> Isn't this pretty much true by definition? Fast thinking is the only thing you can do in quick games, so it has to be more prominent. I think you might be im

> Isn't this pretty much true by definition? Fast thinking is the only thing you can do in quick games, so it has to be more prominent. I think you might be implicitly defining "quick games" as ones where you only have time to think fast, so it comes across as a tautology to you. Meanwhile, the author writes in terms of continuums quicker and slower. I think the emphasis is on time pressure crowding out slow stuff that might make a difference. I.e. if the slower stuff made a difference, people that beat you at quick games might not beat you at slow ones ceteris paribus.