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Hick's Law

The more choices presented to a user, the longer it takes to make a decision. Decision time increases logarithmically with the number of options.

In games, this means

A shop with 200 items shown at once violates Hick's Law. Filtering by category, highlighting recommended items, or using a curated 'featured' section dramatically reduces decision time and purchase friction.

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