Edelweiss Counters

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There's a note in the "Box Back" section of the Game Page for Edelweiss Expanded:

Note: This is actually the 3rd edition of Edelweiss. There is no Library entry for the 2nd edition because it has the 74 die-cut counters from 1st edition and the same scenario book as 3rd edition.

As I recall, Edelweiss Expanded was originally offered as a "Print and Play" .pdf file before being offered in a comb-bound print version with laser-cut counters.  Edelweiss IV kept the same laser-cut countersheet, but rewrote and expanded the scenarios to fill out the new color-cover book.

I would think print and play would be after the physical release for the expanded edition. My spiral comb bound booklet has a date of 2007, came with 74 counters, and looking at the web archive from january 2008 i see no mention of it being a pdf, while the description does reference the comb binding. I do see mention of it being a downloadable supplement in 2009 with the larger counterset (but no number indicated). Then in 2011 the updated page says 165? counters on PnP. Then in 2012 the page updated for the 4th edition preview. 

I'm really not seeing anywhere in the timeline where the expanded non 4th edition was released with the laser cut 161 piece set.