@Override
public void startTheGame() {
gameType = "";
try {
// receive ping from server
gameType = mainServer.readLine();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.err.println("Could not communicate with server: " + ex);
Global.onException();
}
super.startTheGame();
for (FixedTimer timer : timers) timer.start();
startMarquee(getGameType(), 1000);
startMarquee("3");
startMarquee("2");
startMarquee("1");
// receive ping that the game is starting
try {
// ping back that client is ready
mainServer.println();
mainServer.flush();
// wait for if server is ready
mainServer.readLine();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.err.println("Could not communicate with server: " + ex);
Global.onException();
}
turnOnEndGameReceiver();
startMarquee("START!");
}
