AU Holmes and Blue Bell will be open on Labor Day
September 1st, 2010The Blue Bell and Holmes stores will be open regular hours on Monday, September 6th, Labor Day. The regular Monday night Magic Draft Tournament will be held at the Holmes store beginning at 7:00PM.
This will be the last Monday the Blue Bell store will be open as we return to our regular schedule for the Fall.
Win a chance to buy a FTV: Relics for just $34.95!
August 31st, 2010This Friday night all 3 Alternate Universes stores will be holding random drawings at Friday Night Magic to let a few lucky winners buy a copy of From The Vault: Relics for the suggested retail price of $34.95 plus tax. These are the same FTV’s selling on Ebay for $60.00 to $75.00!
All you have to do qualify for the drawing is play in the Friday Night Magic tournament at one of three stores and be present when your name is called. It’s that easy! So come out and maybe you’ll get a chance to buy this once in a lifetime collection!
Yu-Gi-Oh Regional Saturday, September 11th in Philadelphia
August 24th, 2010Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Tournament
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Pennsylvania Convention Center
11th & Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Entry Fee: $20.00
Each participant will receive 5 booster packs of Duelist Revolution.
Top 32 finishers will receive an invite to the 2011 Yu-Gi-Oh National Tournament. Top 8 finishers will receive additional prizes.
Side Events will be held.
Organized by your friends at Alternate Universes.
AU Legacy IV Showdown 8/28 at our Blue Bell store!
August 10th, 2010Alternate Universes Blue Bell will once again be running a sanctioned Magic: the Gathering Legacy Tournament on Saturday August 28th. Entry fee is $20.00. Registration will open at 10AM and play will begin at 11AM. Prizes for the tournament are as follows:
1st place: 4x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2nd place: 1x Moat
3rd & 4th place: $50.00 store credit
If 25 or more players participate then prizes will be extended to 5th-8th places
Additionally, we will be giving away lots of door prizes including 18 MTG playmats, an MTG backpack and other goodies. We will also being randoming giving away a FROM THE VAULT: RELICS!!
Remember this is a sanctioned tournament so no proxies allowed. Decklists are required and deck checks will be conducted. A certified MTG Judge will be present for rulings.
Magic Vintage Tournament this Saturday, 8/14
August 10th, 2010This Saturday AU Blue Bell will be hosting the monthly 10 proxy Vintage tournament run by Nick Coss. Registration for the tournament will begin at 11AM with play scheduled to start at Noon. The entry fee is $25.00. The prizes for the tournament are as follows:
1st Place: UL Mox Jet!
2nd Place: $200 in table credit
3rd + 4th Place: $100 in table credit
5th-8th Place: $50 in table credit
Highest player with no proxies: $25 in table credit
We hope to see you there!
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Revolution Sneak Peek Events on August 7 & 8 at all three AU stores!
July 29th, 2010Alternate Universes will be hosting theYu-Gi-Oh Duelist Revolution Sneak Peek Events August 7th & 8th at all 3 locations: Holmes, Blue Bell & Wilmington. The dueling will begin on Saturday, August 7th at 9:30AM and run until 5:00PM. Dueling will resume on Sunday, August 8th at Noon through 5:00PM. These dates and times are for all 3 locations!
Entry fee for the event is $20.00. Each participant will receive 5 packs of Duelist Revolution to build a 40 card deck for casual play through out the day. Each duelist will also receive a foil promo card. Additionally, Duelist Revolution Sneak Peek playmats will be randomly given away throughout the day while supplies last. (must be present to win).
Side events will be held at each location as follows:
Holmes
Constructed tournaments at 2PM Saturday & Sunday. $5.00 entry fee. All players receive a Turbo Pack 3 upon entering.
Blue Bell
Saturday, August 7th
Noon: Box tournament – $10.00 entry fee – single elimination (8 person)
2PM: Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee.
Sunday, August 8th
2PM: Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee.
Wilmington
Saturday, August 7th
11AM Constructed Tournament (Duelist Revolution cards will be legal). $5.00 entry fee
2PM Box Tournament: $10.00 entry fee. Single elimination. (8 person)
Sunday, August 8th
2PM Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Apple IPad Tournament at AU, Blue Bell July 31st
July 8th, 2010AU, Blue Bell will be hosting a Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament on Saturday, July 31st with a 1st place prize of a brand new Apple Ipad computer. Registration will begin at 10AM with the tournament to start at 11AM. Entery Fee is $20.00 and the format is advanced constructed. Decklists will be required and there will be qualified Yu-Gi-Oh judges present. Rules enforcement will be the same as for Regionals. This tournament is limted to 80 players so come early to make sure you don’t get shutout.
Prize Structure
1st place: Apple IPad
2nd place: $150 store credit
3rd & 4th: 24 packs
5th – 8th: $50.00 store credit
Magic Grand Prix Trial July 17th at AU, Blue Bell
July 4th, 2010AU, Blue Bell will be hosting a Magic: the Gathering Grand Prix Trial on Saturday, July 17th. Registration will begin at 9:30AM with the tournament starting at 10AM. The entry fee is $25.00. The tournament will be Legacy format. Winner receives 3 bye wins at Grand Prix Columbus. Packs will awarded as prizes as well.
The structure for Grand Prix trial tournaments will be modified-Swiss style, with a cut to top players playing in single elimination for prizes and byes based on attendance. The correct number of Swiss rounds is based on the number of players playing in the tournament.
Magic 2011 Prerelease Schedule for all AU stores
July 2nd, 2010Blue Bell
Saturday July 10th & Sunday, July 11th
Doors open at 9:00am
Play starts at 10:00am
Main event:
Magic 2011 Prerelease Tournaments are Sealed Deck format. Each player receives 6 Magic 2011 booster packs to build a deck. The tournaments are run using Swiss rounds with four rounds.
Prizes: 2 Magic 2011 boosters per tournament participant for the overall prize pool. Each participant will receive 1 Sun Titan promo card (while supplies last)
Entry is $25 if you preregister ($30 at the door)
Side event:
Two Headed Giant Sealed pack
2:00pm (or as soon as Main event is finished)
product mix is 8 Magic 2011 booster packs per team
Entry is $20 per player ($40 per team)
Holmes
Friday, July 9 at Midnight (Saturday morning)
Registration opens at 11PM
Play starts at Midnight
Saturday, July 10th
Registration opens at 5:00PM
Play begins at 6:00PM
Magic 2011 Prerelease Tournaments are Sealed Deck format. Each player receives 6 Magic 2011 booster packs to build a deck. The tournaments are run using Swiss rounds with four rounds.
Prizes: 2 Magic 2011 boosters per tournament participant for the overall prize pool. Each participant will receive 1 Sun Titan promo card (while supplies last)
Entry is $25 if you preregister ($30 at the door)
Wilmington
Saturday, July 10th
Registration at Noon
Play starts at 1PM
Magic 2011 Prerelease Tournaments are Sealed Deck format. Each player receives 6 Magic 2011 booster packs to build a deck. The tournaments are run using Swiss rounds with four rounds.
Prizes: 2 Magic 2011 boosters per tournament participant for the overall prize pool. Each participant will receive 1 Sun Titan promo card (while supplies last)
Entry is $25 if you preregister ($30 at the door)
4th of July Weekend Schedule
June 27th, 2010Here is the 4th of July weekend schedule:
AU, Holmes
Closed Sunday, July 4th
Open regular hours for Monday, July 5th (MTG Draft will held at 7:00PM)
AU, Blue Bell
Open Sunday, July 4th (Yugioh tournament will be held at 2:00PM)
Open Monday, July 5th (Noon to 8:00PM)
AU, Wilmington:
Closed Sunday July 4th & Monday July 5th