Meyer method
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Information about the method
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Proposer(s):
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Richard Meyer
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Proposed:
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~2007
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Alt Names:
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Variants:
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No. Steps:
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5
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Meyer method is a 4x4x4 speedsolving method proposed by Richard Meyer meant to suit users of the Roux method. It can also be applied to bigger cubes.
Overview
- Solve 2 opposite centers (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 dedges without messing up the block
- Do 3x3 stage with Roux (first block is already solved)
Pros
- M-slice method of pairing is arguably more ergonomic than the E-slices used in Yau.
- Suited for Roux solvers.
- Instead of rotating (like you would in Yau) during dedge pairing you can do more ergonomic Rw moves and pair with the M slices.
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.
Improvement
- Mismatching Centers+: With Meyer you can don't actually have to be color neutral. You can instead build any 2 opposite centers, build the First Block that you usually build and when you get to 3x3 stage just do U'M*U to solve it. If you are color neutral then you can just build whichever centers are the easiest and the same for the First Block, further reducing the movecount.
- CMLL+OP: If you recognize during CMLL that you have OLL Parity then you can do the algorithm from a certain angle to cancel moves or get a better CMLL. In some cases you can also do setup moves to OLL Parity and then undo them to solve the CMLL.
Shadowslice-Meyer variant
Initially proposed by Joseph Briggs (a.k.a. "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" (i.e. 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 Briggs 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)
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