I'm not convinced I remember myself but I think I remember some games when a player has been kicked out for missing 3 turns and their territories have become 1 neutral but recently they seem to become neutral territories with however many armies that player had at the time. Is it either or? If so, how do you know which one it is going to be?
I now have a game with a neutral 23-army territory slap bang in the middle of the territory I want!