This issue is still present in emacs23, even the version available in 14.04. However, the score file is created and behaves as expected in emacs24 24.5+1-6ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 16.04. I skimmed through the changelog, but didn't find any explicit reference to what fixed it, so I am unsure what or if a patch could be made and applied to older releases.
** Also affects: emacs24 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: emacs24 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released ** Tags removed: oneiric ** Tags added: trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to emacs23 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/577914 Title: Missing scores file in Tetris Status in emacs23 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in emacs24 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: emacs23 When finished playing the tetris that's included in Emacs23, it tries to update a non-existing scores file. The error message is: Failed to access scores file: No such file or directory. The problem can be fixed by adding these lines to .emacs: (setq tetris-score-file "~/.emacs.d/tetris-scores") System: Kubuntu 10.04 Emacs Version: 23.1+1-4ubuntu7 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/+bug/577914/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp