Yu-Gi-Oh!

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Let the Duel Begin!

The Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game is based on the Japanese comic mega-hit. Now you can put yourself right in the middle of all the exciting action and become a master Duelist!  Collecting additional cards in the booster packs will allow you to customize your Deck and increase your odds of winning!

Alternate Universes has a great selection and great prices on Yu-Gi-Oh! singles and is always interested in buying or trading for your Yu-Gi-Oh! cards.

Holmes Store Events:

Advanced Constructed Every Saturday & Sunday at 2PM $5 Entry Fee; Every player receives a Turbo Pack; Top finishers receive store credit based on the number of participants

Blue Bell Store Events:

Duelist League – 14 & Under Every Saturday 2PM to 4PM  $5 Entry Fee; Every player receives a Promo Card
Advanced Constructed Every Sunday at 2PM $5 Entry Fee; Packs are awarded as follows; 1st place: 24, 2nd place: 8, 3rd & 4th place: 3 each, 5th through 8th place: 1 each (min 17 players)
Advanced Constructed Every Wednesday at 7PM $5 Entry.  Each player receives a booster pack.  Prizes are awarded in store credit based on number of players.

Wilmington Store Events:

Duelist League – 14 & Under Every Sunday 2PM to 4PM $5 Entry Fee; Every player receives a Promo Card
Advanced Constructed Every Saturday at 11:00AM & Every Thursday at 7:00PM $5 Entry Fee; Packs are awarded as follows; 1st place: 24, 2nd place: 8, 3rd & 4th place: 3 each, 5th through 8th place: 1 each (min 17 players)
Advanced Constructed Every Tuesday at 7PM $5 Entry Fee; Turbo Packs are given to each player upon entry.  Prizes are store credit and based on the

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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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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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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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Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Tournament, This Saturday October 8th, PA Convention Center

September 13th, 2011

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

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

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

$20.00 Entry Fee
Advanced Constructed Format

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Each player will receive 5 booster packs of  Generation Force 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 theregional.

Side events will be held beginning after Round 3 and continuing throughout the day!
Tournaments will include:
Win-a Mats (single elimination, $12.00 entry fee, 3 packs upon entry)
Dragon Dueling (12 years old and younger, swiss format, FREE!)
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This Saturday! iPad 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament September 3rd at AU Blue Bell

August 19th, 2011

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Alternate Universes Blue Bell will be holding a special Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament on Saturday, September 3rd, 2011.  First place prize will be a brand new Apple  iPad 2! Registration will open at 11AM and the tournament will begin promptly at Noon.  Entry fee is $25.  Registration is limited to 75 players.

The complete prize structure is:

1st Place:  Apple iPad 2
2nd Place: 2x Solemn Warning & $100.00 store credit  (Note: the sharp increase in price for Tour Guides makes it impossible for us to offer them as a 2nd place prize as previously announced.)
3rd & 4th Places: $100.00 store credit each
5th through 8th:  1 sealed box of Generation Force each!

We will also be giving away several door prizes!

This is an Advanced Constructed Swiss-Style tournament with the number of rounds depending on the number of players.  There will be a top 8 cut.  Local tournament rules will be in effect, so there will be no draws.

Additionally, we will be holding 8-player single elimination box tournaments beginning after the 2nd round.  Entry fee for the box tournaments will be $12.00.

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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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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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iPad 2 Tournament July 2nd at AU Blue Bell!

June 15th, 2011

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Alternate Universes Blue Bell will be holding a special Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament on Saturday, July 2, 2011.  First place prize will be a brand new Apple  iPad 2! Registration will open at 11AM and the tournament will begin promptly at Noon.  Entry fee is $25.  Registration is limited to 75 players.  You can pre-register online with the PayPal form below!

The complete prize structure is:

1st Place:  Apple iPad 2
2nd Place: 2 copies of Pot of Duality
3rd & 4th Places: $100.00 store credit each
5th through 8th:  24 booster packs of Extreme Victory

We will also be giving away several door prizes!

This is an Advanced Constructed Swiss-Style tournament with the number of rounds depending on the number of players.  There will be a top 8 cut.  Local tournament rules will be in effect, so there will be no draws.

Additionally, we will be holding 8-player single elimination box tournaments beginning after the 2nd round.  Entry fee for the box tournaments will be $10.00.

 

 

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