Here are 5 NYC ways to party like you're 12. Because dates should be fun.

Check Mate

How Hookup... go head-to-head over a chess board at Bryant Park? Or one of the many city parks with a busy chess scene - Washington Square, Union Square, Central. Check the Village Chess Club for events.
chessnyc.com,
234 Thompson St., Village

Best of Three

How Hookup... create our own Foosball tournament at Fat Cat? Loser buys the next round of Skyy and Red Bull; winner chooses the next game - ping pong, backgammon, go...?
fatcatmusic.org
75 Christopher St. @ 7th Ave., Village

Chemical, Brother?

How Hookup...just CHEMISTRY SET. brooklynmoonshine.com
317 Columbia St., Red Hook

High Score

How Hookup... play vintage video games at Barcade? Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, and Joust await along with some of world's best beers.
barcadebrooklyn.com
388 Union Avenue, Williamsburg

Test My Knowledge

How Hookup... form a team for The Big Quiz Thing at the Slipper Room? Burlesque beauties on weekends, best trivia on the Lower East Side on Mondays. 8 p.m., winner takes $200.
slipperroom.com
167 Orchard @ Stanton, LES