Beginner Projects

Build these on your own using what you learned in Level 1. Each one uses variables, tables, loops, functions, and string handling.

1. Number Guessing Game

Pick a random number from 1 to 100 with math.random, read guesses with io.read, say "higher" or "lower", and count the attempts. Handle input that isn't a number.

2. Shopping List

Keep a list of items in a table. Support commands to add, remove, and list items, and print the list numbered with ipairs.

3. Word Counter

Count the words in a paragraph with string.gmatch, store the counts in a table, and print the five most common words, sorted with table.sort.

4. Grade Book

Store students as tables with a name and a list of scores, compute each student's average and letter grade, and print a formatted report with string.format.

5. Temperature Table

Print a table of Celsius to Fahrenheit conversions from -10 to 40 in steps of 5, aligned in columns.