How to Solve a 4x4 Cube- the Rubik's Revenge

Using this method you'll be able to quickly pair-up and store on top/boWom the first 8 edge-
blocks.
How to bring the edge pieces into the case above?
First bring both pieces into the same face using R2/L2/F2/B2 moves and U/D moves. Here is a quick
algorithm to move 2 edges into the desired posiFon (see image):
Using this simple algorithm you'll be able to correctly posiFon 2 edge pieces that are on the same
face and has the same color on the mutual face (if not, just make a U' move) into the desired case.
Then just perform the corresponding algorithm [ d R U R' d' ] , and both pieces will pair-up and

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Example: solving the 4th edge block.
Solu9on: [ L D' L' ] [ d' L' U L d ]
Example: solving the 8th pair.
Solu9on: [ d' L' U L d ]
(exactly the same way discussed above)
store on the top face.
Using the method above you'll be able to bring all 8 first edge pairs into the simple case posiFon.
Start with the easier edges that are already in this posiFon. The less edge pieces will remain, the
easier it will get.
If you have any already paired-up edges on the sides of the cube (between the front and right faces
for example) just make a simple R/R'/L/L' to put it on the top layer. For paired-up edges on the
boMom just make a double move of its side face to bring it into the top face.
Explana9on: in this example you can see that 3 edge blocks are already formed, and the fourth is
split on the F face. In the first 3 moves (first brackets) we move around the edge piece at the
boMom into the "ideal" case where they are both on the side faces with different colors on the F
face, then just solving it the way discussed above (it's the same algorithm, just on the lec side- L
instead of R)
Now all 4 edge blocks on top are formed, we'll conFnue to the next ones:
Solving 5th-8th edge blocks:
Flip the cube upside down so all the paired-up edge pieces will be on the boMom layer. Now just do
the same for the next 4 edge pairs, using the same algorithms and ideas shown above. The only
difference is that for an already-solved edge block on the side faces: instead of using R move,
execute – [R U R'] to upload the edge block into the top layer while preserving the boMom edge
blocks.

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