News & Updates

Hello are you there?

July 25.2025 - Announcement

Exciting Updates Are on the Way

I’m thrilled to share that significant updates are on the horizon for the card game, video game, comic, and more. Each of these projects is progressing steadily behind the scenes, and I’m working diligently to ensure everything is in the right place before sharing full details.

I truly appreciate your continued support and patience. My goal is always to present work that meets the highest standards—and that takes time. Rest assured, the wait will be worth it.

Thank you for bearing with me a little longer. I’m looking forward to unveiling what’s next very soon.

-Norman of Eldridge Games

What's Next?

June 23.2025 - Announcement

The Future is coming into to focus.

Big Changes, New Goals, and Expo Highlights!

So… Facebook decided to ghost us. Our company page vanished without a warning, explanation, or even a squeak. My personal profile is still fine, but the business page? Gone. After some thinking, I’ve decided not to chase it. Instead, I’m refocusing our energy where it matters most: right here on our website, and on the social media platforms where we see real interaction—Instagram and YouTube.

So stick with me as I double down on making this site more interactive, more up-to-date, and more aligned with what you all actually want. I’ll be leaving Facebook behind as far as a company presence goes.

Now, on to the fun stuff—Saline County Comic Expo was absolutely awesome! We met some incredible new people, sold a bunch of copies of the game, and even had some exciting new doors open for us. The feedback and conversations we've had—both at the expo and online—have made it clear what direction we need to take.

So here’s what’s next:

More focus on The Souvenir Ink universe—that means the card game, the comic, and yes, the video game too.
Extra merchandise from the expo will be available on the website soon in bundles—don’t miss it!
Pre-orders for the card game will be opening soon, along with details on where you can pick up a copy locally.

As always, thanks for your patience. I'm just one guy juggling a hundred things to bring all this to life—and I want everything to be as good as it can possibly be.

Stay tuned. Big things are on the way.

-Norman of Eldridge Games

Facebook Page is MIA

June 11.2025 - Announcement

Important Update from Eldridge Games

Our official Facebook page has unexpectedly disappeared. We are currently reaching out to Facebook to understand what happened and to work on restoring the page as soon as possible.
In the meantime, please stay connected with us through our Instagram, X, and BlueSky accounts and here on our website for the latest updates on our games and upcoming events, including this weekend’s Saline County Comic Expo on June 14th and 15th.

We appreciate your patience and continued support as we work through this issue. We’ll keep you updated as soon as we have more information.

-Norman of Eldridge Games

The Kickstarter is closed.

Apr 26.2025 - Announcement

A Huge Thank You and What's Next

Hello everyone — last night, the Kickstarter for The Souvenir Ink card game officially ended without reaching its funding goal. We made it to 10%, and to those who helped get us there — thank you, truly. Your support means the world to me.

This isn’t the end of The Souvenir Ink — far from it. The game is still on track to launch this September, just a bit slower and closer to home than originally planned. The Kickstarter would’ve fast-tracked the release to June and helped with translation, international shipping, and early momentum — but we’re still moving forward. Just with a little more grit.

This weekend I’ll be updating our website and social banners to reflect this next phase, and setting sights on the Saline County Comic Expo in Benton, June 14–15! I’ll be there showcasing The Souvenir Ink and giving sneak peeks at what’s coming down the road.

The journey so far has had its challenges — but all great adventures do. There are dragons, monsters, dark roads... and all of them are part of what makes the story worth telling. This is just the beginning of getting this game into the hands of those who want it, need it, and believe in something new and different.

To everyone who’s adventuring with me — thank you. We’re in this together, and we will see victory.

-Norman of Eldridge Games

The End is Near....for Kickstarter!

Apr 22.2025 - Announcement

Good afternoon everyone,

We’re now down to just 3 days left before the Kickstarter ends, and while I’d love to say we’re going to hit the goal by Friday, it’s looking unlikely at this point. It would be incredible if 11,000 people suddenly pledged a dollar, or a few generous backers jumped in with larger pledges, or there was a big last-minute surge—but realistically, with so little time left, I understand it may not happen.

This Kickstarter was meant to do a few key things:

• Help me fulfill rewards for those who pledged.

• Fund translations into Spanish and other languages to eventually expand shipping internationally.

• Broaden the overall release and reach of the game.

Even though it looks like we may not hit the goal, the good news is that the game is still on track to release. Without the Kickstarter, things like translations and a wider national release will just take more time, but they will happen as I move forward with a smaller-scale rollout. So please be patient with me.

To everyone who pledged and showed interest—thank you so much. Your support means everything. Even though the campaign will end Friday, if you still want a custom card modeled after your favorite animal/human build and your name/alias, or you want a first edition copy of the game, or just want to support in general—reach out to me. We can still make that happen.

Also, I’ll be at the Saline County Comic Expo on June 14th & 15th. Stop by to play, hang out, and check out everything Eldridge Games is working on.

Follow me on social media to stay updated on the card game, plus upcoming video games, music, books, comics, and more.

Thank you again for the love and support—and stay tuned for more updates and my reflections on this first Kickstarter experience.

Much love,

Norman Wilkerson

Eldridge Games

The Souvenri Ink Is Live On Kickstarter!

Mar 06.2025 - Announcement

Hello everyone! Dive into a world of cartoon tattoo art with our challenging and fun card game, playable solo or with friends! Stimulate your memory power and enjoy hours of fun—back it today!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/eldridgegames/the-souvenir-ink-a-match-memory-game-with-a-twist?ref=8fnvto

The Souvenir Ink Kickstarter

Feb 14.2025 - Announcement

Hello everyone, I'm so pleased to share with all of you a project of passion and love, The Souvenir Ink match memory card game. Creation began in 2019 as an alternative to the match memory style games out there, using my art style, a mix of classic cartoons, anime, and tattoo flash. The Souvenir Ink invites players into a familiar classic game they know and love, yet offers a new fun and challenging way to play if they choose.

At its core players can enjoy a classic finding pairs match memory solo or with a friend. However, players playing with two or more, will find using strategy to take another players tattoo flash, calling out players helping players to match up, treading carefully not to turn over a card that resets the whole game or facing a card that takes away your tattoo flash cards altogether a challenging yet fun time.

The Souvenir Ink is just the beginning to the journey I want to take players on with added gaming down the road, booster packs with new cards to collect and so much more to reveal as time unfolds.

Again I am so excited to share The Souvenir Ink and all the fun yet to come. Thank you so much for taking the time to visit us here and please support us on Kickstarter starting to day with our pre-launch! We greatly appreciate your support and interest in The Souvenir Ink!

We're turning 5! Our 5th Anniversary

Feb 14.2025 - Announcement

Wow! Turning 5 that's crazy! So the 5th annverisary is coming this year, around October and you know what that means!?... Really cool stuff and new announcements have to happen in or at least around spooky month! So first I want to thank you to those that have been here since the start and thank you to the new faces ready to jump in with us. I'm looking to celebrate this year with a lot of good surprises for all of you no matter if you're here for music, tabletop gaming, video games, books, art and more. I'm sure I've got something up my sleeve for everyone. Thank you again for your support and here's to a great turning 5 year!

The Return of Music

Feb 14.2025 - Announcement

Hello Everyone! First off thank you for visiting the site, and if you're an old fan, so good to see you again and if you're a new fan, welcome! I have two projects of old music with new faces to announce here so bear with me as I cover these two projects.

So first up, the rock band Between Crows & Thieves.

I'm pleased to announce the return of Between Crows & Thieves, a band project I started in 2009 with Thomas Johnson that went on indefinite hiatus in late 2010.

Now about 15 years later, we are releasing the original music recorded in 2009-2010 as an album title American Traditional along with a seprate live album recorded at Vino's in Little Rock, Arkansas in 2010. We are excited to reveal that we are writing a couple new albums (yes I said two!) and are in the works for a limited dates small tour hopfully starting later this year.

We feel that with the original album from 2010 not getting a full release only let down the fans, especially its lack of digital and physical availbility. So we are working on releasing the original recordings on digital, a limited small handpress run of CD's and with hopes those sells will allow us to press the album on vinyl that would be readily available here and in stores that wish to sell it.

Second, the solo project formally known as Norman Band.

I'm pleased to announce the return of my solo project that haulted before it could jump off. In late 2019 into 2020 I released my first solo album only to diffculties launching along with the pandemic just pushing me to make the hard decison to hold off for awhile.

Now rebranded Tokens For The Sky, new artwork, a new direction, and new albums in the works, the first album is now getting re-released. Tokens For The Sky Omen Vega, will be on digital, a limited small handpress run of CD's and like the Between Crows & Thieves above these sells from CD and Digital are to fund the album getting pressed to vinyl that would be readily available here and in stores that wish to sell it.

I feel that the time is right and with Between Crows & Thieves it would be awesome to offer the limited dates small tour with both projects on stage.

You may be asking why now on these projects, why release them? The truth, as we all grow older reflection of a life well spent echoes. In my case I have all these works of music, works of art that no one gets to enjoy, I feel it's a shame not to set them up so anyone, anywhere can enjoy them anytime. re-releasing them in a way where they can be enjoyed for years to come, along with these projects continuing with new music is an important task for us, for me.

I don't just want to release and re-release for a short time, but keep them out there even when my lighthouse no longer shines, they live on with you and others.

Thank you for being fans of any and all of the above music we/I have made and we/I look forward to bringing you new music as well as performing live near you soon.