diff --git a/Start_Windows/game.c b/Start_Windows/game.c
index 29d6995..fdd03ca 100644
--- a/Start_Windows/game.c
+++ b/Start_Windows/game.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 // 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)
 {
+   // set seed for random number generator
+   srand(time(NULL));
+
    int r, c;
 
    //Gesamtes Feld auf 0 setzen