diff --git a/Startcode/game.c b/Startcode/game.c
index b9d2e9c..e1332da 100644
--- a/Startcode/game.c
+++ b/Startcode/game.c
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-#include "game.h"
-
 #include "game.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
-#define MAX_ATTEMPTS 100
-#define EMPTY_CHAR '\0'
+#define MAX_ATTEMPTS 10
+#define EMPTY_CHAR 0
 
 typedef enum
 {
@@ -21,15 +19,7 @@ int createWordSalad(
     const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN],
     unsigned int wordCount)
 {
-    /* Spielfeldgroesse pruefen */
-    if (searchFieldLen == 0 ||
-        searchFieldLen > MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN)
-    {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     int placedWords = 0;
-
     /* Alle Felder initialisieren */
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
     {
@@ -39,16 +29,16 @@ int createWordSalad(
         }
     }
 
-    /* Richtungsvektoren */
+    // Richtungsvektoren
     int dx[] = {1, 0};
     int dy[] = {0, 1};
 
-    /* Alle Woerter durchlaufen */
+    // Alle Woerter durchlaufen
     for (unsigned int w = 0; w < wordCount; w++)
     {
         size_t wordLen = strlen(words[w]);
 
-        /* Leere oder zu lange Woerter ueberspringen */
+        //Leere oder zu lange Woerter ueberspringen
         if (wordLen == 0 || wordLen > searchFieldLen)
         {
             continue;
@@ -64,31 +54,30 @@ int createWordSalad(
             /* Zufallsrichtung bestimmen */
             Direction dir = rand() % 2;
 
-            unsigned int row;
-            unsigned int col;
+            unsigned int Zeile;
+            unsigned int Spalte;
 
             /* Zufallsposition so waehlen, dass das Wort hineinpasst */
             if (dir == HORIZONTAL)
             {
-                row = rand() % searchFieldLen;
-                col = rand() % (searchFieldLen - wordLen + 1);
+                Zeile = rand() % searchFieldLen;
+                Spalte = rand() % (searchFieldLen - wordLen + 1);
             }
             else
             {
-                row = rand() % (searchFieldLen - wordLen + 1);
-                col = rand() % searchFieldLen;
+                Zeile = rand() % (searchFieldLen - wordLen + 1);
+                Spalte = rand() % searchFieldLen;
             }
 
             int collision = 0;
 
-            /* Pruefen, ob die Position geeignet ist */
+            // Pruefen, ob die Position geeignet ist (cillision mit anderen Wörtern)
             for (size_t i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
             {
-                unsigned int z = row + dy[dir] * i;
-                unsigned int s = col + dx[dir] * i;
+                unsigned int z = Zeile + dy[dir] * i;
+                unsigned int s = Spalte + dx[dir] * i;
 
-                char letter =
-                    (char)toupper((unsigned char)words[w][i]);
+                char letter = words[w][i];
 
                 if (salad[z][s] != EMPTY_CHAR &&
                     salad[z][s] != letter)
@@ -98,16 +87,15 @@ int createWordSalad(
                 }
             }
 
-            /* Wenn keine Kollision besteht, Wort eintragen */
+            // Wenn keine collision besteht wort eintragen
             if (!collision)
             {
                 for (size_t i = 0; i < wordLen; i++)
                 {
-                    unsigned int z = row + dy[dir] * i;
-                    unsigned int s = col + dx[dir] * i;
+                    unsigned int z = Zeile + dy[dir] * i;
+                    unsigned int s = Spalte + dx[dir] * i;
 
-                    salad[z][s] =
-                        (char)toupper((unsigned char)words[w][i]);
+                    salad[z][s] = words[w][i];
                 }
 
                 placed = 1;
@@ -116,17 +104,17 @@ int createWordSalad(
         }
     }
 
-    /* Leere Felder mit zufaelligen Buchstaben fuellen */
+    // Leere Felder mit zufaelligen Buchstaben fuellen
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
     {
         for (unsigned int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
         {
             if (salad[i][j] == EMPTY_CHAR)
             {
-                salad[i][j] = (char)('A' + rand() % 26);
+                salad[i][j] ='A' + (rand() % 26);// 26 Buchstaben insgesammt
             }
         }
     }
 
     return placedWords;
-}
+}
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