increase max tries

Startcode/game.c

@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsi
    {
       // test length:
       // (re-)try randomly
-      int retries = searchFieldLen * 2;
+      int retries = searchFieldLen * searchFieldLen; // x*y: sehr unwahrscheinlich dass kein Treffer gefunden wird
       int placed = 0;
       if(strlen(words[word]) >= searchFieldLen) break;
       
-      // int vertical = rand() / (RAND_MAX / 2);
-      int vertical = 1;
+      int vertical = rand() / (RAND_MAX / 2);
+      // int vertical = 0;
       while (!placed && retries > 0)
       {
          unsigned int x = 0;
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsi
          }
 
          // printf("Placing %s at %d,%d\n", words[word], x, y);
-         placed = tryPlaceVertical(salad, searchFieldLen, words[word], x, y);
+         if (vertical)
+            placed = tryPlaceVertical(salad, searchFieldLen, words[word], x, y);
+         else
+            placed = tryPlaceHorizontal(salad, searchFieldLen, words[word], x, y);
       
          // if (placed) printf("Placed %s at %d,%d!\n", words[word], x, y);
 
@@ -103,6 +106,20 @@ int tryPlaceVertical(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], uns
 
 int tryPlaceHorizontal(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char word[], unsigned int x, unsigned int y)
 {
-   // TODO;
+   int wordLen = strlen(word);
+
+   for (int testX = x; testX < (x + wordLen); testX++)
+   {
+      if (salad[y][testX] != '\0') {
+         // printf("Besetzt!\n");
+         return 0;
+      }
+   }
+
+   // if ok then put my word in
+   for (int placeChar = 0; placeChar < wordLen; placeChar++)
+   {
+      salad[y][x + placeChar] = word[placeChar];
+   }
    return 1;
 }