Alternate Universes will be hosting Dark Ascension Launch Parties at all 3 locations:

AU, Blue Bell: Friday, February 3rd at 7:00PM; Draft Format (2x Packs Dark Ascension, 1x Innistrad);  Entry Fee: $15.00

AU, Holmes: Saturday, February 4th at 6:00PM; Sealed Deck Format (6x packs of Dark Ascension); Entry Fee: $30.00

AU, Wilmington: Friday, February 3rd at 7:00PM; Draft Format (2x Packs Dark Ascension, 1x Innistrad); Entry Fee: $15.00

Registration begins 1 hour before tournament start time. All participants will received foil release promo card (while supplies last).

Our goal is run a tournament of 75+ players. To encourage that, in addition to byes normally given away for Grand Prix Trials, we are going to be giving away the following prizes should we get 75 or more players: 

1st Place: 4 Booster Boxes of Dark Ascension
2nd Place: 2 Booster Boxes of Dark Ascension
3rd & 4th Place: 1 Booster Box of Dark Ascension
5th-8th Place: 18 Booster Packs of Dark Ascension
9th-16th Place: 9 Booster Packs of Dark Ascension

Count it up, that’s *2 Cases*of Dark Ascension we’re giving away as long as we get 75 or more players!   If we don’t reach our goal we will still give away some product just as a show of appreciation for everyone who did show up.

The Details:
Saturday, February 18^th at our Bluebell location (1530 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422)
Registration begins at 10 AM, Play begins at 12 PM.
Standard Constructed Format.  Decklists will be required.
Entry is FREE!

The Magic: the Gathering Dark Ascension prerelease tournaments will be held Saturday, January 28th at all three AU stores and on Sunday, January 29th at the Holmes store. For this event all three stores will be holding MIDNIGHT PRERELEASE TOURNMENTS in addition to their regularly scheduled events. Format for all event tournaments is sealed deck except for the a Sealed 2-Headed Giant Tournament at Blue Bell. Entry fee is $30.00 at the door or $25.00 if preregistered by Thursday, January 26th. (All preregistrations must be paid).

As usual, pack prizes will also be awarded based on the number of wins.

Here is the prerelease schedule by store:

Holmes:
Midnight, Saturday January 28th (registration begins at 11PM after FNM, January 27th)
6:00PM, Saturday, Janaury 28th (registration begins at 5PM)
11AM, Sunday, Janaury 29th (Registration begins at 10:30AM)

Wilmington:
Midnight, Saturday January 28th (registration begins at 11PM after FNM, January 27th)
3:00PM, Saturday January 28th (registration begins at 2:00PM)
7:00PM Saturday January 28th (registration begins at 6:00PM)

Blue Bell:
Midnight, Saturday January 28th (registration begins at 11PM after FNM, January 27th )
10:00AM Saturday, January 28th (registration begins at 9AM)
2:00PM Saturday, January 28th – Sealed & 2 Headed Giant Sealed (registration begins at 1:30PM)

1st place: 4x Tarmogoyf

2nd Place: 4x Snapcaster & 4x Wasteland

3rd & 4th: $75 store credit

5th – 8th: $35.00 store credit (awarded if 25 players register)

Entry fee is $25.00. All participants will be entered into a drawing for random door prizes. This is a DCI sanctioned tournament, so no proxies are permitted.

1st place: Time Vault

2nd Place: Library of Alexandria

3rd & 4th:  $75 store credit

5th – 8th: $35.00 store credit (awarded if 25 players register)

Entry fee is $25.00.  All participants will be entered into a drawing for random door prizes.  This is a DCI sanctioned tournament, so no proxies are permitted.

Alternate Universes will be holding Magic: the Gathering Game Day on Saturday, October 29th at all 3 AU stores.    These are standard format tournaments with a $5.00 entry.  The winner is crowned store champion for the Innistrad set.

 All participants receive an exclusive Diregraf Ghoul card (while supplies last). The Top 8 players also each receive an exclusive Elite Inquisitor extended-art prize card (while supplies last). These cards are awarded to the Top 8 players even if the tournament cuts only to the Top 4.  Pack prizes will also be awarded.

The schedule for the tournaments is as follows:

Blue Bell & Holmes:  Saturday October 29th at 6:00PM

Wilmington:  Saturday, October 29th at 3:00PM

Registration begins one hour before the start time.

$25 Entry Fee
Held in all 50 states & Puerto Rico
Format: Standard (including Innistrad) 

Prizes:

• A gorgeous unique Top 8 Playmat, done by Kekai Kotaki. Only 500 of these will ever exist.
• Each State/Provincial Champion receives a championship plaque
• Champions receive a Custom DCI Card done by Kekai Kotaki
• Champions Receive FREE entry into all Constructed Premier Events for a Year!
• Booster packs to top players based on attendance

There is no residence requirement this year.  You can play in any state.  You can play in Delaware!

Decklists are required.

1st place: Unlimited Time Walk

2nd Place: The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

3rd & 4th:  $100 store credit

5th – 8th: $35.00 store credit (awarded if 25 players register)

Entry fee is $25.00.  All participants will be entered into a drawing for random door prize of FTV: Legends.  This is a DCI sanctioned tournament, so no proxies are permitted.

Alternate Universes will be holding the first Magic Celebration at all three of our stores on Saturday, September 10th!  Just for showing up at the celebration, you’ll get a free Magic 2012 booster pack.  Not only that, but the first 4 customers who come in during the celebration and buy a Deckbuilder’s Toolkit will also get a free T-shirt!

That’s not all, as during the day, we’ll be holding a FREE Mini Master (a.k.a. Pack Wars) tournament at each store, thanks to Wizards of the Coast.  The play will be Swiss-style, and for each round that you win you’ll get another free pack of M12!

AU Holmes:
Celebration begins @ 5 PM, ends at the end of the tournament
Tournament begins @ 6PM

AU Blue Bell:
Celebration Noon – 5 PM
Tournament begins @ 2 PM

AU Wilmington:
Celebration 3 PM – 7 PM
Tournament begins @ 4 PM

Come in and spend the day playing with your friends for free, and maybe wearing a free T-shirt, too!

Innistrad Launch Parties are a great way to celebrate the release of the latest Magic: The Gathering set! Play, trade, spend time with friends, and win cool prizes! All participants receive a Ludevic’s Test Subject/Ludevic’s Abomination exclusive Launch Party promo card (while supplies last).

Alternate Universes will be hosting Inistrad Launch Parties at all 3 locations:

AU, Blue Bell:  Friday, September 30th at 7:00PM; Draft Format (3x Packs of Innistrad);  Entry Fee: $15.00

AU, Holmes: Saturday, October 1st at 6:00PM; Sealed Deck Format (6x packs of Innistrad); Entry Fee: $30.00

AU, Wilmington:  Friday, September 30th  at 7:00PM; Draft Format (3x Packs of Innistrad);  Entry Fee: $15.00

Registration begins 1 hour before tournament start time.  All participants will received foil release promo  card.