Becoming successful at grantsmanship is like being successful at playing a game. The gameboard is the playing field, or operating environment, in which the game is conducted.
All games have rules.
If you want to play the game, you must agree to follow the rules. Moves, or squares. In many games, players must make their way around the gameboard by moving through a sequence of squares, in some specified order. The moves or squares are the steps that players must take to make progress toward the end goal. Grantseekers know this is true in our game, as well.