public synchronized void reset(){
  loaded=false;
  started=false;
  tracker=new MediaTracker(boardview);
  mechImageList.clear();
  mechImages.clear();
  hexTileset.reset();
}

public synchronized void reset ( ) { loaded = false ; started = false ; tracker = new MediaTracker ( boardview ) ; mechImageList . clear ( ) ; mechImages . clear ( ) ; hexTileset . reset ( ) ; }
resets the started and loaded flags
