Phistomefel: "I Find This One Very Difficult"!!
53K views · Sep 27, 2026 · Entertainment
Comments · 168
@davidwhitfield7864 · 3 days ago
Everyone: Pink and green<br>Simon: Mauve and aquamarine
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@GregJonson · 3 days ago
I'm so glad variant Sudoku exists, otherwise, who knows what mad science Phistomefel would perform!
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@compiling · 3 days ago
For the colour scheme, I'd suggest trying to find 11 distinct colours - 9 in the palette along with the black givens/clues and blue pencil marks. Blue pencil marks on a blue background can be hard to see once the video gets compressed.
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@garrettsmith9788 · 3 days ago
I don’t have an opinion on the color scheme, but I do enjoy listening to Simon try to name them!😂
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@kalimyre · 3 days ago
Simon learning about a colorblind friendly palette and then immediately looking up the hexcodes and applying them is just such a sweet and considerate thing to do. I like the new colors, they're soothing to look at.
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@wohnbert5096 · 3 days ago
Gotta say, I prefer a more popping colour scheme. <br><br>Phistomefel calling his own puzzle hard is such a scary, daunting concept.
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@squarewheels2491 · 3 days ago
As for the color scheme I found it mostly fine as a non-colorblind. However, one blue color clashes with the number color which made my poor bifocaled eyes hard to read the pencil marks. You didn't use this color much and I had to pause to make sure it was an issue. So long as you limit the use of that one color its fine. It should be noted I'm worse case scenario bifocals, small tablet, etc.
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@PhilBoswell · 2 days ago
Simon spotting one given 4 and completely ignoring the other is top CtC for me🤣
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@Squishy3757 · 3 days ago (edited)
The given 4’s do beg the question as to where the two 4’s will go in the Phistomefel ring.
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@miosza · 3 days ago
I love the new color scheme, but I don’t have color blindness, so I’m open to any color scheme that works for people with color blindness. <br><br>I’ll just say that, for me, the new colors are like a new chapter in Simon’s solutions - and I am ready! 😊
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@malvoliosf · 2 days ago
“That places 6 just by ‘Where is 6 in the middle box’ logic.”
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@evanbasnaw · 2 days ago
I find Sven's default colors to be the most distinct. <br>I have issues with the color pallet you were using before. <br>This new one is better, but the orange/red and teal/blue are a little too close.
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