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Why does Solve give me no solutions for this in Version 8.0.1?

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This system of equations for the Magic Hexagon is indeterminate.
 Solve still provides useful information in  Version 6.0

ClearAll[a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s];
eqns = {
   a + b + c + d + e + f + g + h + i + j + k + l + m + n + o + p + q + r + s
- 190 == 0,
   a + b + c - 38 == 0,
   a + d + h - 38 == 0,
   a + e + j + o + s - 38 == 0,
   b + e + i + m - 38 == 0,
   b + f + k + p - 38 == 0,
   c + f + j + n + q - 38 == 0,
   c + g + l - 38 == 0,
   d + e + f + g - 38 == 0,
   d + i + n + r - 38 == 0,
   g + k + o + r - 38 == 0,
   h + i + j + k + l - 38 == 0,
   h + m + q - 38 == 0,
   l + p + s - 38 == 0,
   m + n + o + p - 38 == 0,
   q + r + s - 38 == 0
   };

Join[
 Solve[eqns, b], Solve[eqns, d], Solve[eqns, g],
 Solve[eqns, m], Solve[eqns, p], Solve[eqns, j],
 Solve[eqns, r], Solve[eqns, e], Solve[eqns, f],
 Solve[eqns, i], Solve[eqns, k], Solve[eqns, n],
 Solve[eqns, o], Solve[eqns, a], Solve[eqns, c],
 Solve[eqns, h], Solve[eqns, l], Solve[eqns, q],
 Solve[eqns, s]]

Out[1]: {{b -> j + n + o}, {d -> j + k + o}, {g -> i + j + n},
 {m -> f + j + k}, {p -> e + i + j}, {j -> -38 + d + g + r},
 {r -> -38 + h + l + m + p}, {e -> -38 + h + k + q + r},
 {f -> -38 + i + l + r + s}, {i -> -38 + f + p + q + s},
 {k -> -38 + e + m + q + s}, {n -> -38 + g + h + k + l},
 {o -> -38 + d + h + i + l}, {a -> -38 + i + m + n + q + r},
 {c -> -38 + k + o + p + r + s}, {h -> -38 + n + o + p + r + s},
 {l -> -38 + m + n + o + q +  r}, {q -> -38 + g + k + l + o + p},
 {s -> -38 + d + h + i + m +  n}}

Version 8.0.1 returns {}.

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Why does Solve give me no solutions for this in Version 8.0.1? Phil J Taylor <xptaylor@gmail.com> - 2011-07-01 00:42 +0000
  Re: Why does Solve give me no solutions for this in Version 8.0.1? Peter Breitfeld <phbrf@t-online.de> - 2011-07-02 09:04 +0000

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