ɪn ˈɪʃuː fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ ʌv mˈuːvz, stˈiːv lˈɪst ɹᵻvjˈuːd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən ᵻdˈɪʃən ænd kˈɑːmɛntᵻd, "ˈɔːl ɪn ˈɔːl, ðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌktɚɹi ɡˈeɪm ɪz tˈuː sˈɪmpəl ænd ðɪ ɐdvˈænst tˈuː kˈɑːmplɛks, ænd bˈoʊθ ɑːɹ mˈæɹid tʊ ɐ mˈæp wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˌɑːt ðə bˈɛst skˈeɪl fɚðə pˈɜːpəs.
In Issue 54 of Moves, Steve List reviewed the 1977 edition and commented, "All in All, the Introductory game is too simple and the Advanced too complex, and both are married to a map which is not the best scale for the purpose.