diff --git a/Wortsalat_CLion/Startcode/game.c b/Wortsalat_CLion/Startcode/game.c
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+#include "game.h"
+#include <time.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define MAX_RAND_TRIES_PER_WORD 10
+#define EMPTY_CHAR 0
+
+//TODO: Spiellogik implementieren:
+/* * Wörter aus der Wortliste zufällig horizontal oder vertikal platzieren
+   * restliche Felder mit zufälligen Buchstaben füllen */
+
+// 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, int control[MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN][MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN])
+{
+   int row, col, word, startcol=0, startrow=0;
+   srand(time(NULL));
+   for(row=0; row<MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; row++)
+   {
+      for(col=0; col<MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; col++)
+      {
+         salad[row][col] = EMPTY_CHAR;
+         control[row][col] = 0;
+         //printf("%c", salad[row][col]);
+      }
+      //printf("\n");
+   }
+   for (word=0; word<wordCount; word++)
+   {
+      if (rand() % 2 == 0)                                                       //horizontal
+      {
+         startcol = rand() % (MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN - strlen(words[word])+1);
+         startrow = rand() % MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN;
+         for (int i=0; i<strlen(words[word]); i++)
+         {
+            salad[startrow][startcol+i] = words[word][i];
+            control[startrow][startcol+i] = 1;
+         }
+      }
+      else                                                                       //vertikal
+      {
+         startrow = rand() % (MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN - strlen(words[word])+1);
+         startcol = rand() % MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN;
+         for (int j=0; j<strlen(words[word]); j++)
+         {
+            salad[startrow+j][startcol] = words[word][j];
+            control[startrow+j][startcol] = 1;
+         }
+      }
+      if (rand()%26 !=0)
+      {
+         printf("%c",EMPTY_CHAR);
+      }
+   }
+   for (row=0; row<MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; row++)
+   {
+      for (col=0; col<MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; col++)
+      {
+         if (salad[row][col] == EMPTY_CHAR)
+         {
+            salad[row][col] = rand()%26+'A';
+         }
+      }
+   }
+   for (row=0; row<MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; row++)
+   {
+      for (col=0; col<MAX_SEARCH_FIELD_LEN; col++)
+      {
+         //printf("%c", salad[row][col]);
+         printf("%d ", control[row][col]);
+      }
+      printf("\n");
+   }
+   printf("\n\nPlatzierung abgeschlossen\n\n");
+   return 0;
+}