diff --git a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/game.c b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/game.c
index d8cc133..1c8027c 100644
--- a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/game.c
+++ b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/game.c
@@ -10,14 +10,116 @@
 /* * Wörter aus der Wortliste zufällig horizontal oder vertikal platzieren
    * restliche Felder mit zufälligen Buchstaben füllen */
 
+void fillRestWithRandom(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
+    {
+        for (int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
+        {
+            if (salad[i][j] == EMPTY_CHAR) {
+                salad[i][j] = rand() % ('Z' - 'A' + 1) + 'A';
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
+//   - 2D array salad -> fertiger Wortsalat
+//   - searchFieldLen -> Dimension der Salatschüssel
+//   - 2D array words -> gegebene Wörter
+//   - wordCount      -> anzahl an Wörtern
 int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount)
 {
+    int placedWords = 0;
 
+    //Feld komplettmit EMPTY_CHAR füllen
+    for (int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
+    {
+        for (int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++)
+        {
+            salad[i][j] = EMPTY_CHAR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    //Wörter plazieren
+    for (int wordNumber = 0; wordNumber < wordCount; wordNumber++)
+    {
+        int wordLength = strlen(words[wordNumber]);
+        int placed = 0;
+
+        for (int attempt = 0; attempt < MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD && !placed; attempt++)
+        {
+            int horizontal = rand() % 2; // 0 = vertikal, 1 = horizontal
+
+            int x = rand() % searchFieldLen;
+            int y = rand() % searchFieldLen;
+
+            if (horizontal)
+            {
+                if (x + wordLength > searchFieldLen) continue; // passt nicht
+
+                //Prüfen ob kein anderes Wort im Weg
+                int fits = 1;
+                for (int i = 0; i < wordLength; i++)
+                {
+                    if (salad[y][x + i] != EMPTY_CHAR)
+                    {
+                        fits = 0;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                //Wort plazieren
+                if (fits)
+                {
+                    for (int i = 0; i < wordLength; i++)
+                    {
+                        salad[y][x + i] = words[wordNumber][i];
+                    }
+                    placed = 1;
+                    placedWords++;
+                }
+            }
+            else //Wort vertikal plazieren
+            {
+                if (y + wordLength > searchFieldLen) continue;
+
+                //Prüfen ob kein anderes Wort im Weg
+                int fits = 1; 
+                for (int i = 0; i < wordLength; i++)
+                {
+                    if (salad[y + i][x] != EMPTY_CHAR)
+                    {
+                        fits = 0;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                //Wort plazieren
+                if (fits)
+                {
+                    for (int i = 0; i < wordLength; i++)
+                    {
+                        salad[y + i][x] = words[wordNumber][i];
+                    }
+                    placed = 1;
+                    placedWords++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    fillRestWithRandom(salad, searchFieldLen);
+    return placedWords;
 }
 
 // Prints the word salad to console
 void showWordSalad(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen)
 {
-
+   for( int i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++ )
+   {
+      for( int j = 0; j < searchFieldLen; j++ )
+      {
+         printf("%c", salad[i][j]);
+      }
+   }
 }
diff --git a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/input.c b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/input.c
index ed77805..1bfbe7c 100644
--- a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/input.c
+++ b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/input.c
@@ -8,5 +8,35 @@
 // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
 int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
 {
+    char lines [MAX_LINE_LEN];
+    int word_counter = 0;
 
+    while (fgets(lines, sizeof(lines) , file) != NULL)
+    {
+        
+        for (int i = 0; lines[i] != '\0'; i++) //Entfernen von \n aus dem String
+        {
+            lines[i] = toupper(lines[i]);
+            if (lines[i] == '\n') 
+            {
+                lines[i] = '\0';
+                break;  
+            }
+        }
+
+        char *single_word = strtok(lines, " ;,");
+
+        while (single_word != NULL && word_counter < maxWordCount)
+        {
+            strncpy(words[word_counter], single_word, MAX_WORD_LEN - 1);
+            words [word_counter][MAX_WORD_LEN -1] = '\0';                //Zur Sicherheit, damit \0 auf alle Fälle vorhanden ist
+            word_counter++;
+            single_word = strtok(NULL, " ;,");
+        }
+
+    
+    }
+
+
+    return word_counter;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/main.c b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/main.c
index 03da755..7385192 100644
--- a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/main.c
+++ b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Linux/main.c
@@ -36,15 +36,21 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             // Create the word salad by placing words into grid
             placedWords = createWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
 
-            // TODO:
             // Check if all words were successfully placed
-            // Start the game if successful
-            // error message if some words couldn't be placed
-
+            if(placedWords == wordCount)
+            {
+                printf("Eingabe war erfolgreich!\nDas Spiel beginnt:");
+                startGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount, SALAD_SIZE);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                printf("Fehler! Es konnten nicht alle Woerter hinzugefuegt werden!\n Bitte Spiel neustarten!");
+            }
         }
         else
         {
             // Print error message if file couldn't be opened
+
             fprintf(stderr, "Could not open file %s for reading ...\n", argv[1]);
             exitCode = EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
diff --git a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Mac/input.c b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Mac/input.c
index 43d8db7..1bfbe7c 100644
--- a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Mac/input.c
+++ b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Mac/input.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
 int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
 {
-    char lines [(MAX_WORD_LEN + 2) * maxWordCount]; //Es wird davon ausgegangen, dass die Wörter nur durch eine Trennzeichen und ein Leerzeichen von einander gertrennt gespeichert werden
+    char lines [MAX_LINE_LEN];
     int word_counter = 0;
 
     while (fgets(lines, sizeof(lines) , file) != NULL)
diff --git a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Mac/main.c b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Mac/main.c
index ae0df05..7385192 100644
--- a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Mac/main.c
+++ b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Mac/main.c
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             // Create the word salad by placing words into grid
             placedWords = createWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
 
-            // TODO:
             // Check if all words were successfully placed
             if(placedWords == wordCount)
             {
                 printf("Eingabe war erfolgreich!\nDas Spiel beginnt:");
-                void startGame(wordSalad, searchFieldSize, words, numberOfWords, windowSize);
+                startGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount, SALAD_SIZE);
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Windows/input.c b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Windows/input.c
index 43d8db7..1bfbe7c 100644
--- a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Windows/input.c
+++ b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Windows/input.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // Read words from file and store in 'words' array
 int readWords(FILE *file, char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int maxWordCount)
 {
-    char lines [(MAX_WORD_LEN + 2) * maxWordCount]; //Es wird davon ausgegangen, dass die Wörter nur durch eine Trennzeichen und ein Leerzeichen von einander gertrennt gespeichert werden
+    char lines [MAX_LINE_LEN];
     int word_counter = 0;
 
     while (fgets(lines, sizeof(lines) , file) != NULL)
diff --git a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Windows/main.c b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Windows/main.c
index ae0df05..7385192 100644
--- a/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Windows/main.c
+++ b/I2_Wortsalat/Start_Windows/main.c
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             // Create the word salad by placing words into grid
             placedWords = createWordSalad(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount);
 
-            // TODO:
             // Check if all words were successfully placed
             if(placedWords == wordCount)
             {
                 printf("Eingabe war erfolgreich!\nDas Spiel beginnt:");
-                void startGame(wordSalad, searchFieldSize, words, numberOfWords, windowSize);
+                startGame(wordSalad, SALAD_SIZE, words, wordCount, SALAD_SIZE);
             }
             else
             {