Archive for the ‘Holmes Store’ Category
June 25th, 2025
Union Arena TCG
Fullmetal Alchemist Release Events
Sat. 7/19 @ AU Holmes & AU Blue Bell
Sun. 7/20 @ AU Wilmington
Alternate Universes is holding Union Arena TCG Fullmetal Alchemist Release Events Saturday, July 19th at AU Holmes and AU Blue Bell, and Sunday, July 20th at AU Wilmington!
Union Arena is another BRAND NEW TCG from Bandai where each set features a different anime! Anime 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 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.
Sat. 7/19
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 4 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 5 pm
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Registration opens: 1 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 2 pm
Sun. 7/20
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: Noon
Deckbuilding starts: 1 pm
PRIZES
3 – 0: Winner promo
Each player gets a participation promo and Release Event Pack for entering
Posted in Blue Bell Store, Holmes Store, Special Events, Union Arena, Wilmington Store | Comments Off on Union Arena Fullmetal Alchemist Release Events – 7/19 & 7/20 at Alternate Universes
June 14th, 2025
Magic Presents: Pride 2025
Friday, June 27th at all three stores!
We’re holding Magic Presents: Pride 2025 Commander Events on Friday, June 27th at all three stores!
MTG Pride 2025 events are FREE special Commander events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community! Come show your pride with us at Alternate Universes!
These events have a special rule: players treat all eligible commanders as though they had the partner ability.
Each player gets a promo Chromatic Lantern for entering!
Entry: FREE!
Registration opens: 5 pm
Play begins: 6 pm
Posted in Blue Bell Store, Holmes Store, Magic: The Gathering, Special Events, Wilmington Store | Comments Off on Magic Presents: Pride 2025 Commander Events – Friday, June 27th at AU
June 10th, 2025
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist’s Advance
Core Booster Premiere! (Sneak Peek) Events
Saturday, June 28th @ all three stores
Sunday, June 29th @ AU Blue Bell
A Yu-Gi-Oh! Core Booster Premiere! Event AKA Sneak Peek is a casual event where you can buy packs and boxes of the latest upcoming set before the official release!
Premiere! Events run all day from open to close. If you buy 5 or more packs of Duelist’s Advance during the Premiere!, you get the Premiere! Field Center card (while supplies last), and entry into our Premiere! Playmat and Ultra Rare promo giveaways! Duelist’s Advance releases at Official Tournament Stores like ours on Wednesday, July 2nd!
We’re also holding a Premiere! tournament at each store during the event! You don’t have to enter the tournament to participate in the Premiere! Duelist’s Advance cards are legal during the tournament. The Premiere! tournament will be either 3 or 4 rounds depending on overall attendance.
Saturday, June 28th
Alternate Universes Holmes
Sneak Peek: all day!
Tournament: 1:00 pm
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Sneak Peek: all day!
No tournament this day
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Sneak Peek: all day!
Tournament: 2:00 pm
Sunday, June 29th
AU Blue Bell
Sneak Peek: all day!
Tournament: 1:00 pm
Tournament entry: $10
Each player gets 2 OTS Packs or 2 Booster Packs for entering (depending on availability)
Format: Advanced Constructed, Swiss, 4 rounds (or 3 rounds depending on attendance), no Top Cut
Duelist’s Advance cards are legal during the tournament.
PRIZES
4 Rounds:
4 – 0: 10 booster packs
3 – 1: 5 booster packs
3 Rounds:
3 – 0: 7 booster packs
2 – 1: 3 booster packs
Posted in Blue Bell Store, Holmes Store, Special Events, Wilmington Store, Yu-Gi-Oh! | Comments Off on Yugioh Duelist’s Advance Premiere Events – June 28th & 29th at Alternate Universes
June 4th, 2025
MTG Final Fantasy
Chocobo Racing Drafts
Every Friday June 13th – July 18th
We’re holding MTG Final Fantasy Chocobo Racing Drafts every Friday June 13th through July 18th at all three stores!
Chocobo Racing Events are MTG Final Fantasy drafts where players earn points for attending and playing, on top of our usual store credit prizes! When players earn enough points, they win special prizes!
Each time a player attends a Chocobo Race they get 3 points, and each time a player wins a match they get 1 point. Players who bring a friend who signs up for a Wizards Account also get 1 point! Your points during the event series are tracked at the store you play at.
When a player reaches 10 points, they win a foil Chocobo art print. When a player reaches 20 points, they win a Chocobo Pinfinity AR pin!
Entry: $25
Registration opens: 6 pm
Drafting starts: 7 pm
PRIZES
3 – 0: $50 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $37.50 store credit
2 – 1: $25 store credit
All other records: 1 booster pack
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June 11th, 2025
Digimon Card Game
Digital Monster Day Commemoration Events
Sat. June 28th @ AU Wilmington
Sun. June 29th @ AU Holmes & AU Blue Bell
We’re holding Digimon Card Game Digital Monster Day Commemoration Events on Sat. June 28th at AU Wilmington, and Sun. June 29th at AU Holmes and Alternate Universes Blue Bell!
These events are to celebrate the release of Extra Booster VERSUS MONSTERS [EX-09] and also Digital Monster Day!
Each player who enters gets an Agumon participation promo! Players win packs of EX-09 based on their overall record after 3 rounds. 3-0 also win a Holographic + Textured foil Agumon winner promo!
Entry fee: $35
Format: SEALED, best-of-3 matches, no Top Cut, 3 rounds
Click here for info about Sealed format: https://world.digimoncard.com/event/pdf/sealed_format_rules.pdf?v02
Sat. 6/28
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: Noon
Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm
Sun. 6/29
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: Noon
Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Registration opens: 1 pm
Deckbuilding begins: 2 pm
PRIZES
3 – 0: 6 EX-09 packs
2 – 1: 4 EX-09 packs
1 – 2: 2 EX-09 packs
0 – 3: 1 EX-09 pack
3-0 also win a Holographic + Textured foil Agumon winner promo!
Posted in Blue Bell Store, Digimon Card Game, Holmes Store, Special Events, Wilmington Store | Comments Off on Digimon Digital Monster Day Commemoration Events – 6/28 & 6/29 @ AU
May 14th, 2025
Magic: the Gathering
MODERN Regional Championship Qualifier
Sunday, June 29th @ AU Holmes
***There is a 64 player cap on this event.***
✅ Pre-registration is open NOW! Preregister online or stop by your local AU! ✅
We’re holding a Magic: the Gathering Modern RCQ on Sunday, June 29th at Alternate Universes Holmes!
This RCQ is one of our Modern RCQs for the Season 4, Round 1 season of RCQs, which all support the TWO Regional Championships taking place October-November 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 Prosperous Innkeeper for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Fauna Shaman, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Fauna Shaman! Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
Format: MODERN
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Click the link 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 Fauna Shaman promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lair Fauna Shaman 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.
Posted in Holmes Store, Magic: The Gathering, Special Events | Comments Off on MTG Modern RCQ – Sunday, June 29th @ AU Holmes
June 19th, 2025
Magic: The Gathering
Final Fantasy Store Championships
Sat. 7/5 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 7/12 @ AU Wilmington
Sat. 7/19 @ AU Blue Bell
We’re holding Magic: the Gathering Store Championships! Saturday 7/5 at AU Holmes, Saturday 7/12 at AU Wilmington, and Saturday 7/19 at AU Blue Bell. Represent AU by becoming one of our MTG Store Champions! The format this time around is Standard!
Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, Top 8 and 1st Place players both win promos with our store name printed on them, on top of the normal Top 8 and Winner promos! $20 store credit will be added to the prize pool per player!
Format: Standard, Swiss-style, with a Top Cut playoff if we reach 10 or more players!
Entry: $20
Each player gets a promo Prophetic Beginning (Preordain) for entering.
Sat. 7/5
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 12:30 pm
Sat. 7/12
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm
Sat. 7/19
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm
PRIZES
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)
Each player who enters gets a promo Prophetic Beginning (Preordain)
Top 8 Promos: Diabalos, Guardian Force (Death’s Shadow), AND a Death’s Shadow with our store name printed on it!
Champion Promos: Bhujerba, Floating City (City of Brass), AND a City of Brass with our store name printed on it!
Posted in Blue Bell Store, Holmes Store, Magic: The Gathering, Special Events, Wilmington Store | Comments Off on MTG Final Fantasy Store Championships – 7/5, 7/12 & 7/19 at Alternate Universes
June 18th, 2025
Union Arena TCG
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Vol. 2 Rare Battle Events
Sat. 7/5 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 7/5 @ AU Blue Bell
Sun. 7/6 @ AU Wilmington
Alternate Universes is holding Union Arena TCG Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Vol. 2 Rare Battle Events on Saturday, July 5th at AU Holmes & AU Blue Bell, and Sunday, July 6th at AU Wilmington! Rare Battle Events use the ONE Battle Rules, meaning you can ONLY use cards from the designated anime in each tournament!
***There is a 16-player limit at each event!***
Sat. 7/5
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 4 pm
Tournament starts: 5 pm
Sat. 7/5
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Registration opens: 3 pm
Tournament starts: 4 pm
Sun. 7/6
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament starts: 1 pm
Entry: $10
Each player gets an Event Pack Vol. 3 for entering.
Format: ONE Battle Rules (players may only use cards from this anime title), Constructed, Swiss, max 4 rounds
PRIZES
4 – 0: $40 store credit, Union Rare card (Winner Version)
3 – 1: $20 store credit
2nd-4th: Union Rare card
Top 4: Action Point Card Sleeve x3
Posted in Blue Bell Store, Holmes Store, Special Events, Union Arena, Wilmington Store | Comments Off on Union Arena Bleach Vol. 2 Rare Battle Events – July 5th & 6th at Alternate Universes
June 23rd, 2025
Vanguard Firework Festival Cup
Sun. 7/6 @ AU Holmes
We’re holding a Vanguard Firework Festival Cup on Sunday 7/6 at Alternate Universes Holmes! These events are only being hosted by 70 stores WORLDWIDE!
For this event, players may only ride units that are released in Booster Pack 08: Knights 0f Rebirth when riding a grade 3 unit. Players are allowed to use cards from other products in their Main Deck. Application for all games can only be done via Bushi Navi.
1st place wins an exclusive playmat featuring Megumi! Top finishers win store credit based on overall attendance, with $15 added to the prize pool per player!
Entry: $15
Each player gets a monthly tournament pack 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
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament starts: 2 pm
PRIZES
1st place wins an exclusive playmat featuring Megumi!
Top finishers win store credit based on overall attendance, with $15 added to the prize pool per player!
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June 18th, 2025
Magic: the Gathering
MODERN Regional Championship Qualifier
Saturday, July 12th @ AU Holmes
***There is a 64 player cap on this event.***
✅ Pre-registration is open NOW! Preregister online or stop by your local AU! ✅
We’re holding a Magic: the Gathering Modern RCQ on Saturday, July 12th at Alternate Universes Holmes!
This RCQ is one of our Modern RCQs for the Season 4, Round 1 season of RCQs, which all support the TWO Regional Championships taking place October-November 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 Prosperous Innkeeper for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Fauna Shaman, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Fauna Shaman! Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
Format: MODERN
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Click the link 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 Fauna Shaman promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lair Fauna Shaman 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.
Posted in Holmes Store, Magic: The Gathering, Special Events | Comments Off on MTG Modern RCQ – Saturday, July 12th @ AU Holmes
June 25th, 2025
Godzilla TCG and Hololive TCG
Bushiroad Demo Caravans
Sat. July 12th @ AU Holmes & AU Blue Bell
We’re hosting Bushiroad Demo Caravans for the upcoming Godzilla and Hololive official card games! Join us Sat. July 12th at AU Holmes and AU Blue Bell to learn these exciting new games!
As Bushiroad Official Tournament Shops, Bushiroad staff will be visiting AU Holmes and AU Blue Bell to teach both of these games to our community! All you need to do is show up during the demo window!
Demos will be given from Noon – 2 pm at AU Holmes, and from 4 pm – 6 pm at AU Blue Bell.
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Demos: Noon – 2 pm
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Demos: 4 pm – 6 pm
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June 18th, 2025
Union Arena TCG
Black Clover Rare Battle Events
Sat. 7/12 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 7/12 @ AU Blue Bell
Sun. 7/13 @ AU Wilmington
Alternate Universes is holding Union Arena TCG Black Clover Rare Battle Events on Saturday, July 12th at AU Holmes & AU Blue Bell, and Sunday, July 13th at AU Wilmington! Rare Battle Events use the ONE Battle Rules, meaning you can ONLY use cards from the designated anime in each tournament!
***There is a 16-player limit at each event!***
Sat. 7/12
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 4 pm
Tournament starts: 5 pm
Sat. 7/12
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Registration opens: 3 pm
Tournament starts: 4 pm
Sun. 7/13
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament starts: 1 pm
Entry: $10
Each player gets an Event Pack Vol. 3 for entering.
Format: ONE Battle Rules (players may only use cards from this anime title), Constructed, Swiss, max 4 rounds
PRIZES
4 – 0: $40 store credit, Union Rare card (Winner Version)
3 – 1: $20 store credit
2nd-4th: Union Rare card
Top 4: Action Point Card Sleeve x3
Posted in Blue Bell Store, Holmes Store, Special Events, Union Arena, Wilmington Store | Comments Off on Union Arena Black Clover Rare Battle Events – July 12th & 13th at Alternate Universes
June 18th, 2025
Union Arena TCG
Sword Art Online Rare Battle Events
Sat. 7/19 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 7/19 @ AU Blue Bell
Sun. 7/20 @ AU Wilmington
Alternate Universes is holding Union Arena TCG Sword Art Online Rare Battle Events on Saturday, July 19th at AU Holmes & AU Blue Bell, and Sunday, July 20th at AU Wilmington! Rare Battle Events use the ONE Battle Rules, meaning you can ONLY use cards from the designated anime in each tournament!
***There is a 16-player limit at each event!***
Sat. 7/19
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 4 pm
Tournament starts: 5 pm
Sat. 7/19
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Registration opens: 3 pm
Tournament starts: 4 pm
Sun. 7/20
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament starts: 1 pm
Entry: $10
Each player gets an Event Pack Vol. 3 for entering.
Format: ONE Battle Rules (players may only use cards from this anime title), Constructed, Swiss, max 4 rounds
PRIZES
4 – 0: $40 store credit, Union Rare card (Winner Version)
3 – 1: $20 store credit
2nd-4th: Union Rare card
Top 4: Action Point Card Sleeve x3
Posted in Blue Bell Store, Holmes Store, Special Events, Union Arena, Wilmington Store | Comments Off on Union Arena Sword Art Online Rare Battle Events – July 19th & 20th at Alternate Universes
June 18th, 2025
Union Arena TCG
Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 2 Rare Battle Events
Sat. 7/26 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 7/26 @ AU Blue Bell
Sun. 7/27 @ AU Wilmington
Alternate Universes is holding Union Arena TCG Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 2 Rare Battle Events on Saturday, July 26th at AU Holmes & AU Blue Bell, and Sunday, July 27th at AU Wilmington! Rare Battle Events use the ONE Battle Rules, meaning you can ONLY use cards from the designated anime in each tournament!
***There is a 16-player limit at each event!***
Sat. 7/26
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 4 pm
Tournament starts: 5 pm
Sat. 7/26
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Registration opens: 3 pm
Tournament starts: 4 pm
Sun. 7/27
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Tournament starts: 1 pm
Entry: $10
Each player gets an Event Pack Vol. 3 for entering.
Format: ONE Battle Rules (players may only use cards from this anime title), Constructed, Swiss, max 4 rounds
PRIZES
4 – 0: $40 store credit, Union Rare card (Winner Version)
3 – 1: $20 store credit
2nd-4th: Union Rare card
Top 4: Action Point Card Sleeve x3
Posted in Blue Bell Store, Holmes Store, Special Events, Union Arena, Wilmington Store | Comments Off on Union Arena Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 2 Rare Battle Events – July 26th & 27th at Alternate Universes
March 19th, 2025
Magic: the Gathering
MODERN Regional Championship Qualifiers
April 12th–July 12th, 2025
***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 Modern RCQs for the Season 4, Round 1 season of RCQs, which all support the TWO Regional Championships taking place October-November 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 Prosperous Innkeeper for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Fauna Shaman, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Fauna Shaman! Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
Format: MODERN
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
*NEW LOCATION!*
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
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 Fauna Shaman promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Fauna Shaman promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lair Fauna Shaman 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.
Posted in Blue Bell Store, Holmes Store, Magic: The Gathering, Special Events, Wilmington Store | Comments Off on MTG Modern RCQs Season 4, Round 1 Schedule at Alternate Universes – April-July 2025
May 28th, 2021
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
FULL EVENT SCHEDULE & TOURNAMENT PRIZE STRUCTURES
Click the link below for our event calendar and prize structures!
You can filter this by Special Events and by each store’s Weekly Events!
It also includes our unified prize structures for our weekly events!
Posted in Blue Bell Store, Holmes Store, Store Info, Wilmington Store | Comments Off on Alternate Universes Store Hours, Weekly Schedule, and Tournament Prize Structures!
August 26th, 2024
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.
Starting in January 2025, one random player at each Standard Showdown tournament will win a Neon Yellow Cavern of Souls, while supplies last! As long as the tournament fires, one lucky player will win, and we only need 4 players to fire!
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
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August 26th, 2024
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
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February 28th, 2024
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
Thursdays @ 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
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May 16th, 2025
![One Piece Card Game A Fist of Divine Speed [OP-11] Release Events Sat. 5/31 @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington, Sun. 6/1 @ AU Holmes](https://alternateu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/onepieceop11release-web-620x326.jpg)
One Piece Card Game
A Fist of Divine Speed [OP-11] Release Events
Sat. 5/31 @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sun. 6/1 @ AU Holmes
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 A Fist of Divine Speed [OP-11] Release Events! Join us Saturday, May 31st at AU Blue Bell and AU Wilmington, and Sunday, June 1st at AU Holmes!
In the Sealed format, you get 6 booster packs of the new set to use to build your deck and compete! Each tournament will be 4 rounds.
Each player gets the P-081 Dracule Mihawk and Monkey.D.Luffy participation promos, and an OP-11 Release Event Pack for entering. Each player who goes 3-0 gets a P-081 Dracule Mihawk Silver Foil Gold Stamp Winner card!
EACH PERSON WHO PLAYS IN EACH EVENT WILL BE ABLE TO BUY A BOOSTER BOX!!! Booster boxes will be priced at MSRP.
Sat. May 31st
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Registration opens: 2 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 3 pm
Sat. May 31st
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 1 pm
Sun. June 1st
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 1 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
3 – 0: P-081 Dracule Mihawk Silver Foil Gold Stamp Winner card!
Each player gets the P-081 Dracule Mihawk and Monkey.D.Luffy participation promos, and an OP-11 Release Event Pack for entering.
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