How many people do you expect for gaming ?

People ask me that, often the first person or two to arrive, sometimes the day before. And I never know. Today, for example, I was expecting about one table's worth, until I had a cancellation from a pair, then thought I'd have barely a table (maybe 3). I ended up with 3 tables playing at the same time (9 people, plus someone hanging around) this afternoon, and even a table of 5 after dinner.

I played a couple hands of Lost Cities vs ironphoenix, losing both. Then 4-player Ora et Labora which, to my surprise, I ended up winning. I don't feel that I had a strategy, but I guess my good tactics won out. After dinner we played 5-player Princes of Florence. I acquired too many jesters too cheap, and won that handily as well.