Just a matter of degree, which becomes obvious when you imagine the extreme: HS without any animations would be very unfun. So the answer is somewhere in betwe

Just a matter of degree, which becomes obvious when you imagine the extreme: HS without any animations would be very unfun. So the answer is somewhere in between and the optimal UX might only be achieved by adjusting for individual players, for example depending on their speed or for how they have played the game.