diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a36f895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+*.o
+*.d
+my-player
+example-player
+random-player
+othello
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f6de38..0d07e24 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ OBJECTS = $(SRC_mcp:.cc=.o) $(SRC_common:.cc=.o) \
 		  $(ASM_common:.S=.o) \
 		  players/example-player.o \
 		  players/random-player.o \
-		  players/my-player.o
+		  players/my-player.o \
+		  players/playerlib.o
 
 CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11 -I. -g
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ example-player: players/example-player.o
 my-player : players/my-player.o
 	$(CXX) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
 
-random-player : players/random-player.o
+random-player : players/random-player.o players/playerlib.o
 	$(CXX) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
 
 PLAYER1 ?= my-player
diff --git a/players/playerlib.cc b/players/playerlib.cc
index dedde0e..52d54ac 100644
--- a/players/playerlib.cc
+++ b/players/playerlib.cc
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 
 #include "playerlib.h"
 
-char getEnemyChar(char ownc)
-{
-	char enemyc;
-	switch(ownc){
-		case "O": enemyc="X"; break;
-		case "X": enemyc="O";
-	}
-	return enemyc;
-}
-
+char
+getEnemyChar(char c) {
+    char enemyc;
+    switch(c)
+    {
+        case 'X':
+            enemyc='O'; break;
+        case 'O':
+            enemyc='X'; break;
+    }
+    return enemyc;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/players/playerlib.h b/players/playerlib.h
index eb5a0c1..bf0f857 100644
--- a/players/playerlib.h
+++ b/players/playerlib.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef PLAYERLIB_H
 #define PLAYERLIB_H
-char enemyc = 0;
 
 //returns the character used for the enemy's stones
-char getEnemyChar(char);
+extern char getEnemyChar(char);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/players/random-player.cc b/players/random-player.cc
index c5af134..ec6ebd5 100644
--- a/players/random-player.cc
+++ b/players/random-player.cc
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ int main(void)
     //    sind durch einen Punkt (.) gekennzeichnet. 
     
     // 2. TODO: Strategie hier einfügen. Resultat in turn_row und turn_col speichern.
-	if(!enemyc)
-		enemyc = getEnemyChar(state_buffer[0]);
-	printf("%s",enemyc);
-    
+
+    printf("%c\n",getEnemyChar(state_buffer[0]));
     // 3. Return result
     //send_move(turn_row, turn_col);