What is Golden Spike Games?

Golden Spike Games is a Utah-based fulfillment service for Deep Thought Games (DTG) board game orders. It handles all fulfillment of DTG orders and also sells direct orders of most of the DTG catalog — every game except 1817 and 18MEX, which are offered by All-Aboard Games. If you are looking to buy a DTG title that is not one of those two exceptions, Golden Spike Games is the current route to get it, since Deep Thought Games is not currently taking new orders.

What it actually does

• Fulfillment for Deep Thought Games: Golden Spike Games does all the fulfillment of DTG orders. It has been helping DTG fill orders since 2009.
• Direct orders: Since 2014 it has also taken direct, premium orders for most of the DTG catalog.
• Catalog exclusions: 1817 and 18MEX are not sold here; All-Aboard Games offers those two.

How the games compare to original DTG productions

The games are identical to those Deep Thought Games has produced in the past, with upgrades such as quad-fold boards.

Pricing and queue behavior

The prices on the Deep Thought Games site have never been adjusted. Golden Spike Games' prices reflect adjustments for the ever-rising cost of materials, though no prices have changed since direct orders began in 2014. The site notes that further price adjustments may eventually be needed.

Order priority matters: games already in the DTG queue will not be reached until direct, premium orders have all been fulfilled. When that happens, some price adjustment will need to occur because material costs keep rising.

Recent operational status

The site's news updates give a picture of current activity:

• 18 Sep 2026: Shipping has resumed after a break. Games are ready to ship for all but two orders in the queue; those two are the ones with 10+ games and have not been started yet. Invoices for queued orders were expected within the following week.
• 18 Apr 2026: The operator planned to attend TRAXX in Denver, Apr 30–May 3, and offered free delivery of games there. Requests were to be emailed with "for TRAXX delivery" in the subject line.
• 30 May 2026: A travel absence through April 10, with emails answered on return.
• 29 May 2026: Back to shipping orders.

The operator also notes plans to retire from a full-time job the following spring while continuing game production as long as possible.

Practical takeaways

• If you want a DTG title other than 1817 or 18MEX, Golden Spike Games is the place to order it.
• Expect queue-based timing: direct premium orders are fulfilled before older DTG queue orders.
• Prices may rise in the future; the site states no changes have been made since 2014 but that adjustments may become necessary.
• Watch the news section for shipping pauses, travel dates, and event delivery opportunities like TRAXX.