Slim Down

This takes any 2x4 into a 2x4 oriented the other way. Centers become ends and ends become centers, all by moving forward, back, or sideways, without turning.

The ends simply move into the center. The centers move out along the opposite axis. If your nearby end is coming in from your left or right, move forward or back, or vice-versa.

\syhlines{b2n,g2s,g3n,b3s}	\sxvlines{g3n,b3s,b4s,g4n}

before Slim Down	after

From back-to-back lines, this is the same as Step and Slide.

Slim down can be done in other formations, as long as each quadrant has one center and one end that are as if in a 2x4.

\syhBBBBs{.+.,b4n,.+.,g4n,g1s,b1n,.+.,.+.}	\syhBBBBs{.+.,.+.,g4n,b4n,.+.,g1s,.+.,b1n}

before Slim Down	after