The activity "First One Home" in the Shell Centre's "Problems with Patterns and Numbers" Blue Box gives rise to a number of interesting patterns for those looking beyond the basic solution given in the book. The game is for two players, each taking turn and turn about to move a single counter on the grid down and/or to the left until one or the other player can put the counter on the FINISH square. Each move can cover as many squares as the mover likes, within the confines of the grid, but cannot change direction; and the direction must be either directly to the left, directly down, or diagonally down to the left. In this article, the author discusses the solution and winning strategy of the "First One Home" game. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.)