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Chip's Challenge Level Pack 1

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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 name is instead 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 is due to the legal status of the original Chip's Challenge 1 level set. The game itself can no longer be legally obtained and the original copyrighted level pack cannot be freely distributed outside of the game. CCLP1 addresses this problem as a free, community-created level pack which players can use with free alternate game engines like Tile World.

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 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 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 CCLP1 level designers

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

Title Selection

There has been some debate as to whether this level pack should actually be titled "CCLP1" or something else, mainly to avoid confusion with CC1 - the original game and levelset. Alternative names such as "CCLP0" and "TWLP1" 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 tile CCLP1.

Staff

J.B. Lewis was appointed CCLP1 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

Level Pack 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.[1]

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

Other levels confirmed in the official CCLP1 trailer:

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

Pack Release Date Number of Levels
Cardboard 31st May 2013 50
Flouncy 31st May 2013 50
Giraffe 31st May 2013 50
Shampoo 31st May 2013 50
Lipstick 3rd June 2013 50
Tungsten 6th June 2013 50
Eggplant 7th June 2013 50
Vermillion 9th June 2013 50
Popcorn 15th June 2013 50
Dragon 16th June 2013 50
Zephyr 21st June 2013 50
Helmet 24th June 2013 50
Baguette 28th June 2013 50
Roadcone 29th June 2013 50
Magma 29th June 2013 50
Omicron 4th July 2013 50
Asteroid 12th July 2013 50
Kimono 15th July 2013 50
Igloo 16th July 2013 50
Quartz 17th July 2013 50
Umbrella 17th July 2013 50
Yoga 29th July 2013 50
Necktie 30th July 2013 50
Wrench 2nd August 2013 50
Jacuzzi 4th August 2013 50
Xylem 11th August 2013 50
Generic 12th August 2013 50
Bookshelf 13th August 2013 50
Parrot 13th August 2013 50
Violin 17th August 2013 50
Mushroom 28th August 2013 50
Shoehorn 28th August 2013 50
Entertainment 28th August 2013 47
Total: 1,647

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 Staff coordinator elected (J.B. Lewis)
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 was 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 March 10, 2019

MS

  • Melinda score - 6,006,050
  • All bolds - 6,006,010
# Player Score Bold count
1 Jeffrey Bardon 6,006,010 147
2 J.B. Lewis 6,006,000 145
2 James Anderson 6,006,000 146
4 Kacper Leszczyński 6,005,290 115
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

References

  1. ↑ Table of votes on level restrictions, compiled by Tyler Sontag

See also

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