Black Border

A Black Border on the Map Monkey Meadow

Black C.H.I.M.P.S. medal commonly referred to as "Black Border C.H.I.M.P.S."

A Black Bordered Druid Insta-Monkey collection, the first known example. To date, only a few other players have replicated this achievement legitimately. Photo courtesy of u/WolframParadoxica

The Black Border is a lustrous border, more esteemed than the Gold Border, awarded for one of three difficult feats in Bloons TD 6. The first is beating C.H.I.M.P.S. mode without exiting to the main menu or retrying any rounds. Doing so will award the player a black CHIMPS medal, as opposed to the red version. Some have even extended the definition of Black Bordering to include beating any gamemode without exiting to the main menu. The second accomplishment is completing all medals/game modes of a map including the Black Border CHIMPS Medal. This will surround the map image with a glistening Black Border.

The third accomplishment is collecting all 64 Insta-Monkey crosspaths of a single tower, including the tier-5 versions. Similarly, this will surround the Insta-Monkey icon for that tower with a glistening black border. As there are 1,472 possible Insta-Monkeys that are randomly awarded, without any reliable method for choosing, incredible luck and time is needed to achieve all crosspaths of a given tower. To date, only a handful of players have touted a Black Border Insta-Monkey collection legitimately, leading many to consider it the most difficult achievement in Bloons TD 6.

Receiving Black Borders has no impact on actual gameplay, nor does it award any extra trophies, Monkey Money, or other rewards. It solely serves as a testament to the dedication and skill of a player's thorough completion of the game.

Gallery

Black Bordering the first page, at the time of when Alpine Run was the latest Beginner map

Frozen Over Black Border on Co-Op

Black Border CHIMPS medal for Co-Op

Black Border CHIMPS medal for various Advanced maps

Individual Black Borders

Beginner

• Black Border Monkey Meadow
• Black Border Tree Stump
• Black Border Town Center
• Black Border Scrapyard
• Black Border The Cabin
• Black Border Resort
• Black Border Skates
• Black Border Candy Falls
• Black Border Carved
• Black Border Park Path
• Black Border Cubism
• Black Border Four Circles
• Black Border Hedge
• Black Border End of the Road
• Black Border Logs
• Black Border Alpine Run
• Black Border Lotus Island
• Black Border Middle of the Road
• Black Border One Two Tree
• Black Border Winter Park
• Black Border Frozen Over
• Black Border In the Loop

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Intermediate

• Black Border Sulfur Springs
• Black Border Covered Garden
• Black Border Encrypted
• Black Border Bazaar
• Black Border Quarry
• Black Border Balance
• Black Border Adora’s Temple
• Black Border Spring Spring
• Black Border KartsNDarts
• Black Border Moon Landing
• Black Border Downstream
• Black Border Firing Range
• Black Border Cracked
• Black Border Streambed
• Black Border Spice Islands

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Advanced

• Black Border Mesa
• Black Border Pat's Pond
• Black Border Off the Coast
• Black Border Cornfield
• Black Border Another Brick
• X Factor Black Border
• Sunken Columns Black Border

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Expert

• Black Border Sanctuary
• Black Border Flooded Valley
• Black Border Infernal
• Black Border Workshop
• Black Border Dark Castle
• Black Border Dark Dungeons
• Bloody Puddles Black Border

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Insta-Monkeys

• Black Border Druid (Photo courtesy of u/WolframParadoxica)
• Black Border Farm (Photo courtesy of Kronos from NK Discord)

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Trivia

• The color of a Black Border is a lighter color of black. The in-game files for the Black CHIMPS badge describe it as "hematite", the color of an iron ore that has a glistening black color.

See Also

Insta-Monkey Black Border Animation