Hey @yablonsky - sorry, I was at work.
Couple things to make your life easier :)
If you have Coinbase, use Coinbase Advanced. It costs me $0 to deposit FIAT via my Bank Account
Buy LTC via Coinbase Advanced Trade
Go to www.tribaldex.com
Log in via Keychain (I hope you're using Keychain for Peak'd/Spl/etc) or use whatever method to log in to Tribaldex that you are using to log in here and Splinterlands.
Go to your Wallet on Tribaldex (looks like a Wallet Icon)
Click Deposit
Select LTC
Copy Address
Go to Coinbase, Portfolio Tab, Highlight LTC click "Withdraw"
Paste Tribaldex addy -> send LTC super cheap
Once LTC hits Tribaldex it will show as SWAP.LTC
Sell (or swap) SWAP.LTC for SWAP.HIVE
Voila... you can withdraw the HIVE to your wallet to stake (Power Up)... or use the hive on the DEX to purchase a variety of assets like SPS, DEC, etc
Hope that helps with getting more HIVE!
As for the Land, the easiest way to write what you did (or copy pasted) is like this
I want this Land: Dryae Tor R143, T1, P67
Which is this info you put: Dryae Tor #143 Shimmering Coasts 1 / 67
This tells me (or anyone) the Region "Dryae Tor" & Region # (143). The next number is 1/67. That is the Tract #. In this case...
Tract 1, of Region 143: Dryae Tor
Finally we have the Plot #, which is 67 here.
So all of that data can be super simplified going forward for you or anyone :)
It will read like this:
Dryae Tor R143, T1, P67
I hope those two pointers help you!
RE: A "Quickstart" Guide to get a Splinterlands Plot up and running :) (Super Useful Photos Inside!!)