All three dragon pungs.
Pungs or kongs of all three dragons: red, green and white. It is eight faan.
The three dragon pungs also score their own rows on top. The remaining set and pair can be anything at all, which makes this less restrictive than its size suggests.
Nine of the twelve dragon tiles must reach one hand, so it needs an unusual start. Two dragon pungs by the middle of the hand is the signal to commit.
Below that, take Small Dragons if it is available and be satisfied. The last set and the pair are free, so do not overcomplicate them.
Holding out for the third dragon after the wall has run low. Small Dragons at five faan is a made hand. Great Dragons is worth eight, but a hand you never finish is worth nothing at all.
Each dragon pung adds a faan on top of the eight. With All Pungs it is eight plus three for eleven. With Mixed One Suit it is eight plus three, since honours are permitted there. Most hands that reach it are already near the table limit.
Can one of the three be a kong?
Yes. Kongs satisfy the pattern exactly as pungs do.
Do the other set and the pair matter?
No. They can be anything, which is why the hand is more reachable than its eight faan suggests.
Is it better than Small Dragons?
Eight against five, so yes on paper. In practice the safer five is often the better decision.
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