I agree, but it's the term thats taken hold recently. When we started we had no idea what to call it. In reality, it's not even game mechanics - more like meta

I agree, but it's the term thats taken hold recently. When we started we had no idea what to call it. In reality, it's not even game mechanics - more like meta game mechanics. Game mechanics are generally more like "action points" or "tile laying". The other term I've seen used is "funware". In a year or so it might be called something else - it's still a very young category.