Patent ID: 8137194

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: initializing an instance of an interactive social game for a first player; identifying, using one or more processors, a supply fulfillment invitation sent to the first player, the supply fulfillment invitation including a request for in-game supplies from a second player and being associated with an expiration time; presenting the supply fulfillment invitation to the first player using a graphical expression of a supply delivery vehicle; receiving a response to the supply fulfillment invitation from the first player prior to the expiration time, the response indicating acceptance or rejection of the supply fulfillment invitation; providing an in-game benefit to the first player in response to acceptance of the supply fulfillment invitation by the first player; and communicating the response from the first player to the second player using the graphical expression of the supply delivery vehicle upon completion of a processing time associated with the request for in-game supplies from the second player.