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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U

@wegailygadabout.bsky.social

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Head of Marketing & Brand at #MyMiniFactory, lover of TTRPGs & storytelling, community builder, Women in Games Ambassador, Empire LARPer, & minis painter. I can also, on occasion, be found in the van or out on a hike with my 3 dogs. PAN 🏳️‍🌈

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Jun 20

Time for a new intro post!

Hi New Followers!

I'm Anjuli, Head of Marketing and Brand Management at #MyMiniFactory. I've been in the tabletop industry for 12+ years in various roles, but have finally found my happy place supporting Indie Creators in the STL world.

If you see me at a show say "Hi!"

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · 20d

Next order send him MORE!!!!!

Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 7

A few shots of the night

Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 7

Stunning portraits taken of me before the #SirensOath live performance at #LateatTate on Friday evening

Photography by Before.Sunset.Studio on Instagram

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 6

All excellent points. I take back my comments ☺️

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 6

But surely you don't really want to go back into that dark embrace!?

I for one am very happy being on their "Woman of Opinions- DO NOT HIRE" list 😂😂

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 6

Everyone brought their own unique idea of mermaid vibes. I just happened to be the one with the LARP kit 😂

Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 6

No that was sculpted and painted by the incredibly talented @warpminiatures.bsky.social (the other half of @twistedspiregames.bsky.social )

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 6

A little snippet from yesterday's performance

#lateattate #tatebritain #sirensoath

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 5

I hope you enjoyed the show!

Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 5

Tonight I got to do a #TTRPG first & perform an actual play in an Art Gallery.

Playing @twistedspiregames.bsky.social Sirens' Oath with 4 other amazing storytellers and mermaids in Tate Britain.

It was amazing, I'm so hyped up!

#LateatTate

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 5

So spoopy

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 5

But Hatchman Phil is in a great new job as well (anyone that leaves Asmo finds something better). I caught up with him on the plane home from GenCon

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 5

Asmodee have zero marketing understanding. I mean they wouldn't even let me work in marketing and I'm now head of Marketing so... 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 5

It will be recorded, not sure what it will be used for

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 5

Oh I believe it. It's one of the things guys request off me on dating apps. Unfortunately they do so before they've even bothered to say hello to me so that's the end of that. But they do want it...

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 5

Amazing 🤩

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · Sep 4

Update to this chart that I share a lot. Not breaking news: Game design teams are still OVERWHELMINGLY all men. About 7% of the top 500 games have a woman or non-binary person credited as a designer. A 🧵of related charts: (1/6)
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Gender of Game Designers: Board Game Geek Top 500, January 2025

A pie chart:
92% of the pie is Designed only by men. They made 461 of the top 500 games.
6% of the pie is Designed by a mixed-gender group. They made 28 of the top 500 games.
1% of the pie is Designed only by women or non-binary people. They made 5 of the top 500 games.

Data are for January 1, 2025, using the names in the Designer field on BGG. Not shown are 6 games in the top 500 that have uncredited designers.

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 4

Normally I stay at the prem inn as the office is next door but they wanted £200 more than they usually do so it was out of my budget.

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 4

Well despite the crappy bacon I am up and ready for the day!

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 4

How do hotels always manage to turn bacon, the most flavourful of meats, into a tough chewy tasteless thing?

It's one of life's mysteries...

a man is dancing in an office with the words bacon written on the bottom

ALT: a man is dancing in an office with the words bacon written on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you 😘😘🥲

Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 4

I agree

Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 3

Off to London and the #MyMiniFactory offices for the next few days.

Sad to be missing #TabletopScotland but very excited for my performance at #LateatTate Tate Britain on Friday.

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 2

Have some recent pictures of my little goblin family as you scroll.

3 of the goodest girls, doing what they do best... Napping

A corgi and black whippet curled up together

Two 15 month old whippets on a bed together

A whippet asleep half of a rocking chair

A corgi napping on the sofa on many many pillows

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Anjali ⏩ Essen Spiel ⏩ PAX U @wegailygadabout.bsky.social · Sep 2

New Gribbly Horror / BFF unlocked!

Articulated Cthulhu toy from @twistyprints.bsky.social on #MyMiniFactory

Printed on my @bambulabglobal.bsky.social A1 Mini in tri-coloured silk PLA

#ampainting #nerdlings #3Dprint

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