يختار الآخرون هذه اللعبة اللوحية.

Because Arabic very often uses verb–subject–object order, especially in straightforward statements.

So this sentence is:

• يختار = chooses / are choosing
• الآخرون = the others
• هذه اللعبة اللوحية = this board game

A very natural Arabic pattern is:

• Verb + subject + object

So يختار الآخرون هذه اللعبة اللوحية is completely normal MSA word order.

You can also say:

• الآخرون يختارون هذه اللعبة اللوحية

That version starts with the subject instead.

This is one of the most important grammar points in Arabic.

In standard Arabic, when the verb comes before the subject, the verb is often singular, even if the subject is a plural noun. It agrees mainly in gender, not fully in number.

So in:

• يختار الآخرون

the subject الآخرون is plural, but the verb stays in the masculine singular form: يختار.

If the subject comes first, then the verb usually shows full agreement:

• الآخرون يختارون

So compare:

• يختار الآخرون = verb first, so singular verb
• الآخرون يختارون = subject first, so plural verb

يختار is the imperfect form of the verb اختار.

Basic information:

• Dictionary form: اختار
• Meaning: to choose
• Imperfect form: يختار

In context, the imperfect can mean different things depending on context, such as:

• chooses
• is choosing
• will choose

So without extra context, يختار الآخرون could mean:

• the others choose
• the others are choosing

Here it appears in the 3rd person masculine singular form because of the verb-first agreement rule explained above.

الآخرون means the others.

It comes from آخر, which means other or another.
Here it is being used as a plural noun meaning the others.

The ending -ون is the sound masculine plural ending in the nominative case.

So:

• الآخرون = nominative, used here because it is the subject
• الآخرين = accusative or genitive

Examples:

• جاء الآخرون = the others came
• رأيت الآخرين = I saw the others
• تحدثت مع الآخرين = I spoke with the others

The ال at the beginning makes it definite: the others, not just others.

Because لعبة is a feminine singular noun.

In Arabic, demonstratives must match the noun in gender and number.

So:

• هذا = this, for masculine singular
• هذه = this, for feminine singular

Since لعبة is feminine, Arabic uses:

• هذه اللعبة = this game

not:

• هذا اللعبة

A quick clue is that لعبة ends in ة, which very often marks a feminine noun.

Because هذه and اللوحية belong to two different grammar categories.

• هذه is a demonstrative: this
• اللوحية is an adjective: board / tabletop-related

In Arabic:

• demonstratives commonly come before the noun
• adjectives normally come after the noun

So:

• هذه اللعبة = this game
• اللعبة اللوحية = the board game

Put together:

• هذه اللعبة اللوحية = this board game

So the order is completely normal:

• this + noun + adjective

Because Arabic adjectives must agree with the nouns they describe in several ways, including definiteness.

Since اللعبة is definite, the adjective must also be definite:

• اللعبة اللوحية = the board game

If the noun were indefinite, the adjective would also be indefinite:

• لعبة لوحية = a board game

This is a very important rule in Arabic:

• definite noun → definite adjective
• indefinite noun → indefinite adjective

So اللوحية has الـ because it is describing اللعبة, which already has الـ.

You can tell from its position and agreement.

In Arabic, an adjective usually:

• comes after the noun
• matches the noun in:
  • definiteness
  • gender
  • number
  • case

Here:

• اللعبة = feminine singular definite noun
• اللوحية = feminine singular definite adjective

So the pair works as a noun + adjective phrase:

• اللعبة اللوحية = the board game

The adjective لوحي / لوحية is related to لوح, meaning board or slab, so لعبة لوحية is the standard way to say board game.

Yes. That is also correct.

It means the same basic thing, but the structure changes:

• الآخرون يختارون هذه اللعبة اللوحية

This is subject–verb–object order.

When the subject comes first, the verb usually shows full agreement, so you get:

• يختارون instead of يختار

So both are correct:

• يختار الآخرون هذه اللعبة اللوحية
• الآخرون يختارون هذه اللعبة اللوحية

The first is more classically verb-initial.
The second may feel more explicit about the subject.

In fully inflected MSA, you could read it as:

• يختارُ الآخرونَ هذهِ اللعبةَ اللوحيةَ

Here is what those endings are doing:

• يختارُ: verb ending
• الآخرونَ: nominative sound masculine plural subject
• هذهِ: demonstrative form as pronounced in careful reading
• اللعبةَ: direct object, so accusative
• اللوحيةَ: adjective matching اللعبةَ, also accusative

In normal writing, these short vowels are usually not written.
In everyday spoken Arabic, many final case endings are also dropped.

So learners usually first see:

• يختار الآخرون هذه اللعبة اللوحية

and later learn the fully vocalized form.

Yes. لعبة لوحية or اللعبة اللوحية is the standard MSA expression for board game.

Breakdown:

• لعبة = game
• لوحية = board-related / tabletop-related

So:

• لعبة لوحية = a board game
• اللعبة اللوحية = the board game

With the demonstrative:

• هذه اللعبة اللوحية = this board game

So this phrase is not unusual or overly literal; it is a normal Modern Standard Arabic expression.