Task: 15 puzzle game
C++: #include <time.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
class p15 {
public :
    void play() {
        bool p = true;
        std::string a;
        while( p ) {
            createBrd();
            while( !isDone() ) { drawBrd();getMove(); }
            drawBrd();
            std::cout << "\n\nCongratulations!\nPlay again (Y/N)?";
            std::cin >> a; if( a != "Y" && a != "y" ) break;
        }
    }
private:
    void createBrd() {
        int i = 1; std::vector<int> v;
        for( ; i < 16; i++ ) { brd[i - 1] = i; }
        brd[15] = 0; x = y = 3;
        for( i = 0; i < 1000; i++ ) {
            getCandidates( v );
            move( v[rand() % v.size()] );
            v.clear();
        }
    }
    void move( int d ) {
        int t = x + y * 4;
        switch( d ) {
            case 1: y--; break;
            case 2: x++; break;
            case 4: y++; break;
            case 8: x--;
        }
        brd[t] = brd[x + y * 4];
        brd[x + y * 4] = 0;
    }
    void getCandidates( std::vector<int>& v ) {
        if( x < 3 ) v.push_back( 2 ); if( x > 0 ) v.push_back( 8 );
        if( y < 3 ) v.push_back( 4 ); if( y > 0 ) v.push_back( 1 );
    }
    void drawBrd() {
        int r; std::cout << "\n\n";
        for( int y = 0; y < 4; y++ ) {
            std::cout << "+----+----+----+----+\n";
            for( int x = 0; x < 4; x++ ) {
                r = brd[x + y * 4];
                std::cout << "| ";
                if( r < 10 ) std::cout << " ";
                if( !r ) std::cout << "  ";
                else std::cout << r << " ";
            }
            std::cout << "|\n";
        }
        std::cout << "+----+----+----+----+\n";
    }
    void getMove() {
        std::vector<int> v; getCandidates( v );
        std::vector<int> p; getTiles( p, v ); unsigned int i;
        while( true ) {
            std::cout << "\nPossible moves: ";
            for( i = 0; i < p.size(); i++ ) std::cout << p[i] << " ";
            int z; std::cin >> z;
            for( i = 0; i < p.size(); i++ )
                if( z == p[i] ) { move( v[i] ); return; }
        }
    }
    void getTiles( std::vector<int>& p, std::vector<int>& v ) {
        for( unsigned int t = 0; t < v.size(); t++ ) {
            int xx = x, yy = y;
            switch( v[t] ) {
                case 1: yy--; break;
                case 2: xx++; break;
                case 4: yy++; break;
                case 8: xx--;
            }
            p.push_back( brd[xx + yy * 4] );
        }
    }
    bool isDone() {
        for( int i = 0; i < 15; i++ ) {
            if( brd[i] != i + 1 ) return false;
        }
        return true;
    }
    int brd[16], x, y;
};
int main( int argc, char* argv[] ) {
    srand( ( unsigned )time( 0 ) );
    p15 p; p.play(); return 0;
}

Java: package fifteenpuzzle;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.*;

class FifteenPuzzle extends JPanel {

    private final int side = 4;
    private final int numTiles = side * side - 1;

    private final Random rand = new Random();
    private final int[] tiles = new int[numTiles + 1];
    private final int tileSize;
    private int blankPos;
    private final int margin;
    private final int gridSize;
    private boolean gameOver;

    private FifteenPuzzle() {
        final int dim = 640;

        margin = 80;
        tileSize = (dim - 2 * margin) / side;
        gridSize = tileSize * side;

        setPreferredSize(new Dimension(dim, dim + margin));
        setBackground(Color.WHITE);
        setForeground(new Color(0x6495ED)); 
        setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.BOLD, 60));

        gameOver = true;

        addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
            @Override
            public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
                if (gameOver) {
                    newGame();

                } else {

                    int ex = e.getX() - margin;
                    int ey = e.getY() - margin;

                    if (ex < 0 || ex > gridSize || ey < 0 || ey > gridSize) {
                        return;
                    }

                    int c1 = ex / tileSize;
                    int r1 = ey / tileSize;
                    int c2 = blankPos % side;
                    int r2 = blankPos / side;

                    int clickPos = r1 * side + c1;

                    int dir = 0;
                    if (c1 == c2 && Math.abs(r1 - r2) > 0) {
                        dir = (r1 - r2) > 0 ? 4 : -4;
                        
                    } else if (r1 == r2 && Math.abs(c1 - c2) > 0) {
                        dir = (c1 - c2) > 0 ? 1 : -1;
                    }

                    if (dir != 0) {
                        do {
                            int newBlankPos = blankPos + dir;
                            tiles[blankPos] = tiles[newBlankPos];
                            blankPos = newBlankPos;
                        } while (blankPos != clickPos);
                        tiles[blankPos] = 0;
                    }
                    
                    gameOver = isSolved();
                }
                repaint();
            }
        });

        newGame();
    }

    private void newGame() {
        do {
            reset();
            shuffle();
        } while (!isSolvable());
        gameOver = false;
    }

    private void reset() {
        for (int i = 0; i < tiles.length; i++) {
            tiles[i] = (i + 1) % tiles.length;
        }
        blankPos = tiles.length - 1;
    }

    private void shuffle() {
        
        
        int n = numTiles;
        while (n > 1) {
            int r = rand.nextInt(n--);
            int tmp = tiles[r];
            tiles[r] = tiles[n];
            tiles[n] = tmp;
        }
    }

    
    private boolean isSolvable() {
        int countInversions = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < numTiles; i++) {
            for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {
                if (tiles[j] > tiles[i]) {
                    countInversions++;
                }
            }
        }
        return countInversions % 2 == 0;
    }

    private boolean isSolved() {
        if (tiles[tiles.length - 1] != 0) {
            return false;
        }
        for (int i = numTiles - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            if (tiles[i] != i + 1) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }

    private void drawGrid(Graphics2D g) {
        for (int i = 0; i < tiles.length; i++) {
            int r = i / side;
            int c = i % side;
            int x = margin + c * tileSize;
            int y = margin + r * tileSize;

            if (tiles[i] == 0) {
                if (gameOver) {
                    g.setColor(Color.GREEN);
                    drawCenteredString(g, "\u2713", x, y);
                }
                continue;
            }

            g.setColor(getForeground());
            g.fillRoundRect(x, y, tileSize, tileSize, 25, 25);
            g.setColor(Color.blue.darker());
            g.drawRoundRect(x, y, tileSize, tileSize, 25, 25);
            g.setColor(Color.WHITE);

            drawCenteredString(g, String.valueOf(tiles[i]), x, y);
        }
    }

    private void drawStartMessage(Graphics2D g) {
        if (gameOver) {
            g.setFont(getFont().deriveFont(Font.BOLD, 18));
            g.setColor(getForeground());
            String s = "click to start a new game";
            int x = (getWidth() - g.getFontMetrics().stringWidth(s)) / 2;
            int y = getHeight() - margin;
            g.drawString(s, x, y);
        }
    }

    private void drawCenteredString(Graphics2D g, String s, int x, int y) {
        FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics();
        int asc = fm.getAscent();
        int des = fm.getDescent();

        x = x + (tileSize - fm.stringWidth(s)) / 2;
        y = y + (asc + (tileSize - (asc + des)) / 2);

        g.drawString(s, x, y);
    }

    @Override
    public void paintComponent(Graphics gg) {
        super.paintComponent(gg);
        Graphics2D g = (Graphics2D) gg;
        g.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
                RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);

        drawGrid(g);
        drawStartMessage(g);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
            JFrame f = new JFrame();
            f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
            f.setTitle("Fifteen Puzzle");
            f.setResizable(false);
            f.add(new FifteenPuzzle(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
            f.pack();
            f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
            f.setVisible(true);
        });
    }
}