A month before publication, it appeared at number 2 on SPI's Top Ten list just on the basis of preorders. When the game was released in July 1978, it rose to #1 and stayed in SPI's Top Ten for a year.
A month prior to its release, it occupied second place on SPI's Top Ten list solely due to pre-orders. Upon its release in July 1978, it climbed to the top and remained within SPI's Top Ten for a year.