diff --git a/fh.fd.ci.client/src/main/java/de/fd/fh/Game.java b/fh.fd.ci.client/src/main/java/de/fd/fh/Game.java
index 5a0aa5e..cb0606a 100644
--- a/fh.fd.ci.client/src/main/java/de/fd/fh/Game.java
+++ b/fh.fd.ci.client/src/main/java/de/fd/fh/Game.java
@@ -7,5 +7,17 @@ public class Game
     public void initNewGame()
     {
         mField = new Figure[Figure.fieldLength * Figure.fieldLength];
+
+        // Figuren platzieren
+        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) // row
+        {
+            if (i == 0 || i == 1 || i == 6 || i == 7)
+            {
+                for (int j = 0; j < 8; j++) // col
+                {
+                    mField[i * 8 + j] = new Figure();
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/fh.fd.ci.client/src/test/java/de/fd/fh/GameTest.java b/fh.fd.ci.client/src/test/java/de/fd/fh/GameTest.java
index 49e8668..59fa60e 100644
--- a/fh.fd.ci.client/src/test/java/de/fd/fh/GameTest.java
+++ b/fh.fd.ci.client/src/test/java/de/fd/fh/GameTest.java
@@ -15,4 +15,24 @@ class GameTest
 
         assertEquals(Figure.fieldLength * Figure.fieldLength, g.mField.length);
     }
+
+    // prüft, ob Figuren nach Initialisierung nur an vorgesehenden Positionen stehen
+    @Test
+    void newGameInitializationFigurePositions()
+    {
+        Game g = new Game();
+        g.initNewGame();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) // row
+        {
+            if (i == 0 || i == 1 || i == 6 || i == 7)
+            {
+                for (int j = 0; j < 8; j++) // col
+                {
+                    assertNotEquals(null, g.mField[i * 8 + j]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        assertEquals(Figure.fieldLength * Figure.fieldLength, g.mField.length);
+    }
 }
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