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();
        }
    }
}

PHP: <!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="keywords"    content="Game 21">
    <meta name="description" content="
      21 is a two player game, the game is played by choosing a number
      (1, 2, or 3) to be added to the running total. The game is won by
      the player whose chosen number causes the running total to reach
      exactly 21. The running total starts at zero.
    ">
    <!--DCMI metadata (Dublin Core Metadata Initiative)-->
    <meta name="dc.publisher" content="Rosseta Code">
    <meta name="dc.date"      content="2020-07-31">
    <meta name="dc.created"   content="2020-07-31">
    <meta name="dc.modified"  content="2020-08-01">
    <title>
        21 Game
    </title>
    <!-- Remove the line below in the final/production version. -->
    <meta http-equiv="cache-control" content="no-cache">

    <style>
      .ui div   { width: 50%; display: inline-flex; justify-content: flex-end; }
      div.total { margin-bottom: 1ch; }
      label     { padding-right: 1ch; }
      button + button { margin-left: 1em; }
    </style>
</head>

<body>

  <h1>
    21 Game in PHP 7
  </h1>

  <p>
    21 is a two player game, the game is played by choosing a number
    (1, 2, or 3) to be added to the running total. The game is won by
    the player whose chosen number causes the running total to reach
    exactly 21. The running total starts at zero.
  </p>


  <?php

    const GOAL = 21;
    const PLAYERS = array('AI', 'human');

    function best_move($n)
    {
      for ($i = 1; $i <= 3; $i++)
        if ($n + $i == GOAL)
          return $i;
      for ($i = 1; $i <= 3; $i++)
        if (($n + $i - 1) % 4 == 0)
          return $i;
      return 1;
    }

    if (isset($_GET['reset']) || !isset($_GET['total']))
    {
      $first = PLAYERS[rand(0, 1)];
      $total = 0;
      $human = 0;
      $ai = 0;
      $message = '';
      if ($first == 'AI')
      {
        $move = best_move($total);
        $ai = $move;
        $total = $total + $move;
      }
    }
    else
    {
      $first   = $_GET['first'];
      $total   = $_GET['total'];
      $human   = $_GET['human'];
      $ai      = $_GET['ai'];
      $message = $_GET['message'];
    }

    if (isset($_GET['move']))
    {
      $move = (int)$_GET['move'];
      $human = $move;
      $total = $total + $move;
      if ($total == GOAL)
        $message = 'The winner is human.';
      else
      {
        $move = best_move($total);
        $ai = $move;
        $total = $total + $move;
        if ($total == GOAL)
          $message = 'The winner is AI.';
      }
    }

    $state = array();
    for ($i = 1; $i <= 3; $i++)
      $state[$i] = $total + $i > GOAL ? 'disabled' : '';

    echo <<< END
      <p>
        The first player is $first.
        Use buttons to play.
      </p>
      <form class="ui">
        <div>
          <input type='hidden' id='first' name='first' value='$first'>
          <input type='hidden' name='message' value='$message'>
        </div>
        <div class='total'>
          <label for='human'>human last choice:</label>
          <input type='text' name='human' readonly value='$human'>
        </div>
        <div class='total'>
          <label for='AI'>AI last choice:</label>
          <input type='text' name='ai' readonly value='$ai'>
        </div>
        <div class='total'>
          <label for='runningTotalText'>running total:</label>
          <input type='text' name='total' readonly value='$total'>
        </div>
        <div class='buttons'>
          <button type='submit' name='move' value='1' {$state[1]}> one   </button>
          <button type='submit' name='move' value='2' {$state[2]}> two   </button>
          <button type='submit' name='move' value='3' {$state[3]}> three </button>
          <button type='submit' name='reset' value='reset'> reset </button>
        </div>
      </form>
      <p>
        $message
      </p>
    END
  ?>

</body>