Board games have hardly been a hotbed of digital innovation, instead relying on traditional storytelling and imagination for maximum impact. But First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet shows the two aren't necessarily opposed, integrating an app for a richer experience.

From socialising on Snapchat to getting gourmet dishes delivered to your door to binge-watching the latest Netflix series, digital leisure is having a profound effect on the way Gen Yers spend their downtime. Is staying in really the new going out? And what will prise people from their sofas?

Board games conjure up images of a bygone era, the annual Christmas Monopoly tournament or family holidays spent playing Snakes & Ladders. But in 2013 more money was raised on Kickstarter for tabletop games than video games. How has the digital world instigated nostalgia for the past?

Card games may conjure up images of innocent family fun, but they’ve undergone a mature makeover in recent years, with Exploding Kittens the latest title to gain popularity through its violent and somewhat taboo subject matter. Why are card games becoming as controversial as video games?