Chip's Challenge Level Pack 1

Not to be confused with Chip's Challenge 1.

Chip's Challenge Level Pack 1, often abbreviated as CCLP1, is the third community level pack released on March 28, 2014. Although the name CCLP1 suggests it is the first of a series of level packs, this level pack was released after both CCLP2 and CCLP3. The confusing name is a reference to the fact that CCLP1 is designed specifically for beginners to learn and experience the basics of the game before moving on to the more difficult CCLP2 and CCLP3.

Part of the motivation of designing CCLP1 for beginners was due to the legal status of the original Chip's Challenge 1 level set. Back in 2014, the game itself could no longer be legally obtained and the original copyrighted level pack could not be freely distributed outside of the game; this would be true up until May 2015, when Chip's Challenge 1 was re-released on Steam along with the official sequel, Chip's Challenge 2. CCLP1 addressed this problem as a free, community-created level pack which players can use with free alternate game engines like Tile World, and as a result may perhaps still remain a better option than picking up CC1 on Steam, which will cost at least $3 assuming no ongoing sales.

CCLP1 was released a week up from the original release date after members of the community solved five puzzles related to CCLP1 on the community forum CC Zone. A trailer was released on March 23, 2014 showcasing some of the levels in CCLP1 as a reward for solving these puzzles.

List of CCLP1 levels

#	Level Title	Password	Designer	Time Limit	MS Bold	Lynx Bold
1	Key Pyramid	VVGF	Tyler Sontag	200	168	168
2	Slip and Slide	BAWO	Henry Potts	200	180	179
3	Present Company	RVUY	Henry Potts	200	183	183
4	Block Party	EVRY	Tyler Sontag	250	207	201
5	Facades	RJDU	Henry Potts	250	232	232
6	When Insects Attack	BHRT	Tyler Sontag	200	185	186
7	Under Pressure	QJTQ	Henry Potts	200	185	184
8	Switcheroo	BNTI	Henry Potts	250	230	229
9	Swept Away	VUFO	J.B. Lewis	250	228	225
10	Graduation	LDTL	Markus O.	400	320	319
11	Basketball	PTRS	Daniel Bouwmeester	250	226	225
12	Leave No Stone Unturned	GLZI	Andrew Menzies	350	289	287
13	The Monster Cages	DAZA	Andrew Menzies	300	263	263
14	Wedges	ZZFK	Shane Climenhaga	250	206	208
15	Twister	HRSR	Ashley Newcomer	400	315	306
16	Tetragons	BDYI	Rosabellis	350	281	277
17	Tiny	LQKJ	Ida Roberthson	---	990	989
18	Square Dancing	SSYW	Andrew Menzies	300	264	263
19	Feel the Static	KEEL	Miika Toukola	400	351	348
20	Chip Suey	AUUU	Henry Potts	450	380	375
21	Generic Ice Level	KNEG	Miika Toukola	198	175	172
22	Repair the Maze	TCBB	Andrew Menzies	400	330	330
23	Circles	DOJR	Markus O.	250	226	226
24	Chip's Checkers	NLYY	Andrew Menzies	350	343	329
25	Mind Lock	AUBG	Ashley Newcomer	150	139	138
26	Trafalgar Square	HTWL	Daniel Bouwmeester	200	173	172
27	Teleport Depot	EYLN	Archie Pusaka	300	283	276
28	The Last Starfighter	KOZP	Dave Varberg	350	276	258
29	Sky High or Deep Down	HFKL	Andrew Menzies	376	326	326
30	Button Brigade	KSPW	J.B. Lewis	250	219	217
31	Quincunx	FDIP	Henry Potts	175	144	114
32	Nitroglycerin	LXMH	Andrew Menzies	350	263	263
33	Spitting Image	ODMF	Henry Potts	---	956	954
34	Just a Bunch of Letters	GRJT	Daniel Bouwmeester	350	289	289
35	Mystery Wall	NAKI	Daniel Bouwmeester	450	379	374
36	Rhombus	ZHBS	Gavin Duncan	250	219	216
37	Habitat	YYWV	Tom Patten	400	332	332
38	Heat Conductor	FZAI	Josh Lee	600	483	467
39	Dig and Dig	ESQE	Andrew Menzies	250	237	237
40	Sea Side	XLXY	Rosabellis	---	962	960
41	Descending Ceiling	TDBR	Andrew Menzies	200	166	163
42	Mughfe	URWP	Trevor Hedges	600	419	403
43	Gears	CTKX	Shane Climenhaga	250	206	206
44	Frozen Labyrinth	OWQU	Josh Lee	500	365	360
45	Who's the Boss?	KSOB	Miika Toukola	300	279	277
46	Sapphire Cavern	PLFT	Josh Lee	350	286	286
47	Bombs Away	UYAI	Ida Roberthson	---	956	951
48	Sundance	ONTY	J.B. Lewis	200	180	180
49	49 Cell	OVPE	Andrew Menzies	490	430	413
50	The Grass Is Greener on the Other Side	EMTN	Josh Lee	200	167	166
51	H2O Below 273 K	ESJE	Archie Pusaka	300	274	231
52	The Bone	GLOH	Rock Généreux	350	309	306
53	Start at the End	DBEO	J.B. Lewis	500	410	400
54	Mini Pyramid	UIJF	J.B. Lewis	250	236	231
55	The Chambers	ECSV	Daniel Bouwmeester	400	322	323
56	Connect the Chips	GRHG	Andrew Menzies	---	963	963
57	Key Farming	RSAE	Archie Pusaka	350	296	285
58	Corral	IIOT	Andrew Menzies	400	327	327
59	Asterisk	LDKA	Jacques Smith	---	970	970
60	Guard	KDJU	Jonathan Birchall	300	263	263
61	Highways	CZHA	Rosabellis	450	424	412
62	Design Swap	VGJF	Josh Lee	500	346	341
63	New Block in Town	LRIM	Archie Pusaka	200	174	169
64	Chip Kart 64	MWBS	Andrew Menzies	90	45	35
65	Squared in a Circle	SJOE	Josh Lee	500	428	414
66	Klausswergner	ZMSI	Rock Généreux	350	290	285
67	Booster Shots	RTZD	Trevor Hedges	400	304	386
68	Flames and Ashes	VDZB	Josh Lee	---	947	946
69	Double Diversion	VDAB	Grant Fikes	350	288	285
70	Juxtaposition	NGNG	J.B. Lewis	500	426	426
71	Tree	GUZN	Andrew Menzies	400	302	280
72	Breathing Room	FSIA	J.B. Lewis	200	183	180
73	Occupied	LEVB	Andrew Menzies	500	419	421
74	Traveler	YJXW	Mike Lask	450	353	343
75	ToggleTank	RUJV	Archie Pusaka	300	243	241
76	Funfair	WBWM	Tom Patten	500	383	376
77	Shuttle Run	CQGO	Henry Potts	60	8	6
78	Secret Passages	PNKT	Andrew Menzies	600	533	533
79	Elevators	TWVU	Henry Potts	---	958	958
80	Flipside	IMBJ	J.B. Lewis	450	390	390
81	Colors for Extreme	RRHM	Tyler Sontag	---	900	889
82	Launch	RAKQ	Zane Kuecks	150	96	92
83	Ruined World	MBQX	Josh Lee	---	971	971
84	Mining for Gold Keys	HZCF	Andrew Menzies	600	474	469
85	Black Hole	MIZM	Archie Pusaka	999	971	969
86	Starry Night	OMLU	J.B. Lewis	350	309	302
87	Pluto	VPCJ	Andrew Menzies	700	560	542
88	Chip Block Galaxy	MMZM	Josh Lee	---	910	910
89	Chip Grove City	LQJG	Josh Lee	450	345	339
90	Bowling Alleys	RWRS	Tom Patten	400	343	329
91	Roundabout	FGDU	Jonathan Birchall	400	350	350
92	The Shifting Maze	DQIS	Andrew Menzies	999	837	831
93	Flame War	HCNI	J.B. Lewis	350	327	325
94	Slime Forest	TJPM	Markus O.	600	479	479
95	Courtyard	JCCS	Tom Patten	400	309	296
96	Going Underground	BLOR	Josh Lee	450	408	407
97	Gate Keeper	IGZY	Andrew Menzies	450	365	362
98	Rat Race	BESV	Andrew Menzies	400	329	321
99	Deserted Battlefield	YQUP	Rosabellis	---	983	983
100	Loose Pocket	YLMF	Rock Généreux	350	332	334
101	Time Suspension	ZIKN	Rock Généreux	---	849	849
102	Frozen in Time	IVGO	Tom Patten	---	944	943
103	Portcullis	GWOP	Henry Potts	---	977	978
104	Hotel Chip	LLLP	Andrew Menzies	750	602	593
105	Tunnel Clearance	YAQZ	Tyler Sontag	300	257	235
106	Jailbird	MPOP	Markus O.	400	369	375
107	Paramecium Palace	ZNLH	Andrew Menzies	450	332	331
108	Exhibit Hall	HIEZ	J.B. Lewis	350	296	292
109	Green Clear	JJMF	Tom Patten	500	433	433
110	Badlands	GKGS	Tyler Sontag	---	846	837
111	Alternate Universe	UBSZ	Markus O.	---	959	954
112	Carousel	SOLV	Henry Potts	600	505	492
113	Teleport Trouble	HMYN	Archie Pusaka	---	972	963
114	Comfort Zone	DFNA	J.B. Lewis	350	313	312
115	California	WQOC	Josh Lee	500	430	419
116	Communism	OAHN	Trevor Hedges	600	521	534
117	Blobs on a Plane	FLJC	Tom Patten	300	255	253
118	Runaway Train	NKYK	Tom Patten	200	104	98
119	The Sewers	PWIW	Tyler Sontag	450	322	301
120	Metal Harbor	ZWQT	Tyler Sontag	---	801	791
121	Chip Plank Galleon	MGCV	Tom Patten	350	285	284
122	Jeepers Creepers	EYYI	Henry Potts	700	651	651
123	The Very Hungry Caterpillar	DQFJ	Andrew Menzies	100	60	58
124	Utter Clutter	QCXQ	Andrew Menzies	777	543	531
125	Blockade	TNSJ	Archie Pusaka	250	210	207
126	Peek-a-Boo	PUWH	Ida Roberthson	450	354	352
127	In the Pink	KNXR	Dave Varberg	500	422	413
128	Elemental Park	ZSHW	Andrew Menzies	800	596	573
129	Frogger	RIHR	Wes Powers	300	272	271
130	Dynamite	QPDZ	Michael Moorman	---	873	868
131	Easier Than It Looks	XEPO	Andrew Menzies	130	106	103
132	Spumoni	JYRS	Henry Potts	500	446	439
133	Steam Cleaner Simulator	FVGV	Trevor Hedges	500	472	468
134	(Ir)reversible	ALFZ	Andrew Menzies	400	333	328
135	Culprit	UNHJ	Andrew Menzies	450	382	375
136	Whirlpool	HBGA	J.B. Lewis	---	885	857
137	Thief Street	YVIT	Michael Moorman	200	179	178
138	Chip Alone	NLKF	Tom Patten	600	520	514
139	Assassin	IMRF	Rock Généreux	300	258	258
140	Automatic (Caution) Doors	VCHY	Andrew Menzies	999	825	818
141	Flush	FKTA	Archie Pusaka	350	269	256
142	Bummbua Banubauabgv	AIVU	Rock Généreux	400	383	380
143	Amphibia	TBHV	Archie Pusaka	---	850	850
144	The Ancient Temple	FWDD	Eric Schmidt	600	431	415
145	Chance Time!	HIUR	Andrew Menzies	250	235	235
146	Cineworld	DORJ	Tom Patten	500	387	386
147	Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me	DPWQ	Tyler Sontag	999	853	853
148	The Snipers	XTRR	Tom Patten	450	373	369
149	Clubhouse	RXDT	Daniel Bouwmeester	600	430	418

List of level designers

Name	# of Levels
Zane Kuecks	1
Wes Powers	1
Tyler Sontag	9
Trevor Hedges	4
Tom Patten	12
Shane Climenhaga	2
Rosabellis	4
Rock Généreux	6
Mike Lask	1
Miika Toukola	3
Michael Moorman	2
Markus O.	5
Josh Lee	12
Jonathan Birchall	2
J.B. Lewis	13
Jacques Smith	1
Ida Roberthson	3
Henry Potts	14
Grant Fikes	1
Gavin Duncan	1
Eric Schmidt	1
Dave Varberg	2
Daniel Bouwmeester	6
Ashley Newcomer	2
Archie Pusaka	10
Andrew Menzies	31

Title selection

There has been some debate as to whether this level pack should actually be titled CCLP1, mainly to avoid confusion with CC1 - the original game and level set. Alternative names such as CCLP0 and TWLP1, short for Tile World Level Pack 1, have been suggested. However, the name CCLP1 has stood the test of time and, as of 2019, the majority of the community is in favor of retaining the title.

Staff

J.B. Lewis was appointed staff coordinator after a community vote at the end of August 2011. The community was also in favor of allowing the coordinator to appoint the remaining staff. Accordingly, a staff list was announced a couple of weeks later. The list of staff members at the time of the set's release were as follows:

Name	Role
J.B. Lewis	Staff Coordinator
Dave Varberg	Staff Speaker
The Architect	Content Creator
James Anderson	Webmaster
Tom Patten	Voting Coordinator
Rock Généreux	MS Playtester
Shane Climenhaga	MS Playtester
Tyler Sontag	Lynx Playtester
Paul Gilbert	Lynx Playtester

Design and assembly

As with all community-created level packs, the plan was for Chipsters to vote on levels from custom level sets and select the best 149. The special introductory nature of this set demanded levels that were similar in design to those from CC1, i.e. levels with aesthetically pleasing and consistent design, and levels without difficult puzzles. The first few levels are "lesson" levels that teach new players what each tile does.

Like CC1, the level set is compatible with both the Lynx and MS rulesets. Suggestions that levels also conform to some or all "pedantic" Lynx rules were considered, but voted against, as it was felt that this would be unnecessarily restrictive.

The following levels were confirmed to be in the set prior to its release, revealed by the CCLP1 leaks.

• Dynamite by Michael Moorman
• Time Suspension: Part II by Rock Généreux
• Whirlpool by J.B. Lewis
• Deserted Battlefield by Rosabellis
• Metal Harbor by Tyler Sontag

Other levels confirmed in the official CCLP1 trailer:

• Twister by Ashley Newcomer
• Gears by Shane Climenhaga
• ToggleTank by Archie Pusaka
• Runaway Train by Tom Patten
• Frozen Labyrinth by Josh Lee
• Who's the Boss? by Miika Toukola
• Tiny by Ida Roberthson
• The Last Starfighter by Dave Varberg
• Rhombus by Gavin Duncan
• Jeepers Creepers by Henry Potts
• Roundabout by Jonathan Birchall
• Launch by Zane Kuecks
• Frogger by Wes Powers
• Asterisk by Jacques Smith
• The Ancient Temple by Eric Schmidt
• Traveler by Mike Lask
• Steam Cleaner Simulator by Trevor Hedges
• Alternate Universe by Markus O.
• Square Dancing by Andrew Menzies
• Double Diversion by Grant Fikes
• The Chambers by Daniel Bouwmeester

Voting process

To narrow down the levels that appeared on the ballot, the staff performed a pre-voting elimination. The "whitelist" was then finalized with inputs from the community: "limbo" levels that were fixed by their designers, and "blacklisted" levels that were nominated by at least 2 people (other than the designer), were re-considered for the whitelist.

CCLP1 voting was being conducted on the community forums at CC Zone. Tom Patten was appointed Voting Coordinator.

There were a couple of key changes in the voting mechanism compared to that used for CCLP2 and CCLP3, namely:

1. Voters needed to provide only a single rating ranking each level (no separate "difficulty" rating)
2. The submitted levels were grouped randomly into different level packs for voters to play and vote on.

The level packs were available for download from CC Zone as well as the Yahoo group.

Voting packs

From May 31 to August 28, 2013, 33 voting packs were released for CCLP1. All packs contained 50 levels, with the exception of the final pack containing only 47, for a total of 1,647 levels.

Pack Title	Release Date
Cardboard	May 31st
Flouncy	May 31st
Giraffe	May 31st
Shampoo	May 31st
Lipstick	June 3rd
Tungsten	June 6th
Eggplant	June 7th
Vermillion	June 9th
Popcorn	June 15th
Dragon	June 16th
Zephyr	June 21st
Helmet	June 24th
Baguette	June 28th
Roadcone	June 29th
Magma	June 29th
Omicron	July 4th
Asteroid	July 12th
Kimono	July 15th
Igloo	July 16th
Quartz	July 17th
Umbrella	July 17th
Yoga	July 29th
Necktie	July 30th
Wrench	August 2nd
Jacuzzi	August 4th
Xylem	August 11th
Generic	August 12th
Bookshelf	August 13th
Parrot	August 13th
Violin	August 17th
Mushroom	August 28th
Shoehorn	August 28th
Entertainment	August 28th

Timeline of events

Date	Event
2011-04-22	CCLP1 - "an official freely available levelset with 149 easy Lynx-compatible levels - for those new to the game" - proposed in a post at the newsgroup
2011-08-10	Announcement at the Yahoo! group calling for staff nominations and level submissions
2011-09-01	J.B. Lewis elected as staff coordinator
2011-09-14	Staff list announced
2011-10-13	Level submissions opened
2011-10-30	CCLP1 site launched
2012-02-07	Submission deadline set to March 31, 2012
2012-03-01	Submission deadline extended to June 30, 2012
2012-06-30	Level submissions closed
2013-03-19	Voting administrators and site chosen
2013-04-26	Initial voting lists published
2013-06-01	CCLP1 voting began on CC Zone; first set of voting packs released
2013-08-28	All 33 voting packs released
2013-09-30	End date for voting set to December 31, 2013
2014-01-01	Voting ended at 00:00 GMT
2014-02-11	CCLP1 release date set to 4th April 2014
2014-03-19	All CCLP1 "Within" puzzles solved. As a reward, CCLP1's release date pushed forward to 28th March 2014
2014-03-23	Official CCLP1 trailer video released to the public as the final leak
2014-03-28	CCLP1 released

Top 10 CCLP1 players

Current as of May 30, 2019

MS

• Melinda score - 6,006,060
• All bolds - 6,006,020

#	Player	Score	Bold count
1	Jeffrey Bardon	6,006,020	149
2	J.B. Lewis	6,006,000	145
2	James Anderson	6,006,000	145
4	Kacper Leszczyński	6,005,340	119
5	Miika Toukola	6,004,120	102
6	Tyler Sontag	6,003,500	105
7	Ruben Spaans	6,001,010	69
8	Josh Lee	6,000,050	77
9	Shane Climenhaga	5,996,820	84
10	Steven Jones	5,995,040	38

Lynx

• Melinda score - 6,000,350
• All bolds - 6,000,350

#	Player	Score	Bold count
1	J.B. Lewis	6,000,340	147
2	Eddy Limb	6,000,200	136
3	Ruben Spaans	6,000,090	139
4	Miika Toukola	5,998,690	111
5	Steven Jones	5,988,960	48
6	Jeffrey Bardon	5,986,720	109
7	Tyler Sontag	5,967,810	7
8	random 8	5,960,230	68
9	Josh Lee	5,945,920	0
10	Finn Jepsen	5,940,420	17

External links

• Download CCLP1
• Official CCLP1 website
• CCLP1 on CCBBC Facebook Group

See also

• Chip's Challenge 1
• Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2
• Chip's Challenge Level Pack 3