Meyer method

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{{Method Infobox
|name=Meyer
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|proposers=[[Richard Meyer]]
|year= ~2007
|steps= 5
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|purpose=<sup></sup>
* [[Speedsolving]]
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{{Method Header
|listofsteps=2 opposite centers -> 1x3x4 block -> Last centers -> Remaining dedges -> Solve as [[Roux]]
|description=[[Meyer method|'''Meyer''']] is a frequently used [[speedsolving]] [[reduction]] [[method]] for the [[4x4x4 cube]].
}}

'''Meyer method''' is a 4x4 speedsolving method proposed by [[Richard Meyer]]. It can also be applied to bigger cubes.

== Overview ==
# Solve 2 opposite [[center]]s (usually right and left)
# Solve a 1x3x4 block on the left using one of the built centers
# Solve the remaining 4 centers
# Pair up the remaining [[dedge]]s without messing up the block
# Do 3x3 stage with [[Roux]] (first block is already solved)

==Pros==
#Easy edge pairing.
#M-slice method of pairing is more ergonomic than the e-slices used in Yau.

==Cons==

#It can be difficult to perform the m-slice in the 3x3x3 stage and only becomes exponentially more difficult for each size the cube grows by.

==Shadowslice-Meyer variant==
Initially proposed by shadowslice in 2015, this method also focuses on creating a 4x4x4 reduction method that will lead up to a Roux 3x3x3 phase. It differs from the Meyer method in that after the 1x3x4 block on the left is formed, a second block, in this case a 1x3x3 block on the right is formed. This is to reduce the number of edges that are "hidden" (ie. cannot be seen without rotating the cube- it has only 1 compared to 2 for Meyer and Yau). Interestingly, this method was proposed semi-independently as a "sort of variant" of Yau as shadowslice had no prior knowledge of the Meyer method although he later decided that his method was indeed a variant.
# 2 opposite centres
# 1x3x4 block on left
# 1x3x3 block on right and one additional paired edge in FR
# finish centres
# move FR Dedge to UL and finish edge pairing (it is recommended to use 3-3 edge pairing)
# 3x3x3 stage (finish SB, CMLL, LSE)

==See also==
* [https://www.speedcubing.ch/l%C3%B6sungsanleitungen/4x4-stadler-methode/ The Stadler Method (German, English and French)]
* [[Yau method]]

== External links ==
* [https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?53278-The-Meyer-Thread-4x4-Reduction-Sub-Method Meyer Thread]
* [https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?40975-The-New-Method-Substep-Concept-Idea-Thread/page103 Shadowslice-Meyer original preposition]

[[Category:4x4x4 methods]]
[[Category:Big Cube methods]]

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