private void startNewGame() {
    // create new game
    GameControl.createNewGame(PiratesOfTheSevenSeas.getPlayer());

    // display the game menu
    GameMenuView gameMenu = new GameMenuView();
    gameMenu.display();
  }
  private void startSaveGame() {
    this.console.println("\nEneter the file path for the file where the " + "game is to be saved.");

    String filePath = this.getInput();

    try {
      GameControl.saveGame(PiratesOfTheSevenSeas.getCurrentGame(), filePath);
    } catch (Exception ex) {
      ErrorView.display("MainMenuView", ex.getMessage());
    }

    GameMenuView gameMenu = new GameMenuView();
    gameMenu.display();
  }