Task: Snake and ladder



C#: using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace SnakeAndLadder {
    class Program {
        private static Dictionary<int, int> snl = new Dictionary<int, int>() {
            {4, 14},
            {9, 31},
            {17, 7},
            {20, 38},
            {28, 84},
            {40, 59},
            {51, 67},
            {54, 34},
            {62, 19},
            {63, 81},
            {64, 60},
            {71, 91},
            {87, 24},
            {93, 73},
            {95, 75},
            {99, 78},
        };
        private static Random rand = new Random();
        private const bool sixesThrowAgain = true;

        static int Turn(int player, int square) {
            while (true) {
                int roll = rand.Next(1, 6);
                Console.Write("Player {0}, on square {1}, rolls a {2}", player, square, roll);
                if (square + roll > 100) {
                    Console.WriteLine(" but cannot move.");
                } else {
                    square += roll;
                    Console.WriteLine(" and moves to square {0}", square);
                    if (square == 100) return 100;
                    int next = square;
                    if (snl.ContainsKey(square)) {
                        next = snl[square];
                    }
                    if (square < next) {
                        Console.WriteLine("Yay! Landed on a ladder. Climb up to {0}.", next);
                        if (next == 100) return 100;
                        square = next;
                    } else if (square > next) {
                        Console.WriteLine("Oops! Landed on a snake. Slither down to {0}.", next);
                    }
                }
                if (roll < 6 || !sixesThrowAgain) return square;
                Console.WriteLine("Rolled a 6 so roll again.");
            }
        }

        static void Main(string[] args) {
            
            int[] players = { 1, 1, 1 };
            while (true) {
                for (int i = 0; i < players.Length; i++) {
                    int ns = Turn(i + 1, players[i]);
                    if (ns == 100) {
                        Console.WriteLine("Player {0} wins!", i + 1);
                        return;
                    }
                    players[i] = ns;
                    Console.WriteLine();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}






VB: Module Module1

    ReadOnly SNL As New Dictionary(Of Integer, Integer) From {
        {4, 14},
        {9, 31},
        {17, 7},
        {20, 38},
        {28, 84},
        {40, 59},
        {51, 67},
        {54, 34},
        {62, 19},
        {63, 81},
        {64, 60},
        {71, 91},
        {87, 24},
        {93, 73},
        {95, 75},
        {99, 78}
    }
    ReadOnly rand As New Random
    Const sixesThrowAgain = True

    Function Turn(player As Integer, square As Integer) As Integer
        Do
            Dim roll = rand.Next(1, 6)
            Console.Write("Player {0}, on square {1}, rolls a {2}", player, square, roll)
            If square + roll > 100 Then
                Console.WriteLine(" but cannot move.")
            Else
                square += roll
                Console.WriteLine(" and moves to square {0}", square)
                If square = 100 Then
                    Return 100
                End If

                Dim nxt = square
                If SNL.ContainsKey(square) Then
                    nxt = SNL(nxt)
                End If
                If square < nxt Then
                    Console.WriteLine("Yay! Landed on a ladder. Climb up to {0}.", nxt)
                    If nxt = 100 Then
                        Return 100
                    End If
                    square = nxt
                ElseIf square > nxt Then
                    Console.WriteLine("Oops! Landed on a snake. Slither down to {0}.", nxt)
                    square = nxt
                End If
            End If

            If roll < 6 OrElse Not sixesThrowAgain Then
                Return square
            End If
            Console.WriteLine("Rolled a 6 so roll again.")
        Loop
    End Function

    Sub Main()
        Dim players = {1, 1, 1}
        Do
            For i = 1 To players.Length
                Dim ns = Turn(i, players(i - 1))
                If ns = 100 Then
                    Console.WriteLine("Player {0} wins!", i)
                    Return
                End If
                players(i - 1) = ns
                Console.WriteLine()
            Next
        Loop
    End Sub

End Module