diff --git a/src/main/c/Snake/snake_start.c b/src/main/c/Snake/snake_start.c
index 12fb3d5..68de781 100644
--- a/src/main/c/Snake/snake_start.c
+++ b/src/main/c/Snake/snake_start.c
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include "snake_start.h"
 #include "get_character.h"
 #define TIME_TURN 0.3
+#define START_LENGTH 3
+#define START_DIRECTION 1
+#define START_TILE 8 * 16 + 8
 
 #pragma region Funktion_heads
 void main_menu();
@@ -63,11 +66,7 @@ void game(){
     while (running){
         system("clear");
         draw(&snake, fruit);
-
-        if(check_if_dead(&snake)){
-            break;
-        }
-               
+        if(check_if_dead(&snake)){break;}
         t = clock() - t;
         get_next_move(TIME_TURN - (double)t / CLOCKS_PER_SEC, &snake, &running);
         t = clock();
@@ -77,14 +76,12 @@ void game(){
 }
 
 Snake initialize_snake(){
-    Snake snake = {1, 3};
-    for(int i = 0; i < AREA; i++){
-        snake.segments[i] = 0;
+    Snake snake;
+    snake.direction = START_DIRECTION;
+    snake.length = START_LENGTH;
+    for(int i = 0; i < START_LENGTH; i++){
+        snake.segments[i] = START_TILE - START_DIRECTION * i;
     }
-    snake.segments[0] = 8 + 16 * 8;
-    snake.segments[1] = 7 + 16 * 8;
-    snake.segments[2] = 6 + 16 * 8;
-
     return snake;
 }