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AU MTG Legacy Showdown IX This Saturday!

September 13th, 2011

Alternate Universes Blue Bell will be hosting a Magic: the Gathering sanctioned Legacy Tournament Showdown on this Saturday, October 8th.  Registration will open at 10:00 AM with play to begin at 11:00 AM.  Prizes will be as follows:

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.

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MTG Magic Celebration & Free Mini Master Tournament 9/10

August 10th, 2011

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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!

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Magic: the Gathering Innistrad Launch Parties at all AU stores next weekend!

September 25th, 2011

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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.

 

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Magic: the Gathering Innistrad Prerelease Schedule

September 6th, 2011

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Don’t miss the Midnight Prerelease Tournaments!

The Magic: the Gathering Innistrad prerelease tournaments will be held Saturday, Septemebr 24th at all three AU stores and on Sunday, September 25th at the Wilmington store.  For this event all three stores will be holding MIDNIGHT PRERELEASE TOURNMENTS in addition to their regularly scheduled events.  Format for all main event tournaments is sealed deck.  Entry fee is $30.00 at the door or $25.00 if preregistered by Thursday, September 22nd (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 September 24th (registration begins at 11PM after FNM, Sept 23rd)
6:00PM, Saturday, September 24th (registration begins at 5PM)

Wilmington:
Midnight, Saturday September 24th (registration begins at 11PM after FNM, September 23rd)
3:00PM, Saturday September 24th (registration begins at 2:00PM)
1:00PM, Sunday, September 25th (registration begins at Noon)

Blue Bell:
Midnight, Saturday September 24th (registration begins at 11PM after FNM, September 23rd )
10:00AM Saturday, September 24th (registration begins at 9AM)

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MTG Vintage Tournament at our Blue Bell store, Saturday September 10th

August 30th, 2011

Our next Magic: the Gathering Vintage Tournament will be held at our Blue Bell, PA store on Saturday, September10th.  Registration will open at 11AM and play will begin at Noon.  Since we expect this to be a smaller event due to the busy MTG calendar, the entry fee is  only $20.00.  10 proxies are permitted for free and you can buy up to 5 more for $1.00 each.

 The Prizes: (based on give or take 30 players)
        1st Place: UL Mox 
        2nd Place: $80 in store credit
        3rd + 4th Place: $40 in store credit
        5th-8th Place: $20 in store credit

Side Events:

        Single-Elimination 8-Mans!

        Start Time: As soon as 8 players sign up.
        Entry Fee: $10
        Format: Vintage
        K-Value: Unsanctioned, 15 proxies

        Prizes:
        1st Place: $60 in credit
        2nd Place: $20 in credit

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AU Magic Legacy Showdown VIII

August 10th, 2011

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Alternate Universes Blue Bell will be hosting a Magic: the Gathering sanctioned Legacy Tournament Showdown on Saturday, August 20th.  Registration will open at 10:00 AM with play to begin at 11:00 AM.  Prizes will be as follows:

1st place: a choice of either English Moat OR The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

2nd Place: Candelabra of Tawnos

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.

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MTG Magic 2012 Game Day/Store Championships Saturday August 13th at all 3 stores!

August 7th, 2011

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Alternate Universes will be holding Magic: the Gathering Game Day on Saturday, August 13th at all 3 AU stores.    These are standard format tournaments with a $5.00 entry.  The winner is crowned store champion for the Magic 2012 set.

All participants receive an exclusive Stormblood Berserker card (while supplies last). The Top 8 players also each receive an exclusive Dungrove Elder full-art prize card (while supplies last).  Pack prizes will also be awarded.

The schedule for the tournaments is as follows:

Blue Bell & Holmes:  Saturday August 13th at 6:00PM
Wilmington:  Saturday, August 13th at 3:00PM
Registration begins one hour before the start time.

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MtG Standard Grand Prix Trial for Grand Prix Pittsburgh

July 22nd, 2011

Alternate Universes Blue Bell is holding a Standard Grand Prix Trial for Magic: the Gathering on Saturday, July 30!

Registration/Doors Open: 11:00 AM (Start @ 12:00 PM Noon)
Entry Fee: $20
Format: Standard
K-Value: 24k
Rules Enforcement Level: Competitive (like a PTQ)

The Prizes:
1st Place: 36 Booster Packs of M12
2nd Place: 36 Booster Packs of M12
3rd-4th Place: 18 Booster Packs of M12
5th-8th Place: 9 Booster Packs of M12

Also, 3-Round Byes will be awarded depending on attendance as follows:

8 -32 – 1 Set of Byes (Winner)
33 – 64 = 2 Sets of Byes (Finalists)
65 – 128 = 4 Sets of Byes (Top 4)
129+ = 8 Sets of Byes (Top 8)

Our last GPT had 33 players so we hit the magic number for 2 sets of byes! Bring a friend and come earn yourself a set of byes for the upcoming GP.

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Magic: the Gathering Magic 2012 Launch Party

July 10th, 2011

Alternate Universes will be hosting Magic 2012 Launch Parties at all 3 locations:

AU, Blue Bell:  Friday, July 15th  at 7:00PM; Draft Format (3x Packs of Magic 2012);  Entry Fee: $15.00

AU, Holmes: Saturday, July 16th at 6:00PM; Sealed Deck Format (6x packs of Magic 2012); Entry Fee: $30.00

AU, Wilmington:  Friday, July 15th at 7:00PM; Draft Format (3x Packs of Magic 2012);  Entry Fee: $15.00

Registration begins 1 hour before tournament start time.  All participants will received foil release promo (see below) cards and random door prizes will be awarded.

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Magic: the Gathering 2012 Prerelease Tournaments

June 23rd, 2011

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Don’t miss the Midnight Prerelease Tournaments!

The Magic: the Gathering 2012 prerelease tournaments will be held Saturday, July 9th at all three AU stores and on Sunday, July 10th at the Wilmington store.  For this event all three stores will be holding MIDNIGHT PRERELEASE TOURNMENTS in addition to their regularly scheduled events.  Format for all main event tournaments is sealed deck.  Entry fee is $30.00 at the door or $25.00 if preregistered by Thursday, July 7th. (All preregistrations must be paid). 

As usual, pack prizes will also be awarded.

Here is the prerelease schedule by store:

Holmes:
Midnight, Saturday July 9th (registration begins at 11PM after FNM, July 8th)
6:00PM, Saturday, July 9th (registration begins at 5PM)

Wilmington:
Midnight, Saturday July 9th (registration begins at 11PM after FNM, July 8th )
1:00PM, Sunday, July 10th (registration begins at Noon)

Blue Bell:
Midnight, Saturday July 9th (registration begins at 11PM after FNM, July 8th )
10:00AM Saturday, July 9th (registration begins at 9AM)
A sealed two headed giant side event will be held on Saturday begining at approximately 2:00PM at Blue Bell only.

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