From 942b38e75d6adc1f430d5069e506eeea061b223c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Wiesend <wiesendsi102436@th-nuernberg.de>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 09:11:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] set the seed for the RNG just once at the beginning of the
 program

this improves randomness for tests where createNumbers() is called in rapid succession
---
 main.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 34163d0..d66f071 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include "numbers.h"
 #include "timer.h"
 #include "highscore.h"
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int exitCode = EXIT_FAILURE;
 
+    // set seed
+    srand(time(NULL));
+
     if(argc != 2)
     {
         fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <player name>\n", argv[0]);