Holmes Store
Holmes Store Hours
Sunday: Noon – 7PM
Monday: Noon – 10PM
Tuesday: Noon – 10PM
Wednesday: Noon – 10PM
Thursday: Noon -10PM
Friday: Noon – 11PM
Saturday: Noon – 7PM
MTG Dark Ascension Launch Parties this weekend at AU!
February 1st, 2012Dark 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).
Magic: the Gathering Dark Ascension Prerelease Tournament Schedule
January 7th, 2012Don’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
December 28th, 2011Alternate 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.
Black Friday Sale at all AU Stores
November 23rd, 2011All 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.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Photon Shockwave Sneak Peek Events This Weekend!
October 18th, 2011
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.
MTG Innistrad Game Day, Saturday October 29th at all three AU stores
October 19th, 2011
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.
Pokemon Battle Roads Schedule at AU
September 16th, 2011
Alternate Universes will be hosting Pokemon Battle Roads Tournaments at all three of our locations as follows:
Holmes: Saturday, September 24th - Registration at 10AM, Play at 10:30AM
Blue Bell: Saturday, October 1st - Registration at 10AM, Play at 11AM
Wilmington: Saturday, October 8th - Registration at 10AM, Play at 11:00AM
Entry: Free
Format: Modified Constructed – Bring your own 60 card deck using cards from HeartGold SoulSilver and later. We will use the Black & White rules. Decklists are required.
PRIZES: (Prizes go to the Top 4 in each age group)
1st Place: Gold Victory Cup & 4 booster packs
2nd Place: Silver Victory Cup & 4 booster packs
3rd Place: Bronze Victory Cup & 2 booster packs
4th Place: 2 booster packs
You may play in as many Battle Roads as you would like.
These are Premier events (so you can gain rating points). The K value will be 4.
After the swiss rounds (where everyone plays) there will be a maximum single elimination cut of top 4.
MTG Magic Celebration & Free Mini Master Tournament 9/10
August 10th, 2011
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!
Magic: the Gathering Innistrad Launch Parties at all AU stores next weekend!
September 25th, 2011
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.
Magic: the Gathering Innistrad Prerelease Schedule
September 6th, 2011 
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)