Fire in the East - NJ Con

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Sad to say another Fire in the East is over.  It really is the convention that I look forward to every year.  So much fun and relaxing.  That isn't to say I don't enjoy the HMGS conventions I attend (Cold Wars and Fall In) but they seem more hurried and rushed than this one.

Here are some images from the event that I took.

Pulp Alley game that I ran:


Some images from Saturday:










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