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==See also==
 
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* [http://www.speedcubing.ch/4x4%20Solution/Stadler%20Methode%204x4.htm The Stadler Method]
 
* [http://www.speedcubing.ch/4x4%20Solution/Stadler%20Methode%204x4.htm The Stadler Method]
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Revision as of 15:32, 9 July 2015

Meyer method
Information about the method
Proposer(s): Richard Meyer
Proposed: ~2007
Alt Names: none
Variants: none
No. Steps: 5
No. Algs:
Avg Moves:
Purpose(s):
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Scrambled cube -> 2 opposite centers -> 1x3x4 block -> Last centers -> Remaining dedges -> Solve as Roux -> Solved cube


Meyer is a frequently used speedsolving reduction method for the 4x4x4 cube.

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

Overview

  1. Solve 2 opposite centers (usually right and left)
  2. Solve a 1x3x4 block on the left using one of the built centers
  3. Solve the remaining 4 centers
  4. Pair up the remaining dedges without messing up the block
  5. Do 3x3 stage with Roux (first block is already solved)

Pros

  1. Easy edge pairing.
  2. M-slice method of pairing is more ergonomic than the e-slices used in Yau.

Cons

  1. 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.

Variant(s)

  1. Shadowslice - 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 rotation 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.

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