can someone tell me about how it works with villagers?
I have 8 villagers, I like them all, I think I could get more plots from Tom Nook (?) but I haven't so far as I thought this was nice
now there is a cool looking eagle lady in my campsite
if I invite her to live on the island, I assume one of my current would leave? Is it a gamble on who, or do I have some say? Because in the 8 there are a few I would absolutely not want to loose

I think the max villager count is 9 or 10. You can't invite someone if you don't have a plot available and the game won't forcibly kick out a villager that would be mean. So you need to build those extra plots or wait for a villager to get sick of you and move out. If someone is moving out you have to wait for the plot to be back to sticks and a fence before it is available to use.

Edit* also if you have an empty plot for longer than a day a random villager will move in, and you will be again stuck with someone until they move. Don't leave plots empty!

thanks mimi, so you do get a choice to say no if you want to keep the villager they want to replace, that is reassuring

Hmm, Not quite in my experience. Ive got ten villagers. I’ve twice had people turn up at my campsite that I liked, and they’ve hinted that they’d like to move to my island, I’ve said why not move in, then they play the card game. If you guess right they go and speak to Nook, then come back saying there is no room, but have I heard of anyone who might be moving? Did I think maybe _X_ villager might be thinking of leaving. I then can choose ‘go and ask!’ or ‘nope’ (or words to that effect) depending on if I want to retain the original islander. If I say yes to asking (which I have both times as they’ve chosen my grumpy islanders) then the old islander starts packing up immediately. They’re gone the next day and the plot stays empty for one day and then the new islander moves in.

@miki, as you only have eight islanders I think you’d just be given the opportunity to add a ninth house.

Ive had a camper going on about wanting to move but being missed to much at their old home and they did not change their mind even after much talking

I've only won one card game against a camper before and I won her shirt. There should have been a 'beat an elephant at strip poker' stamp.

Redd is finally around too although I've not had a look at what he has yet.

@devilman, I’m in your town. Do you want me to try and buy one of your real paintings and post it to you when it arrives?

I should have added - anyone can just buy any painting they want; I'm not precious about buying anything for myself

Aw, haha! I realised I was on your island without a ladder after I typed that last message. I’ve bought the one on the back left, so I can send you that for your museum if you don’t already have it (fidget even think to check that). I quite fancied the Vitruvian (sp?) Man for my study even though it was a fake.

Any chance you can reopen gates. I was on my wat but then switcch switch between router and extender when going to the attic

I think the art doesn't disappear like big goods so it can be sold multiple times?
I haven't had much experience with Redd yet, but I had bought a painting but it was still available to buy when Jem visited my island

I think you've got a bit of a hiccuppy internets today DM.