I have NO interest in the theme, but played the game at Expo and it was pretty awesome. If I got one, it would be LE since it has game integrated features you can't add yourself. CE is insane pricing (as if the LE isn't too?) so not considering that.
Worst part is I had already been thinking of selling Hobbit to fund other pin purchases, and Pirates just KILLED whatever value might have still existed in Hobbit. Now has to be the worst possible time to sell a Hobbit, so I'll be holding onto it for a bit longer.