Additional Espionage Missions

OK, here are some things I'd like to see added to espionage: steal intel, share intel, and incite rebellion:

Steal intel would be a spy mission where you steal espionage points that one civ has built up towards another. Kind of like if the CIA infiltrated the Iranian intelligence network and gleaned info about a target of Iranian intel gathering.

Share intel would be a diplomatic option where you get a boost from an ally's espionage points, and they from yours. Perhaps a balancing feature would be that in doing this, you significantly reduce the cost of conducting missions against you by the sharing civ.

Incite Rebellion would be a mission where a spy infiltrates a stack of units and inspires some to commit treason, turning on their fellow units on that tile, reducing the strength of all of them. The cost and likelihood of success could be dependent upon how much of your culture is present in their civ, or even by how much of your culture is present in the tile that they occupy when the mission is undertaken.

What do y'all think? Any other ideas?

I would like the option to frame rival civilizations. Run a mission where you can create more negative relations between two leaders. This, with Civic & religion changes, would be effective at eroding long-standing alliances & power blocs that - united - would be too difficult to defeat.

I like your suggestion for sharing intel as a diplomatic option. Could be one-sided too! Trade luxuries or resources for 10 turns (or more) of increased intel on a different rival.

I would like the option to frame rival civilizations. Run a mission where you can create more negative relations between two leaders. This, with Civic & religion changes, would be effective at eroding long-standing alliances & power blocs that - united - would be too difficult to defeat.

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I like it! That is one of the most maddening aspects of this game: it's almost impossible to break down an alliance.

Also like the idea of trading resources, luxuries, or even gold for increased intel.

Back in SMACX you could frame other leaders for espionage missions. A nice feature.