Here in the Search nav, you can.... SEARCH. Start typing a game or gamer, it will autosuggest. Press one to go, or hit Enter to get the full search results.
Below the searchbox, you'll see recent games, gamers, clubs, events, and quests you've visited.
Below that is the full site map with all of the different pages on this platform. Most of these are accessible in the other navs too. But here they're all in one place, if you're into that sort of thing.
Jump in a virtual or IRL event, tournament, or league. Participate in a Quest (a gaming challenge that you can do any time). Channel 3 has something for all skill levels, including gaming-focused daily minigames.
Go to Events below to search for real-time tournaments or other events. Quests will show you offline challenges you can complete at any time.
Every once in a while, you may get lucky and get a "personal quest" at the top of your feed. Complete it for bonus xp, or simply dismiss it if you are not interested.
You may have friends here already, or you may meet your next lifelong squadmate here. Either way, Channel 3 is most fun when you find your people and can have friendly competitions and participate in challenges together.
Below you can navigate all the gamers, clubs, and causes on Channel 3.
If you'd like to create and run a Club, submit an New Club Request.
Whether it's 1 to 2, or 99 to 100, leveling up is the best feeling in the world. On Channel 3, when you participate in quests, when your post gets 1Up'd, when you crush a daily minigame, you get XP. Get 1k XP, and you level up and unlock rewards. Rewards can be custom reaction GIFs, cool backgrounds, or prize wheel spins for IRL gaming gear or in game currency.
Turbo is an optional subscription for superusers. You don't need Turbo to enjoy Channel 3. Turbo users get early access to new features, and are able to unlock more levels in a season.
On Channel 3, seasons last 3 months. They will always run January 1 - April 1, April 1 - July 1, July 1 - October 1, and October 1 - January 1.
Open channel3.gg in Chrome. Click the Install icon in the right side of the address bar:
Click Install when you get this prompt.
After installation, you can pin to the Windows taskbar alongside your other favorite apps.
Open channel3.gg in Safari. It has to be Safari.
Tap the Share button in the middle of the footer.
Tap Add to Home Screen.
Tap Add on the prompt.
BOOM. You're done. iPhones try to act like it's "just a website bookmark" because they want everyone to go through the App Store but really it functions just like an app... Full screen, moveable icon on your home screen. All of it.
Enjoy.
Install the Channel 3 app from the Google Play Store.
Every once in a while, you may get lucky and get a "personal quest" at the top of your feed. Complete it for bonus xp, or simply dismiss it if you are not interested.
In 2019, I decided to find a gaming group for Dads. I came across, The Dad Gaming group, which has evolved/grown over the years. When Channel 3 was created, I wasn’t sure it was its own platform. I ...more
I found the group in 2020 if I remember correctly. I was working overnights and living in a city where I didn't know anyone so I looked up "gaming dads" on Facebook. My son had just gotten a Switch fo...more
Started with kart. I kept seeing funny memes and posts from The Dad. I even got a pint glass from them for my birthday. So when I saw them racing kart, I joined. Been here since
I discovered TDG when I joined Channel 3 back in late August/early September 2023. I think I was perusing the clubs and events when I saw TDG Kart Gangs and TT quests and TDG Rocket League every week....more
My wife was into the Dad memes and told me about the dad gaming group. I joined on Facebook and played in the planters szn. Because of the dad gaming, I followed Joel on LinkedIn and he posted about ...more
I found TDG on Facebook. Someone shared something from The Dad, then I discovered TDG, then TDG-RL then Ch3. I joined TDG around 2020 and TDG-RL in 2021.
Rocket league, somebody mentioned it in another RL group and I was immediately joining. That was roughly 200 weeks ago and I'm still playing or casting nearly every tuesday
I initially was looking for groups for Animal Crossing (IYKYK Turnip Market) and stumbled upon TDG Animal Crossing and the awesome group of people there. I believe @badintel’s wife even was a mod th...more
I joined TDG in Winter of 2020 right before COVID, then a few days later I found the Rocket League subgroup. My interest in RL was waning at the time as I had no one to play with and all the groups I...more
I followed The Dad on Facebook, and I remember seeing a post about some new gaming community they were starting. I went ahead and joined TDG, found out there was a Discord, and immediately joined that...more
I found TDG through TheDad Facebook page. Being a gaming dad, naturally I followed along. Time isn’t on my side when it comes to joining kart races or smash bros matches, so I’ve never really play...more
I started out in search of a dad support group after a nasty divorce. I found this great freshly created community called The Dad. Not long after I saw a post about Dad Land. A Minecraft realm for dad...more
I had seen memes from The Dad for a while, then the gaming half started showing up in my feed. Saw they had a smash group and hopped in. I was there for the early days with @dan getting slaughtered by...more
I was following The Dad when I saw an announcement about a new gaming page. Honestly I wasn't too sure about joining another page but as soon as I saw the Mario Kart page I was in. I wasn't able to jo...more
I don’t even know how or why I stumbled upon the Kart group. Didn’t know anyone to get involved with Kart stuff, would sign up for Gangs then chicken out. Tried racing weekly races for my 12 but c...more
I was searching for a Smash Bros group to be a part of in December 2020 since I started to really get into that game around then. I found the TDG Smash Bros group and was like oh cool, I've heard of T...more
Such a weird story. My cousin showed me a post from The Dad about a bbq sauce that was invented during the civil war (I think). Thought it was funny, so checked out more and that led to the discovery ...more
I followed The Dad on facebook and I remember seeing a post about the Mario Kart group. It was back in the fall of 2019. It rekindled my love of gaming. I've met so many great people and friends th...more
I knew of TDG through The Dad though I never joined, I'm not on FB outside of sharing a few photos here and there. BS'ing with people here makes me wish I had joined when I saw it years ago
Saw a post from The Dad a long time ago about a TDG Fortnite event. I jumped in and learned about the other groups. I won the first ever COD tournament and won a “The Dad” tshirt (before TDG mer...more
I found it about Aprilish of 2020 I think. I wasn't really a Facebook person (and still not) so I kept up with it a little bit and was part of Mario Kart and Animal Crossing. Took a hiatus from Mario ...more
Joined the TDG MarioKart group back in its infancy, but did not become active until late 2020/early 2021. Now I'm fortunate enough to have made some good friends there and help run some events.
I started around the end of 2019 and was able to join in on a Mario Kart event that Planters sponsored. Surprisingly I won a care package and got a jersey too. I joined in on the regular season of Kar...more
My brother, @teets, told me I should play Kart with this group of dads. I did, got my butt kicked, and kept coming back. Been having a great time since.
Was super excited to add both Mario Golf and...more
I followed The Dad on Facebook and when TDG was announced my interest was piqued. Joined that and the Mario Kart group almost immediately. I lurked for the next 6 months since I didn't own Mario Kar...more
Started following The Dad on instagram for the funny dad content. Shortly after I realized they had a gaming account as well, which took me over to Facebook. THEN I realized there was a TDG - Fortnite...more
I saw an add on Facebook for a Fortnite tournament where you could win a jersey and some nuts. Knew I wasn’t very good, but thought, why not? Never won a jersey, but definitely met a few nuts. Ended...more
I heard about TDG from @mariomaestro as that dude is obsessed with Mario Kart for some reason. I haven't participated in that though as I don't own MK8. That was around the same time he invited me t...more
I saw a post from the The Dad facebook page about a gaming community they had and scrolled through what games they had groups for. I had been looking for a reason to buy a switch and saw they had a MK...more
oh boy here we gooo....
So Christmas of 2018 I bought my kids a Nintendo Switch so we could play Breath of the Wild together. It doesn't usually work when you attempt to engineer these bonding mome...more
Forgot how but found it on Facebook. I eventually got the guts to join the Mario Golf group and got in on season 2. Been around ever since. Eventually got the Mario Kart bug and joined that as well. T...more
I happened across the Dad Fortnite FB page first. Played some Sunday No builds before the no build mode even existed and won a TDG jersey on a random giveaway. Found my home in the smash bros group a ...more
I had the legend himself keebs join my personal server. Not sure how he found it but i used to run alot of smash events and tourneys so maybe that’s how. Anyway one day after we played a bunch he as...more
I don't remember exactly how I wandered into Mario Kart, but I wandered into Mario Kart. I know Facebook was involved telling me there was a group, then I started racing Sunday nights before the Slack...more
The Dad Gaming 
@mrmanicomio 
@raddad 
@saturnrogue 
@darthk815 
@malfurious 
@nanner 
@ianr 
@jpegmario 
@chuxdaspaz 
@hrlwesty 
@trashdoc16 
@bloodangel2890 
@ohmyfavourite 
@nasko0406 
@legodad 
@jaimecitoamor 
@mase 
@dadalorian 
@roorl 
@mcitaly 
@badintel 
@mynamematt 
@tripz504 
@themadbombchu 
@jedijohann 
@ohtwotwo 
@spinit2winit 
@blockmamba 
@tootslaroo 
@jklein8383 
@bullboski 
@ggshadow 
@gongshowdad 
@dosandres 
@mariomaestro 
@buddhastank 
@bitzdad 
@joob 
@thunder 
@gargada 
@darthsmeagol 
@codyb 
@joel 
@whitethunder 
@laughatbrian 
@rusty6713 
@rey 
@wiifu 
@dan