12 edge pieces, 22 "interior edge" pieces, 7 "deep interior" pieces. 12 + 22 + 7 = 41. Note : The second puzzle cut ("cherry pie") has 43 pieces. 43 + (3 * 41) = 166 total pieces.

Originally, this was going to be a single large puzzle, involving cutting and gluing etc. But that idea was dropped and four separate puzzles were built. The "trapping border" is common but the interior pieces were drawn by hand for each puzzle. A non-interlocking edge piece resulted in adjustments to this area and the non-interlocking of the entire interior area resulted in adding "knobs" to the interior pieces. Only the last puzzle cut ("ice cream") used this final design.

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