diff --git a/Start_Mac/game.c b/Start_Mac/game.c
index d8cc133..a819215 100644
--- a/Start_Mac/game.c
+++ b/Start_Mac/game.c
@@ -10,14 +10,182 @@
 /* * Wörter aus der Wortliste zufällig horizontal oder vertikal platzieren
    * restliche Felder mit zufälligen Buchstaben füllen */
 
+// enum to make it more clear what de current orientation is
+typedef enum 
+{
+   HORIZONTAL, 
+   VERTIKAL
+} orientation;
+
+
+// new struct for handing over the entire wordPosition
+//    alignment is HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL
+//    rowOrColumn is the int of the colum or row the word is suposed to be placed in
+//    startingCell is the int of where in the row/colum the first leter of the word suposed to be placed
+typedef struct
+{
+    orientation   alignment;
+    unsigned int  rowOrColumn;
+    unsigned int  startingCell;
+} wordPosition;
+
+
+// Choses a random Position for the current Word
+wordPosition choserandomPosition(unsigned int searchFieldLen, unsigned int wordLength)
+{
+   wordPosition position = {0, 0, 0};
+
+   srand(time(NULL));
+   position.alignment      = rand()%(VERTIKAL - HORIZONTAL + 1) + HORIZONTAL;
+   position.rowOrColumn    = rand()%(searchFieldLen);
+   position.startingCell   = rand()%(searchFieldLen - wordLength);
+
+   return position;
+}
+
+
+// Checks if the current Position is free 
+//    returns 1 if the Position is free
+//    returns 0 if the Position is occupied
+int checkIfPositionIsFree(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], wordPosition position,unsigned int wordLength, unsigned int serchFieldLen)
+{
+   int i             = 0;
+   int letterFound   = 0;
+   int positionfree  = 0;
+
+   if (position.alignment == HORIZONTAL)
+   {
+      // checking to see if position is free
+      // by scanning each column in the given row
+      for (i = position.startingCell; (i < serchFieldLen) && !(letterFound); i++)
+      {
+         if ((salad[position.rowOrColumn][i] >= 'A') && (salad[position.rowOrColumn][i] <= 'z'))
+         {
+            letterFound = 1;
+         }
+      }
+   }
+   else if (position.alignment == VERTIKAL)
+   {
+      // checking to see if position is free
+      // by scanning each row in the given column
+      for (i = position.startingCell; (i < serchFieldLen) && !(letterFound); i++)
+      {
+         if ((salad[i][position.rowOrColumn] >= 'A') && (salad[i][position.rowOrColumn] <= 'z'))
+         {
+            letterFound = 1;
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+   positionfree = !letterFound;
+   
+   return positionfree;
+}
+
+
+// Places the current word into the 
+// selected position
+//    returns 1 if sucessfull
+int placeWord(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], wordPosition position, const char currentWord[], unsigned int currentWordLen, unsigned int serchFieldLen)
+{
+   int i = 0;
+   
+
+   if (position.alignment == HORIZONTAL)
+   {
+
+      for (i = position.startingCell; (i < serchFieldLen) && (i < currentWordLen); i++)
+      {  
+         salad[position.rowOrColumn][i] = currentWord[i];
+      }
+      salad[position.rowOrColumn][i] = '\0';
+   }
+   else if (position.alignment == VERTIKAL)
+   {
+      for (i = position.startingCell; (i < serchFieldLen) && (i < currentWordLen); i++)
+      {  
+         salad[i][position.rowOrColumn] = currentWord[i];
+      }
+      salad[i][position.rowOrColumn] = '\0';
+   }
+   
+
+   return 1;
+}
+
+// Places random letters into the
+// empty fields of the wordSalad 
+void placeRandomLetters(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen)
+{
+   int i = 0;
+   int j = 0;
+
+
+   srand(time(NULL));
+
+   for (i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
+   {
+      for (j = 0; i < searchFieldLen; j++)
+      {
+         if ((salad[i][j] < 'A') && (salad[i][j] > 'z'))
+         {
+            salad[i][j] = rand()%('Z' - 'A' + 1) + 'A';
+         }
+      }
+   }
+}
+
+
 // Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
+// returnes the number of sucessfully placed words
 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 i                            = 0;
+   int j                            = 0;
+   int positionFound                = 0;
+   int placedWords                  = 0;
+   char currentWord[MAX_WORD_LEN];
+   wordPosition currentWordPosition = {0,0,0};
 
+
+   for (i = 1; i <= wordCount; i++)
+   {
+      do
+      {
+         currentWordPosition = choserandomPosition(searchFieldLen, strlen(words[i]));
+         positionFound = checkIfPositionIsFree(salad, currentWordPosition, strlen(words[i]), searchFieldLen);
+         j++;
+      } while ((j < MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD) && !(positionFound));
+      
+      if (positionFound)
+      {
+         strcpy(currentWord, words[i-1]);
+         placedWords += placeWord(salad, currentWordPosition, currentWord, strlen(currentWord), searchFieldLen);
+      }
+   }
+
+   placeRandomLetters(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)
 {
+   int i = 0;
+   int j = 0;
 
+
+   for (i = 0; i < searchFieldLen; i++)
+   {
+      for (j = 0; i < searchFieldLen; j++)
+      {
+            printf("%c", salad[i][j]);
+      }
+      printf("\n");
+   }
 }
+