 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Every payoff is positive, so every pair of mixed strategies has positive expected payoff and the game value satisfies $v>0$. Player 1 maximizes $v$ subject to $A^Tp\geq ve$, $e^Tp=1$, $p\geq0$. Setting $x=p/v$ turns these into
$$
A^Tx\geq e,
\qquad x\geq0,
\qquad e^Tx=1/v.
$$
Maximizing $v$ is therefore equivalent to the stated minimization of $e^Tx$.

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