I was trying to think of them more as puzzle due to the way cost and hits can change. I'll take the solution for this one as a free pas so I can get to the rest of the game! Looks really interesting
If you lose to the second fight twice, a bug will prevent you from leveling up when you should. At this point, you have to restart the game. I'm sorry, I'll fix it as soon as the Jam is over.
