Patent ID: 8137193

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a request for in-game supplies from a first player in an interactive social game; presenting, using one or more processors, a graphical expression of a supply delivery vehicle in a game instance of the first player in response to receiving the request, the supply delivery vehicle offering a plurality of supply options, each supply option having an associated processing time; receiving a supply option selection from the first player, the supply option selection indicating selection of one of the plurality of supply options; receiving an identity of a second player from the first player; distributing a supply fulfillment invitation to the second player based on the supply option selected by the first player, the supply fulfillment invitation being presented in a game instance of the second player using the graphical expression of the supply delivery vehicle and being associated with an expiration time; providing an in-game benefit to the second player in response to acceptance of the supply fulfillment invitation prior to the expiration time; and notifying the first player upon completion of the processing time for the supply option selected by the first player, the notifying indicating availability of the requested in-game supplies to the first player.