The McKinsey Solve Games aren't IQ tests.They're rule-discovery under extreme time pressure.
Most candidates fail because they practice logic games and brain teasers — not the skill McKinsey actually scores. Practice the real Seawolf and Redrock formats before test day.
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Why smart candidates still fail the McKinsey Solve Games
It's not logic
There's no single correct method — you must infer rules from feedback.
It's not memory
You're tested on how fast you adapt when rules change.
It's not practice-friendly
Most prep resources don't replicate the real format.
McKinsey doesn't care if you're "good at puzzles." They care if you can discover structure in ambiguity — fast.
Each Solve game tests a different cognitive skill. We built each simulator to train the exact skill McKinsey evaluates.
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Charlotte
Passed McKinsey Solve, London Office
I'd done every logic game I could find online and felt ready. Then I tried the Seawolf simulator and realised I had no idea how the actual test worked. The time pressure, the constraint discovery — it's completely different. The Redrock cases also caught me off guard — I kept getting questions wrong not because I couldn't do the maths, but because I misunderstood what was being asked. After a few practice cases on both, the real test felt familiar instead of confusing.
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