Turn one of their spies
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From: Oversee the Middle Game
Undermine ideologies. Turn intentions aside. It's your calling.
Game Instructions: This can be a strong move. If you fail, however, you'll be turned to Red if you aren't already of that faction.
Unlocked with 
1 x A Crooked Cross, 
A Player of Chess 2
Challenge information
Broad, 
Persuasive 200
- 137 - very chancy (41%)
- 170 - chancy (51%)
- 204 - modest (61%)
- 237 - very modest (71%)
- 270 - low-risk (81%)
- 304 - straightforward (91%)
- 334 - straightforward (100%)
Success
Taking sides
Few zealots have a rational justification for their ardent feelings. Find the right pressure points, and you can persuade anyone. (A corner of a coffee shop; one small argument at a time, until the enemy's certainty is chipped away.)
Persuasive is increasing…
You've gained 1 x Progress on the Board
You've gained 3 x Positional Advantages
You now have (
Strategic Weaknesses - 
Positional Advantages) x Position on the Board: Distance behind- You now have ( Positional Advantages - Strategic Weaknesses) x Position on the Board: Distance ahead
Failure
Turn or be turned
You can't make these arguments without hearing them yourself. You don't progress as you might have hoped, and your own allegiances are watered down.
- Persuasive is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Progress on the Board
You are now playing with red pieces. (Sets 
Colour at the Chessboard to 1 - Red)- You've gained 1 x Strategic Weaknesses
- You now have ( Strategic Weaknesses - Positional Advantages) x Position on the Board: Distance behind
- You now have ( Positional Advantages - Strategic Weaknesses) x Position on the Board: Distance ahead
