1. Introduction	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Note 1. Introduction	Nature of business Shoal Games Ltd. (the "Company") was incorporated on January 12, 1987, under the laws of the State of Florida as Progressive General Lumber Corp. On January 22, 1999, the Company changed its name to Bingo.com, Inc. On April 7, 2005, Bingo.com, Inc. completed a merger with its wholly- owned subsidiary Bingo.com, Ltd. The surviving corporation of the merger is Bingo.com, Ltd. which is domiciled in Anguilla, British West Indies. Effective Thursday, April 7, 2005, the shares of Bingo.com, Ltd. began trading under the new ticker symbol "BNGOF". During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company changed its name to Shoal Games Ltd. and changed its ticker symbol to "SGLDF". Effective July 2, 2015, the Company additionally listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "SGW". Effective December 31, 2014, the Company sold its Internet portal, www.bingo.com and focused on the continued development and marketing of its social bingo game, Trophy Bingo. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company was in the business of owning and marketing a non-gambling social bingo game called Trophy Bingo. Trophy Bingo is a free-to-play mobile game live in the Apple, Google and Amazon App Stores. The game is free to download and supports in-app purchases and in-game advertising for players who want to engage with the premium features contained in the game. In-game purchases are transactions made from within a mobile game that are processed by the platform provider (Apple iOS; Google Android; Amazon Android). The worldwide full launch and marketing of Trophy Bingo commenced in the third quarter of 2015 when the latest version of Trophy Bingo was released world-wide in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store on all supported mobile phones and tablet devices. Continuing operations These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which presumes the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the normal course of operations. The application of the going concern basis is dependent upon the Company achieving profitable operations to generate sufficient cash flows to fund continued operations, or, in the absence of adequate cash flows from operations, obtaining additional financing. The Company has reported losses from operations for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and has an accumulated deficit of $18,407,136 as at December 31, 2015. This raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. In view of the matters described in the preceding paragraph, recoverability of a major portion of the recorded asset amounts and settlement of the liability amounts shown in the accompanying balance sheets is dependent upon continued operations of the Company, which in turn is dependent upon the Company's ability to succeed in its future operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence. Management continues to review operations in order to identify additional strategies designed to generate cash flow, improve the Company's financial position, and enable the timely discharge of the Company's obligations. If management is unable to identify sources of additional cash flow in the short term, it may be required to further reduce or limit operations.

1. Introduction

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Nature of business

Shoal Games Ltd. (the "Company") was incorporated on January 12, 1987, under the laws of the State of Florida as Progressive General Lumber Corp. On January 22, 1999, the Company changed its name to Bingo.com, Inc. On April 7, 2005, Bingo.com, Inc. completed a merger with its wholly- owned subsidiary Bingo.com, Ltd. The surviving corporation of the merger is Bingo.com, Ltd. which is domiciled in Anguilla, British West Indies. Effective Thursday, April 7, 2005, the shares of Bingo.com, Ltd. began trading under the new ticker symbol "BNGOF". During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company changed its name to Shoal Games Ltd. and changed its ticker symbol to "SGLDF". Effective July 2, 2015, the Company additionally listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "SGW".

Effective December 31, 2014, the Company sold its Internet portal, www.bingo.com and focused on the continued development and marketing of its social bingo game, Trophy Bingo.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company was in the business of owning and marketing a non-gambling social bingo game called Trophy Bingo. Trophy Bingo is a free-to-play mobile game live in the Apple, Google and Amazon App Stores. The game is free to download and supports in-app purchases and in-game advertising for players who want to engage with the premium features contained in the game. In-game purchases are transactions made from within a mobile game that are processed by the platform provider (Apple iOS; Google Android; Amazon Android). The worldwide full launch and marketing of Trophy Bingo commenced in the third quarter of 2015 when the latest version of Trophy Bingo was released world-wide in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store on all supported mobile phones and tablet devices.

Continuing operations

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which presumes the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the normal course of operations. The application of the going concern basis is dependent upon the Company achieving profitable operations to generate sufficient cash flows to fund continued operations, or, in the absence of adequate cash flows from operations, obtaining additional financing. The Company has reported losses from operations for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and has an accumulated deficit of $18,407,136 as at December 31, 2015. This raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

In view of the matters described in the preceding paragraph, recoverability of a major portion of the recorded asset amounts and settlement of the liability amounts shown in the accompanying balance sheets is dependent upon continued operations of the Company, which in turn is dependent upon the Company's ability to succeed in its future operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence.

Management continues to review operations in order to identify additional strategies designed to generate cash flow, improve the Company's financial position, and enable the timely discharge of the Company's obligations. If management is unable to identify sources of additional cash flow in the short term, it may be required to further reduce or limit operations.