I remember growing up wanting to build AOL chatroom bots, nothing like Eliza, but trivia or combat bots - maybe around the age of 11-12. Though a bit dated, an

I remember growing up wanting to build AOL chatroom bots, nothing like Eliza, but trivia or combat bots - maybe around the age of 11-12. Though a bit dated, an IRC trivia bot might be a fun exercise for them. Or a text-based adventure to teach arrays. They build the map, then move through it in the same manner.