I like this concept a lot. I feel like, with some bugs fixed, I would keep playing this and eventually work out some strategies. [Bugs: in my first playthrough, after exiting the map view, the closeup view was only a beige field (no sand, no cactus, etc.) and I either couldn't move, or could move infinitely in all directions (with no terrain to scroll, I couldn't tell which). Second time, I became unable to move and a red group was just pushing me around, with me unable to influence them.] I thought it would be to easy if you can control both sides - but no, it's quite challenging to juggle all of these forces, and the game was pretty fun until bugs kept me from playing. I hope you get a chance to develop this idea further someday.