The tutorial is broken up into 7 or 8 different “chapters” that you can play through. It covers the basics, but I see it still being a mighty steep hill to climb if you’ve never played the cardboard version. I knew the rules going in, though, so I’m not a very good judge of the tutorial.
Pretty sure that quick zoom is just for the trailer. There are different animation speeds and I have mine set to slow and haven’t vomited or been annoyed at delays yet.