Chip's Challenge Level Pack 3

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Chip's Challenge Level Pack 3, often abbreviated as CCLP3, is the second community level pack for Chip's Challenge released on 24 December 2010. The 149 levels are taken from the many user-created level sets available on the Internet. Unlike the preceding Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2, this set is compatible with both the MS and Lynx versions of the game. The set definition of compatibility is when neither the MS or Lynx solution is significantly different or more difficult than the other.

Levels submissions for the next community level pack started in September 2006, but the CCLP3 project itself did not begin until February 12, 2010. As with CCLP2 voting, two categories were defined on the ballot: fun and difficulty. The 147 levels voted most fun became part of the final set, while the distribution of votes for difficulty were used to determine the general order of CCLP3, with slight alterations as deemed necessary. On December 13, 2010, the release date of the set was confirmed as midnight GMT on December 24, 2010. On December 18, 2010, CCLP3 Leaks were announced.

List of CCLP3 levels

# Level Title Password Time Limit Level Designer
1 Entrance Examination LXQN 300 Tyler Sontag
2 Snakes and Ladders VDMZ 400 Firefly
3 A Walk in the Park WVFR 400 Tom Patten
4 Suction Solution YLOV 350 Mike Lask
5 Toggle Bust NMPY 600 Blake Ebert
6 Thieves and Teleports IIIS 120 Joshua Bone
7 Dancing Gliders RKKT 200 Rolf Redford
8 Pigeonholed KAFP 120 Scott Feeney
9 Redoubled Effort NOPU 175 Joshua Bone
10 Annoying Wall RUSB 100 Wes Powers
11 Blue Blocks ZBPQ 550 Jacques Smith
12 My Friend NRTH 150 Joshua Bone
13 Road Block ZEVI 150 David Stolp
14 Window Shopping TOOH 400 Ida Roberthson
15 Bumper FTID 250 Ida Roberthson
16 Two Sets of Rules UZXY 300 Mike Lask
17 Lot in Life ZSBF 125 Wes Powers
18 Replay IGQD 400 Mike Lask
19 Super Chip IHHJ 200 Ida Roberthson
20 Rock GAQA 250 Craig Vilbig
21 Mud and Water NIZA 250 Joshua Bone
22 Damp XKRI 150 Dan Miller
23 Map the Path VBFY 300 Wes Powers
24 Impossible? DCDY 250 Mike Lask
25 Recess RDQT 120 Jeffrey Bardon
26 Spiral OHLK 600 Joshua Bone
27 Jumble HOKX 400 Tyler Sontag
28 Pac Man PRLH 450 Jeanne Hoffman
29 Tool Box LVNT 400 J.B. Lewis
30 Problem Solver TSWV 300 J.B. Lewis
31 Bouncin' Blocks TOLR 250 Gavin Duncan
32 Pearl Diving WRTL 225 Joshua Bone
33 Vague Dream XQZZ 60 Madhav Shanbhag
34 Motion Blur NXTG 999 The CCLP3 Staff
35 MonsterMaze CHOE 120 David Pinkston
36 Zelgon's Lair CBCU 300 Wes Powers
37 Blue Moon IRSJ 150 J.B. Lewis
38 Wireframe RBRV 400 J.B. Lewis
39 Cheap Shots and Dirty Tricks KWVM 70 James Spriggs
40 Blazes PYTA 350 Joshua Bone
41 Patchwork RJCL 300 J.B. Lewis
42 Every Trick in the Book RSRA 600 J.B. Lewis
43 Who's Left? KQKJ 400 David Knight
44 Tiny Spirals BXNN 300 Ida Roberthson
45 Block Head QLVW 700 Grant Fikes
46 Get a Clue GYBW 350 Alice Voith
47 Flame Thrower AAXS 450 James Spriggs
48 All About Buttons DSBA 500 Mike Lask
49 All About Blocks DZRY 400 Tyler Sontag
50 Once Upon a Troubadour ECUJ 170 J.B. Lewis
51 Dancing on Ice XXXH 400 Tom Rowe
52 Dolly Mixtures FYFU 400 Roger Quick
53 Backtrack JQWO 450 J.B. Lewis
54 Good Advice KUPE 500 Derek Bowser
55 Construct-a-Maze TSKL 300 J.B. Lewis
56 Item Unlocker NDNA 450 Tom Patten
57 Beachballs PVKM 250 Gavin Duncan
58 Bowling UQXN 300 David Pinkston
59 Air Pocket JPBA 400 J.B. Lewis
60 Red, Green and Blue VVGF 300 Dino Brewster
61 Bump and Run BTVQ 400 Tom Rowe
62 Go Back to Start MZLV 600 Mike Lask
63 Pocket Puzzle ZQKZ 300 Alice Voith
64 Producing XNIP 500 Andrew Raykowski
65 Countdown QYOH 125 Tom Rowe
66 The Aftermath RHZL 450 J.B. Lewis
67 The Haunted House YGAX 250 Ida Roberthson
68 Incident on a Bridge TGDR 500 Tom Rowe
69 Coal Mine TEWI 500 Tyler Sontag
70 On the Coast YBZO 500 J.B. Lewis
71 How to Get Around in Venice BRMK 600 Joshua Bone
72 Fireball Tourism VFPS 150 Rolf Redford
73 Take the I Train RVNW 400 Tom Rowe
74 Niche ELID 350 Daniel Bouwmeester
75 Chip Alone: Lost in Chip City KCVG 400 Tom Patten
76 Complex SUDZ 800 Peter Marks
77 Oh-Ho! VJIZ 250 Gavin Duncan
78 Slide Show KXAB 500 Peter Marks
79 Clear the Way EFII 400 Mike Lask
80 Checkers JPGZ 250 Ida Roberthson
81 Possible CKHP 150 David Stolp
82 Mediterranean QWRF 600 J.B. Lewis
83 Billiards ZCNN 300 Alice Voith
84 No End in Sight SXDX 400 Joshua Bone
85 Maginot Line DYHW 600 J.B. Lewis
86 To Catch a Thief KCEY 450 J.B. Lewis
87 Block and Key PLKK 450 J.B. Lewis
88 Which One Next? OQVJ 999 Jimmy Vermeer
89 Replay II MLJS 500 Ida Roberthson
90 Lichenstein FFIY 300 Joshua Bone
91 Olly Olly Oxen UNBK 300 Alice Voith
92 Bolkonski GWZE 500 Joshua Bone
93 Shattered YKFZ 95 James Spriggs
94 Mistakes YCUW 400 Daniel Bouwmeester
95 Waste of Space LRYS 500 Gavin Duncan
96 In the Limelight ITKP 600 Joshua Bone
97 Jumble II UOVX 600 Mike Lask
98 Mouth-Watering PDGC 600 Grant Fikes
99 Freezer XKMK 450 J.B. Lewis
100 Sardines TBZN 250 Joshua Bone
101 The Ghosts at the Massingham Mansion ITAH 800 Andrew Gapic
102 Triple Alarm GMDJ 500 Peter Marks
103 Prison Break ADKZ 500 Andrew Gapic
104 Civilization of Creatures ESUB 500 Tyler Sontag
105 Caves XULJ 250 Gavin Duncan
106 Oil Rig VKDO 450 Daniel Bouwmeester
107 Lazy Hourglass WTPV 600 Tyrethali Ansrath
108 Magic Trick CMVN 500 J.B. Lewis
109 Hidden Depths NQNU 500 J.B. Lewis
110 Floating Plaza OSPV 450 J.B. Lewis
111 Bustin' Out XCKX 700 Tom Rowe
112 Pushy CADU 300 Tyler Sontag
113 Stress Fracture QCLI 450 J.B. Lewis
114 Lead Us Not into Temptation TLKM 600 Madhav Shanbhag
115 Triple Maze GPVS 999 David Stolp
116 Mini Challenges PJGM 400 Ida Roberthson
117 Mice Are Good for Something XUIP 999 David Stolp
118 Obstacle Course ASFC 500 J.B. Lewis
119 Elite LHBT 800 Derek Bowser
120 Twisted Chambers MXOT 750 J.B. Lewis
121 Jaywalker HHDX 100 Bill Reid
122 Manic Depression FVLK 600 Madhav Shanbhag
123 Investment OYOJ 999 David Stolp
124 Jumble III JVNX 600 Ida Roberthson
125 Water Trap QCAO 900 J.B. Lewis
126 Marooned URJW 150 Joshua Bone
127 Beat the Heat PYVS 600 J.B. Lewis
128 Divide and Conquer WAPU 500 J.B. Lewis
129 Everybody Get Dangerous UTAV 900 Tyler Sontag
130 Four by Four IKFU 400 J.B. Lewis
131 Mental Blocks LTSC 750 Madhav Shanbhag
132 Commit Suicide? BDCG 400 Ida Roberthson
133 Think Tank JBBX 999 J.B. Lewis
134 We'll Be Right Back IWPR 300 Madhav Shanbhag
135 Color Wheel DNTC 999 David Stolp
136 Grand Prix GPHT 700 J.B. Lewis
137 Vulcan OPOF 999 J.B. Lewis
138 Waterslide TDAA 150 David Stolp
139 Rotation XAHL 750 J.B. Lewis
140 Yet Another Yet Another Puzzle BBDF --- Eric Schmidt
141 Bug Arranging NYVZ 450 Mike Lask
142 Mudpie EFZK 750 J.B. Lewis
143 Same Game LHLP 800 David Stolp
144 You Can't Teach an Old Frog New Tricks TMET --- Madhav Shanbhag
145 Recurring Dream LMPL 999 Madhav Shanbhag
146 Suspended Animation HQPK --- Madhav Shanbhag
147 Avalanche UDQN 999 David Stolp
148 Diabolical VMJP 450 Joshua Bone
149 Mr. McCallahan Presents QLUZ 999 J.B. Lewis

List of designers

Name Number of Levels
Tyrethali Ansrath 1
Jeffrey Bardon 1
Joshua Bone 15
Daniel Bouwmeester 3
Derek Bowser 2
Dino Brewster 1
"CCLP3 Staff" 1
Gavin Duncan 5
Blake Ebert 1
Scott Feeney 1
Grant Fikes 2
Firefly 1
Andrew Gapic 2
Jeanne Hoffman 1
David Knight 1
Mike Lask 9
J.B. Lewis 33
Peter Marks 3
Dan Miller 1
Tom Patten 3
David Pinkston 2
Wes Powers 4
Roger Quick 1
Andrew Raykowski 1
Rolf Redford 2
Bill Reid 1
Ida Roberthson 10
Tom Rowe 6
Eric Schmidt 1
Madhav Shanbhag 8
Jacques Smith 1
Tyler Sontag 7
James Spriggs 3
David Stolp 9
Jimmy Vermeer 1
Craig Vilbig 1
Alice Voith 4

Contests

Level 1 contest

Unlike CCLP2, the first level of CCLP3 was voted on separately, and is expected to be a review of the basic, and some advanced, concepts of Chip's Challenge. There were eleven levels in this ballot, each of which were nominated by other Chipsters. Its voting began on April 30.

The level in Bold won the contest. Levels with Italics are the ones that still got into CCLP3 through the regular voting process.

# Title Designer Source Set Original Level #
1 GET A CLUE Alice Voith AliceV1 4
2 STRAIGHT FORWARD II Craig Vilbig CCTLFC3-lynx 7
3 Learn Jacques Smith JacquesS2 74
4 TAKE A WALK (Every Trick in the Book) J.B. Lewis JL1 94
5 NUTS AND BOLTS II Josh Lee JoshL 27
6 WELCOMING Andrew Raykowski AndrewR1 1
7 WALK IN THE PARK Tom Patten TomP3 2
8 Review (Entrance Examination) Tyler Sontag TylerSubmissions 1
9 Obstacle Course (Jumble) Tyler Sontag TylerSubmissions 27
10 Lots of Stuff Wes Powers WesP1 4
11 Zelgon's Lair Wes Powers WesP1 41

Cypher level contest

Like CC1 and CCLP2, CCLP3 has a Cypher level. Level designers could create their own level with three passwords and submit it to the CCLP3 staff, whilst keeping it a secret. Like the level one contest, it's voting began on April 30. The identities of the level designers were kept a secret until the voting ended.

The level in Bold won the contest.

# Title Designer
1 Ida's Cypher Ida Roberthson
2 Keep On Cyphering Peter Marks
3 SyllyCypher Patrick Knowles II
4 Cypher III Tyler Sontag
5 Cypher Ian Cairns (PB_Guy)
6 Boots Were Made For Bridges Nicholas Rupprecht
7 Animated Cypher (Motion Blur) The CCLP3 Staff

Timeline of Events

Date Event
2006-09-02 Levels first accepted for CCLP3 submission.
2010-02-12 After more than three years, submission cutoff date and voting date were announced.
2010-03-01 Submission cutoff date, designers with levels already submitted could still modify their levels until the voting date to fix compatibility issues or busts.
2010-04-01 Voting began.[1] There were 2,224 levels available for voting; the initial press release from Larry Jackson explained a series of previously unknown glitches in Tile World Lynx such that only 162 levels could be voted on, before it was revealed that the release was an April Fools hoax.
2010-05-12 First elimination of levels occurred. Around 1,100 levels remained.
2010-06-09 Second elimination of levels occurred. Around 550 levels remained.
2010-07-01 Final elimination of levels occurred. 447 levels remained.
2010-07-31 Voting ended. 60 levels that were "on the bubble" were included in a two-week "wildcard vote", where voters could fine-tune their votes with higher precision.
2010-08-14 Wildcard voting ended.
2010-12-24 Chip's Challenge Level Pack 3 was released at 12:00am GMT

Staff

Top 10 CCLP3 players

Current as of March 22, 2020

MS

  • All known bolds score - 6,095,070
# Player Score Bold count
1 David Stolp 6,094,520 140
2 J.B. Lewis 6,094,130 139
3 Miika Toukola 6,086,660 79
4 Shane Climenhaga 6,085,920 88
5 chipster1059 6,085,120 88
6 Andrew Gapic 6,084,770 63
7 Andrew Bennett 6,083,360 62
8 James Anderson 6,080,930 118
9 Giorgio Bianchi 6,077,010 40
10 Tom Rowe 6,073,060 21

Lynx

  • All known bolds score - 6,080,490
# Player Score Bold count
1 Eddy Limb 6,079,890 132
2 J.B. Lewis 6,079,760 131
3 Miika Toukola 6,073,860 59
4 Ruben Spaans 6,066,880 99
5 Shane Climenhaga 6,064,650 39
6 Reynaldi Judianto 6,019,050 23
7 chipster1059 6,014,130 0
8 StadiaJack 6,000,010 7
9 Ryan Feenstra 6,000,000 6
10 Jeffrey Bardon 5,984,240 13

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