Taylor Hayward collaboration - part II

During a playtest with Taylor Hayward and the Game Designers of NC - Charlotte chapter group, Taylor told me he would buy GridCore (see https://www.playgridcore.com/post/playtest-may-19-2026-killing-my-darlings). Somehow, that gave me permission to take more of the game away.

Over subsequent work sessions, Taylor encouraged me to find the smallest playable version - the part that brings the table alive, and trust that more could always be added later. So I started removing. Mechanics, steps, components. The game kept getting smaller. And somewhere in that process, GridCore started feeling more like itself.

Thank you Taylor!