Meta:Metagaming

Metagaming is a phenomenon where a species or lineage is forced to unrealistically survive or die out. Plagues are a common example of metagaming.

Sometimes, metagaming is used to cull species that should not have been approved, such as basal skuniks which were far too large to support their own weight on land without any skeleton. Usually, however, metagaming is done to get rid of lineages that are generally disliked (such as earth clones) or, more rarely, that are considered too popular (such as capiris).