Smart Fox

 FoxSmartBox, 170 pieces. The folks at FoxSmartBox are trying good things to compete; here they highlight how much further Fathom Puzzles has gotten in laser cut teaser-style puzzles. This puzzle has cute fox-head connectors for the frame, then relatively easy fitting for the first layer of whimsies inside the frame, and then things get a bit loosey-goosey. I prefer my cluster puzzles to allow clear fit/don't fit judgments in most cases, though sometimes that's impossible, and there was more wiggle room here than I would prefer/more than Fathom has. Nonetheless, it's an impressive technical achievement and I look forward to further improvements. 3/5

the teaser pieces