The Modern Game is a British breed of ornamental chicken which originated in England between 1850 and 1900.

[11]: 204 [12] Eight colours were included in the first edition of the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association in 1874.

The body is broad at the breast and tapers towards the tail, somewhat like a clothes iron in shape; the back is short and flat.

Thirteen colours are recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain: birchen, black, black-red, blue, blue-red, brown-red, gold duckwing, lemon-blue, pile, silver-blue, silver duckwing, wheaten and white.

[11]: 204  The colour of the beak and legs varies according to that of the plumage, from black in the birchen through willow-green in the duckwings and the black-red to yellow in the pile and white.