diff --git a/src/config/configfile.cpp b/src/config/configfile.cpp
index 4780daae..4e9670ea 100644
--- a/src/config/configfile.cpp
+++ b/src/config/configfile.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ConfigFile::ConfigFile()
 	TiXmlDocument doc(configFileName); 
 	if(!doc.LoadFile()){ createDefaultConfig(); }
 
-	cout << readConfig("NumberOfPlayers", "2") << "\n";
+	cout << readConfigInt("NumberOfPlayers", 2) << "\n";
 
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void ConfigFile::createDefaultConfig() {
 
 }
 
-string ConfigFile::readConfig(string varName, string defaultvalue)
+string ConfigFile::readConfigString(string varName, string defaultvalue)
 {
   	string tempString;
 
@@ -210,7 +210,24 @@ string ConfigFile::readConfig(string varName, string defaultvalue)
     
  }
 
-void ConfigFile::writeConfig(string setVarName, string setVarCont)
+int ConfigFile::readConfigInt(string varName, int defaultvalue)
+{
+  	int tempInt;
+
+	TiXmlDocument doc(configFileName); 
+	TiXmlHandle docHandle( &doc );		
+
+	TiXmlElement* conf = docHandle.FirstChild( "PokerTH" ).FirstChild( "Configuration" ).FirstChild( varName ).ToElement();
+	if ( conf ) {
+		cout << "ich war hier" << "\n";
+		conf->QueryValueAttribute("value", &tempInt );
+        }
+
+	return tempInt;
+}
+
+
+void ConfigFile::writeConfigInt(string setVarName, int setVarCont)
  {
 //     QDir configDir;
 //     configDir.setPath(QDir::home().absPath()+"/.pokerth/");
@@ -241,3 +258,10 @@ void ConfigFile::writeConfig(string setVarName, string setVarCont)
 //     }
         
 }
+
+void ConfigFile::writeConfigString(string setVarName, string setVarCont)
+ {
+
+	
+        
+}
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diff --git a/src/config/configfile.h b/src/config/configfile.h
index 4f45fbdc..d4e6c8d1 100644
--- a/src/config/configfile.h
+++ b/src/config/configfile.h
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ public:
 
 	void createDefaultConfig();
 
-    	void writeConfig(std::string setVarName, std::string setVarCont);
-    	std::string readConfig(std::string varName, std::string defaultvalue);
+	std::string readConfigString(std::string varName, std::string defaultvalue);
+    	void writeConfigString(std::string setVarName, std::string setVarCont);
+    	
+	int readConfigInt(std::string varName, int defaultvalue);
+	void writeConfigInt(std::string setVarName, int setVarCont);
+    	
 
 private:
 	std::string configFileName;