what would be a simple game to construct using vb?

Answer 1

Tic-Tac-Toe. I can think of two different ways to do it, too...both using control arrays. One uses a single control array, the other uses multiple control arrays.

Answer 2

Noughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe to Americans) is a nice easy starter. When you've coded the game itself, try writing an AI player - it's one of the simplest AI programs you'll ever write, and a great introduction to an exciting area of programming. No complex maths, very simple I/O.

Answer 3

My first game programming project was Blackjack. That's an easy one - entirely numerical, no advanced math functions, a good starter.

Answer 4

use C# =). that way you can go to www.microsoft.com and download XNA game studio. but I know a fun little game you could make with vb, look it up, solitare using speech recognition, pretty fun to make and play.