What method do you use for 4x4

[freshcuber]

What exactly is the difference between regular Reduction and Yau?

I use reduction with double edge pairing. My 3x3 LL is a joke though. It can take 20+ seconds. PLL is terrible.

 

[uberCuber]

Redux with 2-2-2-2-2-2 pairing, which by chance occasionally ends up being 3-2-2-2-3 or 3-2-2-3-2 or 3-2-3-2-2 or 3-3-2-2-2 or 2-3-3-2-2 or 2-3-2-3-2 or 2-3-2-2-3 or 2-2-3-3-2 or 2-2-3-2-3 or 2-2-2-3-3 or if an edge pair is already solved then it is 2-2-2-2-3 which by chance is instead sometimes 2-2-2-3-2 or 2-2-3-2-2 or 2-3-2-2-2 or 3-2-2-2-2.

EDIT: wait, no. That is not the answer to the poll. Just actually read the question. I never speedsolve the Rubik's Revenge. But when I speedsolve the Maru 4x4, I use the above-mentioned method.

 

[Sa967St]

Redux with freeslice.

 

[AvidCuber]

What exactly is the difference between regular Reduction and Yau?

In Yau, I'm pretty sure you build a cross before pairing the other edges.

 

[Andreaillest]

Reduction. 6-2-2-2.

 

[waffle=ijm]

btw. yau method doesn't exist. dankoen lied to us.

its effing meyer method. kthxbai

And I do waffo redux. which is like "NOT yau"

 

[~Adam~]

Yau, normally 3-3-2 but it all depends on the case you run into.

In Yau, I'm pretty sure you build a cross before pairing the other edges.

Opposite centres, 3 cross edges, remaining centres, finish cross, remaining edges, finish the rest.

 

[Kian]

Reduction 2-2-2-2-2-2 with a fixed buffer.

 

[Nestor]

Reduction.. figured it out by myself

 

[Robert-Y]

btw. yau method doesn't exist. dankoen lied to us.

its effing meyer method. kthxbai

And I do waffo redux. which is like "NOT yau"

Sure, you're technically right, but did Meyer propose the same way as I did or as Dan did for solving the last cross dedge + the remaining 8 dedges?

I'm just saying surely Dan and/or I deserve some credit...

 

[maggot]

Sure, you're technically right, but did Meyer propose the same way as I did or as Dan did for solving the last cross dedge + the remaining 8 dedges?

I'm just saying surely Dan and/or I deserve some credit...

yes, you do, because your method of reducing the cube causes a lot of 'good' things to happen.
things i like about yau:
1. you're building the cross while you pair edges, so no random inspection after reduction.
2. you integrate syuhei's edges, but eliminate the D face giving better lookahead
3. the first edges you pair are cross edges, giving you the lookahead advantage by 'blocking out' distractions of possible pairs
4. typically when you're 6 pairing the final edges, the bad cases are quickly noticed, quickly solved.
5. a lot of good stuff happens with this method

 

[oll+phase+sync]

Stadler - recognition of edge pairing is quite easy

Somtimes I just put accidently solved edge in the second roux block and switch over to petrus for final assemblement.

 

[LearningCode]

Using a lazy-man's K4 =P

My typical solve goes:
6 - ½ - ½ - 1½ - ½ - 3

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

I use Meyer. Or at least something similar enough to it.

I wasn't sure whether to put reduction, or other...

 

[mr6768]

syuhei method

 

[ilikecubing]

Redux with 2-2-2-2-2-2 pairing, which by chance occasionally ends up being 3-2-2-2-3 or 3-2-2-3-2 or 3-2-3-2-2 or 3-3-2-2-2 or 2-3-3-2-2 or 2-3-2-3-2 or 2-3-2-2-3 or 2-2-3-3-2 or 2-2-3-2-3 or 2-2-2-3-3 or if an edge pair is already solved then it is 2-2-2-2-3 which by chance is instead sometimes 2-2-2-3-2 or 2-2-3-2-2 or 2-3-2-2-2 or 3-2-2-2-2.

I lol'd

 

[uberCuber]

cool

nice bump btw

 

[jack3256]

I made my own weird method where i solve the centers, make 4 edge pairs for the bottom cross insert the corners, pair th edges while i use the beginner's method to solve the "2nd layer" (really 2nd and 3nd) then i do random trial and error to solve the top layer's edges then solve the top layer, if you understood that...

So basically your own shitty version of K4 then? I mean randomly solving LL edges? Get to know comma and it will be a lot easier.

 

[Akuma]

Isn't Yau and reduction basically the same thing?

 

[Kirjava]