What are the armless minifigures from the LEGO boardgames called? I see many of the LEGO boardgames come with mini figures which are armless and have no holes for arms. While I think it is kind of ridiculous to not simply provide a full figure, I understand it's probably primarily for usability purposes.

What are these smaller minifigs called?
When looking at the inventory of one of the LEGO games (as if you were missing a part), you can see these are clearly labelled "MICRO FIGURE" 



On Bricklink they are known as 'Microfig', Lego Digital Designer refers to them as 'Micro Figure.