The idea of the game is to buy and rent or sell properties profitably, the wealthiest player wins. Starting from Go move the tokens around the board according to the throw of the dice. When a player's token lands on a space not already owned, the property may be bought or it is auctioned to the highest bidder. The object of owning property is to collect rents from opponents stopping there. Rentals are greatly increased by the erection of houses and pubs, so it is wise to build them on some of your building sites. To raise more money, building sites may be mortgaged to the bank. Community chest and chance cards give instructions that must be followed. Sometimes you go to jail. The game is one of shrewd and amusing trading and excitement. Some differences in this edition;
- there are Coronation Street properties instead of London streets
- funeral expenses replace income tax
- buying an engagement ring replaces super tax
- the four stations become well known icons and the two utilities are now the Newton and Ridley brewery and Weatherfield General
- you build houses and pubs to increase the value of your properties

Coronation Street was first transmitted on Friday 9th December 1960 at 7.00pm . The family drama serial was meant to run for just 13 episodes. Now 5,000 episodes and 40 years later, it continues to go from strength to strength. Characters such as Elsie Tanner, Hilda Ogden, Ken Barlow and Bet Gilroy have become some of television's greatest icons. Shown all over the world, Coronation Street has a legion of fans who tune in faithfully to watch the goings on in fictitious Weatherfield. In the game, the action on the Street begins with Elliott's Butchers and Roy's Rolls; two of the thriving businesses which feature in the programme. The board then progresses from No. 1 Coronation Street and goes right round to the prestigious Rovers Return pub, the focal point for most of the Street's regulars. The instruction book has a whole section devoted to the history of Coronation Street.