Tips: (Some of these are mentioned in the game, but if you're having trouble with the later stages...)

• It's a good idea to keep one power-1 nilpotent of each index around, since you can't create them from higher-power nilpotents
• Stages 2 and 3 are not expected to take hundreds of rounds.  In these stages, you'll almost certainly need to chain high-power nilpotents together (i.e., V^4 times IV^3) to make a dent in the opponent's HP. This won't be possible on every turn; you'll need to use the "next" indicator and plan your moves
  • Along those lines, don't be afraid to deal a tiny amount of damage to the opponent or tank a lot yourself if it sets you up for a massive attack later on
    
• When you're running low on a particular nilpotent, use expressions with coefficients to create more of it

Credits:

• PICO-8 (game engine) and fonts by Lexaloffle Games/zep
• All other...uh, "assets" by me.

This was made for the Unremarkable Game Jam 2. The theme was "Limited Power." No generative AI was used in any portion of the development process.

Controls:

• Mouse: Drag/drop to move nilpotents
• X: Advance dialogue
• Z: Confirm
• P: Pause (for main menu and level restart)

Please enjoy!