Oh, and here's my selection of amazing draws and survives (copied and pasted from my profile):
http://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?
gameID=7006Portugal - Never had more than two territories in the entire game, and still finished in the final draw.
http://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?
gameID=9450Ithsomn - Recovered from losing a home centre and being completely outflanked in the first year to being the third largest power in the final draw.
http://www.vdiplomacy.com/board.php?
gameID=6064Oceania - I can't take all the credit for this one - Guaroz (
userID=378) sat quite a bit of it for me - but it's still a shining example. Never went above 7 SCs, and was down to just 2 SCs for much of the game, but still came out with a survive.