Holmes Store
Holmes Store Hours
Sunday: Noon – 6PM
Monday: Noon – 10PM
Tuesday: Noon – 10PM
Wednesday: Noon – 10PM
Thursday: Noon -10PM
Friday: Noon – 11PM
Saturday: Noon – 9PM
Yu-Gi-Oh Shadow Specters Sneak Peek Events November 2nd & 3rd at AU
October 16th, 2013
Alternate Universes will be hosting Yu-Gi-Oh Shadow Specters Sneak Peek Events Saturday, November 2nd at all 3 AU stores and on Sunday, November 3rd at AU Blue Bell. The dueling will begin on Saturday, November 2nd at 10:00AM and run until 5:00PM. Dueling will resume at Blue Bell on Sunday, November 3rd at 11:00 AM and run through 5:00PM.
Entry fee for the event is $20.00. Each participant will receive 5 booster packs of Shadow Specters to build a 40 card deck for casual play throughout the day. Each duelist will also receive a foil promo card. Additionally, Shadow Specters Sneak Peek play mats 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
Saturday, November 2nd
Constructed tournaments at 2PM Saturday. $5.00 entry fee. (Shadow Specters cards will be legal). All players receive an Astral Pack 3 upon entering.
Blue Bell
Saturday, November 2nd 2PM: Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee. (Shadow Specters cards will be legal). All players receive an Astral Pack 2 upon entering.
Sunday, Novemeber 3rd 2PM: Constructed Tournament $5.00 entry fee. (Shadow Specters cards will be legal).
Wilmington
Saturday, Novemebr 2nd
Noon Constructed Tournament (Shadow Specters cards will be legal). $5.00 entry fee.
AU, Holmes is now open at its new location – 2129 MacDade Blvd, Holmes, PA 19043!!
September 1st, 2013We are very happy to announce that the Alternate Universes Holmes has opened at its new location at 2129 MacDade Blvd, Holmes, PA 19043. The new store is only a 2 minute walk from our previous location. The store seats 72 players for gaming and has a larger sales area.
The new store is located in the MacDade Plaza Shopping Center which is just across and down the street from the old store location. The shopping center has a large parking lot for those of you who drive and it is on the same bus route (the 113) as the old store.
The store is located in the MacDade Plaza Shopping Center directly behind the Family Dollar store near the Goodwill Store.
MTG Theros Game Day Tournaments
October 16th, 2013
Alternate Universes will be holding Theros Game Day Tournaments on Saturday, October 19th at the Holmes, Blue Bell & Wilmington stores. The Wilmington & Holmes tournaments begin at 6PM. The Blue BellTournament begins at 1PM. Registration opens one hour before the start time of the event.
Entry fee is $5.00.
Game Day events are Standard-format tournaments. The Standard format uses only the newest sets the game has to offer. The current block, the block that was released the previous fall, and the most recent core set are all legal to play in a Standard deck.
For more information on Standard, click here. The following sets are Standard legal: Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Dragon’s Maze, Magic 2014 and Theros.
Prizes
All participants receive an exclusive Phalanx Leader full-art promo card (while supplies last). The Top 8 players each receive an exclusive Nighthowler full-art foil promo card. The cards are awarded to the Top 8 players even if the tournament cuts only to the Top 4. In addition, the 1st-place winner of Theros Game Day will receive an exclusive Playmat. Pack prizes will also be awarded to top finishers.
Face the Hydra
Bring the Hero Cards you’ve earned at Theros Prerelease and Launch Weekend to help you defeat the Face the Hydra Challenge Deck at Theros Game Day. This special deck is a special activity that you can challenge beginning with Game Day, between rounds or at your convenience. It’s not a part of the tournament, but you’ll want to defeat the Hydra to earn the third Hero Card on the Hero’s Path.
You can use up to two Hero Cards to help you against the Face the Hydra Challenge Deck. To learn more about the Hero’s Path, visit MTGHerosPath.com
Grand Prix Trial for GP Washington, DC Saturday, October 19th at 10AM at AU, Wilmington
October 10th, 2013This Saturday at our Wilmington location, AU will be hosting a trial for Grand Prix DC/Dulles held on November 15th-17th.
When - 10/19/13 at 10AM
Where - Alternate Universes, 3615A Silverside Road, Wilmington, DE 19810
Format - Legacy Constructed
Entry - $20
Prizes - First Place will receive a 2nd-round bye at the GP. Booster Pack Prizes based on attendance. Minimum 5 packs per player will be added to the prize pool.
SPECIAL: If more then 16 players participate in this event then we will give away a From The Vault: 20 as a door prize.
Questions? Feel free to call us @ 302-482-3480.
October Magic Tournaments at Alternate Universes
September 28th, 2013In addition to our regularly scheduled tournaments, Alternate Universes is hosting a number of special MTG tournaments in October. Here is the list of special events
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Theros Launch Weekend Tournaments September 27th & 28th at AU
September 11th, 2013
Theros Launch Weekend Tournaments 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 Release promo card (while supplies last).
Alternate Universes will be hosting multiple Theros Launch Weekend Tournaments at all 3 locations:
AU, Blue Bell: Friday, September 27th at 7:00PM; Draft Format (3x Theros Booster Packs); Entry Fee: $15.00 and Saturday, September 28th at 6:00PM; 2-Headed Giant Sealed Deck (8x Theros Booster Packs) Entry Fee: $40.00 per team
AU, Holmes: Saturday, September 28th at 6:00PM; 2-Headed Giant Sealed Deck Format (6x Theros Booster Packs); Entry Fee: $40.00 per team
AU, Wilmington: Friday, September 27th at 7:00PM; Draft Format (3x Theros Booster Packs); Entry Fee: $15.00 and Saturday, September 28th at 6:00PM; 2-Headed Giant Sealed Deck (8x Theros Booster Packs per team); Entry Fee: $40.00 per team
Registration begins 1 hour before tournament start time. All participants will received the foil release promo card below (while supplies last).
Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Tournament Store Championship at all 3 AU stores! Saturday, September 28th.
September 11th, 2013
Alternate Universes will be hosting Official Tournament Store (OTS) Championships at all three of our locations. The first OTS Championship will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2013. Registration begins at 9:00 AM and the tournament will start at 10:00 AM sharp.
OTS Championships are a high-level tournament created to increase the World Championship Qualification opportunities. Duelists will compete a to earn the title “Store Champion” as well as earn invites to their World Championship Qualifier, along with an exclusive OTS Championship Game Mat!
Duelists play a number of Swiss rounds based on the number of Duelists entered into the tournament. There will be no Playoff Cut: at the end of the Swiss rounds the Duelist who is listed 1st in the standings will receive both the OTS Championship Game Mat and Invite to the WCQ, while the player listed 2nd will receive an invite only.
Entry fee for the OTS Championship is $12.00. Each player receives 3 booster packs upon entry.
MTG Theros Prerelease September 21st & 22nd
September 4th, 2013
The Magic: the Gathering Theros prerelease tournaments will be held Saturday, September 21st & Sunday September 22nd at AU stores.
The Theros Prerelease presents players with a special opportunity to open a Prerelease Pack and begin their journey down the Hero’s Path. There are five Prerelease Packs to choose from; each color has a Heroic Path: White – Honor, Blue – Wisdom, Black – Ambition, Red – Battle, and Green – Might.
The Theros Prelease will also be players’ first opportunity to earn a Hero Card, which they can use to Face the Hydra at Theros Game Day. To learn more about the Hero’s Path, go to MTGHerosPath.com.
Format for all prerelease tournaments is sealed deck except for the Sealed 2-Headed Giant Tournament at Blue Bell. Each player receives one Theros Prerelease Pack to use for building a deck Entry fee is $25.00 if you preregister, $30.00 at the door. All preregistrations must be paid. Preregistration ends Thursday, September 19th.
Two Headed Giant entry fee is $50.00 per team and each team of two players receives two Theros Prerelease Packs to use for building their decks. (One Prerelease Pack per player; players do not need to choose the same color.)
Each Prerelease Pack contains items designed specifically for the chosen Heroic Path.
- 5 Theros booster packs
- 1 seeded booster pack
- 1 promo card
- 1 Choose Your Path activity card
- 1 Spindown™ life counter
- 1 Hero’s Path Welcome Letter
- 1 Hero Card
For this event, players may use the promo card included with the Prerelease Pack in their tournament deck.
All tournaments except the 3:00PM tournament at Blue Bell will be 4 rounds regardless of the number of players. Pack prizes will be awarded based on the number of match wins as follows:
4 – 0 record: 6 packs of Theros
3 – 0 – 1 record: 5 packs of Theros
3 – 1 record: 4 packs of Theros
Everyone else receives 1 pack of Theros
By popular demand, the 3:00PM tournament at Blue Bell will be a regular swiss tournment with the winner guaranteed to receive a sealed box of Theros. Other prizes will be based on the number of entrants with at least 2 booster packs per person put in the prize pool. The number of rounds will be determined by the number of players in this event.
Here is the prerelease schedule by store:
Holmes:
Midnight, Saturday September 21st (Friday night into Saturday) (registration begins at 11:00PM after FNM, September 20th)
6:00PM, Saturday, September 21st (registration begins at 5:00PM)
11AM, Sunday, September 22nd Sealed Two-Headed Giant (registration at 10:30AM). Entry fee for the Two Headed Giant is $50.00 per team
Wilmington:
Midnight, Saturday September 21st- (Friday night into Saturday) (registration begins at 11:00PM after FNM, September 20th)
3:00PM, Saturday September 21st – (registration begins at 2:00PM)
7:30PM Saturday September 21st – (registration begins at 6:30PM)
4:00PM, Sunday September 22nd – (registration begins at 3:00PM)
Blue Bell:
Midnight, Saturday September 21st - (Friday night into Saturday) (registration begins at 11:00PM after FNM, September 20th)
10:00AM Saturday, September 21st – (registration begins at 9AM)
3:00PM Saturday, September 21st – regular swiss style tournament (registration begins at 2:30PM)
6:00PM Saturday, September 21st - Sealed Two-Headed Giant (registration at 5:30PM). Entry fee for the Two Headed Giant is $50.00 per team
10AM, Sunday, September 22nd (registration begins at 9:30AM)
Kaijudo Shattered Alliances Set Premiere Tournaments 9/14 & 9/15
August 27th, 2013
Sealed Deck Tournament – Entry Fee $20.00
The Set Premiere is the first chance for your players to crack open packs of Shattered Alliances and play with all of the new cards in the latest Kaijudo™ expansion. The tournament format is Sealed Deck, so participants will be building decks using only the cards found in their booster packs. This is fun for players because they’ll be able to use all of their new cards right away.
Sealed Deck is a new format for Kaijudo, here’s how it works…
• Players each open 5 Shattered Alliances booster packs
• They build a deck using only the cards from those packs
• Each deck must contain at least 30 cards
• A deck can contain more than 3 copies of a single card
The tournament will run for 3 rounds and the promo card prizes are awarded based on match wins. If a player wins all 3 of their matches they’ll be awarded 3 promo cards. If they win 2 matches they’ll receive 2 promo cards. Each other participant will receive 1 promo card, while supplies last.
Schedule:
Holmes: Saturday 9/14/13 at 6:00PM
Wilmington: Saturday 9/14/13 at 4:00PM
Blue Bell: Sunday 9/15/13 at Noon
Registration opens 1/2 hour before scheduled start time.
MTG Celebration Event – Saturday, September 7 at all three AU stores
August 28th, 2013
This year’s Magic Celebration is a special no-charge event where new and existing players can get together and celebrate all things Magic: The Gathering at Alternate Universes stores. Join your local Magic Community for free gameplay, fun, and prizes!
When and where is it?
Magic Celebration takes place on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Here are the times for the 3 AU stores:
Holmes: 5:00 PM
Wilmington: 4:00 PM
Blue Bell: 1:00 PM
What Happens There?
Play Magic at no charge!
Play a special format event with your friends, compliments of Wizards of the Coast!
Cool Downloadable Content for Magic 2014—Duels of the Planeswalkers!
Players participating in a Magic Celebration event can receive a code from their participating retailer for downloadable content for Magic 2014—Duels of the Planeswalkers!*
Other cool stuff may be happening, too! Contact your local organizer for more information about the event.
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Offer requires Magic 2014—Duels of the Planeswalkers game and respective game account.
What Do I Get?
Each Magic Celebration player receives one Magic 2014 Core Set booster pack** and achievement card**. After opening your booster pack, you’ll choose a Magic 2014 Core Set Sample Deck** to add cards from your booster pack to.
**While supplies last
What Can I Play?
Magic Celebration is a special format event.
To play, open your booster pack and choose a color of cards from your booster you want to play. Then, ask the tournament organizer for a Magic 2014 Core Set Sample Deck of that color to use as the rest of your deck.
Shuffle the cards you want to play from your booster pack into your sample deck and play three best-of-three matches with different opponents.
When you’ve played all of your matches, show your completed score card (on the back of your achievement card) to the tournament organizer to receive an additional Magic 2014 Core Set booster pack as a prize!