The Game of strategy

Kings, Nothing but holders of keys if they are not given the keys then they are the same as whom they rule over; without commanders, their armies are nothing but headless chickens, without strategists, the commanders are less effective, without ministers the civil workforce cant be directed, the coffers would be in shambles. But how could this possibly matter in the age of technology, no, no, no, no, how could this possibly matter to a history teacher.