Thirty Years War

About this board game

Thirty Years War is a classic quad game for 1–2 players, with an approximate playing time of 120 minutes, covering four battles from the Thirty Years War.

First released in 1976, this historical game includes 400 counters and presents a focused collection of battle games. Each battle offers a separate setting within the broader conflict, giving the box a varied historical scope.

• Lützen
• Nordlingen
• Rocroi
• Freiburg

As a quad game, Thirty Years War brings multiple battle titles together in one release. Its battles provide the central content, while the game’s system is also connected to other Strategy & Tactics magazine games.

Breitenfeld and Cromwell’s Victory use the same system, linking this release to a wider group of historical strategy games. For players interested in exploring related titles, the system also appeared in the expanded games Las Dunas 1658 and Montjuic 1641.

The game was later reissued as Thirty Years War Quad (Second Edition). With its four included battles, substantial counter mix, and support for solo or two-player sessions, Thirty Years War offers a compact historical game collection centered on the battles of the Thirty Years War.