Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SHOAL GAMES LTD.
Entity Central Index Key	0001318482
Trading Symbol	sgldf
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		59,708,318
Entity Public Float		$ 21,494,995
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false