By Design, Inc. has announced the release of Eylau for the Mac. A strategy title set in 1807, the game depicts the struggle between Napoleon's army and the Russian/Prussian forces in Eylau during the dead of winter. Using By Design's Waterloo Engine, Eylau offers a variety of features, including the ability to switch sides during a battle:

• Command your units as groups. You can move hundreds of units with a click of the mouse.
  
• Capture enemies flags. Increase the pride of your troops when they carry back enemy flags from a mlee.
  
• Move units in formation by simply clicking where you want them to move to.
  
• Multiple units per square.
  
• Play either side and even switch sides in the middle of a battle.
  
• The units are fully editable. Add or remove any unit from any battle. Change the characteristics of any unit.
  
• Elegant, effortless interface. Lots of new interface features to help you understand your army and how to win.
  
• Rich historical content.
  
• Outstanding sound, hear the charge, cannons roar, and cavalry pound past your position.

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