Yugioh Regional at the PA Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA – Saturday, June 10th
Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Qualifier
Saturday, June 10th 2023
at the
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Grand Ballroom B
12th and Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
https://www.paconvention.com/
Hosted by Alternate Universes
We are holding our next Philly Yugioh Regional Qualifier on Saturday, June 10th at the PA Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA!
PREREGISTRATION
Online preregistration is being offered for this event. Payment can be made by credit/debit card or PayPal. Preregistered players are guaranteed a spot in the Regional.
PREREGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!
Preregister today by clicking the link below:
https://auyugiohprereg.com/YPR/YPRpage1.html
Preregistered players must still complete an official Konami registration form and decklist and submit them the day of the Philly Yugioh Regional to receive their packs. There will be separate registration stations for preregistered players.
We will be accepting credit/debit cards for entry at this event. If paying in cash, exact change is appreciated!
Click here for the Official Konami Decklist form
Click here for the official Registration Sheet
In-person registration opens at 8:00 AM.
Registration opens at 8:00 AM
Play begins at 10:00 AM
Each player will receive 5 booster packs of Cyberstorm Access for entering.
Entry Fee:
Credit/Debit – $24.00
Cash – $23.00
We will be accepting credit/debit cards for entry at the Philly Yugioh Regional. If paying in cash, exact change is appreciated.
We strongly recommend that players pre-register online to avoid issues on the day of the event. Preregistration is open now!
Format: Tier 2, Advanced Format, Constructed Deck, Swiss Rounds, Best-2-of-3 Matches.
Tier 2 now tournaments rounds are now 45 minutes long!
Click here for the current Forbidden/Limited list: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/limited/index.html
Yugioh Regional Qualifiers are the primary qualifying events for World Championship Qualifiers (WCQs) in North America. Regional Qualifiers are Tier 2 events and require a high standard of sportsmanship from the Duelists.
There is a strict 624 player cap on this event. When we reach 500 or more Duelists, the Top 64 finishers will receive invites to the next World Championship Qualifier!
PRIZES
When we reach 500 or more Duelists, the Top 64 finishers will receive invites to the next World Championship Qualifier!
Top 8 finishers will receive Regional playmats
Top 4 will receive Regional deck boxes.
*Note: There is no longer a Top 8 Cut. Prizes are awarded on the order of finish from Swiss rounds.
For more information about Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Qualifiers click here: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/regionals/regionalsfaq.html
Dragon Duels (open to Duelists born in 2009 or later)
Beginning at 1:00PM – Free!
Dragon Duel Prizes
• The 1st Ranked Duelist at the end of Swiss will receive a Regional Game Mat
• Top 4 Duelists in a Dragon Duel tournament will receive a Dragon Duel shirt
• Top 4 Duelists earn an invite to the Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier for North America
Qualifying duelists must complete WCQ Invite Forms. Regardless of attendance, only four (4) invites are awarded for a Dragon Duel tournament at a Regional Qualifier.
Side Event Schedule (Open To Everyone)
ALL SIDE EVENT TOURNAMENTS WILL BEGIN REGISTRATION AFTER THE START OF ROUND 1 (AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM).
You cannot play in a side event if you are still playing in the Regional.
Win-A-Mat Tournaments – Entry fee: $14.00 cash/$15.00 credit or debit card. (single elimination, 3 booster packs for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives the official Win-A-Mat playmat)
Players may enter as many Win-A-Mat tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Win-A-Mat tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
Time Wizard Tournaments (Edison Format) — Entry fee: $14.00 cash/$15.00 credit or debit card. (single elimination, 3 booster packs for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives an official playmat). The Edison Format uses all cards playable at the Shonen Jump Championship (SJC) April 2010 Tournament.
Card pool for Edison Format: edisonformat.com/card-pool.html
Banned List for Edison Format – edisonformat.com/banlist.html
Players may enter as many Time Wizard tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Time Wizard tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
Structure Deck Tournaments – $12.00 cash/$13.00 debit or credit card entry fee (single elimination, 1 structure deck for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives the official Structure Deck playmat)
Players may enter as many Structure Deck tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Structure Deck tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
Flesh and Blood Road to Nationals 2023 Tournament – Sat. June 3rd at AU Blue Bell
Flesh and Blood TCG
Road to Nationals Tournament
Saturday, June 3rd at AU Blue Bell
Alternate Universes is holding a Flesh and Blood TCG Road to Nationals tournament Saturday, June 3rd at AU Blue Bell!
***There is a 64 player cap on this event! Preregister today by stopping by AU Blue Bell or calling with your card!***
For this event we are teaming up with our friends at The Portal Comics and Gaming in Bethlehem, PA to form ROAD TO NATIONALS WEEKEND! They are also holding a Road to Nationals tournament on Sunday, June 4th. If you enter both of our events, you’ll be entered into a raffle to win two booster boxes of Outsiders, the latest Flesh and Blood set, one from each of us!
Road to Nationals tournaments are competitive events that are open to everyone. The Top 4 finishers of a Road to Nationals tournament win invites to the FAB 2023 National Championship!
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Entry: $30
Format: Classic Constructed
Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon
PRIZES
For each player we have over 36 players, we will add $30 store credit to the top 8 prizes! (Example: if we have 45 players, we will add another $270 store credit to the prize pool for Top 8)
1st Place: Invite to National Championship, 1x Jubeel, Spellbane Cold Foil Promo, 1x of either Uzuri, Switchblade Cold Foil Hero or Riptide, Lurker of the Deep Cold Foil, $200 Store Credit
2nd Place: Invite to National Championship, 1x of either Uzuri, Switchblade Cold Foil Hero or Riptide, Lurker of the Deep Cold Foil, $150 Store Credit
3rd & 4th Place: Invite to National Championship, 1x of either Uzuri, Switchblade Cold Foil Hero or Riptide, Lurker of the Deep Cold Foil, $100 Store Credit each
5th-8th Place: 1x of either Uzuri, Switchblade Cold Foil Hero or Riptide, Lurker of the Deep Cold Foil, $50 Store Credit each
Any players that finish from 9th to 32nd will receive a Spinning Wheel Kick Rainbow Foil Extended Art promo!
Battle Spirits Saga Early Adopter Store Tournaments – 6/4 at AU Blue Bell & 6/10 at AU Wilmington
Battle Spirits Saga
Early Adopter Store Tournaments
Sunday, June 4th at AU Blue Bell
Saturday, June 10th at AU Wilmington
Alternate Universes is holding Battle Spirits Saga EARLY ADOPTER STORE Tournaments on Sunday, June 4th at AU Blue Bell, and Saturday, June 10th at AU Wilmington!
Since both our Blue Bell and Wilmington stores were part of the BSS Early Adopter Program, we’re able to bring this event to you! Each player gets a ProZD Buffalong Bill influencer collaboration card for entering! Players who finish among the Top 32 will get a Tamagotchi Promotion Pack! Top 4 each win a Battle Spirits Saga Core Case, plus an Event Pack Vol. 1 on top of store credit! The 1st place winner also wins another Event Pack Vol. 1 on top of their other prizes!
We’re adding $20 to the prize pool for each player who enters. If we get more than 12 players, then the Top 8 finishers will each win store credit! Otherwise, only Top 4 finishers will get store credit.
***There is a 64 player cap on each event!***
Sunday, June 4th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Saturday, June 10th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Entry: $15
Each player who enters gets a ProZD Buffalong Bill promo card!
Registration opens: Noon
Play begins: 1 pm
Format: Swiss, no Top Cut, Best of one matches, 35 minute rounds
PRIZES
Store credit prizes will be awarded to top finishers based on overall attendance. We will add $20 store credit to the overall prize pool for each player who enters! If we have 12 or more players, the Top 8 finishers will win store credit. Otherwise, only Top 4 will win store credit.
1st Place: 2x Event Packs Vol. 1, BSS Core Case, store credit
Top 4: 1x Event Pack Vol. 1, BSS Core Case, store credit
Top 8: store credit if more than 12 players enter
Top 32: 1x Tamagotchi Promotion Pack
Store credit is awarded on a reloadable AU gift card and is redeemable at any AU location!
MTG Pioneer Regional Championship Qualifier – Saturday, June 10th at AU Holmes
DreamHack Magic Showdown
Regional Championship Qualifier (Pioneer)
Saturday, June 10th at Alternate Universes Holmes
***There is a 64 player cap on this event.***
✅ Pre-registration is open NOW! Stop by or call AU Holmes with your card to preregister! ✅
We’re holding another Magic: the Gathering Pioneer RCQ on Saturday, June 10th at AU Holmes! This RCQ is part of the April 22–August 20, 2023 season of RCQs, which support the Regional Championship later in 2023 hosted by DreamHack, and ultimately lead to Pro Tour 4 in early 2024.
Regional Championship Qualifiers are open to everyone, and are a player’s first step down the road of competitive Magic. Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championship (hosted by DreamHack). From there, players vie for a place in the Pro Tour and the Magic World Championship!
Each player who preregisters gets a full-art promo Unholy Heat! Top 8 players each get a full-art promo Eldritch Evolution, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Eldritch Evolution! Both of these cards feature BRAND NEW ART! These are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 36 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 $270 store credit to the prize pool.
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
610-583-9960
Format: PIONEER
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Stop by or call AU Holmes with your card to preregister!
Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon
PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship, $200 store credit, foil full-art Eldritch Evolution, Top 8 pin, and Winner Lanyard
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, $100 store credit, foil full-art Eldritch Evolution, Top 8 pin
3rd & 4th Place: $100 store credit each, non-foil full-art Eldritch Evolution, Top 8 pin
5th–8th Place: $50 store credit each, non-foil full-art Eldritch Evolution, Top 8 pin
Prize Scaling: When we reach 36 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 $270 store credit to the prize pool.
Each player who preregisters gets a non-foil full-art Unholy Heat participation promo!
Battle Spirits Saga Store Championships – 6/11 at AU Holmes & 7/1 at AU Wilmington
Battle Spirits Saga
Store Championships
Sunday, June 11th at AU Holmes
Saturday, July 1st at AU Wilmington
Alternate Universes is holding Battle Spirits Saga Store Championship tournaments on Sunday, June 11th at AU Holmes, and Saturday, July 1st at AU Wilmington!
Store Championships are competitive tournaments where players vie to become their store’s Store Champion! Each player who enters gets a Championship Pack 2023 Vol. 1 for participating! We will add $20 store credit to the overall prize pool for each player who enters. If we have 12 or more players, the Top 8 players will each win store credit! The player who comes in 1st place will win a Champion Card Set Vol. 1, including promo versions of Nebula Dragon Andromeda, Dark King Snake Pendocles, Divine Moonsky Beast Fanatech Elk, and Calamity Beast Chaos Pegasoros!
***There is a 32 player cap on each event!***
Sunday, June 11th
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Saturday, July 1st
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Entry: $15
Each player who enters gets a Championship Pack 2023 Vol. 1 for participating!
Registration opens: Noon
Play begins: 1 pm
Format: Swiss, no Top Cut, Best of one matches, 35 minute rounds
PRIZES
Store credit prizes will be awarded to top finishers based on overall attendance. We will add $20 store credit to the overall prize pool for each player who enters! If we have 12 or more players, the Top 8 finishers will win store credit. Otherwise, Top 4 will win store credit.
1st Place winner will get a Champion Card Set Vol. 1, including promo versions of Nebula Dragon Andromeda, Dark King Snake Pendocles, Divine Moonsky Beast Fanatech Elk, and Calamity Beast Chaos Pegasoros!
MTG The Lord of the Rings SEALED Prereleases – June 16th-18th at Alternate Universes
MTG The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
SEALED Prerelease Tournaments
June 16th, 17th and 18th at Alternate Universes
We’re holding Magic: the Gathering The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Prerelease tournaments on June 16th, 17th, and 18th at all three of our stores!
Preregistration is open NOW! Stop by your local AU or call with your card to preregister today!
You can pre-register for as many prerelease events as you want! Stop by your local AU or give us a call with your card to preregister!
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 Lord of the Rings Prerelease Pack to use to build a 40+ card deck and play for 3 rounds. Each one contains:
- 6 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Draft Boosters
- 1 Traditional Foil, year-stamped Rare or Mythic Rare from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- 1 Traditional Foil year-stamped card from a pool of 6 Prerelease Promo cards
- 1 Helper card
- 1 Spindown d20
- 1 Reusable deck box with divider
- 1 MTG Arena code card
To play in official MTG events, you’ll need a Wizards Account email. It’s easy and free!
Login with your Magic Arena account, link your DCI number to an account, or make a new account here:
🧙♂️ https://accounts.wizards.com/ 🧙♂️
Once you set up your account, try downloading the Magic Companion App, where you can check-in to the tournament you’re entering, enter results and see pairings on your phone, and more! You’ll still need to visit us in-store to register, or stop by or call to preregister!
Entry fee: $50 ($55 Store Credit)
SEALED 2-Headed Giant: $100 per team (+$5 for each player using Store Credit)
AU Holmes
Friday, June 16th
7:00 pm
Saturday, June 17th
6:00 pm
Sunday, June 18th
1:00 pm
AU Blue Bell
Friday, June 16th
3:00 pm
7:00 pm
Saturday, June 17th
Noon (Two-Headed Giant)
5:00 pm
Sunday, June 18th
2:00 pm
AU Wilmington
Friday, June 16th
3:00 pm
7:00 pm
Saturday, June 17th
Noon
5:00 pm
Sunday, June 18th
2:00 pm (Two-Headed Giant)
PRIZES
The Lord of the Rings Set Booster Packs are awarded based on your tournament record after 3 rounds.
3-0: 8 Set Boosters or $40 credit
2-0-1: 6 Set Boosters or $30 credit
2-1: 4 Set Boosters or $20 credit
1-2: 2 Set Boosters or $10 credit
All other records 1 set booster
2-Headed Giant prizes are doubled and awarded per-team.
MTG The Lord of the Rings PREORDERS are also open now! Stop by or call your AU of choice with your card to preorder!
Pokemon TCG Paldea Evolved Prerelease Tournaments – 5/27 at AU Blue Bell & 5/28 at AU Wilmington
Pokémon TCG Paldea Evolved Prerelease Tournaments
Sat. May 27th at AU Blue Bell
Sun. May 28th at AU Wilmington
We’re holding Pokemon TCG Prerelease Tournaments for Scarlet & Violet: Paldea Evolved, the latest set in a brand new series of Pokemon TCG expansions! Join us Saturday, May 27th at AU Blue Bell and Sunday, May 28th 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 who enters will get an additional 3 Paldea Evolved booster packs when they are done playing in the event!
***We have a limited number of spots open for these tournaments: 80 spots at AU Blue Bell, and 40 spots at AU Wilmington.***
Preregistration is open now! Stop by AU Blue Bell or AU Wilmington or call with your card to save your spot!
Entry: $30
For entering, each player gets a Paldea Evolved Build & Battle Box to build a deck and play for 3 rounds.
Registration opens: Noon
Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm
Each Paldea Evolved Build & Battle Box includes:
4x Paldea Evolved booster packs
A 40-card ready-to-play deck, including 1 of 4 unique foil promo cards
A code card for Pokémon TCG Live
As a thank-you for entering one of our Prerelease Tournaments, you’ll also get three BONUS Paldea Evolved booster packs just for playing in the event!
Each Prerelease Kit comes with 1 of 4 foil Prerelease Promo cards! These promo variant cards can only be found in the Build & Battle Boxes, so don’t miss your chance to get ahold of them!
Don’t miss your chance to get the next generation of Pokemon cards before the set’s official release at AU on June 5th!
MTG March of the Machine Commander Parties – May 27th and 28th at Alternate Universes
Magic: the Gathering March of the Machine Commander Parties
Saturday, May 27th at AU Wilmington
Sunday, May 28th at AU Holmes and AU Blue Bell
Commander Parties are fun, FREE Commander format events exclusive to WPN Premium stores, where you will get to experience a narrative while you play, and influence the story’s outcome via the choices you make during your games. This event picks up where the Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander Party left off, based on choices from players like you!
Each player will receive one of seven Faction Cards at the beginning of play. This time, each faction card represents a plane in the multiverse under attack by the Phyrexians: Arcavios, Eldraine, Kaladesh, Kaldheim, Kamigawa, New Capenna, and Theros. Each Faction Card has corruption counters on it; once all the corruption counters are removed from a faction card, it flips over, giving you its effect. You’ll also be able to help remove corruption counters from your opponents’ faction cards if you choose!
These events will each be roughly 2 hours.
Each player who participates gets a promo Beast Within printed in the Phyrexian language!
AU Blue Bell
Saturday, May 27th
Registration opens: 3 pm
Play begins: 4 pm
AU Wilmington
Saturday, May 27th
Registration opens: Noon
Play begins: 1 pm
AU Holmes
Sunday, May 28th
Registration opens: Noon
Play begins: 1 pm
Pokemon TCG League Challenge – Sunday, May 28th at AU Blue Bell
Pokemon TCG League Challenge
Sunday, May 28th at AU Blue Bell
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Challenge at AU Blue Bell on Sunday, May 28th! 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.
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament starts: 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 – 24
9th-16th – 6 – 48
17th-32 – 4 – 100
Flesh and Blood Road to Nationals 2023 Tournament – Sat. June 3rd at AU Blue Bell
Flesh and Blood TCG
Road to Nationals Tournament
Saturday, June 3rd at AU Blue Bell
Alternate Universes is holding a Flesh and Blood TCG Road to Nationals tournament Saturday, June 3rd at AU Blue Bell!
***There is a 64 player cap on this event! Preregister today by stopping by AU Blue Bell or calling with your card!***
For this event we are teaming up with our friends at The Portal Comics and Gaming in Bethlehem, PA to form ROAD TO NATIONALS WEEKEND! They are also holding a Road to Nationals tournament on Sunday, June 4th. If you enter both of our events, you’ll be entered into a raffle to win two booster boxes of Outsiders, the latest Flesh and Blood set, one from each of us!
Road to Nationals tournaments are competitive events that are open to everyone. The Top 4 finishers of a Road to Nationals tournament win invites to the FAB 2023 National Championship!
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Entry: $30
Format: Classic Constructed
Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon
PRIZES
For each player we have over 36 players, we will add $30 store credit to the top 8 prizes! (Example: if we have 45 players, we will add another $270 store credit to the prize pool for Top 8)
1st Place: Invite to National Championship, 1x Jubeel, Spellbane Cold Foil Promo, 1x of either Uzuri, Switchblade Cold Foil Hero or Riptide, Lurker of the Deep Cold Foil, $200 Store Credit
2nd Place: Invite to National Championship, 1x of either Uzuri, Switchblade Cold Foil Hero or Riptide, Lurker of the Deep Cold Foil, $150 Store Credit
3rd & 4th Place: Invite to National Championship, 1x of either Uzuri, Switchblade Cold Foil Hero or Riptide, Lurker of the Deep Cold Foil, $100 Store Credit each
5th-8th Place: 1x of either Uzuri, Switchblade Cold Foil Hero or Riptide, Lurker of the Deep Cold Foil, $50 Store Credit each
Any players that finish from 9th to 32nd will receive a Spinning Wheel Kick Rainbow Foil Extended Art promo!
Battle Spirits Saga Early Adopter Store Tournaments – 6/4 at AU Blue Bell & 6/10 at AU Wilmington
Battle Spirits Saga
Early Adopter Store Tournaments
Sunday, June 4th at AU Blue Bell
Saturday, June 10th at AU Wilmington
Alternate Universes is holding Battle Spirits Saga EARLY ADOPTER STORE Tournaments on Sunday, June 4th at AU Blue Bell, and Saturday, June 10th at AU Wilmington!
Since both our Blue Bell and Wilmington stores were part of the BSS Early Adopter Program, we’re able to bring this event to you! Each player gets a ProZD Buffalong Bill influencer collaboration card for entering! Players who finish among the Top 32 will get a Tamagotchi Promotion Pack! Top 4 each win a Battle Spirits Saga Core Case, plus an Event Pack Vol. 1 on top of store credit! The 1st place winner also wins another Event Pack Vol. 1 on top of their other prizes!
We’re adding $20 to the prize pool for each player who enters. If we get more than 12 players, then the Top 8 finishers will each win store credit! Otherwise, only Top 4 finishers will get store credit.
***There is a 64 player cap on each event!***
Sunday, June 4th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Saturday, June 10th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Entry: $15
Each player who enters gets a ProZD Buffalong Bill promo card!
Registration opens: Noon
Play begins: 1 pm
Format: Swiss, no Top Cut, Best of one matches, 35 minute rounds
PRIZES
Store credit prizes will be awarded to top finishers based on overall attendance. We will add $20 store credit to the overall prize pool for each player who enters! If we have 12 or more players, the Top 8 finishers will win store credit. Otherwise, only Top 4 will win store credit.
1st Place: 2x Event Packs Vol. 1, BSS Core Case, store credit
Top 4: 1x Event Pack Vol. 1, BSS Core Case, store credit
Top 8: store credit if more than 12 players enter
Top 32: 1x Tamagotchi Promotion Pack
Store credit is awarded on a reloadable AU gift card and is redeemable at any AU location!
Yugioh Regional at the PA Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA – Saturday, June 10th
Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Qualifier
Saturday, June 10th 2023
at the
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Grand Ballroom B
12th and Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
https://www.paconvention.com/
Hosted by Alternate Universes
We are holding our next Philly Yugioh Regional Qualifier on Saturday, June 10th at the PA Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA!
PREREGISTRATION
Online preregistration is being offered for this event. Payment can be made by credit/debit card or PayPal. Preregistered players are guaranteed a spot in the Regional.
PREREGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!
Preregister today by clicking the link below:
https://auyugiohprereg.com/YPR/YPRpage1.html
Preregistered players must still complete an official Konami registration form and decklist and submit them the day of the Philly Yugioh Regional to receive their packs. There will be separate registration stations for preregistered players.
We will be accepting credit/debit cards for entry at this event. If paying in cash, exact change is appreciated!
Click here for the Official Konami Decklist form
Click here for the official Registration Sheet
In-person registration opens at 8:00 AM.
Registration opens at 8:00 AM
Play begins at 10:00 AM
Each player will receive 5 booster packs of Cyberstorm Access for entering.
Entry Fee:
Credit/Debit – $24.00
Cash – $23.00
We will be accepting credit/debit cards for entry at the Philly Yugioh Regional. If paying in cash, exact change is appreciated.
We strongly recommend that players pre-register online to avoid issues on the day of the event. Preregistration is open now!
Format: Tier 2, Advanced Format, Constructed Deck, Swiss Rounds, Best-2-of-3 Matches.
Tier 2 now tournaments rounds are now 45 minutes long!
Click here for the current Forbidden/Limited list: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/limited/index.html
Yugioh Regional Qualifiers are the primary qualifying events for World Championship Qualifiers (WCQs) in North America. Regional Qualifiers are Tier 2 events and require a high standard of sportsmanship from the Duelists.
There is a strict 624 player cap on this event. When we reach 500 or more Duelists, the Top 64 finishers will receive invites to the next World Championship Qualifier!
PRIZES
When we reach 500 or more Duelists, the Top 64 finishers will receive invites to the next World Championship Qualifier!
Top 8 finishers will receive Regional playmats
Top 4 will receive Regional deck boxes.
*Note: There is no longer a Top 8 Cut. Prizes are awarded on the order of finish from Swiss rounds.
For more information about Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Qualifiers click here: https://www.yugioh-card.com/en/events/regionals/regionalsfaq.html
Dragon Duels (open to Duelists born in 2009 or later)
Beginning at 1:00PM – Free!
Dragon Duel Prizes
• The 1st Ranked Duelist at the end of Swiss will receive a Regional Game Mat
• Top 4 Duelists in a Dragon Duel tournament will receive a Dragon Duel shirt
• Top 4 Duelists earn an invite to the Dragon Duel World Championship Qualifier for North America
Qualifying duelists must complete WCQ Invite Forms. Regardless of attendance, only four (4) invites are awarded for a Dragon Duel tournament at a Regional Qualifier.
Side Event Schedule (Open To Everyone)
ALL SIDE EVENT TOURNAMENTS WILL BEGIN REGISTRATION AFTER THE START OF ROUND 1 (AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM).
You cannot play in a side event if you are still playing in the Regional.
Win-A-Mat Tournaments – Entry fee: $14.00 cash/$15.00 credit or debit card. (single elimination, 3 booster packs for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives the official Win-A-Mat playmat)
Players may enter as many Win-A-Mat tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Win-A-Mat tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
Time Wizard Tournaments (Edison Format) — Entry fee: $14.00 cash/$15.00 credit or debit card. (single elimination, 3 booster packs for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives an official playmat). The Edison Format uses all cards playable at the Shonen Jump Championship (SJC) April 2010 Tournament.
Card pool for Edison Format: edisonformat.com/card-pool.html
Banned List for Edison Format – edisonformat.com/banlist.html
Players may enter as many Time Wizard tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Time Wizard tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
Structure Deck Tournaments – $12.00 cash/$13.00 debit or credit card entry fee (single elimination, 1 structure deck for entering, 8 players per tournament max, winner receives the official Structure Deck playmat)
Players may enter as many Structure Deck tournaments as they wish, but they cannot still be entered in the Regional tournament. Each new Structure Deck tournament will begin as soon as 8 players enter.
MTG Pioneer Regional Championship Qualifier – Saturday, June 10th at AU Holmes
DreamHack Magic Showdown
Regional Championship Qualifier (Pioneer)
Saturday, June 10th at Alternate Universes Holmes
***There is a 64 player cap on this event.***
✅ Pre-registration is open NOW! Stop by or call AU Holmes with your card to preregister! ✅
We’re holding another Magic: the Gathering Pioneer RCQ on Saturday, June 10th at AU Holmes! This RCQ is part of the April 22–August 20, 2023 season of RCQs, which support the Regional Championship later in 2023 hosted by DreamHack, and ultimately lead to Pro Tour 4 in early 2024.
Regional Championship Qualifiers are open to everyone, and are a player’s first step down the road of competitive Magic. Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championship (hosted by DreamHack). From there, players vie for a place in the Pro Tour and the Magic World Championship!
Each player who preregisters gets a full-art promo Unholy Heat! Top 8 players each get a full-art promo Eldritch Evolution, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Eldritch Evolution! Both of these cards feature BRAND NEW ART! These are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 36 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 $270 store credit to the prize pool.
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
610-583-9960
Format: PIONEER
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Stop by or call AU Holmes with your card to preregister!
Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon
PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship, $200 store credit, foil full-art Eldritch Evolution, Top 8 pin, and Winner Lanyard
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, $100 store credit, foil full-art Eldritch Evolution, Top 8 pin
3rd & 4th Place: $100 store credit each, non-foil full-art Eldritch Evolution, Top 8 pin
5th–8th Place: $50 store credit each, non-foil full-art Eldritch Evolution, Top 8 pin
Prize Scaling: When we reach 36 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 $270 store credit to the prize pool.
Each player who preregisters gets a non-foil full-art Unholy Heat participation promo!
Battle Spirits Saga Store Championships – 6/11 at AU Holmes & 7/1 at AU Wilmington
Battle Spirits Saga
Store Championships
Sunday, June 11th at AU Holmes
Saturday, July 1st at AU Wilmington
Alternate Universes is holding Battle Spirits Saga Store Championship tournaments on Sunday, June 11th at AU Holmes, and Saturday, July 1st at AU Wilmington!
Store Championships are competitive tournaments where players vie to become their store’s Store Champion! Each player who enters gets a Championship Pack 2023 Vol. 1 for participating! We will add $20 store credit to the overall prize pool for each player who enters. If we have 12 or more players, the Top 8 players will each win store credit! The player who comes in 1st place will win a Champion Card Set Vol. 1, including promo versions of Nebula Dragon Andromeda, Dark King Snake Pendocles, Divine Moonsky Beast Fanatech Elk, and Calamity Beast Chaos Pegasoros!
***There is a 32 player cap on each event!***
Sunday, June 11th
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Saturday, July 1st
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Entry: $15
Each player who enters gets a Championship Pack 2023 Vol. 1 for participating!
Registration opens: Noon
Play begins: 1 pm
Format: Swiss, no Top Cut, Best of one matches, 35 minute rounds
PRIZES
Store credit prizes will be awarded to top finishers based on overall attendance. We will add $20 store credit to the overall prize pool for each player who enters! If we have 12 or more players, the Top 8 finishers will win store credit. Otherwise, Top 4 will win store credit.
1st Place winner will get a Champion Card Set Vol. 1, including promo versions of Nebula Dragon Andromeda, Dark King Snake Pendocles, Divine Moonsky Beast Fanatech Elk, and Calamity Beast Chaos Pegasoros!
MTG The Lord of the Rings SEALED Prereleases – June 16th-18th at Alternate Universes
MTG The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
SEALED Prerelease Tournaments
June 16th, 17th and 18th at Alternate Universes
We’re holding Magic: the Gathering The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Prerelease tournaments on June 16th, 17th, and 18th at all three of our stores!
Preregistration is open NOW! Stop by your local AU or call with your card to preregister today!
You can pre-register for as many prerelease events as you want! Stop by your local AU or give us a call with your card to preregister!
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 Lord of the Rings Prerelease Pack to use to build a 40+ card deck and play for 3 rounds. Each one contains:
- 6 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Draft Boosters
- 1 Traditional Foil, year-stamped Rare or Mythic Rare from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- 1 Traditional Foil year-stamped card from a pool of 6 Prerelease Promo cards
- 1 Helper card
- 1 Spindown d20
- 1 Reusable deck box with divider
- 1 MTG Arena code card
To play in official MTG events, you’ll need a Wizards Account email. It’s easy and free!
Login with your Magic Arena account, link your DCI number to an account, or make a new account here:
🧙♂️ https://accounts.wizards.com/ 🧙♂️
Once you set up your account, try downloading the Magic Companion App, where you can check-in to the tournament you’re entering, enter results and see pairings on your phone, and more! You’ll still need to visit us in-store to register, or stop by or call to preregister!
Entry fee: $50 ($55 Store Credit)
SEALED 2-Headed Giant: $100 per team (+$5 for each player using Store Credit)
AU Holmes
Friday, June 16th
7:00 pm
Saturday, June 17th
6:00 pm
Sunday, June 18th
1:00 pm
AU Blue Bell
Friday, June 16th
3:00 pm
7:00 pm
Saturday, June 17th
Noon (Two-Headed Giant)
5:00 pm
Sunday, June 18th
2:00 pm
AU Wilmington
Friday, June 16th
3:00 pm
7:00 pm
Saturday, June 17th
Noon
5:00 pm
Sunday, June 18th
2:00 pm (Two-Headed Giant)
PRIZES
The Lord of the Rings Set Booster Packs are awarded based on your tournament record after 3 rounds.
3-0: 8 Set Boosters or $40 credit
2-0-1: 6 Set Boosters or $30 credit
2-1: 4 Set Boosters or $20 credit
1-2: 2 Set Boosters or $10 credit
All other records 1 set booster
2-Headed Giant prizes are doubled and awarded per-team.
MTG The Lord of the Rings PREORDERS are also open now! Stop by or call your AU of choice with your card to preorder!
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