I tried all sorts of things--including voodoo magic, but my Kung Fu was not strong enough. I even went back several versions before stumbling onto the solution. Other players apparently had similar problems. (Solution below.)
Okay, let's talk about getting the game to run. It appeared that other players had some problems firing up the latest versions of GGGB. It's been noted before but only affects a small number of users apparently. This method appears to be working for me. (I haven't yet played as I wanted to share what I've uncovered so far; but the game did load so... good news!)
SOLUTION: Go to the game's directory and enter the "game" folder. Find the file "presplash.png" and rename it, remove it, or whatever you want to do with it as long as the game doesn't find that specific file in its attempts to load it. You should be good to go now! Have fun!
Again, rename or remove the "presplash.png" if you have a problem loading or running the game. That simple change might be all you need to make the game work. Cheers!