Changing any setting, such as tileset, background or even just opening the configuration dialog and clicking ok without changing anything with random layout selected creates a new game. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Configure the game to use random layout. 2. Remove some tiles (optional) 3. Open the settings dialog and press OK without changing anything Actual Results: A new game is generated and any progress is lost. Expected Results: The game state should not be affected unless a change to layout settings were made.
Comment from GCI student: I use Kubuntu 14.10, KMahjongg ver 0.8. I have the same problem
This issue seems to be fixed in the current master branch. Please test the master version and reopen in case you disagree. :)