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Yu-Gi-Oh! Order of Chaos Sneak Peek Events January 14th & 15th at all 3 AU stores

December 28th, 2011

Alternate Universes will be hosting Yu-Gi-Oh Order of Chaos Sneak Peek Events Saturday, January 14th and Sunday, January 15that the Holmes, Blue Bell & Wilmington stores. The dueling will begin on Saturday, January 14th at 9:30AM and run until 5:00PM. Dueling will resume on Sunday, January 15th at 11AM and run through 5:00PM.

Entry fee for the event is $20.00. Each participant will receive 5 booster packs of Order of Chaos to build a 40 card deck for casual play throughout the day. Each duelist will also receive a foil promo card. Additionally, Order of Chaos 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. (Order of Chaos cards will be legal). All players receive a Turbo Pack upon entering.

Blue Bell
Saturday, January 14th
2PM: Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee. (Order of Chaos cards will be legal). All players receive a Turbo Pack upon entering.
Sunday, January 15th
2PM: Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee. (Order of Chaos cards will be legal).

Wilmington
Saturday, January 14th
11AM Constructed Tournament (Order of Chaos cards will be legal). $5.00 entry fee.
Sunday, January 15th
2PM: Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee. (Order of Chaos cards will be legal). All players receive a Turbo Pack upon entering.

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AU MTG Legacy Showdown XI Saturday, January 7th

December 28th, 2011

Alternate Universes Blue Bell will be hosting a Magic: the Gathering sanctioned Legacy Tournament Showdown on Saturday, January 7th . Registration will open at 10:00 AM with play to begin at 11:00 AM.  Prizes will be as follows:

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.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! “Tour Guide” Tournament Saturday December 31st at AU, Blue Bell

December 12th, 2011

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Alternate Universes will be holding a “Tour Guide” Tournament at our Blue Store on Saturday, December 31st.  Registration will begin at 10AM and play will begin promptly at 11AM.  Entry fee is $25.00.

The prize structure for the tournament is:
1st Place:  3x Tour Guide from the Underworld
2nd Place: 2x Tour Guide from the Underworld
3rd & 4th Place: 1x Tour Guide from the Underworld each
5th – 8th:  $50.00 store credit

Seating is limited to 84 players.  Preregistration will be available in person at the Blue Bell store or by phone (215-277-8251) beginning Tuesday, 12/13/11.  Online preregistration will be available soon.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Tournament, Saturday December 10th, PA Convention Center

November 8th, 2011

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Tournament
at the  
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA  19107

Saturday, December 10th , 2011

Registration begins at 8:30AM.
Play begins at 10AM.

$20.00 Entry Fee
Advanced Constructed Format

 Each player will receive 5 booster packs of  Photon Shockwave for entering. 

Top 48 finishers receive an invite to Yu-Gi-Oh!  2012 North American World Championship Qualifier (min 300 players)

Top 8 finishers receive additional prizes.

 
Decklists are required and should be prepared in advance.

 
All players are now required to present official ID when registering!  Acceptable forms of ID include:
  • Current-year School ID cards
  • Driver’s licenses
  • Passport
  • Other government-issued identification documents
  • If the Duelist is under the age of 16, a copy of their birth certificate

Please bring your Konami ID Card.   If you do not have your Konami ID card but played at a Philly regional before we may have your ID number.  If you do not have a Konami ID number, they will be available the day of the regional.

Side events schedule:
1:00PM  -  Dragon Dueling (12 years old and younger, swiss format, FREE!)
After Round 3:  Win-a Mats (single elimination, $12.00 entry fee, 3 packs upon entry)
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AU MTG Legacy Showdown X Saturday, November 19th!

November 1st, 2011

Alternate Universes Blue Bell will be hosting a Magic: the Gathering sanctioned Legacy Tournament Showdown on Saturday, November 19th.  Registration will open at 10:00 AM with play to begin at 11:00 AM.  Prizes will be as follows:

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.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Photon Shockwave Sneak Peek Events This Weekend!

October 18th, 2011

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Alternate Universes will be hosting Yu-Gi-Oh Photon Shockwave Sneak Peek Events Saturday, November 5th and Sunday, November 6th at the Holmes, Blue Bell  & Wilmington stores.  The dueling will begin on Saturday, November 5th at 9:30AM and run until 5:00PM.  Dueling will resume on Sunday, November 6th at 11AM and run through 5:00PM.

Entry fee for the event is $20.00.  Each participant will receive 5 booster packs of Photon Shockwave to build a 40 card deck for casual play throughout the day.  Each duelist will also receive a foil promo card.    Additionally, Photon Shockwave 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.   (Photon Shockwave cards will be legal).  All players receive a Turbo Pack upon entering.

Blue Bell
Saturday, November 5th
2PM: Constructed Tournament  $5.00 entry fee. (Photon Shockwave cards will be legal).  All players receive a Turbo Pack upon entering.
Sunday, November 6th
2PM: Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee. (Photon Shockwave cards will be legal). 

Wilmington
Saturday, November 5th
11AM Constructed Tournament (Photon Shockwave cards will be legal). $5.00 entry fee. 
Sunday, November 6th
2PM: Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee. (Photon Shockwave cards will be legal).   All players receive a Turbo Pack  upon entering.

 

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Pokemon Noble Victories Prerelease at AU, Blue Bell, Saturday, Oct. 29th

October 19th, 2011

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Alternate Universes Blue Bell will be hosting the Pokemon Noble Victories Prerelease on Saturday, October 29th.   Registration begins @ 10:00AM; Play begins @ 11:00AM

The entry fee will be $25.  The sealed pack tournament means that each player will receive 6 boosters of the new Noble Victories set to build a deck and play for 4 rounds.  Each player will also receive 2 bonus packs just for participating, as well as promo cards and Themed gift items while supplies last.  Each Noble Victories booster pack will include a code for the Trading Game Online.

If you have any questions, you can contact dorian@1playerplace.com, or check www.magicadvisor.com

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MTG Innistrad Game Day, Saturday October 29th at all three AU stores

October 19th, 2011

 

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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.

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MTG Delaware State Championship at AU Wilmington, Saturday, October 15th

October 10th, 2011

Alternate Universes, Wilmington will be hosting the Magic: the Gathering Delaware State Championship Tournament on Saturday, October 15th.  Registration opens at 9AM with play to begin at 10AM.   Here are the details:

$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.

 

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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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