and select preferences. This will bring up a dialog box; you then need to select the general tab (first one). Look for a field called Seed (0-999). You need to make sure this is blank if you don't want the game to start with a specific configuration

Hmmm, I just tried this and all worked fine, just give this one more go. Also try using the "Get it here" link just underneath the Get Widget button. This will download the widget in a folder of your preference, you can then double click the downloaded file and it will ask to move the widget to "My Widgets" folder. Accept and the widget should then appear in the dock.

Hope this helps

Every time I play the game, when I finish and want to start a new game, it continues to give me the exact same puzzle every time. I've uninstalled and reinstalled it several times and can't get the puzzle to change. Anyone have any suggestions. (PS this happened as soon as it went over to the new format)

It is fun and great for a short break at work when you need a breather but not meant for long period of time