diff --git a/games/bastet/README b/games/bastet/README
index fc13b9f45e..76d992edd3 100644
--- a/games/bastet/README
+++ b/games/bastet/README
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Linux. Instead of choosing the next block randomly, this fiendish program
 uses a special algorithm to give you the worst possible brick. Playing
 Bastet can be a very frustrating experience!
 
-bonus points for presenting it to your friends as "just another Tetris clone"
+Bonus points for presenting it to your friends as "just another Tetris
+clone".
 
 If you're in X and have TERM set to "xterm-color", the text cursor will
 stay enabled, which looks a little weird. Use "xterm" or "xterm-256color"
diff --git a/games/bastet/bastet.SlackBuild b/games/bastet/bastet.SlackBuild
index c00b9b5651..370b08a71c 100644
--- a/games/bastet/bastet.SlackBuild
+++ b/games/bastet/bastet.SlackBuild
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
 
 # Written by B. Watson (yalhcru@gmail.com)
 
+# 20140825 bkw:
+# - update for 0.43.1
+# - install binary in /usr/games instead of /usr/bin
+# - upstream includes a .desktop file, install it
+# - install binary setgid games so we get systemide high score file
+# - add doinst.sh (the two items above need it)
+# - don't install INSTALL in /usr/doc (redundant)
+
 PRGNAM=bastet
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.43}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.43.1}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ rm -rf $PKG
 mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
 cd $TMP
 rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
-tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tgz
+unzip $CWD/$VERSION.zip || unzip $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.zip
 cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 chown -R root:root .
 find -L . \
@@ -54,27 +62,33 @@ find -L . \
 # Don't want/need debugging binary
 sed -i 's/-ggdb//g' Makefile
 
+# keep high-score file in a private dir
+sed -i "s,/var/games,&/$PRGNAM," Config.cpp $PRGNAM.6
+
 make CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS"
 
-# No 'make install', follow the INSTALL document more-or-less.
-# Binary is not installed setgid games, so high scores won't be
-# shared between users. I tried to make it work, but it didn't,
-# if someone wants to fix it & send me a patch I'll include it
-# next update.
+# No 'make install', follow the INSTALL document more-or-less, except I
+# used a private /var/games/bastet/ dir instead of /var/games for the
+# high score file.
 
-mkdir -p $PKG/usr/bin $PKG/usr/man/man6
-install -m0755 -oroot -ggames -s $PRGNAM $PKG/usr/bin/$PRGNAM
+VARDIR=$PKG/var/games/$PRGNAM
+mkdir -p $VARDIR
+touch $VARDIR/$PRGNAM.scores2.new
+chown root:games $VARDIR $VARDIR/$PRGNAM.scores2.new
+chmod 664 $VARDIR/$PRGNAM.scores2.new
 
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/games $PKG/usr/man/man6 $PKG/usr/share/applications
+install -m2755 -oroot -ggames -s $PRGNAM $PKG/usr/games/$PRGNAM
+cat $PRGNAM.desktop > $PKG/usr/share/applications/$PRGNAM.desktop
 gzip -c < $PRGNAM.6 > $PKG/usr/man/man6/$PRGNAM.6.gz
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a \
-  AUTHORS LICENSE NEWS README INSTALL LICENSE \
-  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a AUTHORS NEWS README LICENSE $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
 
 cd $PKG
 /sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/games/bastet/bastet.info b/games/bastet/bastet.info
index baa9863cea..93bbfcad11 100644
--- a/games/bastet/bastet.info
+++ b/games/bastet/bastet.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="bastet"
-VERSION="0.43"
+VERSION="0.43.1"
 HOMEPAGE="http://fph.altervista.org/prog/bastet.html"
-DOWNLOAD="http://fph.altervista.org/prog/files/bastet-0.43.tgz"
-MD5SUM="b47090daa7b6d89b98b5b477cf155733"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/fph/bastet/archive/0.43.1.zip"
+MD5SUM="8d0a325d0c94fbb921d6a46f574f3a87"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""
diff --git a/games/bastet/doinst.sh b/games/bastet/doinst.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e4f15942f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/bastet/doinst.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+config() {
+  NEW="$1"
+  OLD="$(dirname $NEW)/$(basename $NEW .new)"
+  # If there's no config file by that name, mv it over:
+  if [ ! -r $OLD ]; then
+    mv $NEW $OLD
+  elif [ "$(cat $OLD | md5sum)" = "$(cat $NEW | md5sum)" ]; then
+    # toss the redundant copy
+    rm $NEW
+  fi
+  # Otherwise, we leave the .new copy for the admin to consider...
+}
+
+config var/games/bastet/bastet.scores2.new
+
+if [ -x /usr/bin/update-desktop-database ]; then
+  /usr/bin/update-desktop-database -q usr/share/applications >/dev/null 2>&1
+fi