While Mahjong (the actual game, not Mahjong solitare) is fairly simple in terms of basic rules and gameplay, setting objectives for the AI to transition to aim for certain end game goals seems fairly complex.
Is anyone aware of any papers, research, or other materials related to this topic?
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I think this could be what you are looking for:
http://www.it.lth.se/janeric/mastersprojects/past/hellsson/mother.pdf
Have a look at AI Mahjong by Wan Jing Loh, December 11th 2009 (PDF).