Yeah parties where you can acutally have conversations are a must.
Its pretty pointless if you have to shout in the persons ear who's standing right beside you.
At the same time I've noticed a bit of a cycle in the last few shows. Lots of parties, then no parties, then lots of parties.
I'm guessing the value of a big party is a lot greater if you're the only one throwing one during the show. Also the bigger parties are nice because there are a lot more people there and you (if your trying) can talk to a bigger group of people during the night.
For the small parties, you can talk longer with each person and possibly get more business done.
