diff --git a/Startcode/main.c b/Startcode/main.c
index 4cc839a..3e71d5f 100644
--- a/Startcode/main.c
+++ b/Startcode/main.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include "input.h"
 #include "game.h"
 #include "graphicalGame.h"
@@ -8,6 +7,8 @@
 #define MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS 100
 #define SALAD_SIZE 36
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+=======
 int checkSalad(char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], char wordSalad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], int placedWords, int wordCount){
     //Iteriere über alle verfügbaren Wörter
     int foundWords = 0;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ int checkSalad(char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], char wordSalad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][
     return -1;
 }
 
+>>>>>>> 61221a5b8ddad53683e9cad057577a9e8b9ea958
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int exitCode = EXIT_SUCCESS;
@@ -54,10 +56,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <path to file with search words>\n", argv[0]);
         exitCode = EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
+
     else
     {
         char words[MAX_NUMBER_OF_WORDS][MAX_WORD_LEN]; // Array to hold the words to be used in the game
-        unsigned int wordCount = 0;
+        int wordCount = 0;
 
         FILE *file = fopen(argv[1], "r");
 
@@ -76,12 +79,19 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             // TODO:
             // Check if all words were successfully placed
             // Start the game if successful
-            // error message if some words couldn't be placed
+            // error message if some words couldn't be placed (return input.c / game.c <=0)
 
-            int check = checkSalad(words, wordSalad, placedWords, wordCount);
-            //Fehlerfall
-            if(check != 0){
-                fprintf(stderr, "Not all words could be placed!\n");
+            // Prüfen, ob input.c (readWords) einen Fehler oder 0 Wörter zurückgegeben hat
+            if (wordCount <= 0)
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Fehler: Es konnten keine Wörter eingelesen werden (input.c Rückgabewert <= 0).\n");
+                exitCode = EXIT_FAILURE;
+            }
+
+            // Prüfen, ob game.c (createWordSalad) einen Fehler zurückgegeben hat (<= 0) oder ob nicht alle eingelesenen Wörter platziert werden konnten
+            else if (placedWords <= 0 || placedWords < wordCount)
+            {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Fehler: Nicht alle Wörter konnten im Wortsalat platziert werden (game.c Rückgabewert <= 0).\n");
                 exitCode = EXIT_FAILURE;
             }
             //keine Ahnung wiegroß pixelSize sein soll
diff --git a/Startcode/makefile b/Startcode/makefile
index 7cf1d4c..e1dca04 100644
--- a/Startcode/makefile
+++ b/Startcode/makefile
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ raylibfolder = ./raylib
 unityfolder = ./unity
 codefolder = .
 
+
 # --------------------------
 # initiales Spiel bauen
 # --------------------------
 wordsalad_initial:
 	$(CC) -o wordsalad_initial -L. $(BINARIES)/libwordsalad_complete.a $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a $(LDFLAGS)
 
+
 # --------------------------
 # Normales Spiel bauen
 # --------------------------
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ TEST_BIN = runTests
 
 test: input.o game.o $(codefolder)/unit_tests.c $(unityfolder)/unity.c
 	$(CC) -Wall -I$(unityfolder) -o $(TEST_BIN) input.o game.o $(codefolder)/unit_tests.c $(unityfolder)/unity.c
+
+
 # --------------------------
 # Clean
 # --------------------------
@@ -56,4 +60,11 @@ ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
 	del /f *.o *.exe
 else
 	rm -f *.o wordsalad $(TEST_BIN)
-endif
\ No newline at end of file
+endif
+
+
+# --------------------------
+# Eigene Version bauen (Deine main.c + libwordsalad.a)
+# --------------------------
+wordsalad_TMN: main.o graphicalGame.o $(BINARIES)/libwordsalad.a $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o wordsalad_TMN main.o graphicalGame.o -L$(BINARIES) -lwordsalad $(BINARIES)/libraylib.a $(LDFLAGS)