diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ecec661..863a9d0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -168,14 +168,34 @@ func alreadyCorrect(gs string) (isGuess bool) {
 	return isAlreadyGuessed
 }
 
+func isEmpty(guess string) (isEmpty bool) {
+	isEmpty = false
+	if guess == "" {
+		isEmpty = true
+	}
+	return isEmpty
+}
+
 func game() {
 	for {
 		gameStatus()
 		checkLose()
 		checkWin()
 
-		fmt.Printf("Guess: ")
-		fmt.Scanln(&guess)
+	checkEmpty:
+		for {
+			fmt.Printf("Guess: ")
+			fmt.Scanln(&guess)
+
+			if isEmpty(guess) == false {
+				break checkEmpty
+			} else {
+				gameStatus()
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		// TODO: prevent players from inputting multiple characters, UTF-8 is gonna be a pain
 
 		if getLetter(guess) == true {
 			if alreadyCorrect(guess) == true {
@@ -197,6 +217,9 @@ func game() {
 				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 			}
 		}
+		// Realized entering empty input would still cause "already guessed" errors
+		// because guess wasn't being reset
+		guess = ""
 	}
 }