The same counting game, with a variant: write all numbers using only iterations of the digit 1.
Example:
5,492 = (1,111 x (1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)) - (11 ^ (1 + 1)) + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + (1 x (1 + 1 + 1))
Use any combination you like. So, let's start with:
111^(1-1)