diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3eb2c28..0fe7bdf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
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 			"dependencies": {
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-				"moment": "^2.30.1"
+				"moment": "^2.30.1",
+				"svelte-hero-icons": "^5.2.0"
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 				"prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.6.11",
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 				"svelte-check": "^4.0.0",
-				"svelte-hero-icons": "^5.2.0",
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 			"dependencies": {
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 			}
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-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tarekraafat/autocomplete.js/-/autocomplete.js-10.2.9.tgz",
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-			"funding": [
-				{
-					"type": "opencollective",
-					"url": "https://opencollective.com/autocompletejs"
-				},
-				{
-					"type": "liberapay",
-					"url": "https://liberapay.com/TarekRaafat"
-				},
-				{
-					"type": "patreon",
-					"url": "https://patreon.com/TarekRaafat"
-				}
-			],
-			"license": "Apache-2.0"
-		},
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 			"license": "MIT",
 			"bin": {
 				"acorn": "bin/acorn"
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 			"license": "Apache-2.0",
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 			"license": "Apache-2.0",
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 			"license": "MIT"
 		},
 		"node_modules/espree": {
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 			"dependencies": {
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 			"dependencies": {
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@@ -2936,7 +2900,6 @@
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-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT"
 		},
 		"node_modules/locate-path": {
@@ -2966,7 +2929,6 @@
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 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": "^1.5.0"
@@ -3583,6 +3545,13 @@
 				"node": ">=6"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/seedrandom": {
+			"version": "3.0.5",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/seedrandom/-/seedrandom-3.0.5.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-8OwmbklUNzwezjGInmZ+2clQmExQPvomqjL7LFqOYqtmuxRgQYqOD3mHaU+MvZn5FLUeVxVfQjwLZW/n/JFuqg==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"license": "MIT"
+		},
 		"node_modules/semver": {
 			"version": "7.7.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.7.1.tgz",
@@ -3681,7 +3650,6 @@
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 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/svelte/-/svelte-5.28.0.tgz",
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-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@ampproject/remapping": "^2.3.0",
@@ -3760,7 +3728,6 @@
 			"version": "5.2.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/svelte-hero-icons/-/svelte-hero-icons-5.2.0.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-KpdMTL0bOnkxciEmDXvyVF/R5nrZ1x1uHCSt9gMrrbEd3g5HSIaaDChOutTOfeI+cZ3EJbb+OcBH/lBzJr1aEw==",
-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@steeze-ui/heroicons": "^2.4.0"
@@ -4527,7 +4494,6 @@
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-			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT"
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 800e66c..82567b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 		"prettier": "^3.4.2",
 		"prettier-plugin-svelte": "^3.3.3",
 		"prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.6.11",
+		"seedrandom": "^3.0.5",
 		"svelte": "^5.0.0",
 		"svelte-check": "^4.0.0",
 		"tailwindcss": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/src/lib/HeardleGame.svelte b/src/lib/HeardleGame.svelte
index 54704e1..0b1c940 100644
--- a/src/lib/HeardleGame.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/HeardleGame.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { onMount, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
 	import moment from 'moment';
+	import seedrandom from 'seedrandom';
 	import {
 		Icon,
 		Play,
@@ -130,25 +131,25 @@
 	}));
 
 	// ─── SEED & PICK TRACK ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-	let seed = parseInt(moment().format('YYYYMMDD'), 10);
-	function seededRandom() {
-		seed = (seed * 9301 + 49297) % 233280;
-		return seed / 233280;
-	}
-	let currentTrack = tracks[Math.floor(seededRandom() * tracks.length)];
+	const todaySeed = moment().format('YYYYMMDD');
+
+	const rng = seedrandom(todaySeed);
+
+	const currentTrack = tracks[Math.floor(rng() * tracks.length)];
 
 	// ─── SEGMENTS ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 	const SEGMENT_INCREMENTS = [2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]; // seconds
-	const segmentDurations = SEGMENT_INCREMENTS.reduce<number[]>((acc, inc) => {
-		acc.push((acc.at(-1) ?? 0) + inc * 1000);
-		return acc;
-	}, []);
+	let total = 0;
+	const segmentDurations = SEGMENT_INCREMENTS.map((inc) => {
+		total += inc * 1000;
+		return total;
+	});
 	const TOTAL_MS = segmentDurations.at(-1)!;
 	const TOTAL_SECONDS = TOTAL_MS / 1000;
 	const maxAttempts = SEGMENT_INCREMENTS.length;
 	$: boundaries = segmentDurations.map((ms) => ms / 1000).slice(0, -1);
 
-	// ─── STATE & TIMERS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	// ─── STATE&TIMERS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 	type Info = { status: 'skip' | 'wrong' | 'correct'; title?: string };
 	let attemptInfos: Info[] = [];
 	let attemptCount = 0;
@@ -166,7 +167,6 @@
 	let progressInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
 	let fullDuration = 0;
 
-	/* ── NEW: guards the PAUSE handler during skips ── */
 	let skipInProgress = false;
 
 	let showHowTo = false;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 		timeLeft = `${h}:${m}:${s}`;
 	}
 
-	// ─── FILL % & NEXT SEGMENT ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	// ─── FILL%&NEXTSEGMENT ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 	let fillPercent = 0;
 	$: {
 		const raw = gameOver
@@ -268,13 +268,11 @@
 
 		// PAUSE
 		widget.bind(SC.Widget.Events.PAUSE, () => {
-			/* Was this pause triggered by the Skip button? */
 			if (skipInProgress) {
 				stopAllTimers(); // clean up polling + timeouts
 
-				/* Immediately launch the next snippet */
 				playSegment(); // startPolling() in there will clear skipInProgress
-				return; // ← IMPORTANT: don’t fall through to default branch
+				return;
 			}
 
 			/* Normal user pause or end‑of‑snippet pause */
@@ -324,7 +322,6 @@
 	function skipIntro() {
 		if (!widgetReady || gameOver) return;
 
-		/*── 1 Record the skip attempt ──*/
 		attemptInfos = [...attemptInfos, { status: 'skip' }];
 		attemptCount++;
 		userInput = '';
@@ -335,19 +332,13 @@
 			return; // nothing more to do
 		}
 
-		/*── 2 Decide how to advance ──*/
 		if (isPlaying) {
-			/* The usual case: we’re in the middle of a snippet.
-		   Guard PAUSE → playSegment() hand‑off exactly as before. */
 			skipInProgress = true;
 			clearTimeout(snippetTimeout);
 			widget.pause(); // PAUSE handler will launch the next snippet
 		} else {
-			/* Player is already paused (or hasn’t started yet).
-		   Start the next snippet right away. */
 			stopAllTimers(); // just in case something is still polling
 			currentPosition = 0;
-			/* No need for skipInProgress here – we’re bypassing the PAUSE pathway */
 			playSegment();
 		}
 	}