Stop too many guests arriving at once, even when individual tables have room, by capping how many covers can be seated within a time window.

## Steps

1. Go to Settings, then "Cover Limits".

2. Turn on "Limit covers arriving per interval".

3. 
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4. Set "Max covers" to the highest number of covers you want seated within the interval, and choose the "Interval" length, e.g. 20 covers per 30 minutes.

5. Click "Save Changes" - once saved, new bookings that would push the total over the limit won't be offered to guests, even if individual tables are still free.