Alternate Universes Blue Bell

Blue Bell (East Norriton) Store Hours

Sunday: Noon to 6:00 PM
Mon – Thurs: Noon to 10:00 PM
Friday: Noon to 11:00 PM
Saturday: Noon to 9:00 PM

Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
610-277-7251

Get directions to AU Blue Bell on Google Maps


What You’ll Find Here

Magic: The GatheringPokemon Trading Card GameYu-Gi-Oh Trading Card GameDisney's Lorcana Trading Card GameOne Piece Trading Card GameDungeons and Dragons
Flesh and Blood Card GameDigimon Trading Card GameDragon Ball Super Trading Card GameWarhammer 40kShadowverse Trading Card GameBoard Games
Cardfight VanguardGrand Archive Trading Card GameStar Wars: Unlimited Card GameElestralsNeopets Trading Card GamePaint
Card SleevesTop LoadersCardboard BoxesBindersDeck Boxes

We Buy Your Cards!

We are always buying! Stop by anytime, or call to set up an appointment to bring in your cards!

Click here to learn more!

Weekly Events

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
12:30 pm
Pokemon League
1 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format
2 pm Elestrals Tournament
6 pm
Warhammer 40K
7 pm
MTG Modern Mondays
7 pm
One Piece Tournament
6 pm
Board Game Night
6:30 pm
MTG Commander
7 pm
Digimon
7 pm
Grand Archive
7 pm
MTG Standard Showdown
7 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format
7 pm
Star Wars Unlimited
6 pm
Lorcana League
6:30 pm
Vanguard
7 pm
Lorcana Tournament
7 pm
Dragon Ball Super
7 pm
Flesh and Blood TCG
6 pm
MTG Commander FNM
7 pm
MTG FNM Draft
7 pm
MTG FNM Legacy (uses the weekend tournament structure)
Special Event Day

Upcoming Special Events

Disney Lorcana Set 6: Azurite Sea Preorders at Alternate Universes

Disney Lorcana Set 6: Azurite Sea PREORDERS
are now open at Alternate Universes!
Stop by your local AU or call with your card today to preorder yours!


Disney Lorcana: Azurite Sea Preorders

Booster Boxes // $119.99
Set of 2 Starter Decks // $29.99
Illumineer’s Trove // $59.99 – Limit 1 Per Person


Disney Lorcana: Azurite Sea preorders can be picked up after the set’s release on Friday, November 15th!


Each store is running sealed launch tournaments for Azurite Seas!
Check out all the details in the link above!

Join our Lorcana Leagues or weekly tournaments! They’re a great way to learn the game and meet others in the Disney Lorcana community!

Lorcana Set 6: Azurite Sea Sealed Tournaments at AU – Nov 15th and 16th at AU

azurite sea sealed events at Alternate Universes! Nov 15th and 16th!

Disney Lorcana
Azurite Sea Launch Tournaments
Friday, Nov. 15th at AU Holmes
Saturday, Nov. 16th at AU Blue Bell and Wilmington!

We’re holding Disney Lorcana: Azurite Sea Launch Tournaments on Friday, Nov. 15th at AU Holmes and Saturday, Nov 16th at AU Blue Bell and Wilmington!

For entering, each player gets 6 packs of Disney Lorcana: Azurite Sea to build a 40 card deck! Your deck can contain any number of colors and any number of any cards you pull! You will play for 3 rounds. Each player will win Azurite Sea booster pack prizes based on their win/loss record after 3 rounds.

Entry: $40
Each player gets 6 Azurite Sea packs to build a 40 card deck!

Friday, Nov. 15th
Alternate Universes Holmes
Registration opens: 6 pm
Tournament starts: 7 pm

Saturday, Nov. 16th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament starts: 2 pm

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament starts: 2 pm

PRIZES
3 – 0: 3 Azurite Sea packs
2 – 1: 2 Azurite Sea packs
All other records get 1 Azurite Sea pack!


Disney Lorcana: Azurite Sea PREORDERS are also open NOW at Alternate Universes!

Players can pick up their preorders starting NOVEMBER 15th at all 3 stores! Check the link above for all the preorder details!

MTG End of the Year Store Championships – 11/16, 11/23, & 12/14 at AU

MTG End of year store champs on 11/16, 11/23, and 12/14!

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, August 24th at AU Blue Bell, Saturday, August 31st at AU Holmes, and Saturday, September 7th at AU Wilmington. 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

Get these promos + ones with our name on them at this tournament!

 

Pokemon TCG League Challenges – Nov 10th Nov 16th, and 27th at AU

Pokemon TCG League Challenge

Sunday, November 10th at AU Wilmington
Saturday, November 16th at AU Holmes
Wednesday, November 27th at AU Blue Bell

We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Challenges at Alternate Universes Holmes on Saturday November 16th, at Alternate Universes Wilmington on Sunday, November 10th, and at Alternate Universes Blue Bell on Wednesday November 27th! 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

Sat. November 16th

Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm

Sun. November 10th

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament starts: 1 pm

Wed. November 27th

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

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

Yugioh OTS Championships – Nov 16th & 17th at Alternate Universes

Yu-Gi-Oh! OTS Championships
Saturday, November 16th at AU Holmes
Sunday, November 17th at AU Blue Bell and AU Wilmington

Alternate Universes is holding Yu-Gi-Oh! OTS Championship Tournaments on Saturday, November 16th at AU Holmes, and Sunday, November 17th at AU Blue Bell and AU Wilmington!

Top 4 players will each earn an invite to the 2025 World Championship Qualifier! The first place winner in each event will become the Store Champion and also win an OTS Championship Game Mat!
Alternate Universes Holmes
Saturday, November 16th
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd.
Holmes, PA 19043

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Sunday, November 17th
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Sunday, November 17th
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, DE 19810

Entry fee: $22.50
Each player will receive 5 booster packs of the latest set for entering

Registration start: 10 AM
Tournament begins: 11 am

Format:
Tier 2, Advanced Constructed, Swiss Rounds. Number of rounds and Top cut will be based on attendance.

An official Konami Judge will be present at each location.

Decklists are required for this event.
Click the following link for an online-editable PDF of the official KDE Decklist. You can fill it out on the computer and print it out before the event! Decklists will also be available in-store.
https://img.yugioh-card.com/en/downloads/forms/KDE_DeckList.pdf

PRIZES:
1st Place: OTS Championship Game Mat + Invite to the 2025 World Championship Qualifier

2nd–4th Place: Invite to the 2025 World Championship Qualifier

https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/otschampionship/otschamp_faq/

Cardfight!! Vanguard Yumenokessho Cup Vol. 2 – Nov. 17th & 21st at AU

Cardfight! Vanguard Yumenokessho Cup Vol. 2 at Alternate Universes

Cardfight!! Vanguard Yumenokessho Cup Vol. 2
Sun. Nov 17th @ AU Holmes
Thurs. Nov 21st @ AU Blue Bell

We’re holding Cardfight!! Vanguard Yumenokessho Cup Vol. 2 tournaments, Sunday, November 17th at Alternate Universes Holmes and Sunday, November 21st at Alternate Universes Blue Bell!

Players must select either the BanG Dream! or Lyrical Monasterio nation, and construct a deck consisting of cards that belong to the selected nation. All BanG Dream! and Lyrical Monasterio cards are considered to belong to both nations.

Entry: $10
Each player gets one pack of five sleeves featuring POPY for entering.

Format: Standard, Swiss, Individual, Best-of-1 matches, Top cut playoffs

Sunday, November 17th
Alternate Universes Holmes
Registration: 1 pm
Tournament starts: 2 pm

Thursday, November 21st
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Registration: 6 pm
Tournament starts: 7 pm

PRIZES
1st Place: pack of five sleeves featuring POPY
Top 8: pack of five sleeves featuring POPY, store credit prizes based on attendance, with $10 credit per person added to the prize pool

Pokemon TCG League Cup – Sat. November 23rd at AU Holmes

Pokemon TCG League Cup at AU Holmes November 23rd!

Pokemon TCG
League Cup
Saturday, November 23rd
@ Alternate Universes Holmes

Masters Preregistration Here!
Junior and Seniors Preregistration Here!

We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Cup at Alternate Universes Holmes on Saturday, November 23rd! League Cups are Pokemon TCG Championship Series Events that are a step up from League Challenges, 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!

One random player will get a FREE Booster Box of Surging Sparks as a door prize!

We are adding $25 store credit to the Masters prize pool per Masters entrant! Store credit will be split between the top 8 or top 4 of Masters Division.

Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 15 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.

Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

Entry fee: $20 Masters; $10 Juniors and Seniors
Juniors and Seniors each get 2 booster packs for entering!
All players will receive a pack of Prize Pack Series 5 with their entry!

Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament starts: Noon

Format: Standard
Swiss style, best-of-1 matches; Top Cut playoffs are best-2-of-3 matches
Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 15 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.

PRIZES
(Masters)
The winner in each division will also win a Pokemon League Cup Playmat!
$25 Store Credit per

Store credit is awarded on an AU gift card, and is usable at any AU location. We have booster packs and singles available to use it on!

(Juniors & Seniors)
The winner in each division will also win a Pokemon League Cup Playmat!
Each junior and senior player who enters gets 2 booster packs just for playing.
Top finishers will win more booster packs based on division attendance (1 packs added to the prize pool per player in respective division).

One random player will get a FREE Booster Box of Surging Sparks as a door prize!

Placement – Championship Points – Kicker (# of participants)
1st – 50 – 0
2nd – 40 – 0
3rd & 4th – 32 – 0
5th-8th – 25 – 21
9th-16th – 20 – 48
17th-32nd – 16 – 80
33rd-64th – 13 – 128
Best Finish Limit: 6
Play! Points: 1

Union Arena Jujutsu Kaisen Release Events – 11/23 & 11/24 at AU

Union Arena TCG Jujutsu Kaisen Release Events at Alternate Universes

Union Arena TCG
Jujutsu Kaisen Release Events
Sat. 11/23 @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sun. 11/24 @ AU Holmes

***There is a 32-player limit at each event!***
Preregister online today using the links below!

Preregister at AU Blue Bell 11/23
Preregister at AU Wilmington 11/23
Preregister at AU Holmes 11/24

Alternate Universes is holding Union Arena TCG Jujutsu Kaisen Release Events Saturday, November 23rd at AU Blue Bell and AU Wilmington, and Sunday, November 24th 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 Satoru Gojo 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, November 23rd

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Deckbuilding starts: 4 pm

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Deckbuilding starts: 1 pm

Sunday, November 24th

Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Deckbuilding starts: 1 pm

PRIZES
3 – 0: Satoru Gojo Release Event Winner promo
Each player gets a regular Satoru Gojo Release Event promo and Release Event Pack for entering.

Pokemon TCG League Cup – Sat. November 30th at AU Blue Bell

Pokemon TCG League Cup November 30th at AU Blue Bell

Pokemon TCG
League Cup
Saturday, November 30th
@ Alternate Universes Blue Bell

Masters Preregistration Here!
Junior and Seniors Preregistration Here!

We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Cup at Alternate Universes Blue Bell on Saturday, November 30th! League Cups are Pokemon TCG Championship Series Events that are a step up from League Challenges, 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!

One random player will get a FREE Booster Box of Surging Sparks as a door prize!

We are awarding at least $1,000 store credit total to the Top 8 Masters Division players! Players also win Championship Points based on their final placement (see chart at the bottom of this post).

PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 34 Master players, we will add $30 store credit to their Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 Master players, we’ll add $330 store credit to the Masters prize pool! *NEW* If we have at least 30 players, top 9-16th will each get 4 packs of Surging Sparks!

Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 15 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

Entry fee: $30 Masters; $15 Juniors and Seniors
Juniors and Seniors each get 3 booster packs for entering!
All players will receive a pack of Prize Pack Series 5 with their entry!

Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament starts: Noon

Format: Standard
Swiss style, best-of-1 matches; Top Cut playoffs are best-2-of-3 matches
Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 15 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.

PRIZES
(Masters)
The winner in each division will also win a Pokemon League Cup Playmat!
If there at least 20 players:
1st Place: $400 store credit (equivalent to 110 booster packs)

2nd Place: $200 store credit (equivalent to 50 booster packs)
3rd & 4th Place: $100 store credit each (equivalent to 20 booster packs each)
5th-8th Place: $50 store credit each (equivalent to 10 booster packs each)
*NEW* If we have at least 30 players, top 9-16th will each get 4 packs of Surging Sparks!

Store credit is awarded on an AU gift card, and is usable at any AU location.

(Juniors & Seniors)
The winner in each division will also win a Pokemon League Cup Playmat!
Each junior and senior player who enters gets 3 booster packs just for playing.
Top finishers will win more booster packs based on division attendance (1 packs added to the prize pool per player in respective division).

One random player will get a FREE Booster Box of Surging Sparks as a door prize!

Placement – Championship Points – Kicker (# of participants)
1st – 50 – 0
2nd – 40 – 0
3rd & 4th – 32 – 0
5th-8th – 25 – 21
9th-16th – 20 – 48
17th-32nd – 16 – 80
33rd-64th – 13 – 128
Best Finish Limit: 6
Play! Points: 1

Pokemon TCG League Cup – Sun. December 1st at AU Wilmington

Pokemon TCG League Cup Sun 12/1 at AU Wilmington!

Pokemon TCG
League Cup
Sunday, December 1st @
Alternate Universes Wilmington

Masters Preregistration Here!
Junior and Seniors Preregistration Here!

We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Cup at Alternate Universes Wilmington on Sunday, December 1st! League Cups are Pokemon TCG Championship Series Events that are a step up from League Challenges, 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!

One random player will get a FREE Booster Box of Surging Sparks as a door prize!

We are awarding at least $1,000 store credit total to the Top 8 Masters Division players! Players also win Championship Points based on their final placement (see chart at the bottom of this post).

PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 34 Master players, we will add $30 store credit to their Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 Master players, we’ll add $330 store credit to the Masters prize pool! *NEW* If we have at least 30 players, top 9-16th will each get 4 packs of Surging Sparks!

Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 15 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

Entry fee: $30 Masters; $15 Juniors and Seniors
Juniors and Seniors each get 3 booster packs for entering!
All players will receive a pack of Prize Pack Series 5 with their entry!

Registration opens: 10 am
**REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 10:45 AM**
Tournament starts: 11 am
**You will receive a round 1 loss if you are not registered by 10:45 AM**

Format: Standard
Swiss style, best-of-1 matches; Top Cut playoffs are best-2-of-3 matches
Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 15 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.

PRIZES
(Masters)
The winner in each division will also win a Pokemon League Cup Playmat!
If there at least 20 players:
1st Place: $400 store credit (equivalent to 110 booster packs)

2nd Place: $200 store credit (equivalent to 50 booster packs)
3rd & 4th Place: $100 store credit each (equivalent to 20 booster packs each)
5th-8th Place: $50 store credit each (equivalent to 10 booster packs each)
*NEW* If we have at least 30 players, top 9-16th will each get 4 packs of Surging Sparks!

Store credit is awarded on an AU gift card, and is usable at any AU location.

(Juniors & Seniors)
The winner in each division will also win a Pokemon League Cup Playmat!
Each junior and senior player who enters gets 3 booster packs just for playing.
Top finishers will win more booster packs based on division attendance (1 packs added to the prize pool per player in respective division).

One random player will get a FREE Booster Box of Surging Sparks as a door prize!

Placement – Championship Points – Kicker (# of participants)
1st – 50 – 0
2nd – 40 – 0
3rd & 4th – 32 – 0
5th-8th – 25 – 21
9th-16th – 20 – 48
17th-32nd – 16 – 80
33rd-64th – 13 – 128
Best Finish Limit: 6
Play! Points: 1

Cardfight!! Vanguard MyGO!!!!! Panorama Cup – Dec. 1st & Dec. 21st at AU

Cardfight!! Vanguard MyGO!!!!! Panorama Cup at Alternate Universes

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

Flesh and Blood Season 10 Skirmish – Dec. 7th at AU Blue Bell

Skirmish season 10 at AU Blue Bell on December 7th!

Flesh and Blood
Skirmish Season 10 Tournament
Saturday, December 7th at AU Blue Bell

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

 

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

Cardfight!! Vanguard Day November 2024 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.

MTG Standard RCQs Season 3, Round 3 Schedule at Alternate Universes – November 2024-March 2025

Magic: the Gathering
STANDARD Regional Championship Qualifiers
November 16th 2024–March 23rd, 2025

Sat.11/30 @ AU Wilmington
Sat. 12/7 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 1/11 @ AU Wilmington
Sat. 1/18 @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. 1/25 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 2/23 @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. 3/1 @ AU Wilmington
Sat. 3/15 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 3/22 @ AU Blue Bell

***There is a 64 player cap on each event.***
✅ Pre-registration is open NOW!
Click one of the links above to preregister online, or stop by your local AU! ✅

We’re holding Magic: the Gathering 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!

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

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

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.

Alternate Universes Store Hours, Weekly Schedule, and Tournament Prize Structures!

Alternate Universes logo

Up-To-Date Store Hours, Weekly Schedules, and Tournament Prize Structures

Come to any of our stores and enjoy free open play any time of day, any day of the week! Bring your friends to play some games, or make new friends when you visit! Our stores are outfitted with tables and public restrooms, and are regularly cleaned.

We buy and sell single cards everyday! We are always happy to look at Magic: the Gathering, Yugioh, Pokemon, One Piece, and Lorcana cards that you’d like to sell. Feel free to bring your cards in anytime! If you have a large or particularly valuable collection, please call and make an appointment so we can sit down with you and give your collection proper attention. If you have any questions about whether we’d be interested in buying something, feel free to ask!

EVENTS RUN WEEKLY

We hold weekly tournaments for Magic: the Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh, Flesh and Blood, Digimon, One Piece, Star Wars: Unlimited, Disney Lorcana, Cardfight!! Vanguard, Dragon Ball Super, and more! We also have days set aside for games like Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer 40,000! Join us for Friday Night Magic, and weekly MTG Drafts!

We also hold special events most weekends! Special events are typically larger events, such as Magic Regional Championship Qualifiers or Yugioh Premiere! Events (aka Sneak Peeks) with a larger attendance and often bigger prize payouts. Information on these can be found on their own posts on our website, typically several weeks prior to the event.

Read below for our up-to-date hours, weekly event schedule, and unified prize structures for ALL of our weekly tournaments.


STORE HOURS

Alternate Universes Holmes

Sunday: Noon to 6:00 PM
Mon – Thurs: Noon to 10:00 PM
Friday: Noon to 11:00 PM
Saturday: Noon to 9:00 PM

Alternate Universes Blue Bell

Sunday: Noon to 6:00 PM
Mon – Thurs: Noon to 10:00 PM
Friday: Noon to 11:00 PM
Saturday: Noon to 9:00 PM

Alternate Universes Wilmington

Sunday: Noon to 6:00 PM
Mon – Thurs: Noon to 10:00 PM
Friday: Noon to 11:00 PM
Saturday: Noon to 8:00 PM


WEEKLY EVENT SCHEDULE AND TOURNAMENT PRIZE STRUCTURE

Check out our event calendar! You can filter this by special event and by each store’s weekly events! It also includes all the prize structures for our weekly events!

Event Calendar


MTG Standard Showdown with Cowboy Bebop Promos – Every Week at Alternate Universes

MTG Standard Showdown at Alternate Universes

MTG Standard Showdown
Every Week at Alternate Universes

MTG Standard Showdown tournaments are every week at Alternate Universes! Starting August 2nd, 2024, Standard Showdown features new promos in the style of Cowboy Bebop! Players who go 3-0 at each Standard Showdown tournament will win a Cowboy Bebop promo in traditional foil! Players also win store credit based on their record after 3 rounds.

Aug. 2nd, 2024 – Sept. 19th, 2024: Ossification
Sept. 27th, 2024 – Nov. 7th, 2024: Disdainful Stroke
Nov. 15th, 2024 – Jan. 30th, 2025: Go for the Throat
Feb. 7th, 2025 – March 2nd, 2025: Lightning Strike
April 4th, 2025 – May 29th, 2025: Snakeskin Veil

Alternate Universes Holmes
Every Thursday @ 7 pm

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Every Wednesday @ 7 pm

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Every Monday @ 7 pm

Entry: $10

PRIZES
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit

Cowboy Bebop MTG Standard Showdown promos

Elestrals Weekly Tournaments – Starting September 2024 at Alternate Universes

Elestrals TCG Weekly Tournaments at Alternate Universes

Elestrals TCG
Weekly Tournaments
Every Monday 7 pm @ AU Holmes
Every Sunday 2 pm @ AU Blue Bell

We’re holding Elestrals TCG weekly tournaments at Alternate Universes starting this September 2024! Join us at AU Holmes every Monday at 7 pm, and at AU Blue Bell every Sunday at 2 pm!

For entering, each player gets a participation Tournament Pack! Players who go 2-1 or better get store credit!

Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

Entry: $10

PRIZES
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit

Grand Archive Weekly Tournaments – Every Tuesday at AU Blue Bell

Grand Archive TCG Weekly Tournaments at AU Blue Bell

Grand Archive TCG
Weekly Tournaments
Every Tuesday 7 pm @ AU Blue Bell

We’re holding Grand Archive TCG weekly tournaments at Alternate Universes Blue Bell every Tuesday at 7 pm!

For entering, each player gets a participation promo pack! Players who go 2-1 or better get store credit!

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

Entry: $10

Registration opens: 6 pm
Tournament begins: 7 pm

PRIZES
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit

Star Wars: Unlimited Weekly Tournaments at Alternate Universes

Star Wars: Unlimited Weekly Tournaments at Alternate Universes

Alternate Universes is holding Star Wars: Unlimited weekly tournaments at each store! We will be participating in the Star Wars: Unlimited Organized Play program.

Star Wars: Unlimited is a BRAND NEW trading card game set in the Star Wars universe. As with any burgeoning card game, the best way to make the game a success is to attend your local store’s weekly tournaments, and bring your friends!

These tournaments will share the same format as our other weekly tournaments: they will be 3 rounds maximum, and prizes will be awarded according to players’ Win – Loss record. Players will also get official promos, while supplies last!

Alternate Universes Holmes
Mondays @ 7 pm

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Wednesdays @ 7 pm

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Fridays @ 7 pm

Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit

Format: Swiss, best-of-one matches, 25 minute rounds

PRIZES
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit

Star Wars: Unlimited Organized Play diagram