timer - Boggle game loop logic -

i'm writing console boggle game , gameloop logic isn't quite think should be.

my basic game loop method is:

    public void gamestart() {         timer.schedule(new boggletimertask(1),0);         gameactive = true;         system.out.println(boggle.getboggletrayasstring());         while (gameactive) {             string word = scanner.next();             boggle.addguess(word);         }         scanner.close();         timer.cancel();         postgame();     } 

my timer task class run method looks this:

    public void run() {         if (minutesremaining == 4 || minutesremaining == 3 ||                  minutesremaining == 2)             minutesremaining--;         else if (minutesremaining == 1 || minutesremaining == .5)             minutesremaining -= .5;         if (minutesremaining == 3) {             system.out.println("3 minutes remaining.");             timer.schedule(new boggletimertask(minutesremaining),60000);         }         else if (minutesremaining == 2) {             system.out.println("2 minutes remaining.");             timer.schedule(new boggletimertask(minutesremaining),60000);         }         else if (minutesremaining == 1) {             system.out.println("1 minute remaining.");             timer.schedule(new boggletimertask(minutesremaining),                     30000);         }         else if (minutesremaining == .5) {             system.out.println("30 seconds remaining.");             timer.schedule(new boggletimertask(minutesremaining),                     30000);         }         else {             system.out.println("time's up!");             gameactive = false;         } 

the timer counts down think should. "time's up!" prints out well, postgame() never called. thought issue main thread waiting on scanner.next() found solution using robot class , calling key press , key release vk_enter , did not work.

i tried adding check on word in gameloop. added check if (word.compareto("quit") == 0) gameactive = false. call postgame() both when enter quit word or when spell out quit , enter robot.

so i've surmised much: gameloop terminate , send program postgame() when gameactive = false , "time's up!" printing last else block catching appropriately in timer. why 2 don't work in conjunction execute (or @ least how think should execute) don't know.

any provide appreciated. in advance.

i think need have 2 threads running (better robot).

public static void main(string[] args) {     new thread() {         public void run() {             while(true) {                 string input = new scanner(system.in).nextline();                 dosomethingwithinput(input);             }         }     }.start();     new thread() {         public void run() {             int time = 4;             while(time > 0) {                 system.out.println(time + " seconds left.");                 printgameboard();                 time--;                 thread.sleep(1000);                                 }             printscore();             system.exit(0);         }     }.start(); } 

just define functions , have game.