Freeing HK

I did not manage to free Hong Kong twice but think that this would be a perfect place to have a first date.
A concept originally brought in by the Japanese, Free Hong Kong is essentially a life-​sized RPG where participants enter a themed room to solve a series of puzzles to get out of the scenario within 45 minutes. The location in Causeway Bay has a few themes that appeal to youngsters (zombie, ghost, archaeological adventure, etc). So far I have tried the vampire and archaeology themes but have never been able to solve it, which is a big insult considering during both times solving the puzzle with me are a group of pretty successful street-​smart entrepreneurs and top-​university educated friends.
Each scenario comprises of 3 locked rooms which you need ‘free’ from by solving a riddle/​puzzle as a group. The puzzles usually involve numbers or pattern or some sort of twisted arithmetic. It’s not really difficult, task-​wise, but you just need to have some lateral thinking to hack some of these.
Why I say this is awesome for first dates is that you get to witness your date working under pressure and amongst people of varying intelligence and working styles. Things really could get ugly and true colors do come out in the wash, thereby saving money and eventual heartbreaks.
Oh one thing that takes away the star: it’s mostly Chinese speaking (staff are very local) and somehow it always smells like teen spirit (aka sweat) there.