public boolean continueCurrentGame()
	{
		boolean successfulContinueCurrentGame = false;
		//loops if the input is not valid
		do
		{
			System.out.println("\nWould you like to continue or start a new game or get a hint?\n" +
					           "c = continue\ns = start a new game\nh = hint.");
			input = keyboard.nextLine();
			
			//display a summary of all the guesses before continue to enter a new guess
			if (input.equalsIgnoreCase("c") || input.equalsIgnoreCase("continue"))
			{
				showSummaryMessage();
				return true;
			}
			//start a new game
			else if (input.equalsIgnoreCase("s") || input.equalsIgnoreCase("start"))
				return false;
			
			else if (input.equalsIgnoreCase("h") || input.equalsIgnoreCase("hint"))
			{
				MMHint hint = new MMHint(answer, hintsUsed);
				hintsUsed = hint.getHint();
                                showSummaryMessage();
				return true;
			}
			
			//invalid input
			else
			{
				System.out.println("Error in reading your input.");
				successfulContinueCurrentGame = false;
			}
		}
		//loops if the input is invalid
		while (!successfulContinueCurrentGame);
		
		return successfulContinueCurrentGame;
	}//continueCurrentGame()