Normally I'm for 9
Exceptionally I'm for 13
To east, I am from heaven
To other directions, I am from earth
The brightest primary color
You either care about 1 and 9
Or entirely forget about numbers
Now wind blows from every direction
Better conceal them all, then another me
They blew 4 times? Then yet another me
But if you can't afford that, call the Bulgarian dragons!
2 Answers
I think this is referring to a
limit hand in many Mahjong styles, maybe more specifically the yakuman hands in Riichi?
namely
Normally I'm for 9
Nine Gates, a "normal" hand in shape
Exceptionally I'm for 13
Thirteen Orphans; an irregular or exceptional hand
To east, I am from heaven
the Heavenly Hand
To other directions, I am from earth
and the Earthly Hand
The brightest primary color
All Green
You either care about 1 and 9
All Terminals
Or entirely forget about numbers
All Honors
Now wind blows from every direction
(Big/Small) Four Winds
Better conceal them all, then another me
Four Concealed Triplets
They blew 4 times? Then yet another me
I can't place this one other than being another Four Winds - Four Quads, maybe?
But if you can't afford that, call the Bulgarian dragons!
Three Big Dragons
Are you
Points in Mahjong (Hong Kong rules)?
Normally I'm for 9
Commonly you score points for three sets of three (e.g., if the sets are all from the same suit).
Exceptionally I'm for 13
Sometimes you get points for special hands of 13 (e.g., "Thirteen Orphans"/"Thirteen Wonders")
To east, I am from heaven
The East player gets extra points from a "Heavenly Hand" (winning with the initial hand)
To other directions, I am from earth
Players in other directions get extra points from an "Earthly Hand" (winning right when East discards their first tile)
The brightest primary color
Not sure about this one, I suppose you get a point for having a set of red dragons.
You either care about 1 and 9
A hand with only 1's and 9's ("Orphans") gives you extra points.
Or entirely forget about numbers
A hand with no numbered tiles (all honor tiles) gives you extra points.
Now wind blows from every direction
Mahjong has wind tiles for North/East/West/South, and you get a point for having a set of wind tiles (either for the prevailing wind or your own wind).
Better conceal them all, then another me
You get extra points for having all your tiles concealed when you win.
They blew 4 times? Then yet another me
Could be either: (a) you can get an extra point if you draw the 4th tile for a set of winds you have or (b) you get extra points for having sets of all four winds.
But if you can't afford that, call the Bulgarian dragons!
You get an extra point for a set of white, red, or green "dragons" (credit to El-Guest for pointing out the relation to the colors of the Bulgarian flag).
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$\begingroup$ Hint: Bulgarian colours are white, green, and red — what might be special about white dragons, green dragons, and red dragons in the answer you’ve noted? (For the record, I think you’re 100% correct) $\endgroup$– El-GuestJul 1, 2020 at 16:50
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