In Temple you control one of the four ancient elements: Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water. Locked in conflict with the other powers, you vie for supremacy by moving your elemental pawns into different formations, scoring points. Temple is played on a square board of variable size - the more players you have, the larger the board. Each player has six pawns, which they move in an attempt to match cards drawn from a deck. These cards are placed face up in view of all players, so you must work to match your own cards while preventing the other players from doing the same. You not only have the ability to control your own pieces, but you can even summon the primordial powers to move the pieces of your opponents!