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MTG Dominaria United PREORDERS at Alternate Universes

August 15th, 2022

MTG Dominaria United Pre-Orders Open NOW at Alternate Universes

MTG Dominaria United Pre-Orders are now OPEN at Alternate Universes!
Stop by or call your local AU to pre-order today!

Magic: the Gathering Dominaria United Pre-Orders are now open at Alternate Universes!

Take advantage of our Pre-Order discounts! These prices will go up during the Pre-Sale starting Sept. 2nd.

Pre-orders are open through Sept. 1st! Join us starting September 2nd for Prerelease Weekend!

MTG Dominaria United Pre-Orders

Prerelease Pack // $29.99

Set Booster Box // $129.99

Draft Booster Box // $119.99

Jumpstart Box // $99.99

Collector Booster Box // $269.99

Bundle // $49.99

Both Commander Decks // $89.99

Each box you pre-order comes with the Buy-A-Box promo Llanowar Loamspeaker!
Each Set, Draft, and Collector box ALSO comes sealed with a Legends Retold Box Topper!

Llanowar Loamspeaker Dominaria United Buy-A-Box Promo

MTG Dominaria United Prereleases: Sept. 2nd–4th

Dominaria United Prerelease Drafts are all weekend! Preregister in-store or over the phone with your card today!

Prerelease Kit, Set Box, and Draft Box Preorders can be picked up during Prerelease Weekend!

Bundle, Jumpstart Box, Collector Box, and Commander Deck Preorders can be picked up starting on the set’s release on September 9th!

Prerelease Pre-Sale: September 2nd–8th

Even if you don’t preorder, you can still purchase Prerelease Kits, Set Boxes, Draft Boxes, and Collector Boxes during the Prerelease Pre-Sale!

✨ Collector Boxes can be purchased at ALL THREE STORES during the Pre-Sale thanks to each of our locations’ WPN Premium Status! ✨

MTG Dominaria United officially releases on Friday, September 9th! Stop by or call your local AU to preorder today!

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Flashback Fridays MTG Drafts at Alternate Universes

July 21st, 2022

MTG Flashback Friday Drafts at Alternate Universes

Magic: the Gathering FLASHBACK FRIDAY Drafts
Every Friday in August at AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington

This August we’re holding special MTG drafts that we’re calling FLASHBACK FRIDAYS! These drafts are every Friday in August, during Friday Night Magic at AU Blue Bell and AU Wilmington.

All drafts start at 7:00 pm.

August 5th: Time Spiral Remastered Draft
$30 Entry
3 – 0: $50 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $37.5 store credit
2 – 1: $25 store credit
All other records: 1 Draft booster of current set
***36 player limit***

August 12th: Zendikar Rising Draft
$20 Entry
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit
All other records: 1 Draft booster of current set
***No player limit***

August 19th: War of the Spark Draft
$25 Entry
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit
All other records: 1 Draft booster of current set
***36 player limit***

August 26th: Mystery Booster Convention Edition Draft
$50 Entry
3 – 0: $60 store credit -or- 4 Mystery Booster Packs
2 – 0 – 1: $45 store credit -or- 3 Mystery Booster Packs
2 – 1: $30 store credit -or- 2 Mystery Booster Packs
All other records: 1 Mystery Booster Pack
***36 player limit***

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Nintendo Switch OLED Tournament – Saturday, August 20th at AU Blue Bell

July 25th, 2022

Yugioh Nintendo Switch OLED Tournament at AU Blue Bell

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Nintendo Switch OLED Tournament
Saturday, August 20th @ AU Blue Bell
First place prize is a brand new Nintendo Switch – OLED Model!

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

Entry fee: $25
Each player will receive 5 OTS packs for entering!

Format: Advanced Constructed, Top 8 cut. Decklists are required!

Registration start: 11 AM
Tournament start: Noon

PRIZES
1st place: Nintendo Switch OLED Model
2nd place: two 24-pack booster boxes
3rd & 4th places: one 24-pack booster box each
5th – 8th place: 12 booster packs each

An online editable PDF decklist form can be found here: https://img.yugioh-card.com/en/downloads/forms/KDE_DeckList.pdf

Decklists will also be available on the day of the event.

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MTG Dominaria United SEALED Prereleases – September 2nd–4th at Alternate Universes

August 15th, 2022

MTG Dominaria United Prereleases at Alternate Universes

MTG Dominaria United Prerelease Tournaments
September 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at all three AU locations!

We’re holding Magic: the Gathering Dominaria United Prerelease tournaments September 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at all three of our stores! You can pre-register for as many prerelease events as you want! Stop by your local AU or call with your card to preregister today!

All Prerelease tournaments are 3 rounds. At the tournament start time, each player is given a Prerelease Pack to build a deck and then play for 3 rounds. Prizes can be collected after Round 3. Lands will be provided for free at the event!

We’re also holding Dominaria United Jumpstart Prerelease events! See the bottom of this post for more info!

Dominaria United Preorders are open now! Stop by your favorite AU or call with your card to pre-order today!

Format: Sealed Deck

Each player gets one Dominaria United Prerelease Pack to use to build a 40+ card deck and play for 3 rounds. Each one contains:

  • 6 Dominaria United Draft Boosters
  • 1 Traditional foil rare or mythic rare from Dominaria United with a foil year stamp
  • 1 Spindown d20
  • 1 Reusable deck box with divider
  • 1 MTG Arena code card

To play in official MTG events, you’ll need a Wizards Account email. It’s easy and free!
Login with your Magic Arena account, link your DCI number to an account, or make a new account here:

🧙‍♂️ https://accounts.wizards.com/ 🧙‍♂️

Once you set up your account, try downloading the Magic Companion App, where you can check-in to the tournament you’re entering, enter results and see pairings on your phone, and more! You’ll still need to visit us in-store to register/pre-register!

Entry fee: $35 ($40 Store Credit)

2-Headed Giant: $70 per team (+$5 for each player using Store Credit)

Each player gets a 30th Anniversary Promo for entering, while supplies last!

AU Holmes

Friday, September 2nd
7:00 pm

Saturday, September 3rd
6:00 pm

Sunday, September 4th
2:00 pm
(3:00 pm Jumpstart Prerelease)

AU Blue Bell

Friday, September 2nd
3:00 pm
7:00 pm

Saturday, September 3rd
11:00 am
(2:00 pm Jumpstart Prerelease)
3:00 pm
7:00 pm (Two-Headed Giant)

Sunday, September 4th
2:00 pm

AU Wilmington

Friday, September 2nd
3:00 pm
7:00 pm

Saturday, September 3rd
11:00 am
(2:00 pm Jumpstart Prerelease)
3:00 pm
7:00 pm

Sunday, September 4th
2:00 pm (Two-Headed Giant)

PRIZES

Dominaria United Set Booster Packs are awarded based on your tournament record after 3 rounds.

3-0: 8 Set Boosters or $40 credit
2-0-1: 6 Set Boosters or $30 credit
2-1: 4 Set Boosters or $20 credit
1-2: 2 Set Boosters or $10 credit
All other records 1 set booster

2-Headed Giant prizes are doubled and awarded per-team.

Dominaria United Jumpstart Prereleases

We’re holding Dominaria United Jumpstart Prereleases at each store! Saturday, September 3rd at AU Blue Bell and AU Wilmington, and Sunday, September 4th at AU Holmes!

Dominaria United Jumpstart Prereleases will be free-play events. Stop by, sign in using your wizards account email, and upon entering you will get two Dominaria United Jumpstart boosters and 1 Dominaria United Set booster. Stay and play with your friends, or take your Jumpstart packs with you and have fun at home!

Entry: $15

Alternate Universes Holmes
Sunday, September 4th
3:00 pm

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Saturday, September 3rd
2:00 pm

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Saturday, September 3rd
2:00 pm

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Magic: the Gathering Dreamhack Showdown Qualifiers at Alternate Universes

July 2nd, 2022

MTG DreamHack Magic Showdown Regional Championship Qualifiers

Saturday, July 16th at Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Saturday, August 13th at Alternate Universes Wilmington
Sunday, September 11th at Alternate Universes Holmes

This Summer, we’re hosting Magic: the Gathering Regional Championship Qualifiers at each of our three stores! These events are also known as DreamHack Magic Showdown WPN Qualifiers!

Regional Championship Qualifiers are open to everyone, and are a player’s first step down the road of competitive Magic. Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, the Top 2 players in each event receive invites to the Magic Regional Championship at DreamHack Atlanta. From there, players vie for a place in the Pro Tour and the World Championship itself!

Alternate Universes Blue Bell MTG Modern DreamHack Qualifier
Saturday, July 16th

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

Format: MODERN

Entry: $30

Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon

PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship at DreamHack Atlanta, $200 store credit, Winner and Top 8 promos
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship at DreamHack Atlanta, $100 store credit, Top 8 promo
3rd & 4th Place: $100 store credit each, Top 8 promo
5th–8th Place: $50 store credit each, Top 8 promo

Alternate Universes Wilmington MTG Pioneer DreamHack Qualifier
Saturday, August 13th

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3615A Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

Format: PIONEER

Entry: $30

Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon

PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship at DreamHack Atlanta, $200 store credit, Winner and Top 8 promos
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship at DreamHack Atlanta, $100 store credit, Top 8 promo
3rd & 4th Place: $100 store credit each, Top 8 promo
5th–8th Place: $50 store credit each, Top 8 promo

Alternate Universes Holmes MTG Sealed DreamHack Qualifier
Sunday, September 11th

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

Format: SEALED DECK Dominaria United; Top 8 Booster Draft

Entry: $50
Each player gets 6 packs of Dominaria United to use to build their deck. Land will be provided for free at the event.

Registration opens: 10 am
Deckbuilding starts: 11 am
Players MUST arrive for the beginning of deckbuilding!

PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship at DreamHack Atlanta, $200 store credit, Winner and Top 8 promos
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship at DreamHack Atlanta, $100 store credit, Top 8 promo
3rd & 4th Place: $100 store credit each, Top 8 promo
5th–8th Place: $50 store credit each, Top 8 promo

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

May 28th, 2021

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. Masks are available at the counter for anyone who wishes, and we encourage our players to wear masks while in the store.

We buy and sell single cards everyday! We are always happy to look at Magic: the Gathering, Yugioh, and Pokemon 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.

We hold weekly tournaments for Magic: the Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh, Digimon, and more! We also hold special events most weekends! Special events are typically larger events, with a larger attendance and bigger prize payouts. Information on these can be found on our website and social media pages several weeks prior to the event.

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

STORE HOURS

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

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

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

WEEKLY EVENTSSundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Holmes1 pm
Digimon
2 pm
Vanguard		6 pm
D&D Night
7 pm
Board Game Night		6 pm
MTG Commander		6 pm
Warhammer 40K		7 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format & Time Wizard (Edison)		6 pm
MTG Commander
7 pm
MTG FNM Modern		1 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format
Blue Bell12:30 pm
Pokemon League-Style Play
1 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format		6 pm
Warhammer 40K (Basement)
6 pm
MTG Commander
7 pm
MTG Modern Mondays (uses Weekend Tournament structure)		6:30 pm
MTG Pioneer & MTG Commander
7 pm
Digimon
7 pm
Board Games		7 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format		6:30 pm
Vanguard
7 pm
Dragon Ball Super
7 pm
Flesh and Blood TCG		6 pm
MTG Commander
7 pm
MTG FNM Draft
7 pm
MTG FNM Legacy		Special Event Day
WilmingtonNoon
Pokemon League-Style Play
1 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Time Wizard (Edison)		7 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format		6 pm
Warmachine		6 pm
MTG Commander
7 pm
MTG Draft		6 pm
Board Game Night
7 pm
MTG Modern		6 pm
MTG Commander
7 pm
MTG FNM Draft		2 pm
MTG Pioneer

TOURNAMENT PRIZE STRUCTURES

Moving forward most of our weekly events for all of our games will use these entry fees and prize structures.

Weekday events will be 3 rounds regardless of the number of players.
Weekend events will be 4 rounds as long as 10 or more people enter (otherwise 3 rounds)

There are no longer be playoffs/Top Cuts for weekly events. Instead, at the end of the tournament, each player gets a prize based on their win/draw/loss record.

Weekday Magic, Digimon, Cardfight!! Vanguard & Pokemon Tournaments (3 rounds)
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit

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

MTG Drafts (3 rounds)
Entry: $20 cash / $25 store credit

3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit
All other records: 1 Draft booster of current set

Yu-Gi-Oh! Weekday Tournaments (3 rounds)
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit

3 – 0: 7 $4 Yugioh packs
2 – 1: 3 $4 Yugioh packs

Weekend Magic, Digimon, Cardfight!! Vanguard & Pokemon Tournaments (4 rounds)
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit

4 – 0: $50 store credit
3 – 0 – 1: $37 store credit
3 – 1: $24 store credit
2 – 1 – 1: $16 store credit
2 – 2: $8 store credit

Yu-Gi-Oh! Weekend Tournaments (4 rounds)
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit

4 – 0: 10x $4 Yugioh packs
3 – 1: 5x $4 Yugioh packs

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Alternate Universes Holmes, Blue Bell & Wilmington are now WPN Premium Stores!

July 3rd, 2020

We are proud to announce that Alternate Universes Holmes, Blue Bell, and Wilmington have ALL officially been designated WPN Premium Stores!

Thanks to the hard work of our employees and the dedication of our community, all three Alternate Universes locations have officially become WPN Premium stores. Over the past months, we’ve been working hard to improve our store and thus your playing experience with us. Our Blue Bell store has been remodeled with new paint, carpets, bathrooms, tables, signs, monitors, and more. Only about 5% of WPN retailers have become WPN Premium stores. Achieving this status means that we’ve reached a point where our store provides one of the highest quality gaming experiences you can get from any LGS, and it’s not just because of our looks. It’s because we as a business are committed to providing a very high quality experience to our players. When you come to our store, you can expect a clean, professional, friendly, and fun environment. And now that we’ve reached Premium status, we’ll be able to make your experience even better. We’ll be able to hold exclusive events when they’re available, and offer exclusive products and promos. You’ll notice a couple of other changes around the store as time goes on, and as we continue to work closely with Wizards of the Coast.

Thank you to our community. Without our thriving, enthusiastic, and all-around wonderful community of players these past 16 or so years, we wouldn’t have been considered for this achievement. Whether you have been with us from the beginning or have just learned about us this year, thank you! We look forward to continuing to provide the best gaming experience that we can, and we hope that you’ll continue to join us.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Nintendo Switch OLED Tournament – Saturday, August 20th at AU Blue Bell

July 25th, 2022

Yugioh Nintendo Switch OLED Tournament at AU Blue Bell

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Nintendo Switch OLED Tournament
Saturday, August 20th @ AU Blue Bell
First place prize is a brand new Nintendo Switch – OLED Model!

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

Entry fee: $25
Each player will receive 5 OTS packs for entering!

Format: Advanced Constructed, Top 8 cut. Decklists are required!

Registration start: 11 AM
Tournament start: Noon

PRIZES
1st place: Nintendo Switch OLED Model
2nd place: two 24-pack booster boxes
3rd & 4th places: one 24-pack booster box each
5th – 8th place: 12 booster packs each

An online editable PDF decklist form can be found here: https://img.yugioh-card.com/en/downloads/forms/KDE_DeckList.pdf

Decklists will also be available on the day of the event.

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