Really interesting concept that feels like it has a lot of strategic depth. Though I seem to be able to win by just placing a bunch of cells on my side and just letting it go when I'm playing against a CPU. I.e. I'm not sure how much intervention is required to win, which felt a bit disappointing.
But at the same time, it was hard to wrap my head around the concept, so I would probably lose massively against anyone that knows what they're doing. I.e. perhaps my comment is rather that the CPU's AI isn't great?
Anyway, cool entry!