ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi bˈʊk ðə kəmplˈiːt bˈʊk ʌv wˈɔːɹɡeɪmz, ɡˈeɪm dɪzˈaɪnɚ dʒˈɑːn fɹˈiːmən ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻvjˈuːd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən ᵻdˈɪʃən, ænd hæd lˈɪɾəl ɡˈʊd tə sˈeɪ ɐbˈaʊt ɪt, kˈɑːmɛntɪŋ "ɪts wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst splˈɛndɪd ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ʌv ɹˈɛtʃᵻd ɛksˈɛs ˈɛvɚ pˈʌblɪʃt.
In the 1980 book The Complete Book of Wargames, game designer Jon Freeman also reviewed the 1977 edition, and had little good to say about it, commenting "It's one of the most splendid examples of wretched excess ever published.