They differ from the more complex Basset and Faro in that they omit aspects such as lappé, paroli, etc.

In Austria-Hungary, where the game was played with a 32-card Piquet pack or William Tell pack, it was called Naschi Waschi, a name derived from the Czech, naši – vaši, i.e. "Ours - Yours".

[1] A temple-like shape (hence the name) is usually chalked on the table to form a betting layout with as many 'fields' as there are different cards.

[2] The punter lay stakes on the fields representing the cards they hope will come up.

If the two cards are of the same rank, the banker wins half the money staked on the corresponding field.