Task: 15 puzzle game
Go: package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"math/rand"
	"strings"
	"time"
)

func main() {
	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
	p := newPuzzle()
	p.play()
}

type board [16]cell
type cell uint8
type move uint8

const (
	up move = iota
	down
	right
	left
)

func randMove() move { return move(rand.Intn(4)) }

var solvedBoard = board{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 0}

func (b *board) String() string {
	var buf strings.Builder
	for i, c := range b {
		if c == 0 {
			buf.WriteString("  .")
		} else {
			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "%3d", c)
		}
		if i%4 == 3 {
			buf.WriteString("\n")
		}
	}
	return buf.String()
}

type puzzle struct {
	board board
	empty int 
	moves int
	quit  bool
}

func newPuzzle() *puzzle {
	p := &puzzle{
		board: solvedBoard,
		empty: 15,
	}
	
	p.shuffle(50)
	return p
}

func (p *puzzle) shuffle(moves int) {
	
	
	for i := 0; i < moves || p.board == solvedBoard; {
		if p.doMove(randMove()) {
			i++
		}
	}
}

func (p *puzzle) isValidMove(m move) (newIndex int, ok bool) {
	switch m {
	case up:
		return p.empty - 4, p.empty/4 > 0
	case down:
		return p.empty + 4, p.empty/4 < 3
	case right:
		return p.empty + 1, p.empty%4 < 3
	case left:
		return p.empty - 1, p.empty%4 > 0
	default:
		panic("not reached")
	}
}

func (p *puzzle) doMove(m move) bool {
	i := p.empty
	j, ok := p.isValidMove(m)
	if ok {
		p.board[i], p.board[j] = p.board[j], p.board[i]
		p.empty = j
		p.moves++
	}
	return ok
}

func (p *puzzle) play() {
	fmt.Printf("Starting board:")
	for p.board != solvedBoard && !p.quit {
		fmt.Printf("\n%v\n", &p.board)
		p.playOneMove()
	}
	if p.board == solvedBoard {
		fmt.Printf("You solved the puzzle in %d moves.\n", p.moves)
	}
}

func (p *puzzle) playOneMove() {
	for {
		fmt.Printf("Enter move #%d (U, D, L, R, or Q): ", p.moves+1)
		var s string
		if n, err := fmt.Scanln(&s); err != nil || n != 1 {
			continue
		}

		s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
		if s == "" {
			continue
		}

		var m move
		switch s[0] {
		case 'U', 'u':
			m = up
		case 'D', 'd':
			m = down
		case 'L', 'l':
			m = left
		case 'R', 'r':
			m = right
		case 'Q', 'q':
			fmt.Printf("Quiting after %d moves.\n", p.moves)
			p.quit = true
			return
		default:
			fmt.Println(`
Please enter "U", "D", "L", or "R" to move the empty cell
up, down, left, or right. You can also enter "Q" to quit.
Upper or lowercase is accepted and only the first non-blank
character is important (i.e. you may enter "up" if you like).
`)
			continue
		}

		if !p.doMove(m) {
			fmt.Println("That is not a valid move at the moment.")
			continue
		}

		return
	}
}

VB: Public iSide As Integer
Public iSize As Integer
Public iGrid() As Integer
Public lMoves As Long
Public sMessage As String
Public Const sTitle As String = "Tile Puzzle"


Sub PlayGame()
    Dim iNum As Integer
    Dim i As Integer
    Dim vInput As Variant

DefineGrid:
    vInput = InputBox("Enter size of grid, as a whole number" & String(2, vbCr) & "(e.g. for a 4 x 4 grid, enter 
    If vInput = "" Then Exit Sub
    If Not IsNumeric(vInput) Then GoTo DefineGrid
    iSide = vInput
    If iSide < 3 Or iNum > 10 Then GoTo DefineGrid
    iSize = iSide ^ 2
    ReDim iGrid(1 To iSize)
    
Initalize:
    InitializeGrid
    If Not IsSolvable Then GoTo Initalize
      
GetInput:
    vInput = InputBox(ShowGrid & vbCr & "Enter number to move into empty tile", sTitle)
    If vInput = "" Then
        If MsgBox("Are you sure? This will end the current game.", vbExclamation + vbYesNo, sTitle) = vbYes Then Exit Sub
    End If
    If Not IsNumeric(vInput) Then
        sMessage = "
        GoTo GetInput
    End If
    iNum = vInput
    If iNum < 1 Or iNum > iSize - 1 Then
        sMessage = iNum & " is not a valid tile"
        GoTo GetInput
    End If
    i = FindTile(iNum)
    If Not ValidMove(i) Then GoTo GetInput
    MoveTile (i)
    If TestGrid Then
        MsgBox "SUCCESS! You solved the puzzle in " & lMoves & " moves", vbInformation + vbOKOnly, sTitle
    Else
        GoTo GetInput
    End If
End Sub

Function RandomTile() As Integer
    Randomize
    RandomTile = Int(Rnd * iSize) + 1
End Function

Function GetX(ByVal i As Integer) As Integer
    GetX = Int((i - 1) / iSide) + 1
End Function

Function GetY(ByVal i As Integer) As Integer
    GetY = (i - 1) Mod iSide + 1
End Function

Function GetI(ByVal x As Integer, y As Integer)
    GetI = (x - 1) * iSide + y
End Function

Function InitializeGrid()
    Dim i As Integer
    Dim x As Integer
    Dim y As Integer
    
    sMessage = "New " & iSide & " x " & iSide & " game started" & vbCr
    
    For i = 1 To iSize
        iGrid(i) = 0
    Next i
    For i = 1 To iSize - 1
        Do
            x = RandomTile
            If iGrid(x) = 0 Then iGrid(x) = i
        Loop Until iGrid(x) = i
    Next i
    lMoves = 0
End Function

Function IsSolvable() As Boolean
    Dim i As Integer
    Dim j As Integer
    Dim iCount As Integer
    For i = 1 To iSize - 1
        For j = i + 1 To iSize
            If iGrid(j) < iGrid(i) And iGrid(j) > 0 Then iCount = iCount + 1
        Next j
    Next i
    If iSide Mod 2 Then
        IsSolvable = Not iCount Mod 2
    Else
        IsSolvable = iCount Mod 2 = GetX(FindTile(0)) Mod 2
    End If
End Function

Function TestGrid() As Boolean
    Dim i As Integer
    
    For i = 1 To iSize - 1
        If Not iGrid(i) = i Then
            TestGrid = False
            Exit Function
        End If
    Next i
    TestGrid = True
End Function

Function FindTile(ByVal iNum As Integer) As Integer
    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 1 To iSize
        If iGrid(i) = iNum Then
            FindTile = i
            Exit Function
        End If
    Next i
End Function

Function ValidMove(ByVal i As Integer) As Boolean
    Dim e As Integer
    Dim xDiff As Integer
    Dim yDiff As Integer
    
    e = FindTile(0)
    xDiff = GetX(i) - GetX(e)
    yDiff = GetY(i) - GetY(e)
    If xDiff = 0 Then
        If yDiff = 1 Then
            sMessage = "Tile " & iGrid(i) & " was moved left"
            ValidMove = True
        ElseIf yDiff = -1 Then
            sMessage = "Tile " & iGrid(i) & " was moved right"
            ValidMove = True
        End If
    ElseIf yDiff = 0 Then
        If xDiff = 1 Then
            sMessage = "Tile " & iGrid(i) & " was moved up"
            ValidMove = True
        ElseIf xDiff = -1 Then
            sMessage = "Tile " & iGrid(i) & " was moved down"
            ValidMove = True
        End If
    End If
    If Not ValidMove Then sMessage = "Tile " & iGrid(i) & " may not be moved"
End Function

Function MoveTile(ByVal i As Integer)
    Dim e As Integer
    e = FindTile(0)
    iGrid(e) = iGrid(i)
    iGrid(i) = 0
    lMoves = lMoves + 1
End Function

Function ShowGrid()
    Dim x As Integer
    Dim y As Integer
    Dim i As Integer
    Dim sNum As String
    Dim s As String
    
    For x = 1 To iSide
        For y = 1 To iSide
            sNum = iGrid(GetI(x, y))
            If sNum = "0" Then sNum = ""
            s = s & sNum & vbTab
        Next y
        s = s & vbCr
    Next x
    If Not sMessage = "" Then
        s = s & vbCr & sMessage & vbCr
    End If
    ShowGrid = s
End Function