Chinese Civil War was designed by Bob Fowler, and appeared as a free pull-out game in Issue 10 of The Wargamer in 1979.
"[2] In Issue 4 of Zone of Control, Grayde Bowen called Chinese Civil War "an interesting game with some different choices."
"[1] In Issue 22 of Paper Wars, Michael Lin and Rich Erwin called the game "challenging, unpredictable, and quite an experience.
"[3] In Issue 77 of the UK magazine Games & Puzzles, Nicky Palmer noted, "The rules are generally unambiguous but not well organised.
Palmer concluded by giving the game an Excitement grade of 4 out of 5, saying, "All in all, though, quite a bargain for Wargamer readers and worth considering for separate purchase.