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!

Gundam Card Game Edition Beta Store Trial Events – 2/1 & 2/2 at Alternate Universes

Gundam Card Game
Edition Beta Store Trial Events
Sat. 2/1 @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sun. 2/2 @ AU Holmes

***There is a 16-player limit at each event!***
Preregister today using the links below! Registering in the Bandai app will NOT guarantee your spot!

Preregister at AU Blue Bell 2/1
Preregister at AU Wilmington 2/1
Preregister at AU Holmes 2/2

We’re holding Gundam Card Game Edition Beta Store Trial Events on Saturday, February 1st at AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington, and on Sunday, February 2nd at AU Holmes! Each player gets a Gundam Card Game Edition Beta plus a promotional item for entering!

This is a BRAND NEW card game from Bandai based on the Gundam universe! Edition Beta Trial Events are your first chance to get a hold of the card game before the official release later this year!

Edition Beta includes everything you need to play:

x16 Booster Packs (x9 cards per pack)
x1 Legend Rare Card
x1 Card Set (x56 cards)
x2 Rule/Playsheets
x6 Dice Damage Counter

This event is a casual tournament wherein each player uses their Edition Beta to build a deck and play for three rounds. This event is intended to help players familiarize themselves with the Gundam Card Game while having fun in the process!

Sat. 2/1
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm

Sat. 2/1
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

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

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

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

Entry: $70

Format: Sealed, Swiss, 3 rounds max

MTG Aetherdrift PREORDERS at Alternate Universes

MTG Aetherdrift Preorders
Open NOW at Alternate Universes
Stop by AU or call with your card to pre-order!

Magic: the Gathering Aetherdrift Pre-Orders are now open at Alternate Universes!
All preorders can be picked up at the start of the Prerelease on Friday, February 7th!

Take advantage of our preorder discounts! Last day to preorder is Thursday, February 6th!

This set features the new Play Booster Packs and Boxes! Play Booster packs combine the best of both Set and Draft boosters, and will be replacing both going forward.

Each Play Booster Box and Collector Booster Box you preorder come with the exclusive Buy-A-Box Promo Lifecraft Engine!

MTG Aetherdrift Preorders

Play Booster Box // $119.99
Collector Box // $234.99
Bundle // $44.99
Set of 2 Commander Decks // $79.99
Prerelease Pack // $34.99

Aetherdrift SEALED Prerelease Tournaments are Feb. 7th-9th!

Stop by or call Alternate Universes to preorder today!

MTG Innistrad Remastered PREORDERS at Alternate Universes

MTG Innistrad Remastered Preorders
Open NOW at Alternate Universes
Stop by AU or call with your card to pre-order!

Magic: the Gathering Innistrad Remastered Pre-Orders are now open at Alternate Universes!
All preorders can be picked up on release day Friday, January 24th!

Take advantage of our preorder discounts! Last day to preorder is Thursday, January 23rd!

This set features the new Play Booster Packs and Boxes! Play Booster packs combine the best of both Set and Draft boosters, and will be replacing both going forward.

MTG Innistrad Remastered Preorders

Play Booster Box // $169.99
Collector Box // $299.99

Innistrad Remastered Preview Drafts are 1/17–1/19!

Innistrad Remastered Launch Party Drafts are 1/24 & 1/26!

Stop by or call Alternate Universes to preorder today!

Pokemon TCG League Challenges – January 11th, 12th & 16th at AU

Pokemon TCG League Challenges

Saturday, January 11th at AU Holmes
Sunday, January 12th at AU Wilmington
Thursday, January 16th at AU Blue Bell

We’re holding  Pokemon TCG League Challenges at Alternate Universes Holmes  on Saturday, January 11th, at Alternate Universes Wilmington on Sunday, January 12th, and at Alternate Universes Blue Bell on Thursday, January 16th! 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. January 11th

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

Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm

Sun. January 12th

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

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament starts: 1 pm

Thurs. January 16th

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

MTG Innistrad Remastered Preview Drafts – 1/17, 1/18, & 1/19 at Alternate Universes

MTG Innistrad Remastered Preview Drafts
Friday, Jan. 17th @ AU Blue Bell
Saturday, Jan. 18th @ AU Wilmington
Sunday, Jan. 19th @ AU Holmes

Alternate Universes is holding MTG Innistrad Remastered Preview Drafts on Friday, Jan. 17th at AU Blue Bell, Saturday, Jan. 18th at AU Wilmington, and Sunday, Jan. 19th at AU Holmes! We’re able to hold these events thanks to our WPN Premium store status, and we only have that thanks to our amazing community of players like you! Thank you!

Each player gets a retro-frame Deadeye Navigator promo for entering (while supplies last!)

Innistrad Remastered Play Booster Packs will be awarded as prizes! Each player is guaranteed to win one Innistrad Remastered Pack!

Format: Draft; 3 rounds swiss

Entry: $30

Friday, Jan. 17th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

Registration opens: 6 pm
Drafting begins: 7 pm

Saturday, Jan. 18th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

Registration opens: 1 pm
Drafting begins: 2 pm

Sunday, Jan. 19th
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

Registration opens: Noon
Drafting begins: 1 pm

PRIZES
3 – 0: 6 Innistrad Remastered Packs
2 – 0 – 1: 4 Innistrad Remastered Packs
2 – 1: 2 Innistrad Remastered Packs
Less than 2 wins: 1 Innistrad Remastered Pack

Yugioh Supreme Darkness Premiere! – January 18th & 19th at Alternate Universes

Yu-Gi-Oh! Supreme Darkness
Core Booster Premiere! (Sneak Peek) Events
Saturday, January 18th @ all three stores
Sunday, January 19th @ 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 Supreme Darkness during the Premiere!, you get the Premiere! Field Center card (while supplies last), and entry into our Premiere! Playmat and Ultra Rare promo giveaways! Supreme Darkness releases at Official Tournament Stores like ours on Wednesday, January 22nd!

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! Supreme Darkness cards are legal during the tournament. The Premiere! tournament will be either 3 or 4 rounds depending on overall attendance.

Saturday, January 18th

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, January 19th

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
Legacy of Destruction 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

Union Arena Demon Slayer Release Events – 1/18 & 1/19 at Alternate Universes

Union Arena TCG
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Release Events
Sat. 1/18 @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sun. 1/19 @ AU Holmes

Alternate Universes is holding Union Arena TCG Demon Slayer Release Events Saturday, January 18th at AU Blue Bell and AU Wilmington, and Sunday, January 19th at AU Holmes!

Union Arena is another BRAND NEW TCG from Bandai where each set features a different anime! Anime will include Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood-War, Hunter x Hunter, Jujutsu Kaisen, Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, One Punch Man, and more that have yet to be announced!

Entry: $25
Each player gets a Release Event participation promo and Release Event Pack for entering.

Format: SEALED Five Pack Battle, 3 rounds max
Each player gets 5 packs to build their deck and play for 3 rounds. Please click the above link for more info on Five Pack Battle format.

Saturday, January 18th

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

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

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

Registration opens: 1 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 2 pm

Sunday, January 19th

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

Registration opens: 2 pm
Deckbuilding starts: 3 pm

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

Elestrals Moonrise Starter Deck Prereleases – 1/18 & 1/19 at Alternate Universes

Elestrals TCG
Moonrise Starter Deck Prereleases
Sat. January 18th @ AU Holmes
Sun. January 19th @ AU Blue Bell

***There is a 32 player cap on each event.***

We’re holding Elestrals Moonrise Starter Deck Prerelease tournaments on Saturday, January 18th at AU Holmes, and Sunday, January 19th at AU Blue Bell!

Each player gets a Moonrise Starter Deck to use during the event! You are allowed to modify your deck as you like using the 3 booster packs included with the deck!

Entry: $30

Format: Starter Deck Sealed, Swiss, best-of-3 matches, 50 min rounds, 3 rounds max

Sat. 1/18
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

Registration opens: 3 pm
Tournament starts: 4 pm

Sun. 1/19
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament starts: 2 pm

PRIZES
3 – 0: 5 Moonrise booster packs
2 – 1: 3 Moonrise booster packs
All others: 1 Moonrise booster pack

Disney Lorcana Azurite Sea Set Championships – 1/18, 1/25, & 2/1 at Alternate Universes

Disney Lorcana Azurite Sea Set Championships
Sat. January 18th @ AU Wilmington
Sat. January 25th @ AU Blue Bell
Sat. February 1st @ AU Holmes

Alternate Universes is holding Disney Lorcana Set Championships for Set 6: Azurite Sea on Saturday, January 18th at Alternate Universes Wilmington, Saturday, January 25th at AU Blue Bell, and Saturday, February 1st at AU Holmes. Set Championships are one-time competitive events where players test their skills and try to win cool prizes!

Top 8 players will win store credit based on overall attendance, with $20 added to the overall prize pool per player. If we hit our cap of 64 players, the prize pool will be increased to include Top 16 players! 1st Place also wins a Scar – Heartless Hunter foil promo card and Champion playmat! 2nd Place wins a Scar – Heartless Hunter foil promo card and Scar – Heartless Hunter non-champion playmat, and 3rd-8th also win a Scar – Heartless Hunter foil promo card!

Entry Fee: $20

Format: Core Constructed
Swiss-style, 50-minute rounds, best-of-3 matches (Top Cut matches are untimed)
Swiss Rounds followed by Top Cut playoffs depending on attendance

Alternate Universes Wilmington
Saturday, January 18th
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, DE 19810

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

Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Saturday, January 25th
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon

Alternate Universes Holmes
Saturday, February 1st
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd.
Holmes, PA 19043

Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm

PRIZES
1st Place: Scar – Heartless Hunter Store Champion Playmat, Scar – Heartless Hunter foil Promo Card, store credit
2nd Place: Scar – Heartless Hunter Playmat (non-champion version), Scar – Heartless Hunter foil promo, store credit
3rd-8th: Scar – Heartless Hunter foil promo, store credit

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

MTG Innistrad Remastered Launch Party Drafts – 1/24 & 1/26 at Alternate Universes

MTG Innistrad Remastered Launch Party Drafts
Friday, Jan. 24th @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sunday, Jan. 26th @ AU Holmes

Alternate Universes is holding MTG Innistrad Remastered Launch Party Drafts on Friday, Jan. 24th at AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington, and Sunday, Jan. 26th at AU Holmes! We’re able to hold these events thanks to our WPN Premium store status, and we only have that thanks to our amazing community of players like you! Thank you!

Each player gets a retro-frame Deadeye Navigator promo for entering (while supplies last!)

Innistrad Remastered Play Booster Packs will be awarded as prizes! Each player is guaranteed to win one Innistrad Remastered Pack; including the 3 packs used to draft, no matter how well you do, you’ll get more packs playing in this event than if you buy them individually!

Format: Draft; 3 rounds swiss

Entry: $30

Friday, Jan. 24th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

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

Registration opens: 6 pm
Drafting begins: 7 pm

Sunday, Jan. 26th
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

Registration opens: Noon
Drafting begins: 1 pm

PRIZES
3 – 0: 6 Innistrad Remastered Packs
2 – 0 – 1: 4 Innistrad Remastered Packs
2 – 1: 2 Innistrad Remastered Packs
Less than 2 wins: 1 Innistrad Remastered Pack

Star Wars: Unlimited Twilight of the Republic Store Showdowns – 1/4, 1/25, & 2/1 at Alternate Universes

Star Wars: Unlimited
Twilight of the Republic Store Showdowns
Sat. January 4th @ AU Holmes
Sat. January 25th @ AU Wilmington
Sat. February 1st @ AU Blue Bell

We’re holding Star Wars: Unlimited Twilight of the Republic Store Showdowns at all three stores! Sat. January 4th at AU Wilmington, Sat. January 25th at AU Wilmington, and Sat. February 1st 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 Gor! 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 Savage Opress just for entering!

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

Sat. January 4th
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

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

Sat. January 25th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

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

Sat. February 1st
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

Registration opens: 12:30 pm
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 Gor! 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 Savage Opress just for entering!

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

MTG Standard RCQ – Saturday, January 25th at AU Holmes

Magic: the Gathering
STANDARD Regional Championship Qualifier
Saturday, January 25th @ 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, January 25th 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.

Pokemon TCG League Challenges – February 2nd, 20th & 22nd at AU

Pokemon TCG League Challenges

Sunday, February 2nd at AU Wilmington
Thursday, February 20th at AU Blue Bell
Saturday, February 22nd at AU Holmes

We’re holding  Pokemon TCG League Challenges at Alternate Universes Holmes  on Saturday, January 11th, at Alternate Universes Wilmington on Sunday, January 12th, and at Alternate Universes Blue Bell on Thursday, January 16th! 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. February 2nd

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

Registration opens: Noon
Tournament starts: 1 pm

Thurs. February 20th

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

Sat. February 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

MTG Aetherdrift SEALED Prereleases – Feb. 7th-9th at AU

MTG Aetherdrift
SEALED Prerelease Tournaments
Feb. 7th-9th at Alternate Universes

We’re holding Magic: the Gathering Aetherdrift SEALED Prerelease tournaments Feb. 7th-9th at all three of our stores!

Thanks to their popularity, we’re expanding our Super Saver Prereleases at AU Holmes & AU Wilmington!

Super Saver Prereleases at AU Holmes and AU Wilmington feature discounted $25 entry fees along with a different prize structure! This means for $25 you will get at least 7 Aetherdrift Play Booster Packs: 6 from your Prerelease Pack and at least 1 pack from prizing. That’s like paying $3.50 per pack! All of our Blue Bell prereleases will stay the same, with normal entry and prize payouts. See the new prize structure at the bottom of this post!

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!

Format: Sealed Deck

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

• 6 Aetherdrift Play Boosters; each Play Booster contains 14 Magic cards
• 1 foil, year-stamped Rare or Mythic Rare
• 1 deck box
• 1 Spindown die

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!

Entry fee: $40 ($45 store credit)

SEALED 2-Headed Giant: $80 per team (+$5 for each player when using store credit)

Super Saver Prereleases (Holmes & Wilmington only): $25 ($30 store credit)
See Super Saver prize structure at the bottom of this post!

AU Holmes

Friday, Feb. 7th
3:00 pm
7:00 pm

Saturday, Feb. 8th
2:00 pm – Super Saver!
6:00 pm – Super Saver!

Sunday, Feb. 9th
1:00 pm – Super Saver!

AU Blue Bell

Friday, Feb. 7th
3:00 pm
7:00 pm

Saturday, Feb. 8th
Noon (Two-Headed Giant)
5:00 pm

Sunday, Feb. 9th
2:00 pm

AU Wilmington

Friday, Feb. 7th
3:00 pm
7:00 pm

Saturday, Feb. 8th
1:00 pm – Super Saver!
5:00 pm – Super Saver!

Sunday, Feb. 9th
1:00 pm – Super Saver!

PRIZES

Aetherdrift Play Booster Packs are awarded based on your tournament record after 3 rounds.

3-0: 10 Play Boosters or $50 credit
2-0-1: 8 Play Boosters or $40 credit
2-1: 6 Play Boosters or $30 credit
1-2: 3 Play Boosters or $15 credit
All other records get 1 Play Booster pack

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

SUPER SAVER PRIZES

3-0: 4 Play Boosters or $20 credit
2-1: 2 Play Boosters or $10 credit
1 or fewer wins: 1 Play Booster Pack

Digimon Special Booster Ver. 2.5 [BT19-20] Celebration Events – 2/22 & 2/23 at Alternate Universes

Digimon Card Game
Special Booster Ver. 2.5 Celebration Events
Sat. 2/22 @ AU Blue Bell & AU Wilmington
Sun. 2/23 @ AU Holmes

We’re holding Digimon Card Game Special Booster Ver. 2.5 Celebration Events! Join us Saturday, February 22nd at AU Blue Bell and AU Wilmington and Sunday, February 23rd at AU Holmes!

Each player who enters gets 6 packs of Special Booster Ver 2.5 to build a deck with and a Special Booster Ver.2.5 [BT19-20] Celebration Event Pack, plus a Participation promo! Players will also win booster pack prizes based on their total wins after 3 rounds.

These prizes are in addition to any prizes provided by Bandai!

Entry fee: $35

Format: Swiss, best-of-3 matches, no Top Cut

Saturday, Feb. 22nd
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401

Registration opens: 1 pm
Deckbuilding begins: 2 pm

Saturday, Feb. 22nd
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810

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

Sunday, Feb. 23rd
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043

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

PRIZES
3 – 0: 6 Packs
2 – 1: 4 Packs
1 – 2: 2 Packs
0 – 3: 1 Pack

Cardfight!! Vanguard Day – 2/22 & 2/23 at Alternate Universes

Vanguard Day February 2025
Sat. 2/22 @ AU Blue Bell
Sun. 2/23 @ AU Holmes

We’re holding Vanguard Day tournaments on Saturday 2/22 at Alternate Universes Blue Bell and Sunday 2/23 at Alternate Universes Holmes!

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 one participation promo 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.

Saturday, February 22nd
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Registration: 1 pm
Tournament starts: 2 pm

Sunday, February 23rd
Alternate Universes Holmes
Registration: 1 pm
Tournament starts: 2 pm

PRIZES
Top players will win store credit based on overall attendance, with $10 credit per person added to the prize pool!

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. 2/15 @ 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!

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
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