diff --git a/include/game.h b/include/game.h
index 7451153..4c6b155 100644
--- a/include/game.h
+++ b/include/game.h
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-
 /* game.h - Game logic and state */
 #ifndef GAME_H
 #define GAME_H
 
+#include "platform.h"
+
 #define MAX_FILENAME 256
 #define MAX_MESSAGE 256
 
-/* Reduce MAX_WORDS for DOS to avoid stack overflow */
+/* Reduce MAX_WORDS for DOS to fit in memory */
 #ifdef PLATFORM_DOS
-    #define MAX_WORDS 2000
+    #define MAX_WORDS 1500
 #else
     #define MAX_WORDS 10000
 #endif