In Issue 9 of Fire & Movement, Roy Schelper called the game "one of the more attractively produced quad efforts [by SPI], and the games are ideal vehicles with which to introduce novice players to wargaming." Schelper thought that Lützen and Nordlingen were "superb [...] reasonably balanced and offer challenges to both players." But he felt Rocroi "suffers from the unanswered question of why anyone should attack." And Schelper felt that Freiburg "is not much fun." Nevertheless, he concluded on a positive note, saying, "In a hobby that sometimes seems to be overwhelmed by panzers and esoteric complexities, the Thirty Years War quadrigame is a pleasant, playable alternative."
