Daily updated Skill Games news section with the latest stories in the world of online and offline skill gaming.

DafaGames Relaunches with More Chinese Games

DafaGames is a peer-to-peer online gaming website and they recently re-launched their website. The site underwent extensive technical development as well as a re-branding phase and now is offering more Chinese games such as mahjong for their players. (02/07)

Liz Taylor Wins New England Women’s Tour Event

After winning last month’s Northeast women’s Tour event, Liz Taylor has done it again. She outlasted the eighteen other ladies at the event hosted by The Green Room in Uxbridge, MA to take the first place win yet again. (30/06)

Student Wins School Snooker Title, Now Moving Toward Nationals

Lalit Dahiya entered the Delhi Schools Snooker Tournament and did so well that he won the event and was picked to receive a special training session. Dahiya will be subject to a weeklong special training session with Subhash Agarwai, a national coach, in Mumbai next week. (30/06)

Backgammon Tournaments held in Riga

The Association for Development of Sports in Latvia organized the first ever long and short backgammon tournament to take place in Riga. A total of forty people competed in the first competition which lasted well into the night. (29/06)

Taylor Road Productions announces New Dates for Women’s 9-Ball Open Event

The Women’s 9-Ball Open event has been changed due to conflicting schedules with the Women’s Professional Billiard Association tournament. Taylor Road Productions recently announced the new dates for the 9-Ball Open event. The new dates are September 11th through the 15th. (26/06)

Ricky Walden and Lee Gorton Work Together to Form New Snooker Hall

Lee Gorton is well known on the Whitchurch snooker scene and for the past two years he has managed the career of snooker player Ricky Walden. Now both are working together to launch a new snooker hall. (26/06)

Artex Studios Released Mahjong Zodiac for Linux

Linux users will be glad to hear the Artex Studios has released Mahjong Zodiac for their gaming enjoyment. Mahjong Zodiac is now available for Linux users as the Company wanted to offer the Windows game for everyone by spreading to a wider audience. (24/06)

Jasmin Ouschan Wins WPBA Great Lakes Classic

The Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, Indiana hosted the four day long Great Lakes Classic just a few days ago and sixty four players registered to compete. It would be Jasmin Ouschan who came out on top to earn the first place prize during the tournament. (23/06)

Tredegar Snooker Tournament to air on Cuesport TV

The annual Tredegar Constitutional Club Pro-Am Snooker tournament will begin to air on the Cuesport TV channel on WebTV this Thursday and will continue to air every Thursday until a one week break on the 23rd of July. The final will be played on August 13th. (23/06)

New Backgammon Platform Launched at Bwin

A new online backgammon platform has been launched by online gaming provider Bwin. Bwin customers will be able to play the game of backgammon even better now that the new platform has been launched. (22/06)

Josh Brothers Wins Blaze 9-Ball Tour Stop in Pennsylvania

Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania hosted the latest Blaze 9-Ball Tour stop this past week and thirty eight players registered to compete. It would be Josh Brothers who would earn the first place finish at the $1,000 added event. (19/06)

World Snooker Announces Wild Cards for Pro Tour 2009/2010

The World Snooker Association has announced the wild card places for the pro tour season of 2009/2010. Ian Preece, Andrew Norman, David Gray and Joe Jogia have earned the wild card places on the tour. (19/06)

Carol Joy Cole Wins American Backgammon Tour US Open

The American Backgammon Tour’s US Open recently took place on June 4th through the 7th in Washington D.C. Twenty four players competed in the event and it was Carol Joy Cole who managed to outlast the field and take down the win. (18/06)

Skill Games Website Debuts New Game

WorldWinner is an online skill gaming provider and the website recently announced the addition of a new skill game to their list of offerings. The new game is called The Money List and players must test their knowledge in pop culture to win great prizes. (18/06)

Man Burns House after Wife Denys Money for Mahjong

Previous articles have included players who have suffered comas, heart problems, broken bones, death and many other afflictions. It seems that marathon sessions of mahjong are the problem behind these conditions but one man recently did something outrageous because he was denied money to play the game. (17/06)

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