games of life and death

you can move a person, you can move many persons 

you can move a groups, you can move many groups 

you can control an intrigue, you can control many intrigues 

you can control a conflict, you can control many conflicts 

you can control a war, you can control many wars 

you could use a person like a chess piece 

you could use a group like a chess piece 

you could use a war as a chess piece 

you could use a conflict as a chess piece 

you could use an intrigue as a chess piece 

what move will you make?