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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

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

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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Rescheduled! Pokemon B&W Emerging Powers Prerelease Sealed Pack Tournament Sunday September 4th at

August 10th, 2011

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Due to Hurricane Irene, Alternate Universes was forced to cancel the special Pokemon sealed pack prerelease tournaments for Pokemon Black & White: Emerging Powers scheduled for our Wilmington store last Sunday.  The tournament will now take place at AU Wilmington on Sunday, September 4th.   Registration begins @ 12 Noon; Play begins @ 12:30 PM

The entry fee will be $25.  The sealed pack tournament means that each player will receive 6 boosters of the new Emerging Powers set with which 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.

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

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

August 7th, 2011

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

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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Yu-Gi-Oh! Generation Force Sneak Peek Events August 6th & 7th

July 13th, 2011

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Alternate Universes will be hosting Yu-Gi-Oh Generation Force Sneak Peek Events Saturday, August 6th and Sunday, August 7th at the Holmes, Blue Bell  & Wilmington stores.  The dueling will begin on Saturday, August 6th at 9:30AM and run until 5:00PM.  Dueling will resume on Sunday, August 7th at 11AM and run through 5:00PM.

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

Blue Bell
Saturday, August 6th

2PM: Constructed Tournament  $5.00 entry fee. (Generation Force cards will be legal).  All players receive a Turbo Pack upon entering.
Sunday, August 7th
2PM: Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee. (Generation Force cards will be legal).  All players receive a Turbo Pack upon entering.

Wilmington
Saturday, August 6th
11AM Constructed Tournament (Generation Force cards will be legal). $5.00 entry fee.  All players receive a Turbo Pack upon entering.
Sunday, August 7th
2PM: Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee. (Generation Force cards will be legal).   All players receive a Turbo Pack  upon entering.

 

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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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Ascension: Return of the Fallen Out NOW!

June 30th, 2011

ROF box 300x267 Ascension: Return of the Fallen Out NOW!As you may or may not know, the popular deck-building board game Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer now has a great new expansion to liven up the game: Ascension: Return of the Fallen! It’s a fully-functional game, so you can play it with a friend or combine it with the original and make it a real party!  Also there’s a new Fate mechanic involved, for added complexity and a fresh feel.  Check it out today!

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Gold Series 4: Pyramids Edition Out Tomorrow!

June 30th, 2011

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Gold Series 4 is available tomorrow, July 1st at each of our 3 locations!  This time it’s bigger and better than ever!  The most special feature?  Three new Gold Series playmats!

Features:

• 25 cards per pack, 1 pack per box, 5 boxes per case
• Every pack contains 22 Commons and 3 Gold Rares
• Each box includes 1 of 3 Game Mats!

Gold Series 4 has a 50-card set: that’s 32 Commons and 18 Gold Rares.

Each pack is $29.95 + tax, come in and get yours tomorrow!

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