4x4x4 Rubiks' Cube Reduction Algorithms
4x4x4 Rubiks' Cube Reduction Algorithms
1.
l F
2.
f' d' B
3.
f' d'
4.
Front
Back
Completely solve the white center
(situation 2)
5.
6.
Front
Back
Finish the blue center (situation 1)
Front
Back
Finish the blue center (situation 1
reflected)
L d' L d
R d R d'
7.
Front
Back
Finish the blue center (situation 2)
f' L d' L d
8.
Front
Back
Finish the blue center (situation 3)
F d F' d'
9.
Front
Back
Fix two wrongly placed centers
d' B d L d'
10.
11.
Front
Back
Solve 2nd pair of centers (move
1)
d F' d'
12.
d' L d
13.
d r d r l
d l d
14.
Front
Back
Solve the last two centers (4
rows)
d B d
15.
Front
Back
Solve the last 2 centers (checkerd
both faces)
d F B d
16.
Front
Back
Solve last two centers: 3 pieces to
1 piece on
each face (situation 1)
d F' d
17.
Front
Back
Solve last two centers: 3 pieces to
1 piece on
each face (situation 2)
d F' B d
Front
Back
18.
Front
Back
d B d B F'
d B' d
Step
2
1.
L' U' L
2.
L D L'
3.
d R U' R'
d'
4.
Front
Right
Solve two edge pieces on diagonal
edges
5.
Front
Flip a working edge
6.
d R U'
R'
d
Back
L' F U' L
F
R U' R'
area (move 1)
7.
F R' F' R
8.
d R F' U
R' F d'
9.
Front
Right
Solve 1 of 3 unsolved working edges
(move 1)
10.
Front/Right
Front/Left
Solve 1 of 3 unsolved working edges
(move 2)
11.
Front
Back
Solve the last two working edges
(move 1)
d R F' U
R' F d
d R F' U
R' F d'
12.
Front/Left
Front/Right
Solve the last two working edges
(move 2)
Front
d R F' U
R' F d
Back
Step
3
1.
Switch 2 edges
r U r U u r u
2.
Front
Back
2 corners switched (switch
edges)
r U r U u r u
OR
3.
Adjacent
Flip 1 edge
Diagonal
r B U l U r' U
r
U F r F l' B r