Welcome to Alternate Universes!
Welcome to Alternate Universes!
Collectable gaming cards, miniatures, board games, and more!
Serving the Greater Philadelphia area since 2003
We are a family-owned game store with three locations in the Greater Philadelphia area, plus an online store! Come in and play your favorite collectable card or miniatures game at our clean, well lit facilities! We sell Magic: the Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer 40K, board games, gaming accessories, and more! Each location is outfitted with plenty of table space for free open play every day. We also buy & sell single cards for Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh! & Pokemon at each of our stores. Stop by and say hello!
We buy your Pokemon, Magic: the Gathering, Yugioh, and One Piece cards!
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MTG Outlaws of Thunder Junction PREORDERS at Alternate Universes
MTG Outlaws of Thunder Junction Preorders
Open NOW at Alternate Universes
Stop by AU or call with your card to pre-order!
Magic: the Gathering Outlaws of Thunder Junction Pre-Orders are now open at Alternate Universes!
All preorders can be picked up at the start of the Prerelease on Friday, April 12th!
Take advantage of our preorder discounts! These prices will go up when the set launches on April 19th! Pre-orders are open now through Thursday, April 11th!
This set features the new Play Booster Packs and Boxes! Play Booster packs combine the best of both Set and Draft boosters, and will be replacing both going forward.
Each Play Booster Box and Collector Booster Box you preorder comes with the exclusive Buy-A-Box Promo!
MTG Outlaws of Thunder Junction Preorders
Play Booster Box // $144.99
Collector Box // $234.99
Bundle // $39.99
Set of 4 Commander Decks // $149.99
MTG Outlaws of Thunder Junction SEALED Prerelease Tournaments are April 12th-14th at Alternate Universes!
Stop by or call Alternate Universes to preorder today!
Star Wars: Unlimited Weekly Tournaments at Alternate Universes
Alternate Universes is holding Star Wars: Unlimited weekly tournaments at each store, starting this March! We will be participating in the Star Wars: Unlimited Organized Play program.
Star Wars: Unlimited is a BRAND NEW trading card game set in the Star Wars universe. As with any burgeoning card game, the best way to make the game a success is to attend your local store’s weekly tournaments, and bring your friends!
These tournaments will share the same format as our other weekly tournaments: they will be 3 rounds maximum, and prizes will be awarded according to players’ Win – Loss record. Players will also get official promos, while supplies last!
Alternate Universes Holmes
Mondays @ 7 pm
Starting March 11th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Wednesdays @ 7 pm
Starting March 13th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Fridays @ 7 pm
Starting March 8th
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit
PRIZES
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit
MTG Cavern of Souls Modern Showdown – 3/23 & 3/30 at Alternate Universes
MTG Cavern of Souls Modern Showdown Tournaments
Sat. March 23rd @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. March 30th @ AU Wilmington
We’re holding a special MTG Modern tournament March 23rd and 30th, where the Top 4 finishers each win a special Neon Yellow Cavern of Souls promo! These yellow “Cosmium Neon Ink” Cavern of Souls promos are exclusive to WPN Premium Stores like ours, and at the time of writing are valued at around $100 online!
Top 4 win Neon Yellow Cavern of Souls, Top 8 win $50 store credit each, and Top 16 players each get a special WPN Premium Serra Angel promo! 2 lucky players chosen at random will also win Neon Yellow Cavern of Souls promos! The tournament ends at Top 4.
Sat. March 23rd
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Sat. March 30th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Format: MODERN
Entry: $20
Registration opens: Noon
Play begins: 1 pm
PRIZES
Top 4: Cavern of Souls Neon Yellow WPN Premium Promo
Top 8: $50 store credit each
Top 16: Serra Angel WPN Premium Promo
2 random players: Cavern of Souls Neon Yellow WPN Premium Promo
Pokemon TCG League Cup – Saturday, March 30th at AU Blue Bell
Pokemon TCG League Cup
Saturday, March 30th @ Alternate Universes Blue Bell
***There is a 64-player cap between all divisions!***
Preregistration is open now! Stop by AU Blue Bell or call with your card to preregister!
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Cup at Alternate Universes Blue Bell on Saturday, March 30th! League Cups are Pokemon TCG Championship Series Events that are a step up from League Challenges, wherein players of any skill level vie to earn Championship Points. Once a player has earned enough Championship Points, they qualify for the Pokemon TCG World Championships!
We are awarding at least $1,000 store credit total to the Top 8 Masters Division players! The prize pool for Junior and Senior Divisions will have $15 store credit added to their respective Top Cut prize pool per player. Players also win Championship Points based on their final placement (see chart at the bottom of this post).
PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 34 Master players, we will add $30 store credit to their Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 Master players, we’ll add $330 store credit to the Masters prize pool!
Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 15 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Entry fee: $30 Masters; $15 Juniors and Seniors
Juniors and Seniors each get 2 booster packs for entering!
Registration opens: 11 am and closes at 11:45 am
Tournament starts: Noon
Format: Standard
Swiss style, best-of-1 matches; Top Cut playoffs are best-2-of-3 matches
Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 15 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.
PRIZES
(Masters)
The winner in each division will also win a Pokemon League Cup Playmat! (note: there must be at least 20 players to have this prize support)
1st Place: $400 store credit (equivalent to 110 booster packs)
2nd Place: $200 store credit (equivalent to 50 booster packs)
3rd & 4th Place: $100 store credit each (equivalent to 20 booster packs each)
5th-8th Place: $50 store credit each (equivalent to 10 booster packs each)
Store credit is awarded on an AU gift card, and is usable at any AU location.
(Juniors & Seniors)
The winner in each division will also win a Pokemon League Cup Playmat!
Each junior and senior player who enters gets 2 booster packs just for playing.
Top finishers will win more booster packs based on division attendance (3 packs added to the prize pool per player in respective division).
Placement – Championship Points – Kicker (# of participants)
1st – 50 – 0
2nd – 40 – 0
3rd & 4th – 32 – 0
5th-8th – 25 – 21
9th-16th – 20 – 48
17th-32nd – 16 – 80
33rd-64th – 13 – 128
Best Finish Limit: 6
Play! Points: 1
MTG Legacy 1K Tournament – Sat. April 6th at AU Wilmington
Magic: the Gathering Legacy 1K+ Tournament
Saturday, April 6th at AU Wilmington
We’re holding a Magic: the Gathering 1K+ Tournament on Saturday, April 6th at Alternate Universes Wilmington! A 1K+ is a special Magic: the Gathering tournament where we give away a MINIMUM of $1,000 in store credit as prizes to the Top 8 players! Store credit is awarded on a rechargeable AU gift card, and can be used at any of our three locations.
NEW: If we reach 34 players, we will add $30 store credit to the prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 40 players total, we will add $180 store credit to the prize pool.
This time we’re using the Legacy format! Click here for info on Legacy: https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/legacy
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Format: LEGACY
Click here for info on the Legacy format: https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/legacy
Entry fee: $30
Registration opens: 11 AM
Tournament starts: Noon
PRIZES
1st Place: $400 store credit
2nd Place: $200 store credit
3rd & 4th: $100 store credit each
5th–8th: $50 store credit each
NEW: If we reach 34 players, we will add $30 store credit to the prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 40 players total, we will add $180 store credit to the prize pool.
Yugioh Regional at the PA Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA – Saturday, April 6th
Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Qualifier
Saturday, April 6th, 2024
at the
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Grand Ballrooms A & B
12th and Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
https://www.paconvention.com/
Hosted by Alternate Universes
We are holding our next Philly Yugioh Regional Qualifier on Saturday, April 6th at the PA Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA!
Registration will be open from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 6th.
We will be accepting credit/debit cards for entry at this event. If paying in cash, exact change is appreciated!
Click here for the Official Konami Decklist form
Click here for the official Registration Sheet
These forms are editable PDFs. You can fill them out on your computer and print them instead of writing them by hand!
***We now have a MORE SPACE in the convention center
and can accommodate 1000 players who wish to enter the regional.***
***NOTE: Please allow extra time to enter the convention center for this regional. Due to the WWE World at Wrestlemania event all persons entering the convention center that day will have to pass through a metal detector to enter. Yu-Gi-Oh! players will be prioritized for entry by security.***
In-person registration opens at 8:00 AM. Please note: There is NO PREREGISTRATION for this Regional!
Registration opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 9:45 AM
Play begins at 10:00 AM
The first 600 players to register for the Regional will receive 5 booster packs of Phantom Nightmare for entering. All other duelists who enter will receive 5 Duelist Nexus packs.
Entry Fee:
Credit/Debit – $24.00
Cash – $23.00
We will be accepting credit/debit cards for entry at the Philly Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional. If paying in cash, exact change is appreciated.
Format: Tier 2, Advanced Format, Constructed Deck, Swiss Rounds, Best-2-of-3 Matches.
Tier 2 tournament rounds are now 45 minutes long!
Click here for the current Forbidden/Limited list: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/limited/index.html
Yugioh Regional Qualifiers are the primary qualifying events for World Championship Qualifiers (WCQs) in North America. Regional Qualifiers are Tier 2 events and require a high standard of sportsmanship from the Duelists.
There is a strict 1,000 player cap on this event.
PRIZES
When we reach 500 or more Duelists, the Top 64 finishers will receive invites to the next World Championship Qualifier!
Top 8 finishers will receive Regional playmats
Top 4 will receive Regional deck boxes.
*Note: There is no longer a Top 8 Cut. Prizes are awarded on the order of finish from Swiss rounds.
For more information about Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Qualifiers click here: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/regionals/regionalsfaq.html
Dragon Duels (open to Duelists born in 2010 or later)
Beginning at 1:00PM – Free!
Dragon Duel Prizes
• The 1st Ranked Duelist at the end of Swiss will receive a Regional Card Case.
• Top 4 Duelists in a Dragon Duel tournament will receive a Regional Game Mat.
• Top 4 Duelists earn an invite to the Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier for North America
Qualifying duelists must complete WCQ Invite Forms. Regardless of attendance, only four (4) invites are awarded for a Dragon Duel tournament at a Regional Qualifier.
Side Event Schedule (Open To Everyone)
ALL SIDE EVENT TOURNAMENTS WILL BEGIN REGISTRATION AFTER THE START OF ROUND 1 (AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM).
You cannot play in a side event if you are still playing in the Regional.
Win-A-Mat Tournaments – Entry fee: $14.00 cash/$15.00 credit or debit card. (single elimination, 3 booster packs for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives the official Win-A-Mat playmat)
Players may enter as many Win-A-Mat tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Win-A-Mat tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
Time Wizard Tournaments (April 2010 Format) — Entry fee: $14.00 cash/$15.00 credit or debit card. (single elimination, 3 booster packs for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives an official playmat). The Format uses all cards playable at the Shonen Jump Championship (SJC) April 2010 Tournament.
Card pool for April 2010 Format: edisonformat.com/card-pool.html
Banned List for April 2010 Format – edisonformat.com/banlist.html
Players may enter as many Time Wizard tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Time Wizard tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
Structure Deck Tournaments – $12.00 cash/$13.00 debit or credit card entry fee (single elimination, 1 structure deck for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives the official Structure Deck playmat)
Players may enter as many Structure Deck tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Structure Deck tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
Pokemon TCG League Challenge – Sun. April 7th at AU Wilmington
Pokemon TCG League Challenge
Sunday, April 7th at AU Wilmington
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Challenge at Alternate Universes Wilmington on Sunday, April 7th! League Challenges are the lowest level of Pokemon TCG Championship Series Events, wherein players of any skill level vie to earn Championship Points. Once a player has earned enough Championship Points, they qualify for the Pokemon TCG World Championships!
On top of Championship Points, players at our League Challenge will also win store credit based on overall attendance! Store credit is redeemable at any of our three locations.
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: Noon
Tournament starts: 1 pm
Entry fee: $10
Format: Standard
Swiss style; best-of-1 matches; 30-minute rounds; no Top Cut; the number of rounds will be determined by overall attendance.
PRIZES
On top of Championship Points, top finishers will win store credit based on overall attendance! Store credit is awarded on an AU gift card, and is redeemable at any AU location.
Placement – Championship Points – Kicker (# of participants)
1st – 15 – 0
2nd – 12 – 0
3rd & 4th – 10 – 0
5th-8th – 8 – 21
9th-16th – 6 – 48
17th-32nd – 4 – 80
Cardfight!! Vanguard 2024 Shop Challenges – April 7th and 13th at Alternate Universes
Cardfight!! Vanguard 2024 Shop Challenges
Sun. April 7th @ AU Holmes
Sat. April 13th @ Blue Bell
We’re holding Cardfight!! Vanguard Standard Shop Challenge Tournaments, Sunday, April 7th at Alternate Universes Holmes and Saturday, April 13th at Alternate Universes Blue Bell!
Each player who enters will get an unstamped Knight of Deity Decree, Thasus participation promo. The Top 3 Winners each win a Knight of Deity Decree, Thasus stamped winner promo. Top 8 win store credit based on overall attendance, with $15 store credit added to the overall prize pool per player.
***There is a 32 player limit for each event. Pre-register in-store or over the phone with your card. Pre-registration must be paid in-full at the time of pre-registration.***
Entry: $15
Each player gets a Knight of Deity Decree, Thasus participation promo for entering.
Format: STANDARD, Swiss, Individual, Best-of-1 matches
There will be a Top 8 cut if a tournament reaches 16 players. Otherwise, there will be a Top 4 cut, using the same prize format.
Sunday, April 7th
Alternate Universes Holmes
Registration: Noon
Tournament starts: 1 pm
Saturday, April 13th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Registration: 1 pm
Tournament starts: 2 pm
PRIZES
The top 3 Winners will win a Knight of Deity Decree, Thasus Bushiroad Spring Fest 2024 stamped promo!
Store credit prizes will be awarded to Top 8 based on overall attendance, with $15 store credit added to the overall prize pool per player. Store credit is awarded on a reloadable AU gift card, and is redeemable at any AU location!
MTG Outlaws of Thunder Junction SEALED Prereleases – April 12th-14th at AU
MTG Outlaws of Thunder Junction
SEALED Prerelease Tournaments
April 12th-14th at Alternate Universes
We’re holding Magic: the Gathering Outlaws of Thunder Junction SEALED Prerelease tournaments April 12th-14th at all three of our stores!
All Prerelease tournaments are 3 rounds. At the tournament start time, each player is given a Prerelease Pack to build a deck and then play for 3 rounds. Prizes can be collected after Round 3. Lands will be provided for free at the event!
Format: Sealed Deck
Each player gets one Outlaws of Thunder Junction Prerelease Pack to use to build a 40+ card deck and play for 3 rounds. Each one contains:
- 6 Outlaws of Thunder Junction Play Boosters; each Play Booster contains 14 Magic cards
- 1 foil, year-stamped Rare or Mythic Rare
- 1 of 3 new Mythic Rare cards exclusive to Prerelease Pack (not playable as part of Prerelease deck)
- 1 Magic: The Gathering Arena code card (only available in select regions)
- 1 deck box
- 1 Spindown die
To play in official MTG events, you’ll need a Wizards Account email. It’s easy and free!
Login with your Magic Arena account, link your DCI number to an account, or make a new account here:
🧙♂️ https://accounts.wizards.com/ 🧙♂️
Once you set up your account, try downloading the Magic Companion App, where you can check-in to the tournament you’re entering, enter results and see pairings on your phone, and more! You’ll still need to visit us in-store to register, or stop by or call to preregister!
Entry fee: $40 ($45 store credit)
SEALED 2-Headed Giant: $80 per team (+$5 for each player when using store credit)
AU Holmes
Friday, April 12th
3:00 pm
7:00 pm
Saturday, April 13th
2:00 pm
6:00 pm
Sunday, April 14th
1:00 pm
AU Blue Bell
Friday, April 12th
3:00 pm
7:00 pm
Saturday, April 13th
Noon (Two-Headed Giant)
5:00 pm
Sunday, April 14th
2:00 pm
AU Wilmington
Friday, April 12th
3:00 pm
7:00 pm
Saturday, April 13th
1:00 pm
5:00 pm
Sunday, April 14th
1:00 pm
PRIZES
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Play Booster Packs are awarded based on your tournament record after 3 rounds.
3-0: 10 Play Boosters or $50 credit
2-0-1: 8 Play Boosters or $40 credit
2-1: 6 Play Boosters or $30 credit
1-2: 3 Play Boosters or $15 credit
All other records get 1 Play Booster pack
2-Headed Giant prizes are doubled and awarded per-team.
Pokemon TCG League Challenge – Thurs. April 18th at AU Blue Bell
Pokemon TCG League Challenge
Thursday, April 18th at AU Blue Bell
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Challenge at Alternate Universes Blue Bell on Thursday, April 18th! League Challenges are the lowest level of Pokemon TCG Championship Series Events, wherein players of any skill level vie to earn Championship Points. Once a player has earned enough Championship Points, they qualify for the Pokemon TCG World Championships!
On top of Championship Points, players at our League Challenge will also win store credit based on overall attendance! Store credit is redeemable at any of our three locations.
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: 5:30 PM
Tournament starts: 6:30 pm
Entry fee: $10
Format: Standard
Swiss style; best-of-1 matches; 30-minute rounds; no Top Cut; the number of rounds will be determined by overall attendance.
PRIZES
On top of Championship Points, top finishers will win store credit based on overall attendance! Store credit is awarded on an AU gift card, and is redeemable at any AU location.
Placement – Championship Points – Kicker (# of participants)
1st – 15 – 0
2nd – 12 – 0
3rd & 4th – 10 – 0
5th-8th – 8 – 21
9th-16th – 6 – 48
17th-32nd – 4 – 80
Pokemon TCG League Challenge – Thurs. April 25th at AU Holmes
Pokemon TCG League Challenge
Thursday, April 25th at AU Holmes
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Challenge at Alternate Universes Holmes on Thursday, April 25th! League Challenges are the lowest level of Pokemon TCG Championship Series Events, wherein players of any skill level vie to earn Championship Points. Once a player has earned enough Championship Points, they qualify for the Pokemon TCG World Championships!
On top of Championship Points, players at our League Challenge will also win store credit based on overall attendance! Store credit is redeemable at any of our three locations.
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 5:30 PM
Tournament starts: 6:30 pm
Entry fee: $10
Format: Standard
Swiss style; best-of-1 matches; 30-minute rounds; no Top Cut; the number of rounds will be determined by overall attendance.
PRIZES
On top of Championship Points, top finishers will win store credit based on overall attendance! Store credit is awarded on an AU gift card, and is redeemable at any AU location.
Placement – Championship Points – Kicker (# of participants)
1st – 15 – 0
2nd – 12 – 0
3rd & 4th – 10 – 0
5th-8th – 8 – 21
9th-16th – 6 – 48
17th-32nd – 4 – 80
Disney Lorcana Organized Play at Alternate Universes
Disney Lorcana Organized Play
Lorcana League and Lorcana Tournaments
Every Week at Alternate Universes
Alternate Universes is part of the official Disney Lorcana Hobby Store Program and Organized Play program! That means every week, we hold Disney Lorcana League and weekly tournaments at each of our three locations!
If you want to see Lorcana succeed and thrive, one of the best ways to help is to attend your local events, and bring your friends, too!
Lorcana League
Lorcana League is a fun, FREE weekly event where you can earn League Points to win prizes, and be a part of your local Lorcana community!
Lorcana League times are as follows:
Wednesdays 6 pm @ AU Wilmington
Thursdays 6 pm @ AU Blue Bell
Fridays 6 pm @ AU Holmes
As opposed to tournaments, Lorcana League is a free casual-style event, designed for players to hang out and play low-stakes games with one another at their leisure. Players earn 1 point for attending, 1 point for just playing a match, or 2 points instead if they win a match! Matches should be best 2-of-3. During League, players are responsible for finding their own matches with one another, as opposed to a tournament where players’ pairings are calculated for them. Players can earn a maximum of 10 points during one League.
A League round is 4 weeks of Lorcana League. A League season is 12 weeks of Lorcana League, or 3 rounds.
Prizes are awarded based on point totals after each round, and more prizes are awarded at the end of each season!
• Players with at least 3 points at the end of a round each get a random League promo card, and three of those players are randomly chosen to win a Lorcana pin.
• The player with the most points at the end of a round gets to pick two different promos, plus a Lorcana pin!
• At the end of each season, the 6 players with the most total points each get Lore counters, and random players with 8 or more total points at the end of a season each get Lorcana pins!
Weekly Lorcana Tournaments
Lorcana weekly tournaments take place every week during Lorcana League. That means you can attend Lorcana League AND play in the tournament, too!
Weekly Lorcana tournament times are as follows:
Wednesdays 7 pm @ AU Wilmington
Thursdays 7 pm @ AU Blue Bell
Fridays 7 pm @ AU Holmes
Registration opens at the start of League, one hour before the start of the tournament.
Entry fee: $10 ($15 if using store credit)
Format: Constructed, best 2-of-3 matches, 3 rounds maximum. Prizes are awarded based on a player’s win – loss – draw record after 3 rounds.
PRIZES
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit
Store credit is awarded on a reloadable AU gift card, and is redeemable at any of our three stores!
MTG Standard RCQ Round 6 Schedule at Alternate Universes – Jan–Mar 2024
DreamHack Magic
STANDARD Regional Championship Qualifiers
Round 6 (Jan 6th–Mar 24th, 2024)
Sat. 1/13 @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. 1/27 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 2/10 @ AU Wilmington
Sat. 2/17 @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. 3/16 @ AU Wilmington
Sun. 3/24 @ AU Holmes
***There is a 64 player cap on each event.***
✅ Pre-registration is open NOW! Stop by or call AU with your card to preregister! ✅
We’re holding Magic: the Gathering Standard RCQs for the January 6th–March 24th, 2024 season of RCQs, which all support the Regional Championships sometime between May 4th and June 2nd, 2024! Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championship at each of our RCQs!
Magic Regional Championship Qualifiers are open to everyone, and are a player’s first step down the road of competitive Magic. From there, players vie for a place in the Pro Tour and the Magic World Championship!
Each player gets a full-art promo Explore for entering! Top finishers will get an alt-art promo Expressive Iteration, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Expressive Iteration! Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 36 players, we will add $30 store credit to the Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 players total, we will add $270 store credit to the prize pool.
Format: STANDARD
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Stop by or call AU with your card to preregister! Make sure to call the AU you are preregistering to play at!
Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $200 store credit, foil alt-art Expressive Iteration
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $100 store credit, foil alt-art Expressive Iteration
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each
9th-16th Place: non-foil alt-art Expressive Iteration
Prize Scaling: When we reach 36 players, we will add $30 store credit to the Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 players total, we will add $270 store credit to the prize pool.
Alternate Universes Store Hours, Weekly Schedule, and Tournament Prize Structures!
Up-To-Date Store Hours, Weekly Schedules, and Tournament Prize Structures
Come to any of our stores and enjoy free open play any time of day, any day of the week! Bring your friends to play some games, or make new friends when you visit! Our stores are outfitted with tables and public restrooms, and are regularly cleaned. Masks and hand sanitizer are available at the counter for anyone who wishes, and we encourage our players to wear masks while in the store.
We buy and sell single cards everyday! We are always happy to look at Magic: the Gathering, Yugioh, and Pokemon cards that you’d like to sell. Feel free to bring your cards in anytime! If you have a large or particularly valuable collection, please call and make an appointment so we can sit down with you and give your collection proper attention. If you have any questions about whether we’d be interested in buying something, feel free to ask!
EVENTS RUN WEEKLY
We hold weekly tournaments for Magic: the Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh, Flesh and Blood, Digimon, One Piece, Cardfight!! Vanguard, Dragon Ball Super, and more! We also have days set aside for games like Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer 40,000! Join us for Friday Night Magic, and weekly MTG Drafts!
We also hold special events most weekends! Special events are typically larger events, such as Magic Regional Championship Qualifiers or Yugioh Premiere! Events (aka Sneak Peeks) with a larger attendance and often bigger prize payouts. Information on these can be found on their own posts on our website, typically several weeks prior to the event.
Read below for our up-to-date hours, weekly event schedule, and unified prize structures for ALL of our weekly tournaments.
Updated 9-4-23
STORE HOURS
Sunday: Noon to 6:00 PM
Mon – Thurs: Noon to 10:00 PM
Friday: Noon to 11:00 PM
Saturday: Noon to 9:00 PM
Sunday: Noon to 6:00 PM
Mon – Thurs: Noon to 10:00 PM
Friday: Noon to 11:00 PM
Saturday: Noon to 9:00 PM
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Sunday: Noon to 6:00 PM
Mon – Thurs: Noon to 10:00 PM
Friday: Noon to 11:00 PM
Saturday: Noon to 8:00 PM
WEEKLY EVENT SCHEDULE
WEEKLY EVENTS | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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Holmes | 1 pm Digimon 2 pm Vanguard | 6 pm D&D Night 7 pm Star Wars Unlimited | 6 pm MTG Commander STARTING IN FEB at 7 PM MTG Standard Showdown | 6 pm Warhammer 40K 7 pm One Piece Tournament | 7 pm Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format & Time Wizard (Edison) 7 PM Shadowverse: Evolve Tournament | 6 pm MTG FNM Commander 6 pm Lorcana League 7 pm MTG FNM Modern 7 pm Lorcana Tournament | 1 pm Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format |
Blue Bell | 12:30 pm Pokemon League-Style Play 1 pm Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format | 6 pm Warhammer 40K 7 pm MTG Modern Mondays 7 pm One Piece Tournament | 6:30 pm MTG Commander 7 pm Digimon 7 pm Board Games | 7 PM MTG Standard Showdown 7 pm Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format Tournament 7 pm Shadowverse: Evolve Tournament 7 pm Star Wars Unlimited | 6 PM Lorcana League 6:30 pm Vanguard 7 PM Lorcana Tournament 7 pm Dragon Ball Super 7 pm Flesh and Blood TCG | 6 pm MTG Commander 7 pm MTG FNM Draft 7 pm MTG FNM Legacy | Special Event Day |
Wilmington | Noon Pokemon League-Style Play 1 PM MTG Standard Showdown | 7 pm Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format 7 pm Digimon Card Game | 6 pm Warhammer 40K 6 pm Warmachine 7 pm Flesh and Blood TCG 7 pm Shadowverse: Evolve Tournament | 6 pm MTG Commander 6 pm Lorcana League 7 pm MTG Draft Tournament 7 pm Lorcana Tournament | 7 pm One Piece Tournament 7 pm MTG Modern | 6 pm MTG Commander 7 pm MTG FNM Draft 7 pm Star Wars Unlimited | Special Event Day |
TOURNAMENT PRIZE STRUCTURES
Moving forward most of our weekly events for all of our games will use these entry fees and prize structures.
Weekday events will be 3 rounds regardless of the number of players.
Weekend events will be 4 rounds as long as 10 or more people enter (otherwise 3 rounds)
We no longer have playoffs for weekly events. Instead, at the end of the tournament, each player gets a prize based on their win – loss – draw record.
This allows us to keep our weekly tournaments short and sweet, while still offering fair prizes regardless of the number of players in attendance. For example, if we run a weekday tournament with 30 players in attendance, we could expect about 4 players to earn the 3 – 0 prize payout, and about 11 players to earn the 2 – 1 prize payout. The event stays only three rounds, and everyone gets to go home at a reasonable hour!
Yu-Gi-Oh! weekly tournaments are the exception, since Konami requires Official Tournament Stores such as ourselves to award booster pack prizes and not store credit.
Weekday Tournaments (except Yugioh) – 3 rounds
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit
Yu-Gi-Oh! Weekday Tournaments – 3 rounds
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit
3 – 0: 7 $4 Yugioh packs
2 – 1: 3 $4 Yugioh packs
MTG Drafts – 3 rounds
Entry: $20 cash / $25 store credit
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit
All other records: 1 Draft booster of current set
MTG LOTR Drafts – 3 rounds
Entry: $25 cash / $30 store credit
3 – 0: $50 store credit
2 – 1: $25 store credit
All other records: 1 LOTR Draft booster pack
Weekend Tournaments (except Yugioh) – 4 rounds
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit
4 – 0: $50 store credit
3 – 0 – 1: $37 store credit
3 – 1: $24 store credit
2 – 1 – 1: $16 store credit
2 – 2: $8 store credit
Yu-Gi-Oh! Weekend Tournaments – 4 rounds
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit
4 – 0: 10x $4 Yugioh packs
3 – 1: 5x $4 Yugioh packs
Alternate Universes Holmes, Blue Bell & Wilmington are now WPN Premium Stores!
We are proud to announce that Alternate Universes Holmes, Blue Bell, and Wilmington have ALL officially been designated WPN Premium Stores!
Thanks to the hard work of our employees and the dedication of our community, all three Alternate Universes locations have officially become WPN Premium stores. Over the past months, we’ve been working hard to improve our store and thus your playing experience with us. Our Blue Bell store has been remodeled with new paint, carpets, bathrooms, tables, signs, monitors, and more. Only about 5% of WPN retailers have become WPN Premium stores. Achieving this status means that we’ve reached a point where our store provides one of the highest quality gaming experiences you can get from any LGS, and it’s not just because of our looks. It’s because we as a business are committed to providing a very high quality experience to our players. When you come to our store, you can expect a clean, professional, friendly, and fun environment. And now that we’ve reached Premium status, we’ll be able to make your experience even better. We’ll be able to hold exclusive events when they’re available, and offer exclusive products and promos. You’ll notice a couple of other changes around the store as time goes on, and as we continue to work closely with Wizards of the Coast.
Thank you to our community. Without our thriving, enthusiastic, and all-around wonderful community of players these past 16 or so years, we wouldn’t have been considered for this achievement. Whether you have been with us from the beginning or have just learned about us this year, thank you! We look forward to continuing to provide the best gaming experience that we can, and we hope that you’ll continue to join us.