Gamey?

[Baelfiin]

Hey guys

What is gamey? The word has come up a lot in the forums recently and it has been sticking in my mind. Is there (or should there be) a list of tactics/tricks/loopholes that are considered "gamey" and not to be used in a game? Personally i would hate to have a situation where I did something that I thought was clever and hurt someone's feelings because they interpreted it as a gamey tactic or an abuse.
In the RedStar/WhiteStar thread they are talking about helicopters and what they can and cannot do. I dont think that there is anyway that we can *know* one way or another. I *suspect* that any major airmobile operation behind the "lines" would be suicide without a major CAP and escort effort from the air force. Luckily that conflict never ocurred so we dont have any historical data to refer to.
Maybe it would be possible to have an "HTH approved list of gamey tactics" that players can look over and agree on along with whichever optional rules that they are using. Not part of a menu or anything in the game itself but just a list on the forum that those individual players can agree on.
I have a good friend that I have been playing board wargames for the last 15 years and HPS titles recently now that gaming room space has given way to Kids room space in my house. In a Bulge game my German-playing friend abused the crap out of my allied units that were fixed in position by staying just out of activation range and sliding around to isolate and destroy them. Of course it was highly annoying to me and I colorfully explained that to him. The upside of the campaign came a little while later when the weather cleared and I showed his multiple piles of artillery in Tmode why he needed to click on Limited Air Recon in the optional rules when he started the game.

Long nite at work ive rambled enough 8)

Scott