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.

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)

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.

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.

Commander Launch Parties are a great way to celebrate the release of the latest Magic multiplayer set. Play, trade, spend time with friends and get a cool promo card! All participants receive one of five different premium oversized Legendary Creature promo cards exclusive to the Launch Party (while supplies last).

Commander Launch Parties will use an open play format. Players will be placed into game groups of 3-5 players. When a game finishes, players can play again or be regrouped into another game with new players.  Entry fee is $30.00.

Here is the schedule for all three stores:

AU, Holmes: Saturday, June 18th at 6PM

AU, Blue Bell: Saturday, June 18th at 6PM

AU, Wilmington: Saturday, June 18th at 4PM

Registration will begin one hour prior to the start of play.