diff --git a/Start_Windows/game.c b/Start_Windows/game.c
index b029559..d286ad0 100644
--- a/Start_Windows/game.c
+++ b/Start_Windows/game.c
@@ -11,27 +11,52 @@
 /* * Wörter aus der Wortliste zufällig horizontal oder vertikal platzieren
    * restliche Felder mit zufälligen Buchstaben füllen */
 
+
+int checkforOverlap(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], short x, short y, short richtung, const char wort[])
+{
+   for(size_t i = 0 ; i < strlen(wort); i++ )
+   {
+      short xoffset = (richtung) ? i : 0;
+      short yoffset = (richtung) ? 0 : i;
+      if (!(salad[x+xoffset][y+yoffset]=='#' || salad[x+xoffset][y+yoffset]==wort[i]))
+      {
+         return(-1);
+      }
+   }
+   return(1);
+}
 // Creates the word salad by placing words randomly and filling empty spaces
 int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen, const char words[][MAX_WORD_LEN], unsigned int wordCount)
 {
-   for(wordCount;wordCount>0;wordCount--)
+   for(short i = searchFieldLen; i>0; i--)
    {
-      size_t platzbedarf = strlen(words[wordCount-1]);
+      for(short j = searchFieldLen; j>0; j--)
+      {
+         salad[i][j]= "#";
+      }
+   }
+   
+   for(short i = wordCount;i>0;i--)
+   {
+      size_t platzbedarf = strlen(words[i-1]);
       if (platzbedarf >= searchFieldLen)
       {
          printf("%s konnte nicht eingefuegt werden da es groeßer als das Feld ist",words[wordCount-1]);
          continue;
       }
+      srand(time(NULL));
+      short x,y,waagrecht;
       do 
       {
-         srand(time(NULL));
          short max = searchFieldLen - platzbedarf;
-         short position = rand() % (max +1);
-         srand(time(NULL));
-         short waagrecht = rand()%2;
-         
+         short position1 = rand() % (max +1);
+         short position2 = rand() % (searchFieldLen);
+         waagrecht = rand()%2;
+         x = (waagrecht) ? position1:position2;
+         y = (waagrecht) ? position2:position1;
 
-      }while(1);
+
+      }while(checkforOverlap(salad,x,y,waagrecht,words[i-1])!=1);
       
       
    }
@@ -42,5 +67,11 @@ int createWordSalad(char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsi
 // Prints the word salad to console
 void showWordSalad(const char salad[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN], unsigned int searchFieldLen)
 {
-
+    for (unsigned int y = 0; y < searchFieldLen; y++) {
+        for (unsigned int x = 0; x < searchFieldLen; x++) {
+            printf("%c ", salad[x][y]); // oder printf("%c", salad[x][y]); ohne Leerzeichen
+        }
+        printf("\n"); // neue Zeile nach jeder Zeile
+    }
 }
+