As I recall you are not even told how to move. You have to figure that out for yourself. If you ask someone how to play Adventure they will be hard pressed to give you a clue. Then you can figure out that you can drop it off and thus make a map. Everyone here will give you help if you ask for something specific.
Sophisticated problems attract interest.
Today's posts have contained a wealth of possible projects. While some like the matrix library require specific knowledge, and some like the software design require a lot of experience, there are others that don't require much. Glenn has made available a fantastic list of candidate variable stars. Anyone can plot these and will be the first to have seen some of them. You just need a tablet, a pencil, and to download the lists.