Welcome to Alternate Universes!
Welcome to Alternate Universes!
Collectable gaming cards, miniatures, board games, and more!
Serving the Greater Philadelphia area since 2003
We are a family-owned game store with three locations in the Greater Philadelphia area, plus an online store! Come in and play your favorite collectable card or miniatures game at our clean, well lit facilities! We sell Magic: the Gathering, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer 40K, board games, gaming accessories, and more! Each location is outfitted with plenty of table space for free open play every day. We also buy & sell single cards for Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh! & Pokemon at each of our stores. Stop by and say hello!
Star Wars: Unlimited Star Wars Day Drafts – May 4th at Alternate Universes
Star Wars: Unlimited
Star Wars Day Drafts
May 4th at Alternate Universes
***There is a limit of 16 players at each event!***
We’re holding Star Wars: Unlimited Drafts at all three stores to celebrate Star Wars Day on Saturday, May 4th!
Format: Draft
Entry: $20
Each player gets a Star Wars: Unlimited Promo Pack for entering.
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 1 pm
Drafting begins: 2 pm
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: Noon
Drafting begins: 1 pm
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: Noon
Drafting begins: 1 pm
PRIZES
3 – 0: 4 booster packs
2 – 1: 2 booster packs
MTG Outlaws of Thunder Junction Store Championships at all 3 Stores! 5/4, 5/11, and 5/12
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Store Championships!
AU Wilmington – May 4th @ 2 PM
AU Blue Bell – May 11th @ 4 PM
AU Holmes – May 12th @ 1 PM
We’re holding Magic: the Gathering Outlaws of Thunder Junction Store Championships! Saturday, May 4th at AU Wilmington, Saturday, May 11th at AU Blue Bell, and Sunday, May 12th at AU Holmes. Represent AU by becoming one of our MTG Store Champions! The format this time around is Standard!
Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, the Top 8 and 1st Place players both win non-foil copies of their respective promos with our store name printed on them, on top of the normal Top 8 and Winner promos!
We’re adding $15 store credit to the overall prize pool for each player who enters. If we get 16 or more players, then Top 8 will get store credit prizes. Otherwise, Top 4 will get store credit prizes. No matter what, Top 8 finishers are guaranteed to get promos!
Each player who enters gets a promo Blazing Rootwalla! Top 8 each get a foil Hollow One, PLUS a non-foil Hollow One with our store name printed on it! The Champion at each store gets a foil full-art textless promo Vengevine, PLUS a non-foil textless Vengevine with our store name printed on it!
Format: Standard, Swiss-style, no Top Cut
Entry: $15
Each player gets a promo Blazing Rootwalla for entering.
Saturday, May 4th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm
Saturday, May 11th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Registration opens: 3 pm
Tournament begins: 4 pm
Sunday, May 12th
Alternate Universes Holmes
Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1:00 pm
PRIZES
We’re adding $15 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)
Pokemon TCG League Cup – Sunday, May 5th at AU Wilmington
Pokemon TCG League Cup
Sunday, May 5th @ Alternate Universes Wilmington
***There is a 64-player cap between all divisions!**
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Cup at Alternate Universes Wilmington on Sunday, May 5th! 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!
We are awarding at least $1,000 store credit total to the Top 8 Masters Division players! Players also win Championship Points based on their final placement (see chart at the bottom of this post).
PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 34 Master players, we will add $30 store credit to their Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 Master players, we’ll add $330 store credit to the Masters prize pool!
Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 15 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Entry fee: $30 Masters; $15 Juniors and Seniors
Juniors and Seniors each get 2 booster packs for entering!
Registration opens: 10 am and closes at 10:45 am
Tournament starts: 11 am
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 15 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! (note: there must be at least 20 players to have this prize support)
1st Place: $400 store credit (equivalent to 110 booster packs)
2nd Place: $200 store credit (equivalent to 50 booster packs)
3rd & 4th Place: $100 store credit each (equivalent to 20 booster packs each)
5th-8th Place: $50 store credit each (equivalent to 10 booster packs each)
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 (2 packs added to the prize pool per player in respective division).
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
Pokemon TCG League Challenge – Thurs. May 9th at AU Blue Bell
Pokemon TCG League Challenge
Thursday, May 9th at AU Blue Bell
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Challenge at Alternate Universes Blue Bell on Thursday, May 9th! 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
213 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 Pioneer RCQ – Saturday, May 11th at AU Wilmington
Magic: the Gathering
PIONEER Regional Championship Qualifier
Saturday, May 11th @ AU Wilmington
***There is a 64-player cap on this event.***
✅ Pre-registration is open NOW! Preregister online or stop by your local AU! ✅
We’re holding a Magic: the Gathering Pioneer RCQ Saturday, May 11th at Alternate Universes Wilmington!
This RCQ supports the Regional Championship at SCG CON Washington DC Oct. 4th–6th, 2024! Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championship 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 Springleaf Drum for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Goblin Guide, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Goblin Guide! Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
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.
Format: PIONEER
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Stop by or call AU with your card to preregister!
Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon
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 Goblin Guide promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lair Goblin Guide 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.
DBS Fusion World Blazing Aura [FB-02] Release Tournaments – May 11th & 12th at AU
DBS Card Game Fusion World
Blazing Aura [FB-02]
Constructed Release Tournaments
Saturday, May 11th @ AU Wilmington
Sunday, May 12th @ AU Holmes & AU Blue Bell
***There is an 8 person cap on each event!***
We’re holding Dragon Ball Super Card Game Fusion World Blazing Aura [FB-02] Release Tournaments Saturday, May 11th at AU Wilmington, plus Sunday, May 12th at AU Holmes and AU Blue Bell!
Each player gets a Promotion Pack Vol. 2 and an FP-013 Son Gohan: Adolescence promo for entering! The winner gets an FP-013 Son Gohan: Adolescence Gold Foil promo! Top 4 players will win store credit based on attendance! $15 store credit will be added to the Top 4 prize pool per player.
Entry: $15
Format: CONSTRUCTED, Swiss-style, max 3 rounds
Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm
Saturday, May 11th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Sunday, May 12th
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Sunday, May 12th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
PRIZES
3 – 0: FP-013 Son Gohan: Adolescence Gold Foil promo
Top 4: store credit based on overall attendance
$15 store credit will be added to the Top 4 prize pool per player.
Pokemon TCG Twilight Masquerade Prerelease Tournaments – 5/11, 5/12, and 5/19 at Alternate Universes
Pokémon TCG Twilight Masquerade Prerelease Tournaments
Sat. May 11th & 19th @ AU Blue Bell
Sun. May 12th & 19th @ AU Wilmington
Sat. May 11th @ AU Holmes
We’re holding Pokemon TCG Prerelease Tournaments for Scarlet & Violet: Twilight Masquerade, the latest set in a brand new series of Pokemon TCG expansions! Join us Saturday, May 11th and Sunday, May 19th at AU Blue Bell; Sunday, May 12th and Sunday, May 19th at AU Wilmington; and Saturday, May 11th at AU Holmes, thanks to the formation of AU Holmes’ new Saturday Pokemon League!
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 Twilight Masquerade booster packs when they are done playing in the event!
Entry: $30
For entering, each player gets a Twilight Masquerade Build & Battle Box to build a deck and play for 3 rounds.
Alternate Universes Holmes
Saturday, May 11th
Deckbuilding begins: 3 pm
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Saturday, May 11th
Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm
Sunday, May 19th
Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Sunday, May 12th
Two Flights each week!
Flight 1: Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm
Flight 2: Deckbuilding begins: 4 pm
Sunday, May 19th
Flight 1: Deckbuilding begins: 1 pm
Flight 2: Deckbuilding begins: 4 pm
Each Twilight Masquerade Build & Battle Box includes:
4x Twilight Masquerade 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 3 BONUS Twilight Masquerade booster packs just for playing in the event, for a total of 7 Twilight Masquerade packs!
Each Prerelease Kit comes with 1 of 4 foil Prerelease Promo cards! These promo variant cards can only be found in Build & Battle Boxes!
Don’t miss your chance to get the next expansion of Pokemon cards before the set’s official release at AU on May 20th!
Star Wars: Unlimited Store Showdowns – May 11th, May 18th & May 25th at Alternate Universes
Star Wars: Unlimited
Spark of Rebellion Store Showdowns
May 11th @ AU Holmes
May 18th @ AU Wilmington
May 25th @ AU Blue Bell
We’re holding Star Wars: Unlimited Spark of Rebellion Store Showdowns at all three stores! Sat. May 11th at AU Holmes, Sat. May 18th at AU Wilmington, and Sat. May 25th 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!
Entry: $20
Each player gets a Star Wars: Unlimited Promo Pack for entering.
Format: Premier, # of rounds based on attendance, Top 8 cut
Sat. May 11th
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm
Sat. May 18th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: Noon
Tournament begins: 1 pm
Sat. May 25th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
211 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Registration opens: 1 pm
Tournament begins: 2 pm
PRIZES
$20 store credit will be added to the Top 8 prize pool per player.
AU store credit is awarded on a reloadable gift card, and is redeemable at any AU location.
Pokemon TCG League Challenge – Thurs. May 16th at AU Holmes
Pokemon TCG League Challenge
Thursday, May 16th at AU Holmes
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Challenge at Alternate Universes Holmes on Thursday, May 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.
Alternate Universes Holmes
MacDade Plaza
2129 MacDade Blvd
Holmes, PA 19043
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 Pioneer RCQ – Saturday, May 18th at AU Blue Bell
Magic: the Gathering
PIONEER Regional Championship Qualifier
Saturday, May 18th @ AU Blue Bell
***There is a 64-player cap on this event.***
✅ Pre-registration is open NOW! Preregister online or stop by your local AU! ✅
We’re holding a Magic: the Gathering Pioneer RCQ Saturday, May 18th at Alternate Universes Blue Bell!
This RCQ supports the Regional Championship at SCG CON Washington DC Oct. 4th–6th, 2024! Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championship 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 Springleaf Drum for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Goblin Guide, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Goblin Guide! Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
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.
Format: PIONEER
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Stop by or call AU with your card to preregister!
Registration opens: 11 am
Tournament begins: Noon
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
PRIZES
1st Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lair Goblin Guide 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 Cup – Saturday, May 25th at AU Blue Bell
Pokemon TCG League Cup
Saturday, May 25th @ Alternate Universes Blue Bell
***There is a 64-player cap between all divisions!***
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Cup at Alternate Universes Blue Bell on Saturday, May 25th! 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!
We are awarding at least $1,000 store credit total to the Top 8 Masters Division players! Players also win Championship Points based on their final placement (see chart at the bottom of this post).
PRIZE SCALING: When we reach 34 Master players, we will add $30 store credit to their Top 8 prize pool for each additional player! For example, if we get 45 Master players, we’ll add $330 store credit to the Masters prize pool!
Top Cut will be Top 8 if there are 15 or more players in that division. Otherwise it will be Top 4.
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Penn Square Shopping Center
213 W. Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Entry fee: $30 Masters; $15 Juniors and Seniors
Juniors and Seniors each get 2 booster packs for entering!
Registration opens: 11 am and closes at 11:45 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 15 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! (note: there must be at least 20 players to have this prize support)
1st Place: $400 store credit (equivalent to 110 booster packs)
2nd Place: $200 store credit (equivalent to 50 booster packs)
3rd & 4th Place: $100 store credit each (equivalent to 20 booster packs each)
5th-8th Place: $50 store credit each (equivalent to 10 booster packs each)
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 (2 packs added to the prize pool per player in respective division).
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
MTG Pioneer RCQ – Sunday, May 26th at AU Holmes
Magic: the Gathering
PIONEER Regional Championship Qualifier
Sunday, May 26th @ AU Holmes
***There is a 64-player cap on this event.***
✅ Pre-registration is open NOW! Preregister online or stop by your local AU! ✅
We’re holding a Magic: the Gathering Pioneer RCQ Saturday, May 26th at Alternate Universes Holmes!
This RCQ supports the Regional Championship at SCG CON Washington DC Oct. 4th–6th, 2024! Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championship 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 Springleaf Drum for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Goblin Guide, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Goblin Guide! Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
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.
Format: PIONEER
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Stop by or call AU with your card to preregister!
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 Goblin Guide promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lair Goblin Guide 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 Challenge – Sun. May 26th at AU Wilmington
Pokemon TCG League Challenge
Sunday, May 26th at AU Wilmington
We’re holding a Pokemon TCG League Challenge at Alternate Universes Wilmington on Sunday, May 26th! 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 Wilmington
Talleyville Shopping Center
3617 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Registration opens: Noon
Tournament starts: 1 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 Pioneer RCQs 2024-25 Round 1 Schedule at Alternate Universes – April 20th–July 21st, 2024
Magic: the Gathering
PIONEER Regional Championship Qualifiers
April 20th–July 21st, 2024
***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 Pioneer RCQs for the April 20th–July 21st, 2024 season of RCQs, which all support the Regional Championships at SCG CON Washington DC Oct. 4th–6th, 2024! Thanks to our WPN Premium Store status, we are able to award 2 invites to the next Magic Regional Championship 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 Springleaf Drum for entering! Top 16 finishers get a Secret Lair promo Goblin Guide, and each player who qualifies for the Regional Championship gets a FOIL Goblin Guide! Both of these promos feature BRAND NEW ART! These promos are in addition to store credit and invite prizes.
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.
Format: PIONEER
Entry: $30
Pre-registration is open NOW! Click one of the links above or stop by your local AU to preregister!
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 Goblin Guide promo
2nd Place: Invite to Regional Championship, at least $150 store credit, FOIL Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
3rd & 4th Place: at least $100 store credit each, Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
5th–8th Place: at least $50 store credit each, Secret Lair Goblin Guide promo
9th-16th Place: Secret Lair Goblin Guide 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.
Star Wars: Unlimited Weekly Tournaments at Alternate Universes
Alternate Universes is holding Star Wars: Unlimited weekly tournaments at each store, starting this March! 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
Starting March 11th
Alternate Universes Blue Bell
Wednesdays @ 7 pm
Starting March 13th
Alternate Universes Wilmington
Fridays @ 7 pm
Starting March 8th
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
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. Masks and hand sanitizer are available at the counter for anyone who wishes, and we encourage our players to wear masks while in the store.
We buy and sell single cards everyday! We are always happy to look at Magic: the Gathering, Yugioh, and Pokemon cards that you’d like to sell. Feel free to bring your cards in anytime! If you have a large or particularly valuable collection, please call and make an appointment so we can sit down with you and give your collection proper attention. 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.
Updated 4-22-24
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
| WEEKLY EVENTS | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Holmes | 1 pm
Digimon
2 pm
Vanguard | 6 pm
D&D Night
7 pm
Star Wars Unlimited | 6 pm
MTG Commander
STARTING IN FEB at 7 PM
MTG Standard Showdown | 6 pm
Warhammer 40K
7 pm
One Piece Tournament | 6:30 PM
MTG Draft
7 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format
6:30 PM
MTG Draft | 6 pm
MTG FNM Commander
6 pm Lorcana League
7 pm
MTG FNM Modern
7 pm Lorcana Tournament | 1 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format |
| Blue Bell | 12:30 pm
Pokemon League-Style Play
1 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format | 6 pm
Warhammer 40K
7 pm
MTG Modern Mondays
7 pm
One Piece Tournament | 6:30 pm
MTG Commander
7 pm
Digimon
7 pm
Board Games | 7 PM
MTG Standard Showdown
7 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format
Tournament
7 pm
Shadowverse: Evolve Tournament
7 pm
Star Wars Unlimited | 6 PM Lorcana League
6:30 pm
Vanguard
7 PM Lorcana Tournament
7 pm
Dragon Ball Super
7 pm
Flesh and Blood TCG | 6 pm
MTG Commander
7 pm
MTG FNM Draft
7 pm
MTG FNM Legacy
| Special Event Day |
| Wilmington | Noon
Pokemon League-Style Play
1 PM
MTG Standard Showdown | 7 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Advanced format
7 pm
Digimon Card Game | 6 pm
Warhammer 40K
6 pm
Warmachine
7 pm
Flesh and Blood TCG
7 pm
Shadowverse: Evolve Tournament | 6 pm
MTG Commander
6 pm Lorcana League
7 pm
MTG Draft
Tournament
7 pm
Lorcana Tournament | 7 pm
One Piece Tournament
7 pm
MTG Modern | 6 pm
MTG Commander
7 pm
MTG FNM Draft
7 pm
Star Wars Unlimited | Special Event Day |
TOURNAMENT PRIZE STRUCTURES
Moving forward most of our weekly events for all of our games will use these entry fees and prize structures.
Weekday events will be 3 rounds regardless of the number of players.
Weekend events will be 4 rounds as long as 10 or more people enter (otherwise 3 rounds)
We no longer have playoffs for weekly events. Instead, at the end of the tournament, each player gets a prize based on their win – loss – draw record.
This allows us to keep our weekly tournaments short and sweet, while still offering fair prizes regardless of the number of players in attendance. For example, if we run a weekday tournament with 30 players in attendance, we could expect about 4 players to earn the 3 – 0 prize payout, and about 11 players to earn the 2 – 1 prize payout. The event stays only three rounds, and everyone gets to go home at a reasonable hour!
Yu-Gi-Oh! weekly tournaments are the exception, since Konami requires Official Tournament Stores such as ourselves to award booster pack prizes and not store credit.
Weekday Tournaments (except Yugioh) – 3 rounds
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit
Yu-Gi-Oh! Weekday Tournaments – 3 rounds
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit
3 – 0: 7 $4 Yugioh packs
2 – 1: 3 $4 Yugioh packs
MTG Drafts – 3 rounds
Entry: $20 cash / $25 store credit
3 – 0: $40 store credit
2 – 0 – 1: $30 store credit
2 – 1: $20 store credit
All other records: 1 booster pack of current set
Weekend Tournaments (except Yugioh) – 4 rounds
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit
4 – 0: $50 store credit
3 – 0 – 1: $37 store credit
3 – 1: $24 store credit
2 – 1 – 1: $16 store credit
2 – 2: $8 store credit
Yu-Gi-Oh! Weekend Tournaments – 4 rounds
Entry: $10 cash / $15 store credit
4 – 0: 10x $4 Yugioh packs
3 – 1: 5x $4 Yugioh packs
Join The Alternate Universes Discord Server!
We made an official Alternate Universes Discord server!
We are excited for you to join our community!
Come connect and chat with gamers from all 3 of our locations, set up times to play the games we sell, or interact with our helpful and friendly staff to answer any questions you may have!
Holmes
Blue Bell
Wilmington, DE
