diff --git a/deel2.tar.gz b/deel2.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index fb6330b..0000000
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diff --git a/grid_game_engine.c b/grid_game_engine.c
index d524226..8cd7267 100644
--- a/grid_game_engine.c
+++ b/grid_game_engine.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void update_grid(rooster *rp, char c, int x, int y) {
  * Clears the console and prints the victory message.
  */
 static void display_victory(void) {
-    clear();
+    erase();
     mvprintw(2,5, "YOU WON!!!!!");
     refresh();
 }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static void display_victory(void) {
  * Clears the console and prints the GAME OVER message.
  */
 static void display_loss(void) {
-    clear();
+    erase();
     mvprintw(2,5, "GAME OVER");
     refresh();
 }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void display_loss(void) {
  * Clears the console and prints the quit message.
  */
 static void display_quit(void) {
-    clear();
+    erase();
     mvprintw(2,5, "You quit the game");
     refresh();
 }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void display_quit(void) {
  * Clears the console and prints the hacker man message.
  */
 static void display_hackerman(void) {
-    clear();
+    erase();
     mvprintw(2,5, "The hacker man strikes again...");
     refresh();
 }
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ static void init_ncurses() {
     init_pair(MAGENTA, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_MAGENTA);
     init_pair(YELLOW, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_YELLOW);
     init_pair(RED, COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_RED);
+
+    clear();
 }
 
 static void cleanup_ncurses() {
diff --git a/snake.c b/snake.c
index 607e91a..93ad071 100644
--- a/snake.c
+++ b/snake.c
@@ -5,12 +5,67 @@
 #include "snake.h"
 
 #include <ncurses.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "grid_game_engine.h"
 
-void snake(void) {
-    clear();
-    mvprintw(0,0, "Snake has not yet been created");
-    graceful_exit();
-    refresh();
+/*
+ * Create a grid for snake with a given height and width.
+ *
+ * Input:
+ * height: The height of the map.
+ * width:  The width of the map.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * A pointer to the grid.
+ */
+static rooster *initialize_snake(void) {
+    int width = 10;
+    int height = 10;
+    const int grid_size = (width + 1) * height + 1;
+    char *map = malloc(grid_size * sizeof(char));
+    if (map == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < (width + 1) * height; i++) {
+        int top_line = i < width;
+        int bottom_line = i > grid_size - (width + 2);
+
+        int line_position = modulo(i, width + 1);
+
+        int line_start = line_position == 1;
+        int line_end = line_position == width;
+
+        int newline = line_position == 0;
+
+        if (newline) {
+            map[i] = '\n';
+        } else if (top_line || bottom_line || line_start || line_end) {
+            map[i] = '#';
+        }
+        else {
+            map[i] = ' ';
+        }
+    }
+
+    map[grid_size - 1] = '\0';
+
+    printf("%s", map);
+
+    rooster *grid = rooster_maak(map);
+    free(map);
+
+    return grid;
+}
+
+void snake(void) {
+    // erase();
+    rooster* const gp = initialize_snake();
+    if (gp == NULL) {
+        printf("Help, initializing the grid failed\n");
+    }
+    // show_grid(gp);
+    // graceful_exit();
+    // refresh();
 }
diff --git a/spel b/spel
index 3f4560f..6cc0ab9 100755
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diff --git a/spel.c b/spel.c
index 32031a0..26ee84f 100644
--- a/spel.c
+++ b/spel.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "grid_game_engine.h"
 #include "minigame_menu.h"
+#include "snake.h"
 
 int main(void) {
     init_engine();