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Overview
LinkedIn Pinpoint #836 is the LinkedIn Pinpoint daily for August 14, 2026. Pinpoint is LinkedIn's category-guessing game: five clues share one hidden theme, and you get up to five guesses with optional hints on the board below. This page includes the live board, a solved-board view, and a step-by-step Solution walkthrough. Difficulty: Hard. Estimated solve time: 6–10 min. Read the explainer sections below for strategy, or jump straight into play.
Answer
Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles
This is a category match puzzle — each clue is a member of Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles, not a loose thematic association.
Analysis
I see "Odyssey" first and immediately list three possible categories. That is the right instinct: one clue is never enough to submit a final answer.
Clue two is "Galaxy". I cross off any category that only fit "Odyssey" — the overlap has to be real.
"Kart" is where I would commit if I had a strong theory. Three clues sharing one rule is the Pinpoint sweet spot.
"64" keeps pointing the same direction — good puzzles do not throw a curveball on clue four.
The last clue "Bros. 3" is confirmation, not discovery. I am checking that my answer survives the final row.
My final answer is "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles". Every clue felt like a member of that category once the pattern clicked — that is the feeling of a correct Pinpoint solve.
Clues
Connection to answer
I read "Odyssey" and note: Odyssey satisfies the category "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
First read: I do not guess yet — "Odyssey" alone has too many meanings.
Connection to answer
I read "Galaxy" and note: Galaxy satisfies the category "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Cross-check: Do not overcommit after "Galaxy" — Pinpoint punishes one-clue guesses.
Connection to answer
I read "Kart" and note: Kart satisfies the category "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Turning point: "Kart" is where I would submit if my top category still fits.
Connection to answer
I read "64" and note: 64 satisfies the category "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Verifier: If "64" breaks your working theory, restart with a broader category.
Connection to answer
I read "Bros. 3" and note: Bros. 3 satisfies the category "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Lock: If "Bros. 3" breaks your working theory, restart with a broader category.
Verification
I landed on "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" because nothing else covered every clue cleanly. "Odyssey", "Galaxy", "Kart", "64", and "Bros. 3" look different on the surface, but each one is a member of terms that come after “super mario” in video game titles. When a category survives clue five as easily as clue one, that is your answer.
Solve path
With only "Odyssey", many categories could fit. Hold your first guess and watch what clue 2 eliminates. "Odyssey" and "Galaxy" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("Kart"), "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" should explain all three without bending meanings. "64" strengthens "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Bros. 3") confirms "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" — if it still fits naturally, the category is locked.
Pattern
The clues look unrelated on the surface but share one precise category. Read all five before guessing — the link should feel natural on every row.
Learn more in Pinpoint Puzzle Strategies →Takeaways
I stopped treating each clue as its own mini-puzzle. Once I asked "what label covers "Odyssey", "Galaxy", "Kart", "64", and "Bros. 3"?" instead of "what links these two?", "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" appeared. The breakthrough clue for me was "Kart".
On category match boards like this, I would write down three category candidates after clue 2 and eliminate aggressively. Here, anything that failed on "Kart" should have been crossed out immediately.
Try solving LinkedIn Pinpoint #836 again using only two guesses. The category "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" should feel stable by clue 3 — if it does not, your category is still too narrow.
Practice
Solution
This puzzle asks you to find the single category linking five clues: Odyssey, Galaxy, Kart, 64, and Bros. 3. The answer is Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles. The clues look unrelated on the surface but share one precise category. Read all five before guessing — the link should feel natural on every row. With only "Odyssey", many categories could fit. Hold your first guess and watch what clue 2 eliminates. "Odyssey" and "Galaxy" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("Kart"), "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" should explain all three without bending meanings. "64" strengthens "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Bros. 3") confirms "Terms that come after “Super Mario” in video game titles" — if it still fits naturally, the category is locked. Use the Solution tab above for an interactive clue-by-clue walkthrough, or the Solved board tab for the complete answer at a glance.