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Pokemon TCG Destined Rivals Prereleases – 5/17, 5/18, 5/24 & 5/25 at Alternate Universes

April 29th, 2025

Pokemon Destined Rivals Sealed Prereleases May 17th, 18th, 24th & 25th @ AU

Pokémon TCG Destined Rivals Prerelease Tournaments
Sat. 5/17 & Sat. 5/24 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 5/17, Sun. 5/24 & Sun. 5/25 @ AU Blue Bell
Sun. 5/18 & Sun. 5/25 @ AU Wilmington

There are a limited number of spots at each event!
📢 YOU MUST PLAY ALL 3 ROUNDS TO GET THE ADDITIONAL 3 PACKS! 📢

Preregister online using the links below!

Preregister at AU Holmes Sat. 5/17
Preregister at AU Holmes Sat. 5/24

Preregister at AU Blue Bell Sat. 5/17
Preregister at AU Blue Bell Sat. 5/24
Preregister at AU Blue Bell Sun. 5/25

Preregister at AU Wilmington Sun. 5/18
Preregister at AU Wilmington Sun. 5/25

We’re holding Pokemon TCG Prerelease Tournaments for Scarlet & Violet: Destined Rivals, the newest set in the latest series of Pokemon TCG expansions! Join us May 17th and 24th at AU Holmes; May 17th, 24th, and 25th at AU Blue Bell; and May 18 and 25th at AU Wilmington!

Pokemon Prereleases are non-competitive tournaments open to all ages. As a thank-you for playing in our Prerelease Tournaments, each player gets an additional 3 Destined Rivals booster packs when you are done playing in the event! So in total, you get 7 Destined Rivals packs! You MUST play all 3 rounds to get the 3 additional packs!

If you do not show up for your event, we will give your spot to someone else, even if you preregistered. You will be refunded your entry fee. Please make sure to arrive on time!

Entry: $30
For entering, each player gets a Destined Rivals Build & Battle Box to build a deck and play for 3 rounds.

Alternate Universes Holmes

Sat. 5/17
20 player limit
Deckbuilding begins: 2 pm

Sat. 5/24
10 player limit
Deckbuilding begins: 2 pm

Alternate Universes Blue Bell

Sat. 5/17
36 player limit
Deckbuilding begins: 3 pm

Sat. 5/24
20 player limit
Deckbuilding begins: 3 pm

Sun. 5/25
30 player limit
Deckbuilding begins: 2 pm

Alternate Universes Wilmington

Sun. 5/18
25 player limit
Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm

Sun. 5/25
25 player limit
Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm

Each Destined Rivals Build & Battle Box includes:
4x Destined Rivals booster packs
A 40-card ready-to-play deck, including 1 of 4 unique foil promo cards
A code card for Pokémon TCG Live

Don’t miss your chance to get the next expansion of Pokemon cards before the set’s official release at AU on May 30th!

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Pokemon TCG League Challenges – May 3rd and May 8th at AU

April 22nd, 2025

May league challenges at AU! May 3rd at Holmes and May 8 at blue bell!

Pokemon TCG League Challenges

Saturday, May 3rd at AU Holmes
Thursday, May 8th at AU Blue Bell

We’re holding  Pokemon TCG League Challenges at Alternate Universes Holmes on Saturday, May 3rd, at Alternate Universes Blue Bell on Thursday, May 8th! 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. May 3rd

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

Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm

Thurs. May 8th

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 Dekalb Pike
Blue Bell, 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

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MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm Store Championships – 5/3, 5/10 & 5/17 at Alternate Universes

April 10th, 2025

MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm Store Championships 5/3, 5/10 & 5/17 @ Alternate Universes

Magic: The Gathering
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Store Championships
Sat. May 3rd @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. May 10th @ AU Holmes
Sat. May 17th @ AU Wilmington

We’re holding Magic: the Gathering Store Championships! Saturday, May 3rd at AU Blue Bell, Saturday, May 10th at AU Holmes, and Saturday, May 17th 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, 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 Gleeful Demolition for entering.

Sat. 5/3
*NEW LOCATION!*
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm

Sat. 5/10
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 12:30 pm

Sat. 5/17
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

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 Gleeful Demolition!
Top 8 Promos: Charming Scoundrel, AND a Charming Scoundrel with our store name printed on it!
Champion Promos: full-art textless Goddric, Cloaked Reveler, AND a Goddric, Cloaked Reveler with our store name printed on it!

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MTG Spring Flourish Chaos Drafts – 5/4, 5/10, and 5/18 at Alternate Universes

April 20th, 2025

MTG Spring Flourish Chaos Drafts
Sun May 4th @ AU Blue Bell
Sat May 10th @ AU Wilmington
Sunday, May 18 @ AU Holmes

Alternate Universes is holding MTG Spring Flourish Chaos Drafts on May 4th at Alternate Universes Blue Bell, May 10th at Alternate Universes Wilmington, and May 17th at Alternate Universes Holmes! These spring-themed drafts give each player a special emblem that starts in play! This emblem lets you draw an additional card each turn and play an additional land each turn!

Each player gets a Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Secret Lair Promo card for entering (while supplies last!)

Players will also win store credit depending on how they finish! Store credit is awarded on an AU Gift card and is usable at any Alternate Universes location!

Format: CHAOS Draft; 3 rounds, Best 2-of-3 Matches, Swiss

Entry: $20

Sunday, May 4th

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whipain Shopping Center
1510 Dekalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Registration Begins: 1 PM
Draft Begins: 2 PM

Saturday, May 10th

Registration Begins: Noon
Draft Begins: 1 PM

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

Sunday, May 17th

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

Registration Begins: Noon
Draft Begins: 1 PM

PRIZES
3 – 0: $40 Store Credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 Store Credit
2 – 1: $20 Store Credit
Each player gets a Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Secret Lair Promo card just for playing!

 

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Pokemon League Cup Day – Sat. May 10th at AU Holmes

April 9th, 2025

Pokemon League Cup Day
Saturday, May 10th @
Alternate Universes Holmes

We are holding 3 different Pokemon League Cups on Saturday May 10th at Alternate Universes Holmes! We are holding League cups for the Pokemon Trading Card Game, Video Game, and Pokemon Go! 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!

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

Pokemon Trading Card Game

Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 21 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.

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 6 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 21 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!
$20 Store Credit will be added to the prize pool per entrant! Top finishers will win store credit based on attendance!

*NEW* If we have at least 30 players, top 9-16th will each get $10 Store Credit!

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 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).

Pokemon Video Game League Cup

This event uses the CURRENT REGULATION team legalities!

Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 21 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.

Entry fee: $20 Masters;  $5 Junior and Senior
All players will receive Prize Pack Series 6 with their entry!

Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament starts: 2 pm

Team Lists are Required! Print yours here!

Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 21 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.

PRIZES
$20 Store Credit will be added to the prize pool per entrant! Top finishers will win store credit based on attendance!

Jr and Seniors Will Each get a pack of Pokemon TCG just for playing! There will be no additional prizes.

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

Pokemon Go League Cup

Registration opens: 2 pm
Tournament starts: 3 pm

Entry fee: $10

Format: Great League
Swiss style; best-of-3 matches; 30-minute rounds; Top Cut if there is enough players; 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 – 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

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Star Wars: Unlimited Jump to Lightspeed Store Showdowns – 5/10 and 5/24 at Alternate Universes

April 20th, 2025

Star Wars: Unlimited
Jump to Lightspeed Store Showdowns
Sat. May 10th @ AU Wilmington
Sat. May 24th @ AU Blue Bell

We’re holding Star Wars: Unlimited Jump to Lightspeed Store Showdowns at Alternate Universes Wilmington and Blue Bell! Sat. May 10th at AU Wilmington, and Sat. May 24th at AU Blue Bell.

Store Showdowns take place several months after each new set releases. They are the most competitive level of Casual Play, awarding bigger prizes while still focusing on having fun and learning the game, making them the perfect environment for someone to try out the tournament scene!

$20 store credit will be added to the Top 8 prize pool per player. Top 8 players will also get a promo Devastator! You will get an additional copy of the card for each round of playoffs! Each is stamped with your final placement!

Entry: $20
Each player gets a Star Wars: Unlimited Promo Pack and a promo Bossk just for entering!

Format: Premier, # of rounds based on attendance, Top 8 cut

Sat. May 10th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon

Sat. May 24th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 Dekalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm

PRIZES
$20 store credit will be added to the Top 8 prize pool per player.
Top 8 players also each win a promo Devastator! You will get an additional copy of the card for each round of playoffs! Each is stamped with your final placement!
Each player gets a Star Wars: Unlimited Promo Pack and a promo Bossk just for entering!

AU store credit is awarded on a reloadable gift card, and is redeemable at any AU location.

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Disney Lorcana Archazia’s Island Set Championships – 5/3, 5/17 & 5/24 at Alternate Universes

April 9th, 2025

Disney Lorcana Archazia's Island Set Championships 5/3 @ AU Holmes, 5/17 @ AU Wilmington, 5/24 @ AU Blue Bell

Disney Lorcana Archazia’s Island Set Championships
Sat. May 3rd @ AU Holmes
Sat. May 17th @ AU Wilmington
Sat. May 24th @ AU Blue Bell

Alternate Universes is holding Disney Lorcana Set Championships for Set 7: Archazia’s Island on Saturday, May 3rd at AU Holmes, Saturday, May 17th at AU Wilmington, and Saturday, May 24th at AU Blue Bell. Set Championships are one-time competitive events where players test their skills and try to win cool prizes!

Each player gets a Hiro Hamada – Armor Designer participation promo for entering! 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! Top 8 each win a Hiro Hamada – Armor Designer foil promo card, and 1st Place also wins a Hiro Hamada – Armor Designer Champion playmat!

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 Holmes
Saturday, May 3rd
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd.
Holmes, PA 19043

Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Saturday, May 17th
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, DE 19810

Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Saturday, May 24th
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon

PRIZES
1st Place: Hiro Hamada – Armor Designer Store Champion Playmat, Hiro Hamada – Armor Designer foil Promo Card, store credit
Top 8: Hiro Hamada – Armor Designer foil promo, store credit
If we hit our cap of 64 players, the prize pool will be increased to include Top 16 players!

Store credit is awarded on a reloadable AU gift card, and is redeemable at any AU location!

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Digimon Card Game Regulation Battle Vol. 1 – 5/11 & 5/24 at Alternate Universes

April 27th, 2025

Digimon Regulation Battle Vol. 1 5/4 @ AU Holmes & 5/24 @ AU Blue Bell

Digimon Card Game
Regulation Battle Vol. 1
Sun. May 4th @ AU Holmes
Sat. May 24th @ AU Blue Bell

***There is a 16-player cap on each event!***

We’re holding Digimon Card Game Regulation Battles Vol. 1 on Sunday, May 4th at Alternate Universes Holmes and Saturday, May 24th at Alternate Universes Blue Bell!

Regulation Battle is a special store tournament with a twist in the rules! This time the tournament is specially for Common/Uncommon decks only. Participants must play with a deck only consisting of Common/Uncommon cards.

  • Cards with the rarity of R, SR, SEC, or P cannot be used.
  • Alt-Art versions of cards with the rarity of C or U can be used.
  • This applies to Digi-Egg, Tamer, and Option cards as well.

Alternate Universes Holmes
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament starts: 1 pm

Entry: $10
Each player gets a Biyomon participation promo for entering!

Format: C & U Limited Battles, max 4 rounds

PRIZES
4 – 0: $50 store credit, Etemon promo card
3 – 1: $25 store credit
2 – 2: $8 store credit

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One Piece Treasure Cups – 5/18, 5/24 & 5/25 at Alternate Universes

April 25th, 2025

One Piece Card Game Treasure Cups 5/18 @ AU Blue Bell, 5/24 @ AU Wilmington, 5/25 @ AU Holmes

One Piece Treasure Cups
Sun. 5/18 @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. 5/24 @ AU Wilmington
Sun. 5/25 @ AU Holmes

***There is a 64 player limit at each event!***
Preregister online using the links below!

Preregister at AU Blue Bell 5/18
Preregister at AU Wilmington 5/24 – Sorry I can’t add the link for this in the app!
Preregister at AU Holmes 5/25

We’re holding One Piece Treasure Cups on Saturday, May 18th at AU Blue Bell, Saturday, May 24th at AU Wilmington, an Sunday, May 25th at AU Holmes.

Entry: $20

Format: Swiss, # of rounds based on attendance, No Top Cut, Singles, Constructed, Best-of-one games with 30-minute matches and 5 minutes overtime

Sun. 5/18
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Whitpain Shopping Center
1510 DeKalb Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm

Sat. 5/24
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, DE 19810

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm

Sun. 5/25
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd.
Holmes, PA 19043

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm

PRIZES
Each player gets an Event Pack Vol. 6 for entering!

Top 4: An additional Event Vol. 6
1st Place: OP08-067 Charlotte Pudding

If we have fewer than 16 players, Top 4 will also win store credit prizes based on attendance. If we have 16 players or more, Top 8 will win store credit.

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MTG Modern RCQs Season 4, Round 1 Schedule at Alternate Universes – April-July 2025

March 19th, 2025

MTG Modern RCQs Season 4 Round 1, April-July 2025 at Alternate Universes

Magic: the Gathering
MODERN Regional Championship Qualifiers
April 12th–July 12th, 2025

Sat. 4/12 @ AU Wilmington
Sat. 5/3 @ AU Wilmington
Sat. 5/17 @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. 5/31 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 6/14 @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. 6/21 @ AU Wilmington
Sun. 6/29 @ AU Holmes
Sat. 7/5 @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. 7/12 @ AU Holmes

***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.

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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.

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!

Event Calendar & Prize Structures

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

August 26th, 2024

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.

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

Cowboy Bebop MTG Standard Showdown promos

Standard Showdown Cavern of Souls promotion at Alternate Universes

 

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Elestrals Weekly Tournaments – Starting September 2024 at Alternate Universes

August 26th, 2024

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

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Star Wars: Unlimited Weekly Tournaments at Alternate Universes

February 28th, 2024

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
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

Star Wars: Unlimited Organized Play diagram

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Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions Release Info at Alternate Universes

January 10th, 2025

Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions Release Info at Alternate Universes

Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions
Release Raffle Info

Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions release weekend is January 17th-19th. Please read the following info about our release!

As you may know, demand for the upcoming Pokemon set Prismatic Evolutions is extremely high. Due to this, our product allocations have been very low. We want to make sure everyone has a fair chance to get some of the new set, without the need for showing up early or camping out at our store.

Instead of putting out products for sale on launch day, we are raffling off the chance to buy one of the following products at MSRP:

Prismatic Evolutions Elite Trainer Box – MSRP: $49.99 – 10 to raffle at each store (30 total)
Prismatic Evolutions Binder Collection – MSRP: $29.99 – 6 to raffle at each store (18 total)
Prismatic Evolutions Poster Collection – MSRP: $14.99 – 12 to raffle at each store (36 total)
Prismatic Evolutions Tech Sticker Collection MSRP: $14.99 – 12 to raffle at each store (36 total)

This is our entire allocation of Prismatic Evolutions. We won’t have any more until the next product release.

Here is a breakdown of how this will work:

1. Come to your local AU during release weekend, January 17th-19th, and enter our raffle. Each person may enter only once at each store.

2. Raffle winners will be selected on Monday 1/20. Winners will be alerted by email if they have won and which product they are selected to buy.

3. Winners will have until end of day on 1/27 to buy their item. Anything not purchased by that time will be re-raffled!

No Alternate Universes staff are eligible to win this raffle.

Thank you, and good luck!

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DBS Fusion World FB05 New Adventure Release Events – 2/8 & 2/9 at Alternate Universes

January 20th, 2025

DBS Fusion World FB05 New Awakening Sealed Release Events at Alternate Universes

DBS Fusion World
FB05 New Adventure SEALED Release Events
Sat. February 8th @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sun. February 9th @ AU Holmes

We’re holding Dragon Ball Super Card Game FB05 New Adventure SEALED Release Events on Saturday, February 8th at AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington, and Sunday, February 9th at AU Holmes!

Each player gets 4 packs of the new set to build a deck and play for 3 rounds, plus a Promotion Pack Vol. 5 and an FP-034 Son Goku participation promo! Your promo pack may be used in your deck! Each player who goes 3-0 gets an FP-034 Son Goku winner promo card!

Entry: $25
Each player get 4 packs of the upcoming set to build their deck. Your promo pack can also be used in your deck!

Format: Sealed, Swiss-style, max 3 rounds

Sat. 2/8
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

Registration opens: 2 pm
Deckbuilding begins: 3 pm

Sat. 2/8
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

Registration opens: 1 pm
Deckbuilding begins: 2 pm

Sun. 2/9
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

Registration opens: 12:30 pm
Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm

PRIZES
3 – 0: 4 FB05 packs, FP-034 Son Goku winner promo card
2 – 1: 3 FB05 packs
1 – 2: 2 FB05 packs
0 – 3: 1 FB05 pack

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MTG Standard RCQ – Saturday, December 7th at AU Holmes

November 6th, 2024

MTG Standard RCQ at Alternate Universes Holmes

Magic: the Gathering
STANDARD Regional Championship Qualifier
Saturday, December 7th @ AU Holmes

***There is a 64 player cap on this event.***
✅ Pre-registration is open NOW! Preregister online or stop by your local AU! ✅

🎟️ Click here to preregister online! 🎟️

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.

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Disney Lorcana Organized Play at Alternate Universes

September 8th, 2023

Disney Lorcana Organized Play at Alternate Universes

Disney Lorcana Organized Play
Lorcana League and Lorcana Tournaments
Every Week at Alternate Universes

Alternate Universes is part of the official Disney Lorcana Hobby Store Program and Organized Play program! That means every week, we hold Disney Lorcana League and weekly tournaments at each of our three locations!

If you want to see Lorcana succeed and thrive, one of the best ways to help is to attend your local events, and bring your friends, too!

Lorcana League

Lorcana League is a fun, FREE weekly event where you can earn League Points to win prizes, and be a part of your local Lorcana community!

Lorcana League times are as follows:

Wednesdays 6 pm @ AU Wilmington
Thursdays 6 pm @ AU Blue Bell
Fridays 6 pm @ AU Holmes

As opposed to tournaments, Lorcana League is a free casual-style event, designed for players to hang out and play low-stakes games with one another at their leisure. Players earn 1 point for attending, 1 point for just playing a match, or 2 points instead if they win a match! Matches should be best 2-of-3. During League, players are responsible for finding their own matches with one another, as opposed to a tournament where players’ pairings are calculated for them. Players can earn a maximum of 10 points during one League.

A League round is 4 weeks of Lorcana League. A League season is 12 weeks of Lorcana League, or 3 rounds.

Prizes are awarded based on point totals after each round, and more prizes are awarded at the end of each season!
• Players with at least 3 points at the end of a round each get a random League promo card, and three of those players are randomly chosen to win a Lorcana pin.
• The player with the most points at the end of a round gets to pick two different promos, plus a Lorcana pin!
• At the end of each season, the 6 players with the most total points each get Lore counters, and random players with 8 or more total points at the end of a season each get Lorcana pins!

Weekly Lorcana Tournaments

Lorcana weekly tournaments take place every week during Lorcana League. That means you can attend Lorcana League AND play in the tournament, too!

Weekly Lorcana tournament times are as follows:

Wednesdays 7 pm @ AU Wilmington
Thursdays 7 pm @ AU Blue Bell
Fridays 7 pm @ AU Holmes

Registration opens at the start of League, one hour before the start of the tournament.

Entry fee: $10 ($15 if using store credit)

Format: Constructed, best 2-of-3 matches, 3 rounds maximum. Prizes are awarded based on a player’s win – loss – draw record after 3 rounds.

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

Store credit is awarded on a reloadable AU gift card, and is redeemable at any of our three stores!

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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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