Welcome to Alternate Universes!
Welcome to Alternate Universes!
Collectable gaming cards, miniatures, board games, and more!
Serving the Greater Philadelphia area since 2003
We are a family-owned game store with three locations in the Greater Philadelphia area, plus an online store! Come in and play your favorite collectable card or miniatures game at our clean, well lit facilities! We sell Magic: the Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer 40K, board games, gaming accessories, and more! Each location is outfitted with plenty of table space for free open play every day. We also buy & sell single cards for Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh! & Pokemon at each of our stores. Stop by and say hello!
Alternate Universes BLACK FRIDAY SALE 2024
Alternate Universes
BLACK FRIDAY SALE 2024
Nov. 29th – Dec. 6th
This is one of our biggest sales ever, with sales on almost everything,
and some of the deepest discounts we’ve ever done!
Holiday Gift Bags are returning, premade with care
and ready to stuff your favorite gamer’s stocking!
Bargain Tables are returning too, with sales
unique to each of our three stores!
MAGIC: THE GATHERING
Commander Masters Set Packs and Boxes: 20% off
Commander Masters Draft Packs: 20% off
Commander Masters Draft Boxes: 15% off
Assassin’s Creed Beyond Booster Packs: 40% off
Assassin’s Creed Beyond Boxes: 25% off
Assassin’s Creed Collector Packs: 30% off
Assassin’s Creed Collector Boxes: 30% off
LOTR Draft Packs: 40% off
Dominaria Remastered Draft Packs: 40% off
Unfinity Draft Packs and Boxes: 30% off
Innistrad: Double Feature Draft Packs: 40% off
Murders at Karlov Manor Play Packs: 30% off
Murders at Karlov Manor Play Boxes: 25% off
Murders at Karlov Manor Collector Packs: 20% off
MOM: The Aftermath Collector Packs: 50% off
MOM: The Aftermath Collector Boxes: 50% off
New Capenna Set Packs: 40% off
New Capenna Set Boxes: 20% off
Crimson Vow Collector Packs: 12% off
Crimson Vow Collector Boxes: 30% off
Forgotten Realms Collector Packs: 12% off
Forgotten Realms Collector Boxes: 30% off
Ravnica: Clue Edition: 40% off
All Draft Packs From Main Sets: 40% off
All Other MTG Packs, Starter Decks, Bundles, and Box Sets: 20% off
All Other MTG Booster Boxes: 10% off
COMMANDER DECKS
Painbow: $35
Enduring Enchantments: $50
Planeswalker Party: $45
Scrappy Survivors: $40
Hail Caesar: $45
Science!!!: $35
Paradox Power: $30
Blast from the Past: $35
Tinker Time: $27
Spirit Squadron: $25
Coven Counters: $25
Creative Energy: $30
Graveyard Overdrive: $35
Tricky Terrain: $40
Tricky Terrain (Collector’s Edition): $120
Eldrazi Incursion (Collector’s Edition) $200
Virtue and Valor: $30
All Other Commander Decks 20% off
YU-GI-OH!
Rarity Collection 2 Packs: 50% off
Rarity Collection 2 Boxes: 40% off
Dueling Mirrors Tins: 30% off
2021, 2022, and 2023 Tins: 50% off
Legend of Blue-Eyes, Spell Ruler, Metal Raiders, Pharaoh’s Servant, Invasion of Chaos Packs: 40% off
Legend of Blue-Eyes, Spell Ruler, Metal Raiders, Pharaoh’s Servant, Invasion of Chaos Boxes: 30% off
Soulburning Volcano Packs: 50% off
Soulburning Volcano Boxes: 50% off
Valiant Smashers Packs: 50% off
Valiant Smashers Boxes: 40% off
Dark World Structure Deck: 40% off
Saga of Blue-Eyes White Dragon Structure Deck: 40% off
Crystal Beasts Structure Deck: 40% off
Slifer and Obelisk Structure Decks: 40% off
Albaz Strike Structure Deck: 40% off
Fire King Structure Deck: 40% off
All Other Yu-Gi-Oh! Boxed Sets (Legendary Decks 2, Legendary Duelist 3, Speed Duel Deck Sets): 40% off
All Other Yu-Gi-Oh! Booster Boxes: 10% off (excludes Crossover Breakers)
POKEMON
Paradox Rift Packs: 30% off
Paradox Rift Boxes: 20% off
V Battle Decks: 50% off
All Other Pokemon Packs, Elite Trainer Boxes, Tins, Starters, League Battle Decks, and Box Sets: 20% off
Pokemon Plushes: 20% off
DISNEY LORCANA
All Lorcana Packs 20% off!
Ursula’s Return Boxes: 20% off
All Other Lorcana Boxes: 10% off!
Inklands Starter Decks: 50% off
Floodborn Starter Decks: 50% off
All Other Lorcana Starter Decks: 20% off
DIGIMON
All Digimon Packs: 20% off!
Exceed Apocalypse Boxes: 35% off
Resurgence Booster Packs: 50% off
Resurgence Booster Boxes: 65% off
Alternative Being Booster Boxes: 20% off
Animal Colosseum Booster Boxes: 20% off
Versus Royal Knights Boxes: 35% off
Wolf of Friendship and Dragon of Courage Starters: 50% off
Fable Waltz and Guardian Vortex Starters: 20% off
FLESH AND BLOOD
Booster Packs, Decks, and Blitz Deck Collections: 20% off
Bright Lights Boxes: 25% off
Round the Table: TCC x LSS Deck Sets: 40% off
CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD
All Cardfight!! Vanguard Packs: 20% off (with some sets as low as $1 each)
Premium Decksets: 40% off
BATTLE SPIRITS
All Battle Spirits Packs: 80% off
All Battle Spirits Boxes: $15 each
Elemental Spark Expansion Set: 75% off
DRAGON BALL SUPER FUSION WORLD
Raging Roar Packs: 50% off
Raging Roar Boxes: 25% off
All Other Fusion World Packs: 40% off
All other Fusion World Boxes: 10% off
All Fusion World Starter Decks: 50% off
DRAGON BALL SUPER: MASTERS
All DBS Masters Packs: 40% off
All DBS Masters Boxes: 25% off ($60 each)
UNION ARENA
Union Arena Starter Decks: 50% off!
ONE PIECE
One Piece Two Legends Booster Packs: 20% off!
GRAND ARCHIVE
All Grand Archive Packs and Starters: 20% off
All Grand Archive Boxes: 10% off
SHADOWVERSE: EVOLVE
All Shadowverse Packs: 30% off
All Shadowverse Boxes: 20% off
All Shadowverse Starter Decks: 40% off
Gloryfinder Bundles: 40% off
NEOPETS
All Neopets packs and Starters 20% off!
All Neopets Set 1 boxes 10% off!
SORCERY TCG
All Sorcery Packs: 20% off
All Sorcery Boxes: 10% off
ELESTRALS
All Elestrals Packs, Boxes, Starters, and Blisters: 20% off
BOARD GAMES
20% off all board games, with select board games at higher discounts!
30% off games
Nekojima
Monster Hunter World Wildspire Waste
Mega Man Adventures Board Game
Contra the Board Game
Summoner Wars
Sonic Roll
Quirkle
Star Wars Shatterpoint – Core set and any expansions
40% off games
Tiny Tina’s Robot Tea Party
Ticket to Ride Legacy – Legends of the West
Everdell Expansions – Mistwood, and Newleaf
Masters of the Universe Board Game and Any Expansions
Horizon Zero Dawn Board Game
Marvel Champions: The Card Game
18 Holes
Mists Over Carcassonne
Cloudspire
Stranger Things: Attack of the Mind Flayer
Histrio
50% off games
Kilim
Kingyo
Carnival of Monsters
Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World
Dragon Boats
The Gardens
Papillon
Catan: Treasures, Dragons & Adventurers
Catan: Soccer Fever
Catan Hawaiʻi
After Us
Heroes of Dominaria
Marvel D.A.G.G.E.R.
Paris: New Eden
Planet B
Roll Player
Roll Player: Monsters & Minions
Roll Player: Fiends & Familiars
St. Patrick
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS/RPGS
30% off all RPG Books and Boxed Sets!
40% off all D&D Miniatures
ALTERED TCG
All Altered TCG Packs: 20% off
Altered TCG Boxes: 10% off
Altered TCG Starters: 20% off
GAMES WORKSHOP
30% off Horus Heresy Products
25% off All Other Games Workshop Models
STAR WARS UNLIMITED
Star Wars: Unlimited Packs: 20% off
Star Wars: Unlimited Boxes: 10% off
Star Wars: Unlimited Starters: 20% off
Star Wars: Unlimited Prerelease Kits: 20% off
ACCESSORIES
All Yu-Gi-Oh! Branded Accessories: 50% off
All Lorcana Branded Accessories: 50% off
All Heavy Play Accessories: 40% off
All Ultra Pro Mana 8 Accessories: 40% off
All Satin Tower and Cube Deck Boxes: 40% off
All Playmats: 30% off
All Other Accessories: 20% off! (sleeves, dice, binders, paint, deck boxes etc.)
Yugioh Regional at the PA Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA – Saturday, January 4th
Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Qualifier
Saturday, January 4th, 2025
at the
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Grand Ballrooms A & B
12th and Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
We are holding our next Philly Yugioh Regional Qualifier on Saturday, September 14th at the PA Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA!
📢📢📢 Online Preregistration Coming Soon! 📢📢📢
Pre-register online using the link above. If you preregister, you still need a Decklist and Registration Sheet.
In-Person registration will be open from 8:00 AM to 9:45 AM on Saturday, January 4th.
We will be accepting credit/debit cards for entry at this event. If paying in cash, exact change is appreciated!
These forms are editable PDFs. You can fill them out on your computer and print them instead of writing them by hand!
***We now have MORE SPACE in the convention center and can accommodate up to 1000 players for the Regional.***
In-person registration opens at 8:00 AM.
Registration opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 9:45 AM
Play begins at 10:00 AM
Duelists each receive 5 booster packs of Rage of the Abyss for entering.
Entry Fee:
Credit/Debit – $24.00
Cash – $23.00
We will be accepting credit/debit cards for entry at the Philly Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional. If paying in cash, exact change is appreciated.
Format: Tier 2, Advanced Format, Constructed Deck, Swiss Rounds, Best-2-of-3 Matches. Â
Tier 2 tournament rounds are now 45 minutes long!
Click here for the current Forbidden/Limited list: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/limited/index.html
Yugioh Regional Qualifiers are the primary qualifying events for World Championship Qualifiers (WCQs) in North America. Regional Qualifiers are Tier 2 events and require a high standard of sportsmanship from the Duelists.
There is a strict 1,000 player cap on this event.
PRIZES
When we reach 500 or more Duelists, the Top 64 finishers will receive invites to the next World Championship Qualifier!
Top 8 finishers will receive Regional playmats
Top 4 will receive Regional deck boxes.
*Note: There is no longer a Top 8 Cut. Prizes are awarded on the order of finish from Swiss rounds.
For more information about Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Qualifiers click here: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/regionals/regionalsfaq.html
Dragon Duels (open to Duelists born in 2011 or later)
Beginning at 1:00PM – Free! (Registration begins at 12:30 PM)
Dragon Duel Prizes
• The 1st Ranked Duelist at the end of Swiss will receive a Regional Card Case.
• Top 4 Duelists in a Dragon Duel tournament will receive a Regional Game Mat.
• Top 4 Duelists earn an invite to the Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier for North America
Qualifying duelists must complete WCQ Invite Forms. Regardless of attendance, only four (4) invites are awarded for a Dragon Duel tournament at a Regional Qualifier.
Public Event Schedule (Open To Everyone)
ALL SIDE EVENT TOURNAMENTS WILL BEGIN REGISTRATION AFTER THE START OF ROUND 1 (AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM).
You cannot play in a side event if you are still playing in the Regional.
Win-A-Mat Tournaments – Entry fee: $14.00 cash/$15.00 credit or debit card. (single elimination, 3 booster packs for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives the official Win-A-Mat playmat)
Players may enter as many Win-A-Mat tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Win-A-Mat tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
Time Wizard Tournaments (April 2010 Format) — Entry fee: $14.00 cash/$15.00 credit or debit card. (single elimination, 3 booster packs for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives an official playmat). The Format uses all cards playable at the Shonen Jump Championship (SJC) April 2010 Tournament.
Card pool for April 2010 Format: edisonformat.com/card-pool.html
Banned List for April 2010 Format – edisonformat.com/banlist.html
Players may enter as many Time Wizard tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Time Wizard tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
Structure Deck Tournaments – $12.00 cash/$13.00 debit or credit card entry fee (single elimination, 1 structure deck for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives the official Structure Deck playmat)
Players may enter as many Structure Deck tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Structure Deck tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
MTG Standard RCQ – Saturday, December 7th at AU Holmes
Magic: the Gathering
STANDARD Regional Championship Qualifier
Saturday, December 7th @ AU Holmes
***There is a 64 player cap on this event.***
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We’re holding a Magic: the Gathering Standard RCQ on Saturday, December 7th at Alternate Universes Holmes!
This RCQ is one of our Standard RCQs for the Season 3, Round 3 season of RCQs, which all support the TWO Regional Championships taking place in May 2025! Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championships at each of our RCQs! View the rest of our RCQ schedule here.
Magic Regional Championship Qualifiers are open to everyone, and are a player’s first step down the road of competitive Magic. RCQs qualify players for Regional Championships, which in turn qualify players for the Pro Tour and the Magic World Championship.
Each player gets a Secret Lair promo Mayhem Devil for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Force of Despair, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Force of Despair! Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
Format: STANDARD
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Click one of the links above or stop by your local AU to preregister!
Pre-registration is NOT necessary to play, though it is the only way to guarantee your spot!
Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 32 players, we will add $30 store credit to the Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 players total, we will add $390 store credit to the prize pool.
Store credit prizes are guaranteed for 17 or more players.
Flesh and Blood Season 10 Skirmish – Dec. 7th at AU Blue Bell
Flesh and Blood
Skirmish Season 10 Tournament
Saturday, December 7th at AU Blue Bell
**There is a cap of 12 players for this event!**
Preregister here!
Alternate Universes is holding Flesh and Blood Skirmish Season 10 tournaments Saturday, December 7th at AU Blue Bell! The format this time around is Living Legend!
Skirmish is the best stepping stone for players who want to play great games in a friendly, low-stakes environment. Top 8 players will receive store credit prizes based on attendance.
Sigil of Aether (Rainbow Foil Extended Art) and a That All You Got! Playmat will each be awarded to one lucky player at random.
Format: Living Legend, swiss, Top 8 playoffs, # of rounds based on attendance
Entry: $10
Each player gets a Harvest Season (Rainbow Foil Extended Art)/Fry (Rainbow Foil Extended Art) for entering
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament begins: 1 pm
Saturday, December 7th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
PRIZES
1st Place: Terra (Cold Foil) Promo, Redwood Hammer (Cold Foil)
Top 4: Channel Thunder Steppe (Cold Foil)
Top 8: Store credit based on overall attendance, with $10 credit added to the prize pool per player
One Piece 2nd Anniversary + OP09 Prerelease Tournament – 12/7, 12/8 & 12/14 at Alternate Universes
One Piece Card Game
2nd Anniversary + OP09 Prerelease Tournaments
Sat. 12/7 @ AU Wilmington
Sun. 12/8 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 12/14 @ AU Blue Bell
Online preregistration is open now! Preregister using the links below:
***There is a 64-player limit at each event! Registration in the Bandai app will not guarantee your spot!***
We’re holding One Piece 2nd Anniversary Tournaments, which are also OP-09 Prereleases! Saturday, Dec. 7th at AU Wilmington, Sunday, Dec. 8th at AU Holmes, and Saturday, Dec. 14th at AU Blue Bell *Note, this is on release weekend but will function the same as the prerelease!
In a Sealed format prerelease, you get 6 booster packs of the upcoming set to use to build your deck and compete! Each tournament will be 4 rounds.
Each player gets a P-043 Monkey.D.Luffy participation promo, a 2nd Anniversary Tournament Pack, and a 2nd Anniversary DON!! Card for entering. Each player who goes 4-0 gets a set of ST13-001 Sabo, ST13-002 Portgas.D.Ace, and ST13-003 Monkey.D.Luffy 2nd Anniversary Winner cards!
Due to limited quantity, we will be raffling off the opportunity to buy OP-09 booster boxes at this event. Booster boxes will be priced at MSRP.
Sat. December 7th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament starts: 1 pm
Sun. December 8th
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament starts: 1 pm
Sat. December 14th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament starts: 2 pm
Entry fee: $30
Format: SEALED, Swiss-Style, maximum of 3 rounds
Each player receives 6 packs of the upcoming set to use to build a 40 card deck. You may bring your own Leader, including those from previous sets, to use in the event. Please bring 10x DON!! Cards to participate in the event.
PRIZES
4-0: a set of ST13-001 Sabo, ST13-002 Portgas.D.Ace, and ST13-003 Monkey.D.Luffy 2nd Anniversary Winner cardsÂ
Each player gets a P-043 Monkey.D.Luffy participation promo, a 2nd Anniversary Tournament Pack, and a 2nd Anniversary DON!! Card for entering.
MTG End of the Year Store Championships – 11/16, 11/23, & 12/14 at AU
Magic: The Gathering
End of the Year Store Championships
Saturday November 16th @ AU Wilmington
Saturday November 23rd @ AU Blue Bell
Saturday December 14th @ AU Holmes
We’re holding Magic: the Gathering Store Championships! Saturday, November 16th at AU Wilmington, Saturday, November 23rd at AU Blue Bell, and Saturday, December 14th at AU Holmes. Represent AU by becoming one of our MTG Store Champions! The format this time around is Standard!
Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, the Top 8 and 1st Place players both win non-foil copies of their respective promos with our store name printed on them, on top of the normal Top 8 and Winner promos!
We’re adding $20 store credit to the overall prize pool for each player who enters. If we get at least 10 players we will do a top cut playoff! If we get 16 or more players, then Top 8 will get store credit prizes. Otherwise, Top 4 will get store credit prizes. No matter what, Top 8 finishers are guaranteed to get promos!
Each player who enters gets a promo Chromatic Sphere! Top 8 each get a foil promo Reality Smasher, PLUS a non-foil Reality Smasher with our store name printed on it! The Champion at each store gets a foil full-art textless promo Void Winnower, PLUS a non-foil textless Void Winnower with our store name printed on it! Plus, one random person at each event will get a NEON YELLOW FOIL CAVERN OF SOULS!
Format: Standard, Swiss-style, with a Top Cut playoff if we reach 10 or more players!
Entry: $20
Each player gets a promo Chromatic Sphere for entering.
Saturday, November 16th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm
Saturday, November 23rd
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm
Saturday, December 14th
Alternate Universes Holmes
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm
PRIZES
One random person at each event will get a NEON YELLOW FOIL CAVERN OF SOULS!
We’re adding $20 store credit to the prize pool for each player who enters.
When we reach 16 players, the Top 8 players will win store credit.
If we have 15 or fewer players, only the Top 4 players will win store credit. (Top 8 and Champions will win both copies of their promos regardless of the number of players)
Top 8 Promos: foil promo Reality Smasher, PLUS a non-foil Reality Smasher with our store name printed on it
1st Place Promos: foil full-art textless promo Void Winnower, PLUS a non-foil textless Void Winnower with our store name printed on it
Union Arena Rare Battle Events – December 2024 at Alternate Universes
Union Arena TCG
Rare Battle Events 2024
Jujutsu Kaisen – 12/7 & 12/8
Hunter X Hunter – 12/14 & 12/15
Bleach – 12/21 & 12/22
Code Geass – 12/28 & 12/29
Alternate Universes is holding Union Arena TCG Rare Battle Events all throughout December! Rare Battle Events are four different tournaments; each tournament uses the ONE Battle Rules, meaning you can ONLY use cards from the designated anime in each tournament!
Jujutsu Kaisen – 12/7 & 12/8
Sat. 12/7 @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sun. 12/8 @ AU Holmes
Hunter X Hunter – 12/14 & 12/15
Sat. 12/14 @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sun. 12/15 @ AU Holmes
Bleach – 12/21 & 12/22
Sat. 12/21 @ AU Blue Bell @ AU Wilmington
Sun. 12/22 @ AU Holmes
Code Geass – 12/28 & 12/29
Sat. 12/28 @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sun. 12/29 @ AU Holmes
Registration opens: 2 pm
All tournaments start: 3 pm
Entry: $15
Each tournament requires separate entry.
Each player gets an Event Pack Vol. 1 for entering.
Format: ONE Battle Rules (each player may only use cards from that tournament’s corresponding anime title), Constructed, Swiss, max 4 rounds
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
PRIZES
4 – 0: $50 store credit, Winner Ver. UNION RARE card and Action Point Card Sleeve x3 from corresponding anime
3 – 0 – 1: $37.50 store credit
3 – 1: $25 store credit
2 – 1 – 1: $17.50 store credit
2 – 2: $10 store credit
2nd-4th place players in standings after 4 rounds each win a UNION RARE card and Action Point Card Sleeve x3 from event’s corresponding anime
Prizes will be adjusted for 8 or fewer players.
Cardfight!! Vanguard MyGO!!!!! Panorama Cup – Dec. 1st & Dec. 21st at AU
Cardfight!! MyGO!!!!! Panorama Cup
Sun. Dec 1st @ AU Holmes
Sat. Dec 21st @ AU Blue Bell
We’re holding Cardfight!! Vanguard MyGO!!!!! Panorama Cup tournaments, Sunday, December 1st at Alternate Universes Holmes and Saturday, December 21st at Alternate Universes Blue Bell!
Players must use BanG Dream! cards for their Trigger and Sentinel cards. BanG Dream! Sentinel cards may be used in any Nation’s decks. Elementaria Sanctitude may be used as Sentinel cards.
Entry: $10
Each player gets one D-PR/571EN Panorama PR card for entering.
Format: Standard, Swiss, Individual, Best-of-1 matches, Top Cut playoffs
Number of rounds will be based on the overall number of players.
Sunday, December 1st
Alternate Universes Holmes
Registration: 12:30 pm
Tournament starts: 1 pm
Saturday, December 21st
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Registration: 12:30 pm
Tournament starts: 1:30 pm
PRIZES
1st Place: one D-PR/572EN Panorama PR Card
Top 8: store credit prizes based on attendance, with $10 credit per person added to the prize pool
Pokemon TCG Gym Leader Challenge – Thurs. December 12th at AU Blue Bell
Pokemon TCG
Gym Leader Challenge Tournament
Thurs. December 12th at AU Blue Bell
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG Gym Leader Challenge tournament on Thursday, December 12th at Alternate Universes Blue Bell!
This tournament uses the challenging and unique Gym Leader Challenge format. Gym Leader Challenge is a format where only one of each card with the same name can be used in your deck (except energy cards), your deck must be only one type, Ace Spec and rule box cards are not allowed, and only cards from Black & White onward are legal. There is also a GLC ban list.
Format: Gym Leader Challenge, best-of-1 matches, 40 minute rounds, no Top cut
Entry: $10
Each player gets a pack of Play Pack Series 5 for entering!
Registration opens: 5:30 pm
Tournament begins: 6:30 pm
PRIZES
3-0: $40 Store Credit
2-1: $20 Store Credit
Union Arena Code Geass Release Events – 12/14 & 12/15 at Alternate Universes
Union Arena TCG
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Release Events
Sat. 12/14 @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sun. 12/15 @ AU Holmes
***There is a 32-player limit at each event!***
Preregister online today using the links below!
Preregister at AU Blue Bell 12/14
Preregister at AU Wilmington 12/14
Preregister at AU Holmes 12/15
Alternate Universes is holding Union Arena TCG Code Geass Release Events Saturday, December 14th at AU Blue Bell and AU Wilmington, and Sunday, December 15th at AU Holmes!
Union Arena is another BRAND NEW TCG from Bandai where each set features a different anime! Anime will include Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood-War, Hunter x Hunter, Jujutsu Kaisen, Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, One Punch Man, and more that have yet to be announced!
Entry: $25
Each player gets a Lelouch Lamperouge Release Event participation promo and Release Event Pack for entering.
Format: SEALED Five Pack Battle, 3 rounds max
Each player gets 5 packs to build their deck and play for 3 rounds. Please click the above link for more info on Five Pack Battle format.
Saturday, December 14th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 1 pm
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: 1 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 2 pm
Sunday, December 15th
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 1 pm
PRIZES
3 – 0: Lelouch Lamperouge Release Event Winner promo
Each player gets a regular Lelouch Lamperouge Release Event promo and Release Event Pack for entering.
Digimon Winter Holiday Event 2024 – 12/14 & 12/21 at Alternate Universes
Digimon Card Game
Winter Holiday Event 2024
Sat. December 14th @ AU Wilmington
Sat. December 21st @ AU Blue Bell
We’re holding Digimon Card Game 2024 Winter Holiday Events! Join us Saturday, December 14 at AU Wilmington and Saturday, December 21st at AU Blue Bell!
These are Highlander tournaments, meaning that players may not use more than one of any card in their deck.
Each player gets a Participation Pack for entering, each containing a set of Gomamon, Palmon, and Biyomon foil alternate art promo cards! The winner gets a special foil alternate art Gatomon Winner Card!
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Saturday, Dec. 14th
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament begins: 1 pm
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Saturday, Dec. 21st
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament begins: 1 pm
Entry: $15
Each player gets a winter holiday Participation Pack for entering!
Format: Highlander, best 2 of 3 matches, max of 4 rounds
PRIZES
4 – 0: $50 store credit, Gatomon Special Foil Winner holiday card
3 – 0 – 1: $37.50 store credit
3 – 1: $25 store credit
2 – 1 – 1: $17.50 store credit
2 – 2: $10 store credit
Pokemon TCG League Challenges – December 15th, 19th & 21st at AU
Pokemon TCG League Challenges
Sunday, December 15th at AU Wilmington
Thurs, December 19th at AU Blue Bell
Sunday, December 21st at AU Holmes
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Challenges at Alternate Universes Wilmington on Sunday, December 15th, at Alternate Universes Blue Bell on Thursday, December 19th, and at Alternate Universes Holmes on Sunday, December 22nd! League Challenges are the lowest level of Pokemon TCG Championship Series Events, wherein players of any skill level vie to earn Championship Points. Once a player has earned enough Championship Points, they qualify for the Pokemon TCG World Championships!
On top of Championship Points, players at our League Challenge will also win store credit based on overall attendance! Store credit is redeemable at any of our three locations
Sun. November 15th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: Noon
Tournament starts: 1 pm
Thurs. December 19th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: 5:30 pm
Tournament starts: 6:30 pm
Sun. December 22nd
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm
Entry fee: $10
Format: Standard
Swiss style; best-of-1 matches; 30-minute rounds; no Top Cut; the number of rounds will be determined by overall attendance.
PRIZES
On top of Championship Points, top finishers will win store credit based on overall attendance! Store credit is awarded on an AU gift card, and is redeemable at any AU location.
Placement – Championship Points – Kicker (# of participants)
1st – 15 – 0
2nd – 12 – 0
3rd & 4th – 10 – 0
5th-8th – 8 – 21
9th-16th – 6 – 48
17th-32nd – 4 – 80
Cardfight!! Vanguard Day – 12/22 & 12/28 at Alternate Universes
Vanguard Day December 2024
Sunday, December 22nd @ AU Holmes
Saturday, December 28th @ AU Blue Bell
We’re holding Vanguard Day tournaments on Sunday, December 22nd at Alternate Universes Holmes and Saturday, December 28th at AU Blue Bell!
The Champion of each event will win an exclusive Vanguard Day playmat! Top finishers will win store credit based on overall attendance, with $10 added to the prize pool per player.
Entry: $10
Each player gets an exclusive D-PR/599EN Energy card for entering.
Format: Standard; best-of-1, Top 8 playoffs
Sunday, December 22nd
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament begins: 1 pm
Saturday, December 28th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm
PRIZES
The Champion of each event will win an exclusive Vanguard Day playmat!
Top finishers will win store credit based on overall attendance, with $10 added to the prize pool per player.
End of the Year Mystery Booster 2 Drafts – December 28th and 29th at Alternate Universes
MTG Mystery Booster 2 Draft
Saturday, December 28th at AU Blue Bell
and AU Wilmington
Sunday, December 29th at AU Wilmington
âś… Pre-registration is open NOW! Preregister online below âś…
Come play in one of the craziest chaos drafts, which includes the return of White Bordered cards, Future Sight card frame , and cards formally only found on MTG: Arena! Plus, playtest cards return from Mystery Booster: Convention Edition
Players will be placed in 8-person pods. Each pod will receive 3 Mystery Booster 2Â packs to use to draft.
Click here to learn more about the Booster Draft format: https://magic.wizards.com/en/game-info/gameplay/formats/booster-draft
Entry: $30
Saturday, December 28th:
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: Noon
Drafting begins: 1 PM
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
Registration opens: Noon
Drafting begins: 1 PM
Sunday, December 29th
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: Noon
Drafting begins: 1 PM
PRIZES:
3-0: $40 Store Credit
2-1: $20 Store Credit
All other records: 1 Play Pack of any current standard set
Players will each receive a WPN Premium exclusive promo card just for playing!
1 random person in each pod will also get a YELLOW INK CAVERN OF SOULS!
Grand Archive Mortal Ambition Store Championship – Sat. January 4th at AU Blue Bell
Grand Archive TCG
Mortal Ambition Store Championship
Saturday, January 4th @ AU Blue Bell
We’re holding a Grand Archive TCG Mortal Ambition Store Championship at Alternate Universes Blue Bell on Saturday, January 4th!
The first 32 entrants receive a Stamped Foil Promo Heighten Spellcraft! $20 store credit will be added to the overall prize pool per player.
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Entry: $20
Format: Swiss (# of rounds based on attendance), Best of 3 matches, Top cut playoffs (Top 8 if 33+ players, otherwise Top 4)
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament begins: 1 pm
PRIZES
Top finishers will win store credit, with $20 credit added to the prize pool per player
1st Place: Store Champion Materialize Polearm playmat, National’s Qualifier Blazing Throw invite card
MTG Standard RCQ – Saturday, January 11th at AU Wilmington
Magic: the Gathering
STANDARD Regional Championship Qualifier
Saturday, January 11th @ AU Wilmington
***There is a 64 player cap on this event.***
âś… Pre-registration is open NOW! Preregister online or stop by your local AU! âś…
We’re holding a Magic: the Gathering Standard RCQ on Saturday, January 11th at Alternate Universes Wilmington!
This RCQ is one of our Standard RCQs for the Season 3, Round 3 season of RCQs, which all support the TWO Regional Championships taking place in May 2025! Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championships at each of our RCQs! View the rest of our RCQ schedule here.
Magic Regional Championship Qualifiers are open to everyone, and are a player’s first step down the road of competitive Magic. RCQs qualify players for Regional Championships, which in turn qualify players for the Pro Tour and the Magic World Championship.
Each player gets a Secret Lair promo Mayhem Devil for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Force of Despair, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Force of Despair! Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
Format: STANDARD
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Click one of the links above or stop by your local AU to preregister!
Pre-registration is NOT necessary to play, though it is the only way to guarantee your spot!
Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 32 players, we will add $30 store credit to the Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 players total, we will add $390 store credit to the prize pool.
Store credit prizes are guaranteed for 17 or more players.
MTG Standard RCQ – Saturday, January 18th at AU Blue Bell
Magic: the Gathering
STANDARD Regional Championship Qualifier
Saturday, January 18th @ AU Blue Bell
***There is a 64 player cap on this event.***
âś… Pre-registration is open NOW! Preregister online or stop by your local AU! âś…
We’re holding a Magic: the Gathering Standard RCQ on Saturday, January 18th at Alternate Universes Blue Bell!
This RCQ is one of our Standard RCQs for the Season 3, Round 3 season of RCQs, which all support the TWO Regional Championships taking place in May 2025! Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championships at each of our RCQs! View the rest of our RCQ schedule here.
Magic Regional Championship Qualifiers are open to everyone, and are a player’s first step down the road of competitive Magic. RCQs qualify players for Regional Championships, which in turn qualify players for the Pro Tour and the Magic World Championship.
Each player gets a Secret Lair promo Mayhem Devil for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Force of Despair, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Force of Despair! Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
Format: STANDARD
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Click one of the links above or stop by your local AU to preregister!
Pre-registration is NOT necessary to play, though it is the only way to guarantee your spot!
Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lair Force of Despair promo
PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 32 players, we will add $30 store credit to the Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 players total, we will add $390 store credit to the prize pool.
Store credit prizes are guaranteed for 17 or more players.
Union Arena Demon Slayer Release Events – 1/18 & 1/19 at Alternate Universes
Union Arena TCG
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Release Events
Sat. 1/18 @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sun. 1/19 @ AU Holmes
***There is a 32-player limit at each event!***
Preregister online today using the links below!
Preregister at AU Blue Bell 1/18
Preregister at AU Wilmington 1/18
Preregister at AU Holmes 1/19
Alternate Universes is holding Union Arena TCG Demon Slayer Release Events Saturday, January 18th at AU Blue Bell and AU Wilmington, and Sunday, January 19th at AU Holmes!
Union Arena is another BRAND NEW TCG from Bandai where each set features a different anime! Anime will include Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood-War, Hunter x Hunter, Jujutsu Kaisen, Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, One Punch Man, and more that have yet to be announced!
Entry: $25
Each player gets a Release Event participation promo and Release Event Pack for entering.
Format: SEALED Five Pack Battle, 3 rounds max
Each player gets 5 packs to build their deck and play for 3 rounds. Please click the above link for more info on Five Pack Battle format.
Saturday, January 18th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 1 pm
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: 1 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 2 pm
Sunday, January 19th
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 2 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 3 pm
PRIZES
3 – 0: Release Event Winner promo
Each player gets a regular Release Event promo and Release Event Pack for entering.
Disney Lorcana Azurite Sea Set Championships – 1/18, 1/25, & 2/1 at Alternate Universes
Disney Lorcana Azurite Sea Set Championships
Sat. January 18th @ AU Wilmington
Sat. January 25th @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. February 1st @ AU Holmes
Alternate Universes is holding Disney Lorcana Set Championships for Set 6: Azurite Sea on Saturday, January 18th at Alternate Universes Wilmington, Saturday, January 25th at AU Blue Bell, and Saturday, February 1st at AU Holmes. Set Championships are one-time competitive events where players test their skills and try to win cool prizes!
Top 8 players will win store credit based on overall attendance, with $20 added to the overall prize pool per player. If we hit our cap of 64 players, the prize pool will be increased to include Top 16 players! 1st Place also wins a Scar – Heartless Hunter foil promo card and Champion playmat! 2nd Place wins a Scar – Heartless Hunter foil promo card and Scar – Heartless Hunter non-champion playmat, and 3rd-8th also win a Scar – Heartless Hunter foil promo card!
Entry Fee: $20
Format: Core Constructed
Swiss-style, 50-minute rounds, best-of-3 matches (Top Cut matches are untimed)
Swiss Rounds followed by Top Cut playoffs depending on attendance
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Saturday, January 18th
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament begins: 1 pm
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Saturday, January 25th
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament begins: 1 pm
Alternate Universes Holmes
Saturday, February 1st
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd.
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm
PRIZES
1st Place:Â Scar – Heartless Hunter Store Champion Playmat, Scar – Heartless Hunter foil Promo Card, store credit
2nd Place: Scar – Heartless Hunter Playmat (non-champion version), Scar – Heartless Hunter foil promo, store credit
3rd-8th: Scar – Heartless Hunter foil promo, store credit
Store credit is awarded on a reloadable AU gift card, and is redeemable at any AU location!
Flesh and Blood TCG The Hunted SEALED Prereleases – Sat. 1/25 at AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Flesh and Blood TCG
The Hunted SEALED Pre-Release Events
Saturday, January 25th @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Alternate Universes is holding Flesh and Blood TCG The Hunted Pre-Release Events to celebrate the upcoming set of Flesh and Blood! Join us Saturday, January 25th at Alternate Universes Blue Bell and Alternate Universes Wilmington!
Unlike previous Prereleases where players get 6 packs, this time players each get 8 The Hunted booster packs to use to build their deck! After 4 rounds, each player wins The Hunted booster packs depending on their overall tournament record. Each player is guaranteed to win at least 1 booster pack!
Each player who enters also gets a The Hunted 10-card pre-release pack! During Pre-Release events players are allowed to use cards from their Pre-Release pack in their deck.
Entry fee: $40
Format: Sealed Deck, 4 rounds
Each player receives 8 packs of The Hunted to build their deck. Decks must be 30 cards minimum. 30 minutes per round, best of 1 matches. For more details on the Sealed format, click the link above!
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: Noon
Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: Noon
Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm
PRIZES
4 – 0: 10 The Hunted packs
3 – 1: 6 The Hunted packs
2 – 2: 2 The Hunted packs
All other records get 1 The Hunted pack
Holmes
Blue Bell
Wilmington, DE
