Alternate Universes

MTG Dark Ascension Launch Parties this weekend at AU!

Mike Coyle — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:42:58 +0000

Dark Ascension 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 an exclusive Launch Party promo card (while supplies last).

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).

Win Booster Boxes of Dark Ascension at our FREE GPT Tournament February 18th!

Mike Coyle — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:58:33 +0000

FREE Trial for Grand Prix Indianapolis

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!

Magic: the Gathering Dark Ascension Prerelease Tournament Schedule

Mike Coyle — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:19:39 +0000

Don’t miss the Midnight Prerelease Tournaments!

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)

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

Mike Coyle — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:31:39 +0000

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.

AU MTG Legacy Showdown XI Saturday, January 7th

Mike Coyle — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:08:43 +0000

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.

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

Mike Coyle — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:47:56 +0000

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.

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

Mike Coyle — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:04:55 +0000

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)

Black Friday Sale at all AU Stores

Mike Coyle — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:14:41 +0000

All AU stores will be holding a giant Black Friday sale. Doors at all stores will open at 10AM! Special sales prices from 10AM to Noon. Here are a few examples of the items that will be on sale:

Board Games: 30% off before Noon; 20% off after Noon
Warhammer: 20% off before Noon; 15% off after Noon
Dungeons and Dragons Books: 40% off before Noon; 30% off after Noon

Yu-Gi-Oh!:

Gold Series 4: $25.00
Lost Sanctuary Structure Deck: $8.00
All Yu-Gi-Oh! singles: 10% off

Magic

Fire & Lightning Premium Deck: $25.00
Phyrexia v. The Coalition Duel Decks: $12.00
Archenemy: Individual decks $15.00
All Non-Type 2 case singles: 10% off

Pokemon

Boosters: 3 for $10.00
Starters: $10.00
Tins: 20% off

World of Warcraft

Raid Decks: $10.00 each
Archive Packs: $4.00 each
Class Starters: $10.00 each
Boosters: 4 for $10.00

HeroClix

Superman boosters $10.00
All starters – 20% of

Naruto (Holmes and BB)

Booster Packs: 4 for $10.00
Starters: $10.00 each
Tins: $12.00 each

Minis

Star Wars Boosters & Starters: 40% off
D&D Boosters 20% off

Accessories

10% off

All prices plus sales tax where applicable.

Pokemon City Championships at AU, November 26th & 27th

Mike Coyle — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:27:16 +0000

Alternate Universes will be hosting the Pokemon City Championships this weekend. On Saturday, November 26th the Championship will be held at the Blue Bell store. On Sunday, November 27th the tournament will be held at the Wilmington store. Registration begins at 10AM with play at 11AM both days. These tournaments are FREE!

Format: Modified Constructed

Prizes for each of three age groups:
1st: 18 boosters + 6 championship points
2nd: 10 boosters + 5 championship points
3rd & 4th: 4 boosters each + 4 championship points
(if there are 32+players in age group then 5-8Th receive 3 championship points)

All players receive a promo card while supplies last. Door prizes: pokeballs, stickers, pencils

AU MTG Legacy Showdown X Saturday, November 19th!

Mike Coyle — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:46:02 +0000

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.