Task: 21 game
C: 



#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>


#if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L || _MSC_VER >= 1800
#include <stdbool.h>
#else
#define bool int
#define true  1
#define false 0
#endif

#define GOAL               21
#define NUMBER_OF_PLAYERS   2
#define MIN_MOVE            1
#define MAX_MOVE            3
#define BUFFER_SIZE       256

#define _(STRING) STRING



static char DESCRIPTION[] = 
    "21 Game                                                          \n"
    "                                                                 \n"
    "21 is a two player game, the game is played by choosing a number \n"
    "(1, 2, or 3) to be added to the running total. The game is won by\n"
    "the player whose chosen number causes the running total to reach \n"
    "exactly 21. The running total starts at zero.                    \n\n";

static int total;


void update(char* player, int move)
{
    printf("%8s:  %d = %d + %d\n\n", player, total + move, total, move);
    total += move;
    if (total == GOAL)
        printf(_("The winner is %s.\n\n"), player);
}


int ai()
{

#if GOAL < 32 && MIN_MOVE == 1 && MAX_MOVE == 3
    static const int precomputed[] = { 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1,
        3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 3 };
    update(_("ai"), precomputed[total]);
#elif MIN_MOVE == 1 && MAX_MOVE == 3
    static const int precomputed[] = { 1, 1, 3, 2};
    update(_("ai"), precomputed[total % (MAX_MOVE + 1)]);
#else
    int i;
    int move = 1;
    for (i = MIN_MOVE; i <= MAX_MOVE; i++)
        if ((total + i - 1) % (MAX_MOVE + 1) == 0)
            move = i;
    for (i = MIN_MOVE; i <= MAX_MOVE; i++)
        if (total + i == GOAL)
            move = i;
    update(_("ai"), move);
#endif
}


void human(void)
{
    char buffer[BUFFER_SIZE];
    int move;
 
    while ( printf(_("enter your move to play (or enter 0 to exit game): ")),
            fgets(buffer, BUFFER_SIZE, stdin), 
            sscanf(buffer, "%d", &move) != 1 ||
            (move && (move < MIN_MOVE || move > MAX_MOVE || total+move > GOAL)))
        puts(_("\nYour answer is not a valid choice.\n"));
    putchar('\n');
    if (!move) exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
    update(_("human"), move);
}


int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    srand(time(NULL));
    puts(_(DESCRIPTION));
    while (true)
    {
        puts(_("\n---- NEW GAME ----\n"));
        puts(_("\nThe running total is currently zero.\n"));
        total = 0;

        if (rand() % NUMBER_OF_PLAYERS)
        {
            puts(_("The first move is AI move.\n"));
            ai();
        }
        else
            puts(_("The first move is human move.\n"));

        while (total < GOAL)
        {
            human();
            ai();
        }
    }
}

VB: 

Class MainWindow
    Private Const GOAL As Integer = 21
    Private total As Integer = 0
    Private random As New Random

    Private Sub Update(box As TextBox, player As String, move As Integer)
        total = total + move
        box.Text = move
        boxTotal.Text = total
        If total + 1 > GOAL Then button1.IsEnabled = False
        If total + 2 > GOAL Then button2.IsEnabled = False
        If total + 3 > GOAL Then button3.IsEnabled = False
        If total = GOAL Then
            winner.Content = $"The winner is {player}."
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub Ai()
        Dim move As Integer = 1
        For i = 1 To 3
            If (total + i - 1) Mod 4 = 0 Then move = i
        Next i
        For i = 1 To 3
            If total + i = GOAL Then move = i
        Next i
        Update(boxAI, "AI", move)
    End Sub

    Private Sub Choice(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs) _
            Handles button1.Click, button2.Click, button3.Click
        Update(boxHuman, "human", sender.Content)
        If total < GOAL Then Ai()
    End Sub

    
    
    
    Private Sub StartGame(sender As Object, e As RoutedEventArgs) Handles restart.Click

        total = 0

        boxAI.Text = ""
        boxHuman.Text = ""
        boxTotal.Text = ""
        
        winner.Content = ""

        button1.IsEnabled = True
        button2.IsEnabled = True
        button3.IsEnabled = True

        
        
        
        If random.Next(2) = 0 Then
            first.Content = "First player is AI player."
            Ai()
        Else
            first.Content = "First player is human player."
        End If
    End Sub
End Class