æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz ɐwˈɔːɹdz, tˈɛɹᵻbəl swˈɪft sˈoːɹd wˈʌn ðə tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈɛs. ɹˈɑːbɚts ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ  "bˈɛst tˈæktɪkəl ɡˈeɪm ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks".
At the 1977 Origins Awards, Terrible Swift Sword won the Charles S. Roberts Award for  "Best Tactical Game of 1976".