“Aye aye, captain!" The perfect synchronisation of the crew
rattled passing pigeons and seagulls. There's not a shadow of doubt or
fear looming on anyone's face. Indeed, the voyage is only an excuse for
travel - you have pinpointed the treasure island from some hidden text
of antiquity. Now, it's only a matter of weeks before you reach it; and
bask in its golden light!
Walking through the deck you chance across someone stealing a small
nap. He has a paper chit covering his eyes - you pick it up.
“Puzzle, eh?" you think, “Nothing better to spend time
on."
You see that you have to write the numbers from 1 through 19 in the
circles (one per circle) so that the numbers in any of the straight
lines (each of these lines covers 3 circles) add up to the same number.
There are three ways of choosing the central number: consider the
middle case. What is the common sum?