Thirty Years War, subtitled Four Battles, is a quadrigame, a package of four separate two-player board wargames sharing one common rules system, published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1976. Each of the four games simulates a distinct battle from the historical Thirty Years' War of 1618 to 1648: Lutzen, designed by Brad Hessel; Nordlingen, designed by Tom Walczyk; Rocroi, designed by Linda Mosca; and Freiburg, designed by Stephen B. Patrick. The quadrigame format let SPI package several smaller, quicker-playing wargames together rather than one large simulation. Despite debuting at number six on SPI's own Top Ten sales list, the package fell off that list within two months and was considered a commercial disappointment. A Japanese edition was later published by Hobby Japan, and Decision Games issued a revised second edition in 1995.
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Thirty Years War, subtitled 'Four Battles', is a 'quadrigame' -- four separate board wargames packaged in one box that use a common set of rules -- published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1976.
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four separate board wargames packaged in one box that use a common set of rules
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published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1976
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