Chip's Challenge/General hints

This is a database for general hints for the game Chip's Challenge.


 * Use force floors or ice (if they take you in the right direction) as much as possible.
 * If you are going across force floors or ice, when you hit a force floor, you can step off the force floor in ANY direction. It will only work for one square, but it immensely helps your score.
 * Try collecting things on your way to others. This will work for block pushing as well, and is one of Warwick Anderson's most frequently used block magic tricks.
 * When you are dealing with random monsters, plan a path through them (usually you can pretend they are not there). If you die, continue to try your route.
 * Be careful when pushing blocks on ice. They can squash you if they slide onto your square.
 * You can block monsters with blocks.
 * You can wait until bugs/paramecia are one to the left/right (opposite to the direction they follow) and one behind you, and then push the block/get the chip or boot/open the door/step on the dirt...etc. The monster will go in circles. Try this on level 141.
 * Learn the patterns of the monsters. They will help you.
 * You can collide monsters to send them to otherwise unreachable places.
 * Teeth are very dumb. They follow you, but they don't have the sense to go around walls. If they have a choice between horizontal and vertical, it will always go vertical.
 * Many people recommend exiting and restarting the game in order to get the full level bonus and/or full first second. This is very cumbersome. An easier way is to go to the nearest timed level (make sure you are not in any danger) and let the clock run. As soon as the clock ticks, go to the next/previous level and you have both!